Fraser Valley

Traumatic incident
Maple Ridge RCMP urge caution after child falls from 2nd storey window, suffers serious injuries
MAPLE RIDGE - Mounties in Maple Ridge are urging parents and families to ensure that their windows and doors are properly secured after a child fell from a second-storey window earlier this week and was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries. According to a statement from police, Maple Ridge RCMP were dispatched o...
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School safety collaboration
SD33, Chilliwack RCMP pledge to work closely after child abduction attempt at school
CHILLIWACK - A spokesperson for the Chilliwack School District says SD33 will continue safety training exercises and work closely with the Chilliwack RCMP in the aftermath of last week's child abduction attempt at Central Elementary Community School.A man wearing a purple "bunny-like" mask was thwarted by a c...
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E-scooter rider injured
Electric scooter rider in Hope transported to hospital after collision with car: RCMP
HOPE - A youth riding an electric scooter was transported to hospital after a collision with a vehicle Tuesday morning (May 19) in Hope. According to a statement from Upper Fraser Valley RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener, Hope RCMP responded to a report of a collision involving a vehicle and an electric scooter ...
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Curbside collection
Chilliwack councillor says all hands on deck to fix curbside collection mess, but Fairfield Island resident skeptical
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Councillor Jason Lum took to social media Wednesday morning to apologize over missed curbside collection pickups by city contractor E360S as part of the city's new curbside collection program, saying those mistakes are not acceptable. In a lengthy statement, Lum said he's heard frustrations from...
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British Columbia

Fairy Creek anti-logging protesters win appeal in bid for class-action certification
VANCOUVER - Fairy Creek anti-logging protesters have won an appeal against a court ruling that denied the certification of their proposed class-action lawsuit against the federal and provincial governments. The class-action application now goes back to...
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Man rescued after days trapped in rolled vehicle on B.C. forest road
CHASE - A man has been rescued after being trapped for two days in his vehicle that crashed on a remote forest service road northeast of Kamloops, B.C. RCMP say the man was reported missing Tuesday and found later that day trapped inside the vehicle th...
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Child injured in fall from second-storey window in Maple Ridge, B.C.
MAPLE RIDGE - A four-year-old is in hospital after falling from a second-storey window in Maple Ridge, B.C. Police say the boy was transported via air ambulance on Monday and is currently in stable condition with serious injuries. Investigators spoke w...
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Carney lays out pipeline conditions before talks with Eby on B.C.'s priorities
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Mark Carney and British Columbia Premier David Eby have agreed to enter negotiations on B.C.'s economic priorities and Ottawa's role in national development projects. Carney met with Eby in a closed-door meeting in Vancouver ...
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Opinion
YOUR PERSPECTIVE: April labour force survey shows B.C.'s resilience
B.C. is a great place to live, but the last few years haven't been easy. Global instability finds ways of showing up and seeping into our local businesses and neighbourhoods. While conflict in Iran and the tariffs imposed by the United States sometimes feel abstract and far from home, they are having a profound effect ...
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Washing ceremony marks settlement of Canadian Tire racial profiling complaint
VANCOUVER - The sounds of Indigenous drums and song bounced off the walls of an East Vancouver banquet hall Tuesday evening as members of British Columbia's Heiltsuk Nation gathered for a traditional washing ceremony years in the making. Dawn Wilson a...
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Canada

Alberta legislature committee eyes separation vote as meeting hits bizarre roadblock
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - Alberta's journey toward holding a fall referendum vote on separation took a bizarre turn Wednesday - straight into another roadblock. It occurred when the governing United Conservative members of a bipartisan legislature co...
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Opposition, unions fear federal cuts could undermine food security
OTTAWA - New Democrats and several unions are warning that federal job cuts and research facility closures will put food safety and security at risk. The federal government's website says it's planning to cut more than 650 jobs at Agriculture and Agri-...
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Canadian steel companies pay millions after U.S says they didn't pay proper tariffs
WASHINGTON - Two Canadian steel companies have agreed to pay $19 million to resolve allegations they knowingly failed to pay proper duties on flat-rolled steel manufactured in Europe and Asia, the U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday. From May 2019 t...
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Anand says joining SAFE defence borrowing pact will help Canadian firms compete
OTTAWA - The European Parliament formally welcomed Canada into the defence borrowing and procurement agreement known as SAFE on Wednesday - making it the only non-European country to join. The European Parliament passed a final vote Wednesday to greenl...
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Carney lays out pipeline conditions before talks with Eby on B.C.'s priorities
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Mark Carney and British Columbia Premier David Eby have agreed to enter negotiations on B.C.'s economic priorities and Ottawa's role in national development projects. Carney met with Eby in a closed-door meeting in Vancouver ...
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Conservative MP Michael Chong meets with Taiwan president as China dials up pressure
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Michael Chong said his meeting with Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday was meant to assert Canadian sovereignty in the face of Beijing's warnings to Canadian lawmakers that such visits are inappropriate. "I thought it...
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