B.C. regional district lifts last of its evacuation orders for Ainslie Creek wildfire
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District in southern British Columbia has lifted the last of its evacuation orders related to the out-of-control Ainslie Creek wildfire. The regional district says an order has been downgraded to an evacuation alert for 58 ...
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Highway 1 reopens in time for Lytton River Festival
LYTTON - Organizers of the Lytton River Festival say their prayers were answered after Highway 1 reopened through the Fraser Canyon this week, restoring easy highway access to the community ahead of the free Labour Day weekend celebration. The festival runs September 5 and September 6 in Lytton, at the confluence of th...
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Abbotsford Police hoping to reunite stolen tools with owner
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford police are looking to reunite some tools with their rightful owner.During a recent investigation by the AbbyPD Crime Reduction Unit, officers recovered a series of tools and toolboxes. It's believed all of the tools recovered by officers were stolen. Abby PD is asking the public to identify who...
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Community Development
Abbotsford council weighs options after ALC rejects sports park land bid
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford council says it is disappointed after the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) rejected the city's application to use land at King and McKenzie roads for a future sports and recreation park.The commission denied the application on August 20, and council has directed staff to review options and ret...
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Highway 1 improvements
Highway 1 overnight slowdowns begin tonight through Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Drivers will have to deal with an overnight traffic-pattern change on Highway 1 at the 264th Street Interchange in Abbotsford as work continues to widen the highway through the Fraser Valley. The change is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. Saturday (August 29). Northbound and southbound traffic on 264th Street ...
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Fire wrecks B.C.'s historic Little Red House, beloved by painters and photographers
A historic home popularly known as the Little Red House has been destroyed by fire after standing in the Township of Langley for almost 140 years. The township's archives say the home properly known as Mclver House burned down early on Thursday. It say...
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British Columbia
B.C. regional district lifts last of its evacuation orders for Ainslie Creek wildfire
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District in southern British Columbia has lifted the last of its evacuation orders related to the out-of-control Ainslie Creek wildfire. The regional district says an order has been downgraded to an evacuation alert for 58 ...
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B.C. premier calls byelection in riding where Conservative leader set to run
B.C. Premier David Eby has called a byelection for next month in the riding of Abbotsford-Mission, where embattled Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay is set to run. Eby's New Democrats said Saturday that former agriculture minister Pam Alexis, who...
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Fire wrecks B.C.'s historic Little Red House, beloved by painters and photographers
A historic home popularly known as the Little Red House has been destroyed by fire after standing in the Township of Langley for almost 140 years. The township's archives say the home properly known as Mclver House burned down early on Thursday. It say...
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'Epic fighter': Tributes for B.C. Indigenous leader and MLA Joan Phillip, dead at 74
British Columbia legislator and Indigenous leader Joan Phillip has died, with Premier David Eby honouring her as an "epic fighter." The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs said in a statement on Friday that the NDP MLA died peacefully Friday aftern...
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Third grizzly bear from same family is killed in B.C. after failed relocation
NELSON - A third grizzly bear from the same family group has been killed after it was relocated away from Nelson, B.C., but then turned up with its sister at a recreational area and showed a "high degree of comfort" around people. Conservation officers...
Aug 28, 2026
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'Surrey Six' killer loses bid to throw out murder convictions
VANCOUVER - One of the men found guilty in the so-called "Surrey Six" killings in 2007 has lost his bid for a stay of proceedings, meaning his convictions for first-degree murder still stand. Cody Haevischer alleged he suffered an abuse of process, but...
Aug 28, 2026
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B.C. premier calls byelection in riding where Conservative leader set to run
B.C. Premier David Eby has called a byelection for next month in the riding of Abbotsford-Mission, where embattled Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay is set to run. Eby's New Democrats said Saturday that former agriculture minister Pam Alexis, who...
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Quebec election Day 3 brings promises on immigration, transit, taxes and home care
MONTREAL - Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon's plan to more than halve temporary immigration in Quebec drew criticism from his rivals Saturday, who accused him of making immigrants bear the blame for problems in public schools and of risk...
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Family of Canadians missing in Nepal floods on edge as they wait for information
The brother of a Canadian man among those missing after flash floods swept through an area along the Nepal-Tibet border says their family is on edge waiting for information. Dhaval Shah and his wife Megha Shah, from Port Moody, B.C., were on a spiritua...
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Separatists hold independence rally in lead-up to Alberta's birthday bash
EDMONTON - Alberta separatists converged outside the legislature in Edmonton on Saturday afternoon ahead of the province's birthday, with many praying, listening to sermons and saying Alberta would be better off without Canada after having joined Confe...
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Weekend and vacation work needed at Federal Court due to high caseload: chief justice
OTTAWA - A massive increase in immigration cases in the last six years has created unmanageable workloads at the Federal Court, says Chief Justice Alan Diner. The Federal Court has jurisdiction over a number of immigration matters, such as visa applica...
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Fire wrecks B.C.'s historic Little Red House, beloved by painters and photographers
A historic home popularly known as the Little Red House has been destroyed by fire after standing in the Township of Langley for almost 140 years. The township's archives say the home properly known as Mclver House burned down early on Thursday. It say...
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World
Trump administration deports relative of Afghans who helped US military to Central African Republic
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The United States on Saturday deported dozens of people to the Central African Republic, including an Afghan whose brothers collaborated with the U.S. military, his lawyer and an advocacy group said. The Afghan man, ...
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An officer is dead and a second was injured in a shooting at South Carolina park, police chief says
A South Carolina police officer died and a second was injured in a "gunfight" Saturday in a park, following a call about a domestic dispute, Columbia police Chief W.H. "Skip" Holbrook said. The suspect, a 33-year-old man with a lengthy cr...
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Natasha Cloud dismisses Enes Kanter Freedom as Sky ban him from home games
NEW YORK (AP) - Natasha Cloud didn't want to waste time and energy talking about Enes Kanter Freedom on Saturday as she prepared for the Chicago Sky's game against the New York Liberty. To Cloud, he is unimportant. "I won't ...
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Sports
Muller, White lead Whitecaps to 3-0 win over struggling Sporting KC
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - Thomas Muller had a goal and an assist, Brian White and Rayan Elloumi each added a goal and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat Sporting Kansas City 3-0 on Saturday night. The Whitecaps (13-4-4) lead the Western Conference with 43 po...
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Messi scores four goals to lead Inter Miami to 7-1 romp over CF Montreal
MIAMI (AP) - Lionel Messi scored three times in the second half to finish off his first four-goal effort in Major League Soccer play while adding an assist, and Inter Miami scored six unanswered goals in a 7-1 romp over CF Montreal on Saturday night. M...
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Canadian women's volleyball team nets berth in L.A. Olympics
SANTO DOMINGO - Mission accomplished. Top-ranked Canada earned a coveted spot in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics on Saturday with a victory over the host Dominican Republic in the championship match of the women's volleyball NORCECA Continental Qualifier...
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