The BC Court of Appeal will hear a case today of whether a landlord's sexual harassment of his tenant is a discrimination of her human rights. The case involves a young woman who was sexually harassed by her landlord to the point of her having to move out of her East Vancouver home. "For this woman, it was an incredibly serious problem. She faced a … [Read more...]
BREAKING: E-coli case in BC linked to X-L Foods plant
October 8, 2012 by
BC now has a confirmed case of E-coli linked to the massive beef recall from the X-L Foods plant in Alberta. The BC Centre of Disease Control received confirmation of the lab test today. It has been working in partnership with the Ministry of Health, regional health authorities, Public Health Agency of Canada, other provincial and territorial … [Read more...]
Defence seeks mistrial in rave case
October 5, 2012 by
A mistrial has been requested in the case of a Maple Ridge man accused of distributing child porn online. The graphic images were recorded during a rave at a Pitt Meadows farm two years ago. The trial of Dennis Warrington was supposed to wrap up this week, but for three days, lawyers have been arguing over the crown's request to use better … [Read more...]
RCMP: Major development in murdered and missing women case
September 24, 2012 by
RCMP say they are planning to announce a major development in what they are calling project "E-Pana"--an investigation into 18 missing and murdered women in northern BC. A news conference is planned for tomorrow in Surrey. E-Pana investigators will also make themselves available to reporters in Kamloops and Pince George. There is speculation an … [Read more...]
Missing person case with a twist
September 12, 2012 by
Abbotsford Police have an interesting missing persons case on their hands. Alex James Thorne had been missing from his home since September 7th. At 6 Wednesday evening the teen showed up in the 33200 Block MacLure Road with a bloody head injury. A green shirt had been used as a makeshift bandage. The boy then left the complex and … [Read more...]
Girl awarded millions in abuse case
August 7, 2012 by
A young girl from Saanich has been awarded a 13 million dollar settlement, after she was allegedly abused as a baby, by the boyfriend of her foster mother. The details, released today, say the settlement was reached in December. The little girl, identified just as "E-B" in the documents was just two and a half months old when the alleged … [Read more...]
In his case, charges are cheaper by the dozen
August 2, 2012 by
37 year old Kevin Thomas Gordon is now facing seven new fraud-related charges involving senior citizens living in Saanich and Colwood on Vancouver Island. The charges are related to a door-to-door pressure-washing operation during the months of March, April and May this year. Gordon has been in custody since mid-July on an unrelated series of … [Read more...]
Jamie Bacon gets his own trial in the case of the Surrey Six massacre
August 2, 2012 by
One of the notorious Bacon brothers will face a separate trial from three other accused in the Surrey Six massacre. Two direct indictments have been filed in BC Supreme Court that separate the trial of Jamie Bacon from the trial of Cody Haevischer, Matthew Johnston and Michael Le. Crown Counsel spokesman Neil Mackenzie says the four … [Read more...]
Abbotsford drunk driving case you won’t believe
July 19, 2012 by
Abbotsford police dealt with a bizarre case of drunk driving yesterday. Constable Ian Macdonald says just after the noon hour yesterday a man with two young boys in his car elected to have a nap in a left turn lane. Macdonald says when concerned passer bys pulled the kids out the car. "The father instead of you know questioning … [Read more...]
Vancouver gay couple wins discrimination case
July 18, 2012 by
Victory for a Vancouver gay couple, who took the owners of a Grand Forks bed and breakfast to the BC Human Rights Tribunal. The Tribunal has ordered the evangelical christian owners of Riverbend B&B to pay Shaun Eadie and Brian Thomas nearly 45-hundred dollars in damages and costs -- after the couple's reservation was cancelled three years … [Read more...]
