Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has revoked the Emergencies Act. Trudeau had said right up until yesterday that the government would not keep the Act in effect a moment longer than needed. Today he says that at the time, it was the right thing to do but there is no longer a state of emergency. He adds existing laws are sufficient to keep Canadians safe. The Act was invoked to end the weeks of truck protests against government COVID-19 health measures and vaccine mandates. Trudeau says there will be an inquiry into the whole process.

Vancouver police has shared information about some of the 60 attacks during the long weekend. Following is the information shared through various tweets by VPD: The #VPD has made significant progress with investigations into the large number of unprovoked stranger attacks. Still, violence remains a problem. #VPD is investigating 60 assaults over the #FamilyDay long weekend with 22 cases being investigated as possible stranger assaults.On Saturday night, a staff member of a West Hastings hotel asked an unruly guest to leave, who responded by punching him in the face, and then became confrontati

A 6 year old girl has been honoured by RCMP in Kamloops, B.C., after she managed to get out of a crashed car, cross a busy highway and summon help for her injured grandmother. A post on the City of Kamloops Facebook page says Jane Deelstra received a certificate from Kamloops RCMP Supt. Syd Lecky on Tuesday, recognizing her ``great bravery and perseverance.'' The social media post says Deelstra's grandmother suffered a medical emergency while driving on the weekend and crashed at an exit along Highway 1, east of Kamloops. Deelstra was not hurt but her grandmother needed help, so the post says

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is going to be attending a Virtual meeting of G-7 leaders tomorrow to discuss the situation in Ukraine.And European leaders are planning to hold an in-person emergency summit tomorrow evening in Brussels.In his invitation letter to the 27 leaders, European Union Council president Charles Michel said the use of force and coercion to change borders has no place in the 21st century.Russia is evacuating its embassy in Ukraine and the Ukrainian government is urging its citizens to get out of Russia as fears continue to grow about a possible Russian invasion.

Over a four-day period, B.C. is reporting 2,103 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 345,734 cases in the province:Feb. 18-19: 631 new casesFeb. 19-20: 571 new casesFeb. 20-21: 424 new casesFeb. 21-22: 477 new casesThere are 688 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and 108 are in intensive care.In the past 96 hours, 44 new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,830.The new deaths include:Fraser Health: 11Vancouver Coastal Health: 17Interior Health: sevenNorthern Health: fourIsland Health: fiveThere have been four new health-care facility outbreaks at Hillside Village, Polson L

Here are highlights from the B.C. budget tabled Tuesday:— The government is earmarking $2.1 billion to fund disaster recovery efforts and future response to the threats from wildfires, floods and heat waves.— The deficit is forecast to be $5.5 billion for the 2022-23 fiscal year.— Average child-care fees will drop to about $20 per day after the NDP promised $10-a-day child care.— $22 million will be spent to support survivors and restore funding for 50 sexual assault centres.— A new Declaration Act Secretariat will ensure legislation is consistent with United Nations Declaration on t

Surrey RCMP is informing the public of an assault with a weapon that has left two teens with injuries at Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary. The suspect, also a teen, has been taken into custody. On February 22, 2022 at 2:39 p.m., Surrey RCMP Frontline officers responded to a report of a stabbing at the school grounds of Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary school located in the 6100-block of 180 Street. Two victims were located and taken to hospital in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries. The suspect remained on scene and was taken into custody. Early indications are that this incident stemmed fr

Nearly 19 million dollars in federal funding was announced today to help 11 BC airports and two BC based airlines cope with the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Harjit Sajjan, the minister responsible for Canada's Pacific Economic Development Agency, says the money ensures airports and carriers can continue essential routine maintenance and facility operations during the pandemic. A statement from the government says regional airports and carriers offer vital commercial flight links, support critical supply chains, promote economic growth and help essential workers and medical pati

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is sending hundreds more troops to eastern Europe and imposing new sanctions on Russia in response to its deployment of forces into Ukraine. Trudeau says up to 460 more members of the Canadian Armed Forces are being sent to Latvia and the surrounding region to bolster NATO in response to what he described as a Russian invasion of Ukraine. The new troops are being deployed alongside an additional naval frigate and Aurora surveillance aircraft, and are on top of the 540 Armed Forces members already deployed to Latvia. Trudeau says Canada is also taking