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BC Court of Appeal refuses to reverse a ministerial extradition order for a BC man facing drug charges in US

The BC Court of Appeal has refused to reverse a ministerial extradition order for a BC man facing drug charges in the United States. In a reserved decision released today, a three-justice panel of the province's highest court rejects Gurpreet Singh Sandhu's request for a judicial review of the extradition that will send him to the US to face charges including conspiracy to distribute cocaine and heroin in Washington state. Sandhu is one of five people charged in the case, which allegedly occurred over several months in 2014. The Appeal Court rejects Sandhu's arguments that the extradition ord...

Surrey: Public warning issued against interacting with two men

Surrey RCMP in partnership with the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia (CFSEU-BC) is issuing a public warning due to an increased threat to public safety posed by two individuals involved in gang activity...

Familiar baby names tops in B.C. for 2022

Noah is the front-runner for the most popular name for babies born this year in British Columbia.Noah is followed by Olivia, Oliver, Liam, Theodore, Jack, Emma, Lucas, Leo and Sofia, according to the Vital Statistics Agency's preliminary figures for 2022.In 2021, the top names for babies born in B.C. were Olivia, Liam, Noah, Emma, Jack, Theodore, Benjamin, Charlotte, Oliver and Ava.Only names that occur five or more times are listed.From Jan. 1 to Dec. 8, 2022, 37,801 babies were born in B.C.In 2021, 44,073 babies were born in B.C. ...

Richmond RCMP is asking for public assistance in locating a missing 34 year old woman

Richmond RCMP is asking for public assistance in locating a missing 34-year old woman. Sarah Peck of Quebec was reported missing on December 29, 2022. She had traveled to BC to visit family and was overdue in returning home. Sara...

Farm workers who hand-harvest crops get rate increase Jan. 1

Farm workers and producers are reminded that the minimum wage for agricultural piece rates will increase by 2.8% on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023.The increase applies to 15 agricultural crops that are harvested by hand, as specified in the employment standards regulation, including peaches, apricots, Brussels sprouts, daffodils, mushrooms, apples, beans, blueberries, cherries, grapes, pears, peas, prune plums, raspberries and strawberries.The increase is based on B.C.'s average annual inflation rate in 2021 and is consistent with the 2.8% increase to the minimum hourly wage that came into effect on Jun...

Year-end message from Mayor Brenda Locke

"As we say goodbye to 2022 and hello to a brand-new year, the City of Surrey continues to go through transformative changes. Though my time in the Mayor’s chair has only just begun, the new City Council and I have taken significan...

Arrest made for shots Fired in Tsawwassen, no injuries sustained

On December 29th, 2022, at approximately 3:25 am, the Delta Police Department responded to reports of shots fired in the 5300 block of 4A Avenue, Tsawwassen. Upon arrival, officers confirmed that shots had been fired into a reside...

No injuries as CP freight train hits truck near Kamloops, B.C.

A Canadian Pacific freight train has collided with a CP truck that was travelling along tracks east of Kamloops, B.C. The collision happened at about 10:30 a.m. The truck burst into flames after the apparently head-on crash on tracks along the south side of the South Thompson River. First responders say the train was not carrying any dangerous goods. An emailed statement from CP says no one was hurt and there was no derailment when the train ``contacted'' the company's truck. It says an investigation is underway. ...

Shooting in Richmond on Christmas Eve

On the late afternoon on December 24, Richmond RCMP received a report of a shooting in the 8000 block of Greenfield Drive. When frontline officers arrived at the residence, they discovered that a man had been shot. He was transported to the hospital for treatment of his serious but non-life-threatening injuries. A man was arrested at the scene and was taken into custody. The man has subsequently been released. This incident appears to be an issue between family members, says Staff Sergeant Gene Hsieh, Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge of Major Crime Unit, Richmond Detachment. While the invest...

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Head of Canadian Ukrainian group defends Yaroslav Hunka

The president of the Ukrainian National Federation of Canada is defending a Second World War veteran of a Nazi unit who was recently lauded as a hero in Canada's Parliament.Jurij Klufas has not met 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka but s...

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