A group of knitters at a senior’s residence in Maple Ridge donated their work to Christmas Haven this week. The women at Chartwell Willow Retirement Community started a program called Knitting for a Cause and every year have been donating their items to the charity, because they know how much it is appreciated in the […]

Authorities have laid a second-degree murder charge in connection with a 2023 Vernon homicide investigation. The body of Miguel Suzor, 30, was discovered July 2 on a forest service road. The RCMP’s E-Division Major Crime Unit, with help from the Vernon North Okanagan detachment, took control of the lengthy, thorough investigation. Information was presented to

Maple Ridge’s Junior A hockey team will be back in action on Friday night (Dec. 5) at Cam Neely Arena. The Flames will host the Burnaby Steelers, who have eight wins, 16 losses and a shootout loss on the season, and sit 13th in the Pacific Junior Hockey League. The Flames are fifth in the

Editor’s note: This article contains graphic content that could be triggering. On Dec. 6, 1986, an armed man entered the mechanical engineering classroom at Montreal Ecole Polytechnique. He separated the women from the men and opened fire while screaming, “You are all feminists.” Fourteen young women were murdered and 13 others were wounded. He then

A pedestrian was killed on Friday morning (Dec. 5) in Abbotsford. The Abbotsford Police Department said in a social media post that a white pickup truck struck the pedestrian at 5:28 a.m. on McCallum Road near Busby Road. Upon arrival, emergency crews found the pedestrian suffering from life-threatening injuries and they were taken to hospital