B-C's Integrated Homicide Investigation Unit says officers were deployed to a Chilliwack home yesterday after a 66-year-old woman was found dead.
It says officers also found a 37-year old man suffering non-life-threatening injuries and a 68-year-old man was arrested at the scene.
IHIT says initial evidence indicates the incident was between three family members and there is no ongoing risk to the public.
It says it will not be releasing the name of the suspect or victims at this point out of respect for the family’s privacy and because it does not believe it would further the investigation.
Police say he was arrested on Tuesday but has been released on court-imposed conditions until his next appearance. Investigators from the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit - British Columbia say their investigation began in November 2020.
They released surveillance footage of a man pouring flammable liquid on the front door of a home before setting it on fire around 3 A-M on March 27th. Police say a 23-year-old resident of the home was able to extinguish the fire, leaving the home with what they say was relatively minor damage.
The B-C Conservation Officer Service says three rifles have been seized and four people are under investigation after the carcass of a grizzly bear was found near Quesnel. The post says there is an open season for black bears but there is no such season for grizzlies.
Starting in June, rebates on an approved e-bike will be available to B-C residents older than 19 and will be based on income. Rebates will range from 350 dollars to a maximum of 14-hundred dollars.
Eby, cabinet ministers Josie Osborne and Brenda Bailey, and minister of state for trade, Jagrup Brar, will travel to Japan, Korea, Singapore and Vietnam. Meetings are set with government and economic leaders in all four countries.
Canada's total residential mortgage debt has climbed six per cent in the past year to 2.08-trillion-dollars. But Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says the rate of growth has actually slowed compared with recent years.
