May 2026

One person is dead after a crash on Lougheed Highway in east Maple Ridge on Monday. Maple Ridge RCMP responded to a report of a single motor vehicle incident in the 27400 block of Lougheed Highway at about 12:30 p.m. on May 25. Officers on scene learned that a vehicle drove over a barrier and […]

The trial of a Penticton city councillor continued on May 25 with the accused taking the stand. Coun. James Miller is charged with multiple counts of sexual interference of a minor dating back to the 90s, while he was a coach of the Sarnia Mini-Colts basketball team in the Ontario community. Two complainants, both former

Clearwater will lose four doctors by September, though two new physicians are expected to arrive this summer, and recruitment efforts are underway to bring more medical professionals to town. Letters announcing the four departures from Wells Gray Medical Clinic were posted to the Physicians of Clearwater Facebook page. The departing doctors are Kara Perdue (leaving

The execution of two search warrants in Saanich led to the seizure of $55,000 worth of drugs earlier this month. On May 15, the Saanich Police Department’s Patrol Division, with support from the Street Crime Unit (SCU), the Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team, the Integrated Canine Service and the Forensic Identification Section, executed search warrants

Kids played ball hockey, climbed into a police tactical vehicle, and escaped from a ‘burning’ bouncy castle at the Const. Rick O’Brien Joint Forces Jamboree held on Saturday in Maple Ridge. “It was fantastic, we had such a great day,” said event organizer Nicole O’Brien. The annual event remembers O’Brien. The father of six had