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Godzilla in the grid: BC Hydro shares wild and wacky outage calls of 2025

After responding to more than 61,000 calls in 2025, BC Hydro says some were anything but ordinary. On Tuesday (Dec. 30), BC Hydro released a list of its most memorable outages of the year, which included a rogue inflatable godzilla, a crow colliding with a transformer, noisy nature and two ospreys dropping fish onto power […]

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Former Vancouver FC coach says he loaned team $500k and they have refused to repay him

Former Vancouver FC coach Afshin Ghotbi is suing the team owners, Six-Five Sports & Entertainment LP, saying he loaned the Langley-based Canadian Premier League (CPL) team $500,000 and they have not repaid him. In a Dec. 4 statement of claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court, Ghotbi says he made the loan in July of 2023

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Maple Ridge Pathfinder cafe asking for financial help to stay open

A non-profit cafe that supports community youth programs is in need of help themselves. Bean Around Books & Tea is a non-profit bookstore and cafe that provides youth facing barriers to employment with the unique opportunity and support to gain employable skills and experience that enhance their resumes and further their careers. It is owned

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Bad haircuts and dirty dishes: B.C. callers dialling 911 redefining ‘emergency’

Most people understand that calling 911 is for emergency, life-or-death situations. But, unfortunately for some of British Columbia’s E-Comm operators, that wasn’t the case in 2025, with some people calling the emergency number to simply complain. E-Comm is reminding residents across the province that if a store refuses to return your air fryer, or if

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2025 winding down with heavy rainfall on B.C.’s North Coast, Haida Gwaii

After a flood watch was issued for the North Coast and Haida Gwaii last week, a rainfall warning has now been issued. On Dec. 27, B.C.’s River Forecast Centre issued the flood warning as heavy rain and rising temperatures were expected over the weekend. Additional rainfall warnings were issued Monday morning (Dec. 29) by Environment

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