Surrey senior charged with manslaughter in Newton traffic crash loses bid to dodge in-custody psych assessment

A Surrey man charged with manslaughter and 14 other charges related to a traffic crash in Newton on March 22, 2017 has lost his application to quash a 2025 assessment order from the British Columbia Review Board requiring him to submit to a 60-day in-custody assessment at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital. Iqbal Singh Sidhu, 69,

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Surrey man arrested, charged with fraud after scamming 88-year-old Chilliwack woman

A 21-year-old Surrey man has been charged with fraud after scamming an 88-year old Chilliwack woman out of money last year. Mandeep Singh was arrested and charged with one count of fraud over $5,000 on May 29. The investigation began on Oct. 11, 2025 when Chilliwack RCMP responded to a report of an elderly woman

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Bailey’s Law, on intimate partner violence, moves forward in Senate

Another step forward to amending the Criminal Code surrounding intimate partner violence was made on June 9. Bailey’s Law passed its second reading in the Senate. The act, Bill C-225, was first presented to the House of Commons by B.C. member of parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola, Frank Caputo, after a Kelowna woman, Bailey McCourt, was attacked

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B.C. rideshare service brings mountain shuttle back for Parks Canada

Revelstoke’s popular new rideshare service is taking passengers to new heights this month by getting the green light from Parks Canada to reinstate shuttle service up Mount Revelstoke National Park. Revy Rides, which launched its three-van shuttle fleet last November, has been expanding its rider reach well beyond town with new routes to Martha Creek

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