Labour Settlement
CN, railworkers strike new deal avoiding potential strike
OTTAWA - The union representing some 3,000 railworkers says it has reached a new deal with Canadian National Railway Co.In a release today, Unifor says the new collective agreement is good for four years, though it did not say how many members voted in favour of the contract.Workers had voted a month ago to walk off th...
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Most Wanted
CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of December 22, 2024
CHILLIWACK - Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.Name: Jayden PickettAge: 28Height: 5'9" ftWeight: 146lbsHair: BrownEyes: BlueWanted: Assault Causing Bodily Harm, Assault Peace Officer on DutyWarrant in effect: December 17, 2024 Parole Jurisdictio...
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Oysters distributed in B.C., Alberta, Ontario recalled for norovirus contamination
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall due to possible norovirus contamination of certain oysters distributed in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. The agency says the recall covers certain Fanny Bay, Sunseeker and Cloudy Bay oysters under the Taylor Shellfish Canada brand. The recall says most of ...
Dec 21, 2024
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Targeted shooting in Mission sends one to hospital
MISSION - A 57-year-old Mission man sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries in a targeted shooting on a houseboat along the Fraser River on Saturday (Dec. 21) morning in Mission.Mission RCMP responded to the waterfront area south of Wren Street shortly before 10 a.m. and found the victim inside the houseboa...
Dec 21, 2024
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Environment Canada issues warnings as more high winds expected along B.C. coast
VANCOUVER - Residents of parts of the British Columbia coast are again bracing for high winds, with gusts forecasted to reach 110 km/h in some areas. Environment Canada says a wind warning has been issued in parts of B.C.'s central coast including Bella Bella and Klemtu. The forecast calls for high winds as a "vig...
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Chilliwack's Reece Howden victorious in men's World Cup ski cross race
INNICHEN - Canada's Reece Howden has won a second men's World Cup ski cross race this season with a victory in Italy. The 26-year-old from Cultus Lake, ran the table by finishing first in his heat, quarterfinal and semifinal to reach the four-man final. Howden's win comes after his first of the season in Arosa, Switzer...
Dec 21, 2024
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British Columbia
Second mudslide victim's body found as more high winds strike B.C. coast
High winds are again hitting the coast of British Columbia, as gusts surpassing 100 km/h have been reported at several outlying islands. The continuing stormy weather comes as police say emergency crews have recovered the body of a second victim killed in a mudslide in the Sea to Sky region during another windstorm las...
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Drug superlabs leave a toxic mess. Some say B.C.'s cleanup rules are a mess, too
When Dean May's team of cleaners entered the home, dressed head to toe in protective suits, thick green dust covered every surface. "We literally left footprints when we were walking in the house," he recalled. They were traipsing through the toxic remnants of an illicit fentanyl pill-pressing operation in no...
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Oysters distributed in B.C., Alberta, Ontario recalled for norovirus contamination
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall due to possible norovirus contamination of certain oysters distributed in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. The agency says the recall covers certain Fanny Bay, Sunseeker and Cloudy Bay oysters under the Taylor Shellfish Canada brand. The recall says most of ...
Dec 21, 2024
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Two killed, one injured in Metro Vancouver vehicle crash
BURNABY, B.C. - Two people are dead after a major vehicle crash in Metro Vancouver early this morning. Mounties say the crash happened at the intersection of Boundary Road and Forest Street, on the Burnaby side of the city's border with Vancouver. Police say a vehicle was travelling west on Forest Street when it was hi...
Dec 21, 2024
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Environment Canada issues warnings as more high winds expected along B.C. coast
VANCOUVER - Residents of parts of the British Columbia coast are again bracing for high winds, with gusts forecasted to reach 110 km/h in some areas. Environment Canada says a wind warning has been issued in parts of B.C.'s central coast including Bella Bella and Klemtu. The forecast calls for high winds as a "vig...
Dec 21, 2024
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violent offenders
'They are violent:' Nanaimo RCMP hunt for accused jewelry store robbers
NANAIMO - Warrants have been issued for a pair of people accused of violently robbing a jewelry store in Nanaimo.Three people smashed into Sonny's Jewellers on Oct. 2, attacked the owner with bear spray then fled with a considerable amount of jewelry.Reserve RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said officers arrived a short time lat...
