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A man serving a life sentence for the murder of a woman and the shooting of a criminal associate in downtown Maple Ridge has lost his appeal. In the BC Court of Appeal in Vancouver Justin Michael Wareing unsuccessfully tried to appeal his guilty verdicts for second degree murder and attempted murder. He killed Cashmere […]

A former National Hockey League player will be the inaugural head coach of the new Summerland Jets junior hockey team. Robert Dirk will lead the community-owned junior team in the British Columbia Hockey Conference for the 2026 to 2027 hockey season. Dirk has extensive playing and coaching experience and a commitment to player development. He

Prime Minister Mark Carney has named two British Columbians to his new Advisory Committee on Canada-U.S. Economic Relations. Carney announced the committee on Tuesday (April 21) in Ottawa. It will serve as a forum for expertise and strategy on all aspects of the Canada-U.S. economic relationship. From B.C. are Teck Resources Ltd. president Jonathan Price

B.C. Energy Minister Adrian Dix called reports that Ottawa favours a southern route for a new oil pipeline a “positive evolution” of the federal government’s position. Premier David Eby and Dix have repeatedly said they do not support a northern route because it would require massive public subsidies and the repeal of the north coast

Security officers who saw catalytic converter thefts in progress helped Hope RCMP arrest one suspect and identify another during an early-morning crime at a car dealership. It was around 4 a.m. on Saturday, April 18 when officers from Valley Protection Services (VPS) were patrolling a neighbouring business and heard noises coming from the Gardner GMC