BCDec 02, 2025
Police identify victim in Surrey’s sixth homicide of 2025
Investigators with the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team have released the name of the man fatally shot in Surrey late Friday night, hoping the disclosure will generate new leads in the case. Police identified the victim as 26-year-old Jaskaran Birring of Chilliwack, noting he had previous police contacts and was believed to have ties to the drug trade.
Officers were called to a residential area shortly before midnight, where they found Birring suffering from critical injuries. Despite emergency medical efforts at the scene, police say he did not survive.
IHIT says early evidence indicate
AlbertaDec 02, 2025
Petition urging Alberta to stay in Canada reaches required signature threshold
A provincewide petition asserting that Alberta should remain within Canada has met the legal threshold and has been formally validated by Elections Alberta. The petition, launched by former deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk, gathered more than 400,000 verified signatures, surpassing the minimum needed to trigger a legislative review.
Under provincial law, the successful verification sends the matter to an all-party committee of the Alberta legislature, which will determine whether a provincewide referendum on national unity should move ahead. The process is part of Alberta’s citizen-initiative
AlbertaDec 02, 2025
Smith reiterates UCP’s commitment to remaining in Canada as party debates direction
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is stressing that the United Conservative Party remains committed to working within Canada, even as internal divisions over the province’s future surfaced at the party’s weekend convention. The gathering came one week after Alberta and the federal government announced a major energy agreement, a deal that drew a mixed response from grassroots members and prompted renewed questions about the party’s stance on Confederation.
During the convention, several figures associated with the party’s pro-independence movement received strong support, including standi
BCDec 02, 2025
Police boost patrols after unspecified threat targets three Nanaimo high schools
Police in Nanaimo say officers will be stationed throughout the day at three secondary schools after an unspecified threat prompted a precautionary response from local RCMP. The increased presence affects Dover Bay Secondary, Wellington Secondary and Nanaimo District Secondary.
According to RCMP, the schools will remain open and classes are expected to continue as scheduled. Officers say the additional patrols are intended to reassure students, staff and families while the nature of the threat continues to be assessed.
The Mounties say school liaison officers will be visible on campus througho
CanadaDec 01, 2025
Algoma Steel announces 1,000 layoffs as U.S. tariffs force early transition to new production model
Algoma Steel says it will lay off roughly 1,000 employees as the company accelerates a major shift in its operations to respond to steep U.S. trade tariffs. The Sault Ste. Marie–based producer confirmed the notices were issued Monday, with the cuts taking effect in March.
Company representatives say the 50 per cent tariff imposed by the United States last year sharply reduced access to its largest export market. With about 2,700 employees, Algoma has been among the Canadian steelmakers most affected by the ongoing trade dispute, which replaced a previously integrated North American steel sup
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