January 2026

It’s been more than 70 years since Irene Morgan went with her Lynden Grade School class to Peace Arch Park to participate in Hands Across the Border. The annual event, for decades, drew thousands of children and youth from Canada and the U.S., to celebrate cross-border friendships, trade mementos and more, before it was cancelled […]

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RCMP are investigating an early-morning shooting in North Surrey. On Friday (Jan. 2) at around 12:30 a.m., police responded to reports of shots fired in the area of 111 Avenue and 160 Street. The person who reported the shots fired also advised police that there was a distraught man at the door, a release noted.

One man was taken to hospital with an apparent gunshot wound after a shooting in Surrey’s Newton neighbourhood Thursday. Surrey Police Service is investigating the shooting, which happened Thursday (Jan. 1) around 11:45 p.m. Police responded to reports of shots fired inside a home in the area of 140B Street and 59 Avenue, an SPS

Maple Ridge City council was rocked by a scandal in 2025, as Coun. Ahmed Yousef was forced to step down, and faces multiple serious criminal charges. Ahmed Antar Yousef Mohamed, as he is fully named in court documents, is charged with four counts of assault – involving four separate alleged victims – one count of