Thursday, June 18, 2026
ADVT 
National

Man wanted on Canada wide warrant re-arrested

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 17 Aug, 2023 10:28 AM
  • Man wanted on Canada wide warrant re-arrested

Police in Vancouver say a man who was wanted Canada-wide after failing to report to his halfway house last week has been re-arrested.

They say the 27-year-old Harjot Samra is a federal offender who has been charged for numerous drug and weapons offences.

Police say he initially went missing last Thursday after he was released from prison but failed to report to his halfway house in Vancouver. 

They say the man was re-arrested yesterday and now remains in custody awaiting his next court appearance.

MORE National ARTICLES

Feds signal change on skills training spending

Feds signal change on skills training spending
The head of the Canadian Labour Congress expressed worries on Tuesday that labour groups could be left out of talks over a federal pledge to let workers access skills training programs before they become unemployed.

Feds signal change on skills training spending

Multi-home owners hold up to 41% of stock: StatCan

Multi-home owners hold up to 41% of stock: StatCan
The data from the Canadian Housing Statistics Program, which includes both residential and recreational holdings, reveals multiple-property ownership accounted for 41 per cent of Nova Scotia's housing stock, 39 per cent of New Brunswick's, 31 per cent of Ontario's and 29 per cent of British Columbia's.

Multi-home owners hold up to 41% of stock: StatCan

B.C. coroner wants action on safer drug supply

B.C. coroner wants action on safer drug supply
Lisa Lapointe says urgent action is needed to decriminalize small amounts of drugs for personal use and to provide more people with a safer supply of substances that would replace the profit-driven illicit market.

B.C. coroner wants action on safer drug supply

Four injured in Vancouver fire out of hospital

Four injured in Vancouver fire out of hospital
Shops, restaurants and businesses were heavily damaged below the 89-room Winters Hotel on the building's upper floors, which is overseen by Atira Property Management and provided housing for 71 residents.

Four injured in Vancouver fire out of hospital

B.C. mayors want feds to deliver disaster funds

B.C. mayors want feds to deliver disaster funds
Abbotsford Mayor Henry Braun, whose community was ravaged by flooding, says he was among 28 mayors who met with federal and provincial ministers today to ask about the delivery of $5 billion from Ottawa.

B.C. mayors want feds to deliver disaster funds

Avian flu outbreak claims 260,000 Canadian birds

Avian flu outbreak claims 260,000 Canadian birds
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says this has been an unprecedented year globally for avian flu, or bird flu as it's also known. Outbreaks of the highly pathogenetic strain H5N1 have been detected in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Alberta since late 2021.

Avian flu outbreak claims 260,000 Canadian birds