Competing claims
Despite claims made in Chilliwack, Vancouver denies busing homeless out to other cities ahead of World Cup
VANCOUVER - Rumours have spread on social media that homeless people from Vancouver were being bused out of town in an attempt to "clean up" ahead of the FIFA World Cup that begins next month. But Vancouver denies the claims, and several British Columbia cities that were supposedly on the receiving end say th...
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Increase in residential break and enters
Chilliwack RCMP urge residents to secure homes due to increase in residential break and enters this month
CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack say they've identified a spike in residential break and enters in Chilliwack stemming from unlocked doors, windows and vehicles during the first two weeks of May. Corporal Carmen Kiener says RCMP crime analysts identified 15 residential break and enters in Chilliwack between Sunday, Ma...
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Authorities seize 'numerous' stabbing weapons, drug paraphernalia during lockdown at Mission prison
MISSION - Authorities at a federal prison in Mission say a lockdown put in place last week has ended, but not before correctional staff confiscated things like "numerous" handmade stabbing weapons and drug paraphernalia.Corrections Service Canada says Mission Institution has resumed normal operations and visi...
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Police notice
Surrey Police to target loud and illegally modified vehicles all of June
SURREY - Surrey Police Service says it will target loud and illegally-modified vehicles the rest of May and all of next month.In a statement issued on May 22, SPS says tinted windows, loud mufflers, extended tires and illegal suspension can result in a $109 motor vehicle infraction or a notice and order. The B.C. Minis...
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Police investigations
2 arrested as Chilliwack RCMP investigate shoplifting incidents involving assault, threat
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP dealt with three incidents of shoplifting last week, including one in which a man threatened staff with a knife at a Yale Road business after he was observed putting merchandise in his bag. According to the weekly recap for May 18-24 from Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener,...
May 27, 2026
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Signing
UNBC signs speedy forward, an LUSA U17 Player of the Year, from Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The University of Northern British Columbia women's soccer program announced this past week that it has signed LUSA U17 Female Player of the Year Quinn Bradley from Chilliwack for the 2026 season and beyond. The UNBC Timberwolves program says Bradley joins them from LUSA Soccer Club and G.W. Graham Seconda...
May 27, 2026
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British Columbia
'Letting it rip': Beyblade fanatics are giving childhood craze another spin
RICHMOND - At Imperial Hobbies in Richmond, B.C., the air is filled with the sounds of battle. "Three, two, one - shoot!" The combatants unleash their weapons, setting off high-pitched whirring, and clashes of plastic and metal. Beyblades - the spinn...
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Downtown Vancouver overdose prevention
Province pauses plan for overdose prevention site in downtown Vancouver amid concerns
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government says it will not open an overdose prevention site in downtown Vancouver amid concerns from the city and businesses. Health Minister Josie Osborne says the local health authority will not proceed with a site at 900 Helmc...
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Alberta premier wins standoff with party over position on provincial separation vote
EDMONTON - A standoff between Premier Danielle Smith and her own United Conservative Party on the issue of separation is over - and the premier has won. Premier Smith and party president Rob Smith had been at odds over where they stand on Alberta stayi...
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Transportation Safety Board report details lead-up to fatal B.C. helicopter accident
VANCOUVER - The Transportation Safety Board has found that a pilot missed important steps on a checklist during maintenance work before one worker was injured and another killed by the tail rotor of a helicopter at a B.C. airport. The board's report re...
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Increase in residential break and enters
Chilliwack RCMP urge residents to secure homes due to increase in residential break and enters this month
CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack say they've identified a spike in residential break and enters in Chilliwack stemming from unlocked doors, windows and vehicles during the first two weeks of May. Corporal Carmen Kiener says RCMP crime analysts identified 15 residential break and enters in Chilliwack between Sunday, Ma...
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'Going to be alone': Daughter tells of B.C. murder suspect's message as mom vanished
KAMLOOPS - The daughter of murder suspect Vitali Stefanski has testified that he left her a voice message in Russian saying her mother had "made life hell," the morning the woman went missing from her home in British Columbia's Interior. A recording of...
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Canada
More than 24,000 immigration documents could be suspended by Ebola border measures
OTTAWA - The Immigration Department says more than 24,000 travel documents could be suspended by the government's measures to keep Ebola out of Canada. The government has announced a 90-day suspension of a variety of immigration and travel documents fo...
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In the news today: Carney visits New York, Human trafficking risk, CPKC strike notice
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney set to deliver remarks, pitch Canada as investment hub in New York Prime Minister Mark Carney is in New York City to meet with business leaders as relations...
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Little has changed since Kenneth Law's arrest, says father whose son died by suicide
TORONTO - Years after Kenneth Law's arrest, a father who holds the Ontario man responsible for his son's death by suicide says little has been done to rein in the online trade of lethal substances that continues to claim lives in Canada and abroad. Dav...
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Montreal businesses feel effect of Canadiens playoff run on customer traffic
MONTREAL - On NHL playoff nights in Montreal, the wood-fired oven at St-Viateur Bagel keeps burning - even if the lineups at the counter get a little shorter. At the flagship location of the Mile End bakery, employees say they have noticed a familiar p...
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'Letting it rip': Beyblade fanatics are giving childhood craze another spin
RICHMOND - At Imperial Hobbies in Richmond, B.C., the air is filled with the sounds of battle. "Three, two, one - shoot!" The combatants unleash their weapons, setting off high-pitched whirring, and clashes of plastic and metal. Beyblades - the spinn...
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By the numbers: Quebec's struggles with social housing
MONTREAL - Nearly one-third of Quebec's social housing units - roughly 21,500 homes - is in a state of disrepair. Advocates worry existing budgets will be inadequate because inflation is outpacing the pace of renovations. Social housing is owned by th...
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World
Supreme Court rules for Black death row inmate from Mississippi over racial bias in makeup of jury
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for a Black death row inmate from Mississippi who claims there was racial bias in the makeup of the jury that convicted him. By a 5-4 vote, the justices sided with Terry Pitchford, wh...
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Top-ranked Jannik Sinner loses in the French Open second round
PARIS (AP) - Overwhelming favorite Jannik Sinner is out of the French Open in the second round. The top-ranked Sinner struggled with the heat and lost to 56th-ranked Juan Manuel Cerundolo 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1 after wasting a chance to ...
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Justice Department opens investigation into E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of assault: AP source
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether E. Jean Carroll, the longtime advice columnist who has said Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a Manhattan department store 30 years ago, lied during the course of ci...
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Sports
Canadian defenceman Bouchard knocked out of world hockey championship quarterfinal
FRIBOURG - Canadian defenceman Evan Bouchard left Thursday's quarterfinal against the United States at the world hockey championship after taking a hit to the head. Bouchard was injured on a high check from U.S. defenceman Ryan Lindgren at 6:12 of the ...
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Top-ranked Jannik Sinner loses in the French Open second round
PARIS (AP) - Overwhelming favorite Jannik Sinner is out of the French Open in the second round. The top-ranked Sinner struggled with the heat and lost to 56th-ranked Juan Manuel Cerundolo 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1 after wasting a chance to ...
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Top-ranked Jannik Sinner loses in the French Open second round
PARIS (AP) - Overwhelming favorite Jannik Sinner is out of the French Open in the second round. The top-ranked Sinner struggled with the heat and lost to 56th-ranked Juan Manuel Cerundolo 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1 after wasting a chance to ...
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