Mounties have released a photo of a suspect who stole about 20-thousand-dollars worth of jewelry from a Langford store.
West Shore R-C-M-P say a man tried on several necklaces at West Shore Jewelry on Saturday then took off without paying.
Police say the suspect is believed to be between 25- and 30-years old with dark hair and a moustache.
They say he was wearing a dark hoodie with baggy pants.
An early morning fire has shut down an elementary school in the Metro Vancouver municipality of Surrey. Surrey Fire Services say the fire, which has been knocked down, left some damage to the school’s walls but caused no injuries.
Business leaders are seizing on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's trip to Washington on Friday to urge him to delay a controversial tax aimed at foreign tech firms that cater to Canadian audiences. The digital services tax, which takes effect in January, is deeply unpopular with Canada's most important ally and trading partner, says Goldy Hyder, president and CEO of the Business Council of Canada.
A Canadian man trying to get out of Gaza with his family says Global Affairs Canada has asked him to gather his documents and be prepared to leave at any moment through the enclave's border crossing with Egypt. An apparent agreement on Wednesday allowed hundreds of foreign passport holders and dozens of wounded Palestinians to leave Gaza through the Rafah crossing for the first time since the war began.
Statistics Canada said that cocaine use is continuing to show signs of increase in the country based on new data of wastewater monitoring. In most Canadian municipalities, cocaine levels increased from January to May 2022 compared with the same period in 2020, the national statistical institute said.
A state of local emergency has been declared in the Village of Harrison Hot Springs, east of Vancouver, as two of three pumps at the community's water treatment plant have failed. A statement from Mayor Ed Wood says the availability of water for drinking and firefighting could be at risk.
A 53-year-old Indian-origin physiotherapist has been arrested and charged in connection with sexually assaulting a victim at his clinic in Canada's Ontario province, police said. Iraj Daneshvar was arrested after police received information on October 23 that a victim was sexually assaulted during a physiotherapy visit at a clinic in the area of Yonge Street and Centre Street in Richmond Hill.