Preventable incidents of crime
Amid spike in break and enters, Chilliwack mayor reminds residents it's not the 1960s any longer
CHILLIWACK - Amid an uptick in break and enters last month, Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove is urging residents to take every precaution necessary to prevent crimes on their properties, saying it's not the 1960s any longer. Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener told Fraser Valley Today on May 27 that police i...
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Curbside collection program
Chilliwack Mayor Popove defends new curbside contractor, says city had to take the lowest bidder
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove admits the rollout of the new curbside program at the beginning of May wasn't spectacular, but says things are improving while the city's contractor tries to collect old bins from the approximately 23,000 households across Chilliwack. Mayor Popove told 89.5 JR Country morning ho...
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Preventable incidents of crime
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Quebec RCMP officer charged after allegedly organizing family member's illegal entry
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Police incident
1 person airlifted after being found in medical distress following shooting in Langley: RCMP
LANGLEY - One person has been airlifted to hospital after Langley RCMP responded to a report of a possible gunshot injury in Langley Wednesday. Langley RCMP spokesperson Constable Meghan Marsden says police were called to the area of 196 Street and 28 Avenue at approximately 5:04 p.m. Wednesday (June 3). First responde...
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Missing teen
16-year-old male reported missing: Abbotsford PD
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford need help locating a 16-year-old male who was last seen early Wednesday morning on Peardonville Road in Abbotsford. AbbyPD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker says 16-year-old Ibrahim Haj Hamoud was last seen at approximately 1 a.m. on Wednesday morning (June 3) in the 32200 block of Peardon...
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Missing man
Missing 66-year-old man's truck found in Lytton, with no sign of him: Abbotsford PD
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford are appealing to the public for help locating a missing senior after his truck was found unoccupied by RCMP personnel in Lytton last week with no sign of him. According to a statement from Abbotsford Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker, 66-year-old Robert Leyen was reported...
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Not a wise decision
Abbotsford motorist cites 'need for sleep' in driving over 2x the speed limit in school zone
ABBOTSFORD - A 33-year-old Abbotsford motorist thought driving nearly triple the speed through a school zone of 30 km/h on a daytime afternoon would get him home faster so he could sleep. Instead, the motorist earned a week without his vehicle and a ticket for excessive speeding.Police in Abbotsford say they observed a...
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British Columbia
Independent B.C. legislator Jordan Kealy charged with sexual assault
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Prosecution Service says Independent legislator Jordan Kealy has been charged with sexual assault. The service says the charge against Kealy relates to alleged offences between Jan. 1 and Sept. 20, 2024, in Fort St. Joh...
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Curbside collection program
Chilliwack Mayor Popove defends new curbside contractor, says city had to take the lowest bidder
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove admits the rollout of the new curbside program at the beginning of May wasn't spectacular, but says things are improving while the city's contractor tries to collect old bins from the approximately 23,000 households across Chilliwack. Mayor Popove told 89.5 JR Country morning ho...
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B.C. Review Board grants conditional discharge for child killer Allan Schoenborn
The British Columbia Review Board has granted a conditional discharge for a man convicted in the brutal slayings of his three children. Chairperson Geneviève Boudreau says Allan Schoenborn is to attend a psychiatric clinic for treatment and stay at the...
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Police incident
1 person airlifted after being found in medical distress following shooting in Langley: RCMP
LANGLEY - One person has been airlifted to hospital after Langley RCMP responded to a report of a possible gunshot injury in Langley Wednesday. Langley RCMP spokesperson Constable Meghan Marsden says police were called to the area of 196 Street and 28 Avenue at approximately 5:04 p.m. Wednesday (June 3). First responde...
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Missing teen
16-year-old male reported missing: Abbotsford PD
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford need help locating a 16-year-old male who was last seen early Wednesday morning on Peardonville Road in Abbotsford. AbbyPD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker says 16-year-old Ibrahim Haj Hamoud was last seen at approximately 1 a.m. on Wednesday morning (June 3) in the 32200 block of Peardon...
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Minister says Canadian forestry crisis goes beyond Trump tariffs
VICTORIA - Canada's forestry sector is the trade "canary in the coal mine" as it faces structural challenges that go beyond Trump-era tariffs, says the federal minister responsible for natural resources. Tim Hodgson made that comment Wednesday as he un...
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Canada
Carney has not formed opinion on Ford's island airport expansion vision in Toronto
TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has not formed an opinion on Ontario Premier Doug Ford's plan to expand Toronto's island airport. Carney says he wants to wait for broad consultations, which are set to begin soon, to conclude before decidin...
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Quebec RCMP officer charged after allegedly organizing family member's illegal entry
MONTREAL - RCMP say a 36-year-old officer from Quebec is facing charges after allegedly taking part in organizing the entry of a family member into Canada in September 2024 through an unguarded path. The federal police force says Aaron Baringue, from S...
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Three men, aged between 22 and 33, killed in Montreal area over 48 hours
MONTREAL - Three men have been killed in the Montreal area over a 48-hour span. A 22-year-old man was shot Wednesday night in Montreal, marking the city's tenth homicide of the year. Police said the victim was found unconscious in Parc Turin in the Vi...
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Independent B.C. legislator Jordan Kealy charged with sexual assault
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Prosecution Service has announced that Independent legislator Jordan Kealy has been charged with sexual assault over allegations dating back to before his election. The service said in a statement on Thursday that the c...
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Man charged with assaulting Quebec RCMP officer during anti-smuggling operation
MONTREAL - Quebec RCMP say a 25-year-old man has been charged with assaulting an officer during an alleged migrant smuggling operation on Tuesday night. Police say the patrol officer, part of a border enforcement team, was searching for five people who...
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Muslim group seeks action on Islamophobia 5 years after Ontario family murdered
OTTAWA - Nearly five years after a gruesome slaying in Ontario, a national Muslim group is urging Ottawa to follow through on past recommendations to fight Islamophobia. Saturday will mark the anniversary of the killing of the Afzaal family in a truck ...
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World
Ex-national security adviser John Bolton will plead guilty in classified information case: AP source
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton has agreed to plead guilty to a single count of retaining classified information under a deal with the Justice Department that could allow him to avoid prison time, a p...
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Hezbollah rejects latest ceasefire agreement as Israeli strikes kill 4 in Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) - Hezbollah on Thursday rejected the latest ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Lebanese government, and the militant group demanded a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon as more fighting there hampered efforts to end the Iran w...
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A fire at a nursing home in Sri Lanka has killed 12 people, police say
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A fire at a nursing home in western Sri Lanka killed 12 residents and injured eight others, police said Thursday. The fire started late Wednesday at the home in Anguruwatota town. Fifty-one residents were rescued...
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Sports
Rugby Canada extends Stephen Meehan's coaching contract through men's World Cup
LANGFORD - Rugby Canada has signed men's coach Stephen Meehan to a contract extension that keeps him at the helm through next year's Men's Rugby World Cup in Australia to 2028. In his first year coaching Canada in 2025, Meehan led the men's team to Wor...
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No handshake and no photo as Andreeva of Russia beats Kostyuk of Ukraine to reach French Open final
PARIS (AP) - Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva reached her first Grand Slam final by beating Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine 6-1, 6-3 at the French Open on Thursday. The 19-year-old Andreeva converted her first match point when serving for the mat...
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Serena Williams' tennis comeback to begin with 19-year-old doubles partner Victoria Mboko
LONDON (AP) - Serena Williams will make her eagerly anticipated return to professional tennis playing doubles alongside a partner who is 25 years younger. Victoria Mboko, the 19-year-old Canadian ranked No. 9, revealed Thursday she would have the "hono...
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