Inmate Assault
Abbotsford inmate hospitalized after assault with multiple assailants
ABBOTSFORD - The Correctional Service of Canada says an inmate has been taken to hospital after an assault at Matsqui Institution, a medium-security facility in Abbotsford.The incident took place last week, on September 10. Staff evaluated the injured inmate and took them to an outside hospital. The inmate has since re...
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Combative Suspect
[VIDEO] Plainclothes AbbyPD officer puts theft suspect in sleeper hold for resisting arrest
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department is responding to a video making the rounds on social media of a plainclothes officer arresting a "combative" suspect Thursday evening (Sept. 17). In a statement to Fraser Valley Today, AbbyPD said that just after 5 p.m., a complainant reported that a woman came in...
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Corey Seager's RBI double helps Rangers beat sloppy Blue Jays 7-1 and close gap in playoff race
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Fraser Valley
Canadian Walk for Veterans
Veterans in Chilliwack, Abbotsford join forces in annual fundraiser for the Forces
CHILLIWACK - Local veterans, civilians and members of the Canadian Armed Forces are linking up to support Canadian military members and their families at this year's Canadian Walk for Veterans.Chilliwack is set to start the three-kilometre loop at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 19, at the All Sappers Memorial Park on 5...
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Drug Investigation
AbbyPD details involvement in multi-city drug trafficking investigation
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford police are giving an update on their involvement in a multi-jurisdictional drug trafficking investigation that started at home. In April 2025, AbbyPD patrol officers spotted a man related to a local drug trafficking ring driving around despite being banned from doing so. Police then arrested the...
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Weekly Snapshot
Resident allegedly pulls out gun in neighbour dispute about bears: Hope RCMP
HOPE - Hope Mounties continue to investigate after neighbourly beef led to a now-seized piece, according to the detachment's biweekly snapshot.Between August 31 and September 13, investigators say an argument ensued after a motorist reportedly aggravated two bears in a backyard being watched by residents.The argument e...
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Public works improvements
Work begins on new four-lane Abbotsford overpass
ABBOTSFORD - Work has begun on a new four-lane overcrossing in Abbotsford now that the Emil Anderson Group has been awarded a contract from the provincial government.In a statement from the Ministry of Transportation and Transit, the province says work is getting underway on the new Peardonville Road crossing in Abbots...
Sep 17, 2026
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British Columbia
Penticton, B.C., city councillor convicted of sex offences, city says seat vacant
PENTICTON - The City of Penticton says James Miller will not be returning to his position as a city councillor after being convicted of an indictable criminal offence. The Penticton Herald reports that Miller, who was also the managing editor of that n...
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Two boys abducted in Alberta found safe in B.C., mother and partner charged: RCMP
BEAVERLODGE - RCMP say two young boys who were allegedly abducted in Alberta more than two months ago by their mother and her partner have been found safe in British Columbia. The boys, ages four and six, were found Thursday at a rural property in West...
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What would a Canada-EU energy alliance look like?
CALGARY - Canada has the potential to bolster Europe's energy security through a new alliance, but experts say it doesn't necessarily mean tankers crossing the Atlantic Ocean laden with oil or liquefied natural gas. Prime Minister Mark Carney was in St...
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Conservatives in chaos as eight join CentreBC and Eby says no decision on early vote
The self-destruction of the British Columbia Conservatives has birthed a right-of-centre alternative in the provincial legislature, which faces the prospect of an early election call by Premier David Eby to take advantage of chaos in Opposition ranks. ...
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Drought conditions persist across southern B.C. despite recent rainfall
VICTORIA - British Columbia's southern Interior is facing "entrenched" drought conditions despite recent rainfall. The River Forecast Centre says in its latest water scarcity bulletin that many groundwater monitoring wells in the region "continue to r...
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Clutch moments galore, on friends' epic road trip from Vancouver to Arctic and back
VANCOUVER - When Jaden Konishi rolled his 1986 Porsche 944 into Vancouver after an 8,000-kilometre road trip to the Arctic Circle, he had a surplus of new memories but no clutch. It had died about 3,000 kilometres earlier, somewhere in the Yukon's Tomb...
Sep 18, 2026
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Canada
Carney set to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to attend the United Nations General Assembly next week as geopolitical instability, war and U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to dismantle the multilateral order hang over the event. Carney will not give ...
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AFN invites premiers, Carney to ceremony ahead of October meeting
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations has invited premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney to a daylong ceremony ahead of their October meeting. The premiers, Carney and First Nations representatives are set to meet in Ottawa on Oct. 26 - the first suc...
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Liberals not promising to sanction NHL's Alex Ovechkin over Putin commercial
OTTAWA - Liberal MPs are condemning a pro hockey player's support for the Putin regime - but are stopping short of calling for him to be banned from Canada. The Ukrainian Canadian Congress is calling on Ottawa to sanction and ban Washington Capitals ca...
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Fréchette meets Montreal mayor amid fallout over baby in homeless camp
MONTREAL - Coalition Avenir Québec Leader Christine Fréchette changed her schedule to meet Montreal's mayor on Friday, as the discovery of a one-year-old child at a homeless encampment continued to send waves through the provincial election campaign. F...
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Conservatives in chaos as eight join CentreBC and Eby says no decision on early vote
The self-destruction of the British Columbia Conservatives has birthed a right-of-centre alternative in the provincial legislature, which faces the prospect of an early election call by Premier David Eby to take advantage of chaos in Opposition ranks. ...
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Conservative Larry Brock formally resigns from House of Commons
OTTAWA - Conservative Larry Brock says he has resigned from the House of Commons, ending five years as the MP for Brantford-Brant South. Brock announced his plans to step down last month, saying he planned to return to the office of the Crown prosecuto...
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World
Cuba hit with another blackout as millions across the island are left without electricity
HAVANA (AP) - Cuba's power grid collapsed once again on Friday, leaving millions of people across the island without electricity for at least the sixth time since U.S. President Donald Trump cut off fuel to the island in January. The Mini...
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Trump to meet acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez in New York next week, White House says
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump will meet with Delcy Rodriguez, the acting president of Venezuela, for the first time next week since his administration carried out an operation to capture the nation's former leader and effectively put Rodrigu...
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Trump signs sweeping Russia sanctions bill, aiming to choke off funds for Moscow in Ukraine war
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday signed into law a sweeping sanctions package targeting Russian officials and key pillars of its economy that is meant to punish and pressure Moscow for its ongoing war against Ukraine. Th...
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Sports
Corey Seager's RBI double helps Rangers beat sloppy Blue Jays 7-1 and close gap in playoff race
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Corey Seager had an RBI double in a four-run second inning fueled by a throwing error, and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1 on Friday night in the opener of a series matching AL playoff chasers. The Rangers (77-7...
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Short-handed Tempo can't keep up with Fever duo Mitchell, Clark in yet another loss
TORONTO - The short-handed Toronto Tempo gave it the old college try, but the sharp-shooting guard Indiana Fever tandem of Kelsey Mitchell and Caitlin Clark proved too much for the WNBA expansion team on Friday. Mitchell scored a game-high 33 points an...
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Davis Alexander leads Montreal Alouettes to 37-25 road win over Hamilton Tiger-Cats
HAMILTON - Davis Alexander and the Montreal Alouettes continue to take care of business in the East Division. Alexander threw two TD passes to power Montreal past the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 37-25 in the annual Hall of Fame game Friday night. The Alouettes...
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