A shooting took palce near an elementary school in Burnaby on Friday but the Burnaby RCMP say they haven't found any victims.
Police were on scene at Armstrong Avenue near Cariboo Drive around 9 p.m., close to Armstrong Elementary.
There is a police presence along Armstrong Ave. near Cariboo in Burnaby tonight. Our officers were called to the area around 9 pm for reports of shots fired. No victim has been found. No one is in custody. We’re continuing to investigate. pic.twitter.com/o1PJWANUpg
Sgt. Steve Addison says the woman, who's in her 30s, was wrapped in a jacket and blankets and the man paced around her as she lay on the ground, then set her belongings on fire and walked away.
Speaking English and aided by an interpreter, her husband Liu Xiaozong testified he believes Meng is at increased risk of contracting COVID-19 given her proximity to multiple security personnel whenever she leaves home.
The centre is one of five across Canada and a statement from the City of Vancouver says the Metro Vancouver facility will be funded by a $21.7-million endowment from the federal government.
Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau, the former NASA astronaut who lived nearly a decade in the United States, made the commitment as he took over the portfolio from François-Philippe Champagne in Tuesday's cabinet shuffle.
He says that means Canada will receive 80 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines this year, and that he remains confident the federal government will meet its goal of providing shots to everyone who wants them by September.
The shuffle is due to the departure of Navdeep Bains, who stepped down as innovation minister Tuesday and is not intending to run again in the next election.
