HEAR YE: Today’s forecast and 5 stories to start your day

Published 5:30 am Tuesday, April 21, 2026

WEATHER WATCH for Tuesday, April 21, 2026:

Environment Canada is calling for increasing cloudiness this morning. Wind becoming west 20 km/h near noon. High 15 except 18 inland.

5 STORIES that are making headlines:

1. Surrey’s Jenn Gardiner secures OT win for Vancouver Goldeneyes

Surrey’s own Jenn Gardiner scored four goals to help secure the Vancouver Goldeneyes 6-5 overtime victory over the Seattle Torrent Saturday.

2. Troy Van Vliet enters Surrey mayor’s race

The man behind South Surrey’s newest school – St. John Paul II Academy – has thrown his hat in the ring to be Surrey’s new mayor.

3. Surrey Police ask public for help locating assault suspect

Jason Donald Whyte, 54, is currently wanted on a B.C.-wide warrant.

4. No tsunami threat to B.C. after M7.4 earthquake off Japan

The earthquake hit just before 1 a.m. Pacific time (just before 5 p.m. in Japan) on Monday, April 20 off the east coast of Honshu. It was at a depth of 9.6 kilometres.

5. THROUGH YOUR LENS: Eye-catching

Check out some recent photos submitted by Peace Arch News readers.

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