Surrey families and future residents will benefit as the Province confirms the acquisition of two more school sites. Securing the sites will help with future planning, so schools can be built more quickly. "Our government is acting now to make sure land is in place to build new schools for students, as Surrey's population continues to grow," said Rob Fleming, Minister of Education. "These are forward-thinking investments that will be vital to getting more students out of portables and into the positive, engaging and inspiring classrooms that they deserve." The Government of B.C. is provid

The coroner's service is calling on the B.C. government to improve the oversight of commercial vehicles after reviewing the death of a young woman who fell from a party bus in Vancouver. 23 year old Chelsea James died on Jan. 9, 2016, after she fell against the vehicle's passenger door and it opened suddenly, causing her to tumble onto the street where she was struck by its rear tires. Coroner Cynthia Hogan says in her report released Tuesday that the bus had a long history of door malfunctions and was issued with multiple repair orders, but a provincial oversight agency allowed it to keep op

Police are asking the public to help further their investigation into the homicide of a 24-year-old man from Coquitlam, B.C., who is being described as a talented soccer player. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the body of Edi Bogere-Nyigwo was found on a vacant forested property on Jan. 11 in Maple Ridge. Police say he was last seen leaving his Coquitlam home at 7 p.m. on Dec. 27. Investigators say they're working to determine a motive and want those who knew Bogere-Nyigwo to come forward, adding there's nothing to suggest his killing was linked to a gang conflict. Sgt. Frank

The RCMP say a private instructor has been charged with sexual interference after allegedly abusing two former students in Surrey, B.C. The Special Victims Unit says investigators believe there may be more alleged victims in the community and are encouraging anyone with more information to come forward. The Mounties say the investigation began last July when they received a report of sexual interference involving two victims who were youths when the incidents allegedly took place between 2010 and 2012. The incidents are alleged to have occurred at a private home in the Newton neighbourhood wh

Health officials say a case of corona virus has been identified in B.C. But provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the first case is not unexpected. She says a man in his 40s returned to the Metro Vancouver area last week from a trip to Wuhan, China and began showing symptoms of the virus a day or two later. Henry says the man had already self-isolated himself so any contact was primarily limited to family members but none of them have shown symptoms and the man is recovering in isolation at home. Health officials say the risk of spread remains low in B.C.

Sonia Furstenau, a Green member of the British Columbia legislature known for her fight against a contaminated-soil quarry in her community, is running for the party's leadership. Furstenau, who represents the Cowichan Valley riding on Vancouver Island, promised at a news conference Monday to build on her party's progress and set it up for another election breakthrough. Former leader Andrew Weaver was the lone Green member of the legislature until Furstenau and Adam Olsen joined him following the 2017 election, marking a historic moment for the party. The three-member caucus signed a deal to s

The mayor of Metro Vancouver's second-most populous city says ride-hailing is operating illegally in his municipality and drivers who are caught will be fined. Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum told a news conference Monday that ride-hailing companies require a municipal business licence and his city has not created a licensing regime. The city earlier warned Uber to stop operations although the company said it had all the necessary provincial licences. McCallum says 18 warnings were issued to drivers over the weekend but the grace period is over and any violators will be ticketed and face a fine of

B-C officials say a wolf that had been spotted roaming near the provincial legislature is on its way back to the wilderness. The wolf was first spotted on Saturday in the James Bay area of Victoria and was captured yesterday after police and residents worked to keep it contained until the B-C Conservation Officer Service arrived. The adult male wolf was tranquilized and safely removed. The conservation service says in a tweet that the wolf was determined to be a suitable candidate for release and was being transferred to an undisclosed wilderness location.

The RCMP say a series of four separate sexual assaults in and around Glen Park in Coquitlam, B.C., are linked. The Mounties say in a news release Monday that the first two incidents happened on Dec. 16 and Dec. 19, and two more cases occurred last Wednesday and on Saturday. The release says in each incident, the suspect targeted an adult woman by touching or slapping her and quickly running away. The alleged attacks all happened between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Cpl. Michael McLaughlin of Coquitlam RCMP says the incidents happened so quickly that no one saw the suspect's face, but he's described as a