Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 02 Feb, 2024 10:52 AM
Police in Metro Vancouver say a 17-year-old has been charged after stabbings that injured two women last month.
A statement from Delta police says their department has been working with R-C-M-P in Surrey to identify a suspect in the stabbings on January 16th and 23rd.
Police say the youth has now been charged with two counts of assault with a weapon and two counts of assault causing bodily harm.
They say the women suffered minor physical injuries but such attacks can leave victims with long-lasting impacts.
A new study from U-B-C suggests British Columbians have mixed feelings about self-driving cars. Researchers engaged more than 11-hundred participants from across the province, asking them to watch eight videos showing interactions between pedestrians and vehicles at crosswalks.
Police in Edmonton have charged two people in an alleged Ponzi scheme targeting residents of Alberta and B-C. The department's financial crimes section says it became aware of the alleged scam in early 2020.
The Office of British Columbia's Police Complaint Commissioner has ordered a review of the case of a Surrey Police Service officer it says asked to be let off when he was caught driving while impaired. It says an investigation by Surrey police confirmed two allegations of discreditable conduct and another of corrupt practice against Const. Rajbir Thaper, but proposed discipline amounting to five days of unpaid suspension was inadequate.
A Richmond business owner is donating 10-million-dollars to the city's hospital. Dan-D Foods founder and owner Dan On says he wants to contribute to the community where he lives and works after living in poverty in Vietnam before moving to Canada and forming his company.
A statement from the regional emergeny operations centre says only people whose properties are completely destroyed or damaged to the point they're uninhabitable will be invited to participate at this time.
Police say a woman is in hospital after being stabbed in Abbotsford. Police say officers responded to reports of suspicious activity in an area near Nadeau Park yesterday afternoon and found a 46-year-old woman suffering from stab wounds.
