Star Wars fan film ‘Bucketheads,’ shot in South Surrey, makes its debut

Bucketheads – A Star Wars Story is being filmed near the 19000-block of 16 Avenue in South Surrey. (Mychaylo Prystupa photos)
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Terry Driver as he looked around the time of the killing of Tanya Smith and the attempted murder of Misty Cockerill in Abbotsford in October 1995. No current photos are available of Driver.

‘Abbotsford Killer’ Terry Driver denied parole, deemed ‘high risk’ to re-offend
In this Monday, March 15, 2021 file photo a vial of AstraZeneca vaccine is pictured in a pharmacy in Boulogne Billancourt, outside Paris. Questions remained Wednesday about the future of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in Canada, as Manitoba limited use of the shot and Ontario announced it planned to save an incoming shipment to use as second doses. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Christophe Ena, File

Questions remain about the future of the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot in Canada
Farm-gate cannabis sales allow customers to buy pot straight from the farm

Farm-gate cannabis sales allow customers to buy pot straight from the farm
‘An amazing encounter’: Kootenay photographer’s intimate hours with a cougar

‘An amazing encounter’: Kootenay photographer’s intimate hours with a cougar

A Mountie issued B.C. RCMP’s first ticket for non-essential travel May 1. (Black Press Media files)

Driver ticketed, told to ‘return to Lower Mainland immediately’ by Vancouver Island police
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Adam Hamdan has been living in Christina Lake since November 2020. Photo: Laurie Tritschler

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Through fundraisers like Jean Up, BC Children’s Hospital Foundation supports the hospital's world-leading experts who are working relentlessly to improve the lives of children like India.

A family navigates childhood cancer through the pandemic
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    Surrey-raised rapper Merkules outside his old Green Timbers-area house. Its looming demolition triggers some memories for the musician. (Photo: Tom Zillich)

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    A bullet hole is seen in the windshield of an RCMP vehicle approximately 4 km from Vancouver International Airport after a one person was killed during a shooting outside the international departures terminal at the airport, in Richmond, B.C., Sunday, May 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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    Protesters attempt to stop clear-cutting of old-growth trees in Fairy Creek near Port Renfrew. (Will O’Connell photo)

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    Air Transat aircraft are seen on the tarmac at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, on April 8, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

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    Surrey students volunteer for the Cloverdale Rodeo in 2016. The Cloverdale Rodeo Youth Initiative Foundation is again awarding scholarships to Surrey students who spend their time volunteering. The deadline for applications is May 21. (Photo submitted)

    Thousands of dollars in scholarship money available to Surrey students

    Cloverdale Rodeo Youth Initiative Foundation offering scholarships, deadline is May 21

    Maintaining a routine can help to normalize your day-to-day during social distancing amidst COVID-19. (Corey Bullock file)

    Group offering support to Surrey, White Rock residents who are dealing with anxiety

    Recovery International hosts virtual meetings every Thursday

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    Jillian Postlethwaite

    Apr 6th, 2021

    Cindy Surinder Ring (nee Sangha)

    Mar 22nd, 2021

    Jim Frederick Dudley

    Mar 18th, 2021

    Gaye Stewart

    Mar 17th, 2021

    Winifred Kathleen Leverton

    Mar 9th, 2021

    Linda Adele Stadey

    Feb 25th, 2021

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    Canada’s Janet Leung steals second base during playoff action at the Softball Americas Olympic Qualifier tournament in South Surrey on August 31, 2019. Leung and her teammates have not been back to Softball City since, as the 2020 and now ‘21 Canada Cup tournaments have been cancelled. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck photo)

    Canada Cup softball event cancelled for second straight year

    Travel restrictions, health and safety concerns cited as reasons for cancellation

    Two-year-old Kashius Weme rides at the Steve Smith Memorial Bike Park in Nanaimo on Tuesday, May 11. The youngster’s precocious bike-riding ability is already attracting cycle sponsors. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

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    Chase Viens checks in with Chase the snake during an afternoon volunteer shift at The Reptile Room. (Eric J. Welsh/ Chilliwack Progress)

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    Chase Viens donated $400, covering the vet and medicine costs for a ball python in need

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    South Surrey-based duo achieves big international sound

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    Protesters at Cloverdale Fairgrounds show their support for farmers in India. (File photo: Jason Sveinson)

    ZYTARUK: Surrey’s valuable farmland – just like India’s – needs protecting

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    British Columbia Premier John Horgan highlights a paragraph as Finance Minister Selina Robinson tables the budget in a speech in the legislative assembly at the provincial legislature in Victoria, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

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