14+ hour, 41+ min ago  (799+ words) Published 4: 00 pm Wednesday, April 15, 2026 Const. Gurvinder Ghag, left, Cpl. Sam Park and Const. Sandal Jawanda and from the RCMP Counter Human Trafficking Unit BC conducted a workshop on awareness in Salmon Arm Tuesday, April 14, with 53 people in attendance from local…...

15+ hour, 41+ min ago  (504+ words) Published 3: 00 pm Wednesday, April 15, 2026 KPU students have designed a card game to help neurodivergent children learn about sexual health. (Kwantlen Polytechnic University/Contributed to Peace Arch News) Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) students have discovered a friendly and approachable way to…...

14+ hour, 14+ min ago  (357+ words) Published 4: 30 pm Wednesday, April 15, 2026 A Surrey man has been identified as the victim in a fatal crash on the Alex Fraser Bridge last weekend. At about 10 p. m. on April 11, police responded to a collision involving a motorcycle that had struck a…...

13+ hour, 55+ min ago  (303+ words) Published 4: 49 pm Wednesday, April 15, 2026 Community leaders, advocates, scholars, activists, parents and friends gathered at the B. C. legislature in Victoria on April 14, 2026, to mark the 10th anniversary of the emergency. On Wednesday, April 15, 2026, the B. C. Coroners Service released data on toxic drug deaths for…...

13+ hour, 59+ min ago  (878+ words) Published 4: 45 pm Wednesday, April 15, 2026 The First Nations Health Authority shared data Wednesday, April 15, 2026 on fatal overdoses among First Nations people in B. C. in 2025. (First Nations Health Authority) First Nations people in B. C. continue to be disproportionately represented in toxic drug deaths across…...

9+ hour, 42+ min ago  (552+ words) Published 4: 05 pm Wednesday, April 15, 2026 The Government of British Columbia and Kitselas First Nation launched the provincial ratification of their modern treaty Wednesday. (Tony Trozzo/Victoria News) After a technical briefing introducing the Kitselas Treaty Act, the bill was tabled in…...

14+ hour, 44+ min ago  (471+ words) Published 4: 00 pm Wednesday, April 15, 2026 Sebastian Sajda earned honourable mention in the Environmental Leader category in the 2024 Community Leader Awards. A funeral is planned Tuesday, April 21, for Sebastian Sajda, noted Surrey environmentalist and former candidate in civic and provincial elections. Family…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (197+ words) Published 7: 00 am Tuesday, April 14, 2026 The Beaches band plays pop-rock hits at the 2026 PNE Fair in Vancouver. (Contributed to Surrey Now-Leader) The new Freedom Mobile Arch concert venue at the PNE site in Vancouver. (Contributed to Surrey Now-Leader) The PNE Fair's…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (178+ words) Published 3: 55 pm Tuesday, April 14, 2026 Jessie Sunner on B. C. election night in 2024 when she earned enough votes to become MLA in Surrey-Newton. (Anna Burns/Surrey Now-Leader) Surrey-Newton MLA Jessie Sunner announced her pregnancy on social media this week, saying she's due to…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (240+ words) Published 7: 35 am Tuesday, April 14, 2026 A California sea lion rescued last week near Qualicum Beach has died, according to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society. The adult male animal was taken into care on April 6 in rough shape and given…...