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McCallum calls for board's removal","The Surrey Police Board appointed Todd Matsumoto permanent chief constable on October 30, hours before the new council takes office, prompting mayor-elect Doug McCallum to demand the Province replace every board member.","2026-10-31T07:30:00-07:00",[29,14,55,102],"inauguration","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FSPS20new20chief20constable20matsumoto.jpg?w=1024","Todd Matsumoto, the newly appointed chief constable of Surrey Police Service",{"path":106,"title":107,"description":108,"date":109,"publishedAt":110,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":111,"image":20,"imageAlt":115,"imageCredit":20,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-bus-attack-terrorist-sentenced-15-years","Surrey man sentenced to 15 years and 8 months for ISIS-inspired bus attack","Abdul Aziz Kawam, 31, was sentenced October 29, 2026 in BC Supreme Court to 15 years and 20 months on terrorism-related charges for a 2023 knife attack on two people in Surrey that he carried out in the name of ISIS.","2026-10-30","2026-10-30T08:30:00-07:00",[29,112,113,114],"Public Safety","Terrorism","Surrey Transit","Illustration of a city bus stop shelter on a suburban street",{"path":117,"title":118,"description":119,"date":109,"publishedAt":120,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":121,"image":125,"imageAlt":126,"imageCredit":127,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-new-council-inaugural-meeting-november-2","Doug McCallum to lead inaugural Surrey council meeting Monday at 7 pm","The new Surrey City Council takes office Monday, November 2, 2026, with Mayor-elect Doug McCallum and eight councillors sworn in at a 7 pm ceremony at Surrey City Hall.","2026-10-30T07:53:00-07:00",[122,13,123,14,124],"Surrey City Council","Inauguration","Surrey Connect","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FMcCallum204_ad0488.jpg?w=1024","Doug McCallum smiling after winning the mayor's seat in the 2026 Surrey civic election","Tricia Leslie \u002F Peace Arch News",{"path":129,"title":130,"description":131,"date":109,"publishedAt":132,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":133,"image":137,"imageAlt":138,"imageCredit":139,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-skytrain-safety-report-incidents-rising","SkyTrain safety incidents doubled since before the pandemic, report says","Technical Safety BC and TransLink issued a joint call to action on SkyTrain safety in October 2026, pointing to a report showing the incident rate on the Expo and Millennium lines doubled between 2016 to 2019 and 2023 to 2025.","2026-10-30T09:15:00-07:00",[134,135,112,136],"SkyTrain","TransLink","Getting Around Surrey","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreycitizen.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Funnamed.jpg","A SkyTrain station platform with transit infrastructure visible","Surrey Citizen",{"path":141,"title":142,"description":143,"date":109,"publishedAt":144,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":145,"image":148,"imageAlt":149,"imageCredit":150,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-teen-police-shooting-inquest-november-9","Coroner's inquest into Surrey police shooting of 15-year-old starts November 9","The B.C. Coroners Service will hold an inquest into the 2025 fatal police shooting of a 15-year-old in Surrey's Clayton Heights neighbourhood, starting November 9, 2026. The inquest is a public fact-finding process and will not assign fault.","2026-10-30T10:00:00-07:00",[29,146,112,147],"Coroner's Inquest","Mental Health Response","https:\u002F\u002Fi.cbc.ca\u002Fais\u002F1.7459432,1793299595524\u002Ffull\u002Fmax\u002F0\u002Fdefault.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1800%2C1012%29%3BResize%3D620","Photo of Chase de Balinhard, a 15-year-old Surrey teen who was fatally shot by police in 2025","GoFundMe.ca \u002F CBC",{"path":152,"title":153,"description":154,"date":155,"publishedAt":156,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":157,"image":159,"imageAlt":160,"imageCredit":161,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\u002Fnews\u002Flocke-reflects-surrey-election-october-29","Outgoing Mayor Brenda Locke says BC provincial election cost her the race","In an interview with the Vancouver Sun, Locke says momentum shifted in the final two to three weeks of the campaign after Premier Eby called a snap provincial vote.","2026-10-29","2026-10-29T07:50:00-07:00",[13,124,14,158],"election results","https:\u002F\u002Fsmartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\u002Fvancouversun\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Fpng1027-brenda-locke_305983393.jpg","Outgoing Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke in Surrey on October 27, 2026","Arlen Redekop \u002F PNG \u002F Vancouver