Law enforcement

B.C. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth helped award 48 recipients working in the correctional field in the province with the Corrections Exemplary Service Medals and Bars. (The News files)

B.C. correctional workers given prestigious provincial awards

48 people were given awards for 10 years, 20 years, and 30 years of service

 

FILE - Flower tributes at St Ann’s square, Manchester, England, on May 23, 2017, after a suicide bombing attack at an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena. Britain’s domestic intelligence agency didn’t act swiftly enough on key information and missed a significant opportunity to prevent the suicide bombing that killed 22 people at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert, an inquiry found Thursday, March 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, File)

MI5 missed chance to stop Ariana Grande concert attack in England, probe finds

‘I have found a significant missed opportunity to take action that might have prevented the attack’

 

Midway RCMP arrested three suspects who allegedly fled police in Oliver in this late-model Dodge Caliber. One of the suspects allegedly backed the car into a police cruiser, denting the Dodge’s rear passenger quarter-panel. Photo: Submitted

B.C. Mounties use spike belt to nab suspects who fled police

Suspects could face a ‘plethora’ of criminal charges: Midway RCMP

 

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Privacy watchdog says RCMP’s use of facial-recognition tool broke law

Privacy commissioner issues report on the force’s information gathering from U.S. firm Clearview AI

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B.C. RCMP say 585 total fines for COVID-19 infractions have already been issued since Jan. 8, 2021. Photo: Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

Nearly 600 COVID-19 fines already issued by B.C. RCMP in 2021

The Lower Mainland District accounts for 415 total infractions

B.C. RCMP say 585 total fines for COVID-19 infractions have already been issued since Jan. 8, 2021. Photo: Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press