Pitt Meadows Marauders girls win and lose at basketball provincials

The Pitt Meadows Marauders senior girls basketball team won their first game of the provincials, but got knocked out of contention for the championship in their second contest. The sixth-ranked Marauders opened the tournament with a 51-41 win over the Yale Lions of Abbotsford, the 11th seed, on Wednesday, Feb. 25 at the Langley Events […]

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Maple Ridge Friends for Peace hosts Apartheid-Free Community Forum

Maple Ridge Friends for Peace is hosting an Apartheid-Free Community Forum on Friday, March 6. Participants will learn about the Apartheid-Free Communities movement, and its relevance to our own community. The Apartheid-Free network is a coalition of communities who pledge to work together to end Israeli apartheid. “The goal of this community forum is to

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B.C. needs 300 more rural officers, hasn’t added to force since 2012: RCMP union

The union representing RCMP officers in B.C. is calling for the province to fund 300 new rural officers, saying the number of authorized positions in the provincial police force hasn’t changed since 2012, despite massive population growth. That is the number of new officers needed just to keep the per capita ratio of officers equal

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No wrongdoing for officers involved in 2025 Agassiz shooting: Police watchdog

Agassiz RCMP officers have been cleared of wrongdoing in a 2025 shooting. The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) of B.C. recently concluded their investigation of a shooting in Agassiz on June 19, 2025. “The chief civilian director has reviewed the evidence collected by IIO investigators – including medical records, police reports and witness accounts – and

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Hollywood meets Bollywood in immersive musical show from Surrey’s Raga Echoes

Raga Echoes, an entertainment company with Surrey roots, will stage a production that blends the grandeur of American film scores with the soul of Indian classical music. OSTād’s is billed as a “Hollywood meets Bollywood” show featuring scores and songs by Hans Zimmer, Adele, Coldplay, Interstellar, La La Land and others, March 13 at Alliance

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