The man accused of stabbing a passenger on a transit bus in Kelowna Thursday appeared in court Monday in the Central Okanagan City. Tyler Jack Newton, 24, was in court to answer second-degree murder charges for the stabbing of 55-year-old Caesar Rosales of Kelowna. Newton, who decided not to seek bail, will be back in court...

A Trail man has died after overdosing on a drug he may have believed was heroin, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Darren Oelke. "On Oct. 19, in the early morning hours, Trail and Greater District RCMP were called to a report of a sudden death in East Trail," Oelke said. "A 41-year-old Trail resident was found deceased in a residence...

A 35-year-old Alberta man currently residing in Summerland faces several charges after the Kelowna International Airport received a threat to an outgoing domestic flight on Saturday afternoon. On Oct. 25 at 12:24 pm, the Kelowna RCMP received a report of a possible threat specific to an outbound flight set to depart from...

The RCMP’s investigation of the October 22, 2014, terrorist attack in Ottawa is advancing and has revealed a great deal about Zehaf-Bibeau’s movements and actions prior to the attack.  The RCMP has identified persuasive evidence that Michael Zehaf-Bibeau’s attack was driven by ideological and political motives.  Zehaf-Bibeau...

  RCMP took into custody a man Saturday at the Kelowna airport after emergency crews were placed on standby following a threat against an Edmonton-Kelowna-Calgary WestJet flight. RCMP, firefighters and paramedics responded to the Kelowna Airport around noon. “The threat itself, I can’t divulge the nature of the threat, was ...

Boundary Regional RCMP are seeking public assistance in locating a man who is wanted on an outstanding warrant for several charges and is believed to be staying in Surrey. On or about July 4, 2014, Ravinder Singh Mettla apparently walked away from a recovery house in Surrey and a Warrant was subsequently issued for his arrest...

The sister of the man shot by police (Monday) October 13 near Slocan told a news conference Monday in Vancouver that her brother was "executed". Danna de Groot read the emotional statement detailing her many efforts to convince police to allow her to help locate brother Peter de Groot. Peter de Groot, 45, was shot by killed...

Put the phone down or any hand-held electronic devices. And if the fact that distracted driving is the second leading contributing factor of vehicle fatalities in B.C. doesn't concern drivers, maybe an increase in penalties for using hand-held electronic devices while driving will. The province announced Monday that anyone ...

Whether criminals attempt to escape by land or by sea, it would appear the local long arm of the law will reach them. Saturday morning saw Nelson RCMP, Kaslo RCMP and the Conservation Office join forces to nab a trio of would-be boat thieves who tried to escape over water with their ill-gotten gains, according to Nelson RCMP...

The Independent Investigations Office confirmed in a news release Tuesday that 45-year-old Peter DeGroot died from a gunshot injury sustained during an interaction with two members of the Emergency Response Team near a cabin west of Slocan. An IIO team arrived in the area Monday evening and is currently on the scene. “In...