December 2025

The new Pattullo Bridge will have a name in the Indigenous halkomelem (hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓) language when it opens in coming weeks, with the bridge deck connected and final paving underway. The Surrey-New Westminster span is now known as Stal̕əw̓asəm, in recognition of “First Nations’ deep historical and current connections to the area,” according to B.C.’s Ministry […]

Dom Dolla, Fisher, Disco Lines, Griz and dozens of other dance music artists will pump up the volume at next summer’s FVDED in the Park festival in Surrey. Holland Park will again host the two-day concert on the weekend of July 3-4, 2026. Surrey’s largest annual ticketed music festival, FVDED typically attracts close to 25,000

Store bought, homemade, musical, colourful, sweet or funny, Kamloops mom Sue Simpson is calling for Christmas cards again to brighten the season for her adult son Jessie. Jessie was attacked in 2016 with a baseball bat and left in a coma. Nearly a year after the attack, Jessie woke up and has since defied the

It’s a rainy, windy Monday throughout the Lower Mainland, and Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for certain parts of the province. Rain, at times heavy, is expected throughout northern sections of Metro Vancouver — including including West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge, as well as Howe Sound and the

A woman mistakenly called 911 while trying to order a pizza in Mission last week. According to Mission RCMP’s weekly “Community Connection” crime recap, the woman became “rather upset” when the 911 call-taker couldn’t help with her request and informed her that police would stop by to check on her. “911 is a simple, easy