Sun",{"path":163,"title":164,"description":165,"date":166,"publishedAt":167,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":168,"image":171,"imageAlt":172,"imageCredit":173,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\u002Fnews\u002Fmetro-vancouver-rejects-mccallum-cancel-budget-vote-october-27","Metro Vancouver board will vote on 2027 budget Friday, rejecting McCallum's cancellation call","Surrey's mayor-elect Doug McCallum asked Metro Vancouver to cancel its October 30 meeting. The regional body confirmed the 2027 budget vote will proceed.","2026-10-27","2026-10-27T07:52:00-07:00",[13,14,169,170],"City of Surrey","Metro Vancouver","https:\u002F\u002Fsmartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\u002Fvancouversun\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F09\u002F0922-surrey-election-newton-1.jpg","Doug McCallum at a Surrey election event","Jason Payne \u002F Vancouver Sun",{"path":175,"title":176,"description":177,"date":178,"publishedAt":179,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":180,"image":184,"imageAlt":185,"imageCredit":186,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\u002Fnews\u002Fmccallum-cloverdale-harness-racing-plan-october-21","Doug McCallum sets out steps to bring harness racing back to Cloverdale by fall 2027","Surrey's mayor-elect says the City will rebuild the Cloverdale Fairgrounds barns and racing oval and sign a new racing lease, the Surrey Now-Leader reports. He says the Province must also commit.","2026-10-22","2026-10-22T22:37:00-07:00",[13,14,181,182,183],"Cloverdale Fairgrounds","harness racing","promise tracker","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FFraserDowns.jpg?w=1024","A harness racing driver in a two wheeled cart behind a brown horse on a snow covered track, with the grandstand behind","Malin Jordan, Cloverdale Reporter",{"path":188,"title":189,"description":190,"date":178,"publishedAt":191,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":192,"image":196,"imageAlt":197,"imageCredit":198,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-official-election-results-october-21","Surrey declares official 2026 election results, same 15 people elected","Surrey's Chief Election Officer declared the official results on October 21, 2026, naming Doug McCallum mayor with the same eight councillors and six trustees as election night.","2026-10-22T22:34:00-07:00",[13,193,194,195,14,70],"Councillor","School Trustee","official results","\u002Fimages\u002Fbc-surrey-2026\u002Fcity-hall-1600.webp","Surrey City Hall, a glass and stone building under a wide wooden roof, across an empty paved plaza under a blue sky","Northwest, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons",{"path":200,"title":201,"description":202,"date":178,"publishedAt":203,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":204,"image":206,"imageAlt":207,"imageCredit":208,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-ward-system-referendum-elford-october-22","Surrey ward system may need a public vote first, Councillor Doug Elford says","Mayor-elect Doug McCallum promised to bring back ward elections in Surrey. Councillor Doug Elford told the Surrey Now-Leader the change will probably need a referendum and could take eight years.","2026-10-22T22:35:00-07:00",[13,193,14,205,183],"ward system","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FAnnaCityHall.jpg?w=1024","The words City Hall in black letters on a wood panel wall beside a glass front at Surrey City Hall","Surrey Now-Leader file photo",{"id":210,"title":24,"aiMetadata":211,"author":10,"body":221,"candidates":261,"category":11,"date":8,"description":25,"extension":262,"faq":263,"image":30,"imageAlt":31,"imageCheckedAt":288,"imageCredit":32,"imageScene":20,"linkedin":289,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"meta":295,"metaDescription":296,"navigation":297,"path":23,"pinned":21,"primarySourceUrl":298,"publishedAt":26,"seo":299,"seoTitle":20,"sourceId":300,"sourceIsPaywalled":21,"sources":301,"stem":307,"storyType":308,"tags":309,"topicKey":310,"updated":20,"__hash__":311},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-police-vehicle-id-request-123a-street-november-2026.md",{"summary":212,"keyTopics":213,"semanticKeywords":217},"Surrey Police Service is asking the public for help identifying a white 2023-2025 Toyota Corolla sedan involved in a suspicious incident on October 27, 2026 in the 10100 block of 123A Street.",[29,214,215,216],"public assistance","suspicious incident","123A Street Surrey",[218,219,220],"Surrey Police vehicle identification","SPS public assistance","suspicious vehicle Surrey",{"type":222,"value":223,"toc":255},"minimark",[224,228,231,236,239,242,245,249,252],[225,226,227],"p",{},"Surrey Police Service is asking the public for help identifying a white Toyota Corolla sedan after a driver approached two teenage girls in the 10100 block of 123A Street on October 27, 2026.",[225,229,230],{},"Surrey Police (SPS) issued the request on November 1. The incident took place at 3:30 pm on October 27. A vehicle pulled up next to the girls as they were walking in that block. SPS says the driver, who was alone in the vehicle and