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Sea to Sky String Orchestra to stage first concert of 2025

Sea to Sky String Orchestra to stage first concert of 2025

The Pemberton Library will host the free event on March 6, from 7 to 8 p.m.
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House fire in Langley, B.C., caused by explosion, police confirm

House fire in Langley, B.C., caused by explosion, police confirm

Police say investigators have determined that an explosion caused a house fire in Langley, B.C., that left two people with critical injuries, one person unaccounted for, and closed off a neighbourhood. Langley RCMP Sgt.
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One injured after SUV drives through Salmon Arm, B.C., medical clinic

One injured after SUV drives through Salmon Arm, B.C., medical clinic

SALMON ARM, B.C. — A woman who was inside a medical clinic in Salmon Arm, B.C., was injured and brought to hospital after she was struck by a vehicle that drove through the building. RCMP say the crash was reported on Thursday.
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Man charged after investigation into B.C. drug trafficking network, police say

Man charged after investigation into B.C. drug trafficking network, police say

SURREY, B.C. — Police in British Columbia say a 31-year-old man has been charged following investigation into a drug trafficking network operating in the Lower Mainland and Interior. The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C.
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Obituary: Saanich veteran was oldest man in Canada at almost 110

Obituary: Saanich veteran was oldest man in Canada at almost 110

Born in 1915, Albert Middleton immigrated to Canada at age 14 with the help of a charitable group, and worked for three years on a farm to repay the cost of the ship’s passage.
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Two young men who died in Nanaimo crash identified; fundraisers set up

Two young men who died in Nanaimo crash identified; fundraisers set up

Nathan Bennie and Garrett McAuliffe were in a car hit by a semi-trailer on the Nanaimo Parkway at Jingle Pot Road about 4 a.m. Feb. 20
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Group files complaint to B.C. Human Rights Tribunal to remove drug clinic access fees

Group files complaint to B.C. Human Rights Tribunal to remove drug clinic access fees

Vancouver lawyer Jason Gratl says his clients have filed the complaint on behalf of those "who paid out-of-pocket private clinic access fees" for opioid agonist treatments.
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Vancouver council approves pause on supporting housing; housing minister disappointed

Vancouver council approves pause on supporting housing; housing minister disappointed

VANCOUVER — Vancouver's council has approved Mayor Ken Sim's plan to temporarily halt net new supportive housing projects in the city. The change is a disappointment for B.C.
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B.C. solicitor general says Opposition operative took mentally ill man from care home

B.C. solicitor general says Opposition operative took mentally ill man from care home

Argyll Lodge, where the man was a resident, is at the heart of Conservative allegations of voter irregularities in the election.
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B.C. audit finds no co-ordination on the implementation of childcare promises

B.C. audit finds no co-ordination on the implementation of childcare promises

Sheila Dodds' report says the Ministry of Education and Child Care has not worked effectively with the Ministry of Health and regional health authorities to implement promises in the 10-year 2018 ChildCareBC plan.
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