
Three novelists to share $51,000 Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature in Surrey this fall
Three authors from Pakistan and India have been named finalists for the 2026 Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature, to be presented in Surrey on Nov. 18.
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Three authors from Pakistan and India have been named finalists for the 2026 Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature, to be presented in Surrey on Nov. 18.

The new 60-bed Surrey centre is expected to open to patients by spring 2028, offering specialized brain-injury care and involuntary admission beds.

More than one-third of MLAs elected under the B.C. Conservative banner in 2024 have left, as resignations and a planned breakaway party deepen the turmoil.

The Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society says its 2026 season has been “perfect” so far and will conclude Sept. 27 before Halloween and Christmas events begin.

Jamie Dale Patrick Miller was stopped in Vancouver while riding an electric scooter on a sidewalk and found with a loaded restricted pistol.

Linda Hepner says she is not prepared to leave the B.C. Conservative caucus while leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay contests a Sept. 26 byelection.

Surrey council marked the completion of two turf fields, the first phase of more than $12.3 million in improvements at Cloverdale Athletic Park.

The Conservative Party of Surrey says Dosanjh is no longer a 2026 candidate after her husband, a Vancouver Police detective, was charged with fraud, theft and breach of trust.

The PJHL club will rely mainly on 16- and 17-year-olds when its season opens Sept. 10 against Cloverdale in North Surrey.

The Cloverdale Community Association will use the new garden for eight fall training workshops focused on growing food and food insecurity.

A 60-bed Newton facility under construction will treat people with complex mental-health, addiction and brain-injury needs, including involuntary admissions.

Vancouver Police say Kalwinder Dosanjh faces fraud, theft and breach-of-trust charges after a two-and-a-half-year covert investigation.
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