CANADA IN BRIEF

Police say killing case of road rage

Vancouver police say a road rage attack appears to be at the centre of a death early Friday morning.

Police say they received a 911 call about a man shot on a street under the Iron Workers Memorial Bridge.

When they arrived, they found a man dead of gunshot wounds and a woman with minor injuries.

Police say the evidence suggests the homicide was the result of a road rage incident between the victim and a suspect in a white sedan.

No arrests have been made and the victim won’t be identified until his family is notified.

Man dead after house fire

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — One man is dead following what police say was a residential explosion and fire in Abbotsford, B.C., on Thursday.

The incident happened just after 4:15 p.m. on Ponderosa Street.

Police say six adults and two children were able to escape the house, which Sgt. Judy Bird says was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived.

Bird says the investigation is in its early stages and the cause of the explosion and fire is not yet known.

Chicken strips recalled in B.C.

OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says a frozen food company is recalling a line of chicken strips in British Columbia and the Prairies due to possible bacterial contamination.

Pinty’s Delicious Foods Inc.’s ovenroasted chicken breast strips have been recalled from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba following tests by the CFIA.

The agency says the pre-cooked fare may be contaminated with a strain of Listeria.

The recalled cutlets were from two batches with best-before dates of Aug. 9 and Aug. 15.

CFIA warns that the food may not look or smell spoiled but can still lead to sickness.

The agency says that pregnant and elderly people are particularly at risk. Symptoms can include nausea, fever and muscle aches.