Year: 2021

Northwest B.C. MLA calls on RCMP top cop to review pipeline opponents’ arrests in Hazelton

Nathan Cullen’s letter to Brenda Lucki comes after his eviction from Hazelton by Gitxsan chiefs

Binny Paul, Local Journalism Initiative reporter / December 8, 2021

Maple Ridge entrepreneur and philanthropist tells his story

Ron Jones writes about business, the Lions and life

Neil Corbett / December 8, 2021

Suspects who shot at 2 logging trucks near Fort St James still at large: RCMP

The Ford F-350 the suspects are alleged to have stolen was located abandoned and now seized

Angie Mindus / December 8, 2021

Seniors advocate calls for reporting line for abuse and neglect amid rising reports

49 per cent increase in reports of abuse, neglect and self-neglect over past 3 to 5 years

The Canadian Press / December 8, 2021

Company behind proposed Calgary-Banff rail link asks province to kick in

Kenney sees merit in $1.5-billion passenger rail link but not ready to commit cash next

The Canadian Press / December 8, 2021

Olympics top NHL agenda at board of governors’ meeting in Florida

NHL and NHLPA have until Jan. 10 to pull the plug if COVID-19 makes trip ‘impractical or unsafe’

The Canadian Press / December 8, 2021

Elders for old growth arrested as Fairy Creek blockade readies for winter

As cold weather arrives, the number of people in the two remaining camps has dwindled

Local Journalism Initiative / December 8, 2021

Six more deaths Wednesday, 379 cases of COVID-19 in B.C.

Health care outbreaks stable as booster doses continue

Tom Fletcher / December 8, 2021

Popular Maple Ridge charity raising money for flood relief

Ron Jones’ Founder’s Cup foundation will also support local charities

Neil Corbett / December 8, 2021

Floodwaters keep ‘coming and coming’ as storms bring widespread damage to parts of Hawaii

Schools, homes, businesses all bore the brunt of heavy rains

Wire Service / December 8, 2021

Indigenous-led action plan focused on flood strategy for entire Lower Mainland

Planning must take increasing regularity of climate change disasters into account, says tribal chief

Jennifer Feinberg / December 8, 2021

Emotional vigil held on day police find remains of Shuswap woman missing for 5 years

Annual vigil pays respects to women killed in the École Polytechnique massacre and local women

Martha Wickett / December 8, 2021

Passenger pleads guilty to manslaughter in hit-and-run death of Calgary officer

Teen who was the alleged driver charged with first-degree murder, trial is to begin Jan. 31

The Canadian Press / December 8, 2021

Supreme Court restores manslaughter conviction in Regina child starvation case

Kevin Goforth will go back to the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal as sentence reduction considered

The Canadian Press / December 8, 2021

Giant Christmas tree outside Fox News headquarters set on fire

Man charged with criminal mischief, arson and trespassing

Associated Press / December 8, 2021

Chopper lowers diver who pulls body from car resting just above Niagara Falls

Vehicle sat about 50 metres from the brink of the American Falls

Associated Press / December 8, 2021

Seniors in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows getting a special visit from Santa this year

Santa for Seniors looking for donations until Saturday, Dec. 11

Colleen Flanagan / December 8, 2021

Penticton should repay vulnerable woman after home sold to pay property tax: B.C. Ombudsperson

The City of Penticton sold the home after the woman was unable to pay $10,000 in taxes

Monique Tamminga / December 8, 2021

Mortgage rates predicted return to pre-pandemic levels of 3% by late 2022, BCREA says

First rate increase from Bank of Canada is expected in mid-2022

Katya Slepian / December 8, 2021

Business holiday parties OK for more than 50, B.C. tourism group says

Standing, mingling allowed if you’re vaccinated for COVID-19

Tom Fletcher / December 8, 2021