Dangerous driving video
WATCH - Police release remarkable video of Abbotsford teen crashing car last summer near Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - An Abbotsford teenager was handed a 12-month driver's licence suspension after being found guilty of numerous offences as a result of a high-speed crash last summer near Chilliwack. Now the RCMP BC Highway Patrol is releasing a video of the incident to warn others about the dangers of reckless driving. Acc...
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RCMP in Agassiz pull suspected impaired driver off road
AGASSIZ - As Canadians recognize National Impaired Driving Prevention week, the Upper Fraser Valley Regional RCMP Detachment says they dealt with two impaired driving investigations last week.In its weekly report, Mounties say an officer was conducting proactive patrols when he discovered a vehicle with expired insuran...
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Canadian computer scientist Gilles Brassard co-recipient of A.M. Turing Award
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TSB releases the results of an investigation into an April 2025 fatal small plane crash southeast of Chilliwack
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Mistakes in mountain flying likely led to fatal B.C. plane crash, safety board says
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Chilliwack councillors want more changes before accepting a controversial rezoning proposal
CHILLIWACK - A proposed townhouse development on Keith Wilson Road was sent back to staff Tuesday after several Chilliwack city councillors said they were not comfortable moving forward amid strong neighbourhood opposition. The opposition included a petition with more than 200 signatures expressing concerns.Councillors...
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Atmospheric river
High streamflow warning in place for Chilliwack, Abbotsford and rest of the Fraser Valley
CHILLIWACK - The B.C. River Forecast Centre has issued a high streamflow advisory for waterways in the Fraser Valley. It is one of many areas across the western half of the province placed under a flood watch or a high streamflow advisory as an atmospheric river bears down on the province.It warns residents to stay cle...
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Lytton, B.C., officials 'immediately overwhelmed' by wildfire rebuild, auditor says
The British Columbia government expected the small Village of Lytton to lead its own recovery from the wildfire that destroyed most of the community and killed two people in June 2021, a report from the office of the province's auditor said. But the re...
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Man attempting to drive into Chilliwack pedestrians arrested
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP are recommending charges against a man after a series of incidents along Luckakuck Way last week that prompted multiple calls to police. Mounties were called after reports that a man was attempting to hit pedestrians. Police say the suspect then stopped, jumped out of the vehicle and ran in...
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Mistakes in mountain flying likely led to fatal B.C. plane crash, safety board says
RICHMOND - Investigators say a fatal crash last April of a small plane on a training flight near Abbotsford, B.C., was likely caused by the pilot not following "best practices" for mountain flying. The Transportation Safety Board report was issued Wedn...
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Lululemon founder Chip Wilson says 'deficiencies remain' even after board shakeup
Lululemon Athletica Inc.'s founder says Tuesday's announcement that a longtime board member won't stand for re-election is "a step in the right direction," but his replacement is "underwhelming." Chip Wilson is pleased David Mussafer will step away fro...
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Atmospheric-river drenching persists after 200 mm of rain falls on parts of B.C.
VANCOUVER - The drenching for parts of British Columbia from an atmospheric river event is forecast to continue, adding to more than 200 millimetres of rain for coastal areas since it began earlier this week. Environment Canada says that by 5 p.m. Tues...
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Ontario asks B.C., Quebec to drop electric vehicle targets
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is asking his counterparts in Quebec and British Columbia to drop their electric-vehicle sales targets, saying they are making the country less competitive. In the fall, both provinces scaled back or dropped their pr...
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Photo Gallery: Nowruz Fire Festival marks the Persian New Year
Thousands of people attended the the Nowruz Fire Festival Tuesday in West Vancouver, B.C., marking the Persian New Year. Festivalgoers jumped over open fire pits at the event, hosted by the Iranian Canadian Congress of B.C., in a tradition that symboli...
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Lytton, B.C., officials 'immediately overwhelmed' by wildfire rebuild, auditor says
The British Columbia government expected the small Village of Lytton to lead its own recovery from the wildfire that destroyed most of the community and killed two people in June 2021, a report from the office of the province's auditor said. But the re...
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Canadian computer scientist Gilles Brassard co-recipient of A.M. Turing Award
A Canadian computer scientist is one of this year's recipients of a prestigious award nicknamed the Nobel Prize of computing. Université de Montréal professor Gilles Brassard has won the A.M. Turing Prize with IBM Research scientist Charles H. Bennett....
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CP NewsAlert: Charges stayed on Saskatchewan cult leader Romana Didulo
SWIFT CURRENT, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA - Crown prosecutors have stayed charges against a cult leader whose group made life miserable for residents of a Saskatchewan village. Romana Didulo had been charged with failing to comply with an undertaking and int...
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Tim Hortons white and pink donut mugs recalled due to burn hazard
TORONTO - Health Canada has announced a recall of Tim Hortons ceramic mugs because they may crack or break when filled with hot liquid. The affected mugs are white on the outside and pink on the inside, with a pink handle and a chocolate dip donut des...
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Greer says U.S. trade talks with Canada lagging behind those with Mexico
WASHINGTON - United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says talks with Canada ahead of the mandatory review of the continental trade pact are lagging behind those with Mexico. Speaking on Fox Business today, Greer says talks are moving ahead wi...
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Man arrested for identity theft no longer with CRA, federal agency says
VANCOUVER - The Canada Revenue Agency says a worker arrested in Vancouver for alleged identity theft and trafficking of private information is no longer with the agency. A spokesman with the agency did not say when Yoan Zola's employment with the agenc...
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Canada's population edged lower in fourth quarter as non-permanent residents drop
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country's population edged down in the fourth quarter, dipping 0.2 per cent. The agency says preliminary estimates indicate the population fell by 103,504 people from Oct. 1, 2025 to Jan. 1, 2026 to bring the number ...
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World
Pakistan and Afghanistan announce temporary pause in fighting, 2 days after deadly Kabul strike
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday declared a temporary pause in escalating fighting, two days after Kabul blamed Islamabad for a deadly airstrike in the Afghan capital that it said killed hundreds of people at a drug rehab...
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WADA delays decision over potential ban of Trump from major sporting events until after World Cup
The World Anti-Doping Agency on Tuesday put off a decision about barring government officials from major sporting events if their countries voluntarily withhold dues, pushing a potential conflict with President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials unt...
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At least 17 dead in fighting on Sudan's border with Chad, aid group says
CAIRO (AP) - The latest heavy fighting between warring parties along Sudan 's border with Chad has killed 17 people and left many seriously wounded, a medical group said. Health authorities received 123 wounded people at a newly built hos...
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Penguins captain Sidney Crosby to return from lower-body injury in game against Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Sidney Crosby is back. The Pittsburgh Penguins captain will return to the lineup on Wednesday night against Carolina after missing nearly a month with a lower-body injury sustained while competing for Canada at the Milan Cortina Ol...
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Canada's Einarson bounces back in women's world curling with win over Turkey
CALGARY - Kerri Einarson's curling team welcomed a quick win after a short night at the women's world championship. Turkey shook hands after six ends in a 9-3 loss to Canada on Wednesday morning. Einarson and company rebounded from an extra-end defeat ...
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Veteran skip Mike McEwen joins forces with Rylan Kleiter on new curling team
SASKATOON - Veteran skip Mike McEwen's run as a curling free agent lasted less than a week. The 45-year-old Winnipeg resident will fill a vacancy on Rylan Kleiter's Saskatoon-based side on a new-look Team Mike McEwen, the rink said Wednesday in a post...
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