Mounties in Duncan say a man is now facing a charge of manslaughter for the stabbing death of a 33-year-old-man earlier this year.
They say that on July 16th, officers responded to a report of an injured man in the city's downtown and arrived to find the victim suffering from stab wounds.
Police say he was then brought to the hospital where he died of his injuries.
They say the 53-year-old suspect was arrested by the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit on Thursday.
With India warning its citizens to “exercise utmost caution” while in Canada amid escalation of the diplomatic row between the two countries, the families of students and permanent residents, particularly the Hindus and Hindu-Canadians residing in the north American nation, are concerned about their well being.
Stating that Hindu Canadians are 'soft targets', Indian-origin MP Chandra Arya on Thursday urged the community to stay calm, vigilant and report incidents of Hinduphobia in the face of a recent video by a Khalistani leader threatening and asking them to leave the country.
At the United Nations today, Trudeau said during a news conference he wants India to take the matter seriously and work with Canada to ensure accountability and justice. At a briefing today, Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said no specific information had been shared by Canada on the Nijjar case.
C-N Rail says its crews are responding after 14 railcars loaded with potash derailed near Rayleigh. Spokesperson Scott Brown says there were no dangerous goods involved and no leaks, injuries or fires reported.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it will be deploying a team of investigators to Campbell River after an airplane accident. The agency says it involved a privately registered De Havilland D-H-C-2.
A Fraser Valley, B.C., First Nation is expected to provide an update on its work into missing children and unmarked burials at three former residential school sites. The investigation was launched after ground-penetrating radar located what are believed to be more than 200 graves at a former residential school in Kamloops in May 2021, prompting similar searches and findings in several provinces.