Confirmed fatality
17-year-old girl tragically deceased after a vehicle crashed into a B.C. river: RCMP
KEREMEOS - Mounties in Keremeos are investigating a fatal single-vehicle motor vehicle incident in Keremeos that resulted in the tragic death of a 17-year-old girl. BC RCMP spokesperson Corporal Brett Urano said emergency responders were called to the area of River Road and Bridge Street in Keremeos Tuesday night, Oct....
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Provincial election
Healthcare professional looks to make inroads as BC Greens candidate in the Fraser Valley
FRASER VALLEY - A healthcare professional, student and advocate with more than 25 years of experience in the health care sector says she's running in this month's provincial election from the Fraser Valley to advocate for greater affordability and stronger healthcare. According to her biography on the BC Greens' websit...
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Former ISIS bride pleads guilty to terror-related charge in B.C. court
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Summer holiday
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Mike Ditka, the quintessential Chicago Bear and a Pro Football Hall of Famer, dies at 86
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Border enforcement
Canadian arrested in Point Roberts for alleged unlawful entry; vehicle and marijuana seized
POINT ROBERTS, WASHINGTON - Federal immigration authorities in Washington say they have arrested a Canadian citizen for illegally entering Point Roberts from Canada, resulting in the seizure of a vehicle and marijuana. In a brief statement posted to social media on Wednesday, October 7, Border Patrol agents from the Bl...
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International Connection
Hope mayor celebrated sister-city tied at Japanese navel reception
HOPE - Hope Mayor Victor Smith celebrated the community's sister-city relationship with Izu, Japan, during a reception aboard a Japanese naval vessel in North Vancouver.Smith represented the District of Hope at the Sept. 15 reception aboard JS Kashima at Burrard Dry Dock Pier, during a visit by the Japan Maritime Self-...
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Operational adjustment
CBSA to adjust operating hours at Fraser Valley border crossing
ALDERGROVE - The federal government will adjust its hours of operation at a Fraser Valley border crossing starting next month to better align with permanent year-round daylight saving time. According to a statement, the Canada Border Services Agency says it will adjust its opening and closing times at nine land ports o...
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Reported outages
Update: Power restored to thousands of customers in Cultus Lake, Abbotsford
UPDATE #2, 9:45 A.M.: Power has now been restored to customers in the Cultus Lake area. There are two minor outages affecting less than 15 customers throughout Chilliwack as of 9:45 a.m. Friday morning, Oct. 9. UPDATE, 8:15 A.M.: Power has been restored in Abbotsford, while the outage in Cultus Lake is still active as ...
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British Columbia
Former ISIS bride pleads guilty to terror-related charge in B.C. court
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia woman who married an Islamic State fighter has pleaded guilty to terrorist-related charges in a Vancouver court. The Public Prosecution Service of Canada confirms that Kimberly Polman pleaded guilty on Thursday to leavin...
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Galloway testifies of 'numerous' faculty-student relationships in UBC arts program
VANCOUVER - Author and former University of B.C. creative writing chair Steven Galloway says there was no prohibition on sexual relationships between students and faculty, and he knows of "numerous instances" of similar relationships in the university'...
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One dead, one injured in Burnaby, B.C., house fire; police investigating cause
BURNABY - One person is dead after a house fire in the Metro Vancouver city of Burnaby on Friday. RCMP say they were called to the fire in a home on Douglas Road near Norfolk Street in the South Burnaby neighbourhood at around 4:30 a.m. Police say that...
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B.C. campaign: Dumped Conservative 'truly sorry' for posts, Eby says it's a disgrace
Here are some of the latest developments in the British Columbia election campaign. DITCHED CANDIDATE 'TRULY SORRY' A candidate for British Columbia's provincial election, kicked out of the Conservative party over online posts the NDP called racist, sa...
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Border services changes hours because B.C. isn't changing its clocks
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's decision to end time changes has prompted the Canada Border Services Agency to alter its opening hours at nine land crossings to align with neighbouring U.S. ports of entry. British Columbia is adopting year-round daylig...
