B.C.'s police watchdog is now investigating after a car hit a pedestrian in downtown Vancouver.
Investigators with the Independent Investigations Office were called to the scene this morning where roads had been closed for several hours.
Witnesses say the person was hit, they saw a police vehicle chasing a car that had been driving erratically -- but it's unclear if that's related to the collision.
The injuries to the pedestrian remain unclear.
Of the six newly proposed electoral districts, the commission says four should be located in Burnaby, Langley, Surrey and Vancouver. It says many ridings across Greater Vancouver continue to grow quickly and are already more than 25 per cent above the quotient that ensures fair representation by population.
During the robbery, the suspects presented a firearm demanding money from the victim before stealing and leaving in the victim’s vehicle. Both the victim’s stolen vehicle and the suspect vehicle used to arrive at the victim’s property have been located and seized by police. Although shaken, the victim and other occupants at the property were not injured.
Amar, a 40 year-old father of three, was fatally injured on August 31, 2022 during a physical altercation between two neighbours, leading to the arrest of one person. British Columbia (BC) Prosecution spokesperson Dan McLaughlin told Global News that the case didn't meet the standard for charge assessment according to the Crown.
The crash Monday night left a man in his 50s dead. At around 8:07pm, the vehicle was travelling northbound on King George Blvd when it went off road.
The budget document says spending by the Defence Department will reach nearly $40 billion by 2026-27 as a result of those additional investments, but the government is not saying what that means as a share of Canada's gross domestic product.
The Parliamentary Budget Office says the increase in salaries was the largest contributor to the rise in total compensation, but spending on pensions, overtime and bonuses also grew at a faster rate.