New Mayor Speaks
Jag Gill issues statement on unexpected Mission mayoral election win
MISSION - Jag Gill, Mission's new mayor-elect and the youngest ever to hold the city's top job, says he's looking to make the most of his sudden election win after his only opponent dropped out of the race.The City of Mission declared that 31-year-old Jag Gill was elected mayor by acclamation on Friday, September 18, r...
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Confirmed fatality
Senior cyclist killed in hit-and-run Saturday night in Chilliwack
Update: Police are investigating a hit-and-run that claimed the life of one cyclist in Chilliwack Saturday evening, September 19. Chilliwack RCMP say the fatal collision took place at around 6 p.m. at the intersection of Portage Avenue and Woodbine Street. An 80-year-old cyclist suffered critical injuries after being s...
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Stewart shines as Liberty thump Tempo 106-69 in Toronto's home finale
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Fraser Valley
Rural Transit Solutions Fund
Hope-area First Nation gets federal funding for new minibus
HOPE - A First Nation community in Hope has received new funding from the federal government to support public transit service in the area.Ottawa has granted $239,890 to Chawathil First Nation to establish transit and buy one accessible minibus.The funding is part of the Rural Transit Solutions Fund (RTSF), supporting ...
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Pitt Meadows Secondary
Construction starting on $143M replacement junior-senior high school in Pitt Meadows
PITT MEADOWS - Students at Pitt Meadows Secondary School are set to have a massive upgrade in the coming years as construction begins on a replacement project on the same property.The new school for youth in grades 8 to 12 will replace 1,100 seats in what the province calls a "safer, more modern environment,"...
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New Inspector
Maple Ridge RCMP welcomes new operations officer
MAPLE RIDGE - Mounties in Maple Ridge have now brought their leadership team to full capacity with a new addition to the roster. RCMP announced Inspector Eusebius (Sub) Wong as the detachment's new operations officer. Insp. Wong has three decades of RCMP experience across federal, provincial and municipal business line...
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Fake Firearms
Police seize airsoft guns after weapons call in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford have taken two fake guns after a concerned resident reported an individual who appeared to be open-carrying one last night (Sept. 19).At around 7:35 p.m., patrol officers responded to the weapons call in the 3100 block of Station Road for someone who had a handgun tucked into his waist...
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British Columbia
Findlay resigns as B.C. Conservative leader after weeks of caucus upheaval
Kerry-Lynne Findlay has resigned as the leader of British Columbia's Conservatives, effective immediately, after weeks of upheaval in the official Opposition caucus. She says in a statement posted to social media that it was not an easy decision, but s...
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Penticton, B.C., city councillor convicted of sex offences, city says seat vacant
PENTICTON - The City of Penticton says James Miller will not be returning to his position as a city councillor after being convicted of an indictable criminal offence. The Penticton Herald reports that Miller, who was also the managing editor of that n...
Sep 18, 2026
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Two boys abducted in Alberta found safe in B.C., mother and partner charged: RCMP
BEAVERLODGE - RCMP say two young boys who were allegedly abducted in Alberta more than two months ago by their mother and her partner have been found safe in British Columbia. The boys, ages four and six, were found Thursday at a rural property in West...
Sep 18, 2026
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What would a Canada-EU energy alliance look like?
CALGARY - Canada has the potential to bolster Europe's energy security through a new alliance, but experts say it doesn't necessarily mean tankers crossing the Atlantic Ocean laden with oil or liquefied natural gas. Prime Minister Mark Carney was in St...
Sep 18, 2026
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Conservatives in chaos as eight join CentreBC and Eby says no decision on early vote
The self-destruction of the British Columbia Conservatives has birthed a right-of-centre alternative in the provincial legislature, which faces the prospect of an early election call by Premier David Eby to take advantage of chaos in Opposition ranks. ...
Sep 18, 2026
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Drought conditions persist across southern B.C. despite recent rainfall
VICTORIA - British Columbia's southern Interior is facing "entrenched" drought conditions despite recent rainfall. The River Forecast Centre says in its latest water scarcity bulletin that many groundwater monitoring wells in the region "continue to r...
Sep 18, 2026
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Canada
Poilievre says Canada will never be the '28th state' of the European Union
BRANTFORD - Pierre Poilievre says Canada will "never be the 28th state of the European Union" as Prime Minister Mark Carney pursues deeper ties with Europe amid a trade war with the United States. Poilievre made the comments at a rally in Brantford, On...
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As Parliament returns, focus is on the U.S. trade war, new EU ties and cost of living
OTTAWA - Parliament will get back to work Monday after a three-month break, with the trade war with the United States and Prime Minister Mark Carney's move to formalize closer ties with the European Union top of mind. Public opinion backs Carney's appr...
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Findlay resigns as B.C. Conservative leader after weeks of caucus upheaval
Kerry-Lynne Findlay has resigned as the leader of British Columbia's Conservatives, effective immediately, after weeks of upheaval in the official Opposition caucus. She says in a statement posted to social media that it was not an easy decision, but s...
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'La Bola Negra' wins People's Choice Award at Toronto International Film Festival
TORONTO - "La Bola Negra," an epic film about the interconnected lives of three gay men in Spain, took home the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday. Its directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, known collectiv...
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MPs, senators on intelligence committee scrutinize Canada's ability to spy overseas
OTTAWA - Parliamentarians are taking a hard look at Canada's overseas intelligence gathering capabilities as debate simmers over the need for a new foreign spy agency. The MPs and senators who make up the National Security and Intelligence Committee of...
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Bills, byelections and bilats: what you need to know as MPs return to Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are making their way back to Ottawa for the fall sitting of the House of Commons that gets underway on Monday. It's set to be a busy season with the release of the federal budget, debate on legislation and looming byelect...
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World
ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials say
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man on Sunday afternoon in the Texas' capital of Austin, local officials said. The man was in serious but stable condition at a hospital after bein...
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18 suspects accused in the July 2021 killing of Haiti's president being extradited from Haiti to US
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were awaiting extradition to the U.S. on Sunday, marking the end of a drawn-out judicial process in Haiti for a killing that sh...
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Merz vows to press ahead with reforms after historic state election defeat
BERLIN (AP) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz suffered a bruising electoral setback in two state elections on Sunday, including a historic defeat for his party, but vowed to press ahead with potentially painful reforms to Europe's biggest economy. ...
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Sports
Stewart shines as Liberty thump Tempo 106-69 in Toronto's home finale
TORONTO - Breanna Stewart scored a game-high 27 points with eight rebounds and four assists in the New York Liberty's 106-69 win against the expansion Toronto Tempo on Sunday. The defeat did not appear to dampen the supportive mood in the Tempo's final...
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St. Louis City ups unbeaten streak to club-record 16 with 3-1 victory over Toronto
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Carlo Holse, Tomas Totland and Simon Becher all scored to propel St. Louis City to a 3-1 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday night, extending a club-record unbeaten streak to 16. St. Louis City (12-6-8) has gone 11-0-5 during the run t...
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Whitecaps win 3-0, extend Real Salt Lake's winless streak to 12 games
SANDY, Utah (AP) - Brian White and Thomas Müller each scored a goal, Yadaly Diaby had a goal and an assist, and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat Real Salt Lake 3-0 on Saturday night to extend the winless streak to 12 games. RSL (8-12-5) have eight losses ...
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