Police in North Vancouver say they have recovered several stolen firefighters' uniforms, but the investigation into the theft is continuing.
Mounties say an unidentified man broke into a dry cleaner in Central Lonsdale on October 5th and made off with the uniforms.
The uniforms have since been recovered and returned to a local firehall, but investigators are asking anyone with information about the case to contact police or Crime Stoppers.
Police in the Metro Vancouver community of Richmond have issued a public warning after a series of robberies that took place near a school. RCMP say four of the six robberies happened between October 14th and November 1st, and all but one occurred at night.
A teepee and a sacred fire were set up in front of the Manitoba legislature on Monday to honour Murray Sinclair, as tributes poured in from across the country for the former judge, senator and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into residential schools. People lined up under grey skies, facing a cold wind, to enter the teepee and pay respects. Flags nearby flew at half-mast.
The arrests outside the Sri Lakshmi Narayana Hindu Temple came as protesters calling for a separate Sikh nation called Khalistan had demonstrated outside the temple on Sunday during a visit by Indian consular officials.
Home sales in Greater Vancouver jumped nearly 32 per cent last month compared with October 2023 as interest rate reductions boosted demand. A statement from Greater Vancouver Realtors says more than 26-hundred homes changed hands, although that's still about 5.5 per cent below the 10-year average.
Police in Nanaimo say a man was taken to hospital with serious injuries following a shooting in a home on Saturday. R-C-M-P say they responded to reports of shots fired at around 6 p-m.
The result, he said, is a "non-traditional" policing model that will deploy mobile outreach workers alongside enforcement officers.