The Vancouver Sun

The wildfire smoke casting an orange glow over Calgary isn’t expected to blot out the skies in Vancouver this week, but experts advise preparing for poor air quality as B.C.’s wildfire season is off to an early start. Read more about how wildfire smoke travels - and how to prepare when it hits: https://vancouversun.com/news/wildfire-smoke-travels-prepare

Deaths from toxic drugs were down — but barely — last year after a record 2,306 lives were lost in 2021, according to a report from the B.C. Coroners Service released Tuesday. The number of deaths dipped just 34 to 2,272 in 2022 as B.C. continues to “experience tremendous harm and loss as a result of the province’s toxic illicit drug supply,” according to chief coroner Lisa Lapointe. Read the full story here: https://vancouversun.com/health/local-health/bc-toxic-drug-deaths-2022-near-record-coroner-report And use our updated interactive tracker to look at who is dying where in B.C. — and what drugs are killing them: https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/tracking-overdose-deaths-in-british-columbia

Jimi Sandhu didn’t look concerned about a thing as he parked his red rental car behind the luxury villa where he was staying just north of Friendship Beach here in Phuket. It was 10:32 p.m. on Feb. 4, 2022. He casually got out of the driver’s seat before reaching back into the MG ZS car to grab a few things from the centre console and sun visor. As he shut the car door and turned toward Villa A, his killers burst from around a corner and opened fire. He had no time to react, nowhere to run. Crime reporter Kim Bolan travelled to Thailand to uncover new details about the assassination of UN gangster Jimi Sandhu. Her story retraces the steps of the two men accused in the attack and the international team of authorities who tracked them. Read it here: https://vancouversun.com/feature/murder-in-phuket-bc-gang-conflict-moves-overseas

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Amrit Birring and People’s Council Surrey on the issues

Voters will head to the polls in Surrey on Saturday, Oct. 15. Here's where mayoral candidate Amrit Birring and People’s Council Surrey stand on the issues facing the city.

Gordie Hogg and Surrey First on the issues

On Saturday, Oct. 15, voters in Surrey will head to the polls. Here's where mayoral candidate Gordie Hogg and Surrey First stand on key issues in the city.

Sukh Dhaliwal and United Surrey on the issues

On Saturday, Oct. 15, voters in Surrey will go to the polls. Here's where mayoral candidate Sukh Dhaliwal and United Surrey stand on the key issues in Surrey.

Brenda Locke and Surrey Connect on the issues

On Saturday, Surrey residents will go to the polls. Here's where mayoral candidate Brenda Locke and her team Surrey Connect stand on key issues in the city.

Surrey goes to the polls on Saturday. Here's where mayoral candidate Jinny Sims and Surrey Forward stand on the key issues in the city.

Doug McCallum and Safe Surrey Coalition on the issues

Surrey, B.C.’s second-largest city, will elect its next mayor and council on Oct. 15. Hear from incumbent mayoral candidate Doug McCallum and his Safe Surrey Coalition on the issues facing the city.

True Crime Byline podcast: Dellen Millard Almost Got Away with Murder

Adrian Humphreys speaks with host Kathleen Goldhar about the victims, the killers, their trials and his jailhouse interviews in this episode of True Crime Byline Download Episode 6, 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘈𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘵 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳, today on your favourite #podcast app here: https://bit.ly/3bBrc6I #truecrime #newepisode

True Crime Byline: Reporting on Lev Tahor with Jason Madger

In the latest episode of True Crime Byline, Gazette reporter Jason Magder reflects back on what it was like to cover the ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect as they fled authorities. True Crime Byline is a new podcast by Postmedia and Antica Productions. In each episode, host Kathleen Goldhar talks to journalists about the cases that made their careers, changed the way they see the world and continue to haunt them. Download Episode 5, 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘓𝘦𝘷 𝘛𝘢𝘩𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘑𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘳 today on your favourite podcast app here: https://bit.ly/3cw4VYi

True Crime Byline podcast: How Covering the Bernardo Trial Changed Tom Blackwell

In the latest episode of True Crime Byline, Tom Blackwell shares how covering the Paul Bernardo changed him. True Crime Byline is a new #podcast by Postmedia and Antica Productions. In each episode, host Kathleen Goldhar talks to journalists about the cases that made their careers, changed the way they see the world and continue to haunt them. Download Episode 4, 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘊𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘰 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘛𝘰𝘮 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭, today on your favourite podcast app here: https://bit.ly/3bBrc6I #truecrime #newpodcast #PaulBernardo

True Crime Byline Episode 3: A Politician Murdered his Ex Wife. We Should Have Seen it Coming

True Crime Byline is a new #podcast by Postmedia and Antica Productions. In each episode, host Kathleen Goldhar talks to journalists about the cases that made their careers, changed the way they see the world and continue to haunt them. Download Episode 3, 𝘈 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘌𝘹 𝘞𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨, today on your favourite podcast app here: https://bit.ly/3bBrc6I

True Crime Byline: The Article that Blew Up a Murder Trial

'Just before we blew up a murder trial in 2005, my colleagues at the National Post discussed whether and when to publish a child witness’s diary. I had just discovered shocking evidence on the internet. She was the star witness in a murder trial against three boys, including her ex-boyfriend, secretly blogging about it, and telling a different story than what she told the jury.' Listen to this True Crime Byline podcast episode for the shocking story of how a National Post article about a teen vampire led to a mistrial, as told by reporter Joseph Brean. Download Episode 2, The Article that Blew Up a Murder Trial, today on your favourite #podcast app. Click here: https://bit.ly/3bBrc6I #truecrime

True Crime Byline: New podcast hears from reporters behind the stories

In True Crime Byline, our reporters take us behind the scenes to reflect on the cases that made their careers, changed the way they see the world and continue to haunt them. Listen to the trailer and stay tuned for our first episode, coming June 23. Click here: https://bit.ly/3H9GJWY Subscribe to the True Crime Byline on your favourite podcast app. #podcasts #truecrime

New podcast True Crime Byline launches June 23

You may know all the details of the crimes we cover, thanks to the tenacious work of doggedly determined journalists. But what is it like to report on it? True Crime Byline is a new #podcast that sets out to share those untold stories. Listen to the trailer and subscribe to the True Crime Byline on your favourite podcast app here: https://bit.ly/3H9GJWY #truecrime #comingsoon