Mother’s only wish is to smile with her son this Christmas, after mobility bike returned

Erica Forrest is exhausted. This is the third time her son’s electric mobility bicycle, a black Volt Trio Trike with a car seat on the back, which he depends on to get around, has been stolen in a little over a year. And, this time was no different. “I just want to cry,” she said, […]

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Surrey resident just won $89,762.50 in B.C.’s Bright Nights 50/50 raffle

D. Bouillet of Surrey is $89,762.50 richer as winner of this year’s Bright Nights 50/50 raffle. The winner takes half of the $179,525 jackpot in the annual raffle, according to a post on brightnightsraffle.com, where tickets were sold to B.C. residents only. Entry deadline was Tuesday, Dec. 23 at 11:59 p.m. (end of day), and

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‘Sitting ducks’: Sikh leaders take aim at Canada’s failures on extortion crisis

Three Sikh organizations took the federal government to task for their failure to address B.C.’s ongoing extortion crisis, during a public town hall held in Surrey earlier this month. The World Sikh Organization of Canada, Sikh Federation, and British Columbia Gurdwaras Council brought together government officials and high-ranking members of local law enforcement agencies to

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LETTER: 240th Street developments also bring environmental concerns

Dear Editor, [Re: LETTER – 240 Street is quickly becoming a freeway, The News, Nov. 28]. I am writing in response to letters from Marie Robson regarding Maple Ridge needing more parks, not high-density townhome projects; and from Sandy Lewke regarding 240 Street is quickly becoming a freeway. I want to add two other perspectives

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