Surrey Connect announces 4th council candidate

Surrey Connect has announced its fourth council candidate for the 2022 civic election. Pardeep Kaur Kooner joins Jack Hundial, Sebastian Sajda and Ramona Kaptyn for council candidates and mayoral candidate Brenda Locke (Photo: surreyconnect.org)
Accountant Pardeep Kooner joins Brenda Locke’s civic slate

Edmonton Oilers winger Evander Kane skates amongst hats thrown onto the ice after his hat-trick during second period NHL second round playoff hockey action against the Calgary Flames in Edmonton, Sunday, May 22, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

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Amesbury pre-game with the Tulsa Oilers. (Special to The News)

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Vancouver Island treetop retreat tops Airbnb list of Canada’s best new hosts

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The makers of Jif peanut butter are recalling some of its products due to potential salmonella contamination. (Courtesy of Canadian Food Inspection Agency)

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Parksville Qualicum Beach residents, like people across the country, are feeling frustrated with passport processing delays. (Pixabay photo)

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The BC Prosecution Service announced a number of policy changes May 20, aimed at bettering the justice system for Indigenous people. (Credit: Cliff MacArthur/provincialcourt.bc.ca)

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This screencap shows Caitlin Oakley rushing out of her North Saanich home to help rescue her family’s pet Goose from a Bald Eagle while breast-feeding her daughter. (Screencap/Courtesy Mike Lazic) This screencap shows Caitlin Oakley rushing out of her North Saanich home to help rescue her family’s pet Goose from a Bald Eagle while breast-feeding her daughter. (Screencap/Courtesy Mike Lazic)

VIDEO: B.C. mom saves pet goose from eagle while breastfeeding 4-month-old daughter

Edmonton Oilers goalie Mikko Koskinen, centre, reacts as Calgary Flames forward Blake Coleman celebrates his goal during second period NHL second round playoff hockey action against the Edmonton Oilers in Calgary, Wednesday, May 18, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

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FILE - A chicken looks in the barn at Honey Brook Farm in Schuylkill Haven, Pa., on April 18, 2022. An outbreak of avian flu is forcing farmers to cull their flocks and leading to concerns about even higher food prices. While it doesn’t pose much of a threat to humans, the outbreak is prompting a new wave of some of the same conspiracy theories that emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic. (Lindsey Shuey/Republican-Herald via AP, File)

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FILE - Light shines from a total lunar eclipse over Santa Monica Beach in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, May 26, 2021. A total lunar eclipse will grace the night skies this weekend, providing longer than usual thrills for stargazers across North and South America. The celestial action unfolds Sunday night, May 15, 2022 into early Monday morning, with the moon bathed in the reflected red and orange hues of Earth’s sunsets and sunrises for about 1 1/2 hours, the longest totality of the decade. It will be the first so-called blood moon in a year.(AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

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Surrey RCMP responded to a report of shots fired in a home on Saturday morning. (Photo: Shane MacKichan)

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Cpl. Don Birch and Julia Everett pose with “Sgt. Shawn” – sporting a Red Serge uniform adapted to size by Shawna Fidler – to promote the White Rock RCMP detachment’s 2017 open house. This year, it is set to take place on June 11, 2022. (Tracy Holmes file photo)

White Rock police, fire crews host open house

Family event planned for June 11

Cory Slavin with his son Tristan and daughter Jenna-Lee stand next to the new Grizlee at the May 14, 2022 unveiling. (Contributed photo)

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Obituaries

Betty Jean Davies

May 7th, 2022

Elizabeth (Betty) Pellaers (n. Sniatkowski)

Apr 23rd, 2022

Catherine Knott

Apr 22nd, 2022

Shirley Ruth (nee Binder) Haworth

Apr 20th, 2022

Glen Dunn

Apr 12th, 2022

Jimmie Reggie Johannesson

Apr 8th, 2022

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Indie folk band The Crescent Sky will collaborate with Common Sound Women’s Choir on a concert of the band’s original songs, June 11 at 7 p.m. at Mount Olive Lutheran Church in South Surrey. Contributed photo

Band, choir team for South Surrey concert

Crescent Sky and Common Sound to appear at Mount Olive Lutheran Church

From left to right: Natalie Peters, Julianne Christie and Alex Browne will be starring in Sorry, Wrong Number at Peninsula Production’s studio theatre at the end of the month. (Contributed photos)

1940s classic radio play scheduled for White Rock Stage

‘Sorry, Wrong Number’ will be performed at Peninsula Studio Theatre from May 27 to 29

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Edmonton Oilers goalie Mike Smith, left, lets in a goal as Calgary Flames forward Elias Lindholm looks on during first period NHL second round playoff hockey action in Calgary, Alta., Friday, May 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

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Calgary could be in big trouble against its high-flying provincial rival

Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid, right, scores on Calgary Flames goalie Jacob Markstrom during second period NHL second round playoff hockey action in Calgary, Alta., Friday, May 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

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Premier-Designate Jason Kenney addresses the media the day his after his election victory in Edmonton on Wednesday April 17, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

BENNETT: Jason Kenney led Alberta through bulldog willpower and work ethic

Kenney resigned after just 51 per cent of party rank-and-file endorsed him in a leadership review

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