National

Suspect in alleged bus assault died of apparent overdose: transit police

Darpan News Desk Darpan, 14 May, 2020 12:13 AM

Metro Vancouver Transit Police say a suspect in an alleged violent attack against a woman on a bus died of an apparent drug overdose a week after the incident in April. Police appealed to the public for help identifying the man on Tuesday.

On Wednesday, they said he has been identified as a 48-year-old Vancouver resident with no fixed address. Transit police say the suspect boarded a bus in the Downtown Eastside on April 15 and made remarks towards two Asian women who got on wearing masks.

Police said in a statement on Tuesday that he stated "words to the effect of 'Go back to your country; that’s where it all started.' "

They say the man allegedly kicked and punched another female passenger who told him to leave the women alone.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Help Is On The Way: Trudeau's Emergency Benefit To Provide $2000 A Month For 4 Months To Help Workers Affected By COVID-19

The CERB would be a simpler and more accessible combination of the previously announced Emergency Care Benefit and Emergency Support Benefit.

Help Is On The Way: Trudeau's Emergency Benefit To Provide $2000 A Month For 4 Months To Help Workers Affected By COVID-19

First Nations Health Authority Tailoring Its Messaging About COVID-19

VANCOUVER - The public health communication about COVID-19 that's aimed at Indigenous communities should be tailored and take into account Indigenous experiences, say a health official and a researcher who work with First Nation and Metis communities.

First Nations Health Authority Tailoring Its Messaging About COVID-19

Math Modellers Say Lack Of Data Makes Curve Flattening Difficult To Predict

VANCOUVER - When Caroline Colijn sees the daily numbers of new cases of COVID-19 in Canada, she looks for certain things.

Math Modellers Say Lack Of Data Makes Curve Flattening Difficult To Predict

Nova Scotia Auditor General Appointed To Same Post In British Columbia

VICTORIA - An all-party committee of the B.C. legislature is recommending that Nova Scotia's auditor general be appointed to the same position in the Western province.

Nova Scotia Auditor General Appointed To Same Post In British Columbia

Parks Canada To Close National Parks, Historic Sites To Vehicle Traffic

Parks Canada is restricting vehicles in national parks and national historic sites after people flocked to the popular areas on the weekend.

Parks Canada To Close National Parks, Historic Sites To Vehicle Traffic

Business, Labour Groups Say Liberals' COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Too Little To Help

OTTAWA - The federal government's planned wage subsidy for businesses hit hard by COVID-19 is being panned this morning by a voice for thousands of small businesses and a major union.