The Surrey Police Service says officers charged 25 drivers for excessive speeding over a four-day enforcement period in Surrey, with all vehicles impounded under provincial traffic laws. According to a police release, members of the service’s Road Safety Section conducted traffic enforcement between March 6 and March 9 and stopped multiple drivers travelling far above posted speed limits. Police reported one driver travelling 183 km/h in an 80 km/h zone who also did not have insurance. Another driver was recorded at 139 km/h in a 50 km/h zone and did not have a valid driver’s licence. Addi

Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to meet King Charles III in London next week as part of a European trip that includes a NATO exercise visit and talks with the United Kingdom government. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, Carney will arrive in London on Sunday after travelling to Norway to observe the NATO Cold Response exercises and attend a Nordic–Canada Council summit. The meeting with the King is scheduled for Monday. The visit comes nearly a year after the monarch travelled to Canada to deliver the Speech from the Throne opening the first session of the 45th Parliament of

Canada’s economy lost 84,000 jobs in February, pushing the national unemployment rate up by 0.2 percentage points to 6.7 per cent, according to new data released Friday by Statistics Canada. The agency said the drop represents the largest monthly employment decline outside the COVID-19 lockdown period in about 17 years. Job losses were recorded across both goods-producing and service-producing sectors. Retail and wholesale trade alone saw about 18,000 positions disappear during the month, the report said. Employment losses were particularly concentrated among men aged 25 to 54 and youth betw

Surrey Police Service and the RCMP Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit are investigating a report of shots fired early Thursday morning in the Cloverdale area of Surrey. Police said officers responded at about 4:35 a.m. to reports of gunfire in the 19500 block of 65 Avenue. According to a police release, officers arriving at the scene located multiple shell casings in the area. Investigators also found damage to a nearby residence that may be connected to the shooting. Police said no injuries have been reported. The RCMP Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit General Investigation Uni

Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to remain in Europe for a short private vacation following official visits to Norway and the United Kingdom, according to reports about his upcoming travel schedule. Carney is scheduled to depart on March 13 for Norway before continuing to the United Kingdom for meetings with political leaders. The Prime Minister’s Office says the trip will focus on defence cooperation, global economic shifts and international security issues. During his time in London, Carney is expected to meet British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. According to officials, the discussio

New federal rules limiting how much banks can charge when customers do not have enough money in their accounts to cover a cheque or pre-authorized payment took effect Thursday. The regulations cap non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees at $10 for personal deposit accounts. According to the federal government, banks previously charged as much as $50 for the same type of transaction. Under the new rules, banks are also prohibited from charging more than one NSF fee within two business days for the same deposit account. Financial institutions also cannot charge an NSF fee if the account shortfall is les

A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a 24-year-old man charged with second-degree murder in the death of a Surrey woman who was reported missing in 2024. Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said 24-year-old Amarbir Singh has been charged in the killing of 28-year-old Navdeep Kaur. Police say Kaur was reported missing by family members to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Surrey on Feb. 23, 2024. Investigators with the Surrey RCMP Missing Persons Unit gathered evidence that led them to believe she had been the victim of a homicide. IHIT took over the case in March 2024 and worked wit

Surrey police say a youth has been charged with three counts of indecent exposure following a series of reported incidents in the Clayton Heights and Cloverdale areas. According to a release from the Surrey Police Service and the RCMP Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit, investigators have documented multiple incidents between September 2025 and March 2026. Police allege the suspect exposed himself to women in the Clayton Heights neighbourhood and in downtown Cloverdale. Officers say they have spoken with several victims so far, ranging in age from 14 to 38. Investigators believe additio

Adrienne Charles will represent the Conservatives in Terrebonne, Que., after previously running in the riding during the last federal election. The byelection in Terrebonne was ordered after the Supreme Court annulled the Liberal candidate’s one-vote victory over the Bloc Québécois challenger, triggering a new vote in the riding. In Toronto’s University-Rosedale riding, the Conservatives have nominated Don Hodgson. The seat became vacant after Liberal MP and former federal cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland resigned her position in the House of Commons. A third byelection will take place