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Class In Session
Maple Ridge police ramping up presence for back-to-school season
MAPLE RIDGE - RCMP in Maple Ridge are looking to keep local roadways safe for students as they start making their way back to classrooms."Operation Safe Start", a two-week enforcement and education blitz, is set to kick off Tuesday (Sep. 8) to ensure every elementary school in the city has a police presence a...
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Sentences issued for 2023 Metro Vancouver homicide
SURREY - Four people who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2023 killing of a 19-year-old man in Burnaby, B.C., have received their prison sentences. Homicide investigators say the latest sentence came Tuesday, when Rhoda Diabikulu was delivered a s...
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August Jobs Report
Chilliwack and Abbotsford-Mission add more jobs as B.C. unemployment ticks up to 6.5%: StatCan
CHILLIWACK - New labour figures from Statistics Canada are showcasing a mixed bag of employment narratives this August. Chilliwack and Abbotsford-Mission each added 1,800 jobs in August, cutting local unemployment rates. Chilliwack went from 6.9 to 5.5 per cent last month, down 0.6 points from August 2025. Abbotsford-M...
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New Party
Chilliwack, Abbotsford MLAs form new provincial party with other recent Conservative breakaways
CHILLIWACK - Two officials who have recently left the B.C. Conservative Party to become independents have now joined fellow breakaways to form a splinter group.Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA Áʼa꞉líya Warbus and Abbotsford-South MLA Bruce Banman are joining Rosalyn Bird, Peter Milobar and Ian Paton to a new...
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British Columbia

Metro Vancouver parts ways with chief administrative officer
The Metro Vancouver Regional District has parted ways with its chief administrative officer. Jerry Dobrovolny, also the commissioner, had been with the regional district since 2019. Metro Vancouver board chair Mike Hurley says the move comes ahead of t...
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Hiker Stanislav Volo, missing for five days in B.C., is found alive
SQUAMISH - A hiker missing for five days in mountainous terrain near Squamish, B.C., has been found alive, walking himself to safety after a massive search. Squamish Search and Rescue shared a photo of Stanislav Volo, 43, smiling broadly and giving a t...
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Timeline of turmoil for B.C. Conservatives, with nine defections in three weeks
The B.C. Conservatives have been in a state of upheaval since former finance critic Peter Milobar quit the official Opposition caucus three weeks ago. The party has since suffered a parade of defections from legislators citing differences with Leader K...
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B.C. school districts crack down on e-scooters, e-bikes as emergency room visits rise
More British Columbia school districts are banning electric bikes and scooters from their properties ahead of the new school year, citing a spike in injuries among underage riders. The Langley School District said in a letter to parents this week that...
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Vancouver police officer Kalwinder Dosanjh charged over theft of more than $3M
VANCOUVER - A 26-year veteran of the Vancouver Police Department is facing charges of theft, fraud and breach of trust involving millions of dollars in a case the force's chief is calling "deeply distressing." Kalwinder Dosanjh, who is well known for h...
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Man arrested for arson over suspicious fires along B.C. highway
SQUAMISH - RCMP have arrested a man for arson after three suspicious fires along Highway 99 last month. Sea to Sky RCMP say the fires on the west side of the highway between Whistler and Squamish all occurred in the early hours of Aug. 22. Police say t...
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Canada

Hiker Stanislav Volo, missing for five days in B.C., is found alive
SQUAMISH - A hiker missing for five days in mountainous terrain near Squamish, B.C., has been found alive, walking himself to safety after a massive search. Squamish Search and Rescue shared a photo of Stanislav Volo, 43, smiling broadly and giving a t...
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Suspect charged with arson at Liberal MP Salma Zahid's Toronto home
TORONTO - Toronto police say they have arrested one suspect and are looking for another after vehicles were set on fire outside Liberal MP Salma Zahid's home last week. The arson took place shortly before 1:30 a.m. last Thursday in the area of Bellamy...
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Timeline of turmoil for B.C. Conservatives, with nine defections in three weeks
The B.C. Conservatives have been in a state of upheaval since former finance critic Peter Milobar quit the official Opposition caucus three weeks ago. The party has since suffered a parade of defections from legislators citing differences with Leader K...
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PQ leader says his immigration comments were 'distorted' by opponents in campaign
MONTREAL - Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon said comments he has made about immigration have been "distorted" by his opponents as Quebec's political parties wrapped up the second week of the provincial election campaign on Friday. Immigr...
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Federal Tories launch 'Conservatives for Canada' campaign ahead of Alberta referendum
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives have launched a campaign to engage their supporters and encourage them to vote to stay in Canada in the upcoming Alberta referendum. Albertans are set to vote on Oct. 19 on whether they want to remain a province or be...
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Arbour to attend King Harald V's funeral, delaying visit to Newfoundland and Labrador
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Louise Arbour will attend the state funeral of Norway's King Harald V next week. The king died at the age of 89 on Aug. 28 and the funeral is scheduled for Sept. 9 in Oslo. Arbour is postponing an official visit to Newfoundland and L...
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