The Province has received expert recommendations that will help shape actions to keep people and communities safe, and connect people who have been committing repeat offences with the supports they need to break out of that cycle. Communities throughout B.C. have been dealing with an increase in repeat offending - criminal activity from a small group of people who are disproportionately committing petty crimes in neighbourhoods - as well as unprovoked violent stranger attacks. The Province, in co-operation with the BC Urban Mayors' Caucus, hired experts in mental health and policing, Amanda Bu

Surrey First mayoral candidate Gordie Hogg says the city is short 60 firefighters, with just 10 new hires since 2018. "Families are at risk when Surrey doesn’t have the firefighters and police it needs," explained Hogg. "Vancouver has about 800 firefighters while Surrey has just 400. Even more concerning is the ratio of residents to firefighters. Vancouver has one firefighter for every 850 residents, while Surrey has one for every 1600. We need to take that shortfall seriously and I want to start by hiring 15 new firefighters each of the next four years." Hogg said Doug McCallum has "short

On September 20, 2022 at 9:25 a.m., the Surrey RCMP responded to a report of an unconscious man in the driver’s seat of a running vehicle, in the 8800-block of 127 Street, in Surrey. First responders arrived on scene and found the man inside the vehicle, having suffered injuries consistent with a shooting. Despite life-saving efforts, the man died on scene. IHIT has taken conduct of the investigation and is working closely in partnership with the Surrey RCMP, BC Coroners Service and the Integrated Forensic Identification Section (IFIS).IHIT has identified the victim as 27-year old Richard Of

Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Wednesday, withdrew orders calling for the assembly session for a "confidence motion" called by the Punjab government due to the "absence of specific rules" to do so. The withdrawal of orders comes in the absence of the specific rules regarding the summoning of the assembly for considering the 'Confidence motion', only called by the Punjab Government on September 22, through the third special session of the sixteenth Vidhan Sabha. Later the Aam Aadmi Party released a statement on the cancellation of a special session of the House by the Governor of Punj

A first-year student studying at a private university in Punjab's Jalandhar has died by suicide, said the Punjab Police on Wednesday. The incident took place on September 20 in the evening. The police have recovered a suicide note from the spot which cited "personal reasons" for the act. "We received info at around 5:30 pm on September 20 that a first-year student of B. Design at Lovely Professional University died by suicide. We reached the spot and recovered a suicide note which cited personal reasons," said the Kapurthala Police. Further investigation into the matter is underway. The stu

Edmonton Public Schools says more than 6,800 students are home sick with a respiratory illness. The board sent a letter home to parents Monday but it is not clear if the illness is COVID-19. Board chair Trisha Estabrooks says Alberta Health Services has told them to use the term ``respiratory illness.'' Estabrooks is encouraging parents to let schools know about positive cases and to keep kids home when they're sick.

BC's police watchdog is investigating after a woman was hospitalized with serious injuries sustained during her arrest by officers in Victoria earlier this month. The Independent Investigations Office says police responded to a report of a woman yelling at an intersection near Beacon Hill Park. It says police called the office to investigate, indicating that the woman had a weapon and she was taken into custody after three hours of negotiations. It says her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

Surrey RCMP is advising the public of an investigation into the death of an injured man located in a vehicle and requesting anyone with information to contact police. On September 20, 2022, at approximately 9:25 a.m. Surrey RCMP received a reported of a person passed out in a running vehicle in the 8800-block of 127 Street. First responders arrived on scene and located an injured person who was unresponsive. Despite lifesaving efforts, the man did not survive. Criminality is believed to be a factor, therefore, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has been deployed and will be work

A sentencing hearing was expected to begin today for the Dutch man convicted of cyberbullying a BC teen until she took her own life, but the hearing in BC Supreme Court in New Westminster has now been postponed until next month. Aydin Coban was extradited from the Netherlands to BC and was convicted last month of extortion, harassment and other offences related to the relentless targeting of Port Coquitlam teen Amanda Todd. She was 15 when she died by suicide after posting an online video about her ordeal. The sentencing hearing for Coban, who is in his mid-40s, was expected to begin this wee