Vancouver – Vancouver Police are investigating the city’s eighth pedestrian fatality of the year, which occurred around 12:30 p.m. today on West Georgia Street.
Police believe a woman was struck by a charter bus near West Georgia and Cardero Street.
Officers from VPD’s Collision Investigation Unit are gathering evidence from the scene and speaking to witnesses to determine how the collision occurred.
Anyone who saw the collision but left prior to police arrival is asked to call 604-717-3012.
2 people have been arrested by the New West Police after an assault and armed robbery took place near the corner of McKenzie Street and Clarkson Street. The two committed the assault and armed robbery on July 13th and one person landed in hospital as a result of this incident.
Environment Canada says heat in the mid- to high 20s should reach the south coast and parts of the northern Interior by next week, while the Okanagan, central and southeastern B.C. could see temperatures nudging the high 30s over the same period.
The office of Canada's military police chief announced on Wednesday that Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan is facing two counts under the National Defence Act related to "conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline."
The statue is described as two metres tall and depicts St. Andrew Kim. According to police, it is difficult to make out a suspect description based on the current evidence. The investigation is ongoing and police are actively working to identify the suspects.
He who was last seen in New Westminster on July 18th at 1pm. He is South Asian, 61 years old, stand 5 feet 7 inches tall, and weighs 240 pounds.
The government put a pause on random testing at airports in June as long customs delays caused chaos at Canada's airports, but relaunched the program on Tuesday at four major airports: Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver and Montreal. Randomly selected air travellers at those four airports must now report to off-site locations to be tested for COVID-19 or pick up a self-swab kit.