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B.C.'s Big Byelection Bill Makes No Sense

Jordan Bateman | Posted 06.19.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Jordan Bateman

Think of it as an electoral echo. While many British Columbians are just getting over the election hangover from May's blockbuster BC Liberal comeback win, 13 municipalities are about to head into by-election mode. Four mayors and 10 councillors from 13 different communities were elected May 14th. A dozen BC Liberals, two New Democrats: all will need to be replaced in the coming weeks, triggering a series of expensive by-elections.

Hit-And-Run Victim Recovering In Hospital

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 06.09.2013 | Canada British Columbia

SURREY, B.C. - A young boy has been transported to hospital by air ambulance and is suffering from head injuries following what police are describing ...

Prince George Seeking Surrey's Help

CBC | Posted 06.04.2013 | Canada British Columbia

After being named Canada's most dangerous city by Maclean's Magazine three years in a row, the Northern B.C. city of Prince George is trying to learn ...

Funeral Held For Surrey Car Crash Victims

CBC | Posted 05.04.2013 | Canada British Columbia

Hundreds of family and friends gathered Friday for the funeral of three generations of one family killed in a tragic car crash in South Surrey last Su...

B.C. School Officials Getting Raises Without Reviews

Jordan Bateman | Posted 06.05.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Jordan Bateman

School trustees and superintendents may bristle at the suggestion that top education staffers don't deserve pay increases. But how can they defend that position when they fail to evaluate their top employees every year?

Can You Hear Me Now?

The Huffington Post B.C. | Posted 04.03.2013 | Canada British Columbia

B.C.'s fastest growing city has launched a new website for residents to share their opinions and feedback with city hall on topics ranging from new de...

How Surrey Is Helping Rape Victims

CBC | Posted 05.30.2013 | Canada British Columbia

Victims of sexual assault in Surrey now have access to a service offering 24-hour, year-round support, the first service of its kind in Canada. ...

Drugged-Up Milk Thief Already Shot

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 05.29.2013 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - A bizarre police incident involving milk, drugs and a gunshot wound has cops in Surrey, B.C. scratching their heads.RCMP issued a news rel...

Surrey Shooting Hits Man In Both Legs

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 05.25.2013 | Canada British Columbia

SURREY, B.C. - A man is recovering in hospital after a shooting in Surrey, B.C.RCMP say the man was hit in both legs when he was attacked on a street ...

2 Bodies Found In Surrey Dumping Ground

The Huffington Post B.C. | Posted 03.14.2013 | Canada British Columbia

Two people have been found dead in Surrey, B.C., in the same area where other bodies have been dumped this year. Police found a man's body near the...

Surrey RCMP Probe Possible Kidnapping

The Huffington Post B.C. | Posted 03.05.2013 | Canada British Columbia

UPDATE - March 5, 2013: The "abduction" has been confirmed as a hoax, says Surrey RCMP who located the vehicle and spoke to the people involved with h...

Student Teacher's Sex Assault Sentence

CBC | Posted 04.24.2013 | Canada British Columbia

A sentencing hearing begins Friday for a former student teacher who pleaded guilty to to sexually assaulting a Surrey high school student. ...

It's Time To Stop Mocking Surrey, B.C.

Nick Hosseinzadeh | Posted 04.14.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Nick Hosseinzadeh

Surrey, B.C. has in the past experienced an inordinate number of crimes, particularly related to carjacking and violent gang-related offences. It truly beats me why crime is at all funny, but nonetheless people have felt the need to joke about the ever growing city, making it the butt of most jokes in the Lower Mainland. But seriously, enough is enough.

Is This Clothing Line Offensive?

The Huffington Post B.C. | Posted 04.08.2013 | Canada British Columbia

One Surrey, B.C. entrepreneur has been told to stop selling T-shirts and hoodies that feature a "bastardized" version of the city's trademarked logo. ...

Surrey Casino Rejection Shows An Inconvenient Thing Called Democracy

Laila Yuile | Posted 03.23.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Laila Yuile

It's a sad day when a government minister insults municipal politicians in the media because they listened to the people who voted them into office in the first place.

Surrey Casino Rejected

CP | Camille Bains, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.21.2013 | Canada British Columbia

SURREY, B.C. - Residents opposed to a $100-million casino complex in Surrey, B.C., have swayed the city to reject the project that proponents touted a...

Surrey Shootings Kill 3

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 03.16.2013 | Canada British Columbia

UPDATE - Jan. 15, 2013: The two homicide victims found in a parkade were John Edward McGiveron and Geordie Wesley Carlow, said police. Both men were 3...

Reducing Surrey Poverty

CBC | Posted 03.11.2013 | Canada British Columbia

The City of Surrey is moving forward with an ambitious Poverty Reduction Plan. The city's social planning advisory committee is slated to...

Have Your Say On Surrey Casino

CBC | Posted 02.10.2013 | Canada British Columbia

Surrey city council has decided to hold a public hearing next month on a controversial casino proposal, after hundreds of supporters and detractors pa...

Hospital ER Reopens After Flood

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 02.02.2013 | Canada British Columbia

SURREY, B.C. - B.C.'s busiest hospital emergency room is re-opening exactly two weeks after it was flooded by a broken water main.A construction crew ...

Bacon Brother's Court Victory

CBC | Posted 12.03.2012 | Canada British Columbia

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has sided with Jamie Bacon in his fight with provincial corrections officials, saying the accused killer's rights were viol...

Family's Plea To Surrey Hit-And-Run Driver

CBC | Posted 12.02.2012 | Canada British Columbia

The family of a man critically injured in a hit and run Saturday night in Surrey, B.C., is pleading for the driver to come forward. Jagdev...

101-Year Old Man Jogs Surrey Race

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.30.2012 | Canada British Columbia

SURREY, B.C. - A 101-year-old runner who jogged five kilometres in 40 minutes says Sunday's Surrey, B.C., event was too short to break a sweat.Fauja ...

Canada's Biggest Biofuels Plant To Be Built In B.C.

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.20.2012 | Canada British Columbia

SURREY, B.C. - The largest organics biofuel facility in Canada will be built in Surrey, B.C., as a way to divert waste from the landfill and turn it i...

Translink's Cash Plan Revealed

CBC | Posted 11.17.2012 | Canada British Columbia

TransLink has announced it has found nearly $100 million in new efficiencies over each of the next three years to help cover its funding gap. ...