10 Years of Toxic Drug Crisis
Study at Chilliwack hospital highlights role of peer support workers in drug crisis
CHILLIWACK - Fraser Health is marking 10 years of the B.C. drug crisis by shining a light on those who work through people's darkest moments.A published study in the Canadian Journal of Emergency Nursing has revealed that peer support workers have been a positive force on both patient care and staff morale at the Chill...
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Police in B.C. after investigating fatal collision between motorcyclist, semitruck
VICTORIA - Police in Delta, B.C., say a 31-year-old man is dead after his motorcycle collided with a semi-truck on a major bridge in Metro Vancouver. A statement from Delta Police says the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene following the col...
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10 Years of Toxic Drug Crisis
Study at Chilliwack hospital highlights role of peer support workers in drug crisis
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Police in B.C. after investigating fatal collision between motorcyclist, semitruck
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Fraser Valley
Young Professional
Abbotsford resident featured in BC Business 30 under 30 for work in irrigation industry
ABBOTSFORD - A young Fraser Valley local has been recognized for his work in the region's water and agriculture sectors. BC Business Magazine's 30 Under 30 this year features 28-year-old Poshak Sachdeva, an executive director at Irrigation Industry Association of British Columbia (IIABC). "As irrigation systems be...
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Weekly Round-Up
RCMP issues warning after fentanyl packages seized in Mission
MISSION - RCMP in Mission are asking residents to stay alert after recent instances of drug seizures in the community. Police responded to 312 calls for service in the week between March 30 and April 5, according to the detachment's latest Community Connection. One call involved a business in the Mission Hills area, wh...
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Impaired Drivers
Police remove 14 impaired drivers from Abbotsford roads Saturday night
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford police have been busy cracking down on speeders and impaired drivers this weekend.On Saturday night (Apr. 11), frontline officers removed 14 impaired drivers from local roads.Twelve of those files involved alcohol, and two involved drugs.Police added that one driver was a 27-year-old woman who b...
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Police investigation
36-year-old woman arrested for alleged involvement in theft of Chilliwack truck
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say a 36-year-old woman who is known to police was arrested for her alleged involvement in the theft of a pickup truck stolen earlier in the day from Chilliwack.According to a statement from AbbyPD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker, police in Abbotsford received a call from a member of the...
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British Columbia
Police in B.C. after investigating fatal collision between motorcyclist, semitruck
VICTORIA - Police in Delta, B.C., say a 31-year-old man is dead after his motorcycle collided with a semi-truck on a major bridge in Metro Vancouver. A statement from Delta Police says the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene following the col...
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Conservative leadership hopeful Milobar changes campaign manager after investigation
VICTORIA - Peter Milobar will be without his longtime campaign manager during the final stretch of the race to become the new leader of the Conservative Party of B.C. amid controversy stemming from a 2024 website and mail-out. Milobar's campaign said ...
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City spokesperson says Crystal Pool is safe again, but remains closed until Tuesday
VICTORIA - All eight people taken to hospital Friday after two chemicals combined to create chlorine gas in a Victoria recreation facility have been released, as the investigation into the exposure continues. Colleen Mycroft, the city's intergovernmen...
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Memorial mass for Lapu Lapu victims as anniversary of Vancouver attack nears
VANCOUVER - Rev. Salvador Reyes says he is remembering the Lapu Lapu Day attack that claimed 11 lives in Vancouver not just with pain, but with love. Reyes said in a sermon at a mass to mark the approaching anniversary of the attack that he visited the...
Apr 10, 2026
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Grand Chief Stewart Phillip says 'heartsick' MLA wife doesn't support DRIPA pause
VANCOUVER - A First Nations leader whose wife is a B.C. government legislator says she doesn't support Premier David Eby's plan to suspend parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, and is "heartsick" over the issue. Grand Chief ...
Apr 10, 2026
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Resolving softwood dispute mutually beneficial for Canada, U.S., B.C. premier says
VANCOUVER - Ottawa must make a case of "mutual benefit" with the United States as it advocates for Canada's softwood lumber industry during trade negotiations, British Columbia Premier David Eby said Friday. The United States cannot produce enough wood...
Apr 10, 2026
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Canada
Katy Perry shares photos of Justin Trudeau at Coachella
Katy Perry is sharing more photos of her boyfriend, former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, after the pair attended the Coachella music festival this weekend. The pop star shared snaps of the couple to Instagram eating food and walking around t...
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Finnish President Alexander Stubb to meet with PM Carney in Ottawa this week
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet in Ottawa this week with Finland's President Alexander Stubb, in a visit that will mark the first official bilateral meeting between the two leaders. Carney's office says Stubb will be in Ottawa on Tuesday ...
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Final day of campaigning ahead of byelections expected to secure Liberal majority
MONTREAL - It's the final day of campaigning in a trio of federal byelections before voters go to the polls on Monday. Even though the Liberals are widely expected to win a majority by retaining two Toronto-area seats, the pressure is still on for them...
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Think big: Canada should be open to risks as it invests in space, professor says
Canadians passionate about their country's role in space say investments in homegrown astronauts and businesses are vital in inspiring the nation's future steps to the stars - and the benefits that come with it. The space sector contributed $3.4 billi...
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Quebecers are about to find out who will replace François Legault as premier
DRUMMONDVILLE - Quebecers will find out Sunday who will become their next premier as members of the Coalition Avenir Québec vote to replace the only leader the party has ever had. Party faithful are gathering northeast of Montreal in Drummondville, Que...
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Palestinian man who donated a kidney in 2023 may be ineligible for refugee claim
OTTAWA - Mohammed Al Hindi is a Palestinian refugee claimant whose application is now at risk because of Ottawa's new border law, C-12. Before fleeing the Gaza Strip with his family to escape the Israel-Hamas war, he visited Canada for about seven wee...
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World
Some 100 people killed in mistaken air force attack on Nigerian market
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A Nigerian Air Force strike targeting jihadi rebels hit a local market in northeastern Nigeria, killing over 100 residents and injuring many others, a rights group and local media reported on Sunday. Officials confirmed a misfire ...
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Trump threatens Strait of Hormuz blockade after US-Iran ceasefire talks end without agreement
ISLAMABAD (AP) - President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. Navy would "immediately" begin a blockade of ships entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement or next diplomatic steps...
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Polling stations close in Hungary's election that was a key test for long-time Prime Minister Orbán
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungarians cast ballots Sunday in what is seen as Europe's most consequential election this year, setting a record turnout in a vote that could unseat populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump...
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Sports
Toronto Blue Jays place outfielder George Springer (toe) on 10-day injured list
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays placed outfielder George Springer on the 10-day injured list Sunday. The move comes after Springer suffered a fractured left big toe Saturday in Toronto's 7-4 home loss to the Minnesota Twins. Springer is hitting .185 wi...
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CF Montréal fires head coach Marco Donadel after ugly start to season
MONTRÉAL - CF Montréal fired head coach Marco Donadel on Sunday after an ugly start to the Major League Soccer season. Montreal lost for the sixth time in seven games to begin the 2026 campaign Saturday, falling 2-1 to the Philadelphia Union in its hom...
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Canadiens' Noah Dobson out with upper-body injury, to be re-evaluated in two weeks
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens will start the playoffs with a major hole on their blue line. Defenceman Noah Dobson will be re-evaluated in two weeks after suffering an upper-body injury in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. That rule...
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