R-C-M-P in North Vancouver say officers have arrested a man in connection with several random assaults and arson.
Police say the man assaulted two people randomly on Christmas Day, and later set fire to the front door of an apartment building unit on December 29th.
They say the man is facing a number of charges, including assault, arson and mischief.
The Mounties say he will remain in custody until his next court appearance on January 16th.
Environmental groups say the Liberal government is giving up its authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions through proposed amendments to the federal Impact Assessment Act.
A lawyer for B.C.'s Public Safety Ministry says the City of Surrey was given a pathway to retain the RCMP as its police force, but "made no effort at all" to meet conditions to do so.
Quebec Premier François Legault on Thursday called for the end to the pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the lower field of McGill University's downtown campus in Montreal, saying he expected police to dismantle the tents.
A signature carbon capture and storage project in Saskatchewan continues to miss emissions reduction goals, raising questions about the cost-effectiveness of the technology, says a report.
Saskatchewan and Alberta have agreed to share and swap information about nuclear power generation.
Police in Victoria say speed was likely a factor in an early-morning crash Wednesday that sent one person to hospital with serious injuries. Victoria police say officers patrolling downtown area came across a crash where a vehicle hit a venting pipe and utility control box, causing considerable damage to the vehicle and road.