The committee that advises the Vancouver Police Department on the needs and perspectives of Black and African-descent communities has cut ties with the force and accused police leadership of disrespecting and dismissing its members.
Police say an investigation into a suspicious device placed near the course of the BMO Vancouver Marathon delayed its start by an hour. It was placed to "cause panic or to disrupt the event," according to a release.
Members of the Russian Community Centre in Kitsilano are reeling after a case of vandalism as many of them have friends and relatives who have been displaced by Russia s invasion of Ukraine, says the centre s board chair.