Closures of rec sites and campgrounds
Multiple recreation sites west of Harrison Lake closed due to tree danger
HARRISON/AGASSIZ - A Facebook group says five camping sites near Harrison Lake or west of the lake and managed by the Sts'ailes band have been temporarily closed for safety reasons effective immediately.According to a notice from the West Harrison Camping & Reservations Group, Sts'ailes has informed the public that...
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Police investigation
Two people found dead in Langley Monday morning: RCMP
LANGLEY - A spokesperson for the Langley RCMP detachment has confirmed two people have been found dead in the 21000 block of 16 Avenue earlier today.According to a statement from Langley RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, police in Langley responded to a report of a suspicious incident on 16 Avenue at 11:16 a.m. Mon...
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Gunman, reportedly age 89, opens fire at 2 locations in Greek capital, wounding several people
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CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
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Fraser Valley
First responders
Maple Ridge Mounties investigate marine incident near Port Haney Wharf involving adult male
MAPLE RIDGE - First responders in Maple Ridge were called to an area near the Port Haney Wharf Monday morning after getting a report that an adult male may have fallen into the Fraser River and did not resurface. According to a statement from police, Maple Ridge RCMP members were called to a marine incident in the 2240...
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Outhouse burned
Outhouse at mountain bike parking lot burned: Chilliwack RCMP
CULTUS LAKE - A spokesperson for the Chilliwack RCMP detachment says police received a report that an outhouse at a mountain biking parking lot near Cultus Lake was recently burned. Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener told Fraser Valley Today in an email that officers were approached by someone from a b...
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Public hearing
Public hearing set for plan to convert 3 homes into 16-unit seniors housing complex in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A public hearing will be held in early May around a proposed plan to convert three single-family homes east of Little Mountain into 16 units of seniors housing. According to item 7.13 on last week's Chilliwack City Council agenda, the City of Chilliwack has received a proposal to rezone 9660, 9672 and 9682...
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Helping others in need
Chilliwack pet food bank receives big boost from generous Lions Club members
CHILLIWACK - Volunteers from a Chilliwack pet food bank society got a big morale boost during the month of April thanks to the generosity of the Chilliwack Dogwood Monarch Lions Club, and from a successful fundraiser held this past weekend. Julie Chadwick from Zoey's Pawsome Pet Society tells Fraser Valley Today that t...
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British Columbia
Fires, drought and water woes to begin B.C.'s wildfire season
VANCOUVER - A cluster of wildfires are burning in British Columbia, many of them on land that is already parched, marking the beginning of a season that has some officials planning for how to conserve water. The couple of dozen fires burning are mostly...
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Homicide probe begins after two bodies found in semi-rural part of Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY - Homicide investigators have been called to a semi-rural neighbourhood in Langley, B.C., where two people have been found dead. RCMP say officers were called to the 21,000-block of 16 Avenue at 11:16 a.m. on Monday after a report of a "suspici...
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B.C. to allow killing of abandoned domestic sheep to protect the wild animals
VICTORIA - The B.C. government has changed its regulations to give wildlife officers more power to kill escaped or abandoned domestic sheep to order to protect wild sheep populations. The province says it has changed how domestic sheep are classified u...
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Trial of ex-Mountie charged with security offence concludes in B.C. court
VANCOUVER - The trial of a former Mountie accused of a security offence in relation to his work helping the Chinese government has concluded in British Columbia Supreme Court, with his defence counsel saying prosecutors hadn't proved their case that wa...
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Intimate partner-related deaths in B.C. 'overwhelmingly preventable,' report says
VANCOUVER - A death review panel convened by British Columbia's chief coroner says 135 deaths they studied in relation to intimate partner violence were "overwhelmingly preventable." The deaths occurred between 2016 and 2024 over 107 attacks and includ...
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Man arrested after officer allegedly hit in face at logging protest in B.C. Interior
SALMO - Two men have been arrested after police tried to remove a small group of protesters blocking a logging road in the British Columbia Interior, with one man allegedly hitting an officer in the face during the arrest. Salmo RCMP say the arrests ha...
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Canada
In the news today: Economic update, OPP officer dead, Parents on social media ban
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Prime Minister Mark Carney promises 'good news' in spring economic update Prime Minister Mark Carney is suggesting there will be "good news" about Ottawa's fiscal ...
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Fires, drought and water woes to begin B.C.'s wildfire season
VANCOUVER - A cluster of wildfires are burning in British Columbia, many of them on land that is already parched, marking the beginning of a season that has some officials planning for how to conserve water. The couple of dozen fires burning are mostly...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney promises 'good news' in spring economic update
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says the Liberals are "good fiscal managers" - and he'll have the chance to prove it when the federal government tables its spring economic update Tuesday afternoon. The federal government typically tables mid-year u...
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OPP officer dead after crash on Highway 401 in Cobourg: police
COBOURG - Sgt. Brandon Malcolm was a respected police officer whose life was "taken far too soon" while on duty in a highway crash east of Toronto, said Ontario Provincial Police commissioner Thomas Carrique on Monday. "Hearts are broken," Carrique tol...
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Royal Canadian Mint reviewing allegations about gold from tainted Colombian mines
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Mint says it has initiated a full review in response to allegations some of its gold comes from a region of Colombia where drug cartels control mines. Mint spokesperson Deneen Perrin says as soon as the mint learned of the a...
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Canada mulls observer role in fighter jet program with Italy, U.K., Japan: McGuinty
OTTAWA - Defence Minister David McGuinty confirms Canada is looking into getting involved in a program run by a coalition of countries to develop a sixth-generation fighter jet. But McGuinty says Canada has not yet made a final decision on whether to o...
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World
Gunman, reportedly age 89, opens fire at 2 locations in Greek capital, wounding several people
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A gunman opened fire at a social security office and at a courthouse in central Athens on Tuesday, wounding several people, Greek authorities said. A police operation was underway to locate the gunman, who Greek media reported was...
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Rescuers recover last victims from Indonesia train wreck that killed 14 and injured dozens
BEKASI, Indonesia (AP) - Rescuers finished removing victims from a damaged commuter train car Tuesday, confirming that the crash outside Indonesia's capital killed 14 people, all of whom were women. The crash occurred Monday when a long-d...
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Islamic State militants kill at least 29 in an attack on a village in northeastern Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Militants with the Islamic State group attacked a village overnight in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 29 people, authorities said Monday. It was the latest violence in Africa's most populous country that has long been batt...
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Sports
Theodore's overtime goal lifts Golden Knights to 5-4 win over Mammoth; series tied 2-all
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Shea Theodore scored on a snap shot from the high slot with 51.5 seconds left in overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Utah Mammoth 5-4 on Monday night after squandering a three-goal lead, tying their first-round playoff ...
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Suarez shines as Red Sox blank Blue Jays 5-0 in opener of three-game series
TORONTO - With one month of the regular season complete, the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox have both spent time in the American League East Division basement. Bigger things were expected from both clubs in 2026. "I'm sure there's like five, six...
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Penguins fend off elimination again with 3-2 win over Flyers in Game 5
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Connor Dewar, Kris Letang and Elmer Soderblom scored and the Pittsburgh Penguins avoided elimination for the second time in 48 hours with a 3-2 win over Philadelphia in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Monday night. Sidne...
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