Road Safety
Over 250 impaired drivers pulled from B.C. highways in December campaign
VANCOUVER - BC Highway Patrol officers removed 267 impaired drivers from provincial roadways during the Winter Impaired Driving Campaign in December 2024, averaging one infraction every three hours throughout the month.The campaign, part of National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, underscores the need for strong enf...
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RCMP marks four years since the discovery of Trina Hunt's body near Hope
HOPE - Saturday (Jan.18) marks four years since Trina Hunt was reported missing in Port Moody, sparking the start to an extensive search and a tragic homicide investigation that ended with the discovery of her body near Hope. Hunt was reported missing to the Port Moody Police Department. Despite efforts by police, her ...
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Multi-vehicle incident impacts traffic on Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt
MERRITT - Traffic is snarled on a stretch of the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt. DriveBC first reported of a vehicle incident on Highway 5 near Comstock Road at around 6:30 a.m. Friday (Jan. 17). In follow-up social media posts, Yellowhead Road and Bridge Nicola - the contractor for road service in the Nicola Serv...
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Abbotsford PD
Abbotsford PD nabs alleged drug dealer who had several ounces of coke, meth and fentanyl
ABBOTSFORD - An alert observation by a frontline patrol officer in Abbotsford has resulted in the arrest of an individual for selling illicit narcotics. According to a statement from the Abbotsford Police Department, proactive policing by AbbyPD officers helps keep city streets safe from criminal activity. On Wednesday...
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Fatal collision
Single-vehicle crash northeast of Mission claims life of elderly woman Wednesday
MISSION - Mounties in Mission say a 69-year-old female passenger was pronounced deceased after a single-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon (Jan. 15) in Durieu, a community northeast of Mission. According to a statement from police, Mission RCMP were called to a single-vehicle crash on Sylvester Road near Cascade Ridg...
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Cultus Lake store
Cultus Lake store closes after 6 years in business
CULTUS LAKE - A roadside convenience store selling everything from deli and dairy to camping supplies and snacks has closed its doors for the foreseeable future. Lakeside Market, located at 3776 Columbia Valley Highway near Sunnyside Campground, confirmed to Fraser Valley Today Wednesday night (Jan. 15) that it has shu...
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British Columbia
Impact of Trump tariffs on Metro Vancouver real estate likely short-lived: report
VANCOUVER - A residential market sales forecast by Greater Vancouver Realtors says the impact of possible tariffs from the United States would likely be short-lived. The annual report from the association that represents 15,000 Realtors says its preliminary investigation and economic modelling shows a drag on sales cou...
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Below-seasonal temperatures coming to B.C., but warmer than 2024 cold snap
VANCOUVER - Below-seasonal temperatures are expected in parts of British Columbia this weekend, a year after a bitter cold snap that sent wind-chill temperatures plummeting to -20 C in Metro Vancouver and as low as -50 C in other parts of the province. Environment Canada meteorologist Lisa Erven says the coldest air ma...
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Coquihalla Watch
Multi-vehicle incident impacts traffic on Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt
MERRITT - Traffic is snarled on a stretch of the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt. DriveBC first reported of a vehicle incident on Highway 5 near Comstock Road at around 6:30 a.m. Friday (Jan. 17). In follow-up social media posts, Yellowhead Road and Bridge Nicola - the contractor for road service in the Nicola Serv...
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Mother orca still pushing body of dead calf off Vancouver Island, 10 days after death
VICTORIA - A mother killer whale whose calf died more than two weeks ago has recently been spotted still carrying the newborn's carcass in waters off Victoria. The Center for Whale Research says in a Facebook post on Thursday that the mother, known as J35 or Tahlequah, was seen pushing the remains on Jan. 10 between Va...
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George Pearson long-term care home gets new name over his anti-Japanese views
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Coastal Health authority says it has changed the name of a long-term care home that was named after George Pearson, a B.C. politician who stoked anti-Japanese sentiment during the Second World War. The health authority says the former George Pearson Centre has been renamed the Oak Care Centre ...
