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IIO probe
Chilliwack resident seeks justice for her nephew who died while in custody in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Chilliwack resident Jenni Mcgrew is mourning the passing of her nephew who died earlier this week while in custody in Vancouver, and hopes an investigation into his death will be handled with transparency and integrity. Preliminary information provided by the Vancouver PD states that around 3 p.m. on Sunday...
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'Electrical non-compliances' found at Cultus Lake Waterpark where kids were burned
CULTUS LAKE - A safety regulator has found "electrical non-compliances" at a British Columbia waterpark were a group of 12 schoolchildren suffered burns. Technical Safety BC, which is leading the investigation into what went wrong at Cultus Lake Waterp...
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Wildfire grows
Wildfire SE of the Coquihalla Summit more than triples in size from yesterday
GRASSHOPPER MOUNTAIN - A wildfire located southeast of the Coquihalla Summit has more than tripled in size from yesterday when it was much smaller. According to the BC Wildfire Service, the fire was discovered on Tuesday, June 16 and estimated to be 15 hectares yesterday. By Wednesday morning, however, the fire has gro...
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Road rage incident
RCMP looking to ID man who allegedly brandished a knife in road rage incident
BURNABY - Police in Burnaby are appealing to the public for help in identifying a male suspect who allegedly threatening another driver with a knife during a road rage incident.Burnaby RCMP spokesperson Corporal Mike Kalanj says frontline officers were apprised on Sunday, April 19, 2026, about a road rage incident in w...
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British Columbia

Five people ordered banished from northwest B.C. First Nation territory
ATLIN - A First Nation in northwestern British Columbia has banished five people from its territory for three years. The Taku River Tlingit First Nation says in a statement on Facebook that its council issued the banishment order after receiving "signi...
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Bell, Cohere sign deal to operate models using Bell AI Fabric infrastructure
Bell Canada has signed an artificial intelligence infrastructure deal with Cohere that will see the AI firm operate its large language models through Bell AI Fabric, with support from two other companies. Under the agreement, Bell will provide data cen...
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B.C. Energy Minister Dix announces upgrades to multiple hydro dams
The B.C. government has launched an upgrade on the provincial hydro system in an effort to increase the power supply by another seven per cent. Energy Minister Adrian Dix announced the improvements on Wednesday, two days after saying the government was...
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Conservative MP's bill on intimate partner violence becomes law
OTTAWA - Canada will take a harder stance on intimate partner violence after a Conservative MP's private member's bill became law Wednesday. The Criminal Code will soon be updated to allow the killer of an intimate partner to be charged with first-degr...
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'Electrical non-compliances' found at Cultus Lake Waterpark where kids were burned
CULTUS LAKE - A safety regulator has found "electrical non-compliances" at a British Columbia waterpark were a group of 12 schoolchildren suffered burns. Technical Safety BC, which is leading the investigation into what went wrong at Cultus Lake Waterp...
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Vast majority of British Columbians support local water restrictions, poll suggests
OTTAWA - A new poll released Wednesday suggests 90 per cent of people in B.C. support local water restrictions. Leger surveyed 1,512 Canadians between June 12 and June 15, including 206 residents of British Columbia. The poll cannot be assigned a margi...
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Canada

Court hears Alberta separatist group's plea for stay of referendum petition ruling
EDMONTON - An Alberta Court of Appeal hearing is underway for a separatist group's attempt to have a ruling that quashed its referendum petition set aside. A judge ruled last month that the Stay Free Alberta petition shouldn't have been issued and that...
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PM Carney to attend Canada-Qatar World Cup game in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Mark Carney is shifting gears today as he goes from one of the world's largest political events to the world's biggest sporting event. Carney is just back from the G7 Summit in France meeting with top world leaders, and is i...
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Grassy Narrows repeats call for Carney to apologize for comments made about protest
OTTAWA - The chief of Grassy Narrows First Nation is repeating calls for Prime Minister Mark Carney to apologize to one of her members for a remark she says was offensive. Chrissy Isaacs, a Grassy Narrows woman suffering from mercury poisoning, was in ...
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CP NewsAlert: MPs pass spending bill, opt to head home for summer break
OTTAWA - The House of Commons will rise for the summer following question period today. A motion was adopted unanimously to push through some final pieces of legislation, including the government's controversial lawful access bill. Bill C-30, to implem...
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Police in Laval warn of violent Pokémon crime wave targeting sellers on Marketplace
MONTRÉAL - Montreal-area police are warning the public about a rash of violent crimes targeting sellers of Pokémon cards and MacBooks. Laval police say they arrested 10 young men between 16 and 18 years old on June 9 and June 11. They say the suspects ...
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Automatic tax filing could give the average non-filer more than $2K per year: PBO
OTTAWA - The federal fiscal watchdog says Ottawa's plan to roll out automatic tax filing could see Canadians who normally don't file their tax returns get thousands of dollars in owed benefits annually. The federal government announced a plan in the 20...
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