Author Archives: Alyssa Conti

OTTAWA - Canadian farmers could take a big hit from China's sudden retaliatory tariffs that take aim at canola, pork and other food commodities. Chris Davison, president of the Canola Council of Canad...

AGASSIZ - A youth suspect has been identified after a reported stabbing on Seabird Island, near Agassiz, on Friday (Mar. 7).At around 8:27 p.m., police say Agassiz Mounties were notified of the incide...

ABBOTSFORD - Data released by the BC Coroner's Service on Friday (Mar. 8) shows that 458 homeless British Columbians died in 2023- nearly triple the deaths from 2020. The largest share is found in the...

ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating 33-year-old Walther De Bruin, who is wanted for Breaching his Probation. He is thought to be traveling through...

PITT MEADOWS - Pitt Meadows Mounties are gearing up to launch an autonomous detachment- Staff Sergeant Michelle Luca has been selected as the city's first Detachment Commander. S/Sgt. Luca grew up in ...

VANCOUVER - The federal Crown-Indigenous relations minister and the chief of the Musqueam Indian Band have initialled an agreement they say brings the band one step closer to self-governance. Minister...

MISSION - Jeff Surtel's family had been searching for him since he was last seen leaving his Mission home on a bike around midnight nearly 18 years ago. On Thursday (Mar. 6), his father was finally ab...

MISSION - Scooter season is slowly rolling in- and so are the crashes. At around 5:30 pm on February 26th, Mission RCMP said a car struck an 18-year-old e-scooter rider at the intersection of 11th Ave...

SHERIDAN LAKE - Four people face a combined 43 charges in connection with unlawfully hunting and killing wildlife throughout BC. In a social media post this morning (Mar. 7), the B.C. Conservation Off...

CHILLIWACK - Statistics Canada's latest jobs report shows unchanged unemployment rates in B.C. and the national average, but the needle is ticking up in a couple of Fraser Valley regions. Chilliwack a...