April 2026

A class action lawsuit has been certified by the Supreme Court of B.C. against the province for allegedly turning a blind eye to the actions of a former corrections officer who is accused of sexually assaulting inmates at four prisons, two in Maple Ridge. Accusations of sexual assault by former prison guard Roderic David MacDougall

A beaver, possibly mauled by dogs, is now in the care of Northern Lights Wildlife Society in Smithers after it was discovered severely injured at Scout Island in Williams Lake. Scout Island Nature Centre manager Lara Roorda rushed to the area around noon on Sunday, March 29, after a friend called to report seeing the

Two B.C. Conservative MLAs who voted against banning disruptive protests around schools are more interested in spreading “angry, Trump style politics” than keeping kids safe, according to B.C. education minister Lisa Beare. Chilliwack North MLA Heather Maahs and Abbotsford West MLA Korky Neufeld reportedly voted Wednesday night against continuing a protest-free buffer zone around schools,

Lavington’s beloved camel, Mayhem, is officially a star! The large, furry, white camel is featured on Animal Control, the Fox television sitcom. Mayhem stars Thursday, April 2 in season 4, episode 9, Camels and Bats, at 6 p.m. Pacific time and streaming April 3 on Hulu. Alex Schlosser, owner of KalCam Farms, was contacted last

B.C. Ferries is reassuring customers it is taking all steps necessary to address the expected surge of passengers travelling to-and-from Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland for Easter long weekend. A number of sailings have been cancelled this week, including from Duke Point and Tsawwassen and at a press conference Thursday, April 2, Nicolas Jimenez,