Police in Vancouver say two suspects have been arrested and released pending further investigation into a homicide in the Downtown Eastside last week.
They say officers had responded to reports of a man in medical distress in the Chinatown neighbourhood last Wednesday afternoon.
Police are identifying the victim as 40-year-old William Coffin and say they believe he had been stabbed during an altercation.
A British Columbia First Nation police service says RCMP are investigating allegations of criminal conduct involving one of its members. The service polices 10 member reserves in the southern Interior in Indigenous communities including Lillooet, Seton Lake, Lil'wat and Cayoose Creek.
The victim was standing on Granville near Nelson Street just after 10 p.m. Tuesday when the shooting occurred. The victim, 32, suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital.
The Canadian defence minister revealed the government’s plan to purchase 200 armoured vehicles for Ukraine’s military during a news conference in the capital Kyiv following a meeting with Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says it feels like Justin Trudeau's Liberal government is waging war against workers. Singh addressed his New Democrat caucus today in a speech that heavily focused on the struggles faced by the working class.
A release from the City of Campbell River says the slide happened about 7 p.m. Tuesday, affecting the Hillside Place and neighbouring Beechwood Manor condos. The city says no one was hurt, but evacuation of the buildings at 738 and 758 Island Highway South was ordered as a precaution.
The incident took place at 2pm and Emergency crews were on scene. Highway 1 is now reopened. Pedestrian is recovering in hospital with non-life threatening injuries.