by South Asian Star | Nov 17, 2025 | Local
District must upzone certain neighbourhoods by end of year or province could do it for them West Vancouver’s Ambleside neighbourhood is one of three areas the provincial government wants the district to densify. (Martin Diotte/CBC) Of all the B.C. cities...
by South Asian Star | Nov 17, 2025 | Local
Rash of extortion cases has caused fear in B.C.’s South Asian community An ongoing rash of extortion cases in B.C.’s Lower Mainland has led to concern for the region’s South Asian community. Macklin McCall, the B.C. Conservative critic for public...
by South Asian Star | Nov 17, 2025 | Local
Surrey police and RCMP forensics officers are pictured after a shooting at Ustaad G76 South Surrey restaurant in Surrey, B.C., on Oct. 6. (Ben Nelms/CBC) Two years after the first report of what would become a wave of extortion attempts was made in B.C., the threats,...
by South Asian Star | Nov 17, 2025 | Local
Marc-Aurèle Chabot, 24, faces new charge that could result in life sentence The four accused, from left to right: Matthew Forbes, 33, Marc-Aurèle Chabot, 24, Raphäel Lagacé, 25, and Simon Angers-Audet, 24. Three of the men accused of facilitating terrorism in Quebec —...
by South Asian Star | Nov 17, 2025 | Local
For the second time in just a few days, a Surrey mansion has been hit by gunfire in what appears to be more extortion-related violence. Taya Fast reports. Police in Surrey, B.C., are investigating after a home was targeted in an extortion-related shooting for the...
by South Asian Star | Nov 17, 2025 | Local
Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.The Town of Smithers, B.C., says it will hold a public information session about a temporary winter shelter set to...
