December 2025

Tears were shed as a Vernon man who fatally struck local teen Lynza Henke with his truck in a downtown crosswalk was sentenced for inattentive driving Wednesday afternoon. Gregg Veinpel pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle without due care and attention at the Vernon courthouse, which on Dec. 10 was filled with family and friends

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B.C.’s Emergency Management Minister Kelly Greene says parts of the province are in a “dynamic situation” amid the latest series of atmospheric rivers. Greene said Wednesday (Dec. 10) that the B.C. River Forecast Centre has upgraded several flood advisories, watches and warnings in the Lower Mainland. A warning is the highest category in B.C. “This

Christmas has come early for B.C.’s endangered southern resident killer whales. A newborn calf has been sighted with the social group known as K pod. “We are very excited about this discovery, since this is the first calf born into K pod since K45 Prosper in 2022,” said a social media post by Washington-based organization

A semi-truck landed upside down, partially submerged on its roof, in the Katzie Slough during Wednesday morning’s atmospheric river. The driver, a lone occupant, was conscious but still transported by ambulance with unknown injuries after the westbound semi cab failed to manouvre a 45-degree corner on Kennedy Road in rural Pitt Meadows at about 11