Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 19 Oct, 2023 09:43 AM
Mounties in Nanaimo say they're investigating the fatal drug overdose of a woman back in March that they now believe was a homicide.
The Nanaimo R-C-M-P says its serious crime unit is looking into the death of 52-year-old Wendy Head, who was found dead at a home in the city on March 7th.
Investigators say they've collected a lot of information since Head was found as they probe the death and the circumstances leading to it.
Police say they believe there are people on Vancouver Island with information about the woman's death, and that anyone with information about the homicide should contact the Nanaimo R-C-M-P.
Social media technology company Hootsuite Inc. is laying off seven per cent of its staff in its third job cut in the last year and replacing its chief executive. The Vancouver company says the latest round of layoffs amounts to about 70 people and is meant to position the business for the long term.
Nelson Police Service Chief Const. Donovan Fisher announced Wade Tittemore's promotion at his funeral service today, saying they had already planned to move the constable up to their general investigation section before he died. Tittemore, who was 43, died while off duty when an avalanche rolled over him and a co-worker Jan. 9 while they were skiing in the backcountry in southeastern B.C.
The agreement, signed Tuesday with the Blueberry River First Nations in northeastern B.C., includes a $200-million restoration fund and timelines for coming up with plans to manage watersheds and oil and gas activities in parts of the First Nations' claim area, which covers four per cent of the province.
Statistics Canada reports that visible minorities are generally more likely than their white counterparts to earn a university degree but less likely to find a job that pays as well. Based on data from the 2021 and 2016 censuses show that two years after graduating, visible minorities reported lower employment earnings and lower rates of unionization and pension plan coverage.
A British Columbia judge has tossed out a lawsuit that accused the B.C. government of violating its own rules to account for greenhouse gas emission targets. In dismissing the lawsuit filed by the Sierra Club of British Columbia, Justice Jasvinder Basran finds the environment and climate change minister has "reasonably complied" with the Climate Change Accountability Act.
A British Columbia First Nation police service says RCMP are investigating allegations of criminal conduct involving one of its members. The service polices 10 member reserves in the southern Interior in Indigenous communities including Lillooet, Seton Lake, Lil'wat and Cayoose Creek.
