Oscar-Winner Timothy Hutton Accused Of Raping 14-Year-Old Vancouver Girl In 1983

According to a report published online by BuzzFeed News, Sera Johnston, who last year filed a criminal complaint against Hutton with the Vancouver Police Department, said she was assaulted by the acto...

BC Government Introduces New ICBC Law To Cut Expert Costs

There will be a limit of one expert and expert report for each party for fast-track claims (e.g., claims under $100,000). A maximum of three experts and reports for each party will be set for all othe...

Veteran Arts Advocate Zainub Verjee Receives Governor General’s Awards For Outstanding Contribution In Visual And Media Arts

VANCOUVER - Zainub Verjee, Cultural Administrator, Arts Advocate, Art Critic with deep roots in Vancouver has received the Governor General’s Awards for Outstanding Contribution in Visual and Media ...

Surrey Changes Bylaws To Give Taxi Companies An Equal Playing Field With Ride Hailing

City Council endorsed the following improvements to City bylaws to ensure that all passenger directed vehicles, including taxicabs, reflect the same regulatory environment as provided in the IMBL to t...

Ontario NDP MPP Gurratan Singh Tables Sikh Genocide Awareness Week Bill

WSO President Tejinder Singh Sidhu said, "we welcome the tabling of An Act to Proclaim Sikh Genocide Awareness Week by Brampton East MPP Gurratan Singh. The acknowledgment of the Sikh Genocide and pas...

Three Indo-Canadians From Calgary Busted In Alleged Fraud Involving Semi Trucks

Lakhbir Singh Dhaliwal, Baltej Singh Dhaliwal, and Nasib Kaur Dhaliwal, all of Calgary are facing numerous charges related to auto thefts. Police say the owners of Lakha Trucking reported the vehicles...

Disappointment And Criticism Greets NDP Government's Final Approval To Create Surrey Police Force

Opposition Surrey Councillor Linda Annis says that even though the province has given Surrey the go-ahead to create a local police board, she feels there has been a serious lack of transparency with t...

Surrey Police Transition Chairman Wally Oppal Says Local Police Will Be More Costly To Taxpayers

Respected Supreme Court judge and former BC Attorney General Wally Oppal, who is also the chair of the Surrey Policing Transition Task Force, provided an update at the Surrey Board of Trade meeting on...

NDP Calls On Trudeau Liberals To Make Changes To Improve Media Support Fund

The first change would move the cap for a salary admissible for a tax credit from $55,000 to $85,000. The second change would increase the amount of the salary admissible for a tax credit from 25% to ...