Power outage
Motor vehicle accident leaves over 2,100 without power in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - A motor vehicle accident in Abbotsford has left over 2,100 customers without power Friday night. According to BC Hydro's online dashboard, 2,134 customers lost power at 12:08 p.m. Friday due to a motor vehicle accident. The affected areas are in central Abbotsford, including homes and businesses east of Or...
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Charges laid
Abbotsford Police announce charges in 2025 fatal pedestrian crash
ABBOTSFORD - A driver has now been charged in connection with a fatal pedestrian crash along Harris Road in Abbotsford in early 2025. In a news release, the Abbotsford Police Department says investigators from its Major Crime Unit, have led an investigation over the last year that led to the charge approval stage. 29-y...
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Province announces more than 100 new homes for seniors in Langley
LANGLEY - Langley City seniors have access to 101 new affordable homes with the opening of The Maple. It's an eight-storey development for independent seniors.The building is located on the 5400 block of 203 Street. That places residents within walking distance of downtown services, including shops, healthcare facilit...
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Arrest made
Observant parent thwarted abduction attempt of girl, 7, from Central Elementary : police
CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack say the attempted abduction of a seven-year-old girl from a school on Wednesday, by a man wearing a "purple bunny-like mask", was thwarted by a concerned parent. RCMP were called to the grounds of Chilliwack Elementar...
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First degree murder charge laid in fatal Abbotsford encampment fire
ABBOTSFORD - Prosecutors have upgraded a charge against a 49-year-old man in connection with the death of a person at the Peardonville encampment in Abbotsford last month.The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) says Ryan Easton was initially charged with manslaughter in the death of a man whose body was locat...
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Garage fire
No injuries reported after garage fire on Brooks Avenue in Chilliwack Friday morning
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack fire crews battled a garage fire at a home on Brooks Avenue Friday morning. Chilliwack Assistant Fire Chief Chris Wilson says fire crews were dispatched at about 7:10 a.m. Friday morning (May 15) for the report of a structure fire in the 46000 block of Brooks Avenue. Firefighters upgraded the ca...
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British Columbia
Crown urges new trial in B.C. sex assault case, tossed over delays in 2025
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal has reserved judgment in a sexual assault case that was tossed out last year over delays, with Crown counsel and defence lawyers pointing fingers about who was responsible for derailing the case. A provincial court...
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Eby says Ottawa is rewarding Alberta's 'bad behaviour' with pipeline agreement
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says the federal government is rewarding Alberta for "bad behaviour" by agreeing to push for a new bitumen pipeline to the West Coast. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed an...
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Canadian wineries say scrapping provincial trade barriers would add billions to GDP
HALIFAX - Canada's wine sector is worth more than $10 billion a year and the industry says a few tweaks - like scrapping domestic trade barriers - could add billions of dollars more to the national economy. A new report from Deloitte, commissioned by ...
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'It's insane': Summer gas prices could hit record highs, upending budgets and travel
MONTREAL - Since gas prices started climbing in March, Sarah Bradley has found herself bargain hunting across multiple grocery stores in Montreal. "Before, I'm a one-stop shop person," she said. "Now I think twice. I'm like, OK, do I need that from IGA...
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Black bear found wandering urban Vancouver is tranquilized and released
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say a black bear was tranquilized, "slept it off, and was released without charges" after it was seen wandering around the city at night. They say in a post to social media that officers responded to reports about the b...
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Canada
Talks between TTC and CUPE Local 2 continue past deadline
Efforts to avoid a strike by Toronto Transit Commission employees are going into overtime. A statement released early Saturday morning says both the TTC and CUPE Local 2 have agreed to extend talks beyond the Friday midnight deadline to 6 p.m. Saturday...
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Eby says Ottawa is rewarding Alberta's 'bad behaviour' with pipeline agreement
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Convicted sex abuser, former SNC Lavalin CEO both stripped of Order of Canada
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Reaction to the Alberta-Ottawa agreement on carbon pricing, pipeline plans
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Quebec reimbursing farmers for fuel tax, says measure will help competitiveness
DRUMMONDVILLE - Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette has responded to pressure from the agriculture sector, promising to reimburse millions of dollars to farmers for fuel taxes linked to the province's carbon market. Starting in July, more than 15,000 fa...
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Senior and two officers in hospital after driver tears through Vancouver's West End
VANCOUVER - A man who drove along a sidewalk, hitting trees, vehicles and a senior on a scooter is in custody after two Vancouver police officers used their vehicle to stop the driver. The senior on the scooter was critically injured, while the two of...
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World
Supreme Court rejects Virginia's bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Virginia's bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the closely divided House of Representatives. The court's order, issued...
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Colorado's Democratic governor commutes ex-election clerk Tina Peters' sentence after Trump pressure
DENVER (AP) - Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday commuted the sentence of election conspiracy theorist Tina Peters following pressure from President Donald Trump, the latest instance of the president using his powers to reward those who echoed his bas...
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Colorado governor commutes sentence of former Colorado elections clerk after pressure from Trump
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Sports
Sparks get off to fast start, hold off Tempo 99-95 behind Plum's 25 points
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kelsey Plum scored 18 of her 25 points in the second half and the Los Angeles Sparks had a fast start before holding off the Toronto Tempo 99-95 on Friday night for their first win of the season. The teams will meet against Sunday in...
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Kirst's six-point outing leads Rock past Thunderbirds 13-11 in Game 1 of NLL Finals
HAMILTON - Rookie of the year CJ Kirst had four goals and two assists to lead the Toronto Rock past the Halifax Thunderbirds 13-11 on Friday in Game 1 of the National Lacrosse League final. Game 2 of the best-of-three series is on Sunday in Halifax. Sa...
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Cade Cunningham scores 21 and Pistons dominate 2nd half to beat Cavs 115-94 and force Game 7
CLEVELAND (AP) - Cade Cunningham scored 21 points and the top-seeded Detroit Pistons dominated the second half, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-94 on Friday night to force a Game 7 in their Eastern Conference second-round series. The ...
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