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Yahoo
a day ago
- Yahoo
Vancouver police investigating RCMP shooting of Clyde River, Nunavut, man
The Vancouver Police Department is investigating the Nunavut RCMP after they shot and killed a man in Clyde River last week. The RCMP said in a statement posted to social media Sunday that Vancouver police are now in the community and have begun their investigation. The man died on Thursday. In a news release the next day, RCMP said they were called to a residence after hearing reports that multiple shots had been fired from the building. In the news release, RCMP said that when officers arrived at the scene, they found an adult man with a firearm. The man was shot during a confrontation with police, the RCMP said. Some residents streamed the confrontation on TikTok. Vancouver Police are also asking anyone who witnessed the incident, or captured it on video, to contact the Clyde River detachment. The RCMP said they won't be commenting further.
CTV News
a day ago
- Sport
- CTV News
No major incidents during Vancouver fireworks festival, police say
While hundreds of thousands of people descended on Vancouver's English Bay for the annual Celebration off Light, the event came and went without any major hitches, according to police. The fireworks festival concluded with an explosive performance from Team Nova Scotia on Saturday. The usually international competition was an all-Canadian affair this year, with Team Quebec lighting up the sky last Wednesday and Team Yukon the previous weekend. 'Logistically, this is very challenging series of events of us, due to the volume of people on land, the number of vessels in the water, the expansive road closures, and the number of extra officers we need to deploy,' Sgt. Steve Addison of the Vancouver Police Department told CTV News in a statement. 'This has all taken on extra significance following the Lapu Lapu attack.' Security was front of mind for festival organizers in the wake of the deadly SUV ramming that shocked the city in April. Steel barriers went up to block cars from entering the most crowded areas, and an additional 400 police officers were on the streets on fireworks nights. 'We've been doing heavy vehicle barriers and other mitigation measures for many years,' Paul Runnals, the event's executive producer, told CTV News earlier this month. 'It's not new to us. We're enhancing it this year based on the learnings from April, but really it's an extension of what we've been doing for a long time.' Police did have to deal with the usual fare of children getting separated from their parents, drunk people and 'physical confrontations' during the event, Addison said. 'By and large, it was a safe and successful three nights with no major public safety incidents at the waterfront.' The winner of the competition will be revealed on Tuesday.
CTV News
4 days ago
- CTV News
Vancouver senior seriously injured in hit-and-run speaks from hospital
Seventy-one-year-old Loreen English lives in East Vancouver and walks everywhere. On July 11, she was crossing Grandview Highway at Slocan Street with the walk signal activated when she heard a vehicle accelerating behind her. 'And I just turned my head, all I could see, I knew it was an SUV, a grey SUV. And I got nailed with the driver's bumper,' said English. She was knocked to the pavement, and knew right away she had serious injuries. 'I was in a lot of pain. Witnesses came up right away,' said English. 'Then I heard a man's voice go, 'OK, he's pulled over.' And then all of a sudden, I heard somebody – a couple of guys – yell, 'No, no, he's taking off!'' The driver of the SUV left the scene. English was rushed to hospital with a broken hip and pelvis, a broken collar bone, broken nose and other injuries. 'For two days in the hospital, I just kept having nightmares of this accident reoccurring,' she said. Police investigating the hit-and-run canvassed the area, but could not find surveillance video of the collision or the SUV taking off. 'We still don't know who was driving that vehicle, and we don't have a license plate on the car,' said Vancouver Police Department Sgt. Steve Addison. Police are appealing for witnesses with information or dash cam video, and they want the SUV driver to come forward. 'We are asking you to do the right thing. Come forward and speak to our investigators so we can get some answers here,' said Addison. 'I'd like him to come forward,' said English. 'I don't hold hope for that. For many reasons, this person decided not to stay.' Two weeks into her stay at UBC Hospital, English became concerned ICBC wasn't committing to covering expenses she will incur when she's sent home to continue her recovery. 'I live alone, I'm in subsidized seniors housing. They want to get me set up so that when I do go home, I can pretty much take care of myself,' English said. 'ICBC seemed to be dragging their butts and not giving me or the hospital any kind of reassurance that they would step up to the plate and provide for me.' After CTV News reached out to ICBC on English's behalf, the insurance corporation confirmed it would be covering her recovery expenses. 'We know that this is a very challenging time for Ms. English. What happened to her is awful, and we want to ensure that she is going to be taken care of,' said Greg Harper with ICBC. 'That may mean she'll need help with her day-to-day activities at her household. Perhaps some modifications will need to be made to her home. These are some of the things that we're going to make sure are taken care of,' Harper added. English is relieved, but wonders if confirmation of coverage only came quickly because she spoke to CTV News. 'Imagine that, I contact the media, ruffle a few feathers, and get the ball rolling,' English said. She hopes she can be released from hospital next week to continue her recovery at home. 'My biggest hope, and I pray, is that I'll be able to walk again,' English said. 'I'm not a very religious person, but I pray for that.'
