Park Improvements
Vedder Park playgrounds, pump track temporarily closed for upgrades
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack has now closed down parts of Vedder Park as work continues to improve the area for visitors.Both playgrounds and the pump track have been closed for safety reasons, according to a post by the City on Friday.Upgrades to the park range from new concrete curbs and asphalt pathway paving...
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Metro Vancouver workers issue strike notice with job action possibly starting Sunday
VANCOUVER - A union representing hundreds of Metro Vancouver employees says it has issued a 72-hour strike notice in their dispute with the regional district. The Greater Vancouver Regional District Employees Union says in a statement that the notice w...
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Park Improvements
Vedder Park playgrounds, pump track temporarily closed for upgrades
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Guide Dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
Cheverie up for second straight PWHL coach award, MacLeod and Sparre also finalists
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Cheverie and MacLeod took the spotlight as PWHL featured first all-women-coached Walter Cup Final
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Fraser Valley
FIFA Festivities
Langley hosts free viewing events for FIFA World Cup
LANGLEY - The Township of Langley is cashing in on World Cup festivities by hosting its own viewing events at the Langley Events Centre.Residents are invited to the Stadium for live FIFA match broadcasts on a brand-new video board while enjoying entertainment, kids' soccer and various concessions."Hosting World Cu...
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Suspect Sought
Surrey police seek suspect in alleged robbery of Meta glasses
SURREY - Police are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect of an alleged robbery last month.On April 24, at about 7:10 p.m., frontline officers responded to a call from two victims who said they were "assaulted, robbed and threatened" near the Central Skytrain Station in Surrey.The suspect to...
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Rural fire
3 poultry barns destroyed by fire Thursday in rural Abbotsford (VIDEO)
ABBOTSFORD - A spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department says firefighters were called to a major fire at a farm property in rural Abbotsford Thursday afternoon. AbbyPD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker tells Fraser Valley Today that three barns were fully destroyed at 600 Gladwin Road, located southeast of Abbotsf...
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Lockdown
Lockdown underway at Fraser Valley prison, roughly 6 weeks after major contraband seizure
FRASER VALLEY - A lockdown has been implemented at a Fraser Valley prison to enable federal correctional staff to conduct an exceptional search.According to a statement from Correctional Service Canada, a lockdown was put in place in the medium-security unit at Mission Institution on Tuesday, May 19. CSC says the searc...
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British Columbia
Scuba diver dies in waters near Gabriola
Scuba diver dies in waters near Gabriola Island, off Vancouver Island coast
GABRIOLA - A scuba diver has died in the waters off a B.C. Gulf Island, in a death that police say is not considered suspicious. Mounties on Gabriola Island off the east coast of Vancouver Island say paramedics were called Wednesday after an unresponsi...
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Metro Vancouver workers issue strike notice with job action possibly starting Sunday
VANCOUVER - A union representing hundreds of Metro Vancouver employees says it has issued a 72-hour strike notice in their dispute with the regional district. The Greater Vancouver Regional District Employees Union says in a statement that the notice w...
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Verdict expected in trial of woman whose dogs killed 11-year-old boy
EDMONTON - A judge is expected to deliver his decision this afternoon on whether a dog owner is guilty in the death of an 11-year-old boy. Crystal MacDonald pleaded not guilty to criminal negligence causing the death of Kache Grist, who was attacked by...
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Ontario patient tests negative for Ebola, while new border screening measures are in place amid Congo outbreak
TORONTO - Canada's top doctor says a person in Ontario tested negative for Ebola after returning from Ethiopia, noting the risk of the virus affecting people in Canada remains low. Dr. Joss Reimer, chief public officer of health, says the patient was ...
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Saanich, B.C., man pleads guilty in voyeurism case involving 652 victims: police
SAANICH - A man has pleaded guilty in a voyeurism investigation involving 652 women and girls, which police in Saanich, B.C., say is believed to be the most "prolific" case prosecuted in Canada. The department's special investigation unit started the ...
