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.
The motorcycle rider, 29, was taken to hospital for serious, but non-life threatening injuries. He has since been released from hospital and is recovering at home.
Annamie Paul, the Green Party leader, has formally resigned and has also handed in her party membership. Paul says she has sent in a formal resignation letter to the Green Party, which follows her announcement in September of her plans to step down.
Although the country has recovered the three million jobs lost at the onset of the pandemic last year, the ranks of Canada's long-term unemployed remains well above pre-pandemic levels, and many people, particularly women, have dropped out of the labour force altogether.
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra also signed Canada on to a zero-emission car accord, an international aviation emissions promise and an agreement to make heavy trucks and buses emission-free in less tha
Total active residential listings were down nearly 40 per cent year-over-year in October, falling to an all-time record low for the province. Active listings have now fallen for five consecutive months on a seasonally adjusted basis.
At Monday’s regular Council meeting, Surrey City Council adopted the same vaccination requirements that have been introduced for City staff. Effective January 4, 2022, all City of Surrey staff and elected officials must be fully vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination to the City.