Police in Abbotsford are warning the public of a rise in the so-called "grandparents scam."
Authorities say fraudsters posing as lawyers are calling seniors, suggesting a family member is either in jail and needs bail money, or has been in an accident and needs to pay for damages.
Abbotsford police say between February and November of this year, they have received nine grandparents scam reports.
Five of these cases resulted in total losses of more than 24-thousand-dollars.
O'Brien, who was 51, died Sept. 22 while he and other officers were executing a search warrant at a home in Coquitlam. He was shot and died at the scene, while two other officers and the suspect were injured.
B-C Emergency Health Service says an ambulance with five people on board, including one patient, crashed into a lamppost in Vancouver early this morning. The service says the ambulance had its lights and sirens on as it transported the patient between hospitals, accompanied by a nurse escort and three paramedics.
Surrey R-C-M-P say three men are facing charges in connection with the murder of 24-year-old Pawandeep Chopra in November last year. The Mounties say Chopra died two days after officers were first called about a patient suffering from gunshot injuries at the local hospital.
Mounties in Surrey say one person is dead after a crash this morning and they're asking for any witnesses or drivers with dash-cam footage to come forward. Police say they responded to the two-vehicle crash in the Cloverdale area shortly before 10 a-m and the victim was declared dead at the scene.
A statement from the Ministry of Transportation says details of the plan to improve the reliability of the ferry service will be confirmed next spring. Transportation Minister Rob Fleming says he knows last summer was frustrating for travellers and a challenge for BC Ferries due to staffing and mechanical issues.
Fall and winter are some of the busiest months for a raptor rescue operation in Delta, B.C., as it prepares for the annual migration of eagles scavenging at the Metro Vancouver landfill. Martina Versteeg, the raptor care supervisor with Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, also known as OWL, said it's a great spot for bird watching as hundreds of eagles converge to gorge at the dump.