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Finance minister unveils Ottawa’s ‘follow the money’ plan to tackle extortion
OTTAWA — The federal government is bringing law enforcement and financial institutions together to fight…
Police in Surrey, B.C., denied request to delay next step in transition plan: chief
SURREY — The chief of the Surrey Police Service says his force, which has been…
UK police band together to assess Epstein revelations as scandal rocks royals and politics
LONDON (AP) — British police forces are working together to assess potential crimes revealed in…
Police in B.C. investigate four pedestrians struck in separate crashes
Police in three B.C. communities are investigating four vehicle crashes involving pedestrians in the last…
Police identify B.C. mass shooter as 18-year-old, say five students and teacher dead
TUMBLER RIDGE — The person behind one of British Columbia’s worst mass killings has been…
Mass shootings in Canada have prompted changes to firearm laws over the decades
OTTAWA — Mass shootings in Canada — including an April 2020 rampage in Nova Scotia…
Conservatives table motion on refugee claims in response to extortion wave
OTTAWA — The Conservatives introduced a motion Tuesday calling on the government to bar non-citizens…
Inside the ‘con code’, the unwritten rules that may be fuelling prison violence
VANCOUVER — In a Surrey, B.C., pretrial centre, an inmate is goaded into fighting his…
Lamborghini driver caught doing 197 km/h over Metro Vancouver bridge
DELTA — A Lamborghini driver from Surrey, B.C., will be without his car for a…
Asylum claims won’t stop extortion suspects facing justice: Immigration Department
VICTORIA — Canada’s Immigration Department says claiming asylum “cannot, and will not” prevent criminals being…
‘Corrosive’ immigration loopholes need to be shut down, Eby tells Ottawa
Federal lawmakers must close “corrosive” loopholes hampering the crackdown on extortion-related shootings in British Columbia,…
Three foreign nationals arrested by extortion patrol are charged in B.C. shooting
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., say three men arrested on Sunday by officers on…
Three men arrested in Surrey, B.C., after alleged extortion-related shooting
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., arrested three men on Sunday after early morning gunfire…
Justin Rose sets Torrey Pines pace with 62. Koepka makes his PGA Tour return with 73
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Justin Rose had birdie chances on all but one hole Thursday…
Eby says extortion wave is ‘terror attack in slow motion’
OTTAWA — B.C. Premier David Eby said a wave of extortion crime in the province…
Police say hit man and fellow murderer caught trying to flee B.C. prison
SURREY — Two murderers including gangland hit man Dean Wiwchar have been charged with attempting…
B.C. mayor says 20 more RCMP officers on the way to boost anti-extortion battle
The mayor of Surrey, B.C., says she’s been told Ottawa will send 20 more RCMP…
Brooke Henderson, sister Brittany Sepanik going to make season-opening event special
Brooke Henderson has had her sister Brittany Sepanik as her caddie for almost the entirety…
B.C. attorney general warns against doing deals with ICE, amid pending Pattison sale
British Columbia’s attorney general said business leaders in the province need to consider whether their…
B.C. at a crossroads, Darrell Jones says as he runs for Conservative leadership
SURREY — Former grocery executive Darrell Jones has announced his bid for leadership of the…
Surrey, B.C., calls for a national state of emergency regarding extortion
SURREY — The council in Surrey, B.C., has passed a motion to urge Ottawa to…
Canada names 24-player roster for U-17 camp in Spain ahead of CONCACAF Qualifiers
Canada Soccer has named a 24-player roster for a February camp in Spain ahead of…
Getting to ‘no’: Europe’s leaders find a way to speak with one voice against Trump
LONDON (AP) — No more fawning praise. No more polite workarounds and old-style diplomacy. And…
Homicide team deployed to Surrey, B.C., after men found with gunshot wounds
SURREY — Homicide investigators have been deployed to Surrey, B.C., after it says two men…