BCAug 28, 2025
Police stepping up enforcement ahead of Langley Good Times Cruise-In
Each year, the Langley Good Times Cruise-In brings thousands of visitors to our community to celebrate classic cars and family-friendly fun. Unfortunately, in the past two years, police have observed and responded to large, illegal car gatherings in the days leading up to the event.
These unsanctioned meetups create unsafe conditions for participants, spectators, and other road users. They disrupt residents, generate complaints, and divert police resources from legitimate public safety needs.
The Langley RCMP are making it clear, unsanctioned car gatherings will not be tolerated. Officers will
CanadaAug 28, 2025
Quebec government to ban prayer in public places
The Quebec government says it is planning to ban prayer in public places as part of a move to strengthen secularism in the province.
Secularism Minister Jean-François Roberge says he will table legislation this fall to outlaw public prayer.
He says the government is uneasy with what he describes as a growing phenomenon of people praying in the streets, especially in Montreal.
Premier François Legault last December stated his desire to ban prayer in the streets and other public places, saying he was considering legislation.
The announcement comes after an independent committee made 50 recomme
BCAug 28, 2025
Dump truck hauling coal causes partial closure of Highway #3
A dump truck driver from Chilliwack is facing a Motor Vehicle Act charge after his dump truck jackknifed, hit a car, and caused a partial closure of Highway #3 in Manning Park.
On August 27, 2025, at 1:35 p.m., BC Highway Patrol was called to a collision on Highway #3 just east of Cayuse Flats. The crash involved a dump truck that jackknifed into its own trailer and subsequently collided with a BMW sedan carrying two men from North Vancouver and Burnaby, respectively. The highway was down to a single lane of traffic for several hours.
Injuries were minor, but the BMW was totaled. The dump
CanadaAug 28, 2025
Differences continue between Canada Post and union representing postal workers
The rift between Canada Post and the union representing about 55,000 postal workers has deepened. Canada Post lashed out at the union after talks yesterday, calling its latest demands untenable.
The Crown corporation said the union was "unfortunately" adamant on several things and had made the negotiations "harder" by adding more demands. Canada Post and the union have been struggling to reach a new contract for 18 months.
The Crown corporation said many of the union's proposals would increase its operational costs, so it has urged the union to reconsider its latest demands in light of the f
WorldAug 28, 2025
Nova Scotia Liberal Party announces new bill
The Nova Scotia Liberal Party has announced a new bill, called the Social Media Responsibility Act. If passed, it would prohibit children under the age of 16 from using social media platforms like Facebook, TikTok and Instagram.
Liberal House Leader Iain Rankin will introduce the bill in the Nova Scotia legislature in September. It would be the first such bill in Canada. So far, such legislation has been introduced at the national level in Australia, which is coming into effect in December, and Norway is also in the public consultation phase.
Many experts, including Unplugged Canada, have
IndiaAug 28, 2025
Chief Minister Mann reviews the rising water level in the Beas River
Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann today reached the Beas River to review the rising water level in the Beas River in Punjab. He said that the Punjab government stands with the people to help the flood-hit people. All kinds of help will be provided to the flood-hit people. He reached near the meter gauge on the road leading to Dera Beas and reviewed the water situation.
On this occasion, the Beas River was flowing slightly below the red alert. Due to the floods, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring also visited some villages of Tarn Taran today. Where he
WorldAug 28, 2025
Major Russian attack includes rare strikes on the center of Kyiv, killing at least 18
Authorities say a mass Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital has killed at least 18 people and wounded 48. The attack early Thursday on Kyiv was the first major Russian combined attack on Kyiv in weeks as U.S.-led peace efforts struggle to gain traction.
A Ukrainian official says Russia launched decoy drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles and struck at least 20 locations across seven districts of Kyiv.
This is the first major combined attack on Kyiv since U.S. President Donald Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this month to discuss ending the t
CanadaAug 28, 2025
Canada names new high commissioner to India as both restore relations
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has unveiled Canada's new high commissioner to India, 10 months after both countries expelled their top envoys.
Longtime Canadian diplomat Christopher Cooter will take on the role.
BCAug 27, 2025
Surrey police chief faces questions on law and order situation in the city
An alleged shooting incident has reportedly occurred in the area of 134th Street and 89A Avenue in Surrey around noon today. Allegedly, the shooting target was a home.
This is the second shooting in Surrey in three days. Earlier on Monday, Sidhu Travel Ltd in York Centre had been targeted in a shooting incident.The head of Surrey Police Service, Chief Constable Norm Lipinski, faced some tough questions on the deteriorating Law and Order situation in the city on Connect FM's Dupehar Wala Show (afternoon show). This year, there have been two instances where a local business related to a Hi