By the way... did you know the Vancouver Sun has a new Surrey-based reporter? Please follow @sobiamoman.bsky.social for all the news about this important part of Metro Van!

Today is sadly my last day at Peace Arch News. While leaving my amazing team is immensely difficult, I am excited to be starting with The Vancouver Sun/The Province on Monday as their new Surrey reporter and am extremely grateful to continue reporting on and in the community I love.

"For a couple of weeks after the newpapers closed, I and my fellow reporters kept getting texts and DMs and emails and phone calls from readers who hadn’t yet heard but who had a great story that needed telling or a pressing problem that needed attention." #localnews thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

Rather than showing up and offering a service, a new initiative in Surrey is working with the population to deliver what's needed. @surreynowleader.bsky.social @sobiamoman.bsky.social www.surreynowleader.com/local-news/s...

More than a dozen Muslim residents of South Surrey and White Rock protested outside the incumbent Conservative candidate's campaign office to ask for answers on Friday afternoon (April 11). Story @sobiamoman.bsky.social www.surreynowleader.com/local-news/w...

'Bring Jinghua home': South Surrey rallies to help find missing woman Story @sobiamoman.bsky.social www.surreynowleader.com/local-news/b...

Trial underway for man charged in 2017 South Surrey killing www.surreynowleader.com/local-news/t... via @sobiamoman.bsky.social

BC Conservative MLA Jody Toor framed herself as a physician during the election. Some people pointed out she wasn't. I dug in. It appears Toor not only misrepresented her medical credentials, but her academic ones too. Today for @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/01...

I need you all to know there is a person running for *Liberal* leadership in Canada who is branding herself as the “female Donald Trump” and threatening deportations …and she Facetunes herself to like, Tana Mongeau levels

A 15 year old Palestinian boy said he was raped in Israeli custody. When a nonprofit tried to expose it, Israel raided their offices, labeled them a terrorist organization, and shut them down.

staff at the Vancouver Public Library report being told they cannot wear a keffiyeh unless they speak "Palestinian Arabic" or are wearing it as "culture attire." curious how such a policy could be enforced without explicitly racist inquiries!! themainlander.com/2025/01/16/p...

Students rallied against closure of White Rock learning centre. "I think downsizing the program to just a single room is sending a message that people at these schools just aren't as important or valued as people at regular schools," a student said. www.peacearchnews.com/local-news/s...

Journalist Anas Al-Sharif removes his helmet and announces a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel. His voice steady as his fellow Palestinians lift him into the air in celebration. For 15 months, the Al-Jazeera correspondent has reported on the genocide of his people in Gaza.

The possibility of having to live with a new family she does not know while missing her own feels like one change too many to be dropped onto 16 y/o Dunya in the span of one week. The refugee teen is in hospital and will be separated from her brother soon. www.peacearchnews.com/local-news/i...

Surrey Memorial Hospital's first ever New Year's baby laid to rest in 2024. Story by @sobiamoman.bsky.social

An elderly man sustained "minor" injuries after being struck by a vehicle in South Surrey Thursday night. @sobiamoman.bsky.social

A 4-year-old girl in Gaza, left in the care of Israeli soldiers, has gone missing. The Israeli military says they don’t know here she is. apnews.com/article/isra...

A local firefighters charity has donated laptops to Surrey school district's department supporting newcomer students, who would otherwise have restricted access to technology. Story: @sobiamoman.bsky.social

Greg Monroe detailed his experience waiting to be rescued with his 12 y/o son after their boat capsized in the Crescent Beach Marina. "As time went on, that’s when we started getting a little scared. ... It was 27 minutes then it was 32 minutes then 37 minutes." www.peacearchnews.com/local-news/f...

Took a crack at starter pack for Black Press Media reporters and editors in B.C. and Alberta. I’ll add more accounts as my colleagues join. go.bsky.app/GBTxgXB

Please help Joseph’s family bring him home.

Lots of people emailing me rn to share their concerns about this distressing incident and are thanking me for writing it, but are then being racist themselves towards the security guards. In case it wasn't already clear, no form of racism is welcome nor will it be co-signed by me.

An Indigenous family in Surrey says they plan to pursue legal action against Guildford mall's security team after a 16-year-old girl was detained "in an aggressive and excessive manner." Story by @sobiamoman.bsky.social

Palestinian journalists and media outlets aren't on BlueSky — and might not move here — so pleading this platform to not let a genocide become background noise amid the fun-new-club vibes www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

👋Hi! My name is Sobia and I've been a reporter with Black Press Media covering social issues, education, local politics, health care and more for the cities of Surrey and White Rock in B.C. My work can be found at: www.peacearchnews.com/writers/sobi...