Dear Editor, [RE: LETTER: Not elected to spread fear, May 14, www.mapleridgenews.com] Patricia Dawson is correct that Section 35 of the Constitution Act recognizes and affirms Aboriginal rights and title. However, British Columbians are rightly concerned about the unprecedented legal uncertainty created by the recent Cowichan decision and the Liberal government’s continued failure to clearly […]

Alberta secessionists are demanding a vote as early as this October on leaving Canada. They won’t win, of course – support for separation tops out at around 30 per cent in the province. But what if they did? Separatists have focused on what a future Republic of Alberta would look like. Both boosters and detractors

One man is dead after a late night shots fired incident in Surrey. Surrey Police Service (SPS) reports that officers responded to calls of a shooting in the area of 138 St and 62 Ave in South Newton at 12:22 a.m. on May 31. Upon arrival, SPS says that officers located one man in a

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It came down to the final moments of Vancouver FC’s road game against the Halifax Wanderers on Saturday, and it wasn’t what the visitors were hoping for. Tavio Ciccarelli’s stoppage-time winner was Halifax’s first victory since the opening match of their season, where they also beat Vancouver FC by that same score. It ended a