Mounties in Surrey says four people have now been charged after a robbery at a jewellery store in Guildford earlier this year.
They say police responded after shots were fired at the store on February 18th, leaving one person with non-life threatening injuries.
The R-C-M-P say two people were arrested more than a week later in Calgary.
They say officers continued to investigate, which led to the arrest of two more women, who have since been charged in relation to the crime.
Peer-reviewed research is emerging about the possible impacts of British Columbia's safer supply program, which provides prescription alternatives to toxic illicit drugs, with two studies in international medical journals casting the strategy in a different light.
The Canadian government will allow 30-year amortization periods on insured mortgages for first-time homebuyers purchasing newly built homes. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland made the announcement in Toronto today, saying it would take effect Aug. 1.
The parliamentary budget officer says Canada would need to build 1.3 million additional homes by 2030 to eliminate the country's housing gap. The newly released report looks at how many more homes would need to be built restore Canada's vacancy rate to the historical average.
Police say an autopsy shows the victim, 56-year-old Buta Singh, died from a gunshot wound. The suspected shooter, who was 49, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound but has not been named. Police say they're checking to see if the shooting is connected to a string of extortion schemes targeting homebuilders in the city's South Asian community.
Premier David Eby says there has been at least 18 such protests at schools, and the law would stop people from blocking access, attempting to intimidate another person or disrupting school activities, such as banging on classroom windows.
Vancouver's city council is extending a program that allows people to drink alcohol in certain plazas until May 2025. The city says the program has gone ahead successfully for four years.