Two people have been hurt in a blast that has destroyed a home in northwest Surrey. Fire officials say the single-family home was engulfed when they arrived just before nine p.m. last night. Of the four people in the house, assistant fire chief Shelley Morris says two escaped unhurt, but the other two had to be treated in hospital. A cause of the explosion is under investigation.

David Eby will be sworn in as British Columbia's 37th premier by Lt. Gov. Janet Austin on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. The ceremony will take place at Government House. Timing and other details for media will be provided in the coming days.The November break of the fall legislative session will be extended leading up to the swearing-in ceremony. Eby will meet the legislative assembly as premier during the week of Nov. 21.

Vancouver Police today released photos of a man who allegedly assaulted a taxi driver, leaving the cabbie with life-altering injuries. The assault occurred August 14 after the driver picked up a man near the Commercial-Broadway SkyTrain station. The suspect assaulted the driver while inside the taxi and left him with serious injuries, then fled."Investigators have been unable to identify the suspect and are now turning to the public for assistance," says Constable Tania Visintin. "Anyone who recognizes this suspect is asked to call our investigators."VPD’s Major Crime Section can be contacte

Surrey RCMP is advising the public of an arrest of a youth and seizure of two stolen vehicles with full jerry cans inside. On October 19, 2022 at 9:49 am, a concerned resident called police to report a suspicious vehicle in the 9800-block of 134 Street. Surrey RCMP Auto Crime Target Team (ACTT) immediately attended the area and through extensive patrols, located the vehicle almost an hour later in the 13100-block of 98A Avenue. The vehicle had stolen licence plates.ACTT and Community Response Unit (CRU) set up surveillance on the vehicle, which lead to the arrest of one youth, and the recovery

The Honourable Janet Austin, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, has met with Premier John Horgan, and has accepted his advice that David Eby become the next premier of British Columbia. The Lieutenant Governor has also accepted the resignation of John Horgan as premier of British Columbia, effective on the date the next premier is sworn in.The Lieutenant Governor also met with premier-designate Eby and looks forward to administering his oath of office in the near future.The Lieutenant Governor extends her sincere gratitude to Premier Horgan for his many years of service to the Province,

An early morning fire in a hotel parking lot in Smithers caused significant damage to multiple vehicles including several police vehicles. Just before 4:30 am on October 26, 2022, Smithers RCMP received a request to assist the Smithers Fire Department at the Sunshine Inn located in the 3800 block of 4 Avenue in Smithers, for a report of multiple vehicles on fire in the parking lot. Frontline officers attended and were able to assist in getting the fire under control. The fire did not cause any damage to the hotel, however 8 vehicles, including 4 RCMP and one BC Ambulance were damaged or comple

Planning for Cst. Shaelyn Yang’s funeral is now underway. A statement from the family is expected in the days to come, however, the need to provide the family time and space is important as they go through the grieving process and prepare for the funeral.The details for the funeral at this time are as follows:Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 11 a.m.Venue: Richmond Olympic Oval, 6111 River Road, Richmond, B.C.The RCMP is working with a number of individuals, groups and businesses that may be directly impacted, prior to providing recommendations and directions such as traffic closures to t

Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers has released its list of BC's five most wanted criminals. Topping the tally is Rabih Alkhalil, the man being tried for a brazen, suspected targeted murder in Vancouver, who broke out of jail in July with the help of two accomplices, just weeks before his first-degree trial was supposed to end. The 35 year old, who uses the first name of Robbie, also tops the national list of most-wanted criminals, and is the subject of a $250,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. The other four men on the Crime Stoppers list are wanted for various offences ranging fr

The federal government has appointed three new judges to the British Columbia Supreme Court and raised another to the B.C. Court of Appeal. A statement from the Department of Justice says Justice Ronald Skolrood, who has served on the B.C. Supreme Court since 2013, has been raised to the province's highest court, replacing Justice G. Bruce Butler, who is scaling back to a part-time workload.The three newly appointed justices include Anita Chan, a Crown prosecutor with 27 years of experience, Joseph Doyle, a private practice lawyer with experience in civil, criminal and administrative law, and