Vancouver – The Conservative Party of BC LEOC has concluded its application process for the Leadership Election contest. On May 30, the Conservative Party of British Columbia will announce a new leader to replace the outgoing leader John Rustad. Nine contestants have been approved to participate in the next phase of the race: Bruce Banman […]
Calgary/Kopaonik, Serbia (with files from CBC) – Canadian ski cross racer Reece Howden dedicated his World Cup gold-medal win on Saturday (February 28) to his injured teammate, Kevin Drury. The victory in Kopaonik, Serbia, was the record-extending 23rd World Cup gold medal for the Cultus Lake, B.C., native, but Howden’s mind was squarely on Drury, […]
Fraser Valley/Vancouver – WVB: Cascades season comes to an end with QF sweep to Thunderbirds The UBC Thunderbirds booked their ticket to the Canada West semifinals on Friday at War Memorial Gymanasium, as they took down a feisty UFV Cascades side in straight sets (25-11, 25-22, 25-19) to claim victory in their Canada West Quarterfinal series. Lucy […]
Victoria/Cultus Lake – On February 26, Á’a:líya Warbus, MLA for Chilliwack–Cultus Lake and Official Opposition House Leader, tabled a petition in the B.C. Legislature calling on the government to immediately increase the shelter allowance for Persons with Disabilities (PWD) so it reflects current rental market conditions. The petition was supported by 1,621 signatures gathered by […]
Cultus Lake/Calgary/Serbia (with files from Alpine Canada/CBC) – FEBRUARY 27 UPDATE – In the first FIS Ski Cross World Cup race held in Kopaonik (SRB), Kevin Drury (Toronto, ON) raced to second place for the 20th podium of his World Cup career in his 120th World Cup start. On a warm winter day under a […]
Agassiz/Surrey – February 2026 UPDATE – The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) of BC has now completed its investigation into the police-involved shooting that occurred in Agassiz on June 19, 2025 (IIO 2025-152). RCMP officers first responded around 7:45 p.m. to a residence on Highway 9 between McDonald Road and Bristol Drive to a call about […]
Chilliwack – In a stunning post to social media, Laurie Throness announced ( February 26) that he has resigned his position as Trustee on Chilliwack School Board District 33, effective immediately. QUOTE: After reading last week’s Human Rights Tribunal judgment against Barry Neufeld, which laid upon him a massive fine of $750,000 (plus interest) to […]
Victoria – Hundreds of thousands of people in B.C. will now have access to diabetes medications and menopausal hormone therapy at no cost under the new BC PharmaCare National Pharmacare Plan (Plan NP). On March 6, 2025, the provincial government and Government of Canada signed an agreement for the implementation of national pharmacare in B.C., […]
Langley – First, the Langley Board of Education announced that the new secondary school in the Smith neighbourhood of the Willoughby Slope will be named Emery DosdallSecondary, named for the late Emery Dosdall, a former Langley School District superintendent and deputy minister of education in the province of BC. Dosdall, who passed away in 2020 […]
Burnaby (Coast Salish Territories) BCGEU Release – Following months of negotiations the Community Bargaining Association (CBA) reached a tentative agreement with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC), covering more than 26,000 community health workers across the province. “Fixing long-standing inequities for community health workers is how we protect and strengthen community-based care—and that’s what members […]
