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It was a heavy day for members of the Sikh community outside Surrey provincial court on Tuesday, May 7 during the court appearance for the three suspects charged in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. (Sobia Moman photo)

B.C. court appearance set for third suspect in killing of Nijjar

Kamalpreet Singh will appear in Surrey court on same day as other two suspects

It was a heavy day for members of the Sikh community outside Surrey provincial court on Tuesday, May 7 during the court appearance for the three suspects charged in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. (Sobia Moman photo)
It was a heavy day for members of the Sikh community outside Surrey Provincial Court on Tuesday, May 7 during the court appearance for the three suspects charged in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. (Sobia Moman photo)

Demonstrators gather outside Surrey court for hearing in Nijjar death

‘We come for him (Nijjar), we come for his family, we come for our people’: Sikh spokesperson

It was a heavy day for members of the Sikh community outside Surrey Provincial Court on Tuesday, May 7 during the court appearance for the three suspects charged in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. (Sobia Moman photo)
Police provided an update to media regarding the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar at a press conference on Friday (May 3) afternoon. (Sobia Moman photo)

BREAKING: Three Edmonton men charged in Hardeep Singh Nijjar murder

Police remain tight-lipped on evidence, motive in 2023 homicide at Surrey’s Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara

Police provided an update to media regarding the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar at a press conference on Friday (May 3) afternoon. (Sobia Moman photo)
Sgt. Timothy Pierotti of IHIT speaks to reporters on Friday, April 26 near the area where Kulwinder Singh Sohi was attacked and died of stab wounds on Tuesday, April 23. (Sobia Moman photo)

Racial targeting, profiling raised as concerns in White Rock stabbings

With two South Asian victims and a Black suspect, community members fear for safety of loved ones

Sgt. Timothy Pierotti of IHIT speaks to reporters on Friday, April 26 near the area where Kulwinder Singh Sohi was attacked and died of stab wounds on Tuesday, April 23. (Sobia Moman photo)
Kulwinder Singh Sohi was the victim of a fatal stabbing in White Rock, along the waterfront on the night of Tuesday, April 23. (IHIT handout and Tricia Weel photo)

Racial targeting ‘not ruled out’ in repeated B.C. stabbings, 1 of them fatal

White Rock media conference renews call for witnesses after man dies after 2nd stabbing in 3 days

Kulwinder Singh Sohi was the victim of a fatal stabbing in White Rock, along the waterfront on the night of Tuesday, April 23. (IHIT handout and Tricia Weel photo)
Teacher Annie Ohana at the counter-protesters in Surrey on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. Ohana is reaching out for support as she is being called a predator by “hundreds” of social media users who are also calling for her to be terminated from her job at L.A. Matheson Secondary. (Anna Burns file photo)

Social justice B.C. teacher on receiving end of ‘horrific’ messages

Calls for Annie Ohana’s firing from Surrey high school rising; teacher calls for support

Teacher Annie Ohana at the counter-protesters in Surrey on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. Ohana is reaching out for support as she is being called a predator by “hundreds” of social media users who are also calling for her to be terminated from her job at L.A. Matheson Secondary. (Anna Burns file photo)
The door to Semiahmoo Shopping Centre is seen smashed and taped off after a break-and-enter in the early hours of Monday, March 25. (Contributed photo)

VIDEO: B.C. jewelry store hit in break-in at Semiahmoo mall

‘Emotional toll runs deeper’ than stolen jewelry, says family of White Rock store

The door to Semiahmoo Shopping Centre is seen smashed and taped off after a break-and-enter in the early hours of Monday, March 25. (Contributed photo)
Surrey police on scene investigating a shots fired incident in the 2800-block of 154 Street in South Surrey on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Two 16-year-olds have been charged in connection to the incident. (Sobia Moman photo)

Two 16-year-olds charged in Surrey shooting targeting

Simranjeet Singh, a reported associate of Nijjar, had his home sprayed with bullets Feb. 1

Surrey police on scene investigating a shots fired incident in the 2800-block of 154 Street in South Surrey on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Two 16-year-olds have been charged in connection to the incident. (Sobia Moman photo)
Surrey police on scene investigating a shots fired incident in the 2800-block of 154 Street in South Surrey on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. (Sobia Moman photo)

Two 16-year-olds arrested in Surrey shooting targeting Sikh activist

Simranjeet Singh, a reported associate of Nijjar, had his home was sprayed with bullets

Surrey police on scene investigating a shots fired incident in the 2800-block of 154 Street in South Surrey on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. (Sobia Moman photo)
Moninder Singh speaks at a press conference held Thursday night (Feb. 1) regarding a shooting in South Surrey. (Contributed photo)

