Gary Donald Losch, 70, received 10 years for manslaughter and two years for indignity to human remains, to be served consecutively, and three-and-a-half years' credit for time already served. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Sentencing hearings were paused Wednesday for a B.C. man found guilty in the 2017 death of Chelsey Gauthier, because the defendant chose to exert his rights to obtain a report based on claims of his Indigenous heritage. My report from Abby courts today: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I’ll be live on BC Today from the Abbotsford Judo Club at 12:45 today talking with coach Layton Keely about these free judo classes for newcomers to Canada. Read about it: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Wee bit more on this but in print. Essentially, no specific federal funding on flood recovery for Abbotsford yet. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Abbotsford’s mayor says the city has completed hundreds of flood recovery projects, four years since a historic flood devastated the city. But he says the city’s not ready for the next big flood yet. Latest from me: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

I’m on The Early Edition this morning in about 5 mins to talk about extortions in Abby — including an interview with a victim we spoke with recently. Tune in: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

In case you missed our extortion town hall in Surrey last night: here’s a bit of post-coverage from me on the thoughts community members have on the multi-police agency response to ongoing violence. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

The CBC is hosting a townhall on Extortion tonight at the Surrey Arts Centre, 6:30. I’ll be there fielding audience Qs for our live broadcast. Good op for u to hear from policymakers, police (and ask Qs too) about this troubling wave of violence in the Lower Mainland. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

October closes with another case of avian flu in the Fraser Valley, on Halloween. An Abby chicken farmer shares about some of the tech farmers are testing in the Valley to stop the spread. & BC’s chief vet suggests it’ll be another concerning year of bird flu. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Latest from the Valley(ish). ‘70s era airspace regs getting in the way of more height in Langley City according to the Mayor. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Hey bluesky ppl sorry I haven’t been posting here all that much yet, just getting through that new gig energy/mindgrind so I haven’t had capacity. But I’m gonna aim to start sharing more stuff on here regularly, mostly video reports.

Screw it, shameless Valley posting thread. Here’s some pics from 2020. MILL LAKE at SUNSET 😭

Skytrain: “This train will terminate at…” Child: “terminate? Everyone on this train will be terminated?” One day kid

A little about me - I grew up in Abby. Journalism journey started here. Interned at Abby News and the Mission city record. Wrote for UFV Cascade. I sold guitars at the local L&M. became a music blogger here. Nice to be back.

For real, really proud of what I was able to do at City. this was just the right time for me to move. Lot of coverage needed in the Valley as we’ve seen an attrition in news orgs. it just makes perfect sense to have a bureau in Abby, a commerce hub for the Valley that’s just growing and changing.

You’ll still find me on the Skytrain though. And fr is someone smoking a brisket on this damn train car right now? Sure smells like it

Hey what’s up? Programming change. I’m with the CBC in the Fraser Valley now, back in my hometown of Abby. Tell me what’s happening and I’ll try and look into it!

Via @ubcoceans.bsky.social - B.C. shipping companies agree to slow boats for killer whales - @kierjunos.bsky.social Vancouver CityNews vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/06/03/b...

An arbitrator has ordered five tenants at a West End apartment to be compensated nearly $40,000, with some getting ongoing rent reductions, after they won a dispute against their corporate landlord over an issue with garbage disposal. vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/04/25/v...

Great write by Dan Fumano on someone who did so much good in the DTES. I’m deeply sad to know that Trey Helten is gone. Last time I talked to him he was doing yard work with his dog and he dapped me up. RIP.

With McBarge in the news again I am finding all of the places that are violating my All Rights Reserved image and who have also purposely cropped out the watermark. The extent, from blogs to news organizations, is disheartening. Even @atlasobscura.com is using it (cropped) & crediting someone else.

Great trailer for this important and exciting film - written and directed by the talented @kierjunos.bsky.social and hosted by some other guy.

I wrote and directed this doc on a scrappy campus station in the Fraser Valley. Free premiere April 5!

A huge loss for these communities. Man. www.burnabynow.com/local-news/b...

I was scantily clad on a massage table when the 5.1 quake hit. the RMT still got our full session in though 🫡

Premier Eby is expected to speak to media at YVR about US steel and aluminum tariffs, at 6:45 pm ahead of his flight to DC. We’ll have it live on CityNews 24/7. Apparently weather resulted in moving the flight up earlier which is why this presser is happening tonight.

if the aluminum tariffs impact coke zero prices I'm gonna go nuclear

Earlier this week I caught up with one of the techs at Get Your Drugs Tested on E Hastings, who suggest a heightened awareness of drug checking services and harm reduction may have contributed to a drop in toxic drug deaths in 2024. vancouver.citynews.ca/video/2025/0...

Oh I forgot to mention - when I asked the Coroner’s office about this when it was published and they said “There will be no changes to how we report the data until we have engaged with all our partners.” Like what??? Immediately walked back Baidwan’s comments. Doesn’t make sense.

Latest from me: vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/01/30/v...

The man who was brutally attacked, lit on fire and robbed at Main St.-Science World Station is calling for witnesses to his attack on Jan. 12. Watch my exclusive interview with Dane Cameron on CityNews.ca.

At a Save Our Streets forum in the DTES this afternoon: Mayor Ken Sim proposes a motion to pause all net supportive housing in Vancouver until more is available across the region. Part of an update on the DTES area plan and other major initiatives to “revitalize” the neighbourhood.

Skytrain issues continuing this evening since a supposed track intrusion alarm at 5:43 p.m. Here’s the view from Columbia station, expo line, just five minutes ago.

The parents of Dane Cameron meet and thank the man who saved their son, who was engulfed in flames early Sunday morning at Main St.-Science World station. vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/01/14/v...

Interesting headline choice given that we can expect even less critical data on drug deaths now

The family that has run Alebi’s African Cuisine in Surrey for 10 years says it’s looking to community members for financial support after a strip mall fire early on New Year’s Day. Latest from me: vancouver.citynews.ca/video/2025/0...

Latest from me - Regency Park residents in the West End say their corporate landlord hasn't made good (again) on a recent city order to make repairs. vancouver.citynews.ca/video/2024/1...

This story about the rent-a-friend industry by CP's Nono Shen is great: vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/12/23/t...

An incredibly moving report from Syria. www.cnn.com/2024/12/11/w...

The thing about moving the East Van cross … doesn’t the artist’s statement say it was put it on a “visually messy and peripheral site”? I feel like moving it to a place that’s very much not in the periphery really waters down its meaning.

I don’t get some of you guys that somehow leave the Evo smelling dank as hell

@terrybeech.bsky.social Hi Terry. Kier Junos here with CityNews. Just wondering if you spoke with CUPW members at your constituency office late this afternoon.

“Only thing she could do was scream out of frustration because she had so many people holding her.” — Sino General on his teen daughter being detained by security guards at Guildford Town Centre Tuesday, in what he says was a clear case of racial profiling. vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/11/14/s...

I’ve covered a lot of stories to do with drug toxicity deaths in BC, unhoused communities. But also interested in business, economics, housing, music, racial issues, public service issues. Get at me if u have an idea.