1. Delays, delays, delays: Days after Surrey commuters were delayed on their morning commute, TransLink is back in the headlines for the wrong reasons. A fire broke out around midnight on Thursday, stranding passengers and causing delays for those riding the Expo and Millennium lines.
2. Accused killer in court: The man accused in the brutal murder of a B.C. hockey mom is expected to appear in court Friday. Yosef Jomo Gopaul, 27, is facing second-degree murder charges in connection with the death of Julie Paskall in December 2013.
3. Unusual discovery: Victoria canoeists recently found a surprising message in a bottle. The bottle contained possible human remains (in this case ashes) with a note asking whoever found the bottle to throw it back in the ocean. Now, the canoeists have come up with a unique way of honouring those wishes.
4. Higher prices, less workers: Soaring real estate prices and stagnating wages could trigger an exodus of millennials from Metro Vancouver, at least according to a new report issued by Vancity. If things continue as they have, then the vast majority of workers won’t be able to afford an average mortgage by 2025.
5. Stranger danger: A Maple Ridge mom is sharing a horrifying story of how a stranger allegedly tried to lure her nine-year-old daughter into his truck. Krystle Keating said the incident occurred on Tuesday with her daughter fortunately running away.
