Canada: Report of multiple shootings in Langley, BC; RCMP issues emergency alert

Langley (B.C.)/IBNS: An emergency alert has been reportedly issued by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Langley, B.C. on Monday morning, warning residents about multiple shootings

Canada: British Columbia's opioid overdose death toll in 2021 increases by 26 pct compared to 2020

Vancouver (B.C.)/IBNS: The Canadian province of British Columbia experienced a 26 per cent increase in its opioid crisis death toll than the previous year's record, B.C.'s chief coroner Lisa Lapointe said at a news conference.

Canada: Simon Fraser University students plan walkout to protest in-class learning amid BC's fifth COVID wave

Vancouver/IBNS: As a protest to in-person learning in the midst of British Columbia's fifth wave of COVID-19, students at Simon Fraser University (SFU) planneded a walk-out of class Monday.

CBSA seizes 20 bricks of suspected cocaine at the Pacific Highway port of entry in B.C.

British Columbia/IBNS: Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) on Wednesday announced that 20 bricks of suspected cocaine were seized at the Pacific Highway port of entry Commercial Operations, CBSA reports said.