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Carney says B.C. condo buyout proposal is about affordability, not bailouts

Converting British Columbia’s glut of unsold condos into affordable housing is about supporting Canadians, not distressed developers, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday in defence of his government’s proposal.

Additional charges laid against Surrey extortion suspects, police say

Additional charges have been laid against two foreign nationals suspected of committing an extortion-related shooting in Surrey earlier this year.

Drug bust in Surrey, B.C., leads to charges, deportations of foreign nationals

Police in Surrey, B.C., say a foreign national is facing charges and two others have been deported after investigators seized nearly $900,000 worth of illicit drugs, including opium, heroin, fentanyl and cocaine.

Surrey Police Board votes to limit chief’s speech, prompting ‘gag order’ criticism

The Surrey Police Board elected a new chair Wednesday, and one of Perm Jawanda’s first acts in her new role was overseeing a vote which will restrict a police chief’s public comments to operational rather than governance issues.

39-year-old charged after incident on U.S. side of B.C. border

A 39-year-old man has been charged after he was allegedly shot by a border guard near the Canada-U.S. border in Blaine, Wash., Tuesday.

Child abduction charge laid after strange incident in Surrey driveway: police

A 22-year-old man has been charged in connection to an attempted child abduction in Surrey over the weekend, according to local police.

Shots fired in Surrey city centre targeted, but not extortion, police say

A shooting at a vehicle in Surrey’s city centre overnight was targeted, but not extortion-related, police believe.

Man charged after 2 bank robberies in Surrey, B.C.

Police in Surrey, B.C., say a man has been charged following a pair of bank robberies in the city earlier this week.

Surrey home hit by early morning gunfire, police say

Shots were fired at a home in Surrey early Thursday morning, according to authorities.

Homes damaged after shots fired from vehicle in Surrey, police

Shots were fired by a person in a vehicle in Surrey Tuesday morning, in an incident police are saying was targeted but not believed to be extortion related.

Teen girl sexually assaulted by stranger in Surrey, police say

Police in Surrey are appealing for witnesses and information after a teenage girl reported being sexually assaulted by a stranger on the street Monday.

B.C. anti-gang police say 14 charges laid in provincewide drug investigation

Three people are facing a total of 14 criminal charges after a lengthy investigation into a drug trafficking group that operated across British Columbia, according to the province’s anti-organized crime task force.

Man arrested after vandalism of rainbow crosswalk captured on video

Police in Surrey, B.C., say one man has been arrested after a video was posted to social media showing people vandalizing a rainbow crosswalk in the city.

Cost of police chief’s firing for Surrey taxpayers not yet clear

As the fallout continues from the Surrey Police Board’s decision to fire Surrey Police Service Chief Norm Lipinski, many questions remain unanswered.

Teen identified as victim of suspected gang-related killing in Surrey, B.C.

Homicide investigators have identified the victim of a fatal weekend shooting in Surrey, B.C., as an 18-year-old man.