Reacting to alarms raised by staff, White Rock council is formally opposing a provincial bill that would take away municipalities’ powers of technical review of development projects. Bill M 216 (also known as the Professional Reliance Act), a bid to streamline the development approval process, would force local governments to accept technical submissions certified by […]

It’s a long way from the Hope Icebreakers to the NHL spotlight. New Jersey Devils defencemen Brenden Dillon could barely hold back his tears on Monday, Dec. 1, while talking about playing his 1,000th game in the NHL — making him the 415th player, and the 20th undrafted player, to achieve this in NHL history.

A man convicted of six counts of first-degree murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder in the 2007 Surrey Six slayings has now also been found guilty of contempt of court. Cody Rae Haevischer is seeking a judicial stay of proceedings related to the murders based on abuse of process. The evidentiary hearing

The murder trial of Nicholas Bellemare heard detailed ballistic evidence about the shootout between the accused and police on Thursday. Bellemare is accused of fatally shooting Ridge Meadows RCMP Const. Rick O’Brien, on Sept. 22, 2023. His trial began in Supreme Court in New Westminster on Monday, Nov. 3. On Dec. 4, the court heard

The illustrious history of the Abbotsford Canucks Teddy Bear Toss will have another chapter written on Saturday (Dec. 6). It marks the first-ever Teddy Bear Toss under the Rogers Forum name and the Canucks welcome the Coachella Valley Firebirds for the fifth edition of the event. The inaugural Teddy Bear Toss game for the organization