Here are Black Press Media鈥檚 top stories for Thursday, Jan. 31:
1. Police hunting armed suspect after transit officer shot in Surrey
Surrey RCMP say the officer received serious but not life-threatening injuries after being shot in the arm twice, and has been taken to Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster. Since then, police have released surveillance video of the suspect.
Please share: video released of the suspect who shot a officer earlier today. We are actively searching for him. Call 911 if you see him.
鈥� Surrey RCMP (@SurreyRCMP)
2. Freezing temperatures, and possible snow, headed for the Lower Mainland
The Lower Mainland has mostly missed the frigid depths of winter so far, but Environment Canada says that is all about to change with below-freezing temperatures forecast for the weekend.
3. 黑马磁力 Mounties arrest suspect impaired driver
Mounties are investigating a possible impaired driving incident that led to a few cars being struck and a man being arrested Wednesday afternoon in 黑马磁力.
4. B.C. NDP holds onto power with byelection win
The B.C. NDP鈥檚 win in the Nanaimo by-election stabilizes their hold on a minority government at the B.C. legislature, maintaining the status quo two-vote edge that emerged after the 2017 election.
Nanaimo鈥檚 newest MLA now speaking.
鈥� Nicholas M Pescod (@npescod)
5. Police offer $100,000 reward to find gangster wanted in 2009 shooting
Conor D鈥橫onte is wanted for murder in the death of another well-known gangster, Kevin LeClair of the Red Scorpions. Police believe D鈥橫onte left Canada in 2011, and has been on the run since.
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