Charges, sentencing hearings and verdicts from BC courts. All individuals are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
A man in his late 20s was sentenced to close to five years for discharging a firearm into a home and setting fire to an inhabited property, both tied to an extortion case dating back to 2024. He pleaded guilty; a second man charged in the same case remains wanted by police.
Crown prosecutors are asking for a three-month prison sentence for a former Langley RCMP staff sergeant convicted of assaulting a handcuffed prisoner in detachment cells — the second such request in a separate conviction involving the same officer. The judge has not yet ruled on either case.
A mining company and a supervisor face charges tied to a fatal slide at the New Afton mine near Kamloops, alleged to stem from missing engineering plans and unsafe underground work. Lawyers are due back in court to set a sentencing date.
Canadian courts sometimes issue publication bans to protect complainants, young people, or the integrity of a trial. When a ban applies, we report the outcome without identifying details it covers. Anyone named as charged or accused is presumed innocent unless and until a court finds otherwise.