New Westminster

• B.C. child sexual exploitation case leads to rescue of 5 children in the Philippines

  A New Westminster man has been charged with multiple child sexual exploitation offences following a lengthy international investigation.

  Crime

  Sep 15
  
• Video captures shocking broad daylight attack on New Westminster senior

  Video captured from a neighbour's surveillance camera shows Sukhi Sahdre's mother taking her daily walk, when a vehicle pulls up in front of her.

  Crime

  Feb 17
  
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• Good Samaritan jumps to defense of stranger in New West, gets attacked as a result

  On the evening of Oct. 30 in New Westminster Quay, a man saw five people assaulting someone and rushed to help -- only for the group to begin beating him instead.

  Crime

  Nov 4, 2025
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• New Westminster councillor wants provincial regulations around vape shops

  Daniel Fontaine says his idea will be debated at the Union of B.C. Municipalities Convention and if endorsed, it will be forwarded to the province for consideration.

  Health

  Sep 10, 2025
• New Westminster councillor questions taxpayer-funded cafeteria at city hall

  'The cafeteria has lost close to $350,000 in tax dollars just in the last three years alone,' Coun. Daniel Fontaine told Global News.

  Politics

  Jul 25, 2025
• New Westminster business says illicit drug use and theft is rampant

  New Westminster's Hyack Square is often a desperate scene resembling Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Drug deals are done in plain sight.

  Crime

  Jul 15, 2025
• Threat against New West courthouse forces evacuation of surrounding area

  A section of downtown New Westminster near the courthouse was closed for hours on Tuesday as police investigated a threat. That lifted around 2 p.m.

  Crime

  Jan 7, 2025
• Truck driver injured after he is pinned by load in New West stop

  B.C. Emergency Health Services said one ambulance with primary care paramedics, one ambulance with advanced care paramedics and one supervisor responded to the incident.

  Traffic

  Dec 23, 2024
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• Bike lane debate flares in New Westminster

  Several uptown New Westminster businesses say the separated bike lane on 6th Street cuts into their bottom line, while other residents say the city needs more bike infrastructure.

  Politics

  Nov 4, 2024
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• B.C. mayor to take training after Dubai climate trip found to breach of code of conduct

  Mayor Patrick Johnstone participated in the Local Climate Action Summit as a part of the COP28 U.N. Climate Change Conference late last year.

  Politics

  Nov 4, 2024