The B.C. Coroners Service is investigating the discovery of three bodies in a remote area west of Parksville on Vancouver Island.
The service says in a statement the bodies were found Sunday in an area known as Whiskey Creek, near the community of Coombs.
The RCMP in Parksville did not immediately comment on the discovery of the bodies.
The Coroners Service says it is early in the investigation and it cannot provide further details at this time.
Roja Sritharan, 26, was last seen on Thursday, October 8, 2020, at 9:45 p.m., in the Warden Avenue and Eglinton Avenue East area.
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The responding officer pulled into a parking lot and as they were pulling up, the man allegedly produced a firearm and shot at the officer who was still seated in their police car.
Trudeau urged Canadians to do everything they could to slow the virus in coming weeks, acknowledging that Thanksgiving would have to be a curtailed affair.
He said a revamped commercial rent-relief program will cover up to 65 per cent of eligible expenses for companies, and up to 90 per cent for those subject to localized lockdowns.
Spokeswoman Julie Marshall says Canada is the UN organization’s seventh-largest donor, contributing more than $250 million in 2019, and has supported its work for 50 years.