Trevor Halford
Interim BC Conservative leader visits Hope
HOPE - The interim leader of the B.C. Conservatives is raising concerns about rural opportunities under the guidance of B.C. Premier David Eby. Trevor Halford made the comments following a tour of Hope and Merritt with municipal affairs critic Tony Luck and Forests critic Ward Stamer on March 28.Halford and Luck met wi...
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Tickets on sale for Chilliwack Chiefs playoff series
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Chiefs will open up their best-of-seven first-round playoff series Friday on home ice.The Chiefs will host Coquitlam for games one and two, Friday and Saturday, at the Chilliwack Coliseum. Games three and four will be played in Coquitlam on Monday and Wednesday.The second-place Chiefs finish...
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Chiefs Secure Home Ice in Big 7-1 Victory
By Shaelee Dombrowski In a blowout win, the Chiefs clinch home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs, setting the tone for the upcoming series. The building was buzzing heading into Sunday's game, with home-ice advantage on the line, and a season series that has seen the home team win each of [...]
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Seniors' Care
Advocates rally for health care as B.C. budget delays long-term care projects in Fraser Valley
DELTA - Officials and health care professionals have gathered at a Delta park this afternoon (Mar. 29) to speak out against the latest gaps in Fraser Valley's health care system. MLAs Ian Paton and Misty Van Popta are speaking out against the province for delaying the Beedie Long-term Care Centre in Delta despite the c...
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Weekly Round-up
Speeding Mission driver crashes into power pole, flees scene: RCMP
MISSION - A number of Mission residents may have lost power after a speeding driver knocked a power pole into the street last Friday (Mar. 20), according to Mission RCMP's latest Community Connection. Mission RCMP say a blue 2007 Pontiac G6 crashed into the pole in the area of Stave Lake Street and Knight Avenue at aro...
Mar 29, 2026
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Howden second in final Ski Cross World Cup race but has another overall title
GÄLLIVARE - Another World Cup ski cross silver medal and overall championship for Canadian Reece Howden. Howden, of Chilliwack, B.C., finished just behind Italian Simone Deromedis in a photo finish Sunday. Edoardo Zorzi, also of Italy, was third. It ma...
Mar 29, 2026
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British Columbia
B.C. union calls for full-time work-from-home due to spiking gas prices
BURNABY - The BC General Employees' Union is asking for provincially regulated employees to be allowed to work from home full-time due to high fuel prices. The union that represents 35,000 public service workers among more than 95,000 members says in a...
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B.C. Conservative leadership hopeful Fulmer enters 'unite the right' deal with Brodie
VICTORIA - B.C. Conservative leadership candidate Yuri Fulmer and breakaway MLA Dallas Brodie have announced a "unite the right accord" to avoid vote-splitting if Fulmer becomes Opposition leader. The accord says Brodie's OneBC party would not run cand...
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Man seriously wounded in shooting at police traffic stop in Fort St. John, B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN - British Columbia's independent police watchdog is investigating after a man suffered life-threatening injuries in a shooting involving an officer during a traffic stop. The Independent Investigations Office and the RCMP have confirmed t...
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Motorcyclist injured in hit and run in New Westminster, B.C.
Police in New Westminster are asking for the public's help after a hit and run Saturday evening between a van and a motorcyclist. They say officers responded to a crash in the 200 block of McBride Boulevard at about 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Police say th...
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Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes off coast of northern Vancouver Island, B.C.
PORT HARDY - A magnitude 4.8 earthquake has struck off the northern coast of Vancouver Island, B.C. Earthquakes Canada says it hit about 183 kilometres west of Port Hardy around 10:50 a.m. on Sunday. The agency says the earthquake was recorded at a dep...
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Homicide team deployed after man dies in Surrey, B.C., shooting
SURREY - British Columbia's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has been deployed to Surrey after a fatal shooting in the city. The Surrey Police Service says in a news release that officers responded to reports of shots being fired in the 15100 blo...
Mar 29, 2026
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Canada
Montreal organizations say Canada is censoring European Parliament member Rima Hassan
Community organizations in Montreal say Canada is censoring a French-Palestinian member of the European Parliament, Rima Hassan, by preventing her from entering the country. Alternatives, Independent Jewish Voices and The Quebec Doctors Against Genocid...
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Human rights tribunal approves massive child welfare deal for Ontario First Nations
OTTAWA - The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has approved a landmark First Nations child welfare deal between the federal government and First Nations in Ontario, partially ending a decades-long discrimination case. Monday's decision comes after chiefs ...
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B.C. Conservative leadership hopeful Fulmer enters 'unite the right' deal with Brodie
VICTORIA - B.C. Conservative leadership candidate Yuri Fulmer and breakaway MLA Dallas Brodie have announced a "unite the right accord" to avoid vote-splitting if Fulmer becomes Opposition leader. The accord says Brodie's OneBC party would not run cand...
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Authorities in Canada warn of fraud as FIFA World Cup approaches
NORTH BAY - Authorities are warning Canadians and visitors about fraud schemes tied to the upcoming FIFA World Cup as the tournament, hosted by Canada, the United States and Mexico, approaches. The warning is being issued by the Canadian Anti-Fraud Cen...
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Hate crimes numbers stayed steady in 2024 after years of increases: StatCan
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the number of police-reported hate crimes stayed steady in 2024, after sharp increases in prior years. StatCan says there were 4,882 hate crimes in Canada in 2024, a one per cent increase over the previous year. That fol...
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P.E.I. to become first province to lower colorectal cancer screening age to 45
Prince Edward Island is lowering its colorectal cancer screening age to 45 after several national health groups said the disease is increasingly impacting younger people. The province's premier Rob Lantz announced it is the first in Canada to lower th...
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World
Israeli parliament approves the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's Parliament on Monday passed a law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis. The bill's passage marked the culmination of a yearslong push by Israel's far-right to escalate puni...
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Student shoots a teacher and then fatally shoots himself at a Texas high school, authorities say
BULVERDE, Texas (AP) - A student shot a teacher at a Texas high school and then fatally shot himself, authorities said Monday. The shooting happened at Hill Country College Preparatory High School in Bulverde, the Comal County Sheriff's O...
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Rescue teams search for 27 missing after a passenger boat sinks in eastern Indonesia
PALU, Indonesia (AP) - Rescue teams raced Monday to find 27 people missing after a passenger boat sank in rough seas on its way to a remote village in eastern Indonesia. The boat, the Nazila 05, was carrying 27 passengers and crew members...
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Sports
Dobes named NHL first star of the week after backstopping Habs to three wins
NEW YORK - Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes has been named the NHL's first star of the week. Dobes appeared in three of the Canadiens' four wins last week, stopping 100 of 104 shots. The Czech rookie stopped a career-high 41 shots, including t...
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Dunston'e Winnipeg rink rebounds with 9-2 rout of Poland at men's curling worlds
OGDEN - Canada got back on track at the men's world curling championship with a 9-2 rout of Poland in Monday's early draw. Matt Dunstone's Winnipeg rink went up 4-2 with a deuce in the fifth end, then stole three in the sixth and two in the seventh as...
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Authorities in Canada warn of fraud as FIFA World Cup approaches
NORTH BAY - Authorities are warning Canadians and visitors about fraud schemes tied to the upcoming FIFA World Cup as the tournament, hosted by Canada, the United States and Mexico, approaches. The warning is being issued by the Canadian Anti-Fraud Cen...
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