Long overdue
Fraser Valley homeless encampment closed off, cleaned up
ABBOTSFORD - A homeless encampment just off Highway 1 in Abbotsford that was the site of a homicide earlier this year and a number of significant fires throughout 2026 has been finally remediated. Abbotsford Councillor Dave Loewen posted to social media Wednesday, Oct. 7, that the camp at the Whatcom Road park and ride...
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New GP in Chilliwack
UK-trained family doctor to launch practice in Chilliwack, welcome new patients
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack medical clinic is set to welcome a United Kingdom-trained family doctor this month who will be accepting new patients. According to a statement sent to Fraser Valley Today by Chilliwack physician Dr. Gabriel Pekun, Gracelink Medical Clinic at 9136 Young Road in Chilliwack is pleased to welcome...
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Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed
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Summer holiday
Think Kelowna is just wine tours? The locals would like a word
Infrastructure project
Chilliwack infrastructure project to last about 9 months, result in road closures of Main St. at some point
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Canadian swimmer Taylor Ruck narrowly misses gold at World Cup stop in Uzbekistan
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Fraser Valley
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Three horses en route to Langley event killed in B.C. highway crash: RCMP
REVELSTOKE - Three horses being transported to an Equestrian Canada event in Langley, B.C., have been killed in a crash on Highway 1 in the British Columbia Interior. Equestrian Canada says in a statement that four horses were being towed to the Nation...
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Charges laid
Charges laid against 27-year-old Abbotsford man in collision that tragically killed an elderly couple
BURNABY - Police in Burnaby say charges have been laid against a 27-year-old Abbotsford man less than two years after a two-vehicle crash resulted in the death of an elderly couple.Burnaby RCMP spokesperson Corporal Mike Kalanj says frontline RCMP officers were called to a two-vehicle collision at Boundary Road and For...
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Candidates forum
SD33 trustee candidates forum happens today in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The community is invited to get to know the Chilliwack Board of Education candidates running in this month's municipal election through a non-partisan panel discussion later today. According to an Eventbrite posting online, the forum happens Thursday, Oct. 8 starting at 2 p.m. at the Grand Hall in District...
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Motor vehicle incident
Fully-loaded grain truck rolls over Thursday morning, slowing Hwy. 1 through Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say a significant collision involving a grain truck on Highway 1 in Abbotsford has slowed traffic in both directions early Thursday morning. Sgt. Paul Walker says a fully loaded grain truck overturned Thursday morning (Oct. 8), blocking multiple lanes of traffic. Fortunately, no injuri...
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British Columbia
Author Galloway says he can't write since sexual assault claims derailed his career
VANCOUVER - Author and former UBC creative writing professor Steven Galloway wept as he testified that he can no longer write since unproven allegations of sexual assault derailed his career. "I just can't do it anymore. I wish I could," he said. Gall...
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Abbotsford, B.C., man charged over 2024 crash that killed two
BURNABY - A 27-year-old Abbotsford, B.C., man has been charged over a 2024 crash in which one vehicle allegedly T-boned another in Metro Vancouver, killing two people. Burnaby RCMP say Adam Jones-Veneziano is facing two counts of dangerous driving caus...
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Three horses en route to Langley event k
Three horses en route to Langley event killed in B.C. highway crash: RCMP
REVELSTOKE - Three horses being transported to an Equestrian Canada event in Langley, B.C., have been killed in a crash on Highway 1 in the British Columbia Interior. Equestrian Canada says in a statement that four horses were being towed to the Nation...
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Oilpatch profits vastly outpacing spending - at least for now: Deloitte
CALGARY - Canadian oil producers saw a 68 per cent surge in operating profits between the first and second quarters of this year, but capital spending hasn't kept anywhere near the same pace, says a new report from Deloitte Canada. The consulting firm ...
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B.C. Conservative leader Doerkson dumps candidate Joachim Agou in racism row
Interim leader of the British Columbia Conservatives Lorne Doerkson has swiftly dumped a candidate in the provincial election over online posts that the NDP called racist. Doerkson said Thursday that the posts by Victoria-Beacon Hill candidate Joachim ...
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Community forum
UFV, partners to launch community speaker series this week
ABBOTSFORD - The University of the Fraser and two community partner organizations are launching a new community speaker series this week under the theme of a thriving community.UFV, in partnership with Archway Community Services and the Abbotsford Downtown Business Association, will present the inaugural event, Thrivin...
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Canada
Many Quebec voters got false election information from chatbot, MPs hear
OTTAWA - Canadians turning to chatbots for election information don't always get accurate responses, a parliamentary committee heard Thursday. An estimated 40 per cent of Quebec voters asked AI chatbots for election information, said Aengus Bridgman, a...
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Carney points to federal review when asked about restricting access to SKS rifle
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney indicated Thursday the federal government will look at the advice of an arm's-length panel studying firearms classification before making any decision on the status of the SKS rifle. An FBI complaint filed in a Washi...
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Treasury Board minister says he's not aware of pests in federal office buildings
OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali says he's unaware of the presence of pests in federal office buildings. Responses to a House of Commons order paper question revealed last month that pests have been reported in dozens of federal buildings ...
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Author Galloway says he can't write since sexual assault claims derailed his career
VANCOUVER - Author and former UBC creative writing professor Steven Galloway wept as he testified that he can no longer write since unproven allegations of sexual assault derailed his career. "I just can't do it anymore. I wish I could," he said. Gall...
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Cold Lake First Nations seeks judicial review of Pacific Link pipeline designation
OTTAWA - Cold Lake First Nations filed an application for judicial review in Federal Court on Thursday challenging Ottawa's decision to designate the Pacific Link pipeline as a project in the national interest. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Pr...
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Carney says Canada's future up to Canadians after Musk voices support for separatism
SHERBROOKE - Prime Minister Mark Carney responded Thursday to tech industrialist Elon Musk's endorsement of provincial separation movements by saying Canada's future will be decided by its citizens - not by large U.S. tech firms. Speaking at a news con...
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World
Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be "public." Hegseth, speaking to the conservative TV...
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The long-deployed USS Lincoln returns home to San Diego Bay
CORONADO, Calif. (AP) - Sailors began disembarking the USS Lincoln on Thursday following a deployment that included a record 265 uninterrupted days at sea and reports of supply shortages and deteriorating mental health among the crew. Fam...
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MLB proposes shortening regular season to 154 games in 2029, expanding Division Series to best-of-7
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball proposed to shorten the regular season to 154 games from 162 games starting in 2029 and to expand the Division Series to best-of-seven in bargaining with players on Thursday. Owners also proposed to a...
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Sports
Canadian swimmer Taylor Ruck narrowly misses gold at World Cup stop in Uzbekistan
TASHKENT - Canadian Taylor Ruck narrowly missed gold in the women's 50-metre freestyle at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup on Thursday. The 26-year-old from Kelowna, B.C. finished second in 23.68 seconds, just five hundredths of a second behind Po...
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Carolina Hurricanes forward Seth Jarvis sheds no-contact jersey in recovery from shoulder surgery
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Carolina Hurricanes winger Seth Jarvis shed his yellow no-contact jersey Thursday as he continues his recovery from offseason shoulder surgery. The top-line forward for the reigning Stanley Cup champions had surgery on his right sh...
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Hamilton Tiger-Cats look to finish this time in rematch with Edmonton Elks
HAMILTON - Quarterback Harrison Frost and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats are getting another shot at the Edmonton Elks. Vincent Blanchard booted a CFL-record nine field goals when Edmonton earned a 37-35 double-overtime win over Hamilton at Commonwealth Stadi...
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