Mounties in Richmond are investigating after a witness said she saw a truck hit the roof of the Massey Tunnel Wednesday night.
Police say the witness told them she was driving behind the truck when it hit and came to a stop inside of the tunnel before continuing through.
Officers believe they have identified the trailer involved and are asking the driver to contact them.
More than 30 commercial vehicles have struck overpasses in B-C in the last two years.
British Columbia's attorney general says the community is reeling over news that the Canadian government is investigating a link between the shooting death of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar and the government of India, although insiders say it's not a surprise. Niki Sharma says the link is shocking and every B.C. resident has the freedom to express their political views without the threat of violence and harm.
Vancouver police say 15 people have been charged with mischief for riot-like violence when a headline performer suddenly pulled out of a music festival at the P-N-E last summer. Police say the resulting mayhem and property destruction caused an estimated 300-thousand dollars damage at the P-N-E amphitheatre and in the surrounding neighbourhood.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to visit Canada this week after stops at the United Nations and the White House. This would be Zelenskyy's first trip to Canada since Russia began its large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, although the leader delivered a virtual address to Parliament the next month.
Trudeau's announcement is spurring calls from B.C.'s Sikh community to better protect its members. British Columbia Premier David Eby is also among those expressing concern. He said Monday he had received a briefing from Canada's spy agency about the "assassination" of Nijjar and was "deeply disturbed" by what he was told.
British Columbia's government is aiming to speed up the construction of new homes and secondary suites by releasing new guides and programs to help streamline the process. Premier David Eby says the new Single Housing Application Service, first promised in January, gives builders a clear understanding of the provincial permits needed to build a house so they don't have to navigate the "maze of the provincial government" on their own.
Canada's inflation rate jumped to four per cent last month, as economists warn the latest consumer price index report spells bad news for the Bank of Canada. Statistics Canada released its latest inflation reading on Tuesday, which shows the annual rate rose from 3.3 per cent in July, marking the second consecutive month inflation has risen.