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A Kelowna man with a need for speed successfully appealed his 10-month prison sentence for obstructing a peace officer and dangerous driving in May 2022. Christopher Blair Muir pleaded guilty to the charges, but despite a joint submission from defence and Crown lawyers of three months less time served, the Justice imposed a longer sentence

Every year, the Lower Mainland Maple Leaf Populaire bike ride gets a little longer, adding one kilomtre for every year of the Canadian dream. On Canada Day, July 1, 100 cyclists will mark Canada’s 159th birthday by riding the same number of kilometres on a route that begins and ends in Langley’s Walnut Grove. It

The trial of a man accused in a double murder in Saanich over the fatal stabbing of two homeless people more than three years ago is coming to an end after the Crown delivered its closing submissions. Christopher Cathcart, a tall man in his late 30s, appeared in Victoria court on June 29 to face

July 18, 1953 – May 1, 2026 Joseph “Joe” Emery Tompkins passed away on May 1, 2026, in New Westminster, BC, following injuries sustained in a pedestrian-vehicle accident in Abbotsford. Born in Oshawa, Ontario, to Phil and Helen Tompkins, Joe graduated from Vernier High School in 1971 and attended Durham College. After moving to BC