Wrong bear killed
Update: Police in Maple Ridge issue statement after concerns arise over shooting the wrong bear
MAPLE RIDGE - The search for a black bear who attacked a three-year-old girl east of Vancouver on the weekend is still ongoing after officials say Mounties killed the wrong bear. A spokesperson for the provincial parks ministry says RCMP officers kille...
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Library closure
Library in Chilliwack to close for over a month
CHILLIWACK - The Fraser Valley Regional Library system says one of the primary libraries in Chilliwack will be closed for over a month starting today. In a social media post, the FVRL says the Chilliwack Library will be temporarily closed for renovations starting today, Monday, August 10, until Monday, September 14. In...
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Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia
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Summer holiday
Think Kelowna is just wine tours? The locals would like a word
In the news today: B.C. wildfire reinforcements, Colombia earthquake, car thefts down
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At least 14 artisanal miners found dead at a disused mine in South Africa, police say
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Fraser Valley
Traffic collision
Impairment not a factor in crash that damaged two cars in Chilliwack over the weekend
CHILLIWACK - Impairment has been ruled out as a factor in a traffic collision that heavily damaged two vehicles at a Chilliwack intersection over the weekend. Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener says police responded to a two-vehicle collision at Yale Road and Hodgins Avenue at 11:04 p.m. Friday night. ...
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Opportunity to connect
Chilliwack RCMP to host pop-up event, with emphasis on E-scooter rules and regs
CHILLIWACK - Members of the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment will be looking to connect with Chilliwack residents at a community pop-up event later this week where E-scooter rules and regulations will be featured and discussed. Chilliwack RCMP members look forward to meeting the public this Friday, August 14 fro...
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Free family event
Chilliwack farm to hold free end-of-summer event
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack farm will hold a family event later this month featuring free food and free activities. Sparkes Farmgate Chilliwack, located at 46265 Prairie Central Road near Luckakuck Way, will celebrate the end of summer with its first ever End of Summer event on Saturday, August 29 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.T...
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Search efforts
Police continue search Monday morning for missing paddleboarder at Cultus Lake
CULTUS LAKE - Entrance Bay remains closed as police continue their efforts Monday morning to locate the missing youth believed to have entered the water after falling from a paddleboard over the weekend.At approximately 1:21 pm., on August 8, 2026, Chilliwack RCMP received a report of a 13-year-old female youth who was...
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British Columbia
Mexican reinforcements arriving for wildfire fight in Summerland, B.C.
PENTICTON - Reinforcements are arriving in the battle against a deadly wildfire on the shores of Okanagan Lake in the southern B.C. Interior that has forced 20,000 people to evacuate. Hugh Murdoch with the BC Wildfire Service has said 100 Mexican firef...
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20,000 evacuees fled ferocious B.C. wildfire. These are some of their stories
PENTICTON - The explosive wildfire that roared down on Summerland, B.C., forced about 20,000 people to flee over the weekend. Some spoke of a scramble for safety, and the later realization that their homes or other properties had been destroyed. Here a...
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Girl remains missing after falling from paddleboard into Cultus Lake, B.C.
CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack, B.C., say they have not been able to find a 13-year-old girl who is missing after falling into the waters of Cultus Lake from a paddleboard over the weekend. Mounties say their underwater recovery team is on the scene...
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Wrong bear killed
Update: Police in Maple Ridge issue statement after concerns arise over shooting the wrong bear
MAPLE RIDGE - The search for a black bear who attacked a three-year-old girl east of Vancouver on the weekend is still ongoing after officials say Mounties killed the wrong bear. A spokesperson for the provincial parks ministry says RCMP officers kille...
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Child who prompted Porter Airline flight cancellation not at fault, passenger says
The child whose refusal to buckle up prompted the cancellation of a Porter Airlines flight last week was "obviously terrified" and should not be blamed, says a passenger who was on the plane bound for Toronto. The aircraft could not take off from Victo...
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Tighter spending, more revenue brings B.C. deficit down to $7.7B, minister says
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says the final accounting for the budget year ending in March shows a deficit of $7.7 billion, more than three billion lower than forecast. The latest fiscal update from Finance Minister Brenda Bailey on Mond...
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Canada
In the news today: B.C. wildfire reinforcements, Colombia earthquake, car thefts down
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Mexican reinforcements arriving for wildfire fight in Summerland, B.C. Reinforcements are set to arrive today in the battle against a deadly wildfire on the wester...
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Mexican reinforcements arriving for wildfire fight in Summerland, B.C.
PENTICTON - Reinforcements are arriving in the battle against a deadly wildfire on the shores of Okanagan Lake in the southern B.C. Interior that has forced 20,000 people to evacuate. Hugh Murdoch with the BC Wildfire Service has said 100 Mexican firef...
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Montreal police chief to address racism and misconduct allegations at public meeting
MONTREAL - Montreal police Chief Fady Dagher is set to address city officials and take questions from the public as he provides an update on a scandal at a station in a multicultural neighbourhood in the northern part of the city. Police announced in J...
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Auto thefts continue downward trend across Canada, new report shows
OTTAWA - Auto thefts have continued trending downward across the country and the number of reported thefts over the first half of 2026 was 10 per cent lower than in the same period last year, says a new report from Équité Association. The report by the...
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20,000 evacuees fled ferocious B.C. wildfire. These are some of their stories
PENTICTON - The explosive wildfire that roared down on Summerland, B.C., forced about 20,000 people to flee over the weekend. Some spoke of a scramble for safety, and the later realization that their homes or other properties had been destroyed. Here a...
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Former Carney adviser, CMHC head named inaugural chair of Build Canada Homes
OTTAWA - Ottawa is appointing a former investment banker and public servant with links to Prime Minister Mark Carney to steer the board of directors at its affordable housing agency. Build Canada Homes' inaugural board chair Evan Siddall was CEO of the...
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World
Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria's 14-year conflict that left about half a millio...
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At least 14 artisanal miners found dead at a disused mine in South Africa, police say
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - At least 14 artisanal miners are dead and scores are injured at a disused mine in South Africa, police said Tuesday. The South African Police Service said the miners were found dead at a mine near the city of Rustenbur...
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Congo says 2,000 people have died in its Ebola outbreak, the fastest growing on record
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - At least 2,000 people have died in Congo's Ebola outbreak, the fastest-growing on record, according to the latest data, as health authorities struggle to get help to remote localities due to rebel conflict, bad roads and work stoppa...
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Sports
Confusing call in seventh inning gives Red Sox run in 2-1 loss to Blue Jays
TORONTO - There were 42,511 fans plus both teams, Major League Baseball officials, and ballpark staff at Rogers Centre on Monday and all of them were confused by one play in the seventh inning of the Toronto Blue Jays' 2-1 win over the Boston Red Sox. ...
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Howard, Reese lead Dream to 107-95 win over fading Tempo
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) - Rhyne Howard had six 3-pointers and 22 points, Angel Reese added 20 points and 14 rebounds for her 22nd double-double of the season, and the Atlanta Dream beat the fading Toronto Tempo 107-95 on Monday night. Howard became the ...
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UEFA, CONCACAF and AFC accuse FIFA of 'deception' and 'breach of trust' over World Cup plans
Soccer powerbrokers in Europe, North America and Asia and believe FIFA president Gianni Infantino's recent plan to sell an interest in the World Cup was a "fundamental breach of trust" with the institutions that the sport's global governing body serves...
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