July 2026

An Alberta campground needed to be evacuated Wednesday evening after a tornado touched down. Around 8:30 p.m. on July 8, what is believed to be a tornado hit Dillberry Lake Provincial Park campground on the Alberta-Saskatchewan border, Wainwright RCMP said in an update provided Thursday. Three people were injured and were taken to hospital for […]

A motorist’s speedy joyride through Oak Bay came to an abrupt end last week. On July 4, Oak Bay PD conducted speed enforcement along Beach Drive and stopped a motorcyclist travelling 114 km/h in a posted 40 km/h zone. The rider was issued a violation ticket for excessive speeding, and the bike was impounded for

More than one million square feet of industrial space is on its way to South Campbell Heights in Surrey. Beedie recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new industrial development at South Campbell Heights Business Park, at 19084 20th Ave., and once completed, the new, 60-plus acre industrial development will deliver more than one million

New data from a first-of-its-kind nationwide maternity study led by University of British Columbia researchers has found that three-quarters of Indigenous women surveyed report some form of mistreatment or disrespect from care providers during pregnancy and childbirth. UBC Prof. Saraswathi Vedam said the study is “not just about being nice to people” — mistreatment leads

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have linked an inherited gene mutation to an aggressive form of prostate cancer, possibly paving the way for new genetic testing that could save lives. After analyzing the genetic data for 4,500 prostate cancer patients, they found an inherited mutation in a gene dubbed CDK12 in five unrelated