Shots fired
Shots fired at Abbotsford home early Sunday morning
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford are investigating an incident of shots fired at an Abbotsford residence over the weekend.The Abbotsford PD says patrol officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 2100 block of Enderby Street at approximately 1:09 a.m. Sunday morning. On arrival, officers determined that an occupie...
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Unsafe labour practices
Roofing company fined over $19,000 for unsafe practices at Chilliwack worksite
CHILLIWACK/FRASER VALLEY - Multiple contracting firms have been fined by a provincial regulator for failing to maintain safe work standards at construction sites in Chilliwack and throughout the Fraser Valley. According to a news release from WorkSafeBC, the construction sector remains one of British Columbia's highest...
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In the news today: Tariff deadline looms, B.C. wildfires, Tumbler Ridge demolition
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Summer holiday
Think Kelowna is just wine tours? The locals would like a word
B.C.'s provincial health officer to hold news conference amid wildfire smoke warnings
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B.C.'s provincial health officer to hold news conference amid wildfire smoke warnings
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Fraser Valley
Surrey council race
Dosanjh joins Surrey council race as part of six-candidate slate
SURREY - The Conservative Party of Surrey has welcomed Sandy Dosanjh as its newest candidate for Surrey City Council, joining a slate headed up by a former Surrey-Guildford MLA candidate in the 2024 provincial election. A certified personal trainer, competitive bodybuilder and dedicated volunteer, Dosanjh has devoted s...
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Water line damaged
UPDATE: Water service could return by Monday evening in Harrison Hot Springs
UPDATE: The Village of Harrison Hot Springs estimates water service could return by 6 p.m. tonight for those impacted by a damaged water line in the village. Original story: HARRISON HOT SPRINGS - Some residents in Harrison Hot Springs are without water this morning after a water line was somehow damaged Monday morning...
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Charges sworn
Charges laid against 40-year-old man for allegedly groping an underage girl at Surrey park
SURREY - Police in Surrey say charges have been sworn against a 40-year-old man after a female youth told police she was sexually assaulted at a park in Surrey earlier this month.Surrey Police Service frontline officers were dispatched to Bear Creek Park in Surrey on Sunday evening, August 9 after getting a report that...
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Rescue effort
Hope SAR shares candid message with backcountry users after hikers rescued from near Coq Summit
NEAR THE COQUIHALLA SUMMIT, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Hope SAR personnel are urging backcountry rec users to carefully consider their mountaineering pursuits after an undisclosed number of well-prepared hikers were rescued over the weekend near the Coquihalla Summit. In a statement, Hope Volunteer Search and Rescue says it re...
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British Columbia
B.C.'s provincial health officer to hold news conference amid wildfire smoke warnings
VANCOUVER - B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is set to hold a news conference today as much of the southern half of the province remains blanketed in wildfire smoke. The news conference will also include Emergency Management Minister Kel...
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Take a bough: Climbing takes relationship with B.C.'s trees to the next level
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA - Fifty metres up a grand fir tree, and the rigidities of the world at ground level fall away. There are the branches, needles, the smell of freshness and a profound stillness. Look up, and tiny flakes of bark patter gent...
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B.C. couple awarded damages against neighbour after 2022 shooting
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Supreme Court has awarded more than $1 million in damages in a shooting that left a man with lifelong injuries and his wife traumatized after witnessing the violent confrontation. Anthony and Wendy Nelson of Sooke, B.C....
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No charges recommended against officers in two death cases, police watchdog says
SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog says it won't be recommending charges against officers involved in two situations where people died. The first case involved a man who was arrested in an alleged home invasion who was taken to Smithers RCMP c...
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Police in Fort St. John, B.C., call third shooting in three weeks 'unacceptable'
FORT ST. JOHN - Police in Fort St. John, B.C., say three people were shot and hospitalized in the latest in a string of recent shootings in the city. Mounties say in a release that the shooting on Friday was inside a home on 107A Avenue and the three ...
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Some evacuees return to Summerland as crews hold wildfire on three sides
SUMMERLAND - Crews fighting a large wildfire near Summerland, B.C., are successfully holding the blaze on three sides, while battling challenging conditions on its western flank. An update from BC Wildfire Service says the northwestern portion of the f...
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Canada
In the news today: Tariff deadline looms, B.C. wildfires, Tumbler Ridge demolition
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Deadline looms as Trump's 50 per cent tariffs set to take effect There are less than 24 hours left until U.S. President Donald Trump's high-stakes tariff deadline....
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B.C.'s provincial health officer to hold news conference amid wildfire smoke warnings
VANCOUVER - B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is set to hold a news conference today as much of the southern half of the province remains blanketed in wildfire smoke. The news conference will also include Emergency Management Minister Kel...
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Palestinian envoy says Canada 'pivotal' in Mideast peace, urges more action
OTTAWA - The new Palestinian ambassador to Ottawa says Canada's recognition of the State of Palestine has been "pivotal" for her people and for upholding international law, but she says Canada must do more to end Israel's occupation. "My message to Can...
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Take a bough: Climbing takes relationship with B.C.'s trees to the next level
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA - Fifty metres up a grand fir tree, and the rigidities of the world at ground level fall away. There are the branches, needles, the smell of freshness and a profound stillness. Look up, and tiny flakes of bark patter gent...
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Deadline looms as Trump's 50 per cent tariffs set to take effect
OTTAWA - There are less than 24 hours left until U.S. President Donald Trump's high-stakes tariff deadline. Trump signed an executive order to impose 50 per cent tariffs on Aug. 19 that would apply to a variety of goods from cement to hockey sticks. T...
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Demolition underway at Tumbler Ridge school, site of B.C. mass shooting
TUMBLER RIDGE - Demolition is underway at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in northern British Columbia, the site of a deadly mass shooting earlier this year. Photos posted to social media show excavators clawing at the building, tearing down the outsid...
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World
Student kills schoolmate and himself in livestreamed Philippine school attack, official says
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A high school student carrying two pistols shot to death a fellow student before killing himself Tuesday in an attack in a southern Philippine high school campus that he livestreamed using a body-worn camera, police and other...
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Zambia President Hichilema has been reelected for a second term
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) - Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has been reelected for a second five-year term, the Electoral Commission of Zambia announced early Tuesday. He was declared the outright winner of last Thursday's presidential ele...
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Trump administration pauses contentious border construction in Texas' Big Bend National Park
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration says it is temporarily pausing construction of a controversial border construction project in the Big Bend National Park while the head of the agency tasked with building the wall visits Texas to do an "on-the...
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Sports
Canadian women dunk Senegal 72-57 in Olympic pre-qualifying tournament opener
GUADALAJARA - Kayla Alexander scored a team-high 16 points and hauled in seven rebounds as Canada's senior women's national basketball team opened the FIBA Olympic pre-qualifying tournament with a 72-57 win over Senegal on Monday. Syla Swords and Delan...
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Scores and sports schedule for Monday, Aug. 17, 2026
Monday's Scoreboard MLB American League Tampa Bay 7 Baltimore 6 Kansas City 9 Athletics 5 National League L.A. Dodgers 11 Colorado 5 N.Y. Mets 2 San Diego 1 Philadelphia 6 Miami 5 St. Louis 2 Cincinnati 1, 1st game Cincinnati 6 St. Louis 5 (10), 2nd ga...
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Vancouver Goldeneyes embracing mentor roles at girls summer hockey camps
VANCOUVER - Ashton Bell knows what it means to young girls to get a chance to play hockey with female professional players. It's the reason the Vancouver Goldeneyes captain has dedicated a large chunk of her off-season to running camps for kids. "I di...
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