A Crown prosecutor in a high-profile North Okanagan murder case says the evidence is “overwhelming” that the accused, Vitali Stefanski, stabbed his ex-wife Tatjana Stefanski to death, and that his intent to kill her was equally clear from the evidence jurors have witnessed over the past month. Vitali’s second-degree murder trial saw closing arguments from […]

Lower Mainland residents who think they’re seeing a lot more rabbits than usual this summer are probably right, advocates said. Sorelle Saidman, founder and president of the Rabbitats Rescue Society, which operates two micro-sanctuaries in Langley, has been warning the rabbit population, much of it consisting of former pets that have been set loose, is

B.C.’s anti-gang police says an investigation led by the North District Team has led to $1.5 million in cash, drugs and firearms seized in the Lower Mainland. The investigation began in December 2024 and continued through to early 2026, according to a news release Wednesday (June 24) from the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit. During

The Marmot Recovery Foundation and marmot enthusiasts ventured up to Mount Washington on June 23 to participate in releasing marmots into the wild. The one female and three male marmots were raised as a part of a breeding program to help this critically endangered species unique to Vancouver Island. In fact, Marmota vancouverensis is the

More than half a tonne of opium was seized from a marine container at Canada Border Services Agency’s Tsawwassen Container Examination Facility. CBSA announced the seizure in a press release issued Tuesday (June 23), though the contraband was found over five months prior. According to the release, the container was referred for examination by border