Wednesday, March 4, 2026
ADVT 
National

Police investigate after man found dead in burning home in Surrey, B.C.

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 12 Jan, 2026 11:56 AM

Police in Surrey, B.C., are investigating after a man's body was found inside a burning home in the Metro Vancouver city.

Surrey police say emergency responders answered the call reporting the fire at about 7 a.m. Monday and arrived at the home in the 12700 block of 56 Avenue.

Firefighters say they found the man's body while searching the engulfed home for victims.

Police say serious crime investigators have been called in to assist the coroner and firefighters in determining if foul play was involved in the death.

The cause of the fire has not been determined.

Local roads in the area of the fire had to be shut down during the firefighting operation, and police are urging anyone with information on the case to contact investigators.

Picture Courtesy: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

MORE National ARTICLES

Torrential rain shuts and washes out highways in B.C.'s north coast

Torrential rain shuts and washes out highways in B.C.'s north coast
Torrential rain of more than 200 millimetres in places along British Columbia's north coast has shuttered highways and cut off the main road access to Prince Rupert.

Torrential rain shuts and washes out highways in B.C.'s north coast

B.C. wildfire season scorched more than 8,800 square kilometres

B.C. wildfire season scorched more than 8,800 square kilometres
British Columbia's 2025 wildfire season was about a third as destructive as the record-setting season two years earlier.

B.C. wildfire season scorched more than 8,800 square kilometres

Man charged after allegedly slashing another man's face at Vancouver's club

Man charged after allegedly slashing another man's face at Vancouver's club
Police say a man from Delta, B.C., has been charged after allegedly slashing another man’s face with a knife at a nightclub in Vancouver.

Man charged after allegedly slashing another man's face at Vancouver's club

New legal structure of Alberta health system in place, Premier Smith now eyes results

New legal structure of Alberta health system in place, Premier Smith now eyes results
The Alberta government in 2025 completed the final legal foundations of its new health-care system — and Premier Danielle Smith says she's working in 2026 to prove it was worth it.

New legal structure of Alberta health system in place, Premier Smith now eyes results

Rain, snow and flood watch in B.C.'s north as weather system moves through

Rain, snow and flood watch in B.C.'s north as weather system moves through
Heavy rainfall warnings and flood watches covered much of British Columbia's north coast Monday as a Pacific weather front swept over the region.

Rain, snow and flood watch in B.C.'s north as weather system moves through

Treasury Board minister silent on details of plan to shrink federal public service

Treasury Board minister silent on details of plan to shrink federal public service
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali says the federal government hasn't worked out details of its plans to cut the bureaucracy and boost the amount of time public servants spend in the office.

Treasury Board minister silent on details of plan to shrink federal public service