A man in his late 20s has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for extortion-related offences in Surrey that date back to 2024. Abjeet Kingra pleaded guilty in Surrey provincial court on July 6 to discharging a firearm into a place and arson of an inhabited property. He was sentenced to two years […]

A motorcyclist with her learner licence got her motorcycle impounded after police say she was going 177 km/h in an 80 zone on the Sea to Sky Highway. A B.C. Highway Patrol officer was near Furry Creek on Highway 99 when they got a speed reading of 177 km/h in an 80 zone on July

Another person has thrown their hat into the ring for Maple Ridge city council. Leanne Koehn, a long time Maple Ridge resident, environmental advocate and award-winning community leader has announced her candidacy for city council as part of the A Better Maple Ridge slate in the upcoming municipal election. Koehn was born and raised in

Daily FIFA World Cup soccer match updates and news for Black Press Media publications. Spain is heading to the World Cup final for the first time in 16 years, after defeating France 2-0 on Tuesday (July 14). Spain’s Mikel Oyarzabal scored the first goal of the match from the penalty spot in the 22nd minute,

A youth soccer team from Kelowna was disqualified from the 2026 U17 Provincial Championship in Nanaimo over the weekend despite never losing a game. ​The Okanagan FC and the Saanich Fusion U17 teams were both disqualified from the provincial championship following their actions in the final group game of the tournament, which saw both teams