Police on Vancouver Island say they have arrested a suspect after a suspicious fire at a home in Sidney.
R-C-M-P say officers responded just before 2 p-m yesterday. They say the blaze required a response from the North Saanich, Sidney and Central Saanich Fire Departments.
One suspect was arrested at the scene along Lochside Drive and the Mounties are asking anyone with information to contact them.
Jay Chalke's annual report for 2021-2022 says the office received almost 1,300 complaints or inquiries focused on programs and services provided by the Ministry of Health. The figure is more than 15 per cent of all 8,215 complaints lodged with the office in that period.
The victim has been identified as 38-year old Vishal Walia. Investigators believe this to have been a targeted shooting in relation to the lower mainland gang conflict. Vancouver fire crews put out a vehicle fire around the same time not far from the scene of the shooting.
On October 4, 2022, 3 charges against 35-year-old Daniel Richardson Lloyd were laid which included: 2 counts of robbery and 1 count of attempt robbery. Lloyd is waiting on a court date for his appearance.
When police arrived, they located one man and one woman deceased in a vehicle. IHIT has has taken conduct of the investigation. Homicide investigators are looking for witnesses or anyone with dash-cam video.
The Sunshine Coast Regional District, District of Sechelt and shishalh Nation have declared a state of local emergency that takes effect Tuesday at midnight as the system that supplies water to about 90 per cent of the homes and businesses in the Sechelt area is at "imminent risk" of running dry.
Purdue Pharma Canada is one of 40 manufacturers and distributors named in the class action, but earlier this year, the province reached a settlement with the company to recover the health-related costs to the highly addictive opioids.