1. TransLink defends huge spike in cost of SkyTrain, light-rail projects
Costs for Surrey light rail and the Millennium Line Broadway extension have gone up nearly $1 billion.
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2. Citizen鈥檚 arrest leads to capture of Delta break-and-enter suspect
The driver of a U-Haul alledgedly attempted to steal another vehicle after a crash on 56th Street.
3. Premier announces $64-million boost to school building in Surrey
The three projects announced Monday will add 855 new K-12 spaces in Surrey.
| Premier John Horgan, with education minister Rob Fleming (at left) announces an almost $64 million boost to school funding in Surrey, at South Surrey鈥檚 Sunnyside Elementary. (Alex Browne/Peace Arch News) |
4. Charges dropped against B.C. man accused of failing to disclose HIV-positive status to partners
Brian Carlisle, 48, had been facing 12 counts of aggravated sexual assault, but they were stayed April 26 in Abbotsford provincial court.
| Abbotsford resident Brian Carlisle, 48, was charged last year with 12 counts of aggravated sexual assault. Those charges have now been stayed.(File photo) |
5. Chicken farmer鈥檚 fatal hit-and-run charge could be dropped due to delay
Kerry Froese is charged with one count of failing to stop at an accident scene involving death after Ronald James Scott, 61, who was killed on Jan. 29, 2015 after he was struck by a vehicle while riding a bicycle southbound in the 2000 block of Mt. Lehman Road.
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