Morganne Emery was devastated when her father passed away on Feb. 20. But, instead of being able to mourn his passing, her family had to overcome obstacle after obstacle trying to honour his final wish of being cremated – because her father, Robert, was 715 pounds when he passed away at the age of 60 […]
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The numbers of residential property sales are down in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, and so are prices. According to the Great Vancouver Realtors association, January and February of 2026 has seen drops in sales and prices, across all property types. Compared with the same two months in 2025, house sales are down from 115
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Five close friends and neighbours sat single file in the courtroom Thursday, March 5, to hear the sentencing of a man now accused of second-degree murder in Jessica Cunningham’s death. Mylie Andre Barron, 48, will spend close to a year behind bars for indignity to a body. But earlier this week he was also charged
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The owners of the Kelowna Events Centre Inc. and Impact UPstream Ventures Inc. are doing their best to support those impacted by the recent eviction of their tenant, John Perks. Al Hildebrandt and his son Cory Hildebrandt said John Perks and his businesses, Western Canada Food Tours and 1486327 B.C. Ltd., were evicted from 2041
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The federal government is putting up $70.4 million over three years to fund skills training for workers in B.C. impacted by tariffs and trade upheaval, according to a joint announcement with the provincial government on Thursday, March 5. “When a worker loses a job that they’ve depended on because of the U.S. tariffs, it’s like
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