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What started as a pilot project in 2024 to help Indigenous people affected by police violence and negligence in B.C. has now come to fruition. On Wednesday, June 10, BC First Nations Justice Council (BCFNJC) launched a Police Accountability Unit (PAU) in response to “the disproportionate level of harmful police interactions experienced by Indigenous communities, […]

Home sales registered on the MLS in Metro Vancouver were down nearly four per cent in May compared to last year, and the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows real estae market is also slow. So far this year, From January through May 2026, sales of all property types are down compared to the same period last year.

Three extortion suspects who fled a Feb. 1 South Surrey crime scene in a rideshare all pleaded guilty and were sentenced in Surrey Provincial Court on Tuesday (June 9). The trio, all foreign nationals, was caught after Surrey Police Service members assigned to Project Assurance — working in collaboration with SPS’s Major Crime Section —

A body was recovered from Stony Lake, 90 km northeast of Quesnel, this week during an ongoing search for an individual involved in a personal watercraft capsizing. According to a press release, Quesnel Search and Rescue (QSAR) was requested to assist for a second operational period in the search effort on Tuesday, June 9. During

Citing rising costs and lack of amenable venue, Victoria’s popular long-running music festival Rifflandia is officially over. “After 18 years, countless memories, and a whole lot of heart, we’ve made the incredibly difficult decision to bring Rifflandia Festival to a close. We held onto hope that we might be able to celebrate one final September