CanadaOct 28, 2025
Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers highlights top five most wanted suspects this Halloween
Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers has released its annual list of British Columbia’s five most wanted criminals, calling on the public to help locate them as Halloween approaches. The announcement was made Tuesday at Cougar Creek’s House of Horrors in Surrey, where officials urged residents to share any information that could lead to arrests.
The list includes Omid Mashinchi, 43, and Gurkirat Singh, 26, who also appear on BOLO Canada’s national 25 Most Wanted list. Other fugitives include Amir Navarchi, 40, John Norman MacKenzie, 64, and Jean-Sébastien Philippe Eric Ferland, 43.
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CanadaOct 28, 2025
Canada Post and postal workers’ union to resume talks amid ongoing rotating strikes
Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) are preparing to return to the bargaining table later this week as rotating strikes continue to disrupt mail delivery across the country.
Both sides have confirmed they will meet with a federal mediator, though no specific date has been set. The renewed discussions mark the latest attempt to resolve nearly two years of tense negotiations over a new collective agreement covering about 55,000 postal employees.
Union members launched rotating strikes more than a month ago, shortly after the federal government announced a series of policy
BCOct 28, 2025
Avian flu resurges in Fraser Valley with nine new poultry outbreaks this month
Health officials have confirmed a new wave of avian influenza outbreaks across British Columbia’s Fraser Valley, marking the province’s first cases in nearly a year. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says nine commercial poultry flocks in Abbotsford and Chilliwack have tested positive for the virus since mid-October.
The latest surge began on October 14, when the first outbreak of the season was detected in Abbotsford. Eight additional cases were reported in the following days, six of them in Chilliwack-area farms. The return of infections coincides with the annual fall migration
BCOct 28, 2025
Two youth arrested after reported robbery at New Westminster’s Moody Park
New Westminster Police say two youth have been arrested following a reported robbery involving a child at Moody Park on Saturday evening.
Officers were called around 5:30 p.m. on October 26 after a parent reported that their child, under the age of 16, had been grabbed from behind by two other youth who demanded money. Police determined that one of the suspects was known to the victim.
Both suspects were located nearby, arrested for robbery, and later released to their guardians while the investigation continues.
“This is a concerning incident for both the young victim and their family,” s
BCOct 28, 2025
Abbotsford teen faces fines and licence suspension after high-speed stop on Highway 1
A 17-year-old Abbotsford driver is facing multiple penalties and a suspended licence after BC Highway Patrol officers caught him speeding at nearly 180 kilometres per hour on Highway 1 earlier this month.
Police say the teenager, a Class 7 novice driver, was stopped around 7:45 a.m. on October 19 near Clearbrook Road. The grey Honda sedan he was driving was clocked at 178 km/h in a 100 zone, despite wet road conditions. Officers later confirmed he had obtained his licence only in January and was carrying two passengers who were not family members, a violation of novice restrictions.
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