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Nine-vehicle collision on B.C.'s Alex Fraser Bridge sends two to hospital
DELTA - Police in Delta, B.C., say they are investigating a nine-vehicle crash on the Alex Fraser Bridge that sent two people to hospital with serious injuries. The department says officers were called shortly after midnight Friday to the crash in th...
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Canada
Former ISIS bride pleads guilty to terror-related charge in B.C. court
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia woman who married an Islamic State fighter has pleaded guilty to terrorist-related charges in a Vancouver court. The Public Prosecution Service of Canada confirms that Kimberly Polman pleaded guilty on Thursday to leavin...
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Canada backs International Criminal Court after U.S. imposes sanctions
OTTAWA - Canada signed a joint statement in support of the International Criminal Court after the United States moved to sanction the organization today. The statement says the signatories strongly disagree with the sanctions and reaffirm their "contin...
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FBI arrests Canadian in ShinyHunters hack of the bureau's jobs portal
OTTAWA - The RCMP says a Canadian has been arrested by the FBI in connection with an attack from a criminal hacking group which breached the bureau's jobs portal and obtained sensitive and personal data on nearly all the FBI's employees. FBI Director K...
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Galloway testifies of 'numerous' faculty-student relationships in UBC arts program
VANCOUVER - Author and former University of B.C. creative writing chair Steven Galloway says there was no prohibition on sexual relationships between students and faculty, and he knows of "numerous instances" of similar relationships in the university'...
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Special House committee votes to push forward major projects bill
OTTAWA - A special House of Commons committee created to study the Liberals' new economic bill agreed Friday to limit the period it can receive submissions and hear from witnesses. Members of Parliament passed a motion to begin clause-by-clause conside...
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Here's what to know about flu, COVID-19 and RSV this respiratory virus season
TORONTO - Respiratory virus specialists say Canadians should get their flu shot as soon as it becomes available in their area this fall. Most provinces will start providing the flu vaccine to the general public by the end of October and it will be fre...
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World
Mike Ditka, the quintessential Chicago Bear and a Pro Football Hall of Famer, dies at 86
CHICAGO (AP) - Mike Ditka, who personified the toughness and grit of Chicago in a Hall of Fame career as a player and coach of the Bears and the leader of arguably the most dominant team in NFL history, has died. He was 86. Ditka's family...
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Two powerful earthquakes and multiple aftershocks rock Panama
PANAMA CITY (AP) - Two powerful 7.7 and 6.6 magnitude earthquakes and a series of aftershocks struck Panama Friday afternoon, collapsing buildings near the epicenter and prompting evacuations across the country, the U.S. Geological Survey said. ...
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Vance expresses doubts about Pentagon plan to livestream Fort Hood shooter's execution
HEBRON, Ky. (AP) - Vice President JD Vance cast doubt on Friday whether the Pentagon will livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan in December but told reporters that if it is livestreamed, "I'm not going to be watching it." ...
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Sports
Mike Ditka, the quintessential Chicago Bear and a Pro Football Hall of Famer, dies at 86
CHICAGO (AP) - Mike Ditka, who personified the toughness and grit of Chicago in a Hall of Fame career as a player and coach of the Bears and the leader of arguably the most dominant team in NFL history, has died. He was 86. Ditka's family...
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Ruck earns second silver, Knox third bronze for Canada at swimming World Cup
TASHKENT - Canadian swimmers Taylor Ruck and Finlay Knox added to their medal hauls Friday at the second stop of the three-meet World Aquatics Swimming World Cup series. Ruck, a four-time Olympic medallist from Kelowna, B.C., captured silver in the wom...
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De Goede to captain Canada in rugby rematches with world champion England
TORONTO - World Rugby's reigning women's player of the year Sophie de Goede will captain Canada in its upcoming matches against world champion England. The Victoria native, who led Canada to last year's Women's Rugby World Cup final, headlines a 31-pla...
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