December 2025

Ridge Meadows Hospital Foundation is raising money for their Patient Resource Cupboard. And, until Tuesday, Dec. 9, Toronto Dominion Bank will be matching all donations to a maximum of $5,000. The Patient Resource Cupboard provides essential items like hygiene supplies, simple clothing, shoes, and other necessities to restore comfort and dignity to patients during their […]

Christmas light displays are popping up across Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. Here are some worth the drive to see: • Perry and Paula Balascak at 23025 125A Ave., Maple Ridge, will have their lawn lit up with hundreds of lights, and a hand made Grinch and Max; • Joni Sparks’ display includes a unique

A planned peaceful counter protest unfurled into a day of support as hundreds of students, allies and Indigenous community members gathered in front of McPherson Library at the University of Victoria on Tuesday (Dec. 2) afternoon. The rally, with Elders taking the stage to speak, came as a result of a promised appearance by Dallas

B.C. just made it easier to sue vape manufacturers for future health impacts. The Vaping Product Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act was passed by a vote of 49 to 42 in the legislature on Tuesday, Dec. 2. The legislation allows the government to sue manufacturers of vaping products to recoup public health costs

The Crown is recommending that the man who killed Chelsey Gauthier of Abbotsford in 2017 be sentenced to 14 years in prison. The sentencing hearing for Gary Losch, 70, began Tuesday (Dec. 2) in B.C. Supreme Court in Abbotsford and will continue Wednesday. Losch was convicted in July – after his trial – of manslaughter