Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday affirmed India's continued commitment to developing strong and friendly relations with Iran and thanked Iranian leadership for the progress in Chabahar project. The Prime Minister made the remarks during his meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, who is in India for the Raisina Dialogue 2020. Zarif, who called on the Prime Minister, shared his perspectives on the recent developments in the region. The Prime Minister mentioned India's strong interest in peace, security and stability in the region. Tensions escalated between Iran and the US

Richmond RCMP Serious Crimes Unit is releasing the photo of Satvir Singh Sanghera, the 49-year old Richmond resident accused in multiple allegations of crimes against vulnerable women and women in the sex trade. Original release here. “We acknowledge that persons in the community may be very sensitive to seeing the image of Mr. Sanghera. Our investigators have taken comprehensive steps to assist those victims with health services from our partner agencies in advance of this notification. We ask those that may be affected that have not already contacted our Detachment to seek professional su

RCMP say the alleged sale of illicit drugs at a home in Chilliwack has led to an investigation resulting in the separate arrests of three people. Police say officers also seized about 30 baggies containing what's believed to be crack cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl, along with drug paraphernalia and cash at another home in the Fraser Valley community. Property linked to thefts reported to police was also found at the second home. Police say a report recommending drug-related charges will be forwarded to the public prosecution service.

A man found dead on the street in Burnaby has been identified, and investigators believe his death is linked to the drug trade. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Unit says 51-year-old Joseph Vincent Morrissey of Vancouver died under suspicious circumstances. Morrissey's body was found Monday (in the 6700-block of Fourth Street) and police say his injuries are consistent with foul play. Sergeant Frank Jang is appealing for pedestrians or anyone with dash-camera footage to contact IHIT if they were in the area of Lakefield Drive and Fourth Street and happened to see any suspicious activity

A women's shelter in Vancouver received a royal visit on Tuesday from Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex.The Downtown Eastside Women's Centre shared photo of Meghan's visit on Facebook.The shelter says staff spoke with her about issues affecting women in the community.Meghan and her husband Prince Harry recently announced they will step down from senior royal duties and split their time between Canada and the U.K.The Queen has since said she is supportive of the couple's decision.British Columbia Premier John Horgan has said he's already had conversations with the prime minister about the couple po

It's possible "an entire generation" of boys in Summerland, B.C., may have been surreptitiously recorded in the nude at the community's pool over a 10- to 15-year period, a judge said Monday before passing sentence on a former lifeguard who created the videos. Edward Casavant, 55, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography, making child pornography, voyeurism and sexual exploitation of a person with a disability, and was sentenced to six years in prison. With enhanced credit for time served, Casavant, who gave himself the nickname "Eddie Spaghetti" and retired from his job at the Summe

Operators of the Sea to Sky Gondola say the attraction will reopen ahead of schedule after vandals cut the ride's main cable last August. The company says operations in Squamish, B.C., will resume Feb. 14, several weeks ahead of the previously estimated date. The ride's 30 cabins, each capable of carrying eight people, smashed to the ground but the vandalism occurred while the attraction was closed and no one was hurt. The main cable and 30 new cabins arrived from Europe in the months after the incident and general manager Kirby Brown says final safety inspections and certification by Technic

A WestJet plane bound for Victoria from Calgary has landed in Vancouver after striking a bird in the air. A statement from the company says WestJet flight 209 reported hitting the bird while inbound to Victoria. The statement says a decision was made to divert to Vancouver due to the availability of maintenance resources. It says the flight landed normally and the aircraft has subsequently been removed from service for required safety inspections. WestJet says it sincerely apologizes for the interruption to passengers' travel plans and any inconvenience it may have caused. It adds all 31

Iran's judiciary has announced it has arrested "some individuals" in connection with the accidental downing of a Ukrainian airliner that claimed the lives of all 176 people aboard. Without providing additional details, Judiciary spokesperson Gholamhossein Esmaili said that "extensive investigations have taken place and some individuals are arrested", Al Jazeera reported. After the initial denial, Iran on Saturday admitted that its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had shot down the plane in a "disastrous mistake." Iran's delayed acknowledgement on the same had triggered protests in Teh