The World Travel and Tourism Council says a return of overseas visitors to Canada's biggest cities will fuel a big rebound in Canada's travel and tourism sector this year.
It's predicting the industry will pump 162.6-billion dollars into the economy, up more than 17 per cent from last year.
If that happens, the travel and tourism sector could create about 90-thousand new jobs, recovering nearly all the positions scrapped during the pandemic.
Richmond R-C-M-P are investigating after a 67-year-old woman was assaulted by two suspects. Police say her home was also ransacked in last month's attack.
Abbotsford police have released video showing more than 10 people using axes, swords and baseball bats to destroy multiple cars at a home in the city. Video released by the department depicts the incident, which happened around 1 A-M on Saturday.
A 40-year-old man from Kamloops has been charged with kidnapping, forcible confinement, assault with a weapon and use of an imitation firearm, while a 42-year-old man from Vernon faces the same charges, except assault.
On Friday, at 8:06 a.m., police responded to the report of a shooting in a residential driveway located in the 8100-block of 144A Street. Police found an adult male suffering from apparent gun shot wounds and provided medical assistance until Emergency Health Services arrived on scene.
Grand Forks, not far from the Canada-U.S. border, is one of many communities under threat in B.C.'s southern and central Interior. A week of record temperatures followed by rain have combined to create conditions ripe for flooding.
Mounties in Nanaimo are asking for the public's help in identifying two people accused of breaking into a local hair salon. They say police responded to a glass break alarm at Cosmo Prof on April 25th and found its door had been "smashed out."