B.C.’s decades-long real estate boom has finally petered out. Developers are scaling back, putting projects on pause and trying to limit losses. Construction activity is slowing down here in British Columbia, and especially in the Lower Mainland, in a way not seen in a generation. As fewer buildings go up, a bigger crisis is looming […]

An alleged drug dealer with Lake Country ties was recently arrested in Costa Rica. According to CR Hoy, a news publication in Costa Rica, 35-year-old Jesse Michael Valentino Bou-Saleh was caught by The Costa Rican office of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) with help from the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) on Thursday, Jan. 22.

An early morning targeted shooting in Surrey on Saturday, Jan. 24 has left one man dead and another transported to hospital with gunshot wounds. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has taken over investigation of the shooting, which happened in the 12500-block of 91 Avenue at about 4:55 a.m. Saturday morning. Surrey Police Service officers

A young Chilliwack farmer has been recognized provincially for excellence in his profession of floral agriculture. Corne Quik of Quik’s Farm Ltd. was named the British Columbia/Yukon Outstanding Young Farmer for 2026. Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers Program is an annual competition that “recognizes farmers who exemplify excellence in their profession and highlight agriculture’s vital contributions,”

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