Salsa Paul
Salsa teacher swings over to downtown Chilliwack for Latin dance lessons starting Tuesday
CHILLIWACK - A former Chilliwack resident is bringing spice and steps back home for the summer with a month-long dance lesson series at the heart of the city.Paul Preibisch, or Salsa Paul, has been dancing salsa for over 20 years and has taught in both Canada and Mexico.He is now offering those salsa and merengue lesso...
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Investigation Underway
RV crashes into active airport runway in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - A man has been arrested after a motorhome went through the Abbotsford International Airport's fences Saturday afternoon (July 25).Police responded to the incident at an active runway along Threshold Drive at 4:36 p.m. as airport staff and air traffic control worked to keep the area safe and reroute general...
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Summer holiday
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Salsa Paul
Salsa teacher swings over to downtown Chilliwack for Latin dance lessons starting Tuesday
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Tadej Pogacar confirms status as a cycling great with record-equaling fifth Tour de France title
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Fraser Valley
Wildfire Response
Boston Bar RCMP supporting public safety efforts as wildfire complex hits 35,000 hectares
BOSTON BAR - Mounties in Boston Bar are renewing their commitment to public safety as crews tackle the more than 35,000-hectare Brunswick Complex wildfire.The three out-of-control fires grew by roughly 1,500 hectares between Friday and Saturday night, according to an update from the BC Wildfire Service.The fire experie...
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Weekly Round-Up
Impaired driver crashes stolen vehicle into parked car in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack had their hands full with 14 impaired drivers last week, says the detachment's weekly snapshot.Sometime between July 13 and 20, RCMP spotted an uninsured car leaving a liquor store on Yale Road. Officers tried to pull the vehicle over, but did not follow when it kept driving for public...
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Waste Work
Abbotsford recycling depot recognized as top B.C. collector for 3rd consecutive year
ABBOTSFORD - A local recycling hub has earned top honours for its work in turning dangerous liquid trash into reused treasure at Interchange Recycling's Top Collector Awards this year.The seventh annual event has recognized Abbotsford's GFL Environmental for the third year in a row.Selection criteria include: the total...
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Chronic Property Offending
B.C. tracking 100 repeat property offenders in Fraser Valley with new program
FRASER VALLEY - The province is looking to combat repeat property crimes with the launch of a new program in the Lower Mainland.Seven new hubs are expanding their reach of repeat offenders to help cut street disorder and business theft in B.C., with five of them centred around the Fraser Valley region.Hubs from Chilliw...
Jul 25, 2026
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British Columbia
Wildfires merge, cross Highway 97 north of Clinton, B.C.
Two wildfires threatening the village of Clinton, B.C., and the surrounding area merged late Saturday, a day after the Pear Lake blaze destroyed structures, including homes, on the outskirts of the community. An update from BC Wildfire Service said the...
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How a Vancouver ATM user with 66 cards set off years-long probe of online drug sales
VANCOUVER - It was more than three years ago when Vancouver police arrested a man after he was seen using multiple bank cards to make withdrawals at an ATM. A search revealed he was carrying 66 bank cards and $39,200 in cash. The strange discovery in M...
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Embrace difference, says 4-foot-6 B.C. performer Devyn Dalton, Damon's Odyssey double
Vancouver stunt woman Devyn Dalton says she never expected her biceps to go viral. But then Matt Damon credited his four-foot-six-inch stunt double in "The Odyssey" for having "the greatest arms" he's ever seen. He didn't identify her in the interview ...
Jul 25, 2026
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Clinton, B.C., resident says his family has 'lost everything' in raging wildfire
CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Steve Larabie says he and his family have lost everything in a wildfire that roared into the outskirts of Clinton, B.C., late Friday, describing a scene of exploding gas and diesel as vehicles and excavators burned. ...
Jul 25, 2026
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Man charged with second-degree murder after body found in Creston, B.C.
CRESTON - A man has been arrested and charged with one count of second-degree murder after a body was found in Creston, in southeastern B.C. RCMP say charges have been laid in the death of Larry John Isaac, a Creston resident whose body was discovered...