Dec 21, 2024
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Canada
Labour Settlement
CN, railworkers strike new deal avoiding potential strike
OTTAWA - The union representing some 3,000 railworkers says it has reached a new deal with Canadian National Railway Co.In a release today, Unifor says the new collective agreement is good for four years, though it did not say how many members voted in favour of the contract.Workers had voted a month ago to walk off th...
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Suspected case of carbon monoxide poisoning in Ottawa leaves 10 people hospitalized
OTTAWA - Ottawa police say 10 people are in hospital and one of them is suffering from life-threatening injuries after a suspected carbon monoxide poisoning case. Police say the fire department and paramedics responded to a call at about 9:15 a.m. at a home on Granville Street in the city's Vanier district. The local p...
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Drug superlabs leave a toxic mess. Some say B.C.'s cleanup rules are a mess, too
When Dean May's team of cleaners entered the home, dressed head to toe in protective suits, thick green dust covered every surface. "We literally left footprints when we were walking in the house," he recalled. They were traipsing through the toxic remnants of an illicit fentanyl pill-pressing operation in no...
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Israeli expert urges justice for both Israeli, Palestinian victims of sexual violence
OTTAWA - The Israeli expert leading a civilian commission into sexual violence by Hamas is calling for global bodies to recognize "a new crime against humanity," involving violence targeted at families. Cochav Elkayam-Levy said the world should take a stance against the destruction of families as a specific, ...
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'On death row.' Wrongfully convicted N.B. man has mixed feelings since exoneration
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Robert Mailman has a problem he never thought he'd have. He has to buy Christmas presents this year. The 76-year-old was exonerated on Jan. 4 of a 1983 murder for which he and his friend Walter Gillespie served lengthy prison terms. At the time, his legal team said he had been diagnosed with terminal...
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RCMP informant's decades of spying on social reformers are chronicled in new book
OTTAWA - As a Communist Party member in Calgary in the early 1940s, Frank Hadesbeck performed clerical work at the party office, printed leaflets and sold books. But he also had tasks his party comrades could know nothing about: snooping on mail, copying phone numbers from scratch pads and rummaging through waste baske...
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World
Russia's Putin holds talks with Slovakian PM Fico, in a rare visit to Moscow by an EU leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in the Kremlin on Sunday with Slovakia's prime minister, Robert Fico, in a rare visit to Moscow by an EU leader since Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Fico arrived in Russia on a "working visit" and met with Putin one-on-one on Sunday evening, ...
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Stampedes in Nigeria leave at least 32 dead in a rush to get Christmas gifts
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - The death toll from stampedes during two Christmas charity events in Nigeria has increased from 13 to 32, police said Sunday. The victims, including at least four children, collapsed during crowd surges as people grew desperate for food items while the country grapples with the worst cost-of-livin...
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Two US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent 'friendly fire' incident, US military says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent "friendly fire" incident, the U.S military said. Both pilots were recovered alive, with one suffering minor injuries, but the incident underlines just how dangerous the Red Sea corridor has become aft...
Dec 22, 2024
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Sports
Arvidsson helps surging Oilers snap Senators' six-game win streak
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers certainly won't be ravaged with regrets during their holiday hiatus. Viktor Arvidsson had a goal and an assist as the Oilers won their third game in a row, getting past the surging Ottawa Senators 3-1 on Sunday. Arvidsson was playing in just his third game back after missing 15 games with...
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Arvidsson nets two points, Oilers beat Senators 3-1 to snap visitors' win streak
EDMONTON - Viktor Arvidsson had a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers won their third game in a row, getting past the surging Ottawa Senators 3-1 on Sunday. Zach Hyman and Adam Henrique also scored for the Oilers (21-11-2) who have won 11 of their last 13 contests. Nick Cousins replied for the Senators (18-14-2) ...
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Walter provides bright spot for struggling Raptors in 114-110 loss to Rockets
TORONTO - Ja'Kobe Walter didn't hesitate. After making three early triples to begin Sunday's game against the Houston Rockets, the Toronto Raptors' rookie suddenly found big man Alperen Sengun defending him. Sengun was forced to make a decision: play up against the red-hot shooter and risk a drive with little rim prote...
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