Patient airlifted
Patient airlifted to hospital Sunday after motor vehicle incident near Eastern Hillsides
CHILLIWACK - A patient was airlifted to hospital after a motor vehicle incident near Eastern Hillsides in Chilliwack Sunday afternoon.According to an emailed statement from B.C. Emergency Health Services spokesperson Diana Stepczuk, paramedics responded to a call about a vehicle incident at Upper Prairie Road and Hinck...
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Arrest in break and enter
One man arrested, stolen ATM recovered after Sunday night break and enter: Abbotsford PD
ABBOTSFORD - A spokesperson for the Abbotsford PD says a man has been arrested and remains in custody for his alleged role in a break and enter at a business on Auguston Parkway.Sgt. Paul Walker tells Fraser Valley Today that AbbyPD officers were called to a reported break and enter at a business in the 36300 block of ...
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Foreign national convicted
Foreign national convicted of trying to enter B.C. with 6 undeclared guns, CBSA says man 'may be' removed from Canada
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Foreign national convicted
Foreign national convicted of trying to enter B.C. with 6 undeclared guns, CBSA says man 'may be' removed from Canada
VICTORIA - The Canada Border Services Agency says a 44-year-old foreign national has been sentenced to four years in prison after he tried to enter British Columbia with six undeclared firearms in his vehicle. However, the CBSA can't say the man whether the foreign national will be definitively removed from Canada once...
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Man arrested, drugs and weapons seized
39-year-old Mission man arrested, drugs and weapons seized in search warrant: RCMP
MISSION - Mounties in Mission say a 39-year-old man has been arrested and remains in custody for possession of firearms, multiple IDs in other people's names and other items consistent with drug trafficking. According to a statement from Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr, officers pulled over a vehicle t...
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Snowfall warning
Snowfall warning issued for the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt
HOPE - A snowfall warning is in effect for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt following a night of snowy chaos.Environment Canada says around 15 to 20 centimetres of snow is expected for the stretch of Highway 5 Monday (March 9), with periods of heavy snow at times.The weather agency says flurries are expected...
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Burning Legacy
UFV students chronicle over 400-page history of Abbotsford fire department
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford firefighters have enlisted the help of the University of Fraser Valley (UFV) history students to dig up a rich saga right in their own backyard.Over the 2025 summer and fall semesters, UFV's Sophie Jones and Hunter Gauthier took up the task from Adam Campbell and the Abbotsford Firefighters Asso...
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British Columbia
$30M settlement offer in Vancouver-area Catholic school abuse class-action lawsuit
VANCOUVER - Lawyers representing the plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit over alleged abuse say former students at two Vancouver-area Catholic schools have received a $30 million settlement offer. Vancouver-based CFM Lawyers says in a statement that V...
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Vancouver's snow-free run could end as late-winter warnings issued in southwest B.C.
VICTORIA - Snow is expected to make a late-winter visit to southwestern British Columbia, with Environment Canada issuing a snowfall warning for much of western and southern Vancouver Island. The weather agency has also issued a special weather stateme...
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Damaging winds forecast for much of Alberta and parts of B.C. and Saskatchewan
EDMONTON - Environment Canada warned residents in much of Alberta and southern Saskatchewan to secure loose objects and expect damage as strong winds whipped through, leaving thousands of residents in the dark. The warnings were in place for most area...
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Fifth person charged for 2022 double homicide in Penticton: RCMP
PENTICTON - The RCMP say a 36-year-old man has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with a 2022 double homicide in Penticton, B.C. Police say the BC Prosecution Service has approved two counts of first-degree murder agains...
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Ride-share drivers in Canada feel the sting at pump amid conflicts in Middle East
VANCOUVER - Ride-share drivers across Canada say the surging gas prices at the pump, tied to the escalating conflicts in the Middle East, are the final straw for them. As the war in Iran, led by the U.S. and Israel, enters its second week, thousands o...
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Clocks springing forward this weekend, B.C. adopts year-round daylight time
OTTAWA - Clocks are set to spring forward on Sunday as most of Canada moves to daylight time until the fall. Daylight time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 8, when clocks move forward one hour, until Nov. 1, when they'll be turned back an hour to rejo...
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Canada
Major ice storm headed to southern Quebec, up to 35 mm of freezing rain over 24 hours
Environment Canada says a major ice storm is headed to southern Quebec starting Wednesday. Multiple regions including Montreal and Quebec City could receive between 20 to 30 millimetres of freezing rain over a period of up to 24 hours. The weather agen...
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CP NewsAlert: Liberals nominate Fintrac official Annette Ryan as budget watchdog
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has nominated a senior official at the national financial intelligence agency as Ottawa's next fiscal watchdog. Wayne Long, the secretary of state for financial institutions, tabled the certificate of nomination to ask f...
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NRC to acquire Bombardier jet as feds earmark nearly $1B for defence research
OTTAWA - The federal government is putting nearly a billion dollars into the National Research Council for defence initiatives, including the purchase of a Bombardier jet for research. Ottawa says the $900 million funding envelope is part of its Defenc...
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$30M settlement offer in Vancouver-area Catholic school abuse class-action lawsuit
VANCOUVER - Lawyers representing the plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit over alleged abuse say former students at two Vancouver-area Catholic schools have received a $30 million settlement offer. Vancouver-based CFM Lawyers says in a statement that V...
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Carney expected to be a no-show as MPs debate Iran war in House of Commons
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are expected to debate Canada's approach to the U.S.-Israel war on Iran on Monday evening, although the prime minister won't be taking part. After opposition parties called for some form of debate, the government proposed...
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Ottawa says it will spend up to $94.5M to improve jobs data in key industries
OTTAWA - The federal government said Monday it's planning to spend up to $94.5 million over the next five years to get a better sense of what's happening on the ground in a turbulent labour market. The money will go to 14 organizations to create foreca...
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World
Complaint says men who brought explosives to NYC protest said they were inspired by Islamic State
NEW YORK (AP) - Two men who brought explosives to a protest outside New York City's mayoral mansion said they were inspired by the Islamic State extremist group, a court complaint said. Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi are awaiting arraignm...
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Lebanese parliament extends term by 2 years as Israel intensifies attacks on Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) - The Lebanese parliament extended its term by two years on Monday due to the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, which has pushed the region into an escalating conflict, and Israel stepped up its attacks on Lebanon following renewed strikes with th...
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India wins cricket's Twenty20 World Cup with 96-run victory over New Zealand
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) - India won the T20 World Cup for a record third time with a 96-run victory over New Zealand on Sunday to the delight of more than 100,000 fans at the largest cricket ground in the world. India scored an imposing 255...
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Sports
Kerri Einarson's curling team gears up for world championship in Calgary
Curling doesn't stop in Canada. The women's world championship opens Saturday in Calgary. On the heels of Matt Dunstone's Manitoba team winning a national men's championship in St. John's, N.L., Kerri Einarson's foursome out of Gimli, Man., will repres...
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Finnish pair wins a barrel of ale in annual 'wife-carrying' contest in England
LONDON (AP) - To have and to hold took on a new meaning for about two dozen couples who put their relationships to the test on a grassy hill in southern England. Wives and girlfriends clung on for dear life as their partners carried them up and down a ...
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Eriksson wins second Para alpine medal; Canada wins big in wheelchair curling
MILAN - Para skier Kalle Eriksson picked up his second medal of the Milan Cortina Paralympics on Monday while Canada's wheelchair curling team remained undefeated. Eriksson and guide Sierra Smith raced to bronze in the men's visually impaired super G i...
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