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One of the men charged in connection with the 2022 B.C. prison escape of Rabih Alkhalil has been returned to Canada. John Potvin was extradited from Spain and is now in custody in B.C., the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C. said in a Friday (Jan. 23) news release. The special enforcement unit, with […]

The lifetime of the Vancouver Landfill in Delta is being extended until 2050, without increasing the dump’s area or height. The landfill, which is owned and operated by the City of Vancouver while Metro Vancouver oversees regional solid waste planning and management, was previously expected to close as early as 2030. However, settlement and optimized

One B.C. Leader Dallas Brodie defended her appearance at the University of British Columbia in which she was chased off campus by several hundred protesters as an attempt at “dialogue.” “If you don’t allow people to speak, guess what? The temperature rises out there, and people get mad,” Brodie told Black Press Media on Friday,

A former Surrey resident has qualified to ride in the 2027 Mongol Derby, described as the longest and toughest horse race in the world. Langley-raised Michelle Van Baalen, now an equestrian instructor and horse trainer in Penticton, was told that she’s the only Canadian entered in next year’s 1,000-kilometre derby through the Mongolia wilderness. Recreating

The City of Surrey has lost an appeal court fight – with $41 million at stake – against the British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority and British Columbia Utilities Commission related to relocating power lines to accommodate the 72 Avenue extension, after a judge decided the city’s proposed appeal “does not pass muster.” “I conclude