Recreation and Support
Abbotsford signs new agreement with SD34 to boost access to facilities, programs
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford and Abbotsford School District have marked a new stage in their long-standing partnership with a new master joint-use agreement signed this past week.The updated agreement now includes changes such as City and community use of school gymnasiums and elimination of fees for ancillary i...
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Provincial election
B.C. Conservatives select new candidate for Abbotsford-Mission riding, not former MLA who resigned
ABBOTSFORD-MISSION - Reann Gasper will not be the B.C. Conservative Party candidate in Abbotsford-Mission, a riding she won two years ago, in next month's provincial election. Instead, business leader Daryl Kropp will be the Conservative Party of BC candidate in Abbotsford-Mission, the Conservative Party announced Satu...
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Summer holiday
Think Kelowna is just wine tours? The locals would like a word
Montreal Roses lose keeper Karpenko in 0-0 draw with Halifax Tides
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B.C. Conservatives promise no new taxes if elected on October 24
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Fraser Valley
Uncovering Chinatown
Residents invited to tour historic Chinatown in downtown Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A local nonprofit is looking to share a piece of Chilliwack history with a free, upcoming set of events downtown. This weekend, Heritage Chilliwack will be hosting "Uncovering Chinatown," a series of guided tours accompanied by an event showcasing four new Chinatown Heritage plaques installed on ...
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Life Sentence
Surrey man convicted of second-degree murder for 2023 killing
SURREY - A man is set to spend life in prison for the death of Surrey local Robb Memory more than three years ago.At 11:47 a.m. on August 27, 2023, Surrey RCMP responded to a suspicious death at a home in the area of 191 Street and 68 Avenue, and found a dead man with injuries consistent with a homicide.The victim was ...
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Most Wanted
CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of September 27, 2026
CHILLIWACK - Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers. Name: Richard Linklater Age: 44 Height: 5'9" ft Weight: 181lbs Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Wanted: Unlawfully at Large Warrant in effect: September, 2026 Parole Jurisdiction: Vancouver with Can...
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Traffic collision
E/b traffic on Promontory Road diverted Saturday after 2-vehicle crash in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - First responders were called to the 45800 block of Promontory Road near Shoppers Drug Mart in Chilliwack Saturday afternoon for a two-vehicle traffic collision. According to the Pulse Point, the accident occurred near Vedder/Promontory just before 4:06 p.m. Saturday afternoon (Sept. 26). On scene, two Chil...
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British Columbia
B.C. Conservatives promise no new taxes if elected on October 24
VICTORIA - Lorne Doerkson says a future Conservative government in British Columbia under his leadership would not bring in new taxes, if elected on Oct. 24, when British Columbians head to the polls in a snap election called last week. Doerkson, who w...
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Former UBCM president calls B.C. snap election a 'party foul' that could have waited
VICTORIA - A British Columbia municipal leader says the snap provincial election at the end of October is a "party foul" that is already soaking up staff and attention from city and town elections already scheduled for Oct. 17. Cori Ramsay, a former U...
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How Nova Scotia became Canada's most expensive province for average asking rents
In Halifax, a one-bedroom apartment is listed for rent at $1,750 a month, located in a three-storey building on Tower Road, about three blocks east of Dalhousie University. Available Oct. 1, the unit of just over 500-square-feet is one of the more affo...
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Kids starting a fire, taking a vehicle set off warning from Mounties in B.C.
MISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Mounties in Mission, B.C., are reminding parents just how "resourceful" children can be after separate situations last week. Police say a seven-year-old boy found a small blow torch in his home on Sept. 18, managed to connec...
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B.C. Conservative leader, Doerkson, gets game boost from current and former premiers
VANCOUVER - B.C. Conservative Party Leader Lorne Doerkson estimates he's said 100 times in the last few days that he's open to advice on how to change the provincial government, and he got some of that in a meeting with Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe a...
