R-C-M-P say a suspect in a fatal shooting in Surrey in 2022 has been arrested in Ontario.
Police say a 20-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man were injured in the February 2022 shooting, and the man -- Juvraj Jabal of Surrey -- later died in hospital
Police say their two-year investigation led them to a 23-year-old suspect, Yusuf Kontos, who was staying in Delta at the time of the shooting.
Kontos was arrested this week near Toronto and faces charges of first-degree murder and attempted murder.
The Bank of Canada’s public consultations on the creation of a digital Canadian dollar reveal most respondents are opposed to it. The central bank released its findings Wednesday that show more than 80 per cent of respondents strongly opposed the Bank of Canada researching and building the capability to issue a digital dollar.
A large majority of Canadians agree that higher immigration is fuelling the housing crisis and putting pressure on the health-care system, a new Leger poll suggests. New federal voting intention numbers from the polling firm also show that the Conservatives are maintaining their sizable lead over the governing Liberals.
The federal Liberal government has reached a deal with Google over the Online News Act, following threats from the digital giant that it would remove news from its search platform in Canada. A government official confirmed that news to The Canadian Press under condition of anonymity, because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the deal.
Environment Canada says thick fog is leading to near-zero visibility throughout the Metro Vancouver area. A blanket of fog has hung over the Lower Mainland since Sunday.
British Columbia's economy is forecast to grow one per cent in 2023, a drop from the 1.2 per cent predicted earlier by the Ministry of Finance. The ministry's second quarterly report also forecasts slower economic growth for next year of 0.7 per cent.
RCMP say the pilot of a plane is dead after it crashed in British Columbia's East Kootenay region on Friday. Columbia Valley RCMP say in a news release that they received a report of a small plane crashing on the Bugaboo side of the valley on Friday afternoon.