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Police investigate another shooting in Surrey’s Panorama Ridge neighbourhood

Breadcrumb Trail Links Police investigate another shooting in Surrey’s Panorama Ridge neighbourhood A house and vehicle were damaged by gunfire in the 13400-block of 56 Avenue but no one was injured. Author of the article: By Tiffany Crawford Published Jan...

Jan 16, 2026 | Local

IIO investigating Surrey Police arrest of woman in November

The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) announced Wednesday that it’s investigating an incident from November in which a woman was first arrested and later released by the Surrey Police Service (SPS). Investigators were called in because the woman sustained...

Jan 15, 2026 | Local

Police seeking witnesses to alleged armed assault in Port Coquitlam

Police are investigating an alleged assault with a weapon that took place in Port Coquitlam over the weekend. At 11:45 a.m. on Saturday, officers responded to the scene near the intersection of Shaughnessy Street and Kingsway Avenue. CLICK HERE TO...

Jan 15, 2026 | Local

Impaired driving suspect arrested after single-vehicle crash in Abbotsford

Police in Abbotsford arrested a 39-year-old man Tuesday after he allegedly caused a single-vehicle crash while impaired. When officers arrived around 1 a.m. at Old Clayburn Road near Saddle Park, the scene of the incident, they only found the crashed...

Jan 15, 2026 | Local

B.C. ending its 3-year drug decriminalization pilot project

B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne says the province will not be renewing its drug decriminalization project. During a press conference on Wednesday, she announced that the three-year pilot project will come to an end on Jan. 31. CLICK HERE TO...

Jan 15, 2026 | Local

Police identify victim of suspicious fatal fire in Surrey; investigators probing connections to gang conflict

A young man whose body was discovered in a burning Surrey home on Monday has been identified by investigators who believe he may have been killed in connection with gang conflict. Homicide investigators were called to the scene when firefighters...

Jan 15, 2026 | Local

Suspect charged after man assaulted, nearly set on fire on SkyTrain

A man, suspected of trying to pour flammable liquid on another man’s clothes and set him on fire while riding public transit in Burnaby, has been charged. The Metro Vancouver Transit Police (MVTP) says the incident occurred on Dec. 16...

Jan 15, 2026 | Local

Truck driver strikes Highway 1 overpass near Surrey

The BC Highway Patrol (BCHP) has confirmed it is investigating after a commercial truck driver struck an overpass on Highway 1 near Surrey Wednesday morning. Mounties say the driver crashed into and visibly damaged the 192 Street overpass around 9:30...

Jan 15, 2026 | Local

Vancouver police: Fast-food worker punched over extra charge for bacon

A man is facing an assault charge after a reported altercation over a burger in a Vancouver fast-food restaurant Monday evening. According to the Vancouver Police Department (VPD), the alleged victim, a 23-year-old man who was working at the Fatburger...

Jan 15, 2026 | Local

B.C. settles prison solitary confinement lawsuit for $60 million

The British Columbia government has settled a class-action lawsuit for up to $60 million over the use of solitary confinement in provincial correctional facilities over a period of 20 years. The B.C. Supreme Court approved the settlement in October, and...

Jan 15, 2026 | Local