18+ hour, 31+ min ago   (111+ words) FRASER VALLEY — A provincial funding stream supporting wildfire resilience in three First Nations communities within the Fraser Valley this year is set to open for the 2027 intake next month. The province will be accepting applications for its FireSmart Community Funding…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (206+ words) CHILLIWACK — Some transit riders in the Fraser Valley may now have better ways of getting around with the launch of new handyDART systems in the region. Starting this week, BC Transit’s partnership with Spare has launched in Chilliwack, Abbotsford and…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (956+ words) VANCOUVER — British Columbia forestry groups have written to Premier David Eby saying the industry is at a “breaking point” and calling for urgent action to address challenges ranging from slow-moving provincial processes to steep U.S. tariffs. The letter dated…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (158+ words) CHILLIWACK – A Chilliwack youth e-dirt bike rider who was observed doing wheelies and reaching high speeds under the watchful eye of a Chilliwack police officer has racked up several hundreds of dollars in fines. Chilliwack RCMP Corporal Carmen Kiener says…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (749+ words) BURNABY — Homicide investigators say an 85-year-old man was killed in his Burnaby, B.C., home by a stray bullet from a shooting a block away, and are appealing to a group of youth believed to be involved to “do the right…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (749+ words) BURNABY — Homicide investigators say an 85-year-old man was killed in his Burnaby, B.C., home by a stray bullet from a shooting a block away, and are appealing to a group of youth believed to be involved to “do the right…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (502+ words) BURNABY — Homicide investigators believe a personal dispute among a group of youths may have led to a shooting in which a stray bullet killed an 85-year-old man in his Burnaby, B.C., apartment a block away. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (192+ words) FRASER CANYON — The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has downgraded the final Evacuation Alert issued for the Ainslie Creek wildfire to All Clear. The notice removes Evacuation Alerts for the final 248 addressed properties in Electoral Areas “I” (Blue Sky Country), “M” (Beautiful…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (212+ words) ABBOTSFORD — Abbotsford Police Department frontline officers responded to 428 calls for service over the Labour Day long weekend. On Friday night, officers responded to 63 calls, including assaults, disturbances, mental health-related incidents, threats, thefts and fights. No major incidents were reported. On…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (663+ words) CALGARY — The Edmonton Elks erased an 18-point deficit to beat the Calgary Stampeders 38-28 in the CFL on Monday. Elks running back Justin Rankin’s 50-yard rushing touchdown and Vincent Blanchard’s convert gave Edmonton its first lead of the Labour Day game…...