Municipal election
Chilliwack mayoral candidate announces candidacy, says she'll work to cut property taxes
CHILLIWACK - The Conservative Electors Association announced Thursday that Martina Rosini will run for mayor of Chilliwack with goals of cutting property taxes, opposing low-barrier BC Housing drug sites and strengthening support for law enforcement. On a platform of lower taxes, safer streets and families first, Rosin...
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Replacement of aging cameras
ICBC to replace traffic cameras in Chilliwack, Abbotsford, and Mission with more modern technology
CHILLIWACK/ABBOTSFORD/MISSION - ICBC plans to replace outdated traffic cameras at all 140 of British Columbia's highest-risk intersections, including two in Chilliwack, three in Abbotsford and one in Mission. In a statement, the province says the intersection safety camera program will aim to reduce dangerous driving b...
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In the news today: Gander remembers 9/11, Carney cabinet meetings wrap, TIFF Day 2
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Emma Bonino, leader of abortion and divorce battles that changed Italy, dies at 78
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Fraser Valley
Municipal election
Free Store Chilliwack founder, lifelong Chilliwack resident to seek council seat this fall
CHILLIWACK - A lifelong Chilliwack resident, small business owner and community advocate who founded a Chilliwack non-profit that serves thousands of local residents will run for council in this fall's election.Raylene Mumford, founder and executive director of the Free Store Chilliwack, confirmed her candidacy in a so...
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Homeless encampment
Abbotsford Police, City of Abbotsford urge action on encampment; province says it's making progress
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford Police and the City of Abbotsford are urging the province to take immediate steps to remediate an encampment just off Highway 1 where a homicide and several fires have occurred, not to mention an accumulation of garbage and other unsightly debris. Abbotsford PD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker says...
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Bridge repairs needed
Damage to Chilliwack FSR bridge raises concerns about emergency access in the CRV
CHILLIWACK RIVER VALLEY - For rural Chilliwack-area residents like Derrick Kramer, there's only one primary arterial in and out of the Chilliwack River Valley, and that's on Chilliwack Lake Road. And if a wildfire, major flooding event or other significant incident were to render Chilliwack Lake Road inoperable or clos...
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Suspicious fire
Chilliwack firefighters called to suspicious fire at vacant motel Wednesday night
CHILLIWACK - Approximately 40 firefighters from four halls responded to a suspicious fire at a vacant motel on Yale Road Wednesday night.In a statement, Chilliwack Assistant Fire Chief Wade Meeres says fire crews responded to reports of a structure fire at the vacant motel at about 7 p.m. Wednesday night (Sept. 9). Whe...
Sep 10, 2026
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British Columbia
Sept. 11 first responders to attend B.C. border ceremony on anniversary of attacks
SURREY - New York first responders on Sept. 11, 2001, are expected to be among the guests at a British Columbia memorial marking the 25th anniversary of the attacks. Organizers say they're among hundreds of first responders attending the annual Northwe...
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Group seeks to resuscitate 'mainstream' BC United, calls on Falcon to quit as leader
VICTORIA - Politics in British Columbia could be getting more crowded as a group tries to take over and revive the moribund BC United party, to give voters what they call a "principled, mainstream centre-right alternative" in the province. The group ca...
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Cat in the Hat that chased B.C. teenage girl appears part of viral social media trend
A disturbing incident in which someone dressed in a Cat in the Hat costume chased a teenager in West Kelowna, B.C., occurred amid an online trend that twists the popular children's character into something sinister, leading police in some jurisdictions...
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B.C. driver tells of 'action movie' scene as man grabs car to flee pursuer with knife
Robin Nuber was in Los Angeles on the weekend, but it was after he returned home to British Columbia that he found himself in a scene he likened to an "action movie," speeding in reverse to escape a man with a knife who was chasing a frightened victim ...
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Building ferries in B.C. would help in battle against U.S. tariffs: report
VICTORIA - Building ferries in British Columbia would help the province weather the harsh economic winds coming from the United States, said a labour economist and co-author of a new report that calls for a reboot of domestic shipbuilding. "We need to ...
