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The Chilliwack Curling Club welcomed 40 teams from across the province as they hosted the 2026 B.C. Masters Combined Championship. The event ran from March 28 to April 1 and included five divisions: men’s 60+, men’s 70+, women’s 60+, mixed 60+, and stick (a 60+ and open event). Two teams were undefeated, including Chilliwack’s Team […]

More than 15,000 firearms were declared in B.C. – the second-highest in the country – as part of the federal buyback program that ended Tuesday. Public Safety Canada provided the update Wednesday (April 1), the day after the program ended, noting that more than 67,000 assault-style firearms were declared nationwide by 37,869 owners. The program

The new Pitt Meadows RCMP detachment is opening to mixed reviews from the citizens it serves. A straw poll taken by the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News, speaking to citizens on the streets at random, shows some residents like the city having its own dedicated police force. Others see the benefits of breaking a policing partnership

The Abbotsford Canucks have signed United Collegiate Hockey Cup champion Braden Birnie has signed a professional try-out agreement. The 6-2 winger made his professional debut with the ECHL’s Rapid City Rush on March 12 and made an immediate impact with six points in nine games. Birnie completed four seasons with the University of Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks

South Surrey resident and talk radio host Ivan Scott is calling on the federal government to formally declare dementia to be a national health emergency. Scott said the initiative is “deliberately non-political, non-ideological, and national in scope. “Dementia is not a partisan issue. It affects the entire Canadian family — across every region, culture, and