Vancouver Sun
5 days ago
- Vancouver Sun
Hearing adjourned into whether accused in Lapu Lapu festival killings is fit to stand trial
The hearing to assess the mental fitness of a man charged with 11 counts of second-degree murder at a Filipino festival in Vancouver in April has been adjourned for a month. Kai Ji Adam Lo, 30, who attended the second day of the hearing on Thursday by video link from the B.C. Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, was ordered to undergo a psychiatric assessment after his arrest. He was examined to help the court decide whether he was not criminally responsible for reason of mental disorder. He has been in custody at the hospital since May. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Lo attended the hearing's first day on Wednesday wearing a long-sleeved navy blue sweatshirt and matching sweat pants, his hair disheveled, and sat without expression in the dock while a witness gave testimony. On Thursday, he sat instead in front of a screen in a room at the hospital, answering questions about whether he could hear and see the proceedings with one-word answers. Lo faces 11 murder charges, three of which Vancouver Police added on Tuesday to the eight immediately after the killings. He was arrested on April 26 at the festival site after a black SUV was driven through a crowd of people 15 minutes after the end of a daylong festival held by Vancouver's Filipino community to celebrate Lapu Lapu Day near 41st Avenue and Fraser Street in east Vancouver. The 11 killed included a five-year-old girl and her parents, and a 65-year-old. Dozens more people were injured. VPD didn't respond to a question on Thursday about possible additional charges. There was a publication ban imposed on any evidence or fact heard during the two-day hearing, Judge Reg Harris announced on Wednesday. That included any submissions by Lo's lawyer, Mark Swartz, or the prosecutor, Michaela Donnelly. Such publication bans are common in pretrial hearings to protect the trial process, especially if the accused chooses to be tried by jury and judge. The hearing is scheduled to resume on Aug. 22.
Vancouver Sun
6 days ago
- Vancouver Sun
Accused in Lapu Lapu festival carnage in court for mental fitness trial
The man charged with 11 counts of second degree murder related to the deaths at a Filipino festival in Vancouver in April was in Vancouver provincial court on Wednesday to learn if he's mentally fit to stand trial. Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, who has been in custody since April 26, the day of the festival, stared with wide eyes as he entered the prisoner's dock at the Downtown Eastside courtroom that was three-quarters occupied. Lo, wearing a long-sleeved navy blue sweatshirt and matching sweat pants, his hair dishevelled, sat without a word or expression in the dock while a witness gave testimony during the first day of a two-day hearing. He faces 11 murder charges, three of which Vancouver Police had added on Tuesday to the previous eight laid in the weeks after the incident. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Lo was arrested at the festival site after a black SUV was driven through a crowd of people 15 minutes after the end of a daylong festival held by Vancouver's Filipino community to celebrate Lapu Lapu Day near 41st Avenue and Fraser Street in east Vancouver. Eleven people were killed, including a five-year-old girl, her parents and a 65-year-old, and dozens more were injured. Judge Reg Harris restated a publication ban at the start of Wednesday's hearing, that prevents the disclosure of any evidence or facts heard during the two-day hearing. That includes any submissions by Lo's lawyer, Mark Swartz, or the prosecutor Michaela Donnelly. Such publications bans are common in pretrial hearings to protect the trial process, especially if the accused chooses to be tried by jury and judge. Harris had ordered a psychiatric assessment at Lo's earlier court appearance to determine whether Lo could be found not criminally responsible because of a mental disorder. The outcome of the two-day hearing can be made public. The hearing continues.
