SURREY, B.C. — Mounties say a woman riding a mobility scooter has been killed in a crash in Surrey, B.C.
Emergency crews responded to the collision between a four-wheeled scooter and van at about 8 p.m. Sunday.
Officers say the woman on the scooter was taken to Surrey Memorial Hospital by ambulance but later died.
The intersection where the crash occurred (on King George Boulevard and 96th Avenue) was closed for several hours as police investigated.
RCMP are not releasing any other details.
MONTREAL — Two Montreal lawyers have filed a motion seeking clarification about the rights of Quebecers who want access to justice while wearing religious attire.
HALIFAX — Victims of sexual assault in Nova Scotia are now able to launch civil lawsuits against their abusers regardless of when the offence took place.
CALGARY — A Calgary man who abused, starved and killed a dog and cat has been sentenced to 22 months in jail. Nicolino Camardi, who is 19, is also banned for life from owning animals.
VANCOUVER — The man whose job was pulled from under him as the head of the B.C. Treaty Commission says he's convinced Premier Christy Clark will pay a political price for what he says is a short-sighted approach to First Nations negotiations.
PENTICTON, B.C. — A man accused of murdering two people and wounding another flatly denied any involvement in the shootings near Princeton, B.C., while testifying in his own defence.
In a brief appearance at a Toronto courtroom Friday, Ghomeshi's lawyer said she and a Crown prosecutor had met before a judge earlier in the day for a judicial pretrial.