Crown prosecutors are making their final arguments in the first degree murder trial of the man who allegedly shot Maple Ridge RCMP officer Const. Rick O’Brien. The lengthy trial of Nicholas Bellemare began in New Westminster Supreme Court on Monday, Nov. 3. Now Crown prosecutor Theresa Iandiorio is summarizing the case against him, starting on […]

White Rock’s own Grace Elliot is headed to Seattle as the next step in her hockey career. The 38th overall fourth-round pick for PWHL team Seattle Torrent in the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) Draft Wednesday (June 17), Elliot had an outstanding university sports career as a University of B.C. Thunderbird as well as reigning

A maternity diversion will, once again, be in place at Ridge Meadows Hospital. Fraser Health Authority made the announcement Tuesday, June 16. The diversion is set to begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday, June 18, and run until 8 a.m. on Monday, June 22. Fraser Health is advising women who are in labour or have

Nearly one-quarter of British Columbians are currently on waitlists to see medical specialists, and according to a new survey of B.C.’s doctors, that number is growing by 10 per cent each year with little relief in sight. Meanwhile, because the province does not track specialist wait times province-wide, officials may understand a problem exists but

Acting Surrey Police Board chairman Rob Stutt – a Surrey Connect councillor – called a recess to its Wednesday, June 17 meeting after it collapsed in chaos during a public question-and-answer session. The meeting, fraught with audio cutting in and out, saw directors walk out amid scathing criticism in the wake of former chief constable