A 26-year-old man drowned in North Vancouver’s Rice Lake Saturday afternoon.
Firefighters say they were called to the lake around 3:30 p-m and though bystanders and emergency responders performed C-P-R on the man, he did not survive.
North Vancouver Assistant Fire Chief Dwayne Derban says the lake is mostly for fishing and not for swimming.
He says overestimating your swimming abilities can put both you and potential rescuers at risk.
A B-C Highway Patrol officer says the teen was travelling at a speed of up to 209 kilometres per hour in a 100 kilometres per hour zone last week. The driver is facing multiple charges and is set to appear in court next month.
The city's police say a woman was crossing near Main and Georgia streets when she was struck just before 12:30 p-m. They say the driver is co-operating with the investigation.
The provincial government will spend nearly 26-million dollars annually for settlement services to help newcomers succeed in their new communities. That's an increase from six-million dollars the province had previously provided.
When officers arrived on scene they found ten vehicles had been sprayed with orange and blue paint. Officers collected evidence and began canvassing the area for CCTV footage.
B.C. Premier David Eby said the expansion project will create more than 400 jobs, while ensuring world-leading medicines are developed in Canada for Canadians and people globally.
An open letter from the Surrey Police Service says the ongoing debate over whether the city transitions to using a municipal force or returns to the RCMP means employees are increasingly distracted by worries about their futures. The letter calls for "a clear and safe path forward for policing in Surrey."