Ongoing Investigation
Burnaby RCMP respond to two threats in local high school this week
BURNABY - Police in Burnaby have been kept busy with unfounded threats at a local school this week.Frontline officers responded to a report at Burnaby North Secondary School just after 1 p.m. on Monday, March 9.RCMP cleared the school and did not believe the threat was credible.A second report of a threat reached polic...
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February Jobs Report
Unemployment rate holds steady in B.C., Fraser Valley in February: StatCan
CHILLIWACK - B.C. may have suffered some job losses in February, but the unemployment rate remains either unmoved - or improved - in the Fraser Valley, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada.Abbotsford-Mission added 2,100 jobs and decreased its unemployment rate from 6.3 per cent in January to 5.7 per cent...
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What's Trending
Trucker caught at B.C. border crossing smuggling bricks of opium from U.S.: CBSA
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Guide Dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
Vancouver Rise sell Canadian forward Holly Ward to NWSL's Seattle Reign
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Old Dominion shooter convicted of Islamic State group ties freed from prison 2 years before attack
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Fraser Valley
Reduced hours
Fraser Health announces reduced hours at Mission Memorial Hospital lasting over 2 weeks
MISSION - The Fraser Health Authority says there will be a service reduction in the emergency department hours at Mission Memorial Hospital that will last over two weeks starting this weekend. In a statement, Fraser Health says Mission Hospital's emergency department will operate from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting this Sat...
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OPINION
YOUR PERSPECTIVE: A Mayor's experience with mental-health disclosure and stigma
As a former Mayor of Harrison Hot Springs, I have always believed that leadership requires honesty - especially when it comes to mental health. In November 2023, I made the decision to publicly disclose a historical mental‑health condition from the 1990s. I did so because I wanted to lead by example. I wanted to show...
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Arrests made
2 men arrested after allegedly robbing Abbotsford bank: AbbyPD
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say two men have been arrested after they allegedly robbed an Abbotsford bank on Sumas Way in early February. Abbotsford PD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker told Fraser Vallley Today via email that AbbyPD patrol officers were called to the 2100 block of Sumas Way on Friday, Feb. 6 at appr...
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Tip leads to drug seizure
Citizen's tip leads to drug seizure at Chilliwack home
CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack say a citizen's tip about unusual foot traffic at a home on Cleveland Avenue has led to a multi-day investigation culminating in a significant drug seizure of meth, fentanyl and more earlier this month.Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener says frontline members were call...
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British Columbia
Trucker caught at B.C. border crossing smuggling bricks of opium from U.S.: CBSA
VANCOUVER - Border agents in Metro Vancouver have intercepted an attempt to smuggle more than 100 bricks of opium into the country. The Canada Border Services Agency said on Friday that the seizure happened on Jan. 9 at the Pacific Highway truck cross...
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MLA wants to scrap B.C.'s Human Rights Code. Some constituents want her gone instead
VICTORIA - A B.C. legislator who has sought to scrap the province's Human Rights Code and ban land acknowledgments, and has blamed the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting on "transgender ideology," is facing a recall campaign from constituents who say she has ...
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B.C. appointed them to map old-growth. Now they say province is failing to save it
Every member of a former panel the British Columbia government appointed to identify old-growth for potential protection in 2021 now says they're concerned about continued logging in those same rare and "irreplaceable" forests. The five former panellis...
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Rockslide closes part of Whistler, B.C., ski resort, no injuries reported
WHISTLER - A large rockslide has closed part of the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort in British Columbia, but the resort says no one was hurt. A statement from Vail Resorts, which owns and operates Whistler Blackcomb, says the rockslide occurred in the vi...
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Overdose deaths down 10% in January as 150 die from toxic drugs, coroner says
VICTORIA - The BC Coroners Service says 150 people died from toxic drugs across the province in January, down 10 per cent from the same month last year. A statement issued Thursday from the service and the Ministry of Public Safety says the decrease, ...
