July 2026

Maple Ridge city Councillor Korleen Carreras has officially announced her campaign for re-election. She will again run with the slate called A Better Maple Ridge, headed by Mayor Dan Ruimy. “A city is just the geography, but the people make it a community,” said Carreras. “I’m proud to call this place home, and I want […]

As an unprecedented drought carries on with next to no relief in the form of rain in the North Okanagan, drastic Greater Vernon water restrictions continue to hammer agriculturalists. But two Coldstream orchardists are proposing a solution that could help their orchards survive this year, while taking pressure off the water system next year when

The Fairmont Empress has once again been named Canada’s top city hotel, earning the No. 1 spot in Travel + Leisure‘s 2026 World’s Best Awards for the second consecutive year. The Victoria landmark received a reader score of 96.08, placing it ahead of Vancouver’s Rosewood Hotel Georgia, which scored 95.62, and Québec City’s Auberge Saint-Antoine

A shelter-in-place order issued Thursday afternoon for the District of Vanderhoof and Electoral Area F was lifted just as quickly as it was sent out following a major police response to a fatal crash. The emergency alert was issued at approximately 2:24 p.m. at the request of Vanderhoof RCMP, instructing residents to shelter in place

Vancouver Football Club turned its attention back to the Telus Canadian Championship this week, as it hosted MLS side CF Montreal in the first of two quarterfinal matches at The Stadium at Langley Events Centre on Wednesday night. VFC had scored the first goal during the second period of play, Damiano Pecile and Nicolas Mezquida