1 dead, 1 arrested after fight reported at Maple Ridge home
Homicide investigators are at a home in Maple Ridge Tuesday, where one person died after an alleged altercation Monday night. The Ridge Meadows RCMP says it responded to a report of a “fight in progress” at a residence on 110...
Douglas Todd: Legacy grows of remarkable British Columbian ‘who wrote more books than he read’
Breadcrumb Trail Links Douglas Todd: Legacy grows of remarkable British Columbian ‘who wrote more books than he read’ People worldwide are being influenced by Sydney Banks, who taught resilience – offering liberation to people who struggle with stress, trauma, the...
B.C. adds 414 American health-care workers in first 10 months of ad campaign
Breadcrumb Trail Links B.C. adds 414 American health-care workers in first 10 months of ad campaign The province marks one-year of a $5 million advertising campaign aimed at doctors and nurses looking to leave the U.S. Author of the article:...
How a Vancouver children’s graphic novel series became a global success story
Breadcrumb Trail Links How a Vancouver children’s graphic novel series became a global success story To date, the PAWS series set in the Cedar Cottage neighbourhood of east Vancouver has been translated into 13 languages Author of the article: By...
Experts warn atmospheric river increasing avalanche risk in B.C.
Avalanche Canada has issued a high-avalanche warning for the North Shore Mountains and the Sea-to-Sky and Whistler area. The non-government organization says the atmospheric river covering most of B.C. this week impacts avalanche conditions. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO 1130...
Short-term accommodations company incentivizes Vancouverites to rent out homes for FIFA
Airbnb says people living in the Lower Mainland who decide to rent out their homes to visitors during the FIFA World Cup could receive up to $1,000 as an incentive. The newly launched program targets only new hosts signing up...
Slain Iran critic Masjoody said months ago that murder suspects wanted to poison him
An Iranian dissident found dead in British Columbia this month had accused the two people now charged with murdering him of being aligned with Iran’s government and trying to obtain poison to kill him last year. In an affidavit obtained...
B.C. MLA says Lapu-Lapu survivors don’t want festival as anniversary looms
A legislator of Filipino descent who was at the scene of last year’s deadly ramming attack at the Lapu-Lapu Day festival is calling for this year’s event to be cancelled, saying it will trigger some in the still-traumatized community. Mable...
Abbotsford Hospital lockdown lifted, police made arrest
The Abbotsford Police Department (AbbyPD) says officers responded to a “weapons call” at Abbotsford Regional Hospital on Monday afternoon and put the hospital temporarily under lockdown. The lockdown was lifted as of 3:15 p.m., and officers say they arrested a...
B.C. government says it is prepared for 2026 wildfire season
With warmer weather just around the corner, the B.C. government says it is ready to deal with the upcoming wildfire season. Minister of Forests Ravi Parmar tells 1130 NewsRadio on Monday that the province is “hoping for the best, preparing...
