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.
Michael Mehta, a professor of geography and environmental studies at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, says the risks associated with wildfire smoke are numerous and serious, but not easily conveyed or understood by the public.
Starting first in Western Canada and Quebec before rolling out to the rest of the country, teens between the ages of 13 and 17 will be able to make passenger accounts on the ride-hailing program.
The Mounties say the suspect has a heavy build with shoulder-length blonde hair and she was believed to be driving a 2008 to 2013 Ford Escape. The vehicles were damaged during three separate incidents between January and April.
Researchers say the project looked at several different alcohol-related policy areas, including minimum pricing, taxation, and advertising, and their results include recommendations such as mandated warning labels and reduced availability hours.
The Ministry of Public Safety says Ottawa's funding will enhance 24-hour crisis hotlines run by the Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre and the Indian Residential School Survivors Society. It says the province-wide crisis lines provide risk-assessment and safety planning services to those experiencing gender-based violence.
