January 2026

The Fraser Valley is on flood watch as an atmospheric river continues to bring heavy rain to the region. A yellow rainfall warning from Environment Canada remains in place on Monday (Jan. 12) with between 75 and 100 mm of rain expected through the evening. “The heavy rain will gradually ease tonight as the atmospheric […]

More than seven years after two sulphuric acid spills along Highway 3B in Trail prompted thousands of insurance claims, a civil lawsuit launched by the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) remains unresolved in B.C. Supreme Court. The public insurer filed a notice of civil claim in October 2018 on behalf of affected policyholders against

A local rise in online anti-South Asian hate is part of a larger trend, according to two professors at the University of the Fraser Valley. Dr. Hassan Javid, a professor of sociology at UFV, said it’s part of a broader anti-migrant sentiment around much of the Western world, concurrent with the rise of right-wing populist

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For highway drivers throughout the rugged expanses of B.C.’s sprawling Interior, the most challenging time of the year has returned. A man with plenty of first-hand experience with those challenges has some words of wisdom for motorists venturing out this winter. Fire Chief Steven DeRousie of Revelstoke Fire Rescue Services (RFRS) says planning ahead, coming