2025 Year in Review: Extortions on the rise, with little progress made
It’s an investigation, police say, that is taxing their resources: the rising number of extortions involving gunshots, arson, and finally some arrests. The issue intensified in 2025, with many saying the year saw an unprecedented amount of extortion-related crime. Related...
2025 Year in Review: Vancouver Canucks close the year with a big move
The Vancouver Canucks opened 2025 with a big trade and closed the calendar year with one of the biggest moves in franchise history. That Quinn Hughes is now a member of the Minnesota Wild caps a wild ride for the...
Canada names Porter Martone captain for world juniors
One of Canada’s six returning players will wear the ‘C’ at the 2026 world junior hockey championship. Michigan State forward Porter Martone has been named captain of the team, Hockey Canada announced Thursday. The 19-year-old native of Peterborough, Ont., played...
Pedestrian dead in hit-and-run collision in White Rock
Breadcrumb Trail Links Pedestrian dead in hit-and-run collision in White Rock White Rock RCMP say the pedestrian was hit Tuesday afternoon in the 15600-block of Cliff Avenue. Author of the article: By Tiffany Crawford Published Dec 24, 2025 < 1...
Former Conservative candidate drops legal challenge of Surrey-Guildford election results
Breadcrumb Trail Links Former Conservative candidate drops legal challenge of Surrey-Guildford election results Honveer Singh Randhawa, who lost in Surrey-Guildford by 22 votes to Garry Begg of the NDP, had alleged coercion of care home residents Author of the article:...
Snowfall warnings in effect for several B.C. highways, rainy Christmas for Metro Vancouver
Breadcrumb Trail Links Snowfall warnings in effect for several B.C. highways, rainy Christmas for Metro Vancouver Residents at higher elevations of Metro Vancouver could see snow overnight Thursday but that will likely switch to showers on Boxing Day. Author of...
Police investigating fatal hit and run in White Rock
The White Rock RCMP says it is investigating after a fatal hit and run Tuesday. Shortly after 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, officers were called to the area of Cliff Avenue near Finlay Street. “Upon police arrival, a bystander was administering CPR;...
2025 Year in Review: BCGEU members walk off the job, leaving province in a state...
This fall, a public-sector workers’ strike shut down key services for nearly two months, disrupting provincially regulated operations across B.C. The strike by members of the BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU), which began Sept. 2, was particularly felt by liquor...
Langley RCMP cruiser rammed during attempted traffic stop
Police are investigating after a driver intentionally rammed a marked cruiser near Willowbrook Mall in Langley Wednesday, the RCMP says. Officers received a report of a suspicious vehicle in the area of Willowbrook Drive and 198th Street around 10:30 a.m....
Downtown Eastside non-profit fills a need, distributing food hampers just in time for Christmas
A local non-profit stepped up this week, giving out food hampers in the Downtown Eastside, Strathcona, and Chinatown, just in time for Christmas. Evan Reeks, operations manager of the Downtown Eastside Emergency Supply Hub (DTES Hub), says everything was possible...
