HIGHWAY ALERT
Strong winds spark alert for Coquihalla, Okanagan Connector
Environment Canada has issued a highway alert for the region from Nicola through to Kelowna. The alert is in effect along the Coquihalla through to Merritt and Kamloops and for the Okanagan Connector from Merritt to Kelowna. A storm system approaching the BC coast is forecast to bring a prolonged period of southeast wi...
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B.C. woman sentenced to 13 years for assault, kidnapping and sex trafficking
NEW WESTMINSTER - A woman who pleaded guilty to multiple charges in a child sex trafficking case in British Columbia has been sentenced to 13 years in prison. The B.C. Prosecution Service says Jennifer Stephens has also been ordered to provide a DNA sa...
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Police pursuit
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Guide Dogs
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Republican Anthony Constantino wins election to U.S. House in New York's 21st Congressional District
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'He's made it clear': Gretzky backs Carney's call to bar Russia from world juniors
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Fraser Valley
Man arrested, charged
Security guard seriously hurt after being stabbed near Surrey amusement park
SURREY - Police in Surrey say a 37-year-old man has been arrested and charged after he allegedly stabbed a security guard near Central City Fun Park early Thursday morning. Surrey Police Service spokesperson S/Sgt. Lindsey Houghton says police responded to a call at 3:38 a.m. from a security guard at the Central City F...
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Power outage
Update: Power restored to thousands in Chilliwack, Abbotsford area
UPDATE: Power has now been restored to thousands of customers in Chilliwack, Abbotsford and the surrounding area. Original story from 1:45 p.m. below: CHILLIWACK/ABBOTSFORD - For the second time in just over a week, thousands of customers in Chilliwack, Abbotsford and the surrounding area have lost power Thursday afte...
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In memoriam
Chilliwack shelter, outreach organization mourns the passing of its co-founder
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack-based organization that provides housing, shelter and recovery programs to local residents is mourning the passing of its co-founder following a lengthy battle with cancer. Ruth and Naomi's says Ted Stoker, who built a mission of generosity and dignity together with his wife, Ann, has sadly di...
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Motor vehicle incident
2 people transported to hospital after car drives through fence, strikes rear deck of Aldergrove home
ALDERGROVE - Mounties in Langley say two people were transported to hospital Wednesday after a vehicle drove through a fence and into the back yard of a home. According to a statement from Langley RCMP spokesperson Corporal Mansoor Sahak, police were called to a reported collision at 3:50 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 4) near 3...
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British Columbia
Storm triggers rainfall, wind warnings across Metro Vancouver and southwest B.C.
VANCOUVER - Wind and rainfall warnings have spread across much of the British Columbia coast and Interior as the season's first storm arrives. Environment Canada has issued rainfall warnings for parts of Metro Vancouver including the North Shore and Co...
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Hunter missing for several days in B.C. Interior found dead near Merritt
MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - A hunter missing in the backcountry of British Columbia's southern Interior for several days has been found dead. RCMP in Vernon, B.C., say the 57-year-old man was reported missing Monday morning after he failed to r...
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B.C. woman sentenced to 13 years for assault, kidnapping and sex trafficking
NEW WESTMINSTER - A woman who pleaded guilty to multiple charges in a child sex trafficking case in British Columbia has been sentenced to 13 years in prison. The B.C. Prosecution Service says Jennifer Stephens has also been ordered to provide a DNA sa...
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From forestry to food banks, what's in Budget 2026 for British Columbia?
The federal budget handed down on Thursday includes funding pledges that are expected to benefit British Columbia. Here's a look at some of them. FORESTRY BOOST The budget is proposing $6.5 billion in funding to support the forestry sector nationally o...
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Doerkson backs budget, hopes for big cut of forestry funds
VICTORIA - British Columbia's incoming Conservative premier Lorne Doerkson is all-in on the budget tabled by Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government, praising billions of dollars in financial support for the struggling forestry sector. Doerkson...
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Security guard seriously hurt in stabbing outside Surrey, B.C., amusement centre
SURREY - A Surrey, B.C., security guard is in serious condition after being stabbed multiple times outside an amusement centre. Police say they were called to the parking lot of the Central City Fun Park on 124 Street at 3:38 a.m. Thursday. They say a ...
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Canada
'He's made it clear': Gretzky backs Carney's call to bar Russia from world juniors
TORONTO - Wayne Gretzky says he backs Canada's decision to bar Russia from the upcoming world junior hockey championship in Alberta. Prime Minister Mark Carney said earlier this week Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be permitted to represent th...
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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for October, by province
OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in October. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 8.7 per cent (9.1) _ Prince Edward Island 7.4 per cen...
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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for October, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in October. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, however, that the figures may fluctuate widely becaus...
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National employment numbers for October from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's October employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.7 per cent (6.5) Employment rate: 60.5 per cent (60.6) Participation rate: 64.8 per cent (64.8) Number unemployed: 1,507,70...
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Carney heads to Winnipeg to tout budget plan to end homelessness in 10 years
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected in Winnipeg today to highlight new measures in the federal budget aimed at eliminating homelessness within 10 years. It's a goal some support workers are applauding, while cautioning that solutions must involve mo...
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In the news today: Liberals tout budget, October jobs data, Canadiens' OT winner
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Champagne, Carney travelling across country to sell federal budget to Canadians Canada's leaders are fanning out today to sell communities on this year's federal b...
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World
Republican Anthony Constantino wins election to U.S. House in New York's 21st Congressional District
Republican Anthony Constantino won election Friday to the U.S. House of Representatives representing New York's 21st Congressional District, defeating Democrat Blake Gendebien. Constantino took over his father's printing business and later founded his ...
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Father of Meghan Markle arrested on charges related to child sexual abuse material, AP sources say
Thomas Markle, the father of Prince Harry's wife Meghan, was arrested Friday morning by federal agents in Florida on charges related to child sexual abuse material, people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The people wh...
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Jay Rockefeller, former West Virginia governor and US senator who was part of a dynasty, dies at 89
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Jay Rockefeller, the last member of his family's political dynasty - and the only Democrat - who served as West Virginia's governor and later a longtime U.S. senator, has died. He was 89. Rockefeller died Thursday...
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Sports
'He's made it clear': Gretzky backs Carney's call to bar Russia from world juniors
TORONTO - Wayne Gretzky says he backs Canada's decision to bar Russia from the upcoming world junior hockey championship in Alberta. Prime Minister Mark Carney said earlier this week Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be permitted to represent th...
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'He's made it clear': Gretzky backs Carney's call to bar Russia from world juniors
TORONTO - Wayne Gretzky says he backs Canada's decision to bar Russia from the upcoming world junior hockey championship in Alberta. Prime Minister Mark Carney said earlier this week Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be permitted to represent th...
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers list Collaros as game-time decision for East Division final
MONTREAL - Veteran quarterback Zach Collaros is listed as a game-time decision for Saturday's East Division final. Winnipeg listed Collaros atop its quarterback depth chart Friday but with the game-time decision designation. Collaros suffered a rib inj...
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