A man is facing assault charges in Kelowna after a group of bystanders helped a female fend off an attacker.
R-C-M-P say the incident happened on Wednesday afternoon when a male approached a female stranger as she walked along the sidewalk and swung at her, grabbed her hair and spit at her.
The Mounties say several bystanders jumped in to help the victim who suffered minor injuries.
They're asking for anyone else who witnessed the assault or who has video footage of it to contact them.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps shot down the Ukrainian Airlines flight just minutes after takeoff on Jan. 8, 2020, killing all 176 people on board. The passengers included 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents, along with others with ties to Canada.
A woman was also found injured in the home, but police say her injuries aren't considered life threatening. Burnaby R-C-M-P say they were called at around seven this morning to a report of a home invasion.
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The Fraser Health authority says the emergency department at a Hope, B.C., hospital that was temporarily closed after a fatal police shooting has reopened. Police say the man received immediate medical attention but was pronounced dead at the scene.