A dozen new affordable and accessible rental homes have opened in Coquitlam.
The Housing Ministry says the 12 units are part of a new 25-storey, 189-unit apartment tower.
Monthly rents are below market rate and range from $375 for a studio to $2,470 for a two-bedroom home.
They were funded with money from both the federal and provincial government as well as the city.
B.C. Premier David Eby said the expansion project will create more than 400 jobs, while ensuring world-leading medicines are developed in Canada for Canadians and people globally.
An open letter from the Surrey Police Service says the ongoing debate over whether the city transitions to using a municipal force or returns to the RCMP means employees are increasingly distracted by worries about their futures. The letter calls for "a clear and safe path forward for policing in Surrey."
Surrey RCMP is investigating a single vehicle collision in the area of 152nd street and 62a Avenue. A vehicle was travelling north bound on 152 street when the driver lost control and struck a power pole, severely damaging it.
Parmjit was driving a 2007 white Honda Civic bearing British Columbia, license plate “595GMV”. Parmjit is described as a South Asian male, 5’7”, 146 lbs, short white hair, brown eyes; wearing a black jacket.
Ridge Meadows RCMP frontline members were first on scene and with support from BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) assessed that the cyclist suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The cyclist was transported to hospital.
The former governor general said an inquiry cannot be undertaken in public because of the sensitivity of the intelligence involved, and there would be considerable overlap with the work that he has already been doing to investigate the issue of alleged foreign meddling in the last two federal elections.