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Pierre Poilievre speaks to a crowd of employees and supporters during his visit to Falcon Equipment in Surrey on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (Photo: Anna Burns)

Poilievre talks election promises, slams Trudeau during Surrey stop

Federal Opposition Leader continues his attacks on Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government

Pierre Poilievre speaks to a crowd of employees and supporters during his visit to Falcon Equipment in Surrey on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (Photo: Anna Burns)
Amandeep Singh has been arrested and charged in connection to the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June 2023. (Submitted photo: IHIT)

4th man charged in killing of Surrey’s Hardeep Singh Nijjar: Police

Amandeep Singh, 22, faces 1st-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder charges

Amandeep Singh has been arrested and charged in connection to the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June 2023. (Submitted photo: IHIT)
An IIO officer speaks with a Mountie at the scene of fatal March 29, 2019 shootings. (File Photo: Tom Zytaruk)

Police officers recount final minutes of fatal B.C. hostage taking

Coroner’s inquest hears testimony from ERT members who shot Randy Crosson in Surrey in 2019

An IIO officer speaks with a Mountie at the scene of fatal March 29, 2019 shootings. (File Photo: Tom Zytaruk)
(Black Press Media file photo)

Lethal force the only option in Surrey, B.C. hostage-taking, inquest hears

Coroner’s inquest into deaths of couple killed by police in Whalley in 2019 opened April 16

(Black Press Media file photo)
B.C.’s Public Safety and Solicitor General Minister Mike Farnworth speaking to the media in Victoria on April 9, 2024. Farnworth says the City of Surrey has turned down the province’s final offer that was on the table to help aid the city’s police transition. (Photo: Wolf Depner)

Surrey rejects B.C.’s $250M ‘final offer’ for transition to city police

B.C. Solicitor General says Surrey policing transition will still continue, despite city opposition

B.C.’s Public Safety and Solicitor General Minister Mike Farnworth speaking to the media in Victoria on April 9, 2024. Farnworth says the City of Surrey has turned down the province’s final offer that was on the table to help aid the city’s police transition. (Photo: Wolf Depner)
The offences occurred between 2016 and 2018, according to court services online. The Provincial Court of British Columbia in Surrey on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. (Photo: Anna Burns)

B.C. man gets 18 months of house arrest in Canada-U.S. child exploitation case

Joel Andy Daigle will serve his sentence under house arrest

The offences occurred between 2016 and 2018, according to court services online. The Provincial Court of British Columbia in Surrey on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. (Photo: Anna Burns)
Premier David Eby spoke to the media at a press conference in Surrey on March 19. 2024. (Screenshot)

Thousands of new affordable rental homes coming to Metro Vancouver

Premier says province will fund 17 projects in partnership with local non-profit housing providers

Premier David Eby spoke to the media at a press conference in Surrey on March 19. 2024. (Screenshot)
In the first two months of 2024, police in Surrey received 50 reports of cryptocurrency fraud resulting in a loss of $3.2 million. A visual representation of the digital cryptocurrency, Bitcoin on Dec. 07, 2017 in London. (Photo: Dan Kitwood/ Getty Images/TNS/File Photo)

Surrey residents scammed out of $12M in cryptocurrency in 2023: RCMP

Cryptocurrency and job scams are on the rise in Surrey, police say

In the first two months of 2024, police in Surrey received 50 reports of cryptocurrency fraud resulting in a loss of $3.2 million. A visual representation of the digital cryptocurrency, Bitcoin on Dec. 07, 2017 in London. (Photo: Dan Kitwood/ Getty Images/TNS/File Photo)
The investigation resulted in seizures of drugs, weapons, precursor drugs, and ammunition. (BC RCMP)

8 charged after RCMP target B.C. ‘organized crime group’, seize drugs, weapons

Significant amount of counterfeit pills, firearms, cash seized following Lower Mainland raids

The investigation resulted in seizures of drugs, weapons, precursor drugs, and ammunition. (BC RCMP)
Meghan Agosta spoke to a room of hockey players and parents at WickFest in Surrey on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. Agosta joined the Canadian women’s national hockey team in 2004. (Photo: Anna Burns)

B.C. triple Olympic hockey gold medallist Meghan Agosta announces retirement

South Surrey resident, Vancouver police officer, and 2x world champion retires after 16 seasons

Meghan Agosta spoke to a room of hockey players and parents at WickFest in Surrey on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. Agosta joined the Canadian women’s national hockey team in 2004. (Photo: Anna Burns)
The Surrey Pretrial Centre in Surrey on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. The course includes equal numbers of students from outside and inside the Surrey Pretrial Centre. (Photo by Anna Burns/Surrey Now-Leader)

