One man is dead and a second wounded after a shooting in Surrey Tuesday evening (April 28). The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has taken over a homicide investigation after a shooting in the 6800-block of 148 Street in Newton left one man dead and a second suffering from minor injuries. Surrey Police Service officers […]
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Maple Ridge will not go a week without a maternity diversion, as another is slated for Thursday morning, April 30, starting at 8 a.m. This will be the 10th time that expectant mothers are sent to a different hospital in the region since the diversions at Ridge Meadows Hospital began in December 2025. The last
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The Metro Vancouver Regional District is skipping stage one watering restrictions, and going straight to stage two – no lawn watering. As of Friday, May 1, the region will ban all residential and non-residential grass watering. “With hot and dry weather in the long-range forecast, we need to make sure we use treated water where
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Wreaths, memorial ribbons, half-masted flags and a moment of silence marked a ceremony on the front lawn of the B.C. Legislature on April 28, honouring the 138 workers who died on the job last year. The annual event, held for the National Day of Mourning, pays tribute to workers who have been killed, injured or
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Twenty-two people died in correctional facilities in B.C. in 2025. A new B.C. Coroners Service report, released Friday (April 24), details the deaths of incarcerated people in correctional facilities between Jan. 1, 2015 and Dec. 31, 2025. There were 214 deaths during that period. The deaths reported include incarcerated people transferred to hospital for medical
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