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Police in Saanich, B.C., are concerned for the well-being of a “high-risk” teen missing from the area. Zenaeh Edwards-Helgason was last seen on Dec. 19, 2022, and police believe the 17-year-old is in the Metro Vancouver area. Read more: Victoria police seek missing ‘high-risk’ 16-year-old boy “She was seen wearing …
Read More »Saanich mayoral candidates face off on municipality’s top issues ahead of Saturday election
B.C.’s municipal election is on the horizon. Voting day is Oct. 15 across the province. Affordable housing, road safety and the possibility of amalgamating with the City of Victoria are all top of mind for voters in Vancouver Island’s most populous municipality. Incumbent Mayor Fred Haynes and former district councillor Dean Murdock shared …
Read More »Witness demands answers, calls for better mental health support following Saanich bank robbery
Shelli Fryer has spent the past six weeks feeling worried, isolated and overwhelmed. She was held hostage during a bank robbery in Saanich, B.C., on June 28. Since then, she’s struggled to find the emotional support needed to work through her trauma. “It’s hard. I am not really recovering,” she …
Read More »What we know about the deadly bank robbery in Saanich, B.C.
Police are still investigating an attempted robbery at a Bank of Montreal in Saanich, B.C., late Tuesday morning. On Thursday afternoon, they gave an update with a few more details, confirming when the first 911 call came in and the make of the suspects’ vehicle. Two armed suspects were killed and six officers …
Read More »Armed ERT unit was near Saanich bank on another call just before suspects emerged with guns, police chief says
The Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team (GVERT) was nearby at an unrelated call and managed to quickly redeploy, arriving in time to engage two armed suspects who were shot dead earlier this week exiting a Saanich bank, the police department’s chief told reporters at a news conference Thursday. Saanich police Chief Dean Duthie said the ERT’s …
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