The province is expanding eligibility for WorkBC services to better support military spouses and dependent adult children relocating to B.C. with the Canadian Armed Forces, removing delays and reducing employment gaps. Previously, military families relocating from another province had to establish B.C. residency before accessing WorkBC services, a process that could create months-long employment gaps […]

Natalie Wilkie shot to a gold-medal finish in Italy over the weekend at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games. On Saturday (March 7) – her first day of competition in this year’s Games – the Salmon Arm athlete achieved a silver-medal podium finish in the Women’s Standing Sprint Para biathlon event with a time

Dear Editor, [RE: Maple Ridge mayor asks for safety measures along deadly stretch of highway, Feb. 18, www.mapleridgenews.com] There have been calls for action by Maple Ridge Mayor Ruimy and some members of the public for action on the number of pedestrian deaths due to accidents with vehicles in the Laity Street area of Lougheed

There’s the potential for snow during the morning commute Tuesday and Wednesday for Lower Mainland drivers. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Surrey, Langley and the entire Metro Vancouver area, saying a cool, unstable air mass over the South Coast will bring freezing levels to near sea level before Tuesday morning (March

On “Be A Superhero Night,” Vancouver Giants in Batman jerseys downed the Kelowna Rockets 3-2 in a shootout on Sunday at Langley Events Centre. Dressed up to raise funds for the Children’s Miracle Network, the Giants winning goal came from Tobias Tomik, with goals in regulation from Mathis Preston and Blake Chorney, plus a heroic