January 2026

Several earthquakes that struck near the Yukon-Alaska border late on New Year’s Eve are part of an ongoing series of aftershocks following one of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded in Canada. The 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck on Dec. 6, 2025 was one of the largest recorded earthquakes in the country since seismologists started tracking these

Those wanting a great start to the New Year could be seen running along the Trans Canada Trail Thursday morning, Jan. 1. The 20th annual run was held by Eric and Lorie Muller, owners of Sole Experience Running Company, starting and finishing by Waterfront Commons Park, at the south end of Barnston View Road in

A New Year’s Day collision near the Surrey-Langley border between a tractor-trailer and two passenger vehicles has sent three people to hospital – with at least two in critical condition. The multi-vehicle collision happened on Jan. 1 at about 5:20 p.m., according to a Surrey Police Service news release. The crash involving a tractor-trailer and

A baby born at Ridge Meadows Hospital is Fraser Health’s first baby of 2026. The baby boy named Beckett was born at 12:53 a.m. on Thursday Jan. 1, weighing eight pounds and three ounces, to parents Breanna and Pedro. British Columbia’s first baby arrived at 12:18 a.m. at Kelowna General Hospital weighing six pounds and

More than 100 people put on their bathing suits and ran into Hayward Lake to welcome the New Year on Thursday, Jan. 1. The Maple Ridge Cold Plunge group held their inaugural New Year’s Polar Bear Swim at the lake with hot chocolate, coffee, and treats for everyone who turned out. Marcel Larouche came all