
Jon Hernandez
Video Journalist
Jon Hernandez is an award-winning multimedia journalist from Vancouver, British Columbia. His reporting has explored mass international migration in Chile, controversial logging practices in British Columbia, and the global HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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Residents, businesses along Surrey-Langley SkyTrain route brace for change
SkyTrain route that connects King George station to Langley City Centre expected to operate in 2029. Some residents are split on what changes it might bring to the community, while businesses must navigate construction along Fraser Highway.
Canada -British Columbia |

2 years behind schedule, the Pattullo Bridge replacement nears completion
The province says the $1.637-billion project connecting Surrey and New Westminster is expected to open in fall 2025, after years of delays. CBC News got an exclusive tour of the construction zone months ahead of the project's completion.
Canada -British Columbia |

Surrey, B.C., immigration consultancy firm still operating after owner's licence revoked
Immigration consultant Raghbir Singh Bharowal had his licence permanently revoked for misconduct following an investigation by regulators. But his firm is open — and he's announced over social media his intentions to expand his business.
Canada -British Columbia |

Why horse owners have filed a lawsuit to keep a rat-infested B.C. racetrack open
Owners say they need the facility to train horses, employ workers ahead of the fall season. They've proposed an alternative pest control plan they say would allow them to keep horses onsite during the summer.
Canada -British Columbia |

Surrey, B.C., pools open for summer season, and lessons are already in high demand
More Metro Vancouver pools are due to open as the summer months approach. The Lifesaving Society B.C. and Yukon says swim lessons are already in high demand.
Canada -British Columbia |

B.C. immigration consultant discovers forged foreign worker documents — with her name on them
Twice in two weeks, Surrey, B.C., immigration consultant Neera Agnihotri discovered her firm was listed on employment documents for foreign workers supposedly bound for B.C. The only problem: she had never heard of any of the prospective workers or the businesses wanting to hire them.
Canada -British Columbia |

Tight race for votes in booming Langley, B.C., where housing and health care are top of mind
One of B.C.'s fastest growing communities is split into three separate ridings, and polls suggest all three of them could be hotly contested on election day.
Canada -British Columbia |

Beloved church space gutted by Surrey strip mall fire
A commercial unit that served as a church space for members of African and Latin communities in Surrey was lost in a Monday morning blaze. Police have since deemed the fire was not suspicious.
Canada -British Columbia |

Murder trial to take 6-8 months after man pleads not guilty to contract killing
The first week in a months-long trial for Brandon Teixeira, charged with killing Nicolas Khabra in Surrey, concluded on Friday. The Crown is expected to call two witnesses to the homicide, including a person prosecutors say was in on the killing.
Canada -British Columbia |

Whistleblower in RCMP probe says he participated in group chats to 'fit in'
Defence lawyers zeroed in on Const. Sam Sodhi's messages in group chats are at the centre of an investigation into three officers facing discreditable conduct and harassment complaints.
Canada -British Columbia |