BC Ferries has cancelled four sailings between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay on Thursday, Nov. 6, due to high winds forecast by Environment Canada for the Strait of Georgia. The affected sailings include the 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. departures from both Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay. Shortly before 11 a.m., the company said the cancellations were […]

Anger, shock and indignation is pouring in from across the nation following the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to effectively uphold a kill order for hundreds of ostriches in Edgewood. The Universal Ostrich Farms application for an appeal was dismissed by the Supreme Court of Canada Thursday, Nov. 6. That means the Canadian Food Inspection

A nineteen-year-old is dead after a shooting in Burnaby Wednesday (Nov. 5), homicide police say. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has since released the identity of the victim in Wednesday’s shooting as Connor Sheriff, 19, in an effort to advance the investigation, police said in a second release. Sheriff, according to the release, was known

The program created by the B.C. government in 2022 to keep track of farm animals in case of emergencies is unreliable, the province’s auditor general has found. The Premises ID program requires farmers to register all their livestock and poultry online so officials can track the animals in emergencies such as floods, fires or bird

A Maple Ridge peace group is holding an event on the eve of Remembrance Day. Maple Ridge Friends for Peace is holding its third annual candlelight vigil on Monday, Nov. 10. This year’s theme is “Never Again is Now,” in respect for victims of genocide. The vigil will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8