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BCMar 16, 2022

One person injured in targeted shooting

On March 16, 2022, at 3:17 a.m., Surrey RCMP responded to the report of shots fired at a residence in the 11200-block of Lansdowne Drive. Police attended and located evidence consistent with a shooting. A 17-year-old youth who is known to police suffered non-life threatening injuries. They were transported to hospital and have since been released. The Surrey RCMP General Investigation Unit has taken conduct of the investigation. The investigation is in the early stages, but all indications are that it was targeted. The shooting does not appear to be linked to the Lower Mainland gang conflict."
AlbertaMar 16, 2022

Alberta's newest legislature member expected to meet up with United Conservative colleagues

Alberta's newest legislature member, Brian Jean, is expected to meet up with his United Conservative colleagues later this week and take the next step in his campaign to get Premier Jason Kenney ousted as party leader. Jean says he will be going to Edmonton to speak truth to power and to get more people signed up to vote against Kenney at the U-C-P's upcoming leadership review. Jean handily defeated seven challengers last night in the Fort McMurray-Lac-La-Biche byelection, winning two-thirds of the votes cast. He says he doesn't expect to be sworn in and take his seat in the house until early
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BCMar 16, 2022

Porch theft led to the arrest of three youths: Surrey RCMP

Surrey RCMP is informing the public that three youths who allegedly stole a parcel from a porch were identified, arrested and referred to extrajudicial measures. On March 4, 2022, Surrey RCMP received a report of a theft of package from a residence located in 8600-block of 156 Street. Police attended and learned that a package containing items such as designer jackets, shoes, sunglasses and t-shirts was stolen.Surrey RCMP Frontline officer’s investigation led to the arrest of 3 youths, who have since been released from custody. The majority of the items stolen have been returned to their rig
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BCMar 16, 2022

No relief in sight from climbing prices in Canada as inflation rate hits 30 year high

There's no relief in sight from climbing prices across the country as Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate hit 5.7 per cent last month, the highest in more than 30 years, and the second straight month above five per cent. Economists say gas prices, grocery costs and housing expenses all contributed to the leap from January's setting of 5.1 per cent. In BC, inflation jumped four-tenths of a point to 4.7 per cent, tying this province and Saskatchewan for the lowest cost of living increase in Canada, but rates are still up sharply in most areas. Victoria saw its rate soar seven basis
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CanadaMar 16, 2022

Vaccinated travellers will no longer need a COVID-19 test to come to Canada: source

Vaccinated travellers will no longer require a negative COVID-19 test to come to Canada as of April 1, according to a source in the federal government. The source, who is not authorized to speak publicly about the upcoming policy change, says an official announcement is expected later this week. At the end of February, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced travellers coming to Canada would be able to present a negative rapid-antigen test at the border as an alternative to a more costly and time-consuming molecular test. At the time, he said he would consider easing COVID-19 travel restri
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CanadaMar 16, 2022

NATO continues to look at ways it can help support and protect Ukrainians but has to make some heartbreaking decisions: PM Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says NATO continues to look at ways it can help support and protect Ukrainians, and continue to prevent the war from expanding and escalating elsewhere. He says that involves making heartbreaking decisions, including turning down Ukraine's request for a no-fly zone. Trudeau says Canada is providing Ukraine with lethal weapons, humanitarian aid and refugee support. He says and there will be further talks on how to support Ukraine when he flies to Brussels next week for a NATO summit.
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WorldMar 16, 2022

Zelenskyy cites Sept. 11 in Congress speech

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged members of the U-S Congress and all Americans to remember Pearl Harbor and September 11th.Zelenskyy used his video address to play an emotional video of the destruction and devastation in his country, saying Ukraine needs the U-S to do more to help it fight Russia.U-S President Joe Biden has insisted there will be no American troops in Ukraine and has resisted Zelenskyy's relentless pleas for warplanes as too risky, saying it could lead to World War Three.
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WorldMar 16, 2022

Two journalists killed in Ukraine

Two journalists working for Fox News were killed in Ukraine after their vehicle came under fire outside of Kyiv, the network said Tuesday. The incident on Monday that took the lives of videographer Pierre Zakrzewski and Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra `Sasha' Kuvshynova's also injured reporter Benjamin Hall, who remains hospitalized. Their vehicle was struck while reporting in Horenka. Zakrzewski was a veteran war photographer who had covered conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria for Fox. Kuvshynova was a 24 year old journalist helping the Fox crews navigate the country. They were the seco
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BCMar 16, 2022

B.C. reports 237 new COVID-19 cases as hospitalizations continue to decrease

B.C. is reporting 237 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 352,965 cases in the province.Note: The numbers of new and total cases are provisional due to a delayed data refresh.The new cases include:Fraser Health: 70Vancouver Coastal Health: 40Interior Health: 69Northern Health: 24Island Health: 34People who reside outside of Canada: zeroThere are 345 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and 50 are in intensive care.In the past 24 hours, no new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,946.There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks. The outbreaks at Mission Creek Landin

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BCMay 16, 2025

Search underway for B.C. woman missing after empty boat washes ashore

Police in Nanaimo, B.C., say a search is underway both at sea and on land after a woman's sailboat was discovered washed ashore and empty. Mounties say 34 year old Amber Nitchman is the registered owner of the 10-metre white sailboat that was found Thursday near Bayshore Drive and Hammond Bay Road off Nanaimo.No one was on the boat, and Nanaimo Search and Rescue, the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Center, the coast guard and Nanaimo RCMP have taken part in a ground and water search for the woman.Police are asking that anyone with information on the case contact investigators immediately.The RCMP h
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BCMay 16, 2025

Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan to be held tomorrow in Prince George

The vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan is being held tomorrow in Prince George, the city's RCMP said in a statement that they are also very excited to participate in this year's annual Sikh vaisakhi parade. Constable Praban Basra said that our relationship with the Sikh community is strong and very important. He said that many of our police officers belong to this community. He said that 7 officers from the Prince George RCMP will participate in this Nagar Kirtan dedicated to vaisakhi. At the same time, the organizers have expressed the hope that hundreds of people from northern BC will join the Nagar
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BCMay 16, 2025

Porter Airlines launches new direct flight between Ottawa and Victoria

B.C.’s capital city of Victoria is now offering direct flights to Ottawa. Porter Airlines has launched a new non-stop flight between Victoria International Airport and Ottawa International Airport. The airline said the flight will depart Victoria at 11:50 a.m. The flight will initially operate four times a week, but the airline plans to operate the flight daily during the peak summer season, which begins June 16. Porter is using a 132-seater aircraft for these flights. Porter’s flight from Ottawa yesterday carried 130 passengers, according to Elizabeth Brown, president and CEO of the Vic
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CanadaMay 16, 2025

Ransom demanded from murdered Harjit Singh Dhadda, family reveals

Ransom was demanded from Punjabi businessman Harjit Singh Dhadda, who was shot dead in broad daylight in Mississauga on Wednesday. This has been revealed by his family. His daughter Gurleen Dhadda said that a ransom of $500,000 was demanded from her father but he refused. Gurleen said that her father said that he would not give a single penny. At the same time, Peel police did not confirm this claim but the victim's family says that they had reported the threats to the police and the police did not take it seriously. Gurleen said that my father was shot dead in broad daylight because our g
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CanadaMay 16, 2025

Canada Post report recommends phasing out daily door-to-door mail delivery

The Industrial Inquiry Commission report on the labour dispute at Canada Post recommends phasing out daily door-to-door letter mail delivery for individual addresses, while daily delivery to businesses should be maintained. It also says the moratoriums on rural post office closures and community mailbox conversions should be lifted.