Police in Victoria say two people have been arrested after reports of an armed break and enter at a residential building in the city.
They say officers responded to the building in James Bay, after receiving a call about the break-in and reports of what appeared to be a handgun next to them.
Police say the two people were arrested and taken into custody three hours later, just before 11 A-M.
They say no one was injured and the reported handgun was a realistic airsoft gun.
About 100 seniors, many using walkers and motorized scooters and carrying placards, took part in the protest near the land owned by the Greater Victoria School District, and say they are being shut out of green space near their homes.
As part of this process, every BC Liberal member will have the opportunity before the end of the year to vote in favour of changing the name to BC United or keep the existing BC Liberal Party name. In the meantime, BC United has been registered with Elections BC as an alternate name for the BC Liberal Party.
Coquitlam resident Raymond Gaglardi appeared in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster on Monday, and court records show he was convicted on 11 counts. The charges related to historical sexual assaults of young men or teenage boys who attended several Coquitlam-area churches between 1993 and 2007.
Environment Canada says a preliminary review of daily maximum temperatures shows records were set in areas from the south and central coasts to the central Interior and northeastern sections of B.C.
At approximately midnight on Sunday, Surrey RCMP responded to a report of shots fired in the 16200 block of 80thAvenue. A male suffering from injuries was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries.
The cabinet order maintaining COVID-19 border measures will not be renewed when it expires on Sept. 30. But Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos is once again warning that pandemic restrictions could be reinstated if they are needed.