Mounties in Kelowna say they've notified B-C's police watchdog after a police dog injured a man who was running away from officers pursuing him.
R-C-M-P say officers pulled over an stolen vehicle with four people inside.
They say the occupants ran away when officers told them they were under arrest, including one man who was holding what was believed to be a weapon.
A police dog gave chase and made contact with the man, who was taken to hospital for treatment of his undisclosed injuries.
In 2019, Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was sentenced to eight years after pleading guilty to dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm in the Saskatchewan crash that killed 16 people and injured 13 others.
The fire was fanned by gusty winds and spread quickly through the grass and sagebrush in the park but officials say it was controlled before any homes or structures were damaged.
A 4.5-magnitude earthquake shook off the west coast of Vancouver Island earlier today. Earthquakes Canada says there have been no reports of damage from the quake that was about 213 kilometres southwest of Port Alice.
Some unionized bus drivers and maintenance workers walked off the job on March 20th, cutting regular bus service. Contract bargaining is protected from interference under B-C’s Labour Relations Code and municipalities have a long-standing rule of not commenting on negotiations.
Police have identified the victim in a homicide in Pitt Meadows this week as 31-year-old Randy Semotiuk. Police say the unhoused man from Maple Ridge had not been seen for several days, prompting a search from the R-C-M-P.
A 28-year-old man who went on a multi-day crime spree in Burnaby and Vancouver last year has been sentenced to three years and two months in prison. Hayden McCorriston pleaded guilty in December to numerous charges, including sexual assault, assault by choking, and robbery.