Extra Vancouver police officers to attend Lunar New Year parade, celebrations
Global News
Vancouver police said it will be deploying extra officers for the celebration and is warning everyone who is planning on attending to prepare for large crowds.
More than 100,000 people are expected to attend the 2024 Lunar New Year Parade in Vancouver on Sunday.
Vancouver police said it will be deploying extra officers for the celebration and is warning everyone who is planning on attending to prepare for large crowds.
The parade starts and finishes near the Chinese Cultural Centre and travels through Chinatown.
“We’re excited to be part of the 50th anniversary of the Lunar New Year parade, and we’ll have a significant police presence throughout Chinatown to ensure this is a safe, fun, and family-friendly event,” Superintendent Andrew Chan said.
The extra officers will be on hand to assist in re-directing vehicle traffic, help manage the large crowds, and respond to any public safety concerns.
“While there’s no specific public safety risk, whenever there is an event this size, and with so many people, there’s always an increased need for police services,” Chan said. “Our priority is to foster a safe environment where people can enjoy the parade and to respond immediately if someone needs our help.”
Vancouver police said officers will be keeping a sharp eye out for public safety concerns and crime.
Just last year, three people attending the Light Up Chinatown festival in September were stabbed. Vancouver Police previously said the attacks were done by a stranger who was not known by the victims. Blair Evan Donnelly was arrested and charged with three counts of aggravated assault concerning the stabbings. He remains in custody.
The agency says more than 22,000 people have been removed from the country in the last 12 months, and nearly 30,000 removals were "in progress" as of Oct. 31.
A problem with the signalling system caused a service interruption this morning on Montreal's light-rail network.
An Ontario lawyer accused by American authorities of advising a Canadian Olympian-turned-alleged-cocaine kingpin has had his licence to practice law suspended.
The FIFA draw ceremony will mark the first time Prime Minister Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum will be in the same room.
A new report finds anglophones face higher unemployment and lower wages in Quebec; gaps that researchers say carry major economic consequences.
Critics are questioning the solidity of Saab's pitch to deliver 10,000 jobs in Canada if it decides to set up shop here to assemble Gripen fighter jets.
The girl’s disappearance underscores long-standing concerns about the ease with which a parent can take a child to another country without the other parent’s knowledge or consent.
Asbestos cleanup, tight work windows and other TTC delays have slowed the build out of 5G cellular service in Toronto's subway system.
Alberta's UCP government is changing the rules to make it easier for citizens to force a referendum on issues such as the prospect of the province leaving Confederation.
An at-home DNA test given as a birthday gift solved an 80-year family mystery by revealing that a man in Quebec and a man in the Netherlands were long-lost brothers.
Lina Vargas was on the board for almost two years and told Global News that accountability and transparency are fundamental rights for all community members.
Industry Minister Melanie Joly told the House of Commons committee on international trade the move breaches federal contracts tied to manufacturing in Brampton and Windsor, Ont.
A targeted home invasion and kidnapping led to a gunpoint standoff with police and an overnight chase across Toronto. Two suspects remain at large, investigators say.