WATCH: Canada Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino is pushing to bring in a record number of 351,000 new #PermanentResidents in 2021 - the most in a century. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not wanting to scale back on immigration even with closed borders, and record unemployment due to Covid19.
Dr Bonnie Henry confirms BC has its first case of COVID19 linked syndrome in children.
The male suspect has since been released from custody on a number of conditions.
Premier John Horgan's government has also announced funding for the tourism industry, food security, climate action, and technology and innovation.
Judy Darcy, who represents New Westminster in the legislature, says in a statement that it's been an "enormous privilege" to serve as B.C.'s first-ever minister of mental health and addictions.
Vancouver police say violent crime increased by more than five per cent and was largely driven by a rise in serious assaults.
Anyone with chronic underlying health conditions or respiratory infections, including COVID-19, is advised to limit or postpone physical activity outdoors until conditions improve.
The treasury says the previously-announced attacks targeted CRA accounts and GCKey, an online portal through which Canadians access employment insurance and immigration services.