Vancouver Police have released a composite sketch of an unidentified man who died after being found in medical distress this spring.
They say the man was found on the grounds of the Britannia Community Centre on March 24th and died later in hospital.
The sketch is of a man who appears to be Caucasian and likely in his 30s, who was five-foot-11 and about 155 pounds with a slim build, short black hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Vancouver Police.
The City of Vancouver says it's made significant changes to speed up new housing construction by moving to clear a backlog of applications. Mayor Ken Sim says the changes voted on yesterday by council will streamline the application process and speed up new housing construction city-wide.
Surrey R-C-M-P say they want the public's help locating 25-year-old Terry MacDonald and 26-year-old Joseph Gregory, who are both wanted for allegedly breaching their bail conditions. Investigators say McDonald is five-foot-six, weighing 150 pounds, while Gregory is six-foot-two and 220 pounds, and both men are considered armed and dangerous.
Canada Place will get the second name to acknowledge historical discrimination against South Asian communities. The Komagata Maru docked near the current location of Canada Place in 1914 with 340 Sikh, 27 Muslim and 12 Hindu passengers on board, most of whom were denied entry into Canada despite having valid travel documents.
Police in West Vancouver say a bus got away from a driver trying to fix a door problem in Horseshoe Bay today. Police say as the bus began to roll the driver fell out. The bus ended up on the front lawn of a house.
The intersection of 168 Street and Fraser Highway is closed in all directions and traffic is being rerouted. Fraser Highway is closed westbound at 176Street and 168 Street is closed northbound just south of Fraser Highway.
Michael Pickup says there were "minor inconsistencies" with the otherwise well designed and implemented destination development grant program that handed out more than $41 million in 2021 and 2022. Pickup says 12 of the 106 projects that received money were missing notes from reviewers detailing the rationale for their decision and while due diligence was done, it wasn't well defined.