Labour agreement
FVRL announces last-resort lockout averted for libraries in Chilliwack, Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD/CHILLIWACK - The Fraser Valley Regional Library announced Thursday morning (Mar. 5) that a lockout has been averted after reaching a tentative agreement with the union representing over 300 library workers at over 20 FVRL branches. According to a statement from the library system, CUPE 1698 members have tent...
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Motor vehicle incident
18-wheeler crashes on Highway 1 in Chilliwack, knocks out light standard (VIDEO)
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack first responders were called to Highway 1 in Chilliwack Thursday morning after an 18-wheeler wound up in the ditch near the westbound Annis Road off-ramp (exit 129) and struck a light standard. According to the Pulse Point emergency app, B.C. Ambulance Service paramedics were notified about a mo...
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Fraser Valley
Acts of generosity
Chilliwack pet food society steps up for appreciative local senior who needed a little help
CHILLIWACK - Moments like these remind Zoey's Pawsome Pet Society executive director Jackie Smith exactly why they exist and the people they serve who could use a little help. The Chilliwack pet food society is being lauded by Colleen Frank, a local senior, after volunteers unexpectedly dropped off a generous helping o...
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Mysterious trailer
Hope retreat centre trying to figure who dropped off a mysterious trailer on its property
HOPE - A retreat centre west of Hope is trying to figure out who had a trailer towed onto its property on New Year's Eve and has yet to take ownership of it more than two months later.Camp Hope, located just off Lougheed Highway west of Hope, is appealing to the public for help in identifying the owner of the trailer. ...
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Jail term
AbbyPD hails conviction of 29-year-old man who rammed 2 police vehicles, found with loaded handgun
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department is hailing the recent conviction of a dangerous 29-year-old man who previously rammed two police vehicles during a high-risk traffic stop and was later found have a loaded handgun in his possession. In a statement, AbbyPD says holding people involved in criminal activity ac...
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Transportation improvements
Province to expand Abbotsford interchange to 5 lanes
ABBOTSFORD - As part of ongoing construction activities to improve travel along Highway 1 through the heavily-congested Fraser Valley, the province plans to expand an Abbotsford interchange from three lanes to five lanes. According to a statement from the Ministry of Transportation and Transit, the B.C. government plan...
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British Columbia
B.C. forestry workers, other sectors hurt by tariffs to get $70M in jobs training
VICTORIA - Workers in B.C.'s softwood lumber industry and other sectors who are out of work because of U.S. tariffs will benefit from almost $71 million in funding for retraining. Federal Jobs Minister Pat Hajdu and Sheila Malcolmson, the minister of s...
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Fact File: What the Musqueam agreements mean for private property owners in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Ottawa this week published details of an agreement recognizing the Musqueam First Nation's Aboriginal title within much of Vancouver. The news prompted claims on social media that Canada had ceded Vancouver properties to the Musqueam, but e...
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Alberta's premier consulting on scrapping clock changes, prefers more light at night
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will consult on doing away with twice-a-year clock changes. And she says if a switch is made, she would prefer going to permanent daylight time. Smith says she believes if you asked people if they want...
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Surrey officer cleared in shooting death of machete-wielding man
SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog agency has cleared a Surrey RCMP officer in the shooting death of a man who threw a machete at police after killing his spouse. The Independent Investigations Office says the shooting happened on July 7 last ...
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B.C. teachers ratify new four-year agreement for 3% annual wage boost
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's teachers' union says its members have ratified a new four-year collective agreement, covering 52,000 educators in the province. The B.C. Teachers' Federation said in a statement released Thursday that its members voted 9...
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A search for mental health answers amid the trauma of Tumbler Ridge shootings
The metal-clad portable classrooms are arranged in a semicircle on a snowy sports field at Tumbler Ridge Elementary. It's a 15-minute walk from the community's secondary school, where five students and a teacher's aide were shot dead about three week...
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Canada
Canada's most-wanted fugitive arrested in Montreal for July 2025 murder in Toronto
MONTREAL - The major crimes unit of the Montreal police force has caught Canada's most-wanted fugitive. Montreal police say they arrested Bryan Fuentes Gramajo at around 2:40 a.m. in the Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie borough. The 24-year-old Montreal nativ...
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B.C. forestry workers, other sectors hurt by tariffs to get $70M in jobs training
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Privacy Commissioner probe finds Loblaw took too long to delete PC Optimum accounts
GATINEAU - An investigation by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has found that Loblaw took too long to address requests from customers who wanted to delete their PC Optimum accounts. The office on Thursday said Loblaw had the mechanism to respond to ...
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New coalition targets $100M for Canadian carbon removal projects by 2030
An emerging industry to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere got a boost today with the launch of a Canadian initiative to raise another $100 million for those projects. The federal government, RBC, BMO and Shopify are among the founding members ...
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Ottawa accused of preferential treatment with coming rail subsidies for steel, lumber
OTTAWA - The federal government is being accused of creating an uneven playing field in Canada's shipping industry. Later this spring, Ottawa is expected to launch a program to subsidize interprovincial rail shipments of steel and lumber by up to 50 pe...
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Fact File: What the Musqueam agreements mean for private property owners in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Ottawa this week published details of an agreement recognizing the Musqueam First Nation's Aboriginal title within much of Vancouver. The news prompted claims on social media that Canada had ceded Vancouver properties to the Musqueam, but e...
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World
Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem after mounting criticism over her leadership
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, after mounting criticism over her leadership of the department, including the handling of the administration's immigration crackdown and d...
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Trump says he's replacing Homeland Security Secretary Noem with GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says he's replacing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem with GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma. The Associated Press
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House Republican leaders urge Gonzales to end reelection bid after he admitted to affair with aide
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Mike Johnson and the GOP leadership are calling for Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas to withdraw from his reelection race after he admitted having an affair with a former staff member who later died by suicide. ...
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Sports
Canucks acquire Thompson from Sharks, send Woo to San Jose in swap of defencemen
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have acquired Jack Thompson from the San Jose Sharks for fellow defenceman Jett Woo, the NHL club announced Thursday. Thompson, 23, had 12 points (three goals, nine assists) and a plus-13 rating in 42 games for the Ame...
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Canadian pairs win gold, silver at world junior figure skating championships
TALLINN - Canadian pair Ava Kemp and Yohnatan Elizarov are world junior figure skating champions. The Winnipeg duo captured gold Thursday in Tallinn, Estonia, climbing from second to first place with a winning free skate to "Clair De Lune" by Claude De...
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Wilkie among headliners looking to lead Canada through successful Paralympic Games
To Natalie Wilkie, the constant chase in the life of an athlete is but an illusion. The para nordic skier from Salmon Arm, B.C., is among the headliners of Canada's 50-athlete team for the Milan Cortina Paralympics that open Friday. Wilkie, one of Cana...
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