Fraser Valley

Another Speeding Driver
26-year-old fined for driving more than double the speed limit in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford police continue to catch speeding drivers across the community this weekend.Just after 5 p.m. Friday (June 5), an officer spotted a sedan heading westbound on Downes Road, near Glenmore Road, at 104 km/h in a 50 km/h zone.The 26-year-old driver was issued an excessive speeding violation, and the...
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Live Viewing
Abbotsford nonprofit hosting FIFA watch party downtown next week
ABBOTSFORD - A local nonprofit is kicking off soccer festivities with a watch party in downtown Abbotsford next Friday, June 12.Archway Community Services will be hosting a free outdoor viewing of Canada vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina, with food from local vendors like the Pastry Portal and Master Chocolate."We're exc...
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Founder's Wish Granted
Chilliwack Animal Safe Haven secures two vet techs
CHILLIWACK - A local shelter has now reached a new milestone in improving the health of the animals under their care.The Chilliwack Animal Safe Haven has secured two registered veterinary technologists to support its cats' medical needs.Funding for the new care providers comes from late founder Ena Vermerris' life insu...
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Former NHL player Gaetz remains at large after alleged attack on B.C. taxi driver
MAPLE RIDGE - Police in British Columbia say a former NHL player remains at large a day after authorities announced charges against him in the alleged attack on a taxi driver in Metro Vancouver. Link Gaetz, 57, is facing charges of assault and mischief...
20h ago
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B.C. 911 workers issue 72-hour strike notice after months of failed talks
VANCOUVER - A union representing more than 700 emergency communications professionals in British Columbia has issued a 72-hour strike notice after months of negotiations with the employer broke down. CUPE 8911 says it's calling on the labour minister ...
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Eby says Canada's not-criminally-responsible system re-victimizes families
The provisions in the Criminal Code related to people found not criminally responsible by reason of mental disorder have resulted in a system that re-victimizes the family of three murdered children, British Columbia Premier David Eby said. The premier...
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B.C. entrepreneurs donate $40 million to Simon Fraser University medical school
SURREY - British Columbia's premier says a $40-million donation from two entrepreneurs to Simon Fraser University's school of medicine comes at a critical moment as the province struggles with a shortage of health care workers. University president Jo...
21h ago
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B.C. man faces 21 charges in weapons, drug bust at Vancouver home in 2024
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man faces 21 weapon and drug possession offences after Canadian border agents discovered a cache of firearms at a Vancouver home. The Canada Border Services Agency says in a news release that Dylan James Kennedy appeared ...
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Doctors and B.C. government extend labour deal by four years
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government and the province's doctors have agreed on a four-year extension of the labour deal between the two sides. A joint statement by the B.C. Ministry of Health and Doctors of BC says voting by more than 4,000 docto...
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Penticton, B.C., fire at care home construction site considered 'suspicious:' RCMP
PENTICTON - A massive fire that destroyed a care home under construction in Penticton, B.C., is being investigated as suspicious. RCMP say specialized investigators were only able to access the site Wednesday, a week after the fire that prompted the c...
Jun 05, 2026
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Canada

Stéphane Dion says Canada needs more diplomats to build ties with Europe
OTTAWA - Former foreign affairs minister Stéphane Dion says Canada needs to substantially staff up its embassies in Europe and set deadlines for following through on the flurry of agreements Brussels has signed with Ottawa. Dion's comments come after C...
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Canada temporarily blocking livestock from Texas due to New World screwworm
OTTAWA - Canada is temporarily restricting the import of livestock from Texas over concerns about a parasitic fly with flesh-eating larvae. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said animals that are from Texas or were present in the state within 21 days...
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Eby says Canada's not-criminally-responsible system re-victimizes families
The provisions in the Criminal Code related to people found not criminally responsible by reason of mental disorder have resulted in a system that re-victimizes the family of three murdered children, British Columbia Premier David Eby said. The premier...
20h ago
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Three U.K. men plead guilty in death of Owen Sound, Ont., restaurant owner
Three men from the United Kingdom who were extradited to Canada last year to face charges after a deadly confrontation with an Ontario restaurant owner over an unpaid bill pleaded guilty on Friday. The men, who are from the same family, were charged in...
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FIFA allowing disposable water bottles at World Cup matches
TORONTO - FIFA is clarifying that soccer fans will be allowed to bring disposable water bottles to World Cup matches in Canada and the United States. A FIFA official said the announcement makes its policy clear following backlash about its ban on reusa...
21h ago
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B.C. man faces 21 charges in weapons, drug bust at Vancouver home in 2024
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man faces 21 weapon and drug possession offences after Canadian border agents discovered a cache of firearms at a Vancouver home. The Canada Border Services Agency says in a news release that Dylan James Kennedy appeared ...
21h ago
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