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Coquitlam RCMP looking for missing forensic psychiatric hospital patient

Coquitlam RCMP looking for missing forensic psychiatric hospital patient

COQUITLAM, B.C. — A warrant of committal has been issued for a patient of Coquitlam's Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, whom RCMP say is unlawfully at large. Gabriel Gibson was reported overdue on a day pass at 5:00 p.m. on July 7.
Clinical trial recruiting in Vancouver aims to find a drug to prevent STIs

Clinical trial recruiting in Vancouver aims to find a drug to prevent STIs

Recruitment has started in Vancouver.
'It definitely scared me': Massive mystery moth spotted in Richmond

'It definitely scared me': Massive mystery moth spotted in Richmond

"What is that?!"
Update: Woman mauled by bear recovering in B.C. hospital

Update: Woman mauled by bear recovering in B.C. hospital

“She’s in the hospital doing fine. I’m sure there’s a lot psychological trauma that will accompany that, but she’s in really good spirits at the moment."
Cellphone records paint tragic picture at Burnaby murder trial

Cellphone records paint tragic picture at Burnaby murder trial

A phone registered to the mother of a 13-year-old girl found dead in a Burnaby park in July 2017 made 25 unanswered calls in less than three hours on the night she went missing.
Former homeless camp dweller pleads guilty in 2021 death of Little Mountain senior

Former homeless camp dweller pleads guilty in 2021 death of Little Mountain senior

Sandy Jack Parisian is one of two men facing charges in connected with the death of a 78-year-old woman in Vancouver
Watch: Black bears throw down near Powell River

Watch: Black bears throw down near Powell River

"This was no play fight."
Campaign manager who blew the whistle on Gurveen Dhaliwal speaks out

Campaign manager who blew the whistle on Gurveen Dhaliwal speaks out

The B.C. Prosecution Service found that Dhaliwal, a New Westminster School Board trustee, likely contravened the Local Government Act, but recommended that it was not in the public interest to charge her
Inquest into 2015 RCMP shooting death of B.C. man announced

Inquest into 2015 RCMP shooting death of B.C. man announced

Waylon Jesse Edey was shot and killed by a Castlegar RCMP constable in 2015, following a traffic stop that led to an altercation.
Lack of staff forces Saanich, B.C., hospital to close ER overnight for two months

Lack of staff forces Saanich, B.C., hospital to close ER overnight for two months

NORTH SAANICH, B.C. — Island Health says a lack of staff has forced it to begin overnight closures of the emergency room at a small Victoria-area hospital.