Restaurant Closure
Langley sports bar shuts doors after more than a decade in service
LANGLEY - A local pub and restaurant has now closed its doors to service, not long after it switched to new management. Oak & Thorne, which was located in the Walnut Grove neighbourhood in the Township of Langley, announced that it has permanently closed on Tuesday, March 31. "To everyone who's walked through ...
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Draft Policy
AbbyPD seeks public feedback on police response to service complaints
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department is seeking residents' input on a draft policy regarding public complaints about how the agency runs itself.AbbyPD's Board Governance and Policy Committee has drafted a policy that specifically outlines how police respond to service, policy or conduct complaints in accordanc...
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Restaurant Closure
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Fraser Valley
Air quality is being monitored after a barge fire in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - Officials say they are monitoring the air quality after a barge fire in Surrey, B.C., sent large plumes of smoke into the air. Metro Vancouver Regional District says it's aware of a barge fire near the stal̕əw̓asəm Bridge, also known as River...
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BOLO Program
Police arrest one of Canada's most wanted murder suspects in Surrey
SURREY - The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia (CFSEU-BC) has recently arrested a suspect who was wanted nationwide in connection with a killing in Manitoba. On March 26, Uniform Gang Enforcement Team (UGET) officers were conducting proactive patrols in Surrey when they spotted a man wanted i...
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Fire Officer Development
Chilliwack firefighters to participate in wildfire training exercise Saturday
CHILLIWACK - Fire crews are gathering for a multi-jurisdictional training exercise in Chilliwack this weekend.Starting 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, fire departments in Chilliwack, Chilliwack River Valley, Abbotsford and Richmond are heading to Little Mountain and surrounding areas, including Quarry Road and Beaver Crescent, ...
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Missing teen
14-year-old boy reported missing: Abbotsford PD
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating a 14-year-old boy who was last seen earlier this week.According to a statement, 14-year-old Malcolm Gerbrand was last seen on Monday afternoon, March 30, in the 34700 block of Delair Road in Abbotsford. He last had contact with his c...
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British Columbia
Air quality is being monitored after a barge fire in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - Officials say they are monitoring the air quality after a barge fire in Surrey, B.C., sent large plumes of smoke into the air. Metro Vancouver Regional District says it's aware of a barge fire near the stal̕əw̓asəm Bridge, also known as River...
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B.C. mother and seven-year-old daughter freed from ICE, says MLA
VANCOUVER - A Canadian mother and her seven-year-old daughter who spent three weeks detained at an immigration facility in Texas were released from detention on Thursday. Amelia Boultbee, an independent MLA who represents the electoral district of Pent...
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'Absolute betrayal': First Nations blast Eby in leaked transcript of DRIPA meeting
A leaked transcript of a meeting between Indigenous leaders and British Columbia Premier David Eby, about his plan to suspend the province's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, or DRIPA, shows them accusing him of "absolute betrayal" a...
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Does your single friend excel? Try a PowerPoint dating pitch
VANCOUVER - Harjot Rai had three minutes to make his PowerPoint pitch. The subject? His cringing friend, Matt White. And the audience was a far cry from executives in a corporate boardroom. Instead, it was 150 strangers at the Hollywood Theatre in Vanc...
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B.C. Appeals Court sides with First Nation over Aboriginal title on Nootka Island
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal has overturned a lower-court ruling after finding the judge used an "arbitrary boundary" to determine a First Nation's Aboriginal title over a swath of Nootka Island off western Vancouver Island. A three-judge pane...
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Eby faces 'complete opposition' after proposing suspension of DRIPA sections
British Columbia Premier David Eby says he will stake his government on suspending sections of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act for up to three years, calling it the "least invasive" way of mitigating its potentially sweeping and...
Apr 02, 2026
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Canada
B.C. mother and seven-year-old daughter freed from ICE, says MLA
VANCOUVER - A Canadian mother and her seven-year-old daughter who spent three weeks detained at an immigration facility in Texas were released from detention on Thursday. Amelia Boultbee, an independent MLA who represents the electoral district of Pent...
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Grassy Narrows chief wants Carney to apologize in person for comments about protester
OTTAWA - The chief of Grassy Narrows First Nation is demanding an in person apology from Prime Minister Mark Carney after he said "I can outlast her" when a press conference he held in Toronto on Monday was disrupted by mercury-poisoning protesters. C...
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Ottawa announces another $51 million in aid programming for Ukraine
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government unveiled another $51 million in aid and reconstruction funding for Ukraine on Friday, including humanitarian aid such as food and shelter and supports for recent veterans who fought against Russia's invasion. The...
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Champagne says boosting financial trade with China key to broader diversification
OTTAWA - Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne wrapped up a trip to Beijing where he said the governor of the Bank of Canada and other top Canadian financial officials met with Chinese counterparts. Champagne said that he met with Lan Fo'an, Ch...
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Canadian man charged with terrorism after machete attack at Kenya mosque
NAIROBI - Police in Kenya say a Canadian man accused of wielding a machete and injuring almost half a dozen people at a mosque in Nairobi has pleaded not guilty. The East African country's Directorate of Criminal Investigations says the 32-year-old app...
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These Ukrainians want to thrive in Canada. For most of them, the future is uncertain
TORONTO - After Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, nearly 300,000 Ukrainians were welcomed in communities across Canada as part of an emergency visa program that allowed those fleeing the war to temporarily work and study in the cou...
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World
5.8 magnitude quake hits Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing 8 in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 rattled parts of northern and eastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan late Friday, killing at least eight people in Afghanistan, authorities said. The region is...
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Myanmar's parliament elects ruling general as president, keeping the army in charge
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Cuba releasing 2,010 prisoners as the US pressures the island's government
HAVANA (AP) - The Cuban government said Thursday it would release 2,010 prisoners in a move that comes while the Trump administration puts extreme pressure on the island's government with a suffocating oil blockade. The announcement said ...
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Sports
Peters' single caps 2-run 10th as White Sox beat Blue Jays 5-4 in home opener
CHICAGO (AP) - Tristan Peters capped a two-run 10th inning with an RBI single and the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in a wild home opener on Friday. Toronto's Andrés Giménez tied at 3 in the eighth with a two-run homer against Jordan...
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Jack Hughes and Aerin Frankel take the Olympic gold medal tour to Yankee Stadium
NEW YORK (AP) - Jack Hughes held the ball in his hands, occasionally tossing his latest souvenir in the air. Hughes had done "Saturday Night Live" and cherished the chance to chat with Lorne Michaels, then appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy F...
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Toronto FC's Sargent looking for first goal as team welcomes Rapids to BMO Field
TORONTO - Toronto FC head coach Robin Fraser was a skilful defender during his playing days and he's proving to be a skilful defender as a manager, at least in terms of defending his players. That was apparent on Friday when Fraser was asked about the ...
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