Fatal motor vehicle crash
BC Highway Patrols appeals for witnesses in fatal crash on Hwy. 1 in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - The BC Highway Patrol is appealing for witnesses and additional information as it takes over the investigation into a fatal crash on Highway 1 in Abbotsford earlier this week that claimed the life of a female passenger.Early Monday morning (July 20) at just before 1:45 a.m., the Abbotsford Police Departmen...
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Police investigation
Chilliwack RCMP confirm arrest at child care facility that appears to involve a family dispute
CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack say an arrest involving an unspecified family dispute has been made at a child care facility in Sardis. Yellow caution tape was found outside a child care facility Wednesday morning (July 22) in the 7100 block of Vedder Road. Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener released...
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Fraser Valley
A sweet mess
Blueberry mishap creates another traffic jam deemed 'not berry funny' in Mission: RCMP
MISSION - For the second time in roughly a year, a massive blueberry spill has created a sticky situation in Mission. Mission RCMP Corporal Harrison Mohr says police were called to the Horne Street overpass on Thursday afternoon, July 16, after a number of crates full of blueberries spilled out onto the roadway. Fraser...
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Wildfire activity
Sunshine Valley under no immediate threat from 900-hectare wildfire, local fire dept. stresses
SUNSHINE VALLEY - While Highway 3 is currently closed between Sunshine Valley and Manning Park due to a wildfire, volunteer firefighters responsible for protecting the Sunshine Valley say there's no immediate threat to the small recreational community located southeast of Hope.The Norwegian Creek wildfire is located ap...
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Extra reinforcements
Chilliwack-area firefighters answer the call, get deployed to battle wildfires near Boston Bar
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack-area firefighters have been activated to assist with the battle against three raging wildfires in the Fraser Canyon near Boston Bar, B.C. The latest wildfire near Hells Gate, B.C., has grown from 300 hectares yesterday to over 4,000 hectares as of Wednesday morning. The Brunswick Complex compris...
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Police investigation
Cash, car connected to drug trafficking forfeited after Mission RCMP investigation
MISSION - Mounties in Mission say cash generated from illegal drug sales and a vehicle connected to drug trafficking have been forfeited as a result of a police investigation.Mission RCMP Corporal Harrison Mohr says members of the agency's Crime Reduction Unit were checking on the house of a known offender linked to vi...
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British Columbia
CP NewsAlert: B.C. RCMP cancel Amber Alert, saying four-year-old boy located
WEST KELOWNA - Mounties in West Kelowna, B.C., have cancelled the Amber Alert for a four-year-old boy. Police say that the boy has been located. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Smoke and heat warnings cover much of B.C. as Lytton reaches 40 degrees
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued dozens of warnings about heat and poor air quality for much of B.C. as sweltering temperatures aggravate the wildfire situation in the province. The agency says Lytton in the Fraser Canyon reported the provinc...
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Canadian forest sector faces another blow with new U.S. tariff onslaught
The Trump administration's latest tariff onslaught won't just hurt Canadian forestry workers during already tough times, but will also undermine U.S. efforts to make housing more affordable, says the Forest Products Association of Canada. "Tariffs on ...
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Vancouver Island man charged after truck crashes into vehicles, killing man on road
FANNY BAY - A Vancouver Island man has been criminally charged in a fatal crash last year that killed another man who had been standing on the side of the road. The BC Highway Patrol says in a statement that the crash happened on July 31, 2025, on High...
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Man dies after police shooting at shopping centre in North Vancouver
NORTH VANCOUVER - British Columbia's police watchdog says officers in Metro Vancouver shot and killed a man after he tried to get into a police vehicle and there was a confrontation. The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. is investigating the sh...
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BC Wildfire Service braces for heat peak, warns of potential new starts
VANCOUVER - An incident commander for a complex of fires burning near Kimberley, B.C., says more resources are on the way to help firefighters battle the fires as heat peaks this week. Hugh Murdoch says there are seven fires in the so-called Bootleg Co...
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Canada
'Lost Canadians' law opens door for descendants of Acadians to become citizens
OTTAWA - Dozens of Acadians living in the United States are among those hoping to become Canadian citizens under the country's new citizenship by descent law - but one expert says the Immigration Department's narrow interpretation of the rules appears ...
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Arms contractor granted discharge over assault on protester at Ottawa arms expo
OTTAWA - An Ontario court judge has granted a discharge to a British military veteran over an assault outside a military equipment show in the nation's capital. David Henschel pleaded guilty last year to assaulting a young pro-Palestinian protester in ...
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Ottawa paid out $190M in federal EV subsidies this year as sales slowed
OTTAWA - Canadians have claimed more than $190 million in federal subsidies this year toward purchases of new electric vehicles. New data from Transport Canada shows 44,315 claims were recorded through June, half of them from Quebec. Ottawa relaunched ...
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Holt, Kinew say they would defend Canada amid sovereignty push in Alberta, Quebec
CHARLOTTETOWN - The premiers of Manitoba and New Brunswick say they feel a responsibility to defend a united Canada amid separatist forces in Alberta and Quebec. The provincial leaders are making the case for national unity at the Council of the Federa...
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Federal agency links Quebec train derailment in December to temperature swings
MONTREAL - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it could not determine the exact cause of a freight train derailment in northern Quebec last December. The agency says the derailment likely happened after a rail broke under stress from sharp t...
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Smoke and heat warnings cover much of B.C. as Lytton reaches 40 degrees
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued dozens of warnings about heat and poor air quality for much of B.C. as sweltering temperatures aggravate the wildfire situation in the province. The agency says Lytton in the Fraser Canyon reported the provinc...
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World
Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall on southern Louisiana with threatening winds
Tropical Storm Bertha crawled onto the southern tip of Louisiana on Wednesday, making landfall and packing strong winds far from its center after closing beaches from the Florida Panhandle to Mississippi. The Miami-based National Hurrican...
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France recorded 5,700 more deaths than usual during its historic June heat wave
PARIS (AP) - France recorded at least 5,700 more deaths than usual during a historic heat wave last month, the public health agency said Wednesday, sharply increasing its estimates of the feared toll from record-shattering temperatures. P...
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Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed over 1,000 people
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to Africa's top health body, a grim toll in the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, as conflict, community resistance and an uneven response fuel its spread. ...
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Sports
Stampeders sign former No. 1 draft pick Damien Alford, DB Lance Boykin
CALGARY - Damien Alford is returning to the Calgary Stampeders. The CFL team announced Wednesday that they've signed the Canadian wide receiver and defensive back Lance Boykin. Calgary (2-4) selected Alford first overall out of Syracuse in the 2025 CFL...
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Einarson, Dunstone among teams to pre-qualify for Canadian Curling Championships
Reigning champions Kerri Einarson and Matt Dunstone are among the six teams to pre-qualify for next season's national curling championships, Curling Canada announced Wednesday. Olympic bronze medallist Rachel Homan of Ottawa and Taylor Reese-Hansen of ...
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Canada to return from World Cup with home friendlies against Chile, Peru
TORONTO - The Canadian men's soccer team will return from its run to the round of 16 at the 2026 World Cup with matches against Chile and Peru this fall. Canada Soccer announced Wednesday that the Canadians will host Chile at BMO Field in Toronto on Se...
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