by South Asian Star | Nov 2, 2025 | Local
Sean Whyte kicked a 43-yard walk-off field goal and his B.C. Lions extended their season with a 33-30 victory over the Calgary Stampeders in the West Division semifinal on Saturday in Vancouver.Quarterback Nathan Rourke threw for 223 yards, connecting on 16 of his 23...
by South Asian Star | Nov 1, 2025 | Local
A provincial program meant to help British Columbia’s struggling wine industry may now be squeezing local grape growers. Following a devastating cold snap that wiped out much of the Okanagan’s grape crop in 2024, the province introduced an exemption allowing wineries...
by South Asian Star | Nov 1, 2025 | Local
Teachers and parents in Surrey, B.C., have launched a new tool to track how often classrooms are being cleared due to a student in crisis.It was launched by the Surrey District Parents Advisory Council (DPAC), with the support of the Surrey Teachers’ Association and...
by South Asian Star | Oct 31, 2025 | Local
Richmond, B.C., Coun. Alexa Loo says she has heard from a Richmond manufacturing company that has been refused financing for a $100 million project due to the Cowichan Nation’s land ruling case. “They’ve been doing business here for over 40 years,” Loo told Global...
by South Asian Star | Oct 31, 2025 | Local
The Snuneymuxw First Nation announced Thursday that it is buying two British Columbia casinos, including the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond.A statement from the Nanaimo-area nation said the deal to buy the River Rock and Chances Maple Ridge would make its...
by South Asian Star | Oct 30, 2025 | Local
A case of illegal dumping into a fragile fish-bearing creek is under investigation. A Port Moody, B.C., resident posted surveillance video from his backyard showing two men tossing five buckets of what appears to be paint, or another construction material, into Noon’s...
