B.C. freestyle skier lands short of final in Olympic Big Air competition

Elena Gaskell has wrapped up her final event at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina with three massive flights through the air. And while she didn’t qualify for the Freestyle Skiing Women’s Freeski Big Air final, she’s made her hometown of Vernon proud. Gaskel competed in the qualifying round of the Big Air […]

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New stal’əw̓asəm Bridge opens fully to traffic, closing the chapter on Pattullo Bridge

All four lanes of the stal̕əw̓asəm bridge connecting Surrey and New Westminster opened to traffic Saturday morning (Feb. 14). Workers removed the cones blocking the four lanes at 6:45 a.m., and the bridge opened to vehicles travelling from Surrey to New Westminster. Fifteen minutes later, at 7 a.m., the Royal Ave on-ramp opened in New

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Poulin ties Olympic scoring record as Canada dominates Germany 5-1

Marie-Philip Poulin is now tied with Hayley Wickenheiser for “greatest goal scorer in Olympic women’s hockey history,” Hockey Canada said. Canada defeated Germany 5-1 in the quarter finals at the Milano Rho Arena. Canada’s Brianne Jenner opened up the scoring just under two minutes into the first period. Claire Thomson, Sarah Fillier, Blayre Turnbull and

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