Police in New Westminster have charged two men with assault in a stabbing described as an "unprovoked attack by a stranger."
Police say officers were flagged down on the night of July 30th to assist someone suffering from a stab wound in the abdomen.
The victim survived the attack and was taken to hospital.
Investigators say they then gathered evidence at the scene that led them to the arrest of the two suspects on August 29th.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. paid $18.4 million in bonuses this year after hundreds of jobs at the public broadcaster were eliminated. Documents obtained through access to information laws show CBC/Radio-Canada paid out bonuses to 1,194 employees for the 2023-24 fiscal year.
Experts from the navy were dispatched to a Vancouver Island thrift store to deal with what police are calling a "historical military explosive device." Mounties from the Sidney North Saanich detachment say employees from the store in Sidney, B.C., called them around 2:30 p.m. Saturday, reporting the device being dropped off there.
Health Canada has announced a recall of several cannabis oils and softgels because they may contain unexpected amounts of THC and HHC. The agency says both ingredients are intoxicants and could pose a danger to consumers.
A worker has died after being attacked by two polar bears off the eastern coast of Baffin Island in Nunavut. The Nasittuq Corporation says in a statement that employees responded to the attack Thursday at its work site on Brevoort Island.
Police in Langley say one of their officers has been taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle whose driver fled the scene. RCMP say an officer was conducting traffic enforcement when the crash occurred on Friday.
Police in Surrey are appealing for information after stabbings at a party overnight. Surrey R-C-M-P say officers responded to a report of a stabbing at a "large" party on Loughren Drive, a residential area near the Port Mann Bridge, at about 12:30 a-m.