May 2026

A group of nine fired B.C. school board trustees in Greater Victoria may feel vindicated with their jobs reinstated after the province “failed to to fully provide all necessary documents” during a judicial review. Minister of Education Lisa Beare removed the nine trustees on Jan. 30, 2025 because of disagreements around whether or not school

B.C. is establishing a massive new coastal marine reserve in collaboration with six First Nations. The new 6,700-square-kilometre reserve will be called Mia-yaltwa Ha’lidzogm hoon, meaning “Realm of the salmon, home of the salmon.” It is being established with the consent of the Gitga’at, Gitxaała, Heiltsuk, Kitasoo Xai’xais, Nuxalk and Wuikinuxv Nations, along with the

A new animated short documentary about Burnaby-born soccer legend Christine Sinclair was released by Knowledge Network on May 22. For free, you can watch Christine Sinclair: Kind of a Big Deal on several platforms including Youtube. Narrated by Ryan Reynolds and directed by Vancouver animator Eoin Duffy (Studio Belly Animation), the 10-minute film focuses on

B.C.’s police watchdog is looking into an incident that saw one man taken to hospital after an arrest by Langley RCMP last week. The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) announced on Sunday, May 24, that it is examining the case. According to the IIO’s statement, Langley officers were called to the scene of a

Brian White scored his team-leading ninth and tenth MLS goals of the season to lift Vancouver Whitecaps FC to a 4-2 win over San Diego FC in California on Saturday, May 23. The victory means the Whitecaps go into the soccer league’s six-week FIFA World Cup 2026 break in first place in the Western Conference,