BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Deadly Week Ends With 11 Deaths And 737 New Cases

A deadly week that saw a record 28 deaths on Thursday came to an end with another 11 people dying of COVID-19 and cases that remained above 700. Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, and...

Wanted Indo-Canadian Gangster Arrested At The Crime Scene Of His Friend’s Murder

Munroop Hayer, 27, was arrested at the scene of the crime where his friend Riyad Rasheed was gunned down. Hayer, who has been charged in a 2019 murder, appeared in Surrey Provincial Court last week on...

Indo-Canadian Cops With VPD Charged With Beating Up A Black Football Player

VPD Cst. Jarrod Sidhu is charged with one count of assault with a weapon for the tasering of Jamiel Moore-Williams and Cst. Jagpret Ghuman is charged with one count of assault for kicking Williams in ...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Alarming 28 Deaths As Cases Again Jump Over 700

The second wave of COVID-19 is hitting BC hard when it comes to people dying from the virus but Thursday’s 28 deaths is alarming as daily case numbers again go above 700. Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s pr...

Woman Killed In Surrey Identified As Lisa Ellie Marie Baines

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has identified the woman found shot to death in Newton last week as 29-year-old Lisa Ellie Marie Baines. On December 3, at 5:34 a.m., police found Bai...

BC To Begin Rolling Out COVID-19 Vaccine Next Week But Majority To Get The Shots Next Year

The first round of approximately 4,000 COVID-19 immunizations will begin on the Lower Mainland next week now that vaccine deployment simulations are complete, the government announced. "The pandemic h...

Progressive Indo-American And Hollywood’s Favorite Wins Los Angeles City Council Seat

Progressive Indo-American Nithya Raman has won a fiercely contested race for Los Angeles City Council, beating incumbent council member David Ryu. Hollywood stars Natalie Portman and Jane Fonda were b...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Deaths Keep Piling Up While Caseload Stabilizes

Another 16 people died in BC from COVID-19 even though the cases have stabilized to around the 500-600 range over this week. The current restrictions including canceling Christmas celebrations have be...

BC Economy Remains Vulnerable Due To Heavy Reliance On Housing Industry, Says Fraser Institute

“To a large degree, the B.C. economy has relied on housing construction and industries related to the housing sector, so a housing slump would send shockwaves across the provincial economy,” said ...