• B.C. court hears about fatal attack on Surrey’s Tori Dunn

    B.C. court hears about fatal attack on Surrey’s Tori Dunn
    The man accused of murdering Surrey’s Tori Dunn pleaded not guilty on Monday morning in New Westminster Supreme Court.
    Adam Troy Mann, who was charged with second-degree murder on June 28, 2024 in connection with Dunn’s death, appeared in court Monday (Oct. 5) in a light-coloured, collared shirt, sporting a full beard.B.C. Supreme Court Justice David Layton is presiding over the trial, which is expected to last about three weeks.
    Several of Dunn’s family members were in attenda
  • Bubbles only part of Butterfly Run at Westwood Lake in Nanaimo

    Bubbles only part of Butterfly Run at Westwood Lake in Nanaimo
    Close to 350 people gathered in Nanaimo to raise money to support people navigating through the loss of a child or infant or troubles with conception.
    Butterfly Run Vancouver Island took place Saturday, Oct. 3 at Westwood Lake, hosted by Butterfly Support Network, and Erin Sowerby Greene, sponsorship coordinator, said it was a beautiful turnout.
    As of Saturday morning, there had been approximately $13,000 in donations and she said there are supports available for people that have experienced inf
  • Lorne Doerkson pledges to create $50M fund to address emergency room closures

    Lorne Doerkson pledges to create $50M fund to address emergency room closures
    A Conservative government would create a $50-million fund to help address rural healthcare emergency room closures and staffing shortages.
    Lorne Doerkson, the Conservative Party of B.C.’s interim leader and the incumbent MLA for the Cariboo-Chilcotin, made the announcement in 100 Mile House on Monday, Oct. 5, outside the District General Hospital. Doerkson also pledged not to cut the 2026 healthcare budget and to make healthcare funding a priority in future budgets, if elected premier.
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