Correctional Service Canada says an inmate has died after an assault at a B-C prison.
The service says the 43-year-old inmate died Sunday while in the custody of the Kent Institution in Agassiz.
Police and the coroner has been notified of the death.
The victim was serving an indeterminate sentence that began in January 2021.
Police in Vancouver are investigating after a cyclist was killed after being hit by a five-tonne delivery truck. Police say the man in his 60s was hit near Kingsway and Nanaimo Street just before 12:30 p-m and died at the scene.
Officials in New Zealand says a Canadian is one of three mountain climbers who are believed to have died in a fall on Aoraki, the country's tallest peak. A state from Aoraki Area Commander Inspector Vicki Walker says a break in the weather Thursday allowed crews to search the mountain.
The Manitoba government is planning to have conservation officers help patrol efforts along the Canada-United States border. Premier Wab Kinew says the officers would serve as extra eyes and ears for police and other security agencies and could help in humanitarian efforts to rescue people.
After a year of anticipation, Taylor Swift's Eras Tour lands in Vancouver on Friday, with the first of three shows at BC Place. Sunday's performance will be the last show of the entire tour. Here are some facts about Swift's record-breaking tour.
If you're looking for a permanent reminder of Taylor Swift's Era's Tour concerts in Vancouver, long after the friendship bracelets have been traded, tattoo artist Jen Van Houten literally has you covered. Customers will have to choose from pre-made designs to maintain a tight schedule allowing just 20-30 minutes for each tattoo.
The policy, released by Global Affairs Canada on Friday in Ottawa, says the North American Arctic is "no longer free from tension" amid increased geopolitical instability following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which has "shaken the foundations of international co-operation in the Arctic."