TORONTO Investigators from Peel Regional Police’s Fraud Bureau arrested travel agent owner Talha Choudhry in an investigation involving the sale of fraudulent airline tickets. Investigators allege that in April 2010, the suspect, using fraudulent identification in the name of Heera Rajput, registered and incorporated a business under the name of Super Asia Travel Incorporated. They [...]
BURNABY – The Burnaby-Douglas NDP federal riding association today announced that three candidates have been approved by the federal New Democratic Party to run as the new candidate for Burnaby-Douglas in the next federal election. The convention has been called following the announcement by current MP, Bill Siksay, that he will not be seeking re-election [...]
Surrey– Mayor Dianne Watts, along with her counterpart from the City of Jalandhar, Mayor Rakesh Rathore, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish relationships between the two cities During the recent trade Surrey trade mission to India. The MoU will look at the following areas: Developing sustainability initiatives and emissions reduction strategies; Sharing information [...]
Charan Gill, a prominent Fraser Valley social worker and long-time social activist, has been awarded the 2011 Distinguished Service Award (BC) by the Canadian Association of Social Workers. In his honour and to celebrate “Social Work Week”, the BC Association of Social Workers (BSASW) is holding an Award Dinner on March 10, 2011 at Dhaliwal [...]
A Surrey man has pleaded guilty and will be sentenced for his part in smuggling $2 million dollars worth of drugs across the border into the U.S. in 2009. Naseer Hussain, of Surrey and Kim Farah of Coquitlam were convicted along with Maleek James, an American after U.S. customs agents seized 20 plastic containers containing [...]
Two of B.C.’s most wanted criminals are from Surrey according to an RCMP alert to the public Dean Jeffrey Anderson is wanted by the Surrey RCMP for assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm and breach of probation. Apollo Alex Verde, formerly known as Jaspal Singh Virdi of Surrey .is wanted on 32 counts [...]
Surrey – Calling it a significant step forward in building the business and civic relationships between the City of Surrey and those throughout India, Mayor Dianne Watts returned from her 10-day Business Mission, which took her to seven cities throughout India. “Surrey has deep and strong natural ties to the people and the regions throughout [...]
Pritam Benning, 83, was killed in September 2009, after a speeding Corvette ploughed into him while he waited for the bus. The impact of the crash ripped the bus station bench from its foundation. The Corvette’s driver, Gurjit Dhillon, appeared in Surrey provincial court on Tuesday to face charges of street racing causing death. His [...]
Surrey Mounties are appealing for anyone who witnessed a fatal motor vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon to come forward with information. Mohinder Sekhon, 61, was killed when a F350 Ford pickup smashed into a Toyota Corolla, in which he was a passenger. The Ford was traveling southbound in King George Boulevard just as the Toyota was [...]
By Veeno Dewan Anguished parents of murdered Delta teenager Laura Szendrei say they felt relief for the first time since her death after cops charged a youth with her brutal slaying. But anger and a sense of loss persist for the Szendrei family knowing that their daughter will never be with them again. “We are [...]
