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'Obscene brutality': Baseball-bat killer gets life term despite constitutional ruling

'Obscene brutality': Baseball-bat killer gets life term despite constitutional ruling

Luciano Mariani, who killed his ex-girlfriend at her Bowser home, may apply to reduce his parole eligibility period after 15 years, but there's no "guarantee that it will be granted."
'Just forget about this,' alleged drunk truck driver tells B.C. cop

'Just forget about this,' alleged drunk truck driver tells B.C. cop

Police in Abbotsford were alerted to a suspected impaired driver on July 12.
'Obscene brutality': Baseball-bat killer gets life term despite constitutional ruling

'Obscene brutality': Baseball-bat killer gets life term despite constitutional ruling

The B.C. Supreme Court has sentenced a man to life in prison without parole eligibility for 25 years for beating his ex-girlfriend to death with a baseball bat as she slept beside her young daughter in 2021.
Reena Virk’s killer tests positive for methamphetamines, day parole revoked

Reena Virk’s killer tests positive for methamphetamines, day parole revoked

Sim insisted the results was from her medication but was told that the current medication she was using did not produce positive results.
Evacuation order rescinded for wildfire near Princeton, B.C.

Evacuation order rescinded for wildfire near Princeton, B.C.

VANCOUVER — Residents of nearly 30 properties near Princeton, B.C., who were forced to evacuate Sunday due to a nearby wildfire are allowed to return home.
B.C. facing more adverse drought conditions this year as warm, dry weather expected

B.C. facing more adverse drought conditions this year as warm, dry weather expected

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's minister in charge of water is asking residents to do everything they can to conserve the resource in the coming weeks, as the province faces elevated drought conditions in the southern Interior.
B.C. court upholds ban on YVR strike replacement workers

B.C. court upholds ban on YVR strike replacement workers

At Air Canada's request, Gate Gourmet was catering aircraft prior to arrival at YVR where employees were on strike.
Police looking for witnesses after B.C. woman intentionally burned

Police looking for witnesses after B.C. woman intentionally burned

Langley police want to speak to anyone who was in the area at the time or anyone who has dash camera footage.
Witnesses sought following serious motorcycle MVA in Tsawwassen

Witnesses sought following serious motorcycle MVA in Tsawwassen

BC Highway Patrol is also looking for dash cam video
How a tree-killing beetle chose wrong human to fly into, revealing presence in B.C.

How a tree-killing beetle chose wrong human to fly into, revealing presence in B.C.

Andrew Short was sitting on a bench in downtown Vancouver in June 2023 when a metallic green beetle hit him and fell to the ground. It turned out to be the first emerald ash borer collected in Canada west of Manitoba.