B.C. and Alberta have signed a new partnership that will allow patients living in border regions, such as the East Kootenay, to access scheduled surgeries in Alberta. The deal between provinces took effect on March 1. “This partnership between our two provinces showcases how interconnected our communities are,” said Josie Osborne, Minister of Health, in […]

The Port Coquitlam Trailblazers beat the Ridge Meadows Flames 8-5 to avoid a sweep and force game five in their best-of-seven series in the Pacific Junior Hockey League playoffs. The Flames took game one 4-0 as goaltender Matthew Candusso had a 34-save shutout. Game two went to overtime, but the Flames won 4-3, with Flames

The Musqueam Indian Band is trying to offer reassurance about the impact on property rights as details emerge about a Feb. 20 agreement between the First Nation and the federal government – while B.C.’s premier is forced to explain what he knew about the deal, and when. The nation acknowledges heightened fears for property rights

The federal courts have rejected an application by 13 drug-user advocacy groups to set aside a previous decision that resulted in the rollback of B.C.’s drug decriminalization pilot project. The groups, which include the Matsqui-Abbotsford Impact Society and the Surrey Union of Drug Users, had applied for a judicial review of the 2024 decision. The

A 24-year-old man has been charged after a Good Samaritan was bitten while trying to stop two men from assaulting a woman in Surrey. Just after midnight on Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14), a man witnessed two men allegedly assaulting a woman at a business in the 10200-block of City Parkway in Surrey. The man intervened,