Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 05 Sep, 2024 03:43 PM
Police are looking for witnesses after investigators determined that a man found dead off the Coquihalla Highway last month was the victim of a hit-and-run.
The B-C Highway Patrol say the man was found just off the roadway near a highway exit in Merritt on August 30th.
Investigators now believe the man was likely hit by a southbound vehicle approaching the highway exit possibly as early as August 25th.
Police are urging motorists who were travelling in the area to check if they have dashcam footage from between August 25th and August 30th.
The letters for the ministers in charge of the newly minted citizens' services and sport and physical activity portfolios were posted online earlier this week, and serve as a guide to what the prime minister wants them to accomplish.
Almost two in three Canadians have a negative impression of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and half want him to resign before the next election, a new survey suggests. While affordability, housing and public debt are higher on the reasons people want Trudeau to go, one in five people surveyed said they want him to resign simply because they are "just tired of him."
No more Canadians have been approved to leave the Gaza Strip on Wednesday via the Rafah border crossing into Egypt, as hundreds of people connected to Canada continue to wait for help to leave. A total of 356 Canadians, permanent residents and family members have been able to leave the besieged Palestinian territory so far.
Police say one man was arrested for assaulting an officer, and another for obstruction, while social media videos showed protesters waving Palestinian flags, shouting slogans and jeering Trudeau outside the restaurant in Vancouver's Chinatown.
Burnaby R-C-M-P say multiple charges are being considered after a suspect reportedly assaulted a police officer and tried to take his firearm. The Mounties say they received several reports around noon yesterday of a man attacking people, walking into traffic and attempting to open doors of parked and moving vehicles near Kingsway and McKay Avenue.
The B-C Real Estate Association's chief economist says high borrowing costs and stricter stress tests for buyers have led to an expected slowing of home sales in the province. However, Brendon Ogmundson says inventory remains low, balancing the market at what he says is a very low level of activity.
