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The outgoing Metro Vancouver Regional District board decided to defer voting on its 2027 budget and five-year financial plan to a future board meeting on an 87 to 36 vote during its final meeting on Friday. surreynowleader.com/2026/10/…
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BREAKING: Surrey Police Board names Todd Matsumoto (pictured) as new Chief Constable of Surrey Police Service (SPS) effective today. Matsumoto has been interim chief since Norm Lipinski was dismissed in June after 6 years on the job.
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JUST IN: The @bcndp Provincial Council has officially named Jennifer Whiteside the party’s interim leader, following the unanimous recommendation of the caucus earlier today, with Mike Farnworth as House Leader and Niki Sharma as Caucus Chair.
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There has been a purge of 10 “long service, non-political” Surrey city hall employees on a “without cause” basis at incoming mayor Doug McCallum’s request prior to him and the new council being sworn in, the Surrey Now-Leader has learned. surreynowleader.com/2026/10/…
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Abdul Aziz Kawam, 31, has been sentenced to 15 years and 20 months in prison after being found guilty on terrorism-related charges connected to a knife attack on a Surrey bus on April 1, 2023. surreynowleader.com/2026/10/…
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JUST IN: Surrey could soon have a school trustee by-election at $840K cost, if judge so rules. The situation involves Garry Thind, re-elected trustee on Oct. 17 and then elected @BC_Conservative MLA in Surrey-Guildford just a week later. surreynowleader.com/2026/10/…
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There has been a purge of 10 “long service, non-political” Surrey city hall employees on a “without cause” basis at incoming mayor Doug McCallum’s request prior to him and the new council being sworn in on November 2, the Surrey Now-Leader has learned. surreynowleader.com/2026/10/…
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Surrey roots for producer of new @BarackObama-backed ‘The Eyes of Ghana’ doc film. Nana Adwoa Frimpong helps tell the story of a 93-year-old filmmaker, with failing eyesight, who races against time to rescue more than 1,000 films from 50s and 60s. surreynowleader.com/2026/10/…
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