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Tri-City News @tricitynews.bsky.social · Apr 18

'Babies would have died': Men stop traffic to help ducks cross busy B.C. highway

'Babies would have died': Men stop traffic to help ducks cross busy B.C. highway

It was rush hour in Maple Ridge when a family of ducks tried to cross Highway 7.

Tri-City News @tricitynews.bsky.social · Apr 17

B.C. regulator exposes $4.3M crypto scam targeting Canadian investors

B.C. regulator exposes $4.3M crypto scam targeting Canadian investors

B.C. Securities Commission claims overseas scammers are using a tactic called 'approval phishing' to gain access to British Columbians' cryptocurrency wallets

Tri-City News @tricitynews.bsky.social · Apr 17

Elton and Kiki, David and Freddie: Choral group salutes duos at Port Moody show

Elton and Kiki, David and Freddie: Choral group salutes duos at Port Moody show

Choral Connections presents its cabaret showcase "It Takes Two" on May 24, 2025, at Heritage Woods Secondary in Port Moody.

Tri-City News @tricitynews.bsky.social · Apr 17

Map: The world's largest Vaisakhi parade takes place in Metro Vancouver this weekend

Map: The world's largest Vaisakhi parade takes place in Metro Vancouver this weekend

Around half a million people are expected to attend the annual event.

Tri-City News @tricitynews.bsky.social · Apr 17

Swiss family sues B.C. companies after heli-skiing fatality

Swiss family sues B.C. companies after heli-skiing fatality

The lawsuit said Dr. Rupert Diesch died on April 11, 2023 as a result of an avalanche while heli-skiing on Brucejack Peak, north of Stewart, B.C.

Tri-City News @tricitynews.bsky.social · Apr 17

Search underway for three people after boat found empty south of Vancouver Island

Search underway for three people after boat found empty south of Vancouver Island

The three individuals did not return home on April 16 and their boat was found empty near Neah Bay, Washington.

Tri-City News @tricitynews.bsky.social · Apr 17

Man accused of setting Vancouver cops on fire bailed multiple times

Man accused of setting Vancouver cops on fire bailed multiple times

Jordan Mutual, 40, faces multiple charges involving alleged violence, firearms.

Tri-City News @tricitynews.bsky.social · Apr 17

Friends launch fundraiser for teen injured in Cypress Mountain fall

Friends launch fundraiser for teen injured in Cypress Mountain fall

The teen's brain injury will likely require lifelong support.

Tri-City News @tricitynews.bsky.social · Apr 17

B.C. teen girl provides detailed description of sex assault suspect for composite sketch

B.C. teen girl provides detailed description of sex assault suspect for composite sketch

Police say the suspect sexually assaulted a female youth in an Abbotsford park on Monday night. The two did not know each other.

Tri-City News @tricitynews.bsky.social · Apr 17

These competitors on Port Moody's Brewers Row are joining forces

These competitors on Port Moody's Brewers Row are joining forces

Brave Brewing and Twin Sails, two of the five craft breweries on Port Moody's Brewers Row, are merging.

Tri-City News @tricitynews.bsky.social · Apr 17

Man convicted of sexually assaulting multiple women living in Vancouver

Man convicted of sexually assaulting multiple women living in Vancouver

Anyone who sees Hayden McCorriston breaching his release conditions is asked to call 911.

Tri-City News @tricitynews.bsky.social · Apr 17

North Vancouver RCMP investigating double stabbing outside Lower Lonsdale pub

North Vancouver RCMP investigating double stabbing outside Lower Lonsdale pub

Investigators say it began as a dispute inside the bar.

Tri-City News @tricitynews.bsky.social · Apr 17

Weekend events in the Tri-Cities: April 18–20, 2025

Weekend events in the Tri-Cities: April 18–20, 2025

What's on in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody for the Easter long weekend, April 18–20, 2025.

Tri-City News @tricitynews.bsky.social · Apr 17

Chinese firm sues De Havilland for US$2M over B.C. aircraft deal

Chinese firm sues De Havilland for US$2M over B.C. aircraft deal

Meiya Air alleges money owed over deals for Twin Otter planes from Viking Air

Tri-City News @tricitynews.bsky.social · Apr 17

Advance voting opens April 18. Who are Tri-Cities' candidates?

Advance voting opens April 18. Who are Tri-Cities' candidates?

Tomorrow, April 18, voters can head to the polls early to cast their vote in advance of the 2025 general election.

Tri-City News @tricitynews.bsky.social · Apr 17

Most candidates in B.C. have no electoral experience

Most candidates in B.C. have no electoral experience

Expert says experience offers a vetting process that can make candidates more honest

Tri-City News @tricitynews.bsky.social · Apr 17

Air-traffic controller shortage at Vancouver causes cancellations, delays

Air-traffic controller shortage at Vancouver causes cancellations, delays

"Resource constraints" at Vancouver airport, affecting traffic for at least three days, have had an impact on flights at Victoria airport.

Tri-City News @tricitynews.bsky.social · Apr 17

Mario Canseco: Canada inching closer to U.S.-style political polarization, polling reveals

Mario Canseco: Canada inching closer to U.S.-style political polarization, polling reveals

More than half of Canadians now say their freedom is under attack by elected officials, up 12 points since 2022, according to Research Co. survey

Tri-City News @tricitynews.bsky.social · Apr 17

Company that hit 4 gas lines in 13 months fined $255K after Burnaby incident

Company that hit 4 gas lines in 13 months fined $255K after Burnaby incident

Complete Utility Contractors Ltd., a Langley underground utility construction company, is appealing a WorkSafeBC fine after rupturing a FortisBC gas line in Burnaby in November.

Tri-City News @tricitynews.bsky.social · Apr 17

B.C. to change law to stop employers from asking for 'unnecessary' doctor sick notes

B.C. to change law to stop employers from asking for 'unnecessary' doctor sick notes

The changes come after both the Canadian Medical Association and Doctors of BC advocated for sick note requirements to be eliminated last year.

Tri-City News @tricitynews.bsky.social · Apr 17

I Watched This Game: Canucks' mediocre season ends with a mediocre loss to the Golden Knights

I Watched This Game: Canucks' mediocre season ends with a mediocre loss to the Golden Knights

Kiefer Sherwood: "The worst feeling is when your fate is in someone else’s hands. We can’t let that happen again next year.”

Tri-City News @tricitynews.bsky.social · Apr 17

New West family doctor hanging up his lab coat after 46 years

New West family doctor hanging up his lab coat after 46 years

Dr. Walter Rebeyka has tended to generations of patients — in an office that's a stone's throw away from his childhood home in New Westminster.

Tri-City News @tricitynews.bsky.social · Apr 17

Courchesne out as CEO of the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce

Courchesne out as CEO of the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce

"It's great to leave on a high note and I feel now is the right time to step aside," Leslie Courchesne told the "Tri-City News."

Tri-City News @tricitynews.bsky.social · Apr 16

Debate begins with party leaders laying out how they intend to negotiate with Trump

Debate begins with party leaders laying out how they intend to negotiate with Trump

OTTAWA — As the French language election debate got underway Wednesday night, the four main federal party leaders were asked to lay out policy priorities that have nothing with the United States.

Tri-City News @tricitynews.bsky.social · Apr 16

Watch: Hundreds of endangered frogs released in B.C.

Watch: Hundreds of endangered frogs released in B.C.

The Vancouver Aquarium released 400 endangered Oregon spotted frog tadpoles into a natural habitat in Agassiz.