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.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is brushing off threats from Ontario to restrict electricity exports. On Wednesday, Ford said Ontario is contemplating restricting electricity exports to Michigan, New York state and Minnesota if Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on all Canadian products.
Canada told the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal it can't say when it will work through 140,000 backlogged requests for Jordan's Principle to be applied. The principle is a legal rule that stipulates that when a First Nations child needs health, social or educational services they are to receive them from the government first approached, with questions about final jurisdiction worked out afterward.
They say that Mounties in Richmond responded to a report of a body found on March 2, 2017, and I-HIT took over the file after they determined Allen William Skedden's death was suspicious. Police say the B-C Prosecution Service charged Adrianus Rosbergen in February 2022.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, or ASIRT, says officers responded to calls about an unknown man who broke into the building armed with a machete and set a number of fires.
A new program is offering up to $25,000 to help clinics attract more veterinarians to the rural British Columbia. Businesses can apply for a portion of the $1.4 million recruitment and retention program to support hiring bonuses for new veterinarians and technologists, or for highly needed services like extra staffing during calving and lambing season.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer says the number of Canadians in need of affordable housing is still rising, even though Canada is spending billions of dollars a year to address the shortage. A new report from the budget watchdog this morning says 2.4 million Canadian households are now in core housing need.