Fraser Valley

Not so temporary anymore
Maple Ridge hospital's 'temporary' maternity diversion is nearly permanent as local MLA speaks up
MAPLE RIDGE - Fraser Health says a "temporary gap" in obstetrician-gynecologist will impact services at a hospital in Maple Ridge this week, but that so-called temporary gap is becoming more of a permanent thing. The latest maternity "diversion" - a euphemism for a lack of doctors - will occur at Ri...
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Police investigation
Langley RCMP now acknowledges recent shooting at home was related to extortion
LANGLEY - Police in Langley now say an incident of shots fired last Friday on 45A Avenue in Langley is indeed connected to extortion. At around 12:41 a.m. Friday morning (June 12), RCMP responded to a report of shots fired in the 21500 block of 46A Avenue and secured the scene. Officers then found evidence of shots bei...
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Fire investigation
Police identify person of interest in suspicious RV fire Tuesday in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say they have identified a person of interest in connection with an RV fire that occurred Tuesday morning at an Abbotsford homeless encampment just off Highway 1.AbbyPD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker says police were called to a structure fire at the Whatcom Park & Ride lot at appro...
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Inside Lytton's contentious recovery, where concerns smoulder 5 years after wildfire
Mayor Denise O'Connor concedes that Lytton, B.C., looks "pretty empty" these days, aside from the homes of about 75 residents and a couple other buildings. It's almost five years since a wildfire killed two people and nearly wiped the village off the m...
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Kristi Noem joins B.C. mineral exploration company NovaRed Mining in advisory role
VANCOUVER - Former U.S. Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem has joined B.C. mineral exploration company NovaRed Mining Inc. in a strategic advisory role. The company says Noem, who is special envoy to the Shield of the Americas, will support NovaRe...
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Man arrested for attempted child abduction in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - A 22-year-old man is facing criminal charges after allegedly trying to abduct a child playing in a driveway in Metro Vancouver. Police in Surrey say the alleged abduction attempt happened Saturday at about 6:40 p.m., when officers were called ...
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Inside Lytton's contentious recovery, where concerns smoulder 5 years after wildfire
Mayor Denise O'Connor concedes that Lytton, B.C., looks "pretty empty" these days, aside from the homes of about 75 residents and a couple other buildings. It's almost five years since a wildfire killed two people and nearly wiped the village off the m...
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One of Canada's most prominent MAID providers reflects on divisive decade
TORONTO - Dr. Ellen Wiebe has never been one to shy away from risk. It started with the very first patient she provided with a medically assisted death: Hanne Schafer, a 66-year-old Calgary psychologist diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis thre...
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B.C. murder suspect to represent himself and give closing arguments
The man accused of murdering Tatjana Stefanski in rural British Columbia more than two years ago will now represent himself, including delivering closing arguments in the case. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Bradford Smith told jurors in the second-degree ...
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No criminality suspected after 12 students injured at Chilliwack-area waterpark
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in British Columbia's Fraser Valley say early indications show no criminality after 12 students were hospitalized Monday in what appears to have been an electrical accident at a water park. Const. Brad Holditch with the Upper Fras...
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Canada

Groups launch constitutional challenge of Safe Third Country Agreement
OTTAWA - Amnesty International and the Canadian Council for Refugees have filed a new Federal Court challenge of the constitutionality of a treaty with the U.S. that says refugees must claim asylum in whichever country they arrive in first. The groups ...
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Quebec bar to hold summit ahead of election on erosion of trust in institutions
QUÉBEC - Quebec's bar association is holding a summit in September on the erosion of public trust in institutions. The Sept. 8-9 event in Montreal is scheduled to coincide with Quebec's provincial election campaign ahead of the Oct. 5 vote. Political ...
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Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet to leave politics at end of term
QUÉBEC - Another Coalition Avenir Québec cabinet minister is leaving politics. Labour Minister Jean Boulet said today in his riding of Trois-Rivières that he won't run for another term in the Oct. 5 provincial election. First elected in 2018, Boulet h...
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More Canadians now report being affected by extreme weather, poll suggests
OTTAWA - The number of Canadians reporting having been directly affected by extreme weather events has increased since a year ago, a new poll suggests. An online poll by Leger of 1,512 Canadians from June 12-15 indicates 30 per cent of respondents said...
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U.S. Homeland Security secretary calls out 'fracturing' relationship with Canada
WASHINGTON - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says the "fracturing" relationship between Canada and the United States needs to be restored to ensure security in both countries. Mullin made the comments during a fireside chat with Publi...
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Quebec zoo says red kangaroo doing well after capture on Montreal's South Shore
MONTRÉAL - A Quebec zoo says a red kangaroo is doing well after it was captured after several days on the lam on Montreal's South Shore. The Granby Zoo says the animal is eating normally and resting up after four days of bouncing around the fields nea...
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