Exemplary fundraising campaign
Smile Cookie campaign sets new record for Chilliwack, Abbotsford and area health care needs
FRASER VALLEY - People in the Fraser Valley are more than willing to open their wallets to satisfy their sweet tooth and support a great cause, based on the record-breaking results of a recent community initiative The Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation says the weeklong Smile Cookie campaign from April 27 to May 3 br...
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Motor vehicle incident
Rollover in Chilliwack sends 1 to hospital Wednesday night
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack first responders were called to Highway 1 in Chilliwack Wednesday night after a motorist driving a white SUV crashed. Chilliwack Fire crews, BC Ambulance Service paramedics and RCMP personnel responded to the area near Highway 1/Vedder Road on-ramp for a rollover at about 7:20 p.m. Wednesday (Ma...
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Exemplary fundraising campaign
Smile Cookie campaign sets new record for Chilliwack, Abbotsford and area health care needs
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Guide Dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
'Canada Strong Pass' offering tourism discounts coming back in June
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Mboko defeats fellow Canadian Fernandez in French Open tune-up tournament
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Fraser Valley
Police investigation
Motorist damages RCMP vehicle during attempt to flee from police, gets arrested in Hope
HOPE - Mounties in Hope had one of their vehicles damaged during an incident last week in which someone tried to flee from police in Hope but was promptly arrested. According to a statement from Upper Fraser Valley RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener, officers were called to a location on Klassen Road involving so...
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Police investigations
Chilliwack RCMP investigate break and enters, property crimes this past week
CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack investigated multiple property crimes and break and enters among the 800 calls for service it recorded this past week.In her weekly summary for Monday, May 11 through Sunday, May 17, Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener says police were called to a business on Luckakuck ...
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Support for a WHL team in Chilliwack
Chilliwack City Council reaffirms support for bringing a WHL franchise to Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack has released a statement on behalf of Mayor Ken Popove and all six councillors reiterating their support for bringing a Western Hockey League franchise to Chilliwack, despite media reports to the contrary. In a statement released Wednesday afternoon, the city says it has received med...
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Short-term solution
City of Chilliwack to consider utility refunds for missed curbside collections; Emterra brought in to help
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack now says council has directed municipal staff to explore options for passing fine revenues on to residents' utility bills as a result of the significant challenges from the new curbside collection program and its contractor. In a news release, the city says it transitioned to a new c...
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British Columbia
Cocktail of pills, caffeine and fire retardant put B.C. chinook salmon at risk: study
British Columbia researchers found more than 200 contaminants in water and chinook salmon tissue samples collected from five sites in the Lower Fraser River estuary including everything from cocaine and antidepressants to caffeine and flame retardants....
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Supreme Court of Canada to hear appeal in British Columbia mineral claims case
OTTAWA - British Columbia's Attorney General said her government may still bring forward legislation to amend key parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, even as the Supreme Court of Canada will hear the province's appeal of a...
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Fairy Creek anti-logging protesters win appeal in bid for class-action certification
VANCOUVER - Fairy Creek anti-logging protesters have won an appeal against a court ruling that denied the certification of their proposed class-action lawsuit against the federal and provincial governments. The class-action application now goes back to...
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Man rescued after days trapped in rolled vehicle on B.C. forest road
CHASE - A man has been rescued after being trapped for two days in his vehicle that crashed on a remote forest service road northeast of Kamloops, B.C. RCMP say the man was reported missing Tuesday and found later that day trapped inside the vehicle th...
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Child injured in fall from second-storey window in Maple Ridge, B.C.
MAPLE RIDGE - A four-year-old is in hospital after falling from a second-storey window in Maple Ridge, B.C. Police say the boy was transported via air ambulance on Monday and is currently in stable condition with serious injuries. Investigators spoke w...
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Carney lays out pipeline conditions before talks with Eby on B.C.'s priorities
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Mark Carney and British Columbia Premier David Eby have agreed to enter negotiations on B.C.'s economic priorities and Ottawa's role in national development projects. Carney met with Eby in a closed-door meeting in Vancouver ...
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Canada
'Canada Strong Pass' offering tourism discounts coming back in June
OTTAWA - The federal government is bringing back next month the Canada Strong Pass, which offers discounts on Via Rail travel and admission to museums and national parks. A news release from Canadian Heritage says the pass will be available from June 1...
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Poilievre says all Conservatives will campaign for Alberta to stay part of Canada
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he and all Conservative MPs will press for Alberta to remain part of Canada in any separation referendum campaign in the province. "I'm a strong Canadian federalist, a proud Albertan and a proud Canadi...
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Police federation calls for probe of CBC-APTN show, says officers were 'misled'
OTTAWA - The National Police Federation is calling for an inquiry into a CBC and APTN comedy show it says intentionally misled current and former members of the RCMP to get them to agree to interviews. The show, which has not aired, is described by the...
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Cases of Lyme disease in Montreal highest in more than 20 years
MONTREAL - Montreal public health is warning of an uptick in Lyme disease in the city after officials recorded 161 cases in 2025. That's the highest number of cases since 2003, when Lyme infections because a notifiable disease in Quebec. The tick-born...
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Ottawa says it plans to shutter and sell its Nanisivik naval port
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is shutting down the Nanisivik naval station on northern Baffin Island as a cost-cutting measure, and plans eventually to transfer the property to another party. The Department of National Defence says it already has sta...
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Alberta cabinet minister who introduced separation vote says he wants a united Canada
EDMONTON - The cabinet minister who set the wheels in motion for a possible referendum on Alberta separating from Canada says he wants the country to remain united. Nate Glubish says if a referendum goes ahead, he'll fight relentlessly for Alberta to s...
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World
Republican progress on immigration bill stalls out over Trump's ballroom, DOJ settlement
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans appeared increasingly unlikely to meet their self-imposed deadline for passing a roughly $70 billion immigration enforcement bill this week as disputes over security funding for the White House and the Trump adminis...
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Tennessee governor grants Tony Carruthers one-year stay after his execution was halted
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's governor granted a one-year stay of execution for Tony Carruthers after his lethal injection was halted Thursday when officials struggled to find a vein for more than an hour. Maria DeLiberato, an atto...
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Design plan for Trump's proposed Washington arch is approved by key federal agency
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts on Thursday approved the design for the triumphal arch that President Donald Trump wants built at an entrance to the nation's capital. Commissioners, all of whom were appointed by Trump, ...
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Sports
Mboko defeats fellow Canadian Fernandez in French Open tune-up tournament
STRASBOURG - Top seed Victoria Mboko cruised to a 6-4, 6-4 win over fellow Canadian Leylah Fernandez in quarterfinal action Thursday at the Strasbourg International tennis tournament. The 19-year-old Mboko, from Burlington, Ont., rode a strong return g...
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Desbiens up for second straight PWHL top goaltender award against Frankel, Philips
TORONTO - Ann-Renée Desbiens of the Montréal Victoire, Aerin Frankel of the Boston Fleet and Gwyneth Philips of the Ottawa Charge are the three finalists for the 2026 Professional Women's Hockey League goaltender of the year award. Desbiens set single-...
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Scheifele completes hat trick in overtime as Canada edges Norway 6-5 at worlds
FRIBOURG - Mark Scheifele scored his third goal of the game in overtime, and Canada narrowly avoided an upset with a 6-5 win over Norway on Thursday at the world hockey championship. Norway took a 5-4 lead midway through the third period on goals just ...
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