On Monday, August 30, at approximately 1:40 p.m., an unknown man approached a 25-year-old woman and wrestled her to the ground in the area of Edmonds Street and Canada Way. It’s believed the victim may have been followed for a short distance.The victim, who did not sustain any serious injuries, does not know the suspect.The suspect is described as: Tanned skin 5’816-22 years oldBlack wavy hairWearing:Black hoodieLight coloured jeans Black running shoesIn the early hours of Wednesday morning (September 1) in the Edmonds area, a similar report was received in Burnaby. The victim was not inju

When Greg Stewart stepped into the circle for his first throw on Wednesday and pulled the shot put tight into the broad neck of his 7-2 frame, he thought of the words of his coach Dylan Armstrong. ``Dylan always says, make sure you throw your furthest, your hardest on the very first one, and let the other people have to deal with it,'' Stewart said. Stewart executed the Olympic bronze medallist's instructions perfectly. On his opening throw, the 35 year old from Kamloops, B.C., unleashed a Paralympic record of 16.75 metres, and then let out a huge roar to match, to win shot put gold at the To

To better serve our commercial customers, BC Ferries is piloting late-night commercial sailings on the Tsawwassen – Duke Point route from Sept. 7 to Oct. 7, 2021.The sailings, provided by the Queen of New Westminster, will depart Tsawwassen at 9:15 pm and depart Duke Point at 12:15 am Monday through Thursday evenings.The additional sailings are expected to help to address the increased demand for commercial goods that has been driven by the growth of e-commerce, groceries, and general freight. The pilot will determine customer reaction and gain valuable feedback.A limited number of passenger

Surrey RCMP is informing the public of an on-going sexual assault investigation, and is asking any additional witnesses to come forward.This investigation began in March 2021, when Surrey RCMP received a report alleging that a woman was sexually assaulted while receiving a massage at Shri Professional Massage, located at 1105-7360 137 Street. On June 22, 2021. 56-year-old Shri Rampol of Surrey was arrested on a warrant for sexual assault. The BC prosecution Service approved a charge of sexual assault and he was released from custody by the court with conditions including not to perform any mas

A nighttime closure of Vancouver's Stanley Park has been extended in an effort to reduce conflict between park users and coyotes. The Vancouver Parks Board says the temporary closure of all non-essential access between 7 pm and 7 am was extended last night. The closure was originally implemented to mitigate fire risk and the park board says rangers will staff access control points. The BC Conservation Officer Service says two coyote attacks were recorded on Friday and another on Monday.

The wildfire situation is continually evolving, and the information below is current as of 7 p.m. (Pacific time) on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. Fires:Wildfires currently burning in B.C.: 223Since April 1, 2021:1,563 wildfires865,299 hectares of area burnedActive fires by fire centre:Cariboo: 24Coastal: 19Kamloops: 70Northwest: 5Prince George: 48Southeast: 57Resources:Firefighters and other personnel currently fighting the fires: 3,015Out-of-province firefighters: 582Helicopters and planes supporting ground crews: 110Evacuations:Evacuation orders: 18 (-3) Evacuation alerts: 68 (-9) Properties:Numbe

Justin Trudeau is aiming to distinguish the Liberals from Erin O'Toole's Conservatives with a promise to enshrine abortion services in the Canada Health Act.He is also pledging tougher measures to ban an array of firearms.The pledges come in a Liberal re-election platform with $78 billion in new spending, more than three times the direct new revenues promised over the next five years.O'Toole is outlining a plan to build key infrastructure, promising to end delays and get shovels in the ground for world-class public transit, roads and 5G telecom networks.He accuses the Liberals of sitting on bi

Quebecers are required starting today to show proof of vaccination to access businesses and events the government deems non-essential, such as restaurants, gyms and festivals. The government has said the passport system is necessary to keep the economy open and limit COVID-19-related hospitalizations. Millions of people in the province have been issued QR codes by the Health Department containing their vaccination statuses. They must present the codes along with identification in order to do such things as eat at restaurants or work out at gyms. The new measure comes as Quebec is reporting 69

Over a three-day period, B.C. is reporting 1,853 new cases of COVID-19, including four epi-linked cases, for a total of 165,413 cases in the province:Aug. 27-28: 769 new casesAug. 28-29: 581 new casesAug. 29-30: 503 new casesThere are 5,918 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 157,419 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 176 individuals are in hospital and 91 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.In the past 72 hours, seven new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 1,814.The new deaths include:Fraser