Temporary closure
Chilliwack-area community market closes its doors
CHEAM - The economic arm of a Chilliwack-area First Nation band has announced the temporary closure of a community market that sold produce, salmon and artisan goods. Cheam Enterprises Inc. (CEI), a Cheam First Nation-owned entity pursuing economic development with a focus on the well-being of its members, penned a let...
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Cross-border wildfire
Wildfire just south of U.S.-Canada border spreads into Canada, sending smoke into area SE of Hope
ROSS LAKE/HOZEMEEN MOUNTAIN (WASHINGTON STATE) - A wildfire on the U.S. side of the border in Washington state has spread into Canada, sending smoke into a remote area southeast of Hope, and closer to E.C. Manning Provincial Park. According to the BC Wildfire Service, the fire suspected of being caused by lightning beg...
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Slope stabilization
Highway 7 traffic delays expected west of Hope amid slope stabilization repairs
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Summer holiday
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Temporary closure
Chilliwack-area community market closes its doors
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B.C. boosts monitoring of 865 repeat offenders, adds Lower Mainland intervention hubs
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Fraser Valley
Gold jewelry scam
94-year-old resident defrauded by gold jewelry scheme in Hope: RCMP
HOPE - Stories continue to circulate on social media about unsuspecting people being solicited by scam artists at gas stations or parking lots offering gold for sale. In the latest incident, police in Hope say a 94-year-old senior was recently scammed by a man in a parking lot selling what he claimed to be gold jewelry...
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Municipal election
Youth advocate, sports coach and local realtor announces run for Abbotsford Board of Education
ABBOTSFORD - A youth advocate, sports coach and licensed real estate agent who attends UFV and serves as a legislative assistant will run for a seat on the Abbotsford Board of Education this fall. Born and raised in Abbotsford, Vinay Waraich says he has launched his campaign for school trustee in the upcoming election ...
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B.C. murder suspect acquitted
Agassiz-area man acquitted of murder, confession tossed for 'degrading' police treatment
A British Columbia man accused of murdering his common-law wife has been acquitted after a judge threw out a confession she says was tainted by the suspect's "degrading and humiliating" treatment by police. The judge found homicide investigators forced...
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Municipal election
Chilliwack councillor announces he will not seek a 3rd term
CHILLIWACK - After 30-plus years in policing and eight years as an elected official, Chilliwack Councillor Bud Mercer says he is hanging up his hat for good. Councillor Mercer announced Wednesday he will not seek a third term on Chilliwack City Council.In an email sent to Fraser Valley Today, Mercer said it has been an...
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British Columbia
B.C. boosts monitoring of 865 repeat offenders, adds Lower Mainland intervention hubs
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government says it's expanding the supervision of repeat offenders with the creation of seven new intervention and monitoring hubs in the Lower Mainland to help reduce street disorder and crimes targeting businesses. It...
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Gaps in tariff effects among provinces could test Team Canada's unity: experts
OTTAWA - Experts warn the latest tariff threats from the United States will hit some provinces harder than others - and could test the united Team Canada front. U.S. President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders Monday to impose 50 per cen...
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Lytton, B.C., hits 41 degrees, hottest temperature in Canada this year
LYTTON - The heat wave that has scorched southern British Columbia this week has seen temperatures pass 40 degrees for a second consecutive day in the Fraser Canyon, marking the two hottest temperatures recorded in Canada this year. Environment Canada ...
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Teck earns $854M Q2 profit on higher copper production, commodity prices
Teck Resources Ltd.'s profits surged more than fourfold during the second quarter, thanks in part to higher copper production and prices, as the Vancouver-based miner prepares to wrap up its combination with Anglo American PLC. Profit attributable to ...
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Another B.C. community warned to prepare for evacuation due to encroaching wildfires
VANCOUVER - A third British Columbia community is under threat from out-of-control wildfires, with the entire village of Clinton in the southern Interior under evacuation alert. The area surrounding the village of several hundred residents is also unde...
