Real-time hustle
Abbotsford PD's media strategy pays off as familiar face reinforces trust, transparency with community
ABBOTSFORD - When high-profile incidents like highway closures, homicides, extortions or other emergencies impacting the community happen in Abbotsford, there's a familiar face working behind the scenes to provide clear, accurate and timely updates the public can trust. At the centre of that effort is Abbotsford Police...
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Unusual collision
Male pedestrian who smelled of liquor lurches toward vehicle, hits car's windshield: Mission RCMP
MISSION - Mounties in Mission are investigating after a man who smelled of liquor and appeared to be intoxicated lurched toward a vehicle over the weekend, causing self-inflicted injuries when he struck his head on the car's windshield.According to a statement from Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr, poli...
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Suspect in Vancouver Starbucks stabbing in 2023 testifies at his murder trial
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Fraser Valley
Unrelenting scams
Mounties warn of increasing parking lot, distraction scams across B.C.
FRASER VALLEY/LOWER MAINLAND/BRITISH COLUMBIA - Mounties across British Columbia say they're getting an increasing number of police reports involving a gold or distraction theft scam taking place in communities throughout the province.According to a statement from B.C. RCMP spokesperson Corporal Brett Urano, who works ...
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Home sales rebound
Fraser Valley real estate sales show signs of spring bloom in February: FVREB
FRASER VALLEY - The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board says home sales during February showed early signs of a spring thaw as sales activity made a sharp jump from an otherwise dreary January to start the year.In a statement, the board says it recorded 843 sales on its Multiple Listing Service in February, a 36 per cent i...
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RV fire
Victim suffers serious burns from fire at Abbotsford RV park, airlifted
ABBOTSFORD - A fire broke out at an RV park on Fraser Highway in Abbotsford Monday night, leaving one person with burns that required them to be airlifted to hospital for treatment. Abbotsford PD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker told Fraser Valley Today in a text message that an RV fire happened in the 29600 block of Fras...
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Rescue effort
Two young individuals rescued after getting stuck at Mission waterfall made right decision to call 9-1-1
MISSION - Personnel with Mission Search and Rescue say two young individuals who got stuck on a rocky ledge at Cascade Falls this past Sunday made the right decision by calling 9-1-1. The search and rescue group says its members were deployed after getting a call that two young people somehow became stuck on a rocky le...
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British Columbia
Suspect in Vancouver Starbucks stabbing in 2023 testifies at his murder trial
VANCOUVER - A man accused of murder in a fatal stabbing at a Vancouver Starbucks has been called to testify at his trial after his defense lawyer argued he was suffering mental illness on the day of the killing. Inderdeep Singh Gosal, 34, pleaded not g...
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How sticky-fingered thieves use hot glue to find break-in targets in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver are warning apartment residents of thieves using strands of hot glue to select which units they will break into. Vancouver police say that 10 apartment units in five separate buildings in the city and nearby Burnaby repo...
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B.C. expands firefighters' compensation coverage by adding eight cancers to list
VICTORIA - British Columbia has expanded its compensation coverage for firefighters in the province by adding eight cancers to the list of eligible illnesses. The province says the additions to the list of diseases "presumed to be linked to the work do...
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B.C. announces mandatory crane-related licensing after string of fatal accidents
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it will make crane-related licensing and permitting mandatory in a bid to increase safety after a string of deadly accidents over the last five years. The announcement comes after a WorkSafeBC report last...
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Ending seasonal time change could help business, but not enough for universal support
TORONTO - There are potential economic benefits to ending seasonal time changes, but not enough for British Columbia's move to have drawn complete support from the business community. The province's move to make daylight-saving time permanent, without...
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Warm winter temperatures returning to B.C. as daily records fall in five communities
CRANBROOK - Warmer than usual weather has returned to British Columbia after a brief cold spell last month, with five communities set to break daily high temperature records this week. Environment Canada says Pemberton, about 150 kilometres north of Va...
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Canada
Suspect in Vancouver Starbucks stabbing in 2023 testifies at his murder trial
VANCOUVER - A man accused of murder in a fatal stabbing at a Vancouver Starbucks has been called to testify at his trial after his defense lawyer argued he was suffering mental illness on the day of the killing. Inderdeep Singh Gosal, 34, pleaded not g...
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How sticky-fingered thieves use hot glue to find break-in targets in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver are warning apartment residents of thieves using strands of hot glue to select which units they will break into. Vancouver police say that 10 apartment units in five separate buildings in the city and nearby Burnaby repo...
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Witnesses called at civil trial for Quebec cardinal suing accuser for defamation
MONTREAL - Cardinal Marc Ouellet is back in Quebec Superior Court as he tries to clear his name in the wake of an allegation of sexual misconduct. Lawyers for Ouellet called several witnesses today in his defamation suit against a woman who named him ...
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Pierre Poilievre set to give speech in London during first official trip overseas
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to speak at a think tank in London, England, today. He is on his first official trip abroad as Opposition leader with stops planned in both the U.K. and Germany. In London today he will deliver the M...
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Rising foreign investment in Canada doesn't tell the whole story, economists say
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the flow of foreign direct investment into the economy came close to a two-decade high last year, while economists caution the volume of capital entering Canada isn't the only metric that matters. Agency data released la...
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Quebec hotels reporting lacklustre bookings for March break week
MONTRÉAL - Hotels across Quebec are reporting a relatively quiet March break week. A survey by the province's main hotel association shows there are fewer overall bookings this week compared with last year's March break, with most primary and secondary...
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World
Macron orders France's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean
PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday ordered France's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to move from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean to help protect allied assets during the ongoing war in the Middle East. Macron s...
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Georgia school shooting suspect's father convicted of second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter
WINDER, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia man whose teenage son is accused of killing two students and two teachers at a high school was convicted of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter Tuesday. Colin Gray also was found guilty of all ot...
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Iranian drones hit the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia, while hundreds are reported dead in Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran struck the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia's capital with a drone early Tuesday as it kept hitting targets around the region, while the United States and Israel pounded Iran with airstrikes in what U.S. President Do...
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Sports
U.S. women expect tougher test against Canada this time at SheBelieves Cup
United States coach Emma Hayes is expecting to face a tougher Canada on Wednesday than the side that meekly succumbed 3-0 to the Americans in July the last time they met. "Canada is in a different place," Hayes told a pre-match news conference Tuesday....
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Braves' Jurickson Profar faces 162-game suspension for second positive drug test, AP source says
NEW YORK (AP) - Atlanta outfielder Jurickson Profar faces a 162-game suspension by Major League Baseball for a possible second failed test for a performance-enhancing drug, a person familiar with the issue told The Associated Press on Tuesday. ...
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Jack Hughes returns to his day job in the NHL after TV tour as the US Olympic hockey hero
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Jack Hughes was enthralled by Lorne Michaels' stories that highlighted his time at "Saturday Night Live" and enjoyed sharing the stage with brother Quinn and U.S. women's captain Hilary Knight on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fal...
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