VICTORIA - The founder of a ballet school in Greater Victoria has been found guilty of two sexual offences over his relationship with a 15-year-old student. David Beales was originally charged with sexual interference, sexual exploitation and making s...

SURREY - Police in Surrey are appealing to any past tenants of a Surrey landlord as it relates to any past interactions they may have had with a 48-year-old Surrey landlord, after the landlord was charged with break and enter earlier this month. Surrey Police Service spokesperson S/Sgt. Lindsey Houghton says the agency...

MAPLE RIDGE - Police in Maple Ridge say its Strike Force Unit (SFU) continues to proactively disrupt violent crime through a number of enforcement tactics, resulting in multiple drug seizures, search warrant executions and weapons confiscations. In a statement from police, Maple Ridge Mounties say the work of the speci...

SURREY - Homicide investigators say they have yet to positively identify a man who was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Surrey, B.C. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says in a statement that police were called to the 6100-block of...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia Conservatives have dumped a teenage candidate in the provincial election after he was accused of posting "offensive" remarks online about the Holocaust and Hitler. The party said Thursday that Jordan McIntosh was no long...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack has been my home for a long time. It's where my family and I have built our lives. I'm a husband, a father of four and a business owner. I'm proud to now serve as Interim CEO of the Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce. First, a sincere thank-you to Leanna Kemp for her years of service to the Chamber ...

CASTLEGAR, B.C. - A 41-year-old woman who was reported missing last month by Castlegar RCMP has been tragically located deceased. BC RCMP spokesperson Corporal Brett Urano says Kimesha Clarke was reported missing on Sept. 1, 2026. In an update provided Thursday, Oct. 15, Cpl. Urano now says Clarke has been located dece...

CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack need help from the public identifying a person of interest in an ongoing break and enter investigation connected to a coffee shop business in District 1881. Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener says police received a report of a break and enter on Monday, Oct. 5 that all...

ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say one man has been arrested after he allegedly broke into a construction site earlier this week and stole a generator.According to a statement sent to Fraser Valley Today from the Abbotsford Police Department, AbbyPD officers were called to the 2100 block of McCallum Road in Abbotsfo...

A pair of Canadian artists will be aboard the CPKC Holiday Train just before Christmas when it makes a stop in three area communities, including Lytton, Agassiz and Maple Ridge. The Sam Roberts Band and Owen Riegling will serenade the crowd gathered at Station Road in Lytton on Saturday, December 19 from 11:30 a.m. to ...

BURNABY - Authorities have now confirmed that a 33-year-old woman died following a structure fire in Burnaby last week. According to a statement from Burnaby RCMP spokesperson Corporal Mike Kalanj, Burnaby RCMP officers responded to a residential structure fire on Douglas Road near Norfolk Street just after 4:30 a.m. o...

ABBOTSFORD - A home builder in the Fraser Valley says it will offer $25,000 to first responders, teachers and nurses toward the purchase of a new home at developments in Abbotsford.In a statement sent to Fraser Valley Today, Polygon Homes and Morningstar Homes say they have recently introduced the Community Hero Progra...

BOSTON BAR/HOPE - Volunteers with Hope Search and Rescue pulled double duty on Wednesday after getting deployed for a vehicle crash down an embankment in Boston Bar and a rescue effort involving an injured hiker closer to home. In a statement, Hope Search and Rescue says it was summoned to the Fraser Canyon early Wedne...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Councillor Jason Lum, one of four mayoral candidates in this Saturday's municipal election, is rejecting unsubstantiated claims levelled against him by one of his opponents about his previous business activities. The Conservative Electors Association sent a statement to news media outlets Wednes...

LANGLEY - Police need help locating a 35-year-old woman who was last seen during the Thanksgiving weekend. Langley RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Zynal Sharoom says Kayla-Anne Koks was reported missing on Sunday, Oct. 11, the same day she was last seen. She is described as an Indigenous woman, 5'4" (163 cm) tall, 141 poun...

CHILLIWACK - A dump truck has rolled over and spilled its load in the Lickman Road roundabout south of Highway 1 Wednesday afternoon, not far from one of the city's advance voting locations. According to road cameras, and a witness who drove through the area shortly before 3 p.m. Wednesday, a dump truck appears to have...

MERRITT - Merritt RCMP say an investigation into a targeted shooting from earlier this month has led to multiple arrests in the Lower Mainland, following tips that were provided to police from members of the public. RCMP were investigating the Oct. 4 shooting in the 2900-block of Blair Avenue, which left two people - w...

HOPE - Residents of Hope, Sunshine Valley and the Fraser Canyon are welcome to attend an open house event later this month that will better acquaint locals with what Chilliwack Community Services hopes to accomplish at its new location in Hope. Chilliwack Community Services will hold an open house on Friday, October 30...

MISSION - Police in Mission allege that a 48-year-old woman from Langley who showed signs of being impaired behind the wheel of a Range Rover last week allegedly resisted arrest and became combative during a welfare check. Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr says a resident reported a possible impaired dri...

LANGLEY - When a Langley man recently discovered he won $1 million from the Lotto 6/49 jackpot in late September, his first thought didn't involve purchasing luxury cars or going on a spending binge. Instead, the Langley resident is a little happier now that he can lend a helping hand to his kids. According to a statem...

MISSION - Police in Mission say they're investigating a peculiar incident in which pedestrian crossing lights at an intersection were apparently tampered with last week, leading to the arrest of three people thanks to an alert RCMP officer. According to a statement from Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr,...

CHILLIWACK - Details are limited at this point, but police in Chilliwack have confirmed that a local RCMP officer was uninjured after their vehicle left the road and went over an embankment during the Thanksgiving weekend.In a brief statement, Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener says a police car veered...

MISSION - Police in Mission and the BC Coroners Service need help from the public identifying a man that died in Mission in July 2026. According to a statement from Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr, a man was struck by a train on the tracks south of Lougheed Highway, near the intersection of Highway 11 ...

MISSION - Less than two weeks after an elderly man in Mission lost $36,000 in an FBI gift-card hoax, another senior in Mission has been scammed out of thousands of dollars. According to the "Community Connection" weekly recap from Mission RCMP Corporal Harrison Mohr for Oct. 5-11, a 72-year-old woman from Mis...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack mayoral candidate Jason Lum is calling on all five provincial candidates running in two Chilliwack ridings to make firm, public commitments to two critical health care investments. In a statement sent to Fraser Valley Today Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 13), Lum says he's advocating for a permanent MR...

SURREY - Police in Surrey are investigating an arson at a motel on King George Boulevard Tuesday morning that left part of the business damaged by fire and smoke. In a statement from Surrey Police S/Sgt. Lindsey Houghton, SPS frontline officers were called to a fire at the Linda Vista Motel in the 6400 block of King Ge...

ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford responded to the Canada-U.S. border over the Thanksgiving weekend after a man illegally crossed into the U.S. on foot before returning to Canada and becoming assaultive toward officers.In a statement, the Abbotsford Police Department says officers were called to the 29000 block of 0 Av...

CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack need help with tips and any information following an incident in which an adult male sustained injuries near a local park in late September. Chilliwack RCMP Corporal Carmen Kiener says the incident happened on Wednesday, Sept. 30, near Barber Park on Henley Avenue. She says investigato...