Police in Port Moody are investigating after thieves made off with telephone wire from a pole.
Police say the theft happened on January 13th, when officers were called to an area near Ioco Road and First Avenue at around 4 a.m.
Investigators say they have already identified two people of interest in the case.
Residents are asked to be vigilant and report possible wire thefts when they see suspicious activity, as there was a rash of similar cases in the spring of 2024.
Vancouver police are investigating a stabbing outside a coffee shop in the Downtown Eastside. Police say they were called around 11:30 Sunday morning and found a 56-year-old man who was taken to hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
One person has died following a crash between a vehicle and a pedestrian in Surrey. Police say they were called Sunday after and despite lifesaving efforts, one person died.
The District of North Vancouver has declared a state of local emergency and ordered three homes evacuated in the Deep Cove neighbourhood over concerns debris left behind from last weekend's atmospheric river could pose a safety risk. A statement late Saturday from the district says that during the heavy rain, debris filled the channels of Ostler and Panorama Creeks "limiting their capacity to withstand future heavy rainfall events."
Food Banks Canada CEO Kirstin Beardsley said food banks are being pushed to “the brink” and low-income Canadians need help immediately. The report calls on governments to introduce measures that include rent assistance and a monthly payment to low-income groups to help off-set rent and food costs.
Justin Trudeau is supposed to respond today to a group of Liberal MPs demanding his resignation as party leader, but the prime minister has already made his plans clear. At a Liberal caucus meeting Wednesday, 24 MPs delivered a letter to Trudeau asking him to resign and giving him until Monday to respond.
Neither Premier David Eby's New Democrats nor John Rustad's B.C. Conservatives emerged from the weekend with the magic number of 47 seats required to form a majority in the province's 93-seat legislature. But the counting increased the prospects for an NDP government, when the Conservative lead in Surrey-Guildford was cut to just 12 votes.