Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 01 Aug, 2024 09:41 AM
Police in New Westminster are looking for witnesses after a man was stabbed downtown on Monday night.
Police say a witness flagged down an officer outside the police station to report someone in distress and officers found the man bleeding from his abdomen.
They say it's believed that the altercation took place near the staircase from the Front Street parkade leading into Westminster Pier Park.
Sergeant Andrew Leaver says investigators believe there were a number of people who witnessed the event but have yet to speak to police.
Wildfires of note: Five. Shetland Creek fire, Kamloops Fire Centre; Antler Creek fire, Cariboo Fire Centre; Aylwin Creek fire, Southeast Fire Centre; Komonko Creek fire, Southeast Fire Centre; Dogtooth FSR fire, Southeast Fire Centre.
British Columbia's top doctor says she is ending the public health emergency declared in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says any remaining restrictions, including the vaccination requirement for health-care workers, are being rescinded.
Surrey R-C-M-P are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect in a stranger sexual assault that happened in the city on Saturday around 3 a.m. They say officers responded and that the victim reported being woken up by a man groping her at her home.
Richmond R-C-M-P say they've launched an investigation after a body was found in the Fraser River near an industrial area earlier this week. Mounties say the human remains were found Tuesday in the water after getting a call around midday on July 22nd.
The number of active wildfires in British Columbia has dropped again to about 400 after another day of favourable weather. The BC Wildfire Service says the fire risk has decreased on the heels of cooler temperatures and rain in many regions following a prolonged dry spell and heat wave that drove numbers beyond 430 earlier this week.
The R-C-M-P are investigating a 58-year-old women's death as a homicide after responding to reports of an injured woman in Maple Ridge over the weekend. Mounties say they responded to the report on Sunday afternoon and located a woman suffering from serious injuries who was later pronounced dead at the scene.
