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Fraser Canyon Hospital helipad to reopen after a decade-long closure

It’s been many years since there was a working hospital helipad in the Hope area, but in a few months, first responders will once again have access to this potentially life-saving feature. Fraser Health recently announced it would be reopening the Fraser Canyon Hospital helipad, which was first decommissioned more than a decade ago due

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B.C. marks 10-year anniversary of toxic drug crisis, looks back at axed decrim pilot

Top B.C. health officials marked the 10th anniversary of the declaration of the toxic drug crisis as a provincial health emergency on Monday with a reflection on the evolving nature of consumption and the pitfalls and politicization that undercut the decriminalization pilot. Dr. Bonnie Henry, the provincial health officer, acknowledged first that the reality is

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VIDEO: Appeal for witnesses in motorcycle crash that closed Hwy. 1 through Langley Saturday

Police are looking for witnesses to a crash that seriously injured one rider and closed Hwy. 1 through Langley for 2 hours on Saturday, April 11. A motorcyclist was rushed to hospital after an accident on Saturday afternoon on Hwy. 1 eastbound after 248. pic.twitter.com/4Jt4Olguey — Langley Advance Times (@LangleyTimes) April 12, 2026 A BC

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B.C.’s NDP government nixes plan for DRIPA confidence vote, delays bill

B.C.’s NDP government is pulling back on its plan to introduce legislation this week to pause or suspend sections of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA). And the NDP will no longer risk an election by making it a confidence vote when the legislation is eventually introduced. With a one-vote majority

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