July 2026

A 31-year-old construction worker from Chilliwack was taken to hospital in serious but stable condition after a house fire in Mission on Thursday (July 9). Mission Fire Rescue Service (MFRS) responded to the Cherry Avenue blaze at approximately 6 p.m. after reports of possible patients on scene. In a news release, Mission RCMP said that […]

Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside has appointed two special mediators in the dispute between the B.C. Nurses’ Union and the Health Employers Association of B.C. Long-time mediator Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers were named special mediators Friday, July 10, eight days after job action began. Ready and Rogers will work with the two parties for 10

Former Maple Ridge Chamber of Commerce president Jerry Kok has announced he will run for mayor. Kok is the first to announce a challenge to incumbent Maple Ridge Mayor Dan Ruimy in the Oct. 17 local elections. Kok is a businessman, general manager of the Driving Unlimited Academy, and said he wants to help entrepreneurs

UPDATE: Friday, 12:44 p.m. Pacific Time Police say there have been “a number of sightings” in B.C. of Lanakai Morrison, 6, who is the subject of an ongoing Amber Alert out of Alberta. RCMP issued the latest update Friday (July 10) at 12:44 p.m. after Beaverlodge RCMP confirmed a sighting of Lanakai in Fort St.

The top one per cent of professional wrestling is set to make his British Columbia debut at Abbotsford Agrifair. Former TNA and NWA world heavyweight champion Ethan Carter III will appear for All Star Wrestling during the annual event on Aug. 1 and 2. TNA star Eric Young was initially slated to appear at Agrifair,