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B.C. reaches deal with professional employees in lengthy labour dispute
VICTORIA - A tentative agreement has been reached with about 1,900 foresters, engineers, lawyers, geoscientists and other publicly employed professionals in British Columbia. The Finance Ministry says in a statement the deal between the province's Pub...
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Canada
Quebec minister says he's open to making police watchdog reports public
MONTRÉAL - Quebec's public security minister says he's open to publicly releasing the reports by the province's independent police watchdog, as is the case with police oversight bodies in other provinces. Ian Lafrenière, himself a former police officer...
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Conservative leader says his plan is 'the only hope' for Canada's auto industry
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he's planning to pitch a "realistic proposal" to end U.S. tariffs on the Canadian auto industry this weekend. He says his proposed auto pact would align regulations between Canada and the U.S. and remo...
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Man charged in murder of Montreal store owner had stabbed to death B.C. woman in 2012
MONTREAL - A man charged with first-degree murder in the death on Thursday of a Montreal convenience store owner has a lengthy criminal record, which includes a conviction in 2015 for stabbing to death a woman in British Columbia. Xavier Gellatly, 35...
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'Overwhelmed' mom of Tumbler Ridge victim Maya Gebala wants no more mail
VANCOUVER - The mother of Tumbler Ridge shooting victim Maya Gebala says they have been "overwhelmed" by letters and packages from well wishers and she's asking them to stop sending any more. Cia Edmonds says in a social media post that her gravely ill...
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Conservatives nominate candidate in Scarborough byelection
OTTAWA - The Conservatives have now named candidates for all three upcoming byelections. The party announced that middle school teacher Diana Filipova will run in Scarborough Southwest. That seat was left vacant after former Liberal cabinet minister Bi...
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Canada will maintain Russian oil sanctions, despite 30-day U.S. pause: Carney
OTTAWA - Canada will maintain its sanctions on Russia and its shadow fleet of oil transports, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's move to ease sanctions, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday. The United States placed a 30-day waiver on its Russi...
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World
Old Dominion shooter convicted of Islamic State group ties freed from prison 2 years before attack
NEW YORK (AP) - Court documents show less than two years after Mohamed Bailor Jalloh was released from prison for attempting to aid the Islamic State group, he opened fire in a classroom at Virginia's Old Dominion University on Thursday before ROTC stu...
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Jury finds ex-NY trooper guilty of manslaughter in 2020 chase that killed 11-year-old
KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) - A former New York state trooper accused of ramming his vehicle into an SUV during a high-speed chase leading to the death of an 11-year-old girl was convicted of manslaughter Friday at his second trial. Prosecutors s...
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Cuban president says talks were recently held with the US to resolve differences
HAVANA (AP) - Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Friday that his government has held recent talks with the U.S., marking the first time the Caribbean country confirms such speculation. He said the talks "were aimed at finding solution...
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Sports
Vancouver Rise sell Canadian forward Holly Ward to NWSL's Seattle Reign
Forward Holly Ward, who scored the winning goal for the Vancouver Rise in the inaugural Northern Super League championship game, has been sold to the NWSL's Seattle Reign. It's been a rapid rise for the 22-year-old from Vancouver, who made her senior d...
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Former Toronto captain Michael Bradley returns to BMO Field at Red Bulls' helm
TORONTO - Former Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley returns to BMO Field on Saturday, this time as coach of the New York Red Bulls. For the 38-year-old Bradley, it's familiar ground having made 308 appearances across 10 seasons with Toronto before reti...
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Canadiens sign defenceman Luke Mittelstadt to two-year, entry-level contract
BROSSARD - The Montreal Canadiens have signed defenceman Luke Mittelstadt to a two-year, entry-level contract, the NHL club announced Friday. Mittelstadt also signed a one-year, one-way American Hockey League contract and will join the Canadiens' affil...
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