November 2025

Hope has turned to heartbreak for B.C.’s endangered southern resident killer whales. Newborn calf J64, who was first spotted in mid-September, has been declared missing and presumed dead by researchers from Washington-based Center for Whale Research. The calf’s mother J42, also known as ‘Echo’, was observed travelling with other members of J pod Oct. 23, […]

Thankully it’s only November, but the Abbotsford Canucks are reeling after a dreadful home stand saw them go winless in six games and establish a new franchise record for consecutive losses with eight. Unprecedented injury issues with their parent team in Vancouver combined with the regular roster makeover that happens every year in the AHL

For the second year in a row, the UVic Vikes women’s rugby team came up just short in the U Sports national championship, losing 15-13 to the UBC Thunderbirds on Nov. 2. The low-scoring final was a nail-biter, and fourth-overall meeting on the season between UVic and UBC. The Vikes had beat the Thunderbirds in

Parks Canada is closing swaths of the eastern Glacier National Park backcountry this week, as the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) rolls out their howitzers for a practice shoot ahead of avalanche control season. The federal agency announced on Facebook Nov. 3 that East Rogers — which flanks both the north and south side of the

A Maple Ridge artist-in-residence has teamed up with the Maple Ridge Community Foundation to celebrate the foundation’s 50th anniversary. Artist Alex Neff is behind the “Give Where You Live 50th Anniversary” design on hoodies, T-shirts, and sweatshirts currently on sale on the foundation’s website. Neff is a primarily a portrait artist who works in pen