British Columbia's police watchdog is looking into a police-involved shooting in Prince George.
It happened last night as police responded to a call about a man attacking others at a home on Oak Street.
Shots were reportedly fired after officers arrived and tried to take a man into custody.
That man was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Police believe all the incidents are related and targeted. The investigation is currently in the extremely early stages and investigators are prioritizing their efforts and task as they gather evidence as well as speak to witnesses.
The agency's FluWatch report says Canada has now entered a flu epidemic, which is declared most years after the threshold of a 5 per cent positivity rate is surpassed. It says the week of Oct. 30 to Nov. 5 saw a test positivity rate of 11.7 per cent, compared to 6.3 per cent the previous week.
It's the largest funding agreement the Liberals have made as part of their forthcoming Indo-Pacific strategy, and part of a G20 project meant to help low- and middle-income countries have safer and more sustainable cities.
Senior officials are answering questions at a House of Commons committee as hospitals and nervous parents with sick kids at home struggle to find children's Tylenol and Advil.
By some measures, the ongoing outbreaks of avian flu in British Columbia pale when compared to the devastating eruption of the disease in 2004 that prompted a cull of 17 million birds. But the enemy that farmers and scientists now face represents an unprecedented challenge, experts say.
Council voted 5-4 in favour of keeping the federal force, as Mayor Brenda Locke and the four councillors elected under her Surrey Connect banner made good on an election promise to end the transition to the Surrey Police Service.