COVID-19: Refugee claimants stressed as immigration hearings delayed
Immigration lawyers say refugee claimants awaiting hearings to determine their status in Canada are becoming especially stressed over delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
View ArticleB.C. anti-gang police execute Surrey search warrant amid COVID-19 concerns
Anti-gang officers executing a search warrant at a Surrey house last week had to be extra careful to maintain social distancing. Read More
View ArticleFormer biker who feared Savages club sentenced to almost three years in prison
A former member of the Langford Savages biker gang has been sentenced to almost three years in jail for carrying a loaded firearm to protect himself from his former brethren. Read More
View ArticleSon charged with killing mother in Squamish
A 21-year-old Lower Mainland man has been charged with second-degree murder in the slaying Wednesday of his mother at her Squamish home. Read More
View ArticlePretrial inmates fear rapid spread of COVID-19 in B.C. prisons
William Lewis is counting the days until his next court appearance, hoping that he doesn't catch COVID-19 before he gets out of jail and is able to reunite with his family in Nova Scotia. Read More
View ArticleB.C. government files forfeiture case against alleged drug dealers
The B.C. government wants a property in Clearwater forfeited, alleging its owners are drug dealers for the Brothers Keepers gang. Read More
View ArticleMore than 100 kilos of meth seized at B.C. container terminal
Four Mexicans have been charged with smuggling more than 100 kilograms of methamphetamine into Canada that were found inside a shipping container in February. Read More
View Article911 call leads Vancouver police to more than $250,000 in alleged drug cash
Two men found in distress after overdosing in a Yaletown highrise in February are now facing a lawsuit by the B.C. government over more than $250,000 in suspected drug proceeds found in their suite....
View ArticleMission prison now has 11 COVID-19 cases – more than any other in Canada
Eleven inmates at the federal Mission Institution have now tested positive for COVID-19, according to statistics released by the Correctional Service of Canada. Read More
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Blog link is working again
Hello again Real Scoop readers. Postmedia has managed to restore the Real Scoop link so you can read my stories and comments about on-going cases. I am putting up a few posts with articles I have...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Tensions rising in crowded B.C. jails
People held in B.C. jails are still double-bunked, eating meals together on their units and being denied hand sanitizer, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, a prisoners’ legal advocate says. Read More
View ArticleCOVID-19: Union says Mission prison management not doing enough to tackle virus
The union representing correctional officers at the Fraser Valley prison with Canada’s worst COVID-19 outbreak says management has to do more to protect its 155 members, as well as the 306 inmates...
View ArticleFraser Health officials say they're assisting with Mission prison coronavirus...
Fraser Health authorities have set up a “mobile medical unit” and designated a secure site inside Abbotsford Regional Hospital to deal with COVID-19-infected prisoners from the Mission Institution....
View ArticleMission prisoner with COVID says he should have been taken to hospital
A prisoner at Mission Institution who tested positive for COVID-19 says not enough is being done inside the federal prison to stop the spread of the virus. Read More
View ArticleCOVID-19: First inmate from Mission Institution dies from virus
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is confirming that a prisoner from Mission Institution has died of complications related to COVID-19 infection. Read More
View ArticleOutside investigation demanded after COVID-19 races through prison in B.C.
Tracey Norman raced to Mission Institution on April 9 after getting a late-night message from an inmate’s girlfriend that Norman's brother had been taken to hospital, possibly with COVID-19. Read More
View ArticleCrime patterns shifting in Vancouver, Surrey during COVID-19 measures
Police in B.C.’s two largest cities say they have seen shifts in crime patterns since stay-at-home orders were issued in mid-March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
View ArticleAll Mission prison inmates to be tested for COVID-19
The Fraser Health Authority has confirmed that COVID-19 testing is now being done on all 300 inmates at the Mission Institution. Read More
View ArticleCOVID-19: Inmate suit filed against federal government over Mission outbreak
A lawyer representing inmates at the COVID-19-infested Mission Institution filed a class-action lawsuit against the federal government Thursday for failing to protect the men inside. Read More
View ArticleCOVID-19: Mission Institution nurse says ‘amazing’ team tackling outbreak
When nurse Chelsea Jewell got the call at the beginning of April to help out at the COVID-19-infested Mission Institution, she didn’t hesitate. Read More
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