The BC Lottery Corporation has issued their annual reminder that while scratch and win lottery tickets can be a joy to give and receive, and might seem like harmless fun, they’re not for kids, so keep them out of children’s Christmas stockings. Research shows that exposure to gambling during childhood is correlated with the development […]

After 32 cats were left at a BC SPCA animal centre, 15 have been transferred to Surrey to help them have a better chance at finding a forever home. The cats, ranging in age from three months to five years old, were left in plastic containers outside the gates of the BC SPCA Sunshine Coast

Southern Vancouver Island recorded the strongest wind gusts in B.C. for the second day in a row, while daily temperature record highs were broken once again in parts of the Okanagan and the Kootenays. It was the second day in a row that southern B.C. was hit with a mix of weather from wind to

Dear Editor, [RE: Suspects allegedly steal more than $1,400 worth of meat and fish from Maple Ridge store in an hour, The News, www.mapleridgenews.com] I read this article carefully and was struck not only by the brazenness of the crime, but by what was missing. Nowhere in the report were the names of the suspects

Snowfall isn’t set to stop anytime soon on two B.C. Interior highways. Environment Canada has issued yellow-coded snowfall warnings for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt and Highway 3 from Hope to Princeton for Thursday, Dec. 18. Yellow, the most common alert means “hazardous weather may cause damage, disruption, or health impacts.” Beginning Thursday