Close X
    Thursday, January 9, 2025
    ADVT 
    National

    Therapy Dog Helps Young Witness Testify In Prince George, B.C., Trial

    Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 20 Nov, 2015 12:15 PM
      PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — A therapy dog has helped a young witness testify at a violent assault trial in Prince George, B.C.
       
      Max, a nine-year-old Yellow Lab, provided support to a nine-year-old girl as she testified at the trial earlier this month, marking the therapy dog's first time in B.C. Supreme Court.
       
      Prince George RCMP say the witness reached down and patted the dog throughout her testimony, and he would gaze up at her as she continued speaking.
       
      During breaks, the girl drew pictures of Max, made him do tricks and dressed him up in a shower cap.
       
      RCMP say the child witnessed the assault several months ago, met Max shortly afterward and developed a good rapport with him.
       
      Prince George RCMP's therapy dog program began two years ago, and also includes Grimmus, who comforts those traumatized at the scene of a crime.
      Prev Next

      MORE National ARTICLES

      Report Finds 96 Per Cent Of Canadian Economy No Less Competitive Under Carbon Pricing

      Report Finds 96 Per Cent Of Canadian Economy No Less Competitive Under Carbon Pricing
      OTTAWA — Canadians may have been told that carbon pricing is a "job-killing tax on everything" but a new study finds the impact rather underwhelming.

      Report Finds 96 Per Cent Of Canadian Economy No Less Competitive Under Carbon Pricing

      Suspect Arrested In Fort Langley On Warrants Stretching From B.C. To Ontario

      Suspect Arrested In Fort Langley On Warrants Stretching From B.C. To Ontario
      Matthew Ostrander was arrested last Friday when Mounties received a report of someone sleeping in a home under construction in Fort Langley, east of Vancouver.

      Suspect Arrested In Fort Langley On Warrants Stretching From B.C. To Ontario

      Man Carrying Concealed Knife Arrested Outside Parliament's Centre Block

      Man Carrying Concealed Knife Arrested Outside Parliament's Centre Block
      Parliamentary Protective Services apprehended the man outside Centre Block, the main building on Parliament Hill that houses the Senate and the House of Commons.

      Man Carrying Concealed Knife Arrested Outside Parliament's Centre Block

      Expanding Military Training Beyond Kurds And Classroom A Possibility: Harjit Sajjan

      Expanding Military Training Beyond Kurds And Classroom A Possibility: Harjit Sajjan
      Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says Canada's military trainers in Iraq will be placed where it makes the most sense and where they can have the greatest impact.

      Expanding Military Training Beyond Kurds And Classroom A Possibility: Harjit Sajjan

      Powerful Winds Knock Power Out For Tens Of Thousands Of BC Hydro Customers

      Powerful Winds Knock Power Out For Tens Of Thousands Of BC Hydro Customers
      VANCOUVER — A vigorous cold front swept across southern British Columbia on Tuesday, bringing gale-force winds that cut power to tens of thousands of BC Hydro customers.

      Powerful Winds Knock Power Out For Tens Of Thousands Of BC Hydro Customers

      Nothing Suspicious Found On Two Paris-Bound Flights Diverted To Halifax And Utah

      Nothing Suspicious Found On Two Paris-Bound Flights Diverted To Halifax And Utah
      Two Air France flights bound for Paris were diverted to airports in Halifax and Salt Lake City, Utah on Tuesday night due to what the airline said were "anonymous threats" that were received after both planes had taken off.

      Nothing Suspicious Found On Two Paris-Bound Flights Diverted To Halifax And Utah

      PrevNext