Insured flood costs estimated at $74M in B.C.’s Fraser Valley
The Insurance Bureau of Canada says severe weather and flooding that lashed southern British Columbia and parts of Alberta last month caused close to $90 million in insured damage, with B.C.’s Fraser Valley suffering the heaviest losses. A statement from...
MLA Milobar to join BC Conservative leadership race
The field of candidates to replace John Rustad as leader of the BC Conservatives continues to grow, with a high-profile name joining the race. MLA Peter Milobar has been in politics for over 20 years, serving first as a Kamloops...
Charges laid in connection with Abbotsford hotel homicide
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) says charges have been laid in connection with a homicide in an Abbotsford hotel Thursday. The BC Prosecution Service says 26-year-old Abbotsford resident Sondeep Singh Gill has been charged with second-degree murder and indignity...
Vancouver city council approves massive 2-tower VGH expansion
Vancouver city council has approved a massive new project for the Vancouver General Hospital (VGH). The project will see the redevelopment of a 1.4-acre property across from the hospital on the south side of West 12th Avenue, stretching between Oak...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
