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.
B.C. initially appealed the constitutionality of the Preserving Canada’s Economic Prosperity Act, arguing Alberta does not have the power to discriminate by limiting oil exports to other provinces.
The provincial finance minister proposed the change in a letter to the federal government, saying the move would give $1,000 a week to eligible workers.
Citing the potential influence of "climate activists" on a panel set up to tell the government, the Conservatives have moved to quash the bill.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says help is on the way to Ontario and Nova Scotia already and discussions are underway with Alberta.
The estimate by budget officer Yves Giroux, in response to a request from the NDP, was calculated by looking at companies whose profits exceeded their 2020 expectations.
Trustees voted eight to one Monday in favour of a motion to halt the program at the end of June.