1. Suspect sought: A manhunt is on to find a man responsible for a vicious attack on a woman near an East Vancouver park. The victim was choked and kicked before managing to fend off her attacker and run away.
2. Home invasion death: Police are investigating after a Vancouver resident was killed in an apparent home invasion in Nicaragua. According to Nicaraguan newspaper La Prensa, intruders burst into Rajan Deedar Gill’s home in Diriamba in the early morning hours Monday.
3. Wind’s a blowing: Heavy winds forced ferry cancellations and cut power to thousands of Metro Vancouver residents on Thursday. According to BC Hydro, service was cut to more than 40,000 customers in the Lower Mainland and Sunshine Coast in the late afternoon and early evening.
4. Real estate secret: For those looking for an affordable home and priced out of Vancouver, there may be a new destination for you to check out: Squamish.
5. Investigating: The BC Coroners Service is investigating after a young man, living under the protection of a child-welfare agency, died in Port Alberni.
