InternationalJan 29, 2020
Deaths rise to 132 in China outbreak as foreigners leave
Countries began evacuating their citizens from the Chinese city hardest-hit by an outbreak of a new virus that has killed 132 people and infected more than 6,000 on the mainland and abroad. China's latest figures add 26 to the number of deaths, while its 5,974 cases are a rise of 1,459 from the previous day. A plane carrying Americans out of Wuhan left for Alaska, where they will be rescreened for the virus. Hospitals are prepared to treat or quarantine anyone infected. A Japanese chartered flight carrying 206 evacuees from Wuhan landed in Tokyo.
BCJan 28, 2020
BC: Province confirms the acquisition of two more school sites
Surrey families and future residents will benefit as the Province confirms the acquisition of two more school sites.
Securing the sites will help with future planning, so schools can be built more quickly.
"Our government is acting now to make sure land is in place to build new schools for students, as Surrey's population continues to grow," said Rob Fleming, Minister of Education.
"These are forward-thinking investments that will be vital to getting more students out of portables and into the positive, engaging and inspiring classrooms that they deserve."
The Government of B.C. is provid
CanadaJan 28, 2020
Calgary man found guilty of brutal 2017 sexual assault that lasted 11hours
A Calgary man has been convicted of the brutal sexual assault of a woman he met on an internet dating website. Vasilios Georgopoulos was found guilty Tuesday for the 2017 attack that lasted 11 hours and saw the woman physically and sexually assaulted, burned and prevented from leaving a hotel room. He was found guilty of sexual assault causing bodily harm, assault with a weapon, unlawful confinement and uttering threats. The woman escaped when Georgopoulos stepped away for a short time and she was able to run to the front lobby and asked the clerk to call a cab. She told her family what had h
IndiaJan 28, 2020
India: Woman throws acid on man in UP's Unnao
A woman has allegedly thrown acid on a man in Bhawani Ganj under Maurawan Police Station area here. The incident took place in the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. The man and the woman, both in their 20s, were neighbours. Vinod Kumar Pandey, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Unnao said, "We have come to know that they are neighbours and had been in contact with each other for several months. The man has been sent to a hospital while the woman is being questioned." Investigation in the case is underway, Pandey said.
BCJan 28, 2020
BC coroner recommends safety improvements after review of party bus death
The coroner's service is calling on the B.C. government to improve the oversight of commercial vehicles after reviewing the death of a young woman who fell from a party bus in Vancouver. 23 year old Chelsea James died on Jan. 9, 2016, after she fell against the vehicle's passenger door and it opened suddenly, causing her to tumble onto the street where she was struck by its rear tires. Coroner Cynthia Hogan says in her report released Tuesday that the bus had a long history of door malfunctions and was issued with multiple repair orders, but a provincial oversight agency allowed it to keep op
BCJan 28, 2020
Police probe homicide of 24-year-old soccer player in Maple Ridge
Police are asking the public to help further their investigation into the homicide of a 24-year-old man from Coquitlam, B.C., who is being described as a talented soccer player. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the body of Edi Bogere-Nyigwo was found on a vacant forested property on Jan. 11 in Maple Ridge. Police say he was last seen leaving his Coquitlam home at 7 p.m. on Dec. 27. Investigators say they're working to determine a motive and want those who knew Bogere-Nyigwo to come forward, adding there's nothing to suggest his killing was linked to a gang conflict. Sgt. Frank
BCJan 28, 2020
Surrey: Private instructor charged with sexual interference of two students
The RCMP say a private instructor has been charged with sexual interference after allegedly abusing two former students in Surrey, B.C. The Special Victims Unit says investigators believe there may be more alleged victims in the community and are encouraging anyone with more information to come forward. The Mounties say the investigation began last July when they received a report of sexual interference involving two victims who were youths when the incidents allegedly took place between 2010 and 2012. The incidents are alleged to have occurred at a private home in the Newton neighbourhood wh
BCJan 28, 2020
First case of Wuhan coronavirus identified in B.C.
Health officials say a case of corona virus has been identified in B.C.
But provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the first case is not unexpected.
She says a man in his 40s returned to the Metro Vancouver area last week from a trip to Wuhan, China and began showing symptoms of the virus a day or two later.
Henry says the man had already self-isolated himself so any contact was primarily limited to family members but none of them have shown symptoms and the man is recovering in isolation at home.
Health officials say the risk of spread remains low in B.C.
WorldJan 28, 2020
Canadian teacher in Wuhan thinks it's best to hunker down, stay put
A Canadian teacher who lives in the Chinese city that is the epicentre of a coronavirus outbreak says he has no plans to leave.Wayne Duplessis says he and his family are hunkered down in their home just outside of Wuhan's city centre.He, his wife, Emily Tjandra, and their 15-year-old son Wyatt have spent the last two weeks chatting with people online, watching videos, movies, and the news, and listening to music.Some Canadians in Wuhan have called on the federal government to send a flight to get them out, but Duplessis says he doesn't think it's wise to spend hours in the air with people who
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