unknown to the girls, spoke to them. The girls told police they were concerned for their safety. They left the area and called police.",[232,233,235],"h2",{"id":234},"what-police-have-found-and-what-they-still-need","What police have found, and what they still need",[225,237,238],{},"As of November 1, investigators had collected CCTV and other evidence from the scene. Surrey Police say the evidence had not been enough to identify the vehicle. Investigators are asking the public to help narrow down what they have.",[225,240,241],{},"Surrey Police describe the vehicle as a white 2023-2025 Toyota Corolla four-door sedan. No charges have been laid and police have not named anyone in connection with the incident.",[225,243,244],{},"The story was reported by the Surrey Now-Leader, Peace Arch News, the North Delta Reporter, CTV News, CHEK News, Fraser Valley Today and the Indo-Canadian Voice.",[232,246,248],{"id":247},"what-surrey-police-are-asking-residents-to-do","What Surrey Police are asking residents to do",[225,250,251],{},"Surrey Police Service's non-emergency line is 604-599-0502. Anyone with information about the October 27 incident, the vehicle, or the driver is asked to call and quote file number 26-116403 (SP).",[225,253,254],{},"Surrey Police Service (SPS) is the municipal police force responsible for policing Surrey. The force replaced the RCMP in Surrey as part of a transition that has been a subject of debate for the city's elected council. The incoming council, including members who have spoken about the future of SPS, takes office at Surrey City Hall on the evening of November 2, 2026.",{"title":256,"searchDepth":257,"depth":257,"links":258},"",2,[259,260],{"id":234,"depth":257,"text":235},{"id":247,"depth":257,"text":248},[],"md",[264,267,270,273,276,279,282,285],{"question":265,"answer":266},"What happened on 123A Street in Surrey on October 27?","Surrey Police Service says two teenage girls were walking in the 10100 block of 123A Street at 3:30 pm on October 27, 2026 when a vehicle pulled up and the driver spoke to them. Surrey Police say the girls were concerned for their safety and left the area before calling police, according to a release SPS issued November 1, 2026.",{"question":268,"answer":269},"What vehicle is Surrey Police looking for?","Surrey Police Service describes the vehicle as a white 2023-2025 Toyota Corolla four-door sedan. Investigators collected CCTV and other evidence but had not been able to identify the vehicle as of November 1, 2026, according to the SPS release.",{"question":271,"answer":272},"How can residents help Surrey Police with this investigation?","Anyone with information about the incident, the vehicle, or the driver is asked to contact Surrey Police Service's non-emergency line at 604-599-0502 and quote file number 26-116403 (SP). Surrey Police say investigators need the public's help to identify the vehicle and continue their investigation.",{"question":274,"answer":275},"Did Surrey Police name anyone in connection with this incident?","No. Surrey Police Service had not identified the driver or the vehicle as of November 1, 2026. No charges have been laid. The release asks the public for help identifying who was in the vehicle. Surrey Police described the incident as suspicious.",{"question":277,"answer":278},"Which outlets reported on this incident?","The Surrey Now-Leader published the SPS release on November 1, 2026. The story was also picked up by Peace Arch News, the North Delta Reporter, CTV News, CHEK News, Fraser Valley Today and the Indo-Canadian Voice on November 1 or 2, 2026.",{"question":280,"answer":281},"Where exactly did this happen in Surrey?","Surrey Police said the incident took place in the 10100 block of 123A Street in Surrey on October 27, 2026 at 3:30 pm. Surrey Police Service gave the block location only. No specific house number was included in the release.",{"question":283,"answer":284},"Who is Surrey Police Service?","Surrey Police Service (SPS) is the municipal police force responsible for policing Surrey, British Columbia. It took over policing duties in the city from the RCMP as part of a transition that has been debated by Surrey's elected council, whose new members take office November 2, 2026.",{"question":286,"answer":287},"Is there a broader public safety concern from this incident?","Surrey Police Service described the October 27 interaction as a suspicious incident and asked for the public's help to identify the vehicle. The two girls left the area safely and called police themselves. SPS has not issued a broader public safety warning beyond the vehicle identification request.","2026-11-02T07:49:00-07:00",{"short":290,"long":291,"hashtags":292},"Surrey Police are asking the public to help identify a white Toyota Corolla after a driver approached two teenagers on October 27.","Surrey Police Service issued a public assistance request on November 1 asking anyone who recognizes a white 2023-2025 Toyota Corolla sedan to contact investigators. 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