Missing teen
Abbotsford PD seeks help locating a 15-year-old teen who was once reported missing from Chilliwack
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department is appealing for help in locating a missing 15-year-old teenager from the Fraser Valley. According to a statement, the Abbotsford PD says Jack Terpstra, who was previously reported missing from Chilliwack in late November 2025, was last seen in the 3100 block of Wheel Avenu...
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Police investigation
Langley RCMP aware of alleged threats made at local middle school
LANGLEY - A spokesperson for the Langley RCMP detachment says police are aware of alleged threats made by a student toward other students at a Langley middle school last week. A Langley parent told Fraser Valley Today this past week that her son and three other students received a death threat from a fellow student, a ...
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Multi-jurisdictional investigation
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Tentative labour deal reached with 26,000 B.C. community health workers in B.C.
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Fraser Valley
Motor vehicle incident
Abbotsford road shut down after vehicle crashes, strikes power pole
ABBOTSFORD - A rural Abbotsford road located east of the Abbotsford Airport was closed Tuesday morning after a vehicle struck a power pole. According to a statement from the Abbotsford Police Department, first responders were called to Huntingdon Road between McCallum Road and Gladwin Road for a motor vehicle crash.Pol...
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Legal battle
Former Chilliwack school trustee to contest $750,000 penalty for anti-SOGI campaign
VANCOUVER - The lawyer for former Chilliwack, B.C., school trustee Barry Neufeld says he will be filing a court challenge against a ruling by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal that he poisoned the workplaces of LGBTQ+ staff members with a public campaign ...
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B.C. police release photo of now-deported extortion suspect in appeal for information
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., have released the image of a foreign national suspected of involvement in a wave of extortion gripping the region. The Surrey Police Service says 22-year-old Lovebir Singh has been removed from Canada, but they've rele...
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New retail store
New Chilliwack retail store under construction gears up for spring opening
CHILLIWACK - As construction activities continue on its interior, a retail franchise that purchases and sells gently used attire, shoes and accessories is moving closer to its opening in Chilliwack this spring. According to its social media channels, interviews are set to begin soon for job openings at Plato's Closet, ...
Feb 23, 2026
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British Columbia
Tentative labour deal reached with 26,000 B.C. community health workers in B.C.
VANCOUVER - The Community Bargaining Association representing more than 26,000 health workers in British Columbia says a tentative deal has been reached with the province after the last agreement expired almost a year ago. The association says in a new...
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One believed to be dead in Fraser Lake, B.C., fire that destroyed inn and business
FRASER LAKE - Police in Fraser Lake, B.C., say a man is missing and thought to be dead after a fire destroyed a local inn and an adjacent business. RCMP say the fire at the Fraser Lake Inn was reported early Sunday morning. Emergency responders arrive...
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British Columbia business leaders call for PST expansion to be scrapped
VICTORIA - A coalition of business leaders says British Columbia's government must scrap the planned expansion of provincial sales tax to a range of professional services, saying it will depress economic growth and send business to other provinces. Bri...
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B.C. man arrested on allegations of distribution of child exploitation material
SURREY - A Metro Vancouver man has been arrested for allegedly possessing and distributing child sexual abuse and exploitation material. Mounties say the 52-year-old man from Surrey, B.C., was arrested last Wednesday in Maple Ridge. Police say a search...
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Heavy snowfall recorded in Whistler, B.C., and across southern part of province
WHISTLER - The recent cold and wet weather that struck parts of British Columbia has left heavy snowfall in several elevated locations, including the ski resort community of Whistler. Environment Canada says the renowned ski resort reported 24 centimet...
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From rent hikes to damages: Understanding the basics of rental agreements
Every province and territory has already done the heavy lifting of what's legal, and what's not, in rental agreements. Your job is to learn about it. Tenancy laws vary by province, and educational resources are easily accessible online for renters to l...
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Canada
Proposed Ring of Fire mine in northern Ontario clears another regulatory hurdle
TORONTO - A proposed mine in Ontario's Ring of Fire region has cleared another regulatory hurdle despite a First Nation's protest. The federal government has decided not to designate Wyloo's Eagle's Nest project for an impact assessment, which examines...
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Alberta challenge to federal project review law being heard in court, again
CALGARY - Alberta is taking another run at having a court strike down federal project review legislation. The Alberta Court of Appeal started hearing the province's second challenge to Ottawa's Impact Assessment Act in Calgary on Tuesday. The act set...
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Parti Québécois surges with 4th byelection win, as Conservatives see path to growth
MONTRÉAL - Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says his party's fourth consecutive byelection victory is a sign that Quebecers are ready for profound change. PQ candidate Marie-Karlynn Laflamme won the byelection in the Chicoutimi riding on...
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Quebec father who drowned kids in 2022 wraps testimony at his murder trial
MONTREAL - A Quebec man who has admitted to drowning two of his children in 2022 has concluded his testimony at his first-degree murder trial. Kamaljit Arora, 49, was questioned numerous times by the Crown about the search history on his cellphone tha...
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Relative of Tumbler Ridge shooter is arrested in Alberta, accused of attempted murder
CALGARY - Alberta RCMP say a relative of Tumbler Ridge shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar has been arrested in an attempted murder investigation. They say in a statement that Jacob Jan Van Rootselaar was arrested on an outstanding warrant last Thursday in Sy...
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Ottawa spending $3.7 billion to boost military housing stock
OTTAWA - The federal government will spend $3.7 billion to build 6,000 more housing units for Canada's military, Defence Minister David McGuinty said on Tuesday. McGuinty made the announcement at CFB Uplands in Ottawa, but could not provide a timeline ...
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World
Louvre Museum's director resigns in wake of jewels heist in Paris
PARIS (AP) - The director of the Louvre Museum who had been under fire since the stunning and embarrassing heist of the French Crown jewels in October has stepped down from the position, French President Emmanuel Macron 's office said Tuesday. ...
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Sudanese paramilitary forces kill at least 28 people in an attack in Darfur, medical group says
CAIRO (AP) - An attack by Sudanese paramilitary forces on a stronghold of a Darfur tribal leader left at least 28 people dead, a doctors group said Tuesday, the latest in a devastating war with no resolution in sight. The paramilitary Ra...
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European officials visit Ukraine to show support as country marks 4 years of Russia's all-out war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - More than a dozen senior European officials arrived in the Ukrainian capital on Tuesday in a show of support on the fourth anniversary of Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine - a grim anniversary in a war that has killed tens of th...
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Sports
'Heading for disaster': Laurent Dubreuil denounces lack of amateur athlete funding
MONTRÉAL - Canadian long track speedskater Laurent Dubreuil is sounding the alarm about the lack of funding for Canadian amateur sports and the consequences it could have on the country's success at the Winter Olympics going forward. The Quebec native ...
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Proposed Ring of Fire mine in northern Ontario clears another regulatory hurdle
TORONTO - A proposed mine in Ontario's Ring of Fire region has cleared another regulatory hurdle despite a First Nation's protest. The federal government has decided not to designate Wyloo's Eagle's Nest project for an impact assessment, which examines...
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Lions boost secondary by adding veteran defensive back Jamal Parker
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have signed defensive back Jamal Parker, the CFL club announced Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 28-year-old from Pennsauken, N.J., had 36 defensive tackles, one interception, and a 60-yard fumble return tou...
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