Guerillla Q
Local BBQ caterer wins two awards at Chilliwack Rib Fest
CHILLIWACK - A well-loved food truck is taking awards right off the bone with another set of trophies from this year's Chilliwack Ribfest.Guerilla Q Catering owner and operator James Moran has taken home Best Ribs and his fourth People's Choice award in a row at the local Ribfest from July 24 to 26. (Image Credit: (Deb...
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WestJet cancels flights as Sunday strike deadline looms
TORONTO - Some travellers are heading into the long weekend on edge, as WestJet begins its first round of cancellations ahead of a possible strike by flight attendants. The airline announced early Saturday morning that 81 of the day's scheduled flights...
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Fire Response
Chilliwack fire crews put out small blaze in brush of trees near parking lot
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Summer holiday
Think Kelowna is just wine tours? The locals would like a word
Infantino abandoned his World Cup equity plan; here's what to know
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Iceland seizes Paul Watson Foundation's anti-whaling ship and detains its crew
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Fraser Valley
Wildfire Risk
More evacuation alerts, orders issued ahead of heightened Brunswick Creek wildfire risk
YALE - An evacuation order has been issued for 40 properties in Electoral Areas A and B near Yale due to ongoing wildfire risk from the Brunswick Creek Complex. As of Saturday, August 1, at 9 a.m., the Fraser Valley Regional District is urging residents in one property in the area of Alexandra Lodge to Alexandra Bridge...
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Collective Agreement Talks
CUPE 1267 applies for mediation after months of negotiation with City
MISSION - The union representing hundreds of public service workers in Mission has applied for mediation with the BC Labour Relations Board after months of negotiation with the City."CUPE 1267 applied for mediation because the local believes it's the best opportunity to continue negotiations, reach a fair collecti...
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Fatal Fire
1 man, multiple pets dead in Mission house fire Friday morning
MISSION - The Mission Fire Rescue Service reports that one person and "multiple pets" have passed in an early-morning fire on Friday, July 31. Crews were called to Third Avenue, west of Murray Street, at 5:27 a.m., where they found heavy fire from behind the property and black smoke pushing out the front door...
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Storage Camper
Hope firefighters tackle vacant burning RV on Highway 5
HOPE - Crews in Hope have gone out of their way to put out a burning RV along Highway 5 on Thursday (July 30).Hope Fire Department says seven members and three apparatus attended the incident, which took place during the evening in the 22000 block of the highway.The RV was reportedly vacant and used for storage. There ...
Jul 31, 2026
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British Columbia
Cold front could escalate B.C. wildfires ahead of August long weekend
Crews battling multiple wildfires across southern British Columbia are preparing for potentially aggressive fire behaviour as a cold front brings strong winds and thunderstorms, with little to no rain, to a region where flames already threaten several ...
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Class-action lawsuit over sexual abuse at Metro Vancouver schools settled for $30M
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has approved a $30-million settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed over historical claims of physical, psychological and sexual abuse at two schools in Metro Vancouver run by the Catholic Church. The court approve...
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RCMP continue careful recovery of sunken fishing charter in B.C. waters
RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Mounties say raising a sunken fishing charter in the Straight of Georgia near Richmond, B.C., where six people are presumed drowned, needs to be done carefully as the vessel is considered evidence in their investigation. P...
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Ottawa adds just over $4M in funding for Tumbler Ridge, B.C., after mass shooting
OTTAWA - The federal government is providing more than $4 million in funding to support people affected by the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., in February. A statement from Public Safety Canada says part of the funds will go to priorities identif...
Jul 31, 2026
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Grinder, one of two 'beloved' grizzly bears at Grouse Mountain Resort, dies
NORTH VANCOUVER - Grinder, a massive grizzly bear who fascinated locals and tourists alike on Grouse Mountain, has died. He was adopted as a cub after being orphaned and became a longtime companion for Coola, another orphan who arrived around the same...
Jul 31, 2026
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Court finds B.C.'s involuntary mental health treatment scheme unconstitutional
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court has given the provincial government six months to reform laws that allow directors of mental health facilities to consent to psychiatric treatments for people who are involuntarily admitted for care. The ...
Jul 31, 2026
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Canada
WestJet cancels flights as Sunday strike deadline looms
TORONTO - Some travellers are heading into the long weekend on edge, as WestJet begins its first round of cancellations ahead of a possible strike by flight attendants. The airline announced early Saturday morning that 81 of the day's scheduled flights...
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Were you planning to fly WestJet? What you need to know about the looming strike
Air travellers planning to fly WestJet may be concerned about potential disruptions from a strike, with dozens of flights already cancelled. The airline scrapped 81 scheduled flights for Saturday, as a work stoppage looms for 4,400 flight attendants a...
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Cold front could escalate B.C. wildfires ahead of August long weekend
Crews battling multiple wildfires across southern British Columbia are preparing for potentially aggressive fire behaviour as a cold front brings strong winds and thunderstorms, with little to no rain, to a region where flames already threaten several ...
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Lewis says he won't run for office until the NDP is 'ready' for a general election
MONTREAL - Four months into the job, NDP Leader Avi Lewis is still in no rush. Since winning the leadership of a party knocked to its knees in the 2025 federal election, Lewis has maintained his immediate priority is preparing the NDP for an election -...
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Dermatologists desperately want gen Z to stop 'tanmaxxing' - but are their warnings effective?
TORONTO - Dr. Julia Carroll feels like the progress made over years of educating people how to protect their skin from sun damage is sliding backwards. "Two different times in June, I had patients of mine that were in showing me texts on their phone o...
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Class-action lawsuit over sexual abuse at Metro Vancouver schools settled for $30M
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has approved a $30-million settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed over historical claims of physical, psychological and sexual abuse at two schools in Metro Vancouver run by the Catholic Church. The court approve...
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World
Iceland seizes Paul Watson Foundation's anti-whaling ship and detains its crew
LONDON (AP) - Icelandic coast guards and special forces seized a ship operated by a group founded by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson and detained its crew, officials in the Arctic island nation said Saturday. The Icelandic Coast Guard said the crew o...
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All 10 climbers swept away in avalanche in Pakistan are confirmed dead
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Renowned British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja and nine other climbers swept away by an avalanche in Pakistan are confirmed to have died, and search teams are trying to recover their bodies, Purja's expedition company said Saturday. ...
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Spain installs sea barrier on Ceuta's border with Morocco after frontier rush that killed 67
CEUTA, Spain (AP) - Spain on Saturday installed a 500-meter-long (1,600-foot) barrier on the sea border between its North African territory of Ceuta and neighboring Morocco after tens of thousands of migrants breached the frontier earlier in the week. ...
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Sports
Infantino abandoned his World Cup equity plan; here's what to know
GENEVA (AP) - Gianni Infantino truly looked the "King of Soccer," as U.S. President Donald Trump likes to call him, as the two allies sat together watching the World Cup final less than two weeks ago. Sure, there were some boos inside MetLife Stadium n...
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Canada's Laurence Biron claims women's judo Commonwealth Games gold medal
GLASGOW - Canada continued collecting Commonwealth Games medals in combat sports Saturday led by Laurence Biron's judo gold. The 22-year-old from Varennes, Que., defeated Australia's Saya Middleton in the women's 63-kilogram championship bout at the SE...
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Yealimi Noh seizes on Ryu's late collapse to build lead in Women's British Open
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP) - Yealimi Noh took advantage of a surprising collapse by Haeran Ryu and found her rhythm at just the right time Saturday, with four birdies over the last 10 holes for a 2-under 69 that gave her a three-shot lead going int...
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