Police investigations
Multiple property crimes reported in Boston Bar, Hope this past week: RCMP
BOSTON BAR/HOPE - Mounties with the Upper Fraser Valley RCMP detachment say several property crimes have been reported over the past week, including a theft of expensive helicopter parts and damage estimated at thousands of dollars to an electric vehicle charging station in Boston Bar. According to a weekly recap from ...
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Federal program
Chilliwack RCMP remind public not to bring unsecured, unregistered firearms to detachment
CHILLIWACK - In response to the ongoing federal firearms buyback program, police in Chilliwack are reminding the public that they need to properly secure their firearms before turning them in at detachments in Chilliwack, Hope, Agassiz and Boston Bar. Upper Fraser Valley RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener says se...
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Abbotsford PD investigating fire at school early Monday morning as arson
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford are investigating a suspicious fire at a school on Marshall Road early Monday morning as an arson.AbbyPD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker says patrol officers responded to a report of a fire at the Bakerview Centre for Learning, located in the 32600 block of Marshall Road, at 3:49 a.m. Mo...
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Homeless camps in Abbotsford taxing police resources, impacting public safety: AbbyPD spokesperson
ABBOTSFORD - A spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department says the continued presence of homeless camps on provincial land in Abbotsford is taking up police resources that could be devoted elsewhere while significantly impacting public safety.Provincial contractors finished clearing out the Cole Road rest stop l...
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Card Craze
Hundreds line up for Pokémon card release at Costco in Langley, Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Shoppers in B.C. may have been shocked to see massive lines at their local Costco stores this morning - including in Langley and Abbotsford. Photos and videos shared on social media show a long line of customers outside the retailer as early as 3:30 a.m. today (Apr. 12). Many of them were bundled up for th...
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10 Years of Toxic Drug Crisis
Study at Chilliwack hospital highlights role of peer support workers in drug crisis
CHILLIWACK - Fraser Health is marking 10 years of the B.C. drug crisis by shining a light on those who work through people's darkest moments.A published study in the Canadian Journal of Emergency Nursing has revealed that peer support workers have been a positive force on both patient care and staff morale at the Chill...
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British Columbia
B.C. legal challenge to Catholic-run hospital's denial of MAID enters closing phase
VANCOUVER - The mother of a woman who was denied medical assistance in dying at a Catholic-run hospital in Vancouver says her daughter's final hour was "unbearably painful," and a legal challenge of St. Paul's policies is "built on her legacy." Closing...
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Tears and pride as Lapu Lapu survivors gather at community dinner before anniversary
VANCOUVER - After Lapu Lapu attack survivor AJ Sico sang the national anthem from his wheelchair in a Vancouver banquet hall, he was met with a standing ovation - a fitting tribute, his family says, to his stubbornness and resilience. Sico, fellow surv...
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Early morning shots fired at Surrey, B.C., home; motive unknown, police say
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., are investigating after the latest case of attackers firing shots at a home during the early morning hours. Investigators say the shots were fired on Monday at around 2:50 a.m. Police say the home was damaged but no on...
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Hootsuite founder Ryan Holmes is back as interim CEO, replacing Irina Novoselsky
Hootsuite founder Ryan Holmes says he is returning as interim chief executive officer effective immediately with the Vancouver-based company standing at a "turning point" due to artificial intelligence. Holmes' announcement made Monday morning on Link...
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As session returns, Eby's government faces 'peril' over DRIPA: political scientist
VICTORIA - A political analyst says British Columbia Premier David Eby faces a "moment of real peril" as legislators return to Victoria this week. Eby has staked his government on plans to suspend sections of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous...
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B.C. First Nation asks UN body to count cultural losses in spill compensation formula
VICTORIA - Delegates from a First Nation along British Columbia's coast will lobby an international maritime body headquartered in the United Kingdom to change the compensation formula for oil spills. Chief Marilyn Slett, elected chief of the Heiltsuk...
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Canada
B.C. legal challenge to Catholic-run hospital's denial of MAID enters closing phase
VANCOUVER - The mother of a woman who was denied medical assistance in dying at a Catholic-run hospital in Vancouver says her daughter's final hour was "unbearably painful," and a legal challenge of St. Paul's policies is "built on her legacy." Closing...
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Coercive control law to help survivors, but comes with risk of backlash, MPs told
OTTAWA - Groups representing women's shelters are praising the government's move to criminalize coercive control, but some women's organizations are also warning there is a risk of backlash. Bill C-16, which was introduced last year, would outlaw engag...
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Tears and pride as Lapu Lapu survivors gather at community dinner before anniversary
VANCOUVER - After Lapu Lapu attack survivor AJ Sico sang the national anthem from his wheelchair in a Vancouver banquet hall, he was met with a standing ovation - a fitting tribute, his family says, to his stubbornness and resilience. Sico, fellow surv...
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Clean energy groups call for East-West grid connections, investments in renewables
OTTAWA - A coalition of clean energy groups is calling on Ottawa to connect the country through a grid powered by renewable energy. The David Suzuki Foundation says Canada is facing an energy affordability crisis, while demand for energy is set to expa...
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Ontario man convicted in immigration investigation into Banff-area hotels
CALGARY - A man from Ontario has pleaded guilty in Alberta to two counts of unauthorized employment of foreign nationals and fined $70,000 in case involving the hospitality industry in Banff National Park. A joint investigation between the Canada Bord...
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Brent Cotter, ethics expert and former senator, named interim head of RCMP watchdog
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has named well-known legal ethicist and former senator Brent Cotter to be the interim head of the RCMP watchdog. Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says Cotter will become chairperson of the Civilian Review and C...
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House Ethics panel opens investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Rep. Eric Swalwell
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Ethics Committee has begun an investigation into whether Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., engaged in sexual misconduct toward an employee working under his supervision, the panel announced Monday. The announcement...
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Minnesota investigates the arrest by ICE of a Hmong American man as a possible kidnapping
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota county is investigating the arrest of a Hmong American man by federal officers that was captured on video as a potential case of kidnapping, burglary and false imprisonment, officials announced Monday. ...
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A 16-year-old from Florida charged with sexually assaulting and killing stepsister on a cruise ship
MIAMI (AP) - A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder and aggravated sexual abuse in Florida in the death of his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship, the U.S. Justice Department said Monday. The teen, identified by the ...
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Sports
Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick, 40, says he is retiring from the NHL
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Jonathan Quick says he is retiring at age 40 after nearly two decades in the NHL, a stretch during which he was one of the best goaltenders of his generation. Quick said his start for the New York Rangers at the Florida Panthers on...
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Forsberg, Ullmark, Larkin named NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Los Angeles Kings goaltender Anton Forsberg, Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark and Detroit Red Wings centre Dylan Larkin have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Forsberg went 3-0-0 with 0.97 goals-against average, .964 save...
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Blue Jays place pitcher Bieber on 60-day injured list, acquire Sosa from White Sox
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have placed right-handed pitcher Shane Bieber on the 60-day injured list. The move announced Monday means Bieber must stay inactive 60 days from his initial injured list placement. Toronto put him on the 15-day IL on Mar...
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