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...

Mar 17, 2026 | Local

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...

Mar 17, 2026 | Local

Surrey police investigating shots fired at a home in Newton

The Surrey Police Service (SPS) says it is investigating a shots-fired incident at a home in Newton on Monday. Police say they were called to...

Mar 17, 2026 | Local

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...

Mar 17, 2026 | Local

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...

Mar 17, 2026 | Local

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...

Mar 17, 2026 | Local

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...

Mar 17, 2026 | Local

North Shore Rescue transports climber injured on Vancouver Island

North Shore Rescue (NSR) says its volunteers were called across the Strait of Georgia this weekend to help rescue an injured rock climber near Nanaimo....

Mar 17, 2026 | Local

Tumbler Ridge gets arena funding through NHL’s Hockeyville after deadly shootings

Tumbler Ridge is among several communities in Canada awarded funding through the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville program just weeks after a mass shooting attack in the...

Mar 17, 2026 | Local