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Surrey man faces charges for allegedly threatening flagger with knife

A Surrey man has been arrested and charged with assault for allegedly holding a knife to the throat of a traffic control flagger in Burnaby on Monday (May 4). Burnaby RCMP responded to a call about a flagger being threatened shortly after 1 p.m. near Olive Avenue and Central Boulevard. The suspect was seen boarding […]

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Surrey’s agritech research ‘frontier hub’ still a go

Simon Fraser University is working through “internal processes” to create an agritech research “frontier hub” on roughly 10 acres at the southernmost property adjacent to Surrey’s Mound Farm with the expectation it will be well underway by next year. Councillor Harry Bains, chairman of Surrey’s Investment, Innovation and Business Committee said this involves a field

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Maple Ridge Chorus plan to light up the stage for their spring concert

Maple Ridge Chorus is inviting the community to their annual spring concert. For “Lights Along the Road: Music of Adventure, Self-Discovery and Connection,” the chorus will light up the stage with songs of bold leaps, soulful searching, and the powerful bonds that, “guide us home.” The concert will feature showstoppers from Broadway, stirring choral classics,

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Quesnel defamation suit over residential school book dismissed

The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed a defamation claim brought by Quesnel resident Pat Morton against the Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) over statements criticizing her distribution of a controversial book about residential schools. In reasons released by Justice Jasmin Ahmad, the court said the case involved balancing freedom of expression with protection of

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