Jul 24, 2026
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B.C.'s unionized nurses to end job action provincewide to review recommendations
VANCOUVER - The union representing 55,000 nurses in British Columbia has accepted a mediated proposal that could end its weeks-long strike action. The BC Nurses' Union says in a statement that its bargaining agent has accepted the recommendations for ...
Jul 24, 2026
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Canada
Wildfires merge, cross Highway 97 north of Clinton, B.C.
Two wildfires threatening the village of Clinton, B.C., and the surrounding area merged late Saturday, a day after the Pear Lake blaze destroyed structures, including homes, on the outskirts of the community. An update from BC Wildfire Service said the...
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Young Quebec sailor, 17, aims to challenge gender stereotypes in sailing
MONTREAL - At 17, Jasmine Pernot is set to become the youngest skipper and one of only three women leading crews in Quebec's new offshore sailing race, hoping to show other young women they belong at the helm. Jasmine Pernot will lead a crew of seven i...
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Carney calls August byelections for three seats in Ontario, Quebec and B.C.
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is announcing byelections will be held in August for three electoral districts in Ontario, Quebec and B.C. Constituents in Beaches-East York, Chicoutimi-Le Fjord and North Vancouver-Capilano will head to the polls on...
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How a Vancouver ATM user with 66 cards set off years-long probe of online drug sales
VANCOUVER - It was more than three years ago when Vancouver police arrested a man after he was seen using multiple bank cards to make withdrawals at an ATM. A search revealed he was carrying 66 bank cards and $39,200 in cash. The strange discovery in M...
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'Bright' future: RCAF chief says spike in defence spending is boosting flight times
OTTAWA - One year into her new job as commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet said she could see an immediate effect of the federal government's defence spending boost: RCAF pilots are spending more time in the air. I...
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Israel pitches Canada high-tech trade and safer AI as diplomatic tensions persist
OTTAWA - Israel is pitching itself to Canada as a technology partner that can offer tangible solutions and safer artificial intelligence, despite the heavy strains on the bilateral relationship over wars in the Middle East. "Canada and Israel are both ...
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World
Tadej Pogacar confirms status as a cycling great with record-equaling fifth Tour de France title
PARIS (AP) - Tadej Pogacar confirmed his status as one of cycling's all-time greats after winning a record-equaling fifth Tour de France title in emphatic style. Daring mountain attacks from deep, multiple stage wins and an ice-cool temperament all hel...
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A US-Russian space crew lands safely in Kazakhstan after an 8-month stint on the ISS
MOSCOW (AP) - A U.S.-Russian space crew landed safely in the steppes of Kazakhstan on Sunday after an eight-month stint on the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Russian crewmates Sergei Kud-Sverchkov and Serge...
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The suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack is killed in a confrontation with police
BERLIN (AP) - The suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack that left one person dead and 29 injured was shot and killed by police during a confrontation on Sunday in a suburb of the city, authorities said. Abdul Ballout, a German citizen...
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Sports
Tadej Pogacar confirms status as a cycling great with record-equaling fifth Tour de France title
PARIS (AP) - Tadej Pogacar confirmed his status as one of cycling's all-time greats after winning a record-equaling fifth Tour de France title in emphatic style. Daring mountain attacks from deep, multiple stage wins and an ice-cool temperament all hel...
51m ago
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Tadej Pogacar confirms status as a cycling great with record-equaling fifth Tour de France title
PARIS (AP) - Tadej Pogacar confirmed his status as one of cycling's all-time greats after winning a record-equaling fifth Tour de France title in emphatic style. Daring mountain attacks from deep, multiple stage wins and an ice-cool temperament all hel...
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Young Quebec sailor, 17, aims to challenge gender stereotypes in sailing
MONTREAL - At 17, Jasmine Pernot is set to become the youngest skipper and one of only three women leading crews in Quebec's new offshore sailing race, hoping to show other young women they belong at the helm. Jasmine Pernot will lead a crew of seven i...
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