May 2026

Forests Minister Ravi Parmar announced $12 million from the province to help B.C.’s forest sector. Parmar said the funding falls under two streams, market development and wood-first initiatives. He added the two streams are designed to strengthen supply chains, drive demand and create more opportunities for workers and businesses in the province. Parmar announced the […]

A murder suspect wanted in Ontario could be in a number of places in B.C., says the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). Joeseph Madore, 34, from Ottawa, has known associations in the Terrace, Richmond, Abbotsford and Chilliwack areas, the OPP said in a May 10, 2026 release. He and Brayton Kennedy, 28, also from Ottawa, are

A well-known former B.C. hockey coach who helped guide more than 100 players toward careers in the NHL died in a May 8, 2026 single-vehicle automobile accident south of Dease Lake. Ernie “Punch” McLean, who coached the New Westminster Bruins to Memorial Cup wins in the 1970s, was the single passenger in a vehicle. He

Sooke resident Adam John Steenbergen sat hunched over in the prisoner’s dock, looking at the ground as he awaited sentencing for the killing of his friend, a father of two, after the duo tested a bulletproof vest. Earlier this year, Steenbergen pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the March 12, 2023, death of 42-year-old Michael Leier,

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