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‘I’m not guilty’: Lumby murder suspect makes final arguments in his own trial

North Okanagan murder suspect Vitali Stefanski made his closing submissions in his own B.C. Supreme Court trial Thursday, when he maintained his innocence while offering a scattered account of the leadup to his ex-wife’s death, and told jurors why he should believed instead of the Crown. Vitali pleaded not-guilty last month to second-degree murder in […]

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‘Without one, the whole network falls’: Princeton joins multi-city flood partnership

Princeton has joined hands with Merritt, Abbotsford, Chilliwack and Hope to secure funding from the federal government to rebuild after floods that devastated these communities. The West Coast Resiliency Partnership (WCCRP) is a collaboration between these five cities who have had their transportation, energy, food supply and economic corridor heavily impacted due to floods. Princeton

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Nanaimo RCMP ask kids to stop following criminal TikTok trend

A social media trend has resulted in thousands of dollars in local property damage and RCMP reports from frustrated residents. Started in 2025, the “TikTok Door Kick Challenge” involves youth, primarily between the ages of 13 to 15, according to the Nanaimo RCMP, who are “aggressively kicking, pounding or striking residential doors doors during late

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Wildfire burning out of control northeast of Whistler

A wildfire burning northeast of Whistler is currently 6.5 hectares, B.C. Wildfire Service says. The Cougar Mountain wildfire, which is about 15 kilometres south of Pemberton, was discovered on Wednesday (June 24). It’s currently deemed as burning out of control. B.C. Wildfire Service says lightning is the suspected cause. There are two initial attack crews

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50,000+ coming to Surrey’s FVDED, one of B.C.’s biggest EDM festivals

Close to 50,000 dance music fans will turn Surrey’s Holland Park into a giant block party July 3-4 during the 2026 edition of FVDED in the Park. The annual festival of EDM (electronic dance music) will feature close to 60 artists/DJs at what will be the biggest FVDED fest yet, as last year’s daily capacity

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