Traffic stop
23-year-old Mission man sorry for fleeing from police after Mounties conduct safety check
MISSION - Police in Mission say a 23-year-old Mission man who was allegedly slumped over behind the steering wheel of his Ram 1500 pickup truck has apologized for fleeing from police after Mounties went to check on him this past week. According to a statement from the Mission RCMP detachment, a witness notified police ...
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Criminal activity
Mission-area workplaces targeted by thieves: RCMP
MISSION - Mounties in Mission say two commercial workplaces within its catchment policing area were recently hit by thieves, one of which had a large volume of power tools stolen from its premises. According to a statement from police, one commercial workplace near Hatzic had a number of Dewalt cordless drills, impacts...
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High-risk sex offender
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Fraser Valley
Family Day event
District of Kent to hold free Family Day activities this weekend
AGASSIZ - The District of Kent says it will host a free three-hour event this weekend as part of Family Day activities. The district says the event will be held Saturday, Feb. 14 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Community Recreation & Cultural Centre, 6600 Pioneer Avenue. The activities consist of fun games, inflatable...
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Community
Community grants program to open Monday in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford is partnering with the Abbotsford Community Foundation and the Vancouver Foundation to provide funding for resident-led initiatives through a Neighbourhood Small Grants program.The program makes $17 thousand available to fund small projects that will lead to bringing neighbours toge...
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Charges sworn against suspect
Man charged in semi-trailer theft incidents in Chilliwack, Surrey and other cities, theft estimated at over $1 million
CHILLIWACK/ABBOTSFORD/SURREY/CALGARY - Police in Surrey say several Criminal Code charges have been sworn against a man for his alleged involved in a multi-city semi-trailer theft ring, including Chilliwack, Abbotsford, and Surrey. According to a statement from Surrey Police Service, detectives from the SPS Prolific Of...
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Bylaw contraventions
FVRD alleges bylaw contraventions at Mission property, as unpaid fines exceed $53,000
MISSION - Fraser Valley Regional District staff say a property owner has racked up over $53,000 in fines for allegedly violating building bylaws through unauthorized construction activities at a rural property north of Mission. According to an FVRD staff report dated February 12, 2026 from Sam Sidal, bylaw compliance a...
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British Columbia
Family of Portapique victims offers advice and support to community in Tumbler Ridge
HALIFAX - It was almost six years ago that Tammy Oliver-McCurdie lost her younger sister, brother-in-law and 17-year-old niece in Nova Scotia, all of them victims of the deadliest mass shooting in modern Canadian history. Oliver-McCurdie says that when...
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Police in B.C. investigate four pedestrians struck in separate crashes
Police in three B.C. communities are investigating four vehicle crashes involving pedestrians in the last week. Two women were killed in separate accidents in Surrey, about 13 hours apart. An 81-year-old woman died Wednesday night, while a 45-year-old ...
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'Nomadic lifestyle' of Tumbler Ridge shooter, who created shopping mall massacre game
TUMBLER RIDGE - A picture of the troubled life of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar is emerging, with a court ruling depicting her family's "nomadic lifestyle" and a gaming company removing her account, which was used to create a shoppi...
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Tumbler Ridge killings prompts very different start to B.C. legislative session
VICTORIA - There was no red carpet, no band or the usual 15-gun salute for British Columbia Lt.-Gov. Wendy Cocchia when she entered the legislature Thursday to read the speech from the throne. Instead, she dedicated her speech to the people of Tumbler...
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Prime Minister Carney to attend vigil in Tumbler Ridge Friday with other leaders
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's office has confirmed he will visit Tumbler Ridge, B.C., to attend a vigil on Friday, three days after nine people died in a mass shooting there. Carney, who invited other federal party leaders to join him at the vi...
Feb 12, 2026
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Advocates, experts warn against vilifying transgender people in wake of Tumbler Ridge shooting
Advocates and experts are warning about the danger of vilifying an entire demographic based on the actions of one transgender person in the wake of the school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Their comments come after an independent provincial legislato...
Feb 12, 2026
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Canada
Freeland violated law by answering questions about byelection: commissioner
OTTAWA - The Commissioner of Canada Elections said former Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland unintentionally violated the Elections Act by answering reporters' questions about a 2024 Toronto byelection at two government-organized press conferences A report o...
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What we know about the victims in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
TUMBLER RIDGE - Details have emerged about the eight people killed and two seriously injured in the mass shooting at a high school and a home in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Here's what is known: Zoey Benoit, 12 Lori Hayer says on social media that she got an a...
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Quebec political, business leaders tout Montreal as ideal to host NATO defence bank
MONTREAL - The Quebec government joined Montreal's business and political leaders to bolster the city's candidacy to become the global headquarters for the proposed international Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB). Premier François Legault la...
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MPs agree to fast-track study of budget bill, with confidence vote to follow
OTTAWA - MPs have agreed to fast-track a committee study of the government's main budget bill, setting the stage for what could be a final vote on the legislation by the end of the month. Government House leader Steven MacKinnon introduced a motion aft...
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Carney set to attend vigil in Tumbler Ridge as questions linger about mass shooting
TUMBLER RIDGE - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to visit the northern town of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., where residents continue to mourn and have questions about the mass shooting Tuesday that took the lives of nine people, including the shooter. Carney ...
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Supreme Court invalidates result from spring federal election in Terrebonne riding
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has invalidated a federal Liberal candidate's one-vote victory in last spring's federal election, pushing the governing party further away from a majority in the House of Commons. Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné, the Blo...
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World
New Jersey man found guilty of killing brother and his family, then lighting fires to cover it up
A New Jersey man was convicted Friday of killing four relatives in what prosecutors said was a murder and arson plot spawned by a soured business relationship between the man and his younger brother. Paul Caneiro, 59, was found guilty on ...
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Feds investigating whether 2 ICE officers lied about the shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about the shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis last month. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd ...
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Brazilian au pair gets 10-year sentence for scheme to kill lover's wife and another man
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - An au pair who schemed with her employer-turned-lover to kill his wife and another man received a 10-year sentence on Friday. Prosecutors had recommended immediate release for Juliana Peres Magalhães in exchange for h...
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Sports
Running back Darrell Henderson Jr. signs with Saskatchewan Roughriders
REGINA - Running back Darrell Henderson Jr., who won a Super Bowl with the Los Angeles Rams, signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday. Henderson, 28, was a 2019 third-round pick of the Rams. He spent a total five seasons with the NFL club, ru...
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Catcher Alejandro Kirk the busiest man at Toronto Blue Jays spring training camp
DUNEDIN - Alejandro Kirk is the busiest man at Toronto Blue Jays spring training. The team's starting catcher is getting to know the repertoires of newly acquired pitchers Dylan Cease and Cody Ponce, working on his own hitting and familiarizing himself...
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Paul retires as NBA's All-Star weekend begins, ending a 21-season NBA run
Chris Paul, the "Point God" who was a 12-time All-Star selection and two-time Olympic gold medalist, announced his retirement on Friday in the capper of a 21-season career that will surely merit induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Paul made the...
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