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A B.C. Supreme Court judge sentenced Brandon Nathan Teixeira to life in prison for first-degree murder and 14 years for attempted murder, to be served concurrently. Teixeira was found guilty last August of murder and attempted murder in connection with the October 2017 shooting death of Nicholas Khabra, 28, in South Surrey, and the wounding […]

UPDATE APRIL 1: The Lilli continues to bloom in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Days after winning her division at the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation’s Pans event in Florida, Vernon’s Lillian (Lilli) Marchand fought on the undercard of WNO (Who’s Number One) 32, a one-night event in Austin, TX. Marchand, making her WNO debut, scored a

A letter from B.C.’s three most prominent Indigenous organizations is circulating among provincial First Nations leaders that urges them to oppose the province’s efforts to amend the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) and says the government is “backtracking” on reconciliation “The process by which these amendments have been generated has provided

A skier died in Rogers Pass on Monday afternoon after a loose-snow avalanche caused them to tumble 600 metres down a mountain, Parks Canada has shared. According to a fatal incident report posted by the federal agency via Avalanche Canada, the skier was descending with three other backcountry users March 30 down the northeast face

After community members in Tumbler Ridge found firearms that had been destroyed by the RCMP, rumours spread suggesting they were connected to the recent tragedy in February. However, Tumbler Ridge RCMP are informing residents that firearms are disposed of as part of routine operations, and none of the firearms seized during investigations that took place