A new study from researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) has found that artificial turf fields in Metro Vancouver — installed at many area schools and parks — are leaching a chemical lethal to coho salmon into municipal stormwater systems. And the study finds that the contamination from 6PPD-quinone, a chemical known to […]

A former Summerland lifeguard who was previously sentenced to six years in jail for preying on young boys has now been charged in Abbotsford. Court records indicate that Edward Casavant, 61, whose nickname is “Eddy Spaghetti,” has been charged with six offences – one count each of possessing, accessing and distributing child sex-abuse material; making

Another provincial Conservative leader hopeful is making the rounds. Caroline Elliott says our province is headed in the wrong direction, and that’s why she is running. Our province is headed in the wrong direction. “The cost of living is driving our best and brightest young people to look for opportunity elsewhere,” she said. “Our health

MAY 6 1953 – NOVEMBER 30,2025 It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Sheila Hope McBean on November 30, 2025, in Maple Ridge, B.C. Sheila was born on May 6, 1953, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. A loving wife, devoted mother and fun grandmother, she will be dearly missed by her husband of

An interactive, non-televised, live version of an iconic game show is coming to venues in Vancouver and Kamloops in April. A Canadian tour for “The Price is Right LIVE” starts April 1 at Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver, stops at Sandman Centre in Kamloops the next night, then continues east for three weeks, ending in Ontario.