Police in New Westminster say a suspect has been arrested after witnesses reported a taxi driving erratically in a busy area, striking other cars and pedestrians.
They say officers flooded the area and used their vehicles to block the taxi in, arresting its driver, who was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Police say the investigation is in its early stages, but they believe the taxi was stolen in a carjacking incident.
Anyone with video footage is asked to call police
Michael Mehta, a professor of geography and environmental studies at Thompson Rivers University, is encouraging people to wear face masks in smoky areas. He says the risks associated with wildfire smoke are numerous and serious, but they're not always understood by the public.
Officers were called to the David Avenue and Coast Meridian Road area around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. When they arrived, they found a man with life-threatening gunshot injuries, and he was rushed to hospital.
Police in Oak Bay, a suburban community outside Victoria, confirm the man employed by the district was pronounced dead at the scene Wednesday morning. Police released few details about the incident, but say it occurred in the 1700-block of Monterey Avenue, near the Oak Bay fire and police department headquarters.
Charlotte Wadell, Director of the Children's Health Policy Centre and Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University shares insights on heightened anxiety in children within the classroom post COVID19.
Michael Mehta, a professor of geography and environmental studies at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, says the risks associated with wildfire smoke are numerous and serious, but not easily conveyed or understood by the public.
Starting first in Western Canada and Quebec before rolling out to the rest of the country, teens between the ages of 13 and 17 will be able to make passenger accounts on the ride-hailing program.