Surrey R-C-M-P says they will announce the rollout of body-worn cameras today.
The rollout will be the largest deployment in the province with more than three-thousand cameras expected.
The Mounties are deploying more than 10-thousand cameras across the country in the next 12 to 18 months.
Officers will be expected to turn on their cameras when they answer calls or interact with the public.
Statistics Canada says the country's mortality rate rose in 2021 from 2020. The agency says data shows cancer, heart disease, overdoses and COVID-19 were the leading causes of death.
Delta Police say four people were injured and Highway 17 was closed for several hours after a serious crash involving three vehicles yesterday evening. They say a vehicle hit a concrete median and rolled over, striking a second vehicle.
R-C-M-P say a head-on crash involving two vehicles shut down Highway 3 east of Creston for several hours and sent a number of people to hospital. The Mounties say the crash happened around 9:30 yesterday morning, when an S-U-V crossed the centre line and hit a pickup truck.
B.C. farmers say they're increasingly concerned about climate change and the impacts of extreme weather on food production in the province. Because of its warm climate, B.C. has a unique agriculture industry.
Persistent heat is expected to continue today in parts of British Columbia as the province continues to battle almost 400 active wildfires. Environment Canada says several communities in northern B.C. are facing heat warnings, with daily high temperatures predicted to reach in excess of 30 degrees.
The Mounties say officers received a report yesterday morning from the Surrey Fire Department about the sudden death of a man inside a home. They say police responding to the call found a 57-year-old man dead and arrested a 42-year-old man at the scene.