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Anna Burns

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Surrey Lamborghini driver clocked at 197 km/h on Alex Fraser Bridge

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Surrey Lamborghini driver clocked at 197 km/h on Alex Fraser Bridge - Surrey Now-Leader

Driver loses car for a week, faces nearly $600 in fines after Feb. 4 stop

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February 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM

Anna Burns

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B.C. premier says extortion crisis is a ‘terror attack in slow motion’

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B.C. premier says extortion crisis is a ‘terror attack in slow motion’ - Surrey Now-Leader

Eby wants feds to close ‘loophole’ in immigration law

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January 30, 2026 at 11:51 PM

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Langley Advance Times

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Is your pet the cutest pet in the world?

(We know they are, don't worry.)

Photogenic fur baby? B.C. pet parents can share pics for BC SPCA contest - Langley Advance Times

2 Pomeranians from Surrey won a page in the 2026 calendar in last year’s competition

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January 29, 2026 at 11:06 PM

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Langley Advance Times

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Out-of-province campers will have to pay more than #BritishColubmia residents at BC provincial parks – what do you think?

BC Parks announces new, additional $20 fee out-of-province visitors - Langley Advance Times

‘Increased fees are reinvested directly back into parks’

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January 29, 2026 at 11:09 PM

Anna Burns

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Canada’s public safety minister said Wednesday (Jan. 28) that two helicopters have been deployed in Surrey to help tackle the ongoing rise in extortion – but there’s confusion surrounding the specifics about those helicopters.

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How will federal helicopters aid in Surrey’s extortion fight? What we know so far - Surrey Now-Leader

‘We deployed two helicopters in the Surrey area’: Public safety minister

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January 29, 2026 at 11:01 PM

Anna Burns

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‘Significant structural damage’ to Delta bridge will take weeks to repair

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‘Significant structural damage’ to Delta bridge will take weeks to repair - Surrey Now-Leader

One of Westham Island Bridge’s primary support piers was severely impacted in a barge strike Jan. 20

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January 28, 2026 at 7:23 PM

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Newton business damaged in extortion-related shooting: no injuries

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Newton business damaged in extortion-related shooting: no injuries - Surrey Now-Leader

Shooting in the 8100 block of 120 Street around 3:50 a.m.

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January 28, 2026 at 7:08 PM

Anna Burns

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RCMP Assistant Commissioner John Brewer issued a statement Wed (Jan. 21) shortly after Eby called on him to show 'urgency' or step aside after Brewer said Tues. that the ongoing extortion violence in Surrey is not a crisis.
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