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Pyrocumulus clouds from wildfire in Fraser Canyon loom high over B.C.
VANCOUVER - Photos of giant, cauliflower-like clouds are popping up on Vancouver-area social media feeds that experts say are pyrocumulus clouds produced by a wildfire more than 200 kilometres away. BC Wildfire Service said the Anderson Creek fire was ...
11h ago
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Canada
B.C. boosts monitoring of 865 repeat offenders, adds Lower Mainland intervention hubs
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government says it's expanding the supervision of repeat offenders with the creation of seven new intervention and monitoring hubs in the Lower Mainland to help reduce street disorder and crimes targeting businesses. It...
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Fuel costs on the rise as latest geopolitical turmoil drives up crude oil prices
CALGARY - Fuel costs are on the rise in Canada as geopolitical turmoil drives the price of crude oil to its highest level in more than a month. The Canadian national average sat above $1.80 a litre on Thursday - a two-cent increase from a day earlier ...
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Bank of Canada ordered for second time not to use replacement workers during strike
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada has been ordered for the second time this month to stop using the services of contract workers while its security officers are on strike. In a decision issued Wednesday, the Canada Industrial Relations Board said the Bank of...
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Supreme Court to examine timeliness of tribunal's decisions on RCMP labour issues
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will look at whether a tribunal's decisions on RCMP labour issues should be issued within strict timelines. The top court has agreed to review the handling of cases by the RCMP External Review Committee - an indepen...
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Falling crime numbers raise questions about Ottawa's tough-on-crime bills
OTTAWA - New statistics indicating crime has dropped almost everywhere in Canada show the Liberal government's three tough-on-crime bills were not based on facts, one advocate says. Statistics Canada said Wednesday both the rates and severity of report...
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Gaps in tariff effects among provinces could test Team Canada's unity: experts
OTTAWA - Experts warn the latest tariff threats from the United States will hit some provinces harder than others - and could test the united Team Canada front. U.S. President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders Monday to impose 50 per cen...
3h ago
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World
Tropical Storm Bertha strikes Gulf Coast near the Texas-Louisiana line in second landfall
Tropical Storm Bertha made a second landfall Thursday near the Texas-Louisiana state line after grazing southern Louisiana in a slow crawl that triggered heavy surf and some flooding along the Gulf Coast. Forecasters said more flooding was possible as ...
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Man who killed Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman sentenced to life as family describes trauma, loss
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Friends and family of Minnesota Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman said the man sentenced Thursday to two life terms plus 40 years after pleading guilty to her murder failed to eliminate her legacy but caused enduring fear and fury ...
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House again passes resolution seeking to halt military action in Iran as some Republicans defect
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Thursday narrowly passed a resolution to halt U.S. military action in Iran, sending a warning to President Donald Trump for the second time as the war has escalated and the future of the conflict is increasingly uncertain...
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Sports
Canada loses to Turkey in VNL women's quarterfinals, finishes tournament in sixth
MACAO - Canada's run at the 2026 Volleyball Nations League ended Thursday with a 3-1 quarterfinal loss to Turkey. Set scores were 22-25, 25-21, 25-21 and 25-17. Canada led in attack points but fell behind Turkey in blocks, aces, and points from opponen...
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Schneider, Macko recalled by Jays from triple-A; Keys sent down, Corbin put on IL
TORONTO - Utility player Davis Schneider and left-handed pitcher Adam Macko of Stony Plain, Alta., were recalled by the Toronto Blue Jays from triple-A Buffalo on Thursday. In a corresponding move, infielder Sean Keys was optioned to the minor-league c...
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Parker, Dequoy highlight Canada's flag football rosters for world championships
OTTAWA - Women's quarterback Sara Parker and men's rusher/cornerback Marc-Antoine Dequoy highlight Canada's flag football rosters for the upcoming world championships in Germany. Football Canada on Thursday announced the rosters for the championships, ...
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