Bikramjeet Randhawa, a popular corrections officer who worked at Fraser Regional Correctional Centre in Maple Ridge, was gunned down in broad daylight, in what appears to have been a targeted shooting. Randhawa, 29, was a Surrey resident, and was not known to police. He was shot at approximately 5 p.m., near the Scottsdale Centre at 72nd Avenue and 120th Street.
SURREY – Popular Indo-Canadian corrections officer is the latest victim of gangland violence after he was gunned down in a strip mall in North Delta last Saturday.
Randhawa, a popular corrections officer who worked at Fraser Regional Correctional Centre in Maple Ridge, was gunned down in broad daylight, in what appears to have been a targeted shooting. Randhawa, 29, was a Surrey resident, and was not known to police. He was shot at approximately 5 p.m., near the Scottsdale Centre at 72nd Avenue and 120th Street.
A B.C. judge has sentenced Stacy Gallagher to 90 days in jail, one of the harshest sentences imposed for contempt of court. Photo by Rita Wong
B.C. Supreme Court Justice Shelley Fitzpatrick sentenced 58-year-old Indigenous land defender Stacy Gallagher on Tuesday to 90 days in jail, one of the harshestsentences imposed for contempt of court in B.C. Fitzpatrick said the sentence was punishment aimed at deterrence to “send a clear message to Gallagher and those who would be influenced by his actions.”
Gallagher’s supporters promptly filed a notice of appeal on his behalf, and on Wednesday, Gallagher was released on bail pending his appeal.
VANCOUVER The mother of an inmate at a prison in B.C. s Fraser Valley says her son and other prisoners have been asking for masks and other personal protective equipment since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but weren t given any until several people in their cohort had tested positive for the disease. Each tier, I m sure, is asking for gloves, for masks, but my son s tier didn t get any until they were all positive, said Tery, who asked CTV News Vancouver not to share her last name out of concern that her son could face repercussions for her speaking out.
Employees at a B.C. prison were sounding the alarm about COVID-19 cases among inmates there five days before health officials formally declared an outbreak.