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B.C. wildfire season winding down with lower burned area, but high structural loss
British Columbia's wildfire season appears to be winding down, with more than 50 fires declared out over the last week and no major fires of note remaining as the autumn equinox approaches. Just three of about 100 blazes across the province are burning...
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Canada
Parti Québécois leader says sovereignty referendum would cost $130 million
QUÉBEC - The leader of the Parti Québecois says it would cost at least $130 million to pay for the sovereignty referendum he plans to hold in 2029 or 2030 if his party forms a government. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Paul St-Pierre Plamondo...
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In the news today: Gander remembers 9/11, Carney cabinet meetings wrap, TIFF Day 2
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Thousands expected in Gander, N.L., for ceremony marking 9/11 attacks 25 years ago Thousands are expected to fill an arena in central Newfoundland today for a sole...
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Sept. 11 first responders to attend B.C. border ceremony on anniversary of attacks
SURREY - New York first responders on Sept. 11, 2001, are expected to be among the guests at a British Columbia memorial marking the 25th anniversary of the attacks. Organizers say they're among hundreds of first responders attending the annual Northwe...
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Carney's cabinet enters final day of closed-door meetings in Banff
BANFF - Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet is set to meet for a second and final day of meetings in the Alberta Rocky Mountain resort town of Banff as ministers prepare for the fall sitting of Parliament. The meetings are taking place as the province...
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Thousands expected in Gander, N.L., for ceremony marking 9/11 attacks 25 years ago
GANDER - Thousands are expected to fill an arena in central Newfoundland today for a solemn ceremony remembering those killed in terrorist attacks in the United States 25 years ago. Thirty-eight planes carrying more than 6,500 passengers were grounded ...
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Canada won't even hit 2030 emissions target by 2050, new study suggests
OTTAWA - A new study released Friday suggests that Canada is on track to miss its 2030 emissions target under the Paris Agreement - and it won't even reach it by 2050, the year it was supposed to hit net-zero. The analysis, published by the Canadian Cl...
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World
Emma Bonino, leader of abortion and divorce battles that changed Italy, dies at 78
ROME (AP) - Emma Bonino, who rose to political prominence as a leader of campaigns by the Radical Party that legalized abortion and divorce in the 1970s in heavily Roman Catholic Italy, against the objections of the Vatican, has died. She was 78. ...
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Police say 5 dead, 40 injured in tour bus crash in eastern Switzerland
GENEVA (AP) - Police say five people have died and 40 others were injured after a Dutch tour bus slammed into a roadside crash barrier and overturned in eastern Switzerland. The bus, with 45 people on board, overturned Thursday afternoon ...
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Philippine firefighters enter charred ferry as rescuers search for 84 missing
CORON, Philippines (AP) - Firefighters entered a charred ferry in Philippine waters on Friday after a fire two nights earlier left five people dead and 84 missing and produced heat and smoke that prevented search and rescue efforts onboard. ...
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Sports
Jays continue playoff push with opener of three-game series against visiting Orioles
TORONTO - The reigning American League champion Toronto Blue Jays will continue their push for the post-season tonight against the visiting Baltimore Orioles. Toronto has won nine of its last 14 games to get back in the American League playoff race. Th...
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Scores and Schedule for Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026
Thursday's Games (All Times Eastern) MLB American League Seattle 4 Texas 3 Interleague Atlanta 3 Tampa Bay 1 Houston 2 Philadelphia 1 N.Y. Yankees 10 Colorado 3 Pittsburgh 2 Chicago White Sox 0 --- NFL San Francisco 27 L.A. Rams 7 --- Northern Super Le...
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AFC Toronto earns 2-2 draw against NSL-leading Montreal Roses FC thanks to late goals
LAVAL - Nikayla Small scored in the 88th minute to help AFC Toronto earn a 2-2 draw against Montreal Roses FC on Thursday in Northern Super League action. Lauren Rowe put Toronto on the board in the 82nd minute to trim the deficit to 2-1. Amandine Pier...
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