ABBOTSFORD - As part of ongoing construction activities to improve travel along Highway 1 through the heavily-congested Fraser Valley, the province plans to expand an Abbotsford interchange from three lanes to five lanes. According to a statement from the Ministry of Transportation and Transit, the B.C. government plan...

MAPLE RIDGE - Homicide investigators now say a charge of second-degree murder has been laid against a suspect in the homicide of his partner, a 43-year-old woman who was initially reported missing in 2025 but whose remains were later discovered. According to a statement from Integrated Homicide Investigation Team spoke...

FRASER CANYON - The District of Hope says construction is now underway on a culvert project along Highway 1 in the Fraser Canyon that is expected to last at least six months. According to a statement from the district, the Cooper's Corner Culvert project, as it's officially known, will consist of public works improveme...

CHILLIWACK - BC Housing says construction will begin in weeks for a 59-unit housing project in Chilliwack for women and their children fleeing domestic violence. According to a social media post, the new building will provide 33 temporary second-stage units and 26 long-term units. BC Housing says the Ann Davis Transiti...

MISSION - Mission-area residents are invited to attend a CutBlock Party and help replant trees at the Mission Municipal Forest later this month.The City of Mission says the event will be held on Saturday, March 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The public is invited to help reforest a recently logged cutblock by planting trees...

MERRITT - Mounties in Merritt say they're investigating a fatal collision involving a dirt bike and an SUV on Highway 8 late Tuesday afternoon.According to a statement from B.C. RCMP spokesperson Corporal Brett Urano, Merritt RCMP was notified about a collision between a dirt bike and an SUV. Cpl. Urano says it was rep...

MISSION - Mounties in Mission don't normally issue appeals for stolen vehicles, but they are for a wide-body rugged Jeep that was recently stolen east of Mission. In a brief statement, police say they're asking the public to keep their eyes peeled for an olive-green Jeep that was stolen from a property along Dyke Road ...

ABBOTSFORD/CHILLIWACK - The union representing more than 300 library workers in Chilliwack, Abbotsford and elsewhere says the Fraser Valley Regional Library has issued a 72-hour lockout notice to its members. According to a statement Tuesday (Mar. 3) from CUPE (Canadian Union of Public Employees) 1698 based in the Fras...

ABBOTSFORD - A spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department says an Abbotsford gym was evacuated Tuesday afternoon after pepper spray was deployed due to a disturbance between parties known to each other. AbbyPD Sgt. Paul Walker says police were notified at 3:50 p.m. Tuesday (Mar. 3) about a report of pepper spray...

British Columbians took to social media Tuesday evening to share reports of a bright fireball in the night sky over Vancouver, and a house-rattling sonic boom. All indications suggest the region was witness to a significant meteor, scientifically known...

VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver are warning apartment residents of thieves using strands of hot glue to select which units they will break into. Vancouver police say that 10 apartment units in five separate buildings in the city and nearby Burnaby repo...

ABBOTSFORD - When high-profile incidents like highway closures, homicides, extortions or other emergencies impacting the community happen in Abbotsford, there's a familiar face working behind the scenes to provide clear, accurate and timely updates the public can trust. At the centre of that effort is Abbotsford Police...

CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack say they've seized a large quantity of suspected illicit drugs and illegal cigarettes after getting a report of a break and enter on the north side of town this past week. According to a recap summarizing police activity for the week of Monday, February 23 to Sunday, March 1, police ...

MISSION - Mounties in Mission are investigating after a man who smelled of liquor and appeared to be intoxicated lurched toward a vehicle over the weekend, causing self-inflicted injuries when he struck his head on the car's windshield.According to a statement from Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr, poli...

FRASER VALLEY/LOWER MAINLAND/BRITISH COLUMBIA - Mounties across British Columbia say they're getting an increasing number of police reports involving a gold or distraction theft scam taking place in communities throughout the province.According to a statement from B.C. RCMP spokesperson Corporal Brett Urano, who works ...

FRASER VALLEY - The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board says home sales during February showed early signs of a spring thaw as sales activity made a sharp jump from an otherwise dreary January to start the year.In a statement, the board says it recorded 843 sales on its Multiple Listing Service in February, a 36 per cent i...

ABBOTSFORD - A fire broke out at an RV park on Fraser Highway in Abbotsford Monday night, leaving one person with burns that required them to be airlifted to hospital for treatment. Abbotsford PD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker told Fraser Valley Today in a text message that an RV fire happened in the 29600 block of Fras...

MISSION - Personnel with Mission Search and Rescue say two young individuals who got stuck on a rocky ledge at Cascade Falls this past Sunday made the right decision by calling 9-1-1. The search and rescue group says its members were deployed after getting a call that two young people somehow became stuck on a rocky le...

CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack are seeking help from the public with locating a 13-year-old boy who was last seen about a week ago. According to police, Zayn Johnston, a 13-year-old youth, was last seen on Monday, February 23, 2026. Police say he's 5'5", approximately 150 pounds, has short brown hair, and is ...

LANGLEY - The mayor of Langley Township says a construction safety incident at the Langley Events Centre Monday morning (March 2) has left one worker with a fractured leg. According to a social media statement from Langley Township Mayor Eric Woodward, a construction worker fell down a ventilation shaft on the outside ...

CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack now say charges have been laid against two men in connection with a residential break and enter on Ashwell Road in Chilliwack from last month. According to a statement from Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener, police were notified about a break and enter on Ashwell Ro...

CHILLIWACK - Vancouver entrepreneur Yuri Fulmer plans to visit Chilliwack this week as part of his campaign to win the leadership race of the Conservative Party of B.C. Fulmer, who previously served as the fourth chancellor of Capilano University and narrowly lost to BC Green Jeremy Valeriote in West Vancouver-Sea to S...

CHILLIWACK - The former trustee candidate who ran in a Chilliwack School District by-election a year ago says she's dismayed by the resignation of Chilliwack school board member Laurie Throness. Chilliwack resident Katie Bartel, who received 3,163 votes in the March 2025 by-election, says she's extremely disappointed t...

ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say a 19-year-old woman has been arrested for her alleged role in a hit and run incident where she struck a building in Abbotsford before fleeing and hitting two more vehicles on Highway 1. According to a brief weekend recap, Abbotsford PD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker says police resp...

CHILLIWACK - The developer behind a proposed 80-unit apartment building on Keith Wilson Road in Chilliwack has agreed to contribute $180,000 to future improvements at a nearby park if the project proceeds as planned. According to agenda item 7.9 on Tuesday's Chilliwack City Council meeting, the applicant behind a propo...

ABBOTSFORD - A portion of Bradner Road is due for upcoming nighttime closures as part of a larger improvement project on Highway 1.From Monday to Friday, March 2 to 6, Bradner Road at Downes Road in Abbotsford will be closed from 7:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. as crews continue to work on widening the highway. "This closure ...

MISSION - Mission RCMP's latest community round-up has seen another series of incidents on the road this past week.On February 23, at around 4:30 p.m., a grey Pontiac minivan drove over a curb and a sidewalk - and only stopped after crashing into two vehicles at a mall parking lot along Lougheed Highway near Haig Stree...

CHILLIWACK - The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) is inviting residents to daydream with its student performers in an upcoming theatre production.Mary Zimmerman's "The Secret in the Wings", starring UFV School of Creative Arts' Acting and Production students, is a story built from several lesser-known fa...