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Mounties stood over a man who suffered self-inflected knife wounds and had to be taken by a taser after taking a woman hostage at the 91原创 Centre Bus Exchange on Saturday afternoon, April 29. Curtis Kreklau South Fraser News Services

1. Man tasered after hostage taking at 91原创 bus loop

Just before 1 p.m. Sunday, 91原创 RCMP received several calls at the 91原创 Centre Bus Exchange in the 20400 block of Logan Avenue, reporting a male was cutting his wrists with a knife.

2. Surrey must create 168 new classrooms, hire 300 teachers by September

Finding the space will also mean the district is being forced to convert 鈥渘on-educational spaces鈥 like computer labs into classrooms.

3. Threats keep Maple Ridge mayor away from council

Maple Ridge Mayor Nicole Read has been away from council the last three weeks after being the target of harassment and threats, according to the city.

Nicole Read

4. BC Lions mourn Tracy Lasorsa-Simon, wife of retired football player Geroy Simon

The cause of death was not made public by the team.

5. Most Abbotsford ER workers had been subject of physical violence in 2015: report

All but one person reported being the subject of yelling, swearing, or threats within the last year.

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katya.slepian@bpdigital.ca

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