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CanadaJan 06, 2025

Surrey Police arrest driver after failing to stop at B.C. border crossing

Police in Surrey, B.C., say they arrested the driver of a vehicle with Washington state licence plates who failed to stop at the Pacific Highway border crossing Sunday. The Surrey Police Service says the Canada Border Services Agency flagged a white pickup truck that drove through the border around 8:45 a.m. Surrey police say the truck was spotted on King George Boulevard a short time later "driving erratically" and veering into oncoming traffic. The police service says the driver, who was alone at the wheel, was arrested, and unspecified vehicles were damaged but no one was injured. Surrey po
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CanadaJan 06, 2025

Canada halts new permanent residence applications for parents, grandparents in 2025

Canada in 2025 will stop accepting new applications for permanent residence under the Parents and Grandparents sponsorship programme. IRCC has said they will only process family sponsorship applications submitted in 2024 under the Parents and Grandparents Program. For 2025, IRCC aims to process no more than 15,000 sponsorship applications. For those Canadian citizens and permanent residents wanting their parents and grandparents to stay longer in Canada, the super visa option remains available, permitting visits lasting up to five years per stay. The Parents and Grandparents Program enables C
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CanadaJan 06, 2025

Most-recent Edmonton cold weather response ends Monday

With temperatures set to rise, the City of Edmonton says it will deactivate its extreme weather response on Monday at 9 a-m. The city will stop running its expanded overnight shuttle service and overnight emergency shelter this week. The extreme weather response was activated on December 30th, due to the extreme cold.
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CanadaJan 06, 2025

Edmonton police charge man in partner's homicide after woman found dead on riverbank

Edmonton Police have laid charges after a woman was found dead on a bank of the North Saskatchewan River last week. In a news release, police say a 31-year-old man has been arrested and charged with second degree murder. The man and the victim were known to each other, the release says. The victim has been identified as 43-year-old Ashley Burke. Police say her death is considered an intimate partner homicide. They say they will continue to withhold the cause of death for investigative purposes.
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CanadaJan 06, 2025

Trudeau expected to step down this week, Globe and Mail reports

The Globe and Mail is reporting that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce he is stepping down as Liberal party leader as early as Monday. Trudeau has faced mounting calls for his resignation from MPs in his caucus as public opinion polls have continued to put the governing Liberals trailing far behind the Conservatives. The Globe report says three sources, who weren't authorized to speak about the matter publicly, did not know a specific timeline but they expected Trudeau would announce his plans before a national caucus meeting scheduled for Wednesday. The Canadian Press has
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CanadaJan 03, 2025

Trudeau Attends Virtual Cabinet Committee Meeting on Canada-US Relations

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended a virtual meeting of the cabinet committee on Canada-US relations, as the inauguration of Donald Trump as U.S. president approaches. Trump, set to be sworn in on January 20, has threatened to impose tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico. Meanwhile, Trudeau faces mounting challenges, including managing government operations effectively while mitigating potential trade disputes. Pressure on Trudeau to resign has intensified, both within and outside the Liberal caucus, especially after Chrystia Freeland stepped down from the cabinet last month.
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CanadaJan 03, 2025

Canada Opens First U.S. Pre-Clearance Facility to Strengthen Border Security

Canada is opening its first pre-clearance facility in the United States as part of a plan to strengthen border security amid increasing pressure from President Trump.The Canada Border Services Agency announced Thursday that the initiative will be a two-year pilot project. It will result in the closure of Quebec's Covey Hill Port of Entry, with travelers instead entering Canada through a joint facility at the Cannon Corners Port of Entry on the New York side. Travelers will undergo thorough vetting to ensure no one enters illegally.Additionally, travelers will not be able to submit asylum claim
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CanadaJan 03, 2025

Mounties in Richmond say they are investigating an alleged robbery involving a firearm.