Students go inside prison in ‘eye-opening’ B.C. university course

Surrey Pretrial is a remand centre for inmates awaiting trial or sentencing

The Surrey Pretrial Centre in Surrey on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. The course includes equal numbers of students from outside and inside the Surrey Pretrial Centre. (Photo by Anna Burns/Surrey Now-Leader)
Police chased the tractor along Highway 1 until the 176th Street offramp, where it collided with a BC Highway Patrol vehicle on Nov. 25, 2023. (Photo: Curtis Kreklau/ South Fraser News Services)

Police cleared in collision that flipped protesting B.C. farmer’s tractor

IIO finds police did not commit an offence in Nov. 25 Surrey crash that injured Chilliwack man

Police chased the tractor along Highway 1 until the 176th Street offramp, where it collided with a BC Highway Patrol vehicle on Nov. 25, 2023. (Photo: Curtis Kreklau/ South Fraser News Services)
RCMP say a man from Nigeria has been charged with extortion in connection to the death of a 14-year-old hockey player from Surrey. (Anna Burns/Surrey Now Leader)

Man in Nigeria charged in sextortion of late Surrey teen

It is believed the hockey player, 14, was a victim of sextortion

RCMP say a man from Nigeria has been charged with extortion in connection to the death of a 14-year-old hockey player from Surrey. (Anna Burns/Surrey Now Leader)
A credit card machine is shown at Mercedes-Benz Stadium during a tour, in Atlanta. Moneris, which operates credit and debit machines in Canada, is reporting a widespread service issue on Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-David J. Phillip

Issue impacting debit, credit machines owned by Moneris resolved

Moneris says it experienced ‘intermittent network slowness’ for a short time Saturday

A credit card machine is shown at Mercedes-Benz Stadium during a tour, in Atlanta. Moneris, which operates credit and debit machines in Canada, is reporting a widespread service issue on Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-David J. Phillip
Police in Surrey respond to a call of a suspected break in, in the 13600-block of 102 Avenue on Dec. 12. Surrey RCMP officers at the Surrey Tree Lighting Festival at Civic Plaza in Surrey on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. (Photo: Anna Burns)

Grinch caught with his hands in B.C. charity’s Christmas toy box

Man arrested with cart backed up to the rear of Surrey non-profit

Police in Surrey respond to a call of a suspected break in, in the 13600-block of 102 Avenue on Dec. 12. Surrey RCMP officers at the Surrey Tree Lighting Festival at Civic Plaza in Surrey on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. (Photo: Anna Burns)
Police have cancelled the amber alert issued on December 9 around 12:30 p.m. for a two-month-old girl. A Surrey RCMP car at the Celebration of Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Newton in Surrey on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. (Photo: Anna Burns)

UPDATE: 2-month-old Surrey girl found safe in Chilliwack after Amber Alert

Police say she was last seen around 176 Street and 48 Avenue

Police have cancelled the amber alert issued on December 9 around 12:30 p.m. for a two-month-old girl. A Surrey RCMP car at the Celebration of Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Newton in Surrey on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. (Photo: Anna Burns)
(File photo: Bailey Seymour/News Bulletin)

Petition to recall B.C. education minister approved by Elections BC

Anti-SOGI group says Surrey MLA Rachna Singh ‘must be accountable to parents’

(File photo: Bailey Seymour/News Bulletin)
Amrit Birring has been vocal online about the petition filed with Elections BC. (Screenshot: @recallrachna/ TikTok)

Petition filed to recall Surrey MLA

Anti-SOGI group says education minister ‘must be accountable to parents’

Amrit Birring has been vocal online about the petition filed with Elections BC. (Screenshot: @recallrachna/ TikTok)
Police say an unoccupied cargo vehicle rolled into traffic, killing a pedestrian on a sidewalk. (Photo: Lauren Collins)

Charges laid in connection to runaway van that killed Surrey mom in 2020

Paramjit Kaur Masutta was struck at about 2:15 p.m. Dec. 15 near 144 Street and 61A Avenue

Police say an unoccupied cargo vehicle rolled into traffic, killing a pedestrian on a sidewalk. (Photo: Lauren Collins)
On Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, Integrated Homicide Investigation Team spokesman Timothy Pierotti shows media photos of a silver 2008 Toyota Camry police suspect was used as a getaway car in the June 18 shooting death of Surrey Sikh temple president Hardeep Singh Nijjar. (Photo: Anna Burns)

Photos released of suspected getaway car in B.C. Sikh temple shooting

Hardeep Singh Nijjar was gunned down in Surrey temple parking lot June 18

On Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, Integrated Homicide Investigation Team spokesman Timothy Pierotti shows media photos of a silver 2008 Toyota Camry police suspect was used as a getaway car in the June 18 shooting death of Surrey Sikh temple president Hardeep Singh Nijjar. (Photo: Anna Burns)