Botanica Tulip Festival
Chilliwack flower festival to return after two years of weather-related closures
CHILLIWACK - Spring is set to bloom with vivid flora in Chilliwack as the Botanica Flower Festival returns for its 2026 season.The farm is gearing up to showcase roughly 1.4 million tulips across its 14-acre grounds, including more than 250,000 hand-planted bulbs and over 90 types of tulips and spring flowers.Its reope...
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Inmate Death
Nova Scotia man who fatally strangled partner dies in Abbotsford prison
ABBOTSFORD - A Cape Breton man who was convicted of murdering his roommate and partner has died in a medium-security federal prison of what officials say were natural causes. Correctional Services Canada (CSC) says Charles Wheeliker, an inmate at Matsqui Institution, died on Tuesday, March 17, while in custody. The 59-...
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Botanica Tulip Festival
Chilliwack flower festival to return after two years of weather-related closures
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Guide Dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
Canadian Christopher Morales Williams wins 400-metre gold at world indoor event
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Canadians plan to sail to Gaza despite detention risks
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Injured Man
No risk to the public after shots fired at Surrey park: SPS
SURREY - Investigators are looking into a shots-fired incident that sent one man to hospital on Friday morning. At around 6 a.m., the Surrey Police Service (SPS) responded and searched around Bear Creek Park and nearby homes near the 13700 block of 88 Avenue. It wasn't until 6:30 a.m. that hospital staff called police ...
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Charges Upgraded
Man faces second-degree murder for fatal shooting in Surrey
SURREY - One man is now facing an upgraded charge after an early morning shooting at a Surrey home on Sunday, March 15.Surrey police responded to the incident at an apartment complex in the 13900 block of Laurel Drive at around 1:40 a.m., where officers found a victim suffering from gunshot wounds.The man died on the s...
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Atmospheric River
Abbotsford mostly sheltered from heavy rain battering eastern Fraser Valley
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford is keeping a close eye on the area's surrounding waters as its neighbours suffer from washouts and potholes during the ongoing atmospheric river. Abbotsford is predicted to receive less than 10 millimetres of rain from the event, and the City says current projections for the Nooksack River in Wh...
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Community Round-Up
Dirt bike rider nearly hits two people while fleeing police traffic stop in Mission
MISSION - Suspects have tried to hit the ground running and riding for varying offences these past couple of weeks in Mission, including dangerous driving, meat theft and a failed catalytic converter operation. On March 1, at around 3 p.m., an RCMP officer patrolling the area of Stave Lake Street and Dewdney Trunk Road...
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British Columbia
B.C. community health workers ratify new four-year deal with province
BURNABY - A new four-year agreement between British Columbia's roughly 27,000 community health workers and the province has been ratified by union members, with more than 91 per cent voting in favour of the deal. The Community Bargaining Association, w...
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Eby says he will sell B.C. as 'stable jurisdiction' during trade trip to China
VICTORIA - A trade delegation headed by British Columbia Premier David Eby will travel to China later this year in an effort to drum up business for the province. The premier says the trip will focus on deepening trade relations around agriculture and ...
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Quebec premier dismisses Doug Ford's concerns over province's EV targets
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier François Legault has dismissed concerns by the Ontario premier over electric vehicle mandates in Canada, saying Quebec already adjusted its targets to reflect the new reality of the North American auto market. Legault's offic...
Mar 20, 2026
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Two arrested in Vancouver after alleged home invasion, kidnapping
VANCOUVER - Two suspects have been arrested after an alleged home invasion and kidnapping in Vancouver that was interrupted by police. Vancouver police say the attack happened Wednesday night. Police say a 62-year-old man was taken from an East Vancou...
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Invasive grasses may pose deadly risk post-wildfire, UBC researcher says
VANCOUVER - Invasive grasses are creeping into burnt landscapes years after wildfires and could fuel massive future fires that put people's lives at risk, a University of British Columbia researcher says. Jennifer Grenz, an assistant professor in the ...
Mar 20, 2026
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Police in Richmond, B.C., investigating 'organized' meat theft after 39 cases
RICHMOND - Police in Richmond, B.C., are investigating after a series of meat thefts from retail stores that they say may be "organized" crime. RCMP say that there have been 39 cases of reported theft of meat from stores across the city since December....
Mar 20, 2026
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Canada
Canadians plan to sail to Gaza despite detention risks
Canadians are planning to sail to Gaza again as part of a flotilla that aims to deliver aid and break a nearly 20-year naval blockade months after six Canadians were detained by Israel for attempting a similar mission. Safa Chebbi, spokesperson for the...
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Fréchette and Drainville face off in first CAQ leadership debate
QUÉBEC - The first debate in the race to succeed Quebec Premier François Legault as leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec took place in Quebec City, with candidates Christine Fréchette and Bernard Drainville facing off. Saturday's discussion touched on...
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Three Quebec maritime students who were stranded in Persian Gulf in good spirits
MONTREAL - Three students who were stranded aboard ships in the Persian Gulf for more than two weeks arrived back home in good spirits. the director of Quebec's maritime institute said. All three students arrived in Quebec on Friday after flying from S...
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Most NDP leadership candidates say they're in no hurry to become MPs
OTTAWA - Four of the five federal NDP leadership candidates say they won't be in a hurry to enter the House of Commons if they win - a position the only MP in the race calls "a little bit odd." Filmmaker Avi Lewis said if he is chosen as the new NDP ...
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Federal departments, agencies to shed 12,000 full-time equivalent positions
OTTAWA - Federal departments and agencies are looking to cut more than 12,000 full-time equivalent jobs over the next three years as part of the Carney government's spending review. That figure comes from plans released by federal departments and agenc...
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Canada should 'absolutely' match Poland's Chinese EV ban at military bases: expert
OTTAWA - Intelligence and cybersecurity experts are warning the Liberal government about national security risks posed by allowing Chinese electric vehicles onto Canadian military bases. Critics and some experts are even calling on Ottawa to ban the ca...
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World
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies
WASHINGTON (AP) - Robert S. Mueller III, the FBI director who transformed the nation's premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism-fighting force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and who later became special counsel in charge of investigating ties...
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Cuba refuses to let US Embassy in Havana import diesel for its generators
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Cuban government has refused a request by the U.S. Embassy in Havana to allow it to import diesel for its generators while the Trump administration continues to impose a fuel blockade on the island, two U.S. officials familiar wit...
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Officials say at least 10 people were killed in a South Korean factory fire
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean rescue workers on Saturday recovered 10 bodies from the charred wreckage of an auto parts factory in the central city of Daejeon, where a blaze likely triggered by an explosion injured at least 59 others and left ...
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Sports
Canadian Christopher Morales Williams wins 400-metre gold at world indoor event
KUJAWY - Canada's Christopher Morales Williams won the men's 400-metre event Saturday at the world indoor track and field championships. Morales Williams. of Vaughan., Ont., won the men's final in a championship record time of 44.76 seconds, finishing ...
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Flames' Olofsson making most of opportunity after 'shocking' trade from Avalanche
CALGARY - 
Going from first to nearly worst has been an adjustment for Victor Olofsson, but he's handled it like a pro. Olofsson's first goal for Calgary was the winner on Friday as the former Colorado Avalanche winger led the Flames to a 4-1 victory o...
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'A learning experience': Woll looking to finish strong with Maple Leafs
TORONTO - Joseph Woll didn't expect to be in this position. The Maple Leafs goaltender - like the rest of his teammates - thought the Original Six club would be in the thick of a playoff race down the stretch. Toronto's season all but lost after a disa...
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