June 2026

Legal action for defamation is being taken against eight Sooke residents in connection with the unsolved October 2025 shooting of two dogs that left one dead and one in critical condition on Farmer Drive. On Oct. 19, 2025, RCMP responded to the shooting that left 15-year-old Norwegian elkhound-shepherd mix Silo dead, and three-year-old Australian shepherd […]

The City of Williams Lake will be scheduling an emergency public meeting for the consideration of temporarily closing the city’s jails following a councillor’s recommendation to transport what he described as “parasites” to other communities. After a delegation by Williams Lake RCMP Staff Sgt. and Officer in Charge Brad McKinnon on Tuesday, May 26, Coun.

Seventeen people died while hiking or climbing in B.C. in 2025, the latest B.C. Coroners Service data shows. The coroners service released the “Hiking/Climbing Related Deaths in BC, 2016-2025” on Thursday (June 4). In the 10-year period, there were 143 deaths, equating to approximately 14 deaths per year. The report shows that 2019 had the

Simon Fraser University’s school of medicine has received a whopping $40 million gift from the Stephens family, after whom the school in downtown Surrey will be named. This, the largest single donation in SFU’s history, was revealed Friday on behalf of the family, led by Ratana and Arran Stephens – co-founders of Nature’s Path and

The George Massey Tunnel will be closed overnight tonight (June 5) and tomorrow night (June 6) while crews carry out maintenance work. The overnight shutdown of the tunnel is required as the Ministry of Transportation and Transit’s contractor performs essential maintenance on the tunnel in both northbound and southbound directions. The northbound and southbound lanes