Police say a woman was allegedly robbed at gunpoint at an A-T-M at Lansdowne Centre Mall just after 9 p-m on December 10th. R-C-M-P say a man entered the vestibule, approached them woman from behind, pointed a gun at her, and robbed her of 250 dollars before fleeing the scene. Mounties say the suspect was gone when they arrived and theynare appealing for witnesses to contact them.
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CanadaJan 03, 2025

Athabasca 'chop shop' bust yields millions in stolen vehicles

Police in a community north of Edmonton say they have recovered millions of dollars in stolen property after dismantling a chop shop. Athabasca R-C-M-P say a G-P-S tracking system in a vehicle that was reported stolen on Sunday led police to a rural property, where they say stolen items were being dismantled and repurposed for illegal resale. Police say they found multiple stolen vehicles including semi-trucks and trailers, off-road vehicles, and heavy equipment and parts. A 36-year-old man from Athabasca is facing charges.

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BCSep 04, 2026

Sandy Dosanjh Withdraws as Surrey Council Candidate

The Conservative Party of Surrey has confirmed that Sandy Dosanjh has withdrawn her candidacy for the upcoming Surrey city council elections. The decision comes after her husband, Vancouver Police Constable Kalwinder Dosanjh, was named in fraud cases involving approximately $3 million. Sandy Dosanjh was recently introduced as a star candidate on the team led by Surrey mayoral candidate Honveer Singh Randhawa. However, she has now stepped aside, citing a family legal crisis. The Conservative Party of Surrey is campaigning on promises to lower taxes, improve public safety and put families first.
BCSep 04, 2026

B.C. Unemployment Rate Rises to 6.5% as Province Loses 5,500 Jobs in August

British Columbia’s unemployment rate rose by 0.3 percentage points to 6.5% in August, while the province recorded a net loss of about 5,500 jobs, according to Statistics Canada. The province lost approximately 26,000 full-time jobs during the month. However, this was partly offset by an increase of about 20,600 part-time positions, bringing the overall net job loss to roughly 5,500. B.C. Conservatives blamed the job losses directly on the NDP government, saying the province continues to lose full-time jobs and accusing the government of failing to protect traditional industries such as fores
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IndiaSep 04, 2026

Dr. Gurpreet Kaur Sends Legal Notices to Sukhpal Khaira and Bikram Majithia

Punjab Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira and Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Majithia have been served legal notices by Dr. Gurpreet Kaur, wife of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. In the notice, Dr. Gurpreet Kaur alleged that Khaira had published and circulated allegedly false, defamatory and objectionable content, including graphic posters and videos related to her, across social media platforms. Khaira has been given 24 hours to remove and withdraw the alleged content from his social media accounts. The notice also demands that he refrain from creating or circulating similar material i
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BCSep 04, 2026

Vancouver Police Officer Kal Dosanjh Suspended After Fraud, Theft Charges

Vancouver Police Officer Kal Dosanjh has been suspended with immediate effect after being charged with multiple counts of fraud and theft. Vancouver Police Chief Steve Rai announced the suspension during a news conference on Friday. He said the 50-year-old officer has been charged with four counts each of fraud over $5,000 and theft over $5,000, along with one count of breach of trust. Rai said the investigation began in December 2023. So far, 19 victims have come forward, although police believe there may be additional victims. A 51-year-old Surrey man, Sarabjit Singh Gill, has also been char
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BCSep 04, 2026

Fourth Accused in Ryan Nagy Murder Case Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison

A 23-year-old woman has been sentenced to seven years in prison for her role in the 2023 killing of 19-year-old Ryan Nagy during a home invasion in Burnaby, B.C. Rhoda Diabikulu, the fourth and final accused in the case, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in March. She was sentenced Tuesday and also received a lifetime ban on possessing firearms. The sentence takes into account the 18 months Diabikulu had already spent in custody, leaving her with about five and a half years to serve. The incident happened on June 29, 2023, when four people entered Nagy’s home on 17th Avenue in Burnaby around 7