TWO KILLED BEFORE SUSPECT FLEES IN VICTIM'S VEHICLE

The RCMP say a Calgary man and B.C. woman have been attacked and killed after stopping on the side of a highway just west of Creston, B.C. Police say the victims were found at around 7 p.m. Wednesday just a few kilometres outside Creston at a pullout on Highway 3 in southeast B.C. Both had been stabbed and police say the suspect is reported to have fled in a vehicle belonging to one of the victims. A statement from the Mounties says a 40-year-old Calgary man was pronounced dead at the scene and a 25-year-old West Kootenay woman was rushed to hospital but could not be revived. The stolen vehicle was found near Salmo, about 80 kilometres away, but police say the suspect has not been located. Police also say it's believed the suspect and victims knew each other.