A man charged in a fatal hit and run in Vancouver last year has pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing death.
Eoghan Byrne was killed on July 19th, 2022 in the Kitsilano neighbourhood in a collision that was captured on surveillance video.
The video shows Byrne flying several metres after being struck by a vehicle that does not stop.
A sentencing hearing for Alexandre Romero Arata is scheduled for January 11th.
Premier Eby made the announcement on Tuesday, during a speech to about 1,400 attendees at the Housing Central Conference at the Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel in Vancouver. The minister of housing will be named when Premier Eby announces his cabinet on Dec. 7, 2022.
The 18-year-old victim was transported to hospital, however despite all attempts to revive the individual he succumbed to his injuries. Police located and arrested one possible suspect.
Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon says Eby must launch independent reviews at BC Housing and Atira Women's Resources Society after leaked reports indicated mismanagement.
Lana Popham says normally avian flu aligns with bird migration seasons, but the latest infections in farms of the H5N1 virus have been consistent all year. She says the situation isn't as bad as it was in 2004, when 17 million farm birds were destroyed.
The teen was immediately arrested by Vancouver Police, who discovered five additional guns, including a loaded 357 Magnum and two loaded revolvers. Officers also seized body armour, machetes, ammunition, fake guns, and a variety of controlled drugs.
The government organization says that Canada's domestic travel market spending is recovering at an even faster pace and is expected to reach 92 per cent of 2019 levels in 2022 and fully recover in 2023.