Four people, including one in a wheelchair, had to be rescued from a flooded house surrounded by rushing water on Monday morning, Jan. 12. The property near the junction of 224 Street and 132 Avenue flooded rapidly in the latest atmospheric river to drench the Lower Mainland. Melanie Brooks had moved into the property as […]

Langley’s Toys R Us was abruptly closed on Tuesday, Jan. 13, with a notice on the door claiming that their landlord is owed more than $98,000 in rent, fees, and interest. The notice, posted by Willowbrook Shopping Centre owner Quadreal Property Group, said that the tenant was in default of the lease for failure to

B.C.’s ombudsperson says it will take “decades” before the Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry reaches its own service standards for call wait times. Ombudsperson Jay Chalke’s office released the update report Tuesday (Jan. 13), eight years after his office identified core problems when it came to the ministry’s response time to calls for income

Taking care of hundreds of cats is no easy feat, which is why Abby Cat Daddy is calling upon the public to help prevent Fraser Valley felines from going hungry. By partnering with PetSmart, the Abbotsford cat charity is able to collect cat food donations from all across the Fraser Valley and get them to

It was Sept. 10, 2001, a week after Labour Day. The night air near Hixon felt like autumn. Two men on motorcycles visiting from the United States pulled off Highway 97 at the Woodpecker Rest Area, 46 kilometres south of Prince George. Something caught their attention. Rustling in the bushes. A bear spray can, a