ABBOTSFORD - Spirits are high in Abbotsford as the Canucks head to their historic game against the Charlotte Checkers- and the mayors of both cities are getting in on the action. Abbotsford Mayor Ross Siemens has invited Charlotte's Vi Lyles to a mayor's challenge in a social media post shared this afternoon (Jun. 13)....

LANGLEY - Police are seeking the public's help in finding a missing teenager in Langley.The RCMP reports Elissa Rose Shabaquay, 16, was reported missing on June 12. She is described as a 5'6" Indigenous girl, 141 lbs, with brown hair and brown eyes. Elissa was last seen wearing a black hoodie, as well as pants, a ...

MAPLE RIDGE - Ridge Meadows RCMP are urging residents to stay bear - and generally wildlife - aware after two recent encounters left a person and a pet injured. Yesterday, June 12, police responded to an incident involving a resident and a bear, which resulted in the individual sustaining minor injuries. On June 10, an...

MISSION - Police are hoping to speak with a DoorDash driver who was possibly taken for a ride in his own car while it was being stolen. Just before 7:30 p.m. on May 30, Mission RCMP went to assist a road crew near Stave Lake Street and Dewdney Trunk Road after a man allegedly tried to steal a flagging truck from them. ...

MERRITT - A hotel in Merritt caught fire overnight. At around 1:30 a.m. Friday (June 13), Merritt RCMP and Merritt Fire Rescue responded to the Comfort Inn and Suites on De Wolf Way where a large portion of the building was engulfed in flames. In a news release, RCMP say the hotel was extensively damaged, but all guest...

CHILLIWACK - A much-loved clothing and gift shop in the heart of the city is soon closing its doors after 20 years in business. The Button Box owner Jeanie Blecker looked back at the shop's journey in a social media post Thursday night (Jun. 13), including her personal health challenges and the loss of her husband to c...

NORTH VANCOUVER - A real estate listing for a $2 million property in North Vancouver says the home has been excellently maintained and is on an attractive street, but what the description doesn't say is it's a forced sale involving an embezzler and a years-long legal battle. The B.C. government gazette says the sale wa...

VICTORIA - Bailey the boa constrictor has turned up safe in its owner's kayak after being reported missing at a beach in Tofino, B.C., this week. James Rodgers, co-founder of the Coastal Animal Rescue and Education Network, says the owner who reported the six-foot reptile missing on Sunday found it on Wednesday. Rodger...

VANCOUVER - Labour experts tasked with studying a days-long labour dispute at British Columbia's ports say the right to strike or be locked out should be preserved for the longshore industry in Canada. Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers say laws should be changed to allow the government to bring in a special mediator during...

SURREY - A series of reports of extortion from people and businesses in the South Asian community has prompted a wider investigation by police in Surrey, B.C. The Surrey Police Service says in a statement that it is working with provincial and national RCMP to help in their investigations, as numerous Canadian police a...

Short-term vacation rental platform Airbnb says "thousands" of reservations in British Columbia are at risk of being cancelled due to the province's crackdown on the industry amid a housing crisis. Alex Howell, Airbnb's Canadian policy lead, says the rules that require short-term rental hosts to confirm their...

VICTORIA - Independent British Columbia legislator Jordan Kealy says he isn't ruling out joining a new political party formed by two fellow former B.C. Conservatives, but he also questions their electoral prospects. The new One BC party went public on Thursday, with Dallas Brodie announcing herself as interim leader an...

EDMONTON - Alberta's government says residents who are not immunocompromised or on social programs will have to pay to get the COVID-19 vaccine starting this fall. More coming. The Canadian Press

VANCOUVER - Labour experts tasked with studying a days-long labour dispute at British Columbia's ports say the right to strike or be locked out should be preserved for the longshore industry in Canada. Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers say laws should be changed to allow the government to bring in a special mediator during...

The Supreme Court of Canada says a British Columbia man convicted of sexual assault in 2022 should get a new trial because social media messages used as evidence against him were admitted to court without a proper hearing. The court says the ruling confirms that it's not just evidence about a sexual assault complainant...

SURREY - A series of reports of extortion from people and businesses in the South Asian community has prompted a wider investigation by police in Surrey, B.C. The Surrey Police Service says in a statement that it is working with provincial and national RCMP to help in their investigations, as numerous Canadian police a...

Short-term vacation rental platform Airbnb says "thousands" of reservations in British Columbia are at risk of being cancelled due to the province's crackdown on the industry amid a housing crisis. Alex Howell, Airbnb's Canadian policy lead, says the rules that require short-term rental hosts to confirm their...

OTTAWA - A regional chief for Anishinabek Nation says he briefed Ontario Provincial Police yesterday on what to expect when First Nations take to the streets to protest provincial and federal legislation aimed at fast-tracking major projects. Scott McLeod says he was invited by an Indigenous relations coordinator to br...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina man sent to death row twice for separate murders was put to death Friday by lethal injection in the state's sixth execution in nine months. Stephen Stanko, 57, was pronounced dead at 6:34 p.m. He was executed for shooting a friend and then cleaning out his bank account in Horry Co...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The stunning downward spiral of Michael Madigan's political career ended Friday with a 7 1/2-year prison sentence and a $2.5 million fine for the former Illinois House speaker and the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history after he was convicted of trading legislation for the enrich...

NEW YORK (AP) - The Trump administration can continue to detain Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil on allegations that he lied on his green card application, a federal judge ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz conceded in a brief filing that the Republican administration could continue to hold ...

OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) - Shane Lowry had spent 32 holes being battered by Oakmont Country Club. Then he made a mistake that couldn't be blamed on the course. "Probably one of the stupidest things I've ever done," he said. Lowry was penalized a stroke Friday at the U.S. Open after he picked up his ball on the 14th ...

BELMONT, Mich. (AP) - Lexi Thompson was back in contention going into the weekend in her beloved Meijer LPGA Classic, a year after a playoff loss at Blythefield County Club. Making her sixth start of the season in a part-time tour schedule, Thompson birdied three of the last four holes in breezy afternoon conditions fo...

VANCOUVER - Even as a ball boy, Niko Sigur was hungry to learn. From his post on the B.C. Place sidelines, Sigur watched as rising stars Jonathan David and Alphonso Davies sprinted down the field for the Canadian men's soccer team during a game back in 2018 or 2019, studying and analyzing each player's movements with a...