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City of Richmond to fight B.C. privacy watchdog’s order to remove surveillance cameras

The City of Richmond says it will challenge an order by B.C.’s privacy watchdog to remove high-definition surveillance cameras at an intersection on the grounds the city lacked authorization to gather private information. It says it has “clearly stated” to...

Jan 17, 2026 | Local

Langley Township parents concerned about losing access to school bus route

Parents in Langley Township’s Willoughby area are frustrated over news that their children will lose access to their school’s bus route. In March 2025, the Langey School District sent a letter informing some families living west of 200 Street between...

Jan 17, 2026 | Local

Canucks firmly in rebuild after winless, pointless six-game road trip

Despite the dark, discouraging ineptitude of the pointless six-game road trip the Vancouver Canucks completed with Thursday’s 4-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets, this was not a once-in-a-lifetime failure for the franchise. It is merely once in 47 years. The last...

Jan 17, 2026 | Local

Suspect charged in connection with armed robberies in Maple Ridge, Langley

The Ridge Meadows RCMP says charges have been laid against the suspect in a crime spree that stretched over three days in Maple Ridge and Langley last month. Related: RCMP arrests armed robbery suspect after crime spree in Maple Ridge,...

Jan 17, 2026 | Local

This Day in History, 1939: The lions are lifted onto the Lions Gate Bridge

Breadcrumb Trail Links This Day in History, 1939: The lions are lifted onto the Lions Gate Bridge Sculptor Charles Marega wanted to do the lions on the bridge in bronze, but cost-cutting meant they were done in concrete Author of...

Jan 17, 2026 | Local

Update: Abbotsford woman was victim of homicide at area hotel: Police

Breadcrumb Trail Links Update: Abbotsford woman was victim of homicide at area hotel: Police Police have arrested and charged Sondeep Singh Gill in connection with the homicide at a Abbotsford hotel Author of the article: By J.J. Adams Published Jan...

Jan 17, 2026 | Local

The saga of two Beijing Opera workers who transferred almost $60 million into Metro Vancouver...

Breadcrumb Trail Links The saga of two Beijing Opera workers who transferred almost $60 million into Metro Vancouver real estate Douglas Todd: The couple made a ‘large fortune in China by hitting the market at the right time,’ said a...

Jan 17, 2026 | Local

Langley RCMP renewing call for information in sexual exploitation investigation

The Langley RCMP says it is putting out a renewed call for information in its ongoing investigation into sexual exploitation in Langley and Delta. In December 2023, Mounties began looking into a report of historical sexual offences that were alleged...

Jan 16, 2026 | Local

Lapu Lapu festival attack trial moving to B.C. Supreme Court

The trial of a man accused plowing his vehicle through the crowded Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver last April is being moved to the B.C. Supreme Court. Adam Kai-Ji Lo, who attended a provincial court hearing in Vancouver by video...

Jan 16, 2026 | Local

Maple Ridge councillor charged with four counts of sexual assault

A councillor for City of Maple Ridge has been charged with four counts of sexual assault involving at least two people. The BC Prosecution Service says Ahmed Antar Yousef Mohamed was charged on the recommendation of a special prosecutor appointed...

Jan 16, 2026 | Local