🚨 Crime & Public Safety
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Vancouver officer Kal Dosanjh arrested after two-year covert probe; 19 people report losses over $3 million. Vancouver Police arrested veteran Const. Kal Dosanjh at a controlled Surrey stop following a more-than-two-year investigation that investigators say relates to housing developments; police say 19 alleged victims reported losses totaling more than $3 million between 2017 and 2025. Dosanjh’s lawyer, Joven Narwal, says Dosanjh denies wrongdoing and disputes the department investigating one of its own officers.
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85-year-old Burnaby man, Chang Yong Cho, killed by stray bullet after shots-fired call. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a shots-fired report near 18th Avenue and Humphries Avenue occurred just after 1:30 a.m. on Aug. 30; Burnaby RCMP found Mr. Cho in his Kingsway apartment about 4 p.m. that day and he was pronounced dead. IHIT says it has identified a group of youths believed involved or knowledgeable and is urging them and parents to come forward.
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Two homes burned in abandoned Sechelt Seawatch subdivision; crews could only monitor fires. Firefighters could only monitor two homes that burned around 10 a.m. Saturday in the Seawatch neighbourhood because the area has been off-limits since a 2019 evacuation for erosion and sinkholes; the subdivision’s 14 properties remain tied up in litigation and assessed values fell from about $1 million to $2. Deputy Fire Chief Stephen Akterberg said there is no water protection and firefighting was limited to life-safety checks.
🏛️ Government & Politics
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Metro Vancouver still withholding Jerry Dobrovolny severance details; his pay topped $567,000 last year. Board chair Mike Hurley told Global News the severance details would be released Tuesday, but Metro Vancouver did not respond to requests; Dobrovolny’s salary and benefits totalled more than $567,000 in the last year, and critics cite cost overruns at the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant and concerns about scope creep and executive compensation. Candidates and councillors are demanding transparency amid rumours about the payout’s size.
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William Azaroff withdraws from Vancouver mayoral race, leaving Pete Fry as lone progressive challenger. Azaroff announced his exit at a City Hall news conference, saying his OneCity pledge to field a single progressive candidate is fulfilled; Fry, a Vancouver Green and councillor since 2018, is now the progressive alternative to Mayor Ken Sim in the Oct. 17 election. The race also includes Kareem Allam and Colleen Hardwick.
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Telus sues former employee for almost $1.1 million over alleged misuse of company credit card. Telus filed a notice of civil claim in B.C. Supreme Court alleging a former employee bought more than 2,500 items—home appliances and electronics—using company credit cards via an Amazon business account, with a total value of nearly $1.1 million; Telus says the employee was dismissed with cause on Aug. 13 and the company seeks repayment, costs and damages.
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Woolly Dog pelt from Chilliwack area returns to B.C. after ~160 years for museum display. The Museum of Anthropology at UBC received the only surviving woolly dog pelt, said to originate in Stó:lō territories near Chilliwack, on loan from the Smithsonian after roughly 160 years in storage; curator Jordan Wilson said local Coast Salish community members and weavers examined the pelt before public display.
📰 Also Today
- Taig Savage family says manslaughter plea leaves them without justice; youth faces up to three years.
- Vancouver officer Kal Dosanjh denies wrongdoing; will let evidence speak, lawyer says.
- Local resident says traffic calming measures are leaving neighbours 'barricaded in' their Vancouver area neighbourhood.
- William Azaroff formally stepped down from Vancouver mayoral race, endorsing Pete Fry.
- Vancouver police officer publicly denies fraud and theft allegations, pledges to let evidence speak.
- Food Allergy Canada urges all schools to stock epinephrine devices; not all currently do.
- Three Gitxsan communities open a local high school after years of student commuting.
- Telus pursuing former employee accused of defrauding company of over $1M.
- Thousands paying to watch live Dungeons & Dragons events, interest remains high.
- Fraser Health warns new school year can bring anxiety; watch for student signs.
- Independent police watchdog probing Surrey crash that sent driver and pedestrian to hospital.
- Two homes in Sechelt's abandoned Seawatch neighbourhood destroyed by arson, per fire department.
- City ends Granville Street pedestrian zone for now; hopes to return it in future.
