VANCOUVER A cyclist has been killed after crashing his bike on Friday night in East Vancouver. The incident happened around 8:50 p.m. when the cyclist was heading north on Rupert Street near East 17th Avenue. “The cyclist, who was not wearing a helmet, struck his head and sadly died,” reads a statement from Vancouver Police Department’s Sgt. Steve Addison. “Several witnesses provided medical care until first responders arrived,” continues Addison. CTV News Vancouver visited the scene, and observed coroners on site, and a white tarp covering a body. Police say the cyclist was a 30-year-old man. Police say it’s not yet clear to them whether any cars were involved in the crash. On Friday evening, police had initially said that “a vehicle collided with a bike.” However, on Saturday morning, Addison said otherwise.
Stabbing reported near East 39th Street in Vancouver
Published: February 13, 2021, 5:55pm
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A man was stabbed near East 39th Street in Vancouver on Saturday.
The victim, a 19-year-old, reportedly told a passerby that he had been stabbed at around 4 p.m. The passerby called 911 and the Vancouver Police Department, the Vancouver Fire Department and AMR responded.
The victim did not cooperate with investigators, according to Vancouver Police Department Sgt. James Burgara, and would not describe the attack that left him with a stab wound. Police didn’t immediately identify any suspects.
“The case is still under investigation, but that is all we have at the moment,” Burgara said an hour after the attack.
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. Source Province of B.C.
VICTORIA, B.C. – Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix gave their joint COVID-19 update Monday.
The Northern Health Region recorded 98 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, with 28 of those coming on Sunday.
The active case count in the region is 359. There are 32 people in hospital, 15 of those are in ICU.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been 74 COVID-19 related deaths in the Northern Health Region.
Over 3,000 of the nearly 3,500 cases in the region have recovered.
The positivity rate for the Northern Health Region is 12.6 per cent, while the B.C. average is 5.2 per cent.
BC man slapped with $368 fine after getting caught streaming NFL game while driving
A BC man is most likely wishing the New England Patriots versus the Los Angeles Rams Thursday nighter was a little better after he lost a solid chunk of cash trying to watch the game.
According to Vancouver Police Department Sgt. Mark Christiensen, a man, who was streaming the game while driving, was pulled over sometime after 5 pm.
This incident happened on Cambie Street where the man had got the game on his dashcam screen.
As a result of the incident, the man was issued a $368 fine for distracted driving and was flagged as a high-risk driver by ICBC.