Mounties in Surrey say a “large quantity of illicit drugs” has been seized from two locations in north of the city.
Police say officers executed two search warrants in North Surrey, leading to the arrest of two people.
R-C-M-P say officers also seized two kilograms of bulk controlled substances, cash and digital scales that were used to split the suspected drugs into smaller packages.
Police say the two people were released pending further investigation.
Federal workers are on strike at more than 250 locations across Canada as part of a job action by the Public Service Alliance of Canada. It's day two of the strike, which came after bargaining groups failed to come to an agreement over a few sticking points -- including wages.
In 2019, Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was sentenced to eight years after pleading guilty to dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm in the Saskatchewan crash that killed 16 people and injured 13 others.
The fire was fanned by gusty winds and spread quickly through the grass and sagebrush in the park but officials say it was controlled before any homes or structures were damaged.
A 4.5-magnitude earthquake shook off the west coast of Vancouver Island earlier today. Earthquakes Canada says there have been no reports of damage from the quake that was about 213 kilometres southwest of Port Alice.
Some unionized bus drivers and maintenance workers walked off the job on March 20th, cutting regular bus service. Contract bargaining is protected from interference under B-C’s Labour Relations Code and municipalities have a long-standing rule of not commenting on negotiations.
Police have identified the victim in a homicide in Pitt Meadows this week as 31-year-old Randy Semotiuk. Police say the unhoused man from Maple Ridge had not been seen for several days, prompting a search from the R-C-M-P.