Fraser Valley

Ninth Council
Chilliwack's next mayor and council to be sworn in tonight
CHILLIWACK - A new chapter at Chilliwack City Hall gets underway tonight as Mayor Jason Lum and six councillors take their oaths of office at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre and formally begin a four-year term. Festivities get underway at 6 p.m. as Chilliwack's ninth council of Mayor Jason Paul Lum and Councillors Sebas...
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Weekend games at the Coliseum
100-year-old veteran to drop the puck this weekend during Chilliwack Chiefs Remembrance Day game
CHILLIWACK - Puck drops from a 100-year-old veteran as well as a former Carolina Hurricanes draft pick are among the highlights of two upcoming Chilliwack Chiefs games. After 32 days on the road, the Chilliwack Chiefs return to the Chilliwack Coliseum for back-to-back games this weekend. This Friday, November 6, is Gre...
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Police investigation
22-year-old man in critical condition after being shot Monday night in Surrey: SPS
SURREY - A 22-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot Monday night in the Surrey Central area of the city. Surrey Police Service spokesperson Sgt. Ali Gailus says frontline officers responded to a report of shots fired at approximately 9:42 p.m. on Monday evening, Nov. 2, in the 9000 block of Snowdon Pla...
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Legal challenge
Chilliwack-area First Nation launches legal challenge against Pacific Link Pipeline
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack-area First Nation says it has launched a judicial review asking a federal court to set aside the listing approval of the Pacific Link Pipeline, asserting that Canada acted "unlawfully and dishonourably in making its decision."According to a news release dated Monday, November 2, Chea...
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British Columbia

One dead, one missing in suspected grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola, B.C.
BELLA COOLA - One person is dead and another is missing after a suspected grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola, B.C., a year after an attack on a group of schoolchildren in the same community. The British Columbia Conservation Officer Service said the ...
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Tumbler Ridge victim Maya Gebala recognized with heroism award from U.S. foundation
TUMBLER RIDGE - Maya Gebala, who was badly injured during the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., has received the first international award from a U.S.-based charity that was formed in the aftermath of another school shooting. The Youth Peace and Ju...
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Ostrich farm sues for loss of dietary pill business, says projected revenue was $200M
The owners of a British Columbia farm where hundreds of ostriches were killed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is suing the government and police, claiming the loss of a business with revenue it projected at $200 million. The lawsuit by Universal...
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One injured in Vancouver neighbourhood after 25 e-bike riders disrupt Halloween
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver are issuing a warning to youth riding electric dirt bikes on city streets after multiple families on Halloween night reported a group of two dozen riders driving dangerously in their neighbourhood. Police say Halloween i...
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B.C. tribunal rules X can't be fined for not deleting intimate image
A tribunal ruling in British Columbia suggests international internet companies can't be forced to delete intimate images under provincial legislation designed to protect people from having such pictures shared without their consent. British Columbia's...
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Man critically injured in Surrey, B.C., shooting overnight
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., are investigating a shooting where a man has been critically injured. Police were called at 9:42 p.m. Monday to the 9000 block of Snowdon Place, where officers say they found signs of injury along with evidence consist...
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Canada

Elections chief issues warning about AI's influence on voters
OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer is raising concerns about the rising influence of AI on the democratic process. Stéphane Perrault says voters are now more likely to use AI agents than Elections Canada's official website to get names of politi...
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AFN chief says no one besides Carney, Kinew talked about abolishing Indian Act
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the only leaders to discuss abolishing the Indian Act during a landmark meeting last week were Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and Prime Minister Mark Carney. Carney said after the meeting th...
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Head of UN relief praises Canada, calls for accountability in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan
OTTAWA - The United Nations' global head of humanitarian issues is praising Canada for helping the world's most vulnerable even as he calls for accountability for the wars driving suffering worldwide. "Canada has become a humanitarian superpower," Tom ...
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One dead, one missing in suspected grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola, B.C.
BELLA COOLA - One person is dead and another is missing after a suspected grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola, B.C., a year after an attack on a group of schoolchildren in the same community. The British Columbia Conservation Officer Service said the ...
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Tumbler Ridge victim Maya Gebala recognized with heroism award from U.S. foundation
TUMBLER RIDGE - Maya Gebala, who was badly injured during the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., has received the first international award from a U.S.-based charity that was formed in the aftermath of another school shooting. The Youth Peace and Ju...
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Ostrich farm sues for loss of dietary pill business, says projected revenue was $200M
The owners of a British Columbia farm where hundreds of ostriches were killed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is suing the government and police, claiming the loss of a business with revenue it projected at $200 million. The lawsuit by Universal...
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