Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 01 Mar, 2022 01:00 PM
B-C health officials are scheduled to give an update on COVID-19 at 1 p-m today.
The province recorded another 22 deaths linked to COVID-19 over a three-day period bringing the fatalities to two-thousand-873.
Officials say the number of people in hospitals due to COVID-19 declined again with 549 patients in hospital as of yesterday, a drop from 599 on Friday.
The province also reported 974 new cases of COVID-19 over the three-day period ending Monday, although health officials have said the number is likely higher due to testing capacity limits. (The Canadian Press)
An outstanding description of the male was given by the victim, leading to the man being identified. Toluwanimi Alausa was arrested and a Sexual Assault charge has been approved.
There are 762 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and 121 are in intensive care. In the past 24 hours, 11 new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,777.
The civil suit filed in B.C. Supreme Court says members of the class-action had convictions, charges or police interactions related to sex work before the Supreme Court of Canada struck down key prostitution laws in 2013.
Police earlier this week charged 13 people from the Coutts protest with possession of weapons and mischief to property, including four who face counts of conspiracy to murder RCMP officers.
The border crossings in Windsor, Ont., Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia have since been cleared using traditional police enforcement measures, while Ottawa remains clogged with protesters who drove in trucks nearly three weeks ago and have refused to leave.
