Close X
Sunday, January 12, 2025
ADVT 
National

2 charged in the homicide of a Surrey resident from 3 years ago

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 09 Dec, 2024 01:22 PM
  • 2 charged in the homicide of a Surrey resident from 3 years ago

Police say two men been have been charged in the death of 38-year-old Surrey resident Kenneth Thomas Howe in August 2021.

The R-C-M-P had responded to a report of a body on Darnley Street near the northwest end of Burnaby Lake Park, and the death was deemed suspicious.

An update from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a 38-year-old man has now been charged with second-degree murder, while investigators found evidence indicating a 34-year-old man was involved after the death.

The second man has been charged with indignity to human remains, and both accused remain in custody

MORE National ARTICLES

B.C. teen with bird flu is in critical care, infection source unknown: health officer

B.C. teen with bird flu is in critical care, infection source unknown: health officer
The teenager who tested positive for bird flu in British Columbia is in critical condition and being treated at B.C. Children's Hospital, the provincial health officer says. Dr. Bonnie Henry said Tuesday contact tracing being conducted has not identified anyone else linked to the case of the teen who has fallen ill.

B.C. teen with bird flu is in critical care, infection source unknown: health officer

Drugs disguised as dog treats seized by Metro Vancouver Transit Police

Drugs disguised as dog treats seized by Metro Vancouver Transit Police
Two people have been charged after a Metro Vancouver Transit Police investigation turned up guns and illicit drugs, including fentanyl disguised as dog treats. Police say they began investigating an alleged drug trafficking operation based in Surrey, B.C., last spring, leading to the arrest of a man and a woman from the area.

Drugs disguised as dog treats seized by Metro Vancouver Transit Police

Skateboarder hurt in hit and run

Skateboarder hurt in hit and run
Police on Vancouver Island are appealing for witnesses after a 60-year-old skateboarder was hurt in a hit-and-run on Remembrance Day. Mounties say it happened along Comox Road near Scott Road, outside Courtenay.

Skateboarder hurt in hit and run

Former B.C. premier John Horgan passes away at 65

Former B.C. premier John Horgan passes away at 65
Ambassador to Germany and former British Columbia premier John Horgan has died at the age of 65, after his third bout with cancer. Horgan served as B.C.'s New Democrat premier for five years before stepping down in 2022, then was appointed ambassador last year.

Former B.C. premier John Horgan passes away at 65

'Do the work': Ottawa urges both sides in B.C. port dispute to restart talks

'Do the work': Ottawa urges both sides in B.C. port dispute to restart talks
Ottawa has urged both sides in the labour dispute at B-C ports to return to the table after the latest mediated talks collapsed over the weekend. A statement from federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says both the employers and the union representing more than 700 longshore supervisors "must understand the urgency of the situation" as a lockout enters its second week.

'Do the work': Ottawa urges both sides in B.C. port dispute to restart talks

Canadian Union of Postal Workers issues 72-hour strike notice to Canada Post

Canadian Union of Postal Workers issues 72-hour strike notice to Canada Post
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has given 72-hour strike notice to Canada Post. The notice is for both the union's urban bargaining unit and its rural and suburban unit.  In a release early Tuesday morning, the union says workers will be in a legal strike position as of Friday if negotiated settlements have not been reached.

Canadian Union of Postal Workers issues 72-hour strike notice to Canada Post