January 2026

A house fire in Aldergrove early Wednesday, Jan. 7 morning has left a family of six displaced and grieving the death of 15-year-old Logan Stadnyk. The fire broke out in the family’s home in the early hours, reported by Langley RCMP at 6:57 a.m., destroying the home and everything inside. Logan’s father, Lucas Stadnyk, described […]

The B.C. Conservative leadership race docket is beginning to take shape. Prince George-North Cariboo MLA Sheldon Clare says he is stepping into the race to be the next B.C. Conservative Party leader. “I believe that there needs to be a strong conservative voice in the leadership role, in the premier’s office, and I believe that

Maple Ridge Mayor Dan Ruimy has been appointed to a third year as chair of Metro Vancouver’s Housing Committee. The committee oversees the Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation, which operates 3,400 units of affordable rental housing across 49 sites, serving about 10,000 tenants. “If we weren’t there, who knows where they would be,” Ruimy said. Ruimy

While Interior Health (IH) has confirmed that there is currently a neurologist shortage at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH), Dr. Pete Bosma said more neurologists are needed across the region. Currently, KGH has six-and-a-half full-time neurologists, and coverage when it comes to strokes is not affected. Kelowna has been a “go-to” because neurologists at KGH also

Dear Editor, I appeared before mayor and council in 2025 to plead with them to keep our taxes low. And, I will again be appearing before them to reiterate the need to keep our municipal tax burden has low has possible in 2026. This is due to the Trump’s unjustified tariffs, which is greatly affecting