A man is hospitalized with serious injuries following a shooting in the Bear Creek area of Surrey this morning.The shooting happened in the driveway of a residence in the 8100 block of 144A Street.According to unconfirmed sources, the victim is a Punjabi and Kabaddi promoter.RCMP believes it was a targeted attack, although the motive is unclear.Police say anyone in the area with information or video can contact them at 604-599-0502.

The atmosphere has heated up in the case of threats given to Conservative MP of Canada Michael Chong's family living in Hong Kong.Foreign Minister Melanie Joly has warned that all options are open, including expelling a Chinese diplomat accused of helping to target Chong's family.Jolly said that Chinese Ambassador Cong Peiwu is being summoned.Jolly gave this information while attending a parliamentary committee meeting in Ottawa.The Foreign Minister has made this strong comment following a report in which it was revealed that a Chinese diplomat living in Canada was also involved in targeting M

The public-sector union representing Canada Revenue Agency employees has struck a tentative deal with the federal government, ending a strike of 35,000 workers just after the tax season wrapped up.The announcement of a prospective agreement comes after the government and Public Service Alliance of Canada came to separate deals that ended a strike of more than 120,000 other public servants.CRA employees represented by PSAC's Union of Taxation Employees were still on strike two days after the federal tax-filing deadline.The union threatened earlier today that it would plan to send its members to

International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan is announcing $71 million in humanitarian aid for Sudan and two neighbouring countries that are dealing with a large number of refugees in the wake of a violent crisis.Sajjan says the funds will flow through agencies of the United Nations and the Red Cross as well as non-governmental organizations to provide basic food, water and health services.Nearly $31 million will go toward Sudan, while slightly more will be sent to South Sudan, which seceded from that country in 2011.Canada will also send $10 million to the Central African Republic, as par

Former MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga will be the next president of the World Bank.The 25-member executive board of the World Bank on Wednesday elected Ajay Banga as president for a five-year term, who will assume his post from June 2.Ajay Banga will be the first person from the Indian-American and American Sikh community to head the World Bank.Banga was nominated for the post by US President Joe Biden in late February.Biden had said that Ajay Banga is the most qualified person to lead this global organization.

A person was killed in a shooting last night in the Guildford area of Surrey.RCMP were called to a parking lot at 108 Avenue and 148 Street around 8 p.m.Sgt. Martin Neveu said they rushed the injured man to hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.The investigation of this matter has been handed over to the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team.Along with this, the police appealed to the public and said that if anyone has dash cam footage, they should immediately inform the police.

The Conservative Party of Canada brought in more donations during the first three months of the year than any other federal party.Financial statements from Elections Canada show the Conservatives raised more than $8.3 million during the first quarter of the year from nearly 46,000 donors.The Tories routinely outperform their political rivals on fundraising, and this time they beat out the governing Liberals by nearly $5 million.The Liberals brought in about $3.6 million from nearly 31,000 donors during the same period.The New Democrats, who agreed to support the Liberals in the minority Parlia

B.C. Premier David Eby says that he has spoken to Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke about the ongoing policing issue between Surrey and the state government.The NDP government has recommended that the ongoing transition from RCMP to municipal police in Surrey be continued.But Mayor Brenda Locke says she and her council are in favor of keeping the RCMP.Locke says her council will review the state government's recommendation on policing, but they want to move forward with their plan to keep the RCMP.Eby says his government is ready to work with the City of Surrey to find a solution to this issue as soon

The Public Service Alliance of Canada, the union that represents more than 120,000 federal workers in Canada, has reached a deal with the government, ending a national strike by Treasury Board workers.However, PSAC says the strike by 35,000 workers with the Canada Revenue Agency is still ongoing over some issues that are being discussed with the government.According to information, 12.6 percent salary increase and a one-time lump sum payment of $2500 at the time of retirement has been agreed between the union and the government.