Vancouver police are on the lookout for a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant.
Twenty-seven-year-old Harjot Singh Samra was released from prison yesterday but failed to report to his Vancouver halfway house.
Vancouver police say they spotted him driving a vehicle near Cambie Street and Marine Drive last night and tried to stop it before it sped away.
Samra is a federal offender with numerous drug and weapons charges and anyone who sees him is asked to call 9-1-1.
Statistics Canada said Tuesday the economy grew at an annual rate of 5.4 per cent in the third quarter of this year as COVID-19 restrictions eased and household spending rose.
The policy came into effect on Oct. 30, but the federal government allowed a short transition period for unvaccinated travellers who could board as long as they provided a negative molecular COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours before their trip.
The report included eight procedures: hip replacement, cataract surgery, knee replacement, MRI scans, CT scans, coronary artery bypass and breast cancer surgery.
A study led by researchers from the University of Manitoba, published today in the journal Nature Communications,says the region will see a steep increase in rain 20 years earlier than predicted.
South Africa and India have drafted a waiver at the World Trade Organization that calls for patents on COVID-19 vaccines that big pharmaceutical companies hold to be suspended to speed up their manufacture and distribution to less-developed countries.
Up to 140 millimetres of rain was expected near the North Shore mountains and Squamish, prompting the agency to say motorists should avoid driving through water because even shallow, fast-moving water across a road can sweep a vehicle or a person away.