
A man arrested 26 years after killing a Vancouver sex worker has died in prison.
Steven Frank Laroche, 58, died Sept. 11 at a federal prison in B.C.’s Fraser Valley while serving life sentences for killings in Winnipeg and Vancouver.
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Steven Frank Laroche, 58, died Sept. 11 at a federal prison in B.C.’s Fraser Valley while serving life sentences for killings in Winnipeg and Vancouver.

A series of meetings and community-engagement sessions will give voters opportunities to hear municipal and school trustee candidates in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.

Eight dishes designed by local Chinese cuisine chefs aim to offer familiar, nourishing meals while reducing the carbon footprint of hospital food.

River Road is closed in both directions between 216th Street and Carr Street while Fortis BC crews repair a gas line.

White Rock’s next regular city council meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 21, at 4 p.m.

Surrey will offer 10 advance voting locations for its Oct. 17 civic election, up from six in 2022, as 100 candidates seek mayoral, council and school trustee offices.

Alison Sinson Ince, who cared for Terry Fox in his final days and announced his death to reporters, will attend the Fraser Heights Terry Fox Run on Sept. 20.

A Tesla driver was taken to hospital in stable condition after a collision with a semi-truck cab near Haney Bypass and Callaghan Avenue on Friday.

Bill McNulty, Richmond’s second-longest-serving councillor, will leave office after serving on council since 1993 and says he plans to remain active in sports, heritage and politics.

Vancouver police recorded 104 bear-spray incidents involving youth by Aug. 15, up from 83 a year earlier, and inspected 27 businesses to curb access to the restricted product.

A driver was taken to hospital after a vintage hotrod struck a large metal pole supporting a gas station price sign in South Langley on Friday.

More than $33 million will support a new emergency triage team, CT scanners, a satellite emergency centre and expanded community services in Surrey.
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