A new study by an advocacy group says the homeless population of Vancouver could go up to 4,700 people by 2030.
The Carnegie Housing Project made the announcement Tuesday morning at Oppenheimer Park.
Vancouver currently has an estimated 2,400 to 3,000 people considered to be unhoused.
Advocates want the province to establish some form of vacancy control, so landlords of single-room occupancy buildings can't drastically increase the rent between tenants.
Police carried out 64 raids and seized 440 guns, including 3D-printed handguns, long guns and silencers, as well as other guns and 3D printers. The raids took place in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and resulted in 45 arrests.
A man has been convicted of manslaughter in the death of an off-duty Abbotsford police officer in the Kootenay community of Nelson three years ago. Constable Allan Young died at the age of 55 several days after he sustained a critical injury when he was struck in the head with a skateboard in July 2020.
Richmond -R-C-M-P say the scam -- in which fraudsters try to convince seniors that a loved one is in trouble and needs money -- has been around for years. But recently they say scammers have started using artificial intelligence and digital manipulation to alter the voice in the phone call in order to sound more authentic.
Mounties on Vancouver Island say two people have been killed in the crash of a small plane northwest of Tofino. The B.C. Ambulance Service says two others were injured.
The investigation by Surrey's ethics commissioner says Rob Stutt broke the council's code of conduct on Nov. 14 when he voted at a meeting to decide the fate of the transition. The move to the Surrey Police Service was rejected in a 5-4 vote.
The B-C government says it will spend 375-thousand dollars over three years to support child and youth counselling services at the Vancouver Island Counselling Centre for Immigrants and Refugees.