‘We need a little bit of help:’ Floods put unhoused people in B.C.’s Fraser Valley at further risk

by South Asian Star | Dec 13, 2025 | National

Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Leaving home is a difficult choice for Kristy...

EllisDon fined more than $1.2M for crane safety violations, including fatal Vancouver case

by South Asian Star | Dec 13, 2025 | Local

Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.WorkSafeBC has issued more than $1.2 million in...

After atmospheric river, when will more rain hit B.C. coast?

by South Asian Star | Dec 13, 2025 | Local

Descrease article font size Increase article font size As communities in the Fraser Valley and the Okanagan start to clean up from the atmospheric river that struck the region on Wednesday and Thursday, many are now turning to what the weather will bring over the...

Lawyer who admitted stealing millions of dollars from homeowners is disbarred

by South Asian Star | Dec 13, 2025 | Stories

Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.A Toronto real estate lawyer who admitted to...

Man charged with manslaughter after girlfriend freezes to death on Austrian mountain – National

by South Asian Star | Dec 12, 2025 | World

A man has been charged with grossly negligent manslaughter after allegedly leaving his girlfriend alone on Austria’s tallest mountain, where she later died. Thomas Plamberger, 36, was attempting to scale the peak of Grossglockner with his girlfriend Kerstin Gurtner,...