Police in Vancouver says a man has been arrested for assaulting people on the city's seawall this weekend.
The department says on social media that officers responded to reports of the attacks Saturday.
It says officers were able to find the suspect before anyone was "seriously hurt."
Police say the man has since been charged with four counts of assault.
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Police say they launched an investigation into Marcio Cerquinho in May of 2021. They say a total of three victims have been identified since then. Cerquinho pleaded guilty earlier this week.
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Vancouver Police were called to Vernon Drive and East 2nd Avenue after shots were fired just after 7 p.m. Wednesday. Officers located a 28-year-old woman with a gunshot wound. She was taken to hospital and is expected to survive.
CUPE Local 561 has been on strike since March, and Labour Minister Harry Bains says the prolonged absence of bus service from Abbotsford and Mission to Chilliwack and Hope has had real impacts on residents.
B.C. Fire Commissioner Brian Godlonton pointed to a number of factors contributing to the increase in fire injuries and deaths including an aging population, homelessness encampments, working from home due to COVID-19 and increasing population density in rural areas.
The remarks came as hundreds of Indian students, mostly from Punjab, have been taking on to the streets in Canada saying they were cheated by their immigration consultation agency in India that provided them fake documents, of which they were unaware of.