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Apartment building to go up along Keith Wilson Road
CHILLIWACK - Construction could begin soon on a six-storey, 80-unit apartment building at 44490 Keith Wilson Road in Chilliwack. City Council voted in favour of supporting the rezoning of the land to allow for the project to go ahead, along with a series of townhouses.The project had received the blessing of the city's...
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No pot of gold for man suspected of robbing Abbotsford gas station
ABBOTSFORD - The luck of the Irish wasn't on the side of a man who wanted to start his St. Patrick's day with a cigarette. Abbotsford Police say a 41-year-old man walked into a gas station in the 2000 block of Clearbrook Road shortly after 9 a.m., threatened staff with a weapon, snatched cigarettes, cash and other merc...
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B.C. temperature records fall as heavy rain from atmospheric river lingers
VANCOUVER - An ongoing atmospheric river soaking British Columbia's coastal regions is also bringing unseasonable warmth, breaking century-old daily temperature records in several Interior communities. Environment Canada says seven communities reported...
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Fraser Valley under flood watch as atmospheric river continues
CHILLIWACK - The Fraser Valley is under a flood watch issued by the BC River Forecast Centre. Experts say up to another 150 mm of rain could fall over the South Coast region before the atmospheric river passes on Friday.Officials say the earlier part of the storm deposited a large amount of snow at higher elevations. S...
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Mounties seek missing Langley man
LANGLEY - Langley RCMP are asking for the public's assistance in locating a 64-year-old man who has been reported missing.David Neilson was reported missing on March 18.He is described as a Caucasian man, who stand 5' 7" tall and weighs 175 lbs.He has grey hair and green eyes.If you have seen Neilson or know his w...
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Search underway for wanted Mission man
MISSION - Mounties in Mission are asking for the public's help to locate 19-year-old Dayton Zahn. Zahn is the subject of an outstanding arrest warrant. He is facing charges that stem from an investigation into a June 2025 incident.He is facing charges of robbery, extortion, forcible confinement and assault with a weapo...
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British Columbia
Artificial turf in Metro Vancouver releases chemical deadly to coho salmon: UBC study
VANCOUVER - The artificial turf lining fields across Metro Vancouver is leaching a chemical that's deadly to coho salmon into municipal stormwater systems, says a study by researchers at the University of British Columbia. The study, published this mon...
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Vancouver Island First Nations gain control of three Clayoquot Sound forestry areas
Tyson Atleo, a hereditary leader of the Ahousaht First Nation, says the creation of three new forestry areas to be managed by his community and two others on the west coast of Vancouver Island marks the realization of a long-standing promise. Atleo rec...
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TC Energy CEO urges quicker timelines as globe clamours for stable energy supplies
CALGARY - Canada risks missing out on opportunities to provide global markets with a secure supply of energy if permitting timelines aren't significantly shortened, said the chief executive of natural gas pipeline operator TC Energy Corp. There's been ...
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B.C. temperature records fall as heavy rain from atmospheric river lingers
VANCOUVER - An ongoing atmospheric river soaking British Columbia's coastal regions is also bringing unseasonable warmth, breaking century-old daily temperature records in several Interior communities. Environment Canada says seven communities reported...
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B.C. faces long-term care shortage, and decision to delay facilities is drawing fire
VICTORIA - James Wolfe, who lives in B.C.'s Fraser Valley, spent the last year and a half looking for a long-term care bed for his 68-year-old brother Brian, who has Down syndrome and non-verbal dementia. Mostly, it involved a back-and-forth with local...
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Vancouver closing out first no-snow winter in 43 years. There may be more on the way
VANCOUVER - Vancouver is poised to close out its first official snow-free winter in 43 years, in what environmental researchers say may become a new norm for southwestern British Columbia rather than an anomaly. Friday marks the start of spring, and wi...
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Canada
Local TV stations ask regulator to force Meta to pay for posting some news content
OTTAWA - Some local and independent TV stations are asking the federal broadcast regulator to start a process to force Meta to pay for allowing some news content on Facebook and Instagram. They say despite Meta's move in 2023 to pull news from its plat...
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Vancouver Island First Nations gain control of three Clayoquot Sound forestry areas
Tyson Atleo, a hereditary leader of the Ahousaht First Nation, says the creation of three new forestry areas to be managed by his community and two others on the west coast of Vancouver Island marks the realization of a long-standing promise. Atleo rec...
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Cost of federal IT project explodes to up to $6.6 billion
OTTAWA - The federal government says it could end up spending up to $6.6 billion to update the systems it uses to deliver benefits to Canadians - more than three times what was budgeted at the project's launch. The initiative involves migrating Old Age...
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Police say man could face fraud charges after disruptions at Montreal-Trudeau airport
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say a man arrested at the Montreal-Trudeau International Airport could face fraud charges following an incident that caused flight delays on Wednesday afternoon. Police initially said two men, one in his 20s and one ...
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Minister says he learned from newspaper Iranian strike may have hit Canadian assets
OTTAWA - Defence Minister David McGuinty said he did not learn about a report of potential damage to Canadian assets from an Iranian airstrike on an airbase in Kuwait until a Quebec newspaper reported on it. The minister still refuses to confirm if the...
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B.C. expands evacuation area due to flooding, risk of landslides
VANCOUVER - A regional district on B.C.'s central coast has expanded a local state of emergency and evacuation orders because of flooding and the risk of landslides. An atmospheric river is currently drenching parts of B.C., and the Central Coast Regio...
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World
Belarus releases 250 political prisoners in a deal with the US to lift some sanctions
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday ordered the release of 250 political prisoners as part of a deal with Washington that lifted some U.S. sanctions, the latest step in the isolated leader's effort ...
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Pentagon seeks $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war, AP source says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is seeking $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war, a sizable amount that is certain to be met with questions from Congress, which would need to approve any new money. The department sent the reque...
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Overnight storm in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, kills at least 15 people and injures several
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Heavy rains and strong winds lashed Pakistan's largest city overnight, killing at least 15 people and injuring several others as walls and roofs collapsed at multiple locations, emergency services and hospital officials said Th...
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Major League Soccer announces plans for transitional 2027 'sprint season'
NEW YORK - Major League Soccer has unveiled plans for the truncated season that will transition the league to a permanent summer-spring schedule, starting in July 2027. The "sprint season" will see each of the league's 30 teams play 14 regular-season g...
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Stamps, Ticats, Riders named finalists for inaugural Goveia football operations award
TORONTO - The Calgary Stampeders, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Saskatchewan Roughriders were named finalists for the inaugural Ted Goveia football operations award, the CFL said Thursday. The winner will be recognized as part of the league's coach of the y...
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Canada's Einarson defeats South Korea 8-3 at women's world curling championship
CALGARY - Kerri Einarson's curling team has defeated South Korea 8-3 at the women's world curling championship. Canada improved to 8-1 and was to face Norway later in the day at Winsport Event Centre. The top six teams at the conclusion of pool play Fr...
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