Police say a woman has been fatally shot in Vancouver.
A statement from Sgt. Steve Addison says police responded to a call at about 4 a.m. on Wednesday.
Addison says the woman was found in a social housing building in the Downtown Eastside and died later in hospital.
Police believe her attacker fled.
Addison says no arrests have been made and the woman has not been identified.
The board reports 2,389 home sales in the region last month, which was a 22.8 per cent decrease from the red-hot housing market in December.
A statement from Toronto-based New Gold says the three workers at the New Afton gold and copper mine were hit by a flow of mud debris early Tuesday.
The Surrey RCMP Robbery Unit has taken conduct of what appears to be a string of robberies with similar circumstances that took place on January 18, 19, 23, and 27, 2021.
Police are asking witnesses or people with information about the assault to contact investigators.
The move is one of several measures meant to choke off entry of the virus into Canada, but comes after case numbers of more transmissible variants have begun to rise.
"This is a major step forward to get vaccines made in Canada, for Canadians," Trudeau said.