A man charged in the death of a 78-year-old woman in Vancouver has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
The man entered the plea in B-C Supreme Court this week in connection with a January 2021 home invasion that killed the senior.
The victim had been found on the floor with two black eyes and a bloody face, and she died days later in hospital.
A second man who also pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the same case has already been sentenced to seven years in prison.
Police in North Vancouver say there were a pair of suspicious fires yesterday afternoon in the district's Norgate area. North Vancouver Mounties say both fires happened in the 13-hundred-block of Sowden Street before 3 p-m, where fire crews found hedges on fire in front of two homes on the block.
The federal government wants to support those who rent their homes with a protection fund, a bill of rights and a plan to give reliable renters credit when they step up to buy a home. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there's something fundamentally unfair about paying $2,000 a month for rent, while those paying the same for a mortgage get equity and build their credit score.
Canada's chief public health officer says the number of measles cases in the country continues to rise. Dr. Theresa Tam says in a statement the Public Health Agency of Canada is aware of 40 measles cases in Canada so far this year.
Police say they are investigating a break in and theft of jewelry from South Surrey mall. The R-C-M-P say officers responded to a report of a break-in at the shopping centre just after 4 A-M on Monday.
Mounties in Surrey are looking looking for witnesses to a late night shooting in Cloverdale. They say officers responded to a report of shots fired around 10:45 P-M yesterday to find a man suffering from a gunshot wound.
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