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Evacuation order lifted after landslide in Old Fort, B.C., temporary road opens
FORT ST. JOHN - Residents of Old Fort, B.C., are finally able to return home after a landslide last month blocked access to the only road in and out of the community. The Peace River Regional District cancelled its previous evacuation order on Thursda...
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Canada
Former F1 driver Gilles Villeneuve named historic figure in Quebec
MONTRÉAL - Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette has named the late Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve a historic figure of Quebec. Fréchette made the announcement Friday as the Canadian Grand Prix weekend kicked off in Montreal. "It was a long-overdue ...
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Ottawa to pay tax bill imposed on Laval, Que., after corrupt ex-mayor's fraud
MONTREAL - The federal government has agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle a Canada Revenue Agency tax bill imposed on a Montreal suburb for funds the city recovered from a corrupt ex-mayor. A spokesperson for Finance Minister François-Philippe Champag...
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Former budget watchdog Page says Ottawa can't rag the puck on NATO 2035 spending math
OTTAWA - Former federal spending watchdog Kevin Page remains unconvinced by the prime minister's explanation of why Ottawa hasn't yet presented a fiscal road map to meet the new NATO spending commitments. Page, who was Canada's first parliamentary budg...
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Motion Picture Association slams CRTC rules on Canadian content investment
OTTAWA - The industry lobby group representing big American streaming services slammed new revenue rules on Friday forcing them to invest in Canadian content while some Canadian industry organizations said the rules are in line with what this country h...
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Chief justice says farewell to retiring Martin, reflects on top court's relocation
OTTAWA - Chief Justice Richard Wagner paid tribute to a departing judge today and bid a temporary farewell to the Supreme Court's stately home. Wagner praised the contributions of retiring Justice Sheilah Martin before the top court considered a crimin...
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Drowning deaths of mother and son: Quebec coroner emphasizes swimming lessons
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is emphasizing the importance of swimming lessons in a report into the drownings of a mother and her three-year-old son. The report says the 34-year-old woman was spending time near the pool at her Montreal home last June wh...
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World
Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence, citing her husband's health
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tulsi Gabbard resigned as President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence on Friday, saying she needed to step away as her husband battles cancer. She is the fourth Cabinet official to depart during Trump's second term. ...
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Congo suspends funeral wakes and big gatherings in Ebola outbreak, as WHO upgrades risk assessment
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - Authorities in northeastern Congo banned funeral wakes and gatherings of more 50 people Friday in an effort to curb a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in a region where medical workers have struggled with a lack of resources and pus...
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Man convicted of killing a woman and her 4-year-old daughter is executed in Florida
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man convicted of fatally stabbing his cousin's girlfriend and the couple's 4-year-old daughter was put to death Thursday evening, becoming the seventh person executed by the state this year. Richard Knight, ...
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Sports
Cheverie up for second straight PWHL coach award, MacLeod and Sparre also finalists
Montreal's Kori Cheverie, Ottawa's Carla MacLeod, and Boston's Kris Sparre are the finalists for the 2026 Professional Women's Hockey League coach of the year award, the leaguer announced Friday. Cheverie led the Walter Cup-champion Victoire to first p...
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Cheverie and MacLeod took the spotlight as PWHL featured first all-women-coached Walter Cup Final
As milestones go, Ottawa's Carla MacLeod called it important, yet complicated, in taking part in the PWHL's first Walter Cup Final involving two teams coached by women. The significance, she said, was obvious in a league where she and Montreal's Kori ...
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Mboko into singles final, Dabrowski advances to doubles final at Strasbourg
STRASBOURG - Canadian teen tennis star Victoria Mboko will play for her third WTA Tour title after defeating Romania's Jaqueline Cristian 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-2 in Friday's semifinals at the Strasbourg International. Mboko, the top seed in Strasbourg, clinc...
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