December 2025

Southern Vancouver Island recorded the strongest wind gusts in B.C. for the second day in a row, while daily temperature record highs were broken once again in parts of the Okanagan and the Kootenays. It was the second day in a row that southern B.C. was hit with a mix of weather from wind to […]

Dear Editor, [RE: Suspects allegedly steal more than $1,400 worth of meat and fish from Maple Ridge store in an hour, The News, www.mapleridgenews.com] I read this article carefully and was struck not only by the brazenness of the crime, but by what was missing. Nowhere in the report were the names of the suspects

Snowfall isn’t set to stop anytime soon on two B.C. Interior highways. Environment Canada has issued yellow-coded snowfall warnings for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt and Highway 3 from Hope to Princeton for Thursday, Dec. 18. Yellow, the most common alert means “hazardous weather may cause damage, disruption, or health impacts.” Beginning Thursday

Some new members of a Lower Mainland police force are proving they have a bone to pick with criminal activity. And they’re doggone cute, too. Police Service Dogs Shelby, Sammy and Sultan — after completing their training at the RCMP Police Dog Service Training Centre in Alberta — have been helping fight crime in communities

Northern B.C. is getting its own gang enforcement team as organized crime continues to affect the region. The North District Uniform Gang Enforcement Team (ND UGET) will be dedicated to disrupting gang activity and supporting law enforcement, achieved by: • Targeting violent offenders and gang associates, • Intercepting drugs, weapons and criminal proceeds, • Supporting