Fraser Valley

Wildfire activity
15-hectare wildfire deemed out of control breaks out SE of the Coquihalla Summit, west of Princeton
GRASSHOPPER MOUNTAIN (BRITISH COLUMBIA) - A 15-hectare wildfire has ignited in the remote backcountry southeast of the Coquihalla Summit, north of the boundaries of E.C. Manning Provincial Park, and generally northwest of Tulameen, B.C. According to the BC Wildfire Service's online dashboard, the fire was discovered ea...
7h ago
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No criminality suspected after 12 students injured at Chilliwack-area waterpark
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in British Columbia's Fraser Valley say early indications show no criminality after 12 students were hospitalized Monday in what appears to have been an electrical accident at a water park. Const. Brad Holditch with the Upper Fras...
11h ago
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Wildfire
Update: Wildfire NE of Merritt significantly expands to over 145 hectares
UPDATE (4:50 p.m.): The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has issued an evacuation order for one property directly affected by the Kullagh Creek wildfire near Stump Lake. Occupants of 8805 Kullagh Creek Road are ordered to leave immediately. More information can be found here. An evacuation alert is in place for...
13h ago
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Motor vehicle incident
First responders called to reported motor vehicle rollover Tuesday morning in Cultus Lake
CULTUS LAKE - First responders were called to a reported motor vehicle rollover on Columbia Valley Highway Tuesday morning. Cultus Lake Fire Department crews, B.C. EHS paramedics and Chilliwack RCMP units were called to Columbia Valley Highway near Parmenter Road. A blue hatchback-type vehicle wound up in a ditch just ...
14h ago
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British Columbia

Inside Lytton's contentious recovery, where concerns smoulder 5 years after wildfire
Mayor Denise O'Connor concedes that Lytton, B.C., looks "pretty empty" these days, aside from the homes of about 75 residents and a couple other buildings. It's almost five years since a wildfire killed two people and nearly wiped the village off the m...
30m ago
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One of Canada's most prominent MAID providers reflects on divisive decade
TORONTO - Dr. Ellen Wiebe has never been one to shy away from risk. It started with the very first patient she provided with a medically assisted death: Hanne Schafer, a 66-year-old Calgary psychologist diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis thre...
31m ago
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B.C. murder suspect to represent himself and give closing arguments
The man accused of murdering Tatjana Stefanski in rural British Columbia more than two years ago will now represent himself, including delivering closing arguments in the case. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Bradford Smith told jurors in the second-degree ...
11h ago
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No criminality suspected after 12 students injured at Chilliwack-area waterpark
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in British Columbia's Fraser Valley say early indications show no criminality after 12 students were hospitalized Monday in what appears to have been an electrical accident at a water park. Const. Brad Holditch with the Upper Fras...
11h ago
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Evacuation order downgraded to alert as wildfire is held in West Kelowna, B.C.
WEST KELOWNA - Joe Gluska, his wife and his daughter had 45 minutes to pack what mattered most to them after RCMP officers came to their door in West Kelowna, B.C., on Tuesday, telling them to get out as a wildfire grew nearby. The family lives about a...
12h ago
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B.C. must learn from Site C dam before starting new projects, says environmentalist
VICTORIA - An environmental group is condemning plans by the British Columbia government to consider building two new hydropower projects, including a fourth dam on the Peace River, saying the province first needs to "come to grips" with the negative i...
13h ago
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Canada

Vancouver bars rush beer and staff to the front line of World Cup's war on thirst
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's Tyler Broers said he's never seen anything like what unfolded on Saturday. Australian World Cup fans filled his multi-level sports bar, Dublin Calling, before and after their team's match against Turkey, and nearly drank the bar...
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Police in Quebec municipalities issued thousands of fines for insulting officers
MONTREAL - Police in some of Quebec's largest metropolitan regions have handed out thousands of fines over the past six years to citizens for allegedly hurling insults at officers or other municipal officials, according to internal data obtained by The...
30m ago
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Inside Lytton's contentious recovery, where concerns smoulder 5 years after wildfire
Mayor Denise O'Connor concedes that Lytton, B.C., looks "pretty empty" these days, aside from the homes of about 75 residents and a couple other buildings. It's almost five years since a wildfire killed two people and nearly wiped the village off the m...
30m ago
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One of Canada's most prominent MAID providers reflects on divisive decade
TORONTO - Dr. Ellen Wiebe has never been one to shy away from risk. It started with the very first patient she provided with a medically assisted death: Hanne Schafer, a 66-year-old Calgary psychologist diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis thre...
31m ago
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5 things to know about police fines for insults in Quebec
MONTREAL - Montreal's police brotherhood wants the power to fine people who hurl insults and foul language at officers and is pressuring the city to adopt a bylaw similar to rules in municipalities like Quebec City, Laval, Longueuil and Sherbrooke, whe...
31m ago
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What you need to know as the deadline for formally extending CUSMA approaches
WASHINGTON - A major benchmark is coming up for the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, known in Canada as CUSMA. July 1 is the deadline for the three countries to either formally extend the agreement for 16 years or continue under annual reviews. H...
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