The Insurance Corporation of B-C is warning that roads will be busier than usual this weekend and the Crown agency is asking people to drive carefully.
It says, on average, two people are killed and 480 people are injured in crashes during the Victoria Day long weekend each year.
I-C-B-C says speed is a top contributing factor in those crashes.
It says more police will be working this weekend with plans to focus on speeding drivers.
The 37-year-old suspect is charged with one count of arson. No one was injured in the blaze near Argyle Street and Victoria Drive on December 16th. It caused more than a million-dollars in damages.
Police in Vancouver are looking to identify a serial groper who has sexually assaulted numerous women since late last month. They say four women have been sexually assaulted since April 27th.
Between January and March of this year, police say more than 57-hundred reports of online child sexual abuse were been received. They say if that rate continues, reports could more than double in 2023 over last year.
Two youth have since been released from the hospital with minor injuries. The third youth is completing further medical examinations but expected to be released later today.
Two government sources familiar with the matter, who were not authorized to speak publicly before the official announcement, say Canada is running on a bid that will highlight six main priorities, including holding states accountable for locking up human-rights activists.
Yvonne Sinclair matched all six numbers in a draw in early December but says she wasn't in a rush to claim her prize. She now plans to buy a house for her family, take a tropical vacation and help her children with tuition.