Bridgeport Road is closed, between Viking Way and No. 6 Road, due to downed hydro lines.
Traffic is being diverted. BC Hydro is en route.
An estimated time of reopening is not available at this time.
Bridgeport Road is closed, between Viking Way and No. 6 Road, due to downed hydro lines.
Traffic is being diverted. BC Hydro is en route.
An estimated time of reopening is not available at this time.
As VPD officers responded, the suspect took off running through Chinatown, striking a 40-year-old mother and her toddler who were standing on the south side of East Pender, near Gore Avenue. The mom was knocked to the ground and struck her head. The child suffered multiple scrapes.
The June inflation rate was up from 7.7 per cent in May and marked the largest yearly change since January 1983. With public health restrictions easing and more people looking to travel in June, the cost of travel-related services surged. Prices for accommodation rose by about 50 per cent across the country compared with a year ago.
Eby is a high-profile politician and recently took over the ICBC file, launched a public inquiry into money laundering in BC, and has been at the forefront of dealing with the housing crisis.
"It is alarming to us anytime someone pretends to be a police officer. Especially in our situation where that person tried to use that position to take money from someone," said Corporal Melissa Jongema.
Hockey Canada has been under intense scrutiny since May when news broke that the organization quietly settled a lawsuit filed by a woman who alleges she was assaulted by eight unnamed players, including members of the country's 2018 world junior team, following a gala in London, Ont., four years ago.
There is no suspect information at this time. The victim has been identified as Pardeep Brar, 26, of Brampton. Any witnesses who were in the nightclub at the time of the shooting, or anyone with information or video of the shooting is asked to contact police