A professional truck driver from Abbotsford allegedly tried to cover up the smell of alcohol by lighting a candle after he was stopped by police on Dec. 4. An RCMP press release issued on Tuesday (Dec. 9) said the incident occurred at about 9 a.m. that day, when the driver was pulled over in Fruitvale […]

A Fort St. James man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2022 shooting death of John Lazarre. On Feb. 25, 2022, Fort St. James RCMP officers were called to reports of shots fired on Spruce Road. According to police, when officers arrived, they found 36-year-old John Lazarre deceased. Thomas Duncan, now 33,

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Rise Against is Okanagan-bound. The Chicago-based alternative punk rock quartet will take the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre (PTCC) stage on March 27, 2026, as part of the North America-wide tour alongside fellow punk band Destroy Boys. Rise Against formed in 1999 and has since released 10 studio albums, including Ricochet (2025). Among the band’s