Alberta man sentenced to life in prison for killing B.C. man in 2018

An Alberta man who killed a man in Chilliwack in 2018 has been sentenced to life in prison. Harry Christensen pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on March 26, 2025, for killing 27-year-old Kyle Cromarty. The B.C. Prosecution Service confirmed with The Progress that Christensen was sentenced on Nov. 25 in B.C. Supreme Court in Chilliwack. […]

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Town of Princeton looks to remove encampment from school property

Residents at an encampment on school property in Princeton have been contacted by the school district and town staff. The incident occurred on Nov. 25. Ed Atkinson, manager of protective services for Princeton, said the Nicola Similkameen School District contacted the town for assistance in removing the camp. He said there were a few people

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Vanderhoof officers not culpable in failed search for Indigenous woman

B.C.’s police watchdog has found that members of the Vanderhoof RCMP were not criminally responsible after a “vulnerable” Indigenous woman went missing in October 2023 and was found dead on Nov. 5 of that year. The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) was tasked with deciding whether the RCMP could have done more to find

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