Mounties are looking for witnesses after an assault of two men in a Surrey park that left one with life-threatening injuries.
They say officers responded on Sunday around 12:40 A-M to a report of a disturbance and arrived to find two victims.
Both of the men, who were aged 18 and 22, were brought to the hospital.
Police say they are canvassing C-C-T-V footage in the area, but are asking anyone who saw or heard anything suspicious between midnight and 1 A-M on September 8th to come forward.
Mounties in Richmond are warning the public about fraudsters posing as police officers demanding money. R-C-M-P say they’ve received seven reports involving criminals posing as Chinese police or government officials who demand money from victims in the last two months.
Western Community College’s new aviation training programs such as the cabin crew program are IATA certified, while their commercial and private pilot licenses, and night rating programs are Transport Canada certified. WCC plans to introduce additional IATA certified airline operations training programs in the near future. WCC’s new aviation training programs will be located at the college’s new aviation wing at the Abbotsford International Airport.
Police in Abbotsford say an elaborate operation would have been needed to steal a large shipping container from a rural property this week. The department says the 12-metre long container disappeared during daylight hours on Monday.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is once again urging Israel and Iran to prevent their long-running conflict from spiralling into a broader Middle East crisis. She is calling for de-escalation and has co-signed a lengthy statement that touches on the Israel-Hamas war, the humanitarian plight in Gaza and attacks on ships off the coast of Yemen.
British Columbia's Environment Ministry says a 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from a fibreboard factory in Quesnel doesn't pose any immediate risk to public safety. It says in a statement that Monday's spill from the WestPine Medium-Density Fibreboard plant into a gravel pit has been assessed and no waterways have been affected.
The BC government says analysis of short-term rental data from March showed that more than 19-thousand entire homes in the province are listed for rent for most of the year. That figure will change starting May 1st, when the new short-term rental rules kick in for more than 60 communities in B-C.