Fraser Valley

Missing Woman
Search continues for woman missing since 2017: Langley RCMP
LANGLEY - Police in Langley are renewing a plea for help in finding a woman who has been missing for nine years.RCMP say Kristina Ward was reported missing on September 25, 2017, and was last seen on surveillance footage at 144th Street and 104th Avenue in Surrey two days later.Officers joined Kristina's parents as the...
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Provincial election
Amid mill closures and long waits for healthcare procedures, Maahs says Eby's snap election is ill-advised
CHILLIWACK - Amid endless mills being shuttered, ER closures, and extended wait times for healthcare procedures across B.C., Chilliwack North MLA Heather Maahs says Premier David Eby's decision to call a snap election that could cost upwards of $90 million is misguided and ill-advised. In a statement sent to Fraser Val...
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Multiple fires
Three fires break out in Hope Thursday, including one at a homeless camp where tents and tarps burned
HOPE - Firefighters in Hope responded to three blazes across the community Thursday morning, including one at an encampment that involved tarps and tents on fire. According to a statement from the Hope Fire Department, five firefighters from two engines were dispatched at 6:15 a.m. for a fire burning in the root of a d...
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Structure fires
2 homes destroyed by Boston Bar fire; homeowner cooperating with RCMP investigation
BOSTON BAR - A spokesperson for the Upper Fraser Valley RCMP detachment says police are investigating a residential fire that destroyed two homes in Boston Bar earlier this week. Spokesperson Cpl. Carmen Kiener Boston Bar were notified at 1:51 a.m. Tuesday morning (Sept. 22) about a structure fire at a home on Old Bost...
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British Columbia

Officers' errors in carjacking not criminal: B.C. police watchdog
VANCOUVER - The Independent Investigations Office says Vancouver police officers who shot a man during an alleged carjacking two years ago made "errors," but the mistakes weren't criminal. The police watchdog says in its decision released Friday that ...
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B.C.'s Eby says NDP would tax new, unsold condos, raise speculation, vacancy fees
VICTORIA - A new tax on unsold condominiums was among the promises British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby made Friday in the first week of the snap election he called for Oct. 24. At a campaign stop in Burnaby, B.C., with a condo complex under construc...
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Vancouver mayor tells of hateful messages targeting his family
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says his wife received a threatening message on her social media account, as part of ongoing harassment targeting his family. Sim, who is running for re-election on Oct. 17, says in a video that he and wife Teena Si...
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B.C. attorney general seeks Criminal Code change after Tumbler Ridge AI chat report
British Columbia's attorney general says she has asked the federal government to change the Criminal Code to ensure accountability for artificial intelligence companies after a "disturbing" report that OpenAI's chatbot coached the Tumbler Ridge shooter...
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Elenore Sturko's roller-coaster political ride lands her as leader of CentreBC
The past few days have been "an emotional roller-coaster" for Elenore Sturko, who said she thought she had found a political home among a group of eight like-minded legislators in the CentreBC party - only to be abandoned three days later, when all exc...
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Report on Tumbler Ridge shooter's ChatGPT conversations shocks B.C. attorney general
British Columbia's attorney general says she's shocked by an article describing alleged interactions between the Tumbler Ridge mass shooter and ChatGPT, in which the AI chatbot vividly describes the effectiveness of a shotgun in a classroom. The report...
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Canada

MPs split on whether AI should be used in House of Commons
OTTAWA - Canadian members of Parliament are split on whether - and how - artificial intelligence should be used by lawmakers. The Economist reported this week that as much as 20 per cent of what's said on the floor of the House of Commons was flagged ...
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Anand says Canada supports LGBTQ+ rights despite Ottawa's silence on Turkey crackdown
OTTAWA - While Canada has kept silent on Turkey's crackdown on LGBTQ+ groups, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says that should not be interpreted as a lack of solidarity with oppressed people. The Carney government did not join Germany, France and...
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B.C.'s Eby says NDP would tax new, unsold condos, raise speculation, vacancy fees
VICTORIA - A new tax on unsold condominiums was among the promises British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby made Friday in the first week of the snap election he called for Oct. 24. At a campaign stop in Burnaby, B.C., with a condo complex under construc...
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Competition bureau to publish a call for information on grocery pricing policies
OTTAWA - Canada's competition bureau will move next week to begin gathering information on retail grocery pricing policies. The agency is tasked with protecting and promoting competition for the benefit for Canadian consumers and businesses. In June, t...
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B.C. attorney general seeks Criminal Code change after Tumbler Ridge AI chat report
British Columbia's attorney general says she has asked the federal government to change the Criminal Code to ensure accountability for artificial intelligence companies after a "disturbing" report that OpenAI's chatbot coached the Tumbler Ridge shooter...
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Canadian charged with voting fraud in the U.S. for casting ballot in 3 elections
OTTAWA - A Canadian has been charged in the United States with three counts of voter fraud for casting ballots in three elections without being a U.S. citizen. The U.S. Attorney's Office for Florida says Christiane Vinette Young voted in the 2024 and 2...
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