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
Vancouver police arrested 25-year-old Mohammed Cortes Torres on Sunday. Police say Cortes Torres was a Surrey resident at the time of the homicide but more recently stayed on Vancouver Island.
Corporal Bryan Mulrooney says evidence found at the home points to a sophisticated illegal cigarette trafficking operation. The Mounties are recommending charges against one man.
The government highlighted the future-ready plan in its budget earlier this year, saying it is a response to one of the biggest challenges facing B.C. businesses, which is access to more skilled workers. A 10-year labour market outlook for B.C. has forecasted there will be more than a million job openings in the province.
Families minister Karina Gould says the job action did not create a significant backlog, as the federal government received only about 20 per cent of the typical volume of passport applications during the strike.
The B.C. board says sales for the month totalled 2,741, almost 16 per cent below the 10-year seasonal average. The composite benchmark price for all residential properties in Metro Vancouver hit $1,170,700 last month, down 7.4 per cent from a year ago but up 2.4 per cent from March.
The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria says it sent the Canadian Coast Guard to the area to join the search for the missing men Sunday morning. It says they were found and recovered about six hours later, around 1 p-m.