February 2026

The recent outbreak of cartel violence in Mexico has many tourists rethinking their holidays. On Sunday, Feb. 22, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera, was killed in a shootout with the Mexican Army in Tapalpa, Jalisco. El Mencho’s death sparked a wave of cartel violence, with gunmen targeting law […]

Families and friends of 14 people whose lives were lost to violent crime gathered outside the B.C. RCMP headquarters on Feb. 22 with the goal of shedding light on their stories. This ‘Fight for Justice and Change’ campaign began with Christine Angelis, a Surrey mom who lost her daughter and her daughter’s fiancé nearly three

Provincial Emergency Program (PEP) Air leads the sombre 2026 event in honour of search and rescue volunteers who have died in the line of duty. A provincewide volunteer air search and rescue organization with more than 400 members who provide tens of thousands of hours of service each year, the organization boasts highly-trained volunteers who

It had been what Janine Pierson described as a perfect family vacation. Pierson, her husband Steve and two children Maya and Ollie had arrived in Mexico on Feb. 14. Her kids are 19 and 21, just on the edge of moving on with their lives, so for Pierson the trip was meant to be treasured

After a successful debut event in 2025, the Abbotsford Fight League’s second event returns to the Ag-Rec Centre on Saturday (March 7). There are six professional boxing bouts and 10 amateur bouts for the night, which is scheduled to get underway starting at 5 p.m. The main event will once again feature Abbotsford’s Gagan Gill