AlbertaJun 11, 2025
Alberta premier says province is looking to entice private-sector pipeline builder
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is working to entice a private-sector player to build a crude pipeline to coastal waters.
She urged attendees at the Global Energy Show to keep up the pressure on Ottawa to help speed along such a nation-building project.
Smith has been enthusiastic about reviving a plan to ship oilsands crude to Prince Rupert on the northern B.C. coast for export to Asia.
But she says that's never going to happen as long as there's a tanker ban in place on the West Coast.
Smith is also keen on accessing global markets via a pipeline to the Port of Churchill i
CanadaJun 11, 2025
Carney taps former finance deputy minister Sabia to head Privy Council
Michael Sabia, a veteran of the public and private sector, will become the next head of the Privy Council in Ottawa.
Sabia will take over the role on July 7, after serving as the CEO of Hydro-Québec since 2023.
CanadaJun 11, 2025
SPS investigating after shots fired at Newton neighbourhood business
Surrey Police Service (SPS) officers are investigating a shots fired at a Newton neighbourhood business.
On Tuesday, June 10 at 9:30 am, SPS was called to a business located in 7000 block of 128 Street for a report of shots fired that had occurred sometime during the night. Upon police arrival it was quickly determined that the shots were fired during the night while the business was closed and there were no injuries reported.
Surrey Police Service’s Front Line Investigative Support Team (FLIST) has assumed conduct of the investigation. This investigation is continuing and connections to
BCJun 11, 2025
SPS advises of large Outlaw Motorcycle Gang presence in Surrey
Surrey Police Service (SPS) is advising the public of a significant Outlaw Motorcycle Gang presence in Surrey between Thursday, June 12 and Sunday, June 15.
Motorists are advised that SPS, as well as police from neighbouring jurisdictions, will be monitoring a very large Hells Angels motorcycle procession that is expected to draw over 700 motorcyclists beginning at 11:30 tomorrow morning in Coquitlam and end at a banquet hall in the 12300 block Patullo Place, Surrey.
This traffic-related event is likely to cause delays to motorists in parts of the City of Surrey tomorrow, June 12, 2025, be
WorldJun 11, 2025
At least 49 people have died in flooding in South Africa, officials say
At least 49 people have died in flooding in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province after an extreme cold front brought heavy rain and snow to parts of the country, officials said Wednesday.
Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane said the death toll was provided by police.
The toll included six students who were washed away when their school bus was caught in floodwaters near a river on Tuesday, Mabuyane told journalists. He said four other students were missing.
Mabuyane’s office had reported seven deaths in the floods on Tuesday.
BCJun 11, 2025
Surrey forum to address extortion calls, public safety: Satish Kumar
Following the shooting at Reflections Banquet Hall in Surrey, business owner Satish Kumar spoke to Connect FM today in an exclusive interview on the morning show and raised questions on the credibility on the steps being taken by the police agencies in dealing with extortion issues in the area.
He said that a forum is being organized next Sunday (June 15) from 2 pm to 4 pm. Satish Kumar said that a forum on ransoms will be held at Reflections Banquet Hall at 2 pm and he appealed to the community to join the forum and discuss the matter.
He said that Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke is going to join t
CanadaJun 11, 2025
Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara calls for PM Modi's G-7 visit to be pulled
Surrey's Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib Security has written a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney expressing its deep disappointment over the invitation to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the G-7.
Sikh Federation of Canada spokesperson Maninder Singh said that we all feel that this is like rubbing salt in the wounds and the Foreign Affairs Commission has also confirmed that the Sikh community has been suffering from continuous violence by agents of the Indian government for the past several years.
The letter to the Prime Minister has demanded the withdrawal of Modi's invitation and
BCJun 11, 2025
BC Ferries picks Chinese shipyard to build four new boats
BC Ferries has chosen a Chinese shipyard to build four new ferries for its passenger fleet, with the first arriving by 2029.
CEO Nicolas Jimenez says BC Ferries won't release the cost of the contract with China Merchants Industry Weihai Shipyards, and adds he's not worried about becoming a geopolitical bargaining chip in tensions between Canada and China.
CanadaJun 11, 2025
SPS officers rescue two residents in suspicious overnight fire
Surrey Police Service (SPS) is investigating a suspicious overnight fire in Surrey’s Newton neighbourhood that has left two vehicles and one home damaged, and several residents displaced.
Shortly before 1:45 am on June 11, 2025, SPS Frontline officers responded to reports from a resident in the 13400 block 64 Avenue that a house on his street was on fire. Officers quickly arrived and encountered two vehicles and the front of a house on fire and active explosions happening. Residents of a basement suite were able to safely be evacuated but officers were advised about two upstairs residents.