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Four years after devastating B.C. floods, little has been done to protect homes, businesses, infrastructure

Breadcrumb Trail Links Four years after devastating B.C. floods, little has been done to protect homes, businesses, infrastructure The B.C. government released a 10-year flood mitigation plan in 2024 but it had no price tag, no project priorities, and no...

Dec 13, 2025 | Local

Whitecaps and City of Vancouver to explore possible new stadium at Hastings Park

Breadcrumb Trail Links Whitecaps and City of Vancouver to explore possible new stadium at Hastings Park Agreement gives team to the end of 2026 to work on a potential new stadium at the former Hastings Racecourse site Author of the...

Dec 13, 2025 | Local

Photos: Flood waters pour into Abbotsford

Abbotsford, BC: DECEMBER 12, 2025 — Flooding along the Trans-canada Highway at Whatcom Road area in Abbotsford, BC Friday, December 12, 2025. Heavy rainfall earlier this week caused the Nooksack River to flood, draining into the Sumas prairie around Abbotsford,...

Dec 13, 2025 | Local

Familiar fate: Abbotsford residents say floods feel ‘very similar to 4 years ago’

Standing near a rail line next to the U.S. border, Abbotsford resident Robbie Friesen said the ground under his feet was dry about 30 minutes earlier. “Now at our deepest point we’re about four feet underwater here at the centre...

Dec 12, 2025 | Local

B.C. Housing Minister Boyle rejects calls for repeal of high-density housing laws

A coalition of municipalities in British Columbia is calling on the province to repeal housing legislation designed to increase supply through higher density, but the housing minister says there’s no going “backward.” Sixteen Metro Vancouver mayors, including those in Surrey,...

Dec 12, 2025 | Local

New urgent care centre opening in Delta

The BC Ministry of Health says people who live in the community of Delta will now have better access to urgent primary care with the opening of a new clinic. It says the South Delta After-Hours Urgent and Primary Care...

Dec 12, 2025 | Local

Rescue crews save 5 people, 4 dogs trapped by flood on Chilliwack River

Just hours after the Fraser Valley Regional District declared a state of local emergency and issued evacuation orders and alerts for areas near the Chilliwack River, crews were on the job rescuing a group that found itself trapped. CLICK HERE...

Dec 12, 2025 | Local

City announces MOU to explore securing new home for Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Mayor Ken Sim and the Vancouver Whitecaps FC have agreed to explore the city’s Hastings Park as the location for the team’s new, permanent home. Sim and Whitecaps CEO Axel Schuster announced having entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to...

Dec 12, 2025 | Local

Shots fired at business in Newton for second time: Surrey police

The Surrey Police Service says it’s investigating another case of shots fired at a business in the city’s Newton neighbourhood Thursday. Investigators say suspects arrived in the area of 82 Avenue and 124 Street around 3:30 a.m. CLICK HERE TO...

Dec 12, 2025 | Local

2 pedestrians seriously injured in south Vancouver crash

Vancouver police are investigating after the driver of a vehicle struck and injured two pedestrians Wednesday evening. The Vancouver Police Department says the pedestrians were crossing at West 49th Avenue and Montgomery Street in the city’s south end around 6...

Dec 12, 2025 | Local