January 2026

The City of Whitehorse is bracing for warmer weather after the “massive” snowfall during a short duration of time, followed by a melt. and then a freezing period in the forecast. The city’s director of operations Travis Whiting told city council that crews are preparing for the shift as they look towards the end of […]

Another closure of the maternity ward at Ridge Meadows Hospital is imminent. Women planning to give birth at the hospital in Maple Ridge are being warned by health officials that they will be diverted to a different hospital – in either Langley or Surrey – for a five-day period starting later this week. Fraser Health

An adult red-tail hawk was due to have surgery Monday to fix a broken wing after being rescued on the Surrey-Langley border Sunday, Jan. 11. Murrayville resident Shauna Frankelson was walking her dog, Cinder, in the area of 192 Street and 36 Avenue on Sunday. “She’s the one who actually spotted it first,” Frankelson said

Another case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been confirmed in a white-tailed deer harvested near Jaffray, marking the ninth confirmed case of the disease in the province. This newly confirmed case was detected through testing of hunter-harvested animals within an established CWD management zone in the Kootenay region. All confirmed cases in the province

The Ridge Meadows Flames are coming off a big 7-1 win over the Chilliwack Jets in Sardis on Sunday night, Jan. 11, in Pacific Junior Hockey League ((PJHL) action. Sam Allen had a hat trick and four points to lead the Flames, while rookie Manny Sandhu posted three assists to extend his points streak to