May 2026

Police are urging anyone with information about the Inez mural vandalized on Red Dress Day to come forward with it. “Chilliwack RCMP is investigating an incident of vandalism involving one of the city’s most beloved murals, located on Victoria Avenue in downtown Chilliwack,” said Cpl. Carmen Kiener, media relations officer, in a release May 7. […]

Police have identified the two men who allegedly assaulted an eight-year-old boy inside a haunted house during the Khalsa Day festivities in Surrey. Surrey Police responded to an assault call in the parking lot of the gurdwara in the 12800-block of 85 Avenue around 5 p.m. on April 19. The alleged assault occurred inside a

The Government of Canada has gone to the courts to try and oust the Penticton Shooting Range from its current location. The range, operated by the Penticton Shooting Sports Association (PSSA), leases the land from the Summerland Research Centre, which itself is part of Agriculture Canada. Agriculture Canada, in 2022, did a review of its

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,