Richmond RCMP is currently on-scene in the 6800 block of Miller Rd investigating a body found in the ditch.
Richmond Fire-Rescue attended to assist with the recovery. The BC Coroners Service has been notified and will be attending the scene.
There is no risk to the public.
The assault happened shortly after noon on Sunday, as the victim was walking near West Pender Street and Howe Street. Several bystanders, including a doctor, came to her aid and called 9-1-1. And, although the suspect ran away after the assault, VPD officers moved quickly to obtain security video, then set out searching for him.
The study, published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, was conducted by a team of eight doctors and other researchers across the province.
Under the Liberals' net-zero accountability law passed last year, Guilbeault has until Tuesday to table a new Emissions Reduction Plan in Parliament. It's just the latest in a long list of climate plans Canada has created to hit ever-changing emissions targets, none of which it has met.
While this doesn't mean a deal to purchase the stealth fighter is officially done, it does mean Canada is on the verge of finally choosing a replacement for its aging CF-18s.
The Early Resolution and Case Management Model, developed by the Ministry of Attorney General and the B.C. provincial court,was launched as a pilot project in Victoria in 2019.
There are 260 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and 50 are in intensive care. In the past 24 hours, two new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,983.