Making youth connections
Chilliwack-area RCMP officers connect with local youth at 1st annual Fishing With a Cop event
ABBOTSFORD/SEABIRD ISLAND - RCMP members from the Upper Fraser Valley detachment's Indigenous Policing Services found a neat way to build rapport with local Seabird Island youth through the first-ever "Fishing With a Cop" event earlier this week in Abbotsford. According to a statement from Constable Bradley H...
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Police investigation
Chilliwack RCMP looking to ID SUV as possible witness in serious assault on Wells Road
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack are appealing to the public for help in identifying an SUV that was observed traveling near the location of a serious assault on Wells Road in Chilliwack earlier this month. Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener says the Serious Crimes Unit continues to investigate a se...
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Fraser Valley
Not the best decision
Teen driver in Abbotsford endangers others with reckless speed and pays the price
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say a teenage driver's decision to go more than double the speed limit on an Abbotsford road backfired in a big way Wednesday night.In a statement, AbbyPD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker says a 17-year-old driver holding a Class 7 N license was stopped after he was clocked at 100 km/h in...
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Backcountry patrols
Chilliwack, Mission RCMP to conduct backcountry patrols this long weekend to ensure ORV, rec user safety
CHILLIWACK/MISSION - Mounties with the Upper Fraser Valley and Mission RCMP detachments both say they will be conducting backcountry and remote patrols during the upcoming long weekend to ensure off-road riders and recreational users are staying safe. Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener says officers re...
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Chilliwack Board of Education
Chilliwack Board of Education approves 8 recommendations aimed at balancing enrolment, capacity
CHILLIWACK - After two-plus months of consultation with parents and families, the Chilliwack Board of Education on Tuesday night approved eight recommendations aimed at balancing enrolment and capacity that will take effect in the 2027-28 school year. According to a statement from SD33, the district's north side Early ...
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Wildfire activity
UPDATE: Fire near Harrison Hot Springs grows to 2 hectares
UPDATE: As of 4:27 p.m. Wednesday, the fire within view of Harrison Hot Springs has grown to two hectares. Original story: HARRISON HOT SPRINGS - A wildfire that broke out near Harrison Hot Springs on Tuesday remains out of control as of Wednesday morning, but fire officials say it poses no threat to public safety at t...
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British Columbia
Police watchdog agency to probe woman's fall from Vancouver's Granville Street Bridge
SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog agency is investigating the death of a woman who fell from Vancouver's Granville Street Bridge in an incident that unfolded over more than nine hours. The Independent Investigations Office says in a news rele...
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Review by legislative committee finds 2024 B.C. election was fair and accurate
VICTORIA - A review by legislators on the 2024 British Columbia provincial election has found that the vote was "administered fairly, accurately and transparently," although the group has issued 48 recommendations on improvements. The joint special com...
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Recall petition to be issued against OneBC legislator Dallas Brodie
VICTORIA - The agency overseeing British Columbia elections says it will issue a recall petition against OneBC legislator Dallas Brodie. Elections BC says it will issue the petition against Brodie on May 21 after approving an application that says Bro...
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Man pleads guilty in 2025 fatal stabbing outside Coquitlam, B.C., pub
COQUITLAM - Police say a 33-year-old man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a stabbing last year that left another man dead. Homicide investigators say Timothy Vansnick was originally charged with second-degree murder after the fight that took place...
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What could a supercharged El Nino mean for Canada?
A rapidly warming planet due to human-caused climate change is set to amplify what forecasters say could be a supercharged El Nino, spelling possible hot and dry conditions to come for parts of Canada. Forecasters are increasingly confident an El Nino...
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Water restored but not drinkable in Kamloops, B.C., with more restrictions in place
KAMLOOPS - Water supply has been restored to parts of Kamloops in the British Columbia Interior, but it remains unsuitable for consumption as crews work to fix a water main break that caused the outage. The City of Kamloops says on social media that tr...
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Canada
Carney, Smith confirm energy announcement coming Friday
CALGARY - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith say they'll be in Calgary on Friday to announce the next step in their landmark energy pact. Carney says it will feature an implementation agreement on industrial carbon pricing an...
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Carney says he's open to selling infrastructure like airports to finance projects
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is open to selling public assets if the proceeds could help fund new infrastructure. The November federal budget and April spring economic statement both mention exploring new ownership options fo...
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Artemis II crew gets hero's welcome at Canadian Space Agency headquarters in Quebec
LONGUEUIL - Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and the rest of the Artemis II crew have received a hero's welcome at Canadian Space Agency headquarters after their journey to the far side of the moon. Hansen told a cheering crowd in Longueuil, Que., that...
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City, B.C., First Nations in push to keep Whitecaps in Vancouver 'for generations'
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver, the B.C. government, First Nations and the Crown corporation that owns BC Place say they are working with "private partners" to keep the Whitecaps soccer team in the city. A joint statement by the group says they are ...
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CP NewsAlert: 26 'low-risk' air passengers being contacted about hantavirus: Canada's top doctor
Canada's chief medical officer of health says 26 people across the country are being contacted by public health authorities to monitor for hantavirus symptoms, though they are deemed "low-risk." Dr. Joss Reimer says all of the passengers shared flights...
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World
Small medical plane crashes in New Mexico, killing all 4 people aboard
A small medical plane crashed outside Ruidoso, New Mexico, on Thursday morning, killing all four people aboard, officials say. The cause of the crash was unknown, Lincoln County Manager Jason Burns said, and the U.S. Forest Service was wo...
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Oklahoma's Richard Glossip, who was nearly executed 3 times, granted bond while awaiting retrial
An Oklahoma judge on Thursday allowed former death row prisoner Richard Glossip to be released on bond while awaiting retrial over a 1997 killing that put him on the brink of execution three separate times. The decision clears the way fo...
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Oklahoma's Richard Glossip, who was nearly executed 3 times, granted bond while awaiting retrial
An Oklahoma judge on Thursday allowed former death row prisoner Richard Glossip to be released on bond while awaiting retrial over a 1997 killing that put him on the brink of execution three separate times. The decision clears the way fo...
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Sports
Rise in American tourists signing up for Maine to Nova Scotia ferry service
HALIFAX - The operator of the ferry service between Nova Scotia and Maine says bookings for the new season are up about 30 per cent over last year with renewed interest from Americans looking to travel to Canada. Bay Ferries Ltd., which operates The C...
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'Part of the business': Habs' St. Louis reflects on volatile NHL coaching carousel
BUFFALO - Martin St. Louis is convinced he will be fine when the time comes. The Montreal Canadiens head coach is in the thick of a second-round playoff series with the Buffalo Sabres for a chance to battle in the NHL's Eastern Conference final. St. Lo...
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City, B.C., First Nations in push to keep Whitecaps in Vancouver 'for generations'
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver, the B.C. government, First Nations and the Crown corporation that owns BC Place say they are working with "private partners" to keep the Whitecaps soccer team in the city. A joint statement by the group says they are ...
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