May 2026

Ultramarathons push the human body to its limits, but new research from the University of Victoria suggests those limits may be shaped long before race day. A study published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, led by UVic biological anthropologist Alison Murray, found an athlete’s birth weight may influence how their kidneys respond to the […]

A business on Lougheed Highway in Maple Ridge was surrounded by police tape Friday morning after a fire was set at the front of the store. The incident happened overnight from Thursday, April 30, to Friday, May 1, at Mr FIX, in the 22500 block of Lougheed Highway. In a video posted online a car

A man charged with assault for allegedly throwing an unknown liquid at corrections officers in 2024 has been found not guilty, as Judge Richard Browning found the Crown had not proved his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Adam Troy Mann appeared by video in Surrey provincial court Thursday (April 30) in an orange prison crewneck

A documentary on disaster trauma and practical ideas for action struck a chord at the screening by the local group Cinema Politica on April 27. The documentary called “Emergence:Women in the Storm” recorded both the physical devastation and the personal and community trauma experienced by residents living through the fires in Lytton and Yellowknife, and

Lawn watering is prohibited as of Friday, May 1 throughout Surrey and Metro Vancouver, as Stage 2 watering restrictions take effect. All residential and non-residential lawn watering is banned, including schools and city lawns, and grass boulevards. Topping up or filling fountains or water features is also banned, as well as operating water spray parks,