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Deal between Musqueam, feds stirs controversy, puts B.C. premier on defensive

The Musqueam Indian Band is trying to offer reassurance about the impact on property rights as details emerge about a Feb. 20 agreement between the First Nation and the federal government – while B.C.’s premier is forced to explain what he knew about the deal, and when. The nation acknowledges heightened fears for property rights […]

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13 B.C. drug-user groups lose bid for judicial review

The federal courts have rejected an application by 13 drug-user advocacy groups to set aside a previous decision that resulted in the rollback of B.C.’s drug decriminalization pilot project. The groups, which include the Matsqui-Abbotsford Impact Society and the Surrey Union of Drug Users, had applied for a judicial review of the 2024 decision. The

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Bystander bitten while trying to stop Valentine’s Day assault in Surrey

A 24-year-old man has been charged after a Good Samaritan was bitten while trying to stop two men from assaulting a woman in Surrey. Just after midnight on Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14), a man witnessed two men allegedly assaulting a woman at a business in the 10200-block of City Parkway in Surrey. The man intervened,

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Attorney General dismisses appeal in religious ex-Interior Health employee’s vaccine case

A West Kelowna resident who was fired by Interior Health (IH) for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine has had his appeal dismissed by the Attorney General of Canada. In a Mar. 3 decision, Darold Sturgeon’s appeal was dismissed without costs after he didn’t continue to file a Notice of Constitutional Question and initiate the

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Surrey Police Service says ‘hiccup’ in plans to takeover East Surrey won’t derail transition

After an initial “hiccup,” the Surrey Police Service says Cloverdalians have nothing to worry about when the SPS takes over East Surrey in less than a month. Called “District 4” by the SPS, they will officially begin policing the Cloverdale neighbourhood April 1. “It could be termed a bit of a hiccup, but I just

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