December 2025

A provincial record for the sport of biathlon will be established in Vernon this weekend. A total of 230 racers will take part in the BC Cup/Odlum Brown Western Series races at the Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 6 and 7. “The BC Cup is part of our provincial series, and there’s […]

After a confusing Wednesday in the provincial legislature in Victoria, B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad has resigned and Surrey-White Rock MLA Trevor Halford has stepped into the role of interim party leader. Rustad resigned Thursday morning (Dec. 4) as the leader of the Official Opposition. The day before, Rustad had repeatedly said he was not

Reacting to alarms raised by staff, White Rock council is formally opposing a provincial bill that would take away municipalities’ powers of technical review of development projects. Bill M 216 (also known as the Professional Reliance Act), a bid to streamline the development approval process, would force local governments to accept technical submissions certified by

It’s a long way from the Hope Icebreakers to the NHL spotlight. New Jersey Devils defencemen Brenden Dillon could barely hold back his tears on Monday, Dec. 1, while talking about playing his 1,000th game in the NHL — making him the 415th player, and the 20th undrafted player, to achieve this in NHL history.

A man convicted of six counts of first-degree murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder in the 2007 Surrey Six slayings has now also been found guilty of contempt of court. Cody Rae Haevischer is seeking a judicial stay of proceedings related to the murders based on abuse of process. The evidentiary hearing