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Colder temperatures, possible flurries ahead for Metro Vancouver

Colder temperatures and possible flurries of snow are on the way for Metro Vancouver after an unseasonably warm, rain-soaked month that brought a parade of storms, high winds and left local ski hills largely bare. Following another storm that battered...

Dec 18, 2025 | Local

Castle Fun Park owner credits post-2021 flood wall for keeping water at bay

The co-owner of an Abbotsford amusement park took to social media on Wednesday to say his site had been spared the worst of this week’s flooding. “Castle Fun Park survived the flood,” an upbeat Brian Wiebe said in a video...

Dec 18, 2025 | Local

B.C. man fined $50,000 for poaching mountain goat, thinhorn sheep

A Maple Ridge man has been hit with a $50,000 fine and 10-year hunting ban for several poaching infractions in B.C. Daniel Gazzola pleaded guilty in provincial court in Kamloops to five counts under the Wildlife Act , according to...

Dec 18, 2025 | Local

B.C. says banks still lending in Richmond Aboriginal title area

Despite growing anxiety among private property owners, Premier David Eby says major lenders have not pulled back from issuing mortgages or renewals in parts of Richmond affected by a landmark Aboriginal title ruling. On Wednesday, Eby said the province has...

Dec 18, 2025 | Local

B.C.’s police watchdog investigating after man injured during interaction with police in Downtown Eastside

The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) of BC is investigating an incident where a man was injured after an interaction with police in the Downtown Eastside several months ago. Shortly before 11 a.m. on May 28, 2025, members of the Vancouver...

Dec 18, 2025 | Local

Vancouver touts Downtown Eastside housing plan for replacement of rooming houses

The City of Vancouver says it has adopted a “significant shift” in housing policy for the Downtown Eastside to speed up the replacement of rooming houses in the impoverished neighbourhood. Council voted last night to amend zoning and development rules,...

Dec 18, 2025 | Local

Critics call out lack of emergency alert for Fraser Valley flood evacuations

Why was there no emergency alert sent for flood evacuations in the Fraser Valley? Critics and residents are questioning the provincial government’s response as Abbotsford continues to recover from a recent atmospheric river, saying the BC Emergency Alert system is...

Dec 18, 2025 | Local

Keith Road reopens after closure due to downed power lines

A section of a major route in West Vancouver heading to and from the Lions Gate Bridge has reopened after an earlier closure due to downed power lines. Keith Road was closed for several hours both eastbound and westbound at...

Dec 18, 2025 | Local

City of Abbotsford lifts all remaining evacuation orders and existing evacuation alerts

The City of Abbotsford says it has downgraded the last 11 properties under evacuation order to evacuation alert. As well, it has lifted the existing evacuation alerts for 474 Sumas Prairie properties. Also read: Parts of Fraser Valley district under...

Dec 18, 2025 | Local

Opposition calls on B.C. gov’t to sell idle stockpile of U.S. liquor

Conservatives say the B.C. government should follow the lead of other provinces and put U.S.-made liquor back on store shelves. Acting as the BC Conservative’s critic for public safety, MLA for West Kelowna-Peachland Macklin McCall tells 1130 NewsRadio that with...

Dec 18, 2025 | Local