Sep 26, 2026
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B.C. Conservatives' Doerkson, ex-premier Clark attend Lions game
VANCOUVER - Interim B.C. Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson was spotted alongside former Liberal premier Christy Clark at a B.C. Lions football game on Friday night. Doerkson has had no public events or news conferences since Tuesday after NDP Leader D...
Sep 26, 2026
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Canada
B.C. Conservatives promise no new taxes if elected on October 24
VICTORIA - Lorne Doerkson says a future Conservative government in British Columbia under his leadership would not bring in new taxes, if elected on Oct. 24, when British Columbians head to the polls in a snap election called last week. Doerkson, who w...
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Police memorial recognizes six officers killed in the line of duty in 2026
OTTAWA - Canadian flags were at half-mast and the skirl of bagpipes rung out as hundreds of police officers marched onto the lawn on Parliament Hill to honour those who have fallen in the line of duty. The Canadian Police and Peace Officers' annual mem...
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Poilievre urges tax cuts to make diesel fuel more affordable, ensure future supplies
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is pitching a plan to cut federal taxes on diesel fuel and help ensure Canada has affordable supplies of the fuel in the future. Poilievre says Canada already produces enough diesel to meet national demand,...
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Premiers keeping cards close on constitutional changes pitched in Alberta referendum
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's counterparts across the country are keeping their cards close to their chest on where they stand on the major constitutional reforms Smith is sending to a provincewide vote next month. Smith's four proposals,...
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Quebec voters bring issues like economy, language and health to advance polling
MONTREAL - Along the Saint-Lawrence River, with a view of the Montreal skyline, voters gathered at advance polling stations like one at the Montreal science centre to cast early ballots ahead of the province's Oct. 5 general election. Marc Fortin and D...
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As Canada pivots to Arctic, experts wonder if Ottawa has enough regional diplomats
OTTAWA - As Canada plans an ambitious expansion of defence and economic activity in the Arctic, regional experts are asking whether it has enough diplomats to build the ties it wants in the North. "The Arctic is a geopolitical hot spot," said Natan Obe...
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World
Hurricane Nolo still threatens Hawaii as Mexico's Baja braces for major Hurricane Polo
HILO, Hawaii (AP) - Hurricane Nolo was moving away from the Hawaiian Islands on Sunday, but the threat of heavy rain, flash flooding and strong winds persisted in areas still recovering from previous storms. By early Sunday, Nolo was abou...
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Pope blasts assisted dying as 'false compassion' at French shrine known for miraculous cures
LOURDES, France (AP) - Pope Leo XIV on Sunday condemned the legalization of medically assisted death as immoral "false compassion," reaffirming Catholic teaching on the sanctity of life during a visit to Lourdes, the French shrine associated with mirac...
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Serbia's populist President Vucic resigns to run for prime minister at early vote
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Serbia's populist President Aleksandar Vucic resigned Sunday to pursue a bid to become prime minister in an upcoming early parliamentary election that will test his firm rule in the Balkan country, which was rattled by nearly tw...
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Sports
Montreal Roses lose keeper Karpenko in 0-0 draw with Halifax Tides
HALIFAX - A defensive duel between the Montreal Roses and Halifax Tides ended in a 0-0 draw on Sunday. The result came after Montreal lost goalkeeper Anna Karpenko to an apparent lower-body injury in the 23rd minute. Karpenko came up out of the penal...
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Toronto Maple Leafs sign defenceman Nick Blankenburg to one-year deal
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have added to their back line depth, inking defenceman Nick Blankenburg to a one-year contract. The NHL team announced the move on Sunday, but did not say how much the deal is worth. The move comes after Blankenburg ...
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Canada's Denis Shapovalov through to semifinals at Chengdu Open
CHENGDU - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is through to the semifinals at the Chengdu Open after downing Adrian Mannarino of France 6-7(6), 6-3, 6-2 in the quarterfinals on Sunday. Shapovalov converted 4 of 8 available break points and saved all four break ...
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