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A Sycamore Road home in Kelowna cordoned off as police conduct an investigation after a man was found dead at the residence on Thursday, June 17, 2021. (Aaron Hemens/Capital News)

Psych assessment ordered for B.C. woman accused of murder, mutilation

Gabriella Sears fired and hired a new lawyer mid-trial in Kelowna, causing delays

 

UBAKA Kelowna. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)

‘Indescribable horror:’ Kelowna court hears infant sexually abused by father

Members of Urban Bulldogs Against Kid Abuse filled the courtroom to support the survivors of abuse

 

A Sycamore Road home in Kelowna cordoned off as police conduct an investigation after a man was found dead at the residence on Thursday, June 17, 2021. (Aaron Hemens/Capital News)

Kelowna woman accused of murder, mutilation fires lawyers mid-trial

Gabriella Sears is charged with second degree murder and interference with human remains

 

The courthouse in Nanaimo. (News Bulletin file photo)

Accused in 2022 stabbing death on Nanaimo’s waterfront will remain in jail

Mark Jayden Harrison, 20, had a bail detention hearing in B.C. Supreme Court on Sept. 20

The courthouse in Nanaimo. (News Bulletin file photo)
Campbell River, B.C., Courthouse. Photo by Alistair Taylor/Campbell River Mirror

Campbell River man gets 4 years in crash that killed 2 American tourists

The 2019 collision occurred on Highway 19 approximately 10 km north of Campbell River

Campbell River, B.C., Courthouse. Photo by Alistair Taylor/Campbell River Mirror

Island man sentenced to 4 years for dangerous driving causing death

The 2019 collision occurred on Highway 19 approximately 10 km north of Campbell River

A battle between rival traffic control and flagging firms led to a $1.5 million defamation judgment against a Langley-based company’s former executives. (Image from Pixabay)

$1.5 million damages in defamation suit against Langley traffic control firm

Fake articles made wild accusations about one firm’s owner

A battle between rival traffic control and flagging firms led to a $1.5 million defamation judgment against a Langley-based company’s former executives. (Image from Pixabay)
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6 years later: Public inquest into death of woman scheduled for Kelowna

Heather Louise Cote died in 2017, while in custody of Merritt police

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Former City of Nanaimo chief financial officer Victor Mema. (News Bulletin file photo)

Supreme Court denies ex-CFO’s wrongful dismissal claim against City of Nanaimo

Victor Mema, chief financial officer from 2016-18, filed notice of claim in 2021

Former City of Nanaimo chief financial officer Victor Mema. (News Bulletin file photo)
A large police presence was on hand on July 5, 2021 on Clinton Avenue in Abbotsford after the body of Christopher Hood was found in a parking lot of Clearbrook Park in Abbotsford. (Vikki Hopes/Abbotsford News)

B.C. man was murdered in 2021 by ‘aspiring serial killer,’ says Crown

Kevin Wesley sentenced to life without parole for 20 years for killing Christopher Hood

A large police presence was on hand on July 5, 2021 on Clinton Avenue in Abbotsford after the body of Christopher Hood was found in a parking lot of Clearbrook Park in Abbotsford. (Vikki Hopes/Abbotsford News)
Richard William Fairgrieve has again been found unfit to stand trial in relation to the death of Willy Bartz in 2017. The decision on Fairgrieve’s fitness was made in BC Supreme Court in Vernon Tuesday, June 20, 2023. (Caitlin Clow - Morning Star)

Accused in 2017 Vernon, B.C. murder deemed unfit for trial, again

Richard William Fairgrieve was charged with second degree murder in the death of Willy Bartz

Richard William Fairgrieve has again been found unfit to stand trial in relation to the death of Willy Bartz in 2017. The decision on Fairgrieve’s fitness was made in BC Supreme Court in Vernon Tuesday, June 20, 2023. (Caitlin Clow - Morning Star)
Carson Crimeni (file)

Carson Crimeni’s killer pleads guilty to manslaughter

Langley boy was 14 when he died in a park in Walnut Grove

Carson Crimeni (file)
Nanaimo Courthouse. (News Bulletin file photo)

Mental health ruling pending for Nanaimo man who sexually assaulted one-year-old daughter

Judge orders assessment prior to ruling on criminal responsibility

Nanaimo Courthouse. (News Bulletin file photo)
Carson Crimeni. (File)

Manslaughter trial this summer in death of Langley’s Carson Crimeni

Trial to begin almost four years after Walnut Grove teen died

Carson Crimeni. (File)
Steven Michael Bacon, who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in relation to the disappearance and murder of missing Nanaimo teen Mikayla Chang, has been sentenced to life in prison with no parole for 20 years. (Submitted photos)

Nanaimo teen’s murderer handed life sentence

Steven Michael Bacon sentenced for killing Makayla Chang, who was 16

Steven Michael Bacon, who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in relation to the disappearance and murder of missing Nanaimo teen Mikayla Chang, has been sentenced to life in prison with no parole for 20 years. (Submitted photos)
A courtroom sketch shows accused murderer Ibrahim Ali listening to court proceedings through a translator. Ali is charged with first degree murder in the 2017 death of a 13-year-old Burnaby girl. (Credit: Felicity Don)

Ibrahim Ali pleads not guilty in murder of 13-year-old B.C. girl

First-degree murder trial begins close to 6 years after death of Burnaby teen

A courtroom sketch shows accused murderer Ibrahim Ali listening to court proceedings through a translator. Ali is charged with first degree murder in the 2017 death of a 13-year-old Burnaby girl. (Credit: Felicity Don)
Kelowna Supreme Court. (Black Press File)

Oliver man guilty of grooming, sexually abusing developmentally delayed teen

The man abused the teen for multiple years

Kelowna Supreme Court. (Black Press File)
Nanaimo Courthouse. (News Bulletin file photo)

Nanaimo woman charged with killing ex-boyfriend slated to stand trial in 2024

Jury selection scheduled in murder case

Nanaimo Courthouse. (News Bulletin file photo)
A sombre group after the Colin John decision in the murder of Derek Descoteau. From left: Paula Phillips, Kristina Tkachuk, Brenda Smith, Janelle Guyatt and Leah Guyatt outside the Duncan courthouse. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Colin John found not criminally responsible in 2016 Descoteau murder

Angry response in the Duncan courtroom after the decision

A sombre group after the Colin John decision in the murder of Derek Descoteau. From left: Paula Phillips, Kristina Tkachuk, Brenda Smith, Janelle Guyatt and Leah Guyatt outside the Duncan courthouse. (Photo by Don Bodger)
BC Supreme Court in New Westminster. (File photo)

Former gun smuggler used his criminal record to threaten woman in Fort Langley

‘Tools of intimidation,’ judge rules in appeal

BC Supreme Court in New Westminster. (File photo)