UPDATE: 9:34 p.m. The Fraser Valley Regional District has upgraded the evacuation alert to an evacuation order for the area of Canyon Alpine due to the Brunswick complex wildfires. Evacuees in need of in-person support can go to Shxwhá:y Village, 44680 Schweyey Road in Chilliwack. The B.C. Evacuee Helpline (1-800-387-4258) is open until 11 p.m. […]

A FIFA-inspired, soccer-themed Youth Entrepreneur Day will be taking place at the Pitt Meadows Farmers Market. The event will promote youth vendors and businesses, in addition to youth sports clubs and community groups – with an emphasis on soccer. It follows the end of what people are describing as a wildly successful World Cup that

The City of Maple Ridge’s plan to expand 124 Avenue to 240 Street is in for a rough ride from residents of the street. They are rallying in opposition, some upset that widening the route to four lanes means losing their front yards and driveways, and that the new road will be much closer to

B.C. is retaining legal counsel to explore its options to sue OpenAI in California for the company’s failure to notify police about the alleged Tumbler Ridge shooter’s flagged online activity. “When there are serious concerns that opportunities to prevent harm were missed, we have, as a government, the responsibility to act,” B.C. Attorney General Niki

Striking nurses are reporting “widespread employer intimidation” as job action ramps up. “Nursing managers have started to threaten nurses, saying, ‘If you don’t clean a stretcher or if you don’t pick up something or stock something — these sorts of extra duties — then we’re going to report you to the College,’” B.C. Nurses’ Union