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There was certainly no lack of skills at the 2026 Skills Canada BC Provincials, which took place in Abbotsford on Wednesday (April 15). More than 500 high school and post-secondary students gathered at Tradex to demonstrate their respective skills through competitions that ran all day. Thousands of community members popped in and out to watch […]

Even though B.C. as a whole is doing better than last year in terms of snow and drought heading into fire season, conditions are unequal throughout the province. Recent rains have wiped out snowpack in low elevations across the south. “We’re seeing extremely low snow-pack at this time of the year in the Okanagan basin

Dear Editor, In the proposed 2026 budget, approximately 40 per cent of capital spending is allocated to water, sewer, and drainage infrastructure – close to half of the city’s major investment budget – while only about 10 per cent is allocated to transportation improvements. Yet in the 2025 community survey, residents listed road maintenance, traffic

The BC Conservatives are lending their voice to Surrey council’s call for a full public inquiry into Metro Vancouver’s “disorganized mess.” Linda Hepner, a former Surrey mayor and current MLA for Surrey-Serpentine River called on the provincial minister of housing and municipal affairs to immediately order an inquiry. “Metro Vancouver has become an unaccountable, disorganized

The Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia (IIO) is investigating a Quesnel incident that left a man with life-threatening injuries. According to a press release from the police watchdog, on April 15, 2026, at approximately 4:28 p.m., Quesnel RCMP responded to a report of a shooting at a residence on the 500-block of Nason Street.