January 2026

B.C. is still failing to meet its obligations to properly fill out documentation for people held involuntarily under the Mental Health Act, five years after the province’s ombudsperson first identified issues. “This is a legal authority to detain somebody against their will, and it shouldn’t take place unless the authorities comply with all of the […]

Victoria is set to become the testing ground for a new national vision in player development. Hockey Canada has announced that the first-ever Hockey Canada Development Hub will be based in Victoria, running out of the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre this spring and summer, in partnership with the Victoria Royals and BC Hockey. The first development

A young man in Maple Ridge will be able to buy himself a home, after winning an eSlots prize of more than $117,000 earlier this month. Tyson W. announced he has a nice down payment on a new house, after playing and winning Thundering Gorilla slots on PlayNow.com back on Jan. 16. “I couldn’t believe

The Yukon government’s opposition to the federal gun buyback program won’t hold up the program, according to Yukon MP Brendan Hanley. Territorial Justice Minister Laura Lang expressed in a statement that the Yukon government won’t participate in this “counterproductive program,” but didn’t outline the government’s next steps. The way the program works is that the

Two people were killed in a fire that occurred Saturday night in Yankee Flats. The blaze broke out in a modified recreational vehicle around 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 24, claiming the lives of two senior residents, said the Columbia Shuswap Regional District in a news release. The blaze was reported by a resident outside the