Surrey shooting linked to Sikh temple president’s killing: Gurdwaras council

Sikh groups claim activist Simranjeet Singh targeted in Feb. 1 incident

Moninder Singh speaks at a press conference held Thursday night (Feb. 1) regarding a shooting in South Surrey. (Contributed photo)
Shelter workers for people experiencing homelessness in Surrey are happy to see a new service open at Surrey Memorial Hospital that offers a transition for people who were seeking medical care who also have housing troubles, but advocates say the program needs to be expanded to make a real difference. (K-J Millar file photo)

From hospital to homeless: B.C. man’s experience part of larger trend

Surrey Memorial Hospital providing motel service for ‘vulnerable’ but more beds needed, say advocates

Shelter workers for people experiencing homelessness in Surrey are happy to see a new service open at Surrey Memorial Hospital that offers a transition for people who were seeking medical care who also have housing troubles, but advocates say the program needs to be expanded to make a real difference. (K-J Millar file photo)
BC RCMP Cpl. Arash Syed gave an update on truck driver Raj Kumar Mehmi, who fled to India while awaiting sentencing after being found guilty of smuggling cocaine across the Canada-U.S. border into B.C. He was sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison, according to the BC RCMP, Syed confirmed at a press conference at BC RCMP Headquarters on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (Sobia Moman photo)

Truck driver who smuggled 80 kgs of cocaine into B.C. fled to India: police

Raj Mehmi was sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison

BC RCMP Cpl. Arash Syed gave an update on truck driver Raj Kumar Mehmi, who fled to India while awaiting sentencing after being found guilty of smuggling cocaine across the Canada-U.S. border into B.C. He was sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison, according to the BC RCMP, Syed confirmed at a press conference at BC RCMP Headquarters on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (Sobia Moman photo)
Kelsey Findlay stands with tables of toys for a Semiahmoo Peninsula toy exchange between residents for this holiday season. (Contributed photo)

B.C. mom organizes holiday toy exchange to help parents fight inflation

Families are feeling pressure this Christmas amid rising costs, says toy swap organizer

Kelsey Findlay stands with tables of toys for a Semiahmoo Peninsula toy exchange between residents for this holiday season. (Contributed photo)
A high school teacher from Surrey has been suspended after some students were left in tears from an assignment. (Pixabay photo)

B.C. teacher suspended after ‘sacred cow’ assignment traumatized students

Controversial assignment in a Social Justice class led a student to self-harm: report

A high school teacher from Surrey has been suspended after some students were left in tears from an assignment. (Pixabay photo)
Students at 35 schools in the Surrey school district had to learn in unseasonably cold weather, as many portables are going without heat. (Sobia Moman photo)

Lack of heat in some B.C. portables has students learning in jackets, gloves

‘It shouldn’t be November 1 and we still don’t have heat,’ Surrey teacher union

Students at 35 schools in the Surrey school district had to learn in unseasonably cold weather, as many portables are going without heat. (Sobia Moman photo)
Annie Ohana is one of 10 teachers chosen from around the world as outstanding educators. She, along with the other nine, now has the chance to win US$1 million for her students. (Contributed photos)

Surrey teacher only Canadian in Top 10 for US$1 million global award

Annie Ohana recognized for efforts to ensure all students seen and heard

Annie Ohana is one of 10 teachers chosen from around the world as outstanding educators. She, along with the other nine, now has the chance to win US$1 million for her students. (Contributed photos)
Chief Harley Chappell and SFN youth drummers, singers and dancers lead the walk from Grand Chief Bernard Robert Charles Plaza to Memorial Park to mark the second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Sept. 30, 2022. (Alex Browne file photo)

‘These are our lands’: B.C. First Nation chief on Truth & Reconciliation Day

Semiahmoo First Nation chief says unceded lands the ‘undiscussed discussion’

Chief Harley Chappell and SFN youth drummers, singers and dancers lead the walk from Grand Chief Bernard Robert Charles Plaza to Memorial Park to mark the second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Sept. 30, 2022. (Alex Browne file photo)
Surrey school district education centre, pictured April 13, 2022. (Photo: Lauren Collins)

‘Aggressive’ anti-SOGI protest forces B.C. school trustees to cut meeting short

‘As a board, we were prepared for the worst’: board chair

Surrey school district education centre, pictured April 13, 2022. (Photo: Lauren Collins)
A dead bluntnose sixgill shark was spotted at White Rock Beach by a resident on May 18. (Contributed photo - Shannon Sayers)

‘I freaked out and nearly fell off my board’: paddleboarder encounters dead shark near B.C. beach

Bluntnose sixgill shark, which is at-risk for being endangered, likely washed back out to sea

A dead bluntnose sixgill shark was spotted at White Rock Beach by a resident on May 18. (Contributed photo - Shannon Sayers)
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Take precautions in warm weather to keep kids safe, B.C. police advise

Open windows and furniture on balconies pose threat to children

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