A man serving a second-degree murder sentence has died in an Abbotsford prison.
Correctional Service of Canada says in a statement that Eugene Raymond Benoit died while in custody at the Abbotsford Regional Treatment Centre.
C-S-C officials say the 69-year-old man died of apparent natural causes on July 13th, and at the time of death, the inmate had been serving an indeterminate sentence.
They also say the police and coroner have been notified, with a review of the death pending.
Crews are expected to begin planned ignitions to remove fuel between the fire and preidentified natural control lines. The blaze has destroyed at least six properties and forced more than 100 people from their homes on the west side of the Fraser River, northeast of Vancouver.
“After a two-year hiatus, BC's most beloved event is returning with a bang!” explains Paul Runnals, Executive Producer with Brandlive. “Featuring competing teams from Japan, Canada, and Spain, live music, food trucks and the return of both the Red Bull Air Show and the iconic Canadian Snowbirds presented this year by Concord Pacific, you won't want to miss the excitement happening throughout English Bay.”
Mr. Mark Collins who had been appointed CEO of BC Ferries in 2017 has been fired. BC Ferries is bringing on board Jill Sharland as Interim President and CEO of BC Ferries effective immediately.
VPD homicide investigators believe victim Zane Ponecappo, 29, was stabbed during a confrontation near Columbia Street and East Hastings around 5 p.m. on July 9. He collapsed nearby and was taken to hospital, but died Thursday evening.
The eight-country study included 1,884 kids aged 17 and younger who went to an emergency department with COVID-19 and had 90-day followups. Long-term COVID-19 was found in nearly 10 per cent of children who were admitted to hospital and five per cent of children who were seen in an emergency department and discharged.
The current heat wave is expected to last for several days, with cooler weather expected to finally arrive Sunday evening. On the West Coast, British Columbia's Public Safety Ministry has warned of potential heat warnings beginning as early as Saturday and continuing into next week.