Police notice
Surrey Police to target loud and illegally modified vehicles all of June
SURREY - Surrey Police Service says it will target loud and illegally-modified vehicles the rest of May and all of next month.In a statement issued on May 22, SPS says tinted windows, loud mufflers, extended tires and illegal suspension can result in a $109 motor vehicle infraction or a notice and order. The B.C. Minis...
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Police investigations
2 arrested as Chilliwack RCMP investigate shoplifting incidents involving assault, threat
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP dealt with three incidents of shoplifting last week, including one in which a man threatened staff with a knife at a Yale Road business after he was observed putting merchandise in his bag. According to the weekly recap for May 18-24 from Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener,...
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UNBC signs speedy forward, an LUSA U17 Player of the Year, from Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The University of Northern British Columbia women's soccer program announced this past week that it has signed LUSA U17 Female Player of the Year Quinn Bradley from Chilliwack for the 2026 season and beyond. The UNBC Timberwolves program says Bradley joins them from LUSA Soccer Club and G.W. Graham Seconda...
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Homicide
1 deceased after report of shots fired in Langley: RCMP
LANGLEY - Mounties in Langley say 1 person has died after police responded to a report of shots fired on Brydon Crescent late Tuesday night in Langley.Langley RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Zynal Sharoom says police were called to the 5400 block of Brydon Crescent at about 11:34 p.m. for a report of shots fired. Langley RCMP, ...
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Federal investigation
RCMP investigators dismantle active fentanyl lab on Keith Wilson Road in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A Federal Policing Pacific Region spokesperson says police have dismantled an active fentanyl lab on Keith Wilson Road in Chilliwack and a large-scale MDMA (ecstasy) lab and pill press operation in Abbotsford following a months-long investigation. According to a statement from Corporal James Bennett, the F...
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Burnouts in parking lots
Langley RCMP impound vehicle, fine novice driver after stunting incident in McDonald's parking lot
LANGLEY - Mounties in Langley say a novice driver was issued several vehicular violations and had their pickup truck impounded after the motorist was caught on camera performing stunt driving manoeuvres in a McDonald's parking lot. According to a statement from Langley RCMP media relations officer Constable Meghan Mars...
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British Columbia
Homicide team investigating shooting that left one dead in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY - Homicide investigators have been called in after a shooting in Langley, B.C., in which one person died. Langley RCMP say they and other emergency services were called to a report of shots fired in the 5400 block of Brydon Cres., around 11:30 ...
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German utility to buy one million tonnes of LNG per year from Ksi Lisims project
VANCOUVER - A German utility has signed a long-term agreement to buy one million tonnes of liquefied natural gas per year from the yet-to-be-built Ksi Lisims project in northern British Columbia as European countries look to lock down reliable fuel sup...
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B.C. Indigenous relations face 'fraught context' but treaty commissioner undeterred
VICTORIA - Relations between the British Columbia government and First Nations plunged this year as Premier David Eby grappled with how or whether to amend the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, which he once championed. The province ...
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Attorney General Sharma says B.C. supports company's request to reopen Cowichan case
VICTORIA - British Columbia's attorney general says it is rare to reopen a court case as significant as the landmark Cowichan Tribes title decision, but the government supports an effort to do so by the largest private property owner in the title area....
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Burnouts in parking lots
Langley RCMP impound vehicle, fine novice driver after stunting incident in McDonald's parking lot
LANGLEY - Mounties in Langley say a novice driver was issued several vehicular violations and had their pickup truck impounded after the motorist was caught on camera performing stunt driving manoeuvres in a McDonald's parking lot. According to a statement from Langley RCMP media relations officer Constable Meghan Mars...
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Comox Valley lifts emergency water restrictions after sewer leak repairs
COMOX - Residents in B.C.'s Comox Valley can resume normal use of toilets, dishwashers and washing machines after the regional district announced Tuesday that repairs to a major sewer leak were complete. In an update, the Comox Valley Regional District...
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Canada
Politicians react to Steven Guilbeault's resignation from Liberal party
OTTAWA - Former environment minister and staunch environmentalist Steven Guilbeault confirmed Wednesday he will step down as a Liberal member of Parliament this summer. Guilbeault has become increasingly disillusioned in recent months by what he has ca...
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Montreal's anti-radicalization centre rebrands in response to shifting mandate
MONTREAL - More than 10 years after it opened to great fanfare, Montreal's anti-radicalization centre is getting a new name and focus to meet realities that leapt to prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Centre for the Prevention of Radicalizati...
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Chinese foreign minister's visit to Canada a 'positive sign': trade minister
OTTAWA - China's foreign minister is visiting Canada this week, something International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu is calling a positive sign about the relationship between the two countries. Wang Yi arrives in Canada on Thursday for a three-day vis...
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National artificial intelligence strategy to be released next week, Carney says
OTTAWA - The federal government will introduce its long-awaited AI strategy within days, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday. "It's coming out next week," Carney told reporters on Parliament Hill. Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon ini...
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VANCOUVER - A German utility has signed a long-term agreement to buy one million tonnes of liquefied natural gas per year from the yet-to-be-built Ksi Lisims project in northern British Columbia as European countries look to lock down reliable fuel sup...
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Former cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault says he will resign as an MP this summer
OTTAWA - Former environment minister Steven Guilbeault announced Wednesday that he will resign as a member of Parliament this summer following significant changes to federal climate policy under Prime Minister Mark Carney. "I have come to the conclusio...
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World
Israel's military tells residents across southern Lebanon to leave as it fights Hezbollah
BEIRUT (AP) - The Israeli military on Wednesday told residents across southern Lebanon to leave as it expands its operations there. The statement says the military will "work with extreme force" against Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group. ...
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Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow use of congressional map helping GOP, despite racial bias ruling
WASHINGTON (AP) - Alabama on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year's elections, despite a lower court's ruling that the redistricting plan intentionally discriminates against Black pe...
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Key Sens. Cruz, Cantwell look to break college sports logjam in Congress with a bipartisan bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two key senators involved in a long-simmering debate over fixing college sports will introduce a bipartisan bill designed to break a congressional logjam that would regulate payments to players, limit them to one "free" transfer over ...
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Sports
Ticats head coach Milanovich has complete faith in veteran kicker Liegghio
HAMILTON - Head coach Scott Milanovich has plenty on his plate during the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' training camp, but he's not worrying about the state of his kicking game. That's because veteran Canadian Marc Liegghio has been stellar the last two seasons...
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Kitchener's Pridham, Everett's Busch embrace CHL development path
KELOWNA - Two of the biggest beneficiaries from junior hockey's changing landscape are advising other prospects to follow their path through the Canadian Hockey League. Shea Busch and Jack Pridham moved from the B.C. Hockey League to major junior hocke...
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Canadiens forwards Newhook, Dach available for Game 4 after missing morning skate
MONTREAL - Alex Newhook and Kirby Dach are available to play for Montreal in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference final. The forwards skipped Wednesday's morning skate for undisclosed reasons, but head coach Martin St. Louis said both are in the mix with t...
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