June 2026

The fate of a Kelowna equestrian coach is in the hands of a jury as submissions in the trial for sexual touching, sexual assault, and child luring came to a close on June 29. Sebastien Devrainne, originally from France, has spent the past week sitting in a Kelowna, B.C. Supreme Court for alleged crimes against […]

A new season of entertainment has been announced by The Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Arts Council, along with a new collaboration with the Mission Arts Council. This partnership between both arts councils will have Arts On live performances at venues in Maple Ridge and also The Clarke Theatre in Mission for the 2026/27 season. “Through

The Riley Creek wildfire south of Lillooet is seeing a modified response due to it burning in unsafe and inaccessible terrain. The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) provided an update about the wildfire on Monday, June 29, at 4:19 p.m. The fire (number K70659), was discovered on June 24 and remains out of control and sized

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Barbara Young will not allow the Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title case to be reopened for the private landowner Montrose Properties to be added as a defendant. Permitting the case to be relitigated in this way would be an “abuse of process,” the judge found. “Although Montrose did not have formal notice

Nurses in B.C. could strike as early as Thursday afternoon. The B.C. Nurses’ Union filed a 72-hour strike notice to the B.C. Labour Relations Board and the Health Employers Association of B.C., union president Adriane Gear announced Monday (June 29) in Burnaby. “I can assure you this decision was not made lightly,” Gear said. As