Avian flu has been identified at two more commercial poultry farms in Abbotsford.
Figures from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency show there have been 44 B-C outbreaks of avian flu since October 20th.
More than five million birds have died or have been culled in the province since the first case of the H-5-N-1 variant was reported in April 2022.
The virus is quickly spread from wild birds migrating south and earlier this month the chief veterinarian ordered farmers to put their birds indoors.
Mounties with the drug and organized crime unit in Coquitlam say they launched the project in the fall of 2020 aimed at people operating within Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam, Richmond and Vancouver. The suspects range in age from 26 to 56 years old and are facing a series of drug and gun related charges.
RCMP say Verity Bolton was spotted by closed-circuit TV emerging from a grocery store with a loaded cart in Kamloops two days before she was expected to give her children, who are from Surrey, back to their father after a vacation. Surrey RCMP say in a news release that its serious crimes unit has taken over conduct of the investigation.
Fraser Health has launched a nine-million-dollar robotic surgery program, giving patients access to the latest in medical technology and treatment options. The program will operate out of Surrey Memorial and Royal Columbia hospitals, and will be available to qualified surgeons for numerous procedures, from cancer to ear, nose, and throat.
Dilbag 'Dylan' Hothi, an officer with the Surrey Police Service, was suspended in August 2022 amid a breach of trust investigation before he took his life in February. According to newly unsealed court documents, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) were probing Hothi for sending inappropriate texts to a teenager
The suspects were identified as Balkar Singh, 42; Ajay Ajay, 26; Manjeet Padda, 40; Jagjeevan Singh, 25; Amandeep Baidwan, 41, Karamshand Singh, 58; Jasvinder Atwal, 45; Lakhvir Singh, 45; Jagpal Singh, 34; Upkaran Sandhu, 31; Sukhvinder Singh, 44; Kulvir Bains, 39; Banishidar Lalsaran, 39; Shobit Verma, 23, and Sukhninder Dhillon, 34.
The Liberals are highlighting the Canada Child Benefit today to mark its seven-year anniversary after they introduced it in their first budget. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in southeastern Ontario today speaking to families about the impact of the benefit, which he says has reduced poverty across the country.