Hold and secure
Police investigate reported threats in Chilliwack, leading to hold and secure at 2 local schools
CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack say they investigated reported threats Monday morning that led to a hold and secure at a middle school, while an SD33 spokesperson says there were actually two schools in a hold and secure earlier today. Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener says police investigated repor...
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Welcome back
Chilliwack brewery set to welcome back guests to its freshly-redesigned space
CHILLIWACK - After nearly a year of construction activities, a Chilliwack brewery is set to reopen its doors to the public this week with a freshly-redesigned interior and full-service indoor kitchen. Old Yale Brewing, founded in Chilliwack in 1999, is slated to welcome guests back to its flagship Chilliwack location w...
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Conservatives criticized over appointment of candidate to run in Ontario byelection
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Fraser Valley
Motor vehicle collision
Police attend single-vehicle collision up FSR in Harrison, say no evidence a car was forced off the road
HARRISON EAST FOREST SERVICE ROAD - Police attended a single-vehicle accident in which a vehicle veered off a Harrison forest service road Saturday evening, but confirmed there's no evidence that the vehicle had been driven or forced off the road by another motorist. Agassiz RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener con...
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Council vote
Chilliwack City Council to vote on $7.2M contract to revitalize downtown, replace aging infrastructure
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack City Council is set to vote this week on a $7.2 million contract that will aim to revitalize parts of downtown Chilliwack and replace aging infrastructure. According to item 7.1 on Tuesday's council agenda, three tender submissions were received in response to the Main Street Rebuild Tender by p...
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Proposed development
Chilliwack councillors to vote on development in Yarrow that could feature hotel units, homes and more
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack councillors are set to vote this week on a conceptual plan that could see residential, commercial and tourist accommodation units built in Yarrow. According to item 7.6 on this Tuesday's Chilliwack City Council meeting, councillors will be asked to give first, second and third reading (adoption)...
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Impaired driving
Novice motorist loses license for driving drunk after he struck cement divider on Hwy. 1 in Langley (VIDEO)
LANGLEY - A Class 7 novice driver has lost his license for drinking and driving following a crash in which he struck a cement divider on Highway 1 over the weekend in Langley. Langley RCMP spokesperson Corporal Mansoor Sahak says police received a call at 3:30 a.m. Saturday morning (Sept. 19) from a witness who was fol...
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British Columbia
Conservatives criticized over appointment of candidate to run in Ontario byelection
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is facing criticism from within his own party after choosing to appoint a candidate to run in an upcoming byelection in southern Ontario, instead of holding a nomination contest. Poilievre announced at a ra...
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B.C. sues OpenAI, says one call could have prevented Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has filed a lawsuit against artificial intelligence company OpenAI in California over the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., Attorney General Niki Sharma announced Monday. Sharma said the province is seeki...
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Vancouver Mayor Sim urges no snap B.C. election during municipal campaign
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is urging the British Columbia government not to call an early election until after municipal voting on Oct. 17 that he says deserves the "full, undivided attention" of residents. Premier David Eby told NDP legislato...
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B.C. minister Popham won't run for a sixth term, deepening snap election speculation
VICTORIA - B.C. cabinet minister Lana Popham says she won't run for a sixth term, deepening speculation about a snap election being called. Popham's announcement follows the resignation of Opposition B.C. Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay on Sun...
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Six hurt in multi-vehicle crash on Vancouver's Granville Street Bridge
VANCOUVER - Six people were sent to hospital following a multi-vehicle collision on the Granville Street Bridge in Vancouver. Police say the crash involving a tow truck, a bus and two other vehicles happened late Sunday afternoon. The bridge was clos...
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Health officials issue rabies warning after skunk tests positive in B.C. Interior
VANCOUVER - Health officials have issued warnings in the southeastern corner of the B.C. Interior after a skunk tested positive for rabies. Interior Health says the skunk in the Kootenay Lake region is believed to have been infectious between Aug. 15 ...
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Canada
QuickQuotes: MPs react to Carney's new Building Canada Strong Act
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's government tabled a bill Monday to fast-track approvals for major projects and update the Canada Labour Code. Here's what politicians and others are saying about the new legislation: - "A stronger Canada means more...
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Carney says he won't backtrack on digital services tax, streamers' CanCon payments
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he won't change his mind about his decision to eliminate the digital services tax and Canadian content contributions for streamers. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet asked Carney in the House of Commo...
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NDP Leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war
OTTAWA - Critics are calling out NDP Leader Avi Lewis for suggesting online that he and his fellow Jews have "failed" to do their part to stop Israel's violence in the Gaza Strip. Lewis posted Sunday that he is marking the holiest day on the Jewish cal...
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After Belleville, Ont., shooting, a look at recent violent incidents near synagogues
Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a 29-year-old man allegedly opened fire at a constable stationed outside a synagogue in Belleville, Ont., on Sunday night. The resulting shootout left both the suspect and the officer with serious injuri...
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B.C. minister Popham won't run for a sixth term, deepening snap election speculation
VICTORIA - B.C. cabinet minister Lana Popham says she won't run for a sixth term, deepening speculation about a snap election being called. Popham's announcement follows the resignation of Opposition B.C. Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay on Sun...
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Alberta's Smith rejects party accusation she's muting pro-Canada referendum ads
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is rejecting a claim from her party president that her government is muting its pro-Canada messaging ahead of the separation vote. Smith says she hasn't been neutral and that her United Conservative Party gover...
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World
UK to offer Saudi Arabia aerial refueling to counter Houthi attacks
ABOARD THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER'S PLANE (AP) - Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Monday that Britain has agreed to provide limited military support to Saudi Arabia to repeal attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. Burnham told rep...
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Trump inaugurates new White House helipad, but networks skip coverage during First Amendment fight
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump showed off his new White House helicopter landing pad on Monday, attempting to brush aside a First Amendment firestorm even as major television networks kept their cameras away because CNN wasn't allowed to cove...
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Polo has rapidly intensified to a hurricane and is expected to impact Mexico
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Polo will rapidly intensify in the Pacific Ocean and become a major hurricane later this week, forecasters said Monday. Polo could bring heavy rain, rough surf and tropical-storm-force wind to parts of Mexico late T...
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Sports
Formula 1 to cut official race distances from 305 to 290 kilometers
LONDON (AP) - Formula 1 has approved a 15-kilometer reduction in official race distances starting next season, cutting total distance from 305 to 290 kilometers. The decision was finalized in London by the Formula 1 Commission, chaired by F1 CEO Stefan...
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Trey Yesavage to start for Blue Jays vs. Orioles as Toronto chases final playoff spot
BALTIMORE - Rookie Trey Yesavage will start for the Toronto Blue Jays tonight against the Baltimore Orioles. Yesavage was reinstated from Toronto's 15-day injured list this afternoon, having recovered from left-knee inflammation. The right-hander had b...
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Newcomer Paul Cotter looking to balance skill, physicality with Vancouver Canucks
PENTICTON - Paul Cotter believes the Vancouver Canucks are on to something special. The American winger signed with the rebuilding NHL team as a free agent in July and, after getting to know his teammates in recent weeks, said he believes the new fron...
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