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Ottawa provides $117M for drought resilience on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast
SECHELT, B.C. - The federal government is providing $117 million to help solve what it describes as the "heightening water crisis" due to drought on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast, where the Sechelt area has been hit especially hard. A statement from the Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communitie...
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Canada
Liberal leadership race: A look at the potential candidates
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are running their first leadership race in more than a decade to replace the departing Justin Trudeau. Candidates must declare by Jan. 23 and pay a $350,000 fee to enter the race. The winner will be named on March 9. Here's a quick look at who's in and who's out. Who's in Chandra Arya Arya...
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Supreme Court to decide next week whether to hear challenge to Quebec secularism law
MONTREAL - The Supreme Court of Canada will announce next week whether it will hear a challenge to Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21. The groups seeking leave to appeal say they have been informed the country's highest court is expected to publish its decision on Thursday. In 2024 the Quebec Court of Appeal uph...
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Group says disability benefit at risk unless Ottawa moves quickly on regulations
OTTAWA - An organization advocating for people with disabilities says the new federal disability benefit could be delayed beyond the promised July 1 payment date because the government still hasn't approved the regulations. March of Dimes Canada is launching a campaign today urging Persons with Disabilities Minister Ka...
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Saint John police review up in the air a year after two men exonerated in murder case
FREDERICTON - More than a year after the Saint John, N.B., police chief announced a review of his officers' conduct in the case of two men wrongfully convicted of murder, there is no sign of the promised report. On Jan. 12, 2024, Chief Robert Bruce said he had ordered a "comprehensive review" of the investiga...
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Ahead of U.S. TikTok ban, Canadians flock to Chinese 'RedNote' app
OTTAWA - With TikTok facing an imminent ban in the United States, many Canadian users are moving to rival Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu - also known as RedNote - pushing it to the top of download charts in Canada. The ban is being driven by security concerns about TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance Ltd. C...
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Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre applies to enter Quebec Liberal leadership race
QUÉBEC - Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre has officially applied to enter the race to lead the Quebec Liberal Party. Coderre announced last June that he would run for the leadership, but has struggled to get ahead of media reports that he owes roughly $400,000 to the federal and provincial tax agencies. He sa...
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World
Blinken tells AP he's worried Trump administration may abandon key Biden foreign policy initiatives
WASHINGTON (AP) - Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken told The Associated Press that he hopes the incoming Trump administration will press forward with key points in President Joe Biden's foreign policy, including on the Middle East and Ukraine. But in an wide-ranging interview Friday on his last workday as Amer...
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Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years
Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s, an Associated Press analysis shows. The Eaton and Palisades fires that erupted last week have collectively burned almost 4 square miles of highly dense parts of Los Angeles, more than d...
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Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is expected to succeed JD Vance in the U.S. Senate, AP sources say
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to select his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, on Friday to succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate. That's according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity before an announcement planned for Friday a...
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Sports
12-year-old skater Lia Cho breaks own Canadian junior women's record at nationals
LAVAL, Que. - Figure skating phenom Lia Cho broke her own Canadian junior women's record on Friday. The 12-year-old from Calgary captured junior gold at the Canadian figure skating championships. Cho scored 188.79 points, eclipsing the 186.50 set at the Skate Canada Challenge on Dec. 1 in Winnipeg. She cleared silver m...
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Toronto FC makes a deal with Colorado Rapids to add to Robin Fraser's coaching staff
TORONTO - New head coach Robin Fraser added to his coaching staff Friday with Toronto FC making a deal to pry loose two of his former assistants from the Colorado Rapids. To get assistant coach Neil Emblen and video coach Jase Kim on board, Toronto sent its first-round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft to the Rapids. As ...
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NHL suspends Islanders forward Maxim Tsyplakov three games for illegal check
NEW YORK - The NHL suspended forward Maxim Tsyplakov of the New York Islanders three games Friday for delivering an illegal check in a game. Tsyplakov received the ban for hitting Philadelphia forward Ryan Poehling in the head during the first period of the Flyers' 5-3 win Thursday night. Tsyplakov will forfeit US$14,8...
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