PANDEMIC: 2020 Was Deadliest Year For Drug Overdose Deaths In BC

There were 1,716 deaths due to illicit drugs in 2020 in B.C., representing a 74% increase over the number of deaths recorded in 2019 (984). The number of illicit drug toxicity deaths in 2020 equates t...

Surrey Gets Tree City Designation For Second Consecutive Year

The Tree Cities of the World Program is an international initiative intended to recognize cities and towns that are committed to ensuring their urban forests are celebrated, properly maintained and su...

Indo-Canadian Party Host Among Two Arrested By VPD For Health Order Violations

Manjinder Sagoo is charged with three counts of failing to comply with an order of the health officer, contrary to Section 99 on the B.C. Public Health Act. Sanad Rayes is charged with two counts of f...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend Sees 11 Deaths And 1462 Cases With Variant Cases On The Rise

While deaths remained moderate, daily cases of COVID-19 continued their 500 plus pace during the weekend but saw a drop in the last 24 hours to 385 cases. Meanwhile the more contagious Variants are al...

South Asian Suspects Sought As VPD Warns The Public About Rise In Distraction Thefts

On January 28 near Main Street and East 41st Avenue, a man, a woman and three children in a black minivan approached the victim and claimed to need money to get to Montreal. The suspects drove the vic...

Linda Annis Says Councillors Shouldn’t Be Voting For Their Own Pay Raises

Surrey First Councillor Linda Annis doesn’t believe the city’s mayor and councillors should be voting on their own pay raises. Annis said the in camera vote to increase the pay of the mayor and ea...

Multiple Investigations Underway Into Indo-Canadian RCMP Officer’s Suicide

Three separate investigations are now underway into the tragic death of a Richmond RCMP officer Const. Jasmine Thiara. The Independent Investigations Office, B.C.’s civilian police watchdog, said it...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Cases Again Rise Above 600 As Four More Deaths Reported Friday

The ongoing spread of COVID-19 in BC remains at a steady pace of mid 500 on a daily basis as seen from Friday numbers which hit 600 again after a long while. There were four new deaths. Dr. Bonnie Hen...

New Westminster To Commemorate Komagata Maru By Renaming Ferry Docks

New Westminster City council has unanimously voted to rename the Q to Q ferry docks to remember the 1914 incident, following others that have taken steps to remember the tragedy. The Japanese steamshi...