Seasonal policing activities
Jet ski users fined at Cultus Lake, paddleboarders without safety equipment returned to shore: RCMP
CULTUS LAKE - Authorities handed out fines of nearly $300 apiece to a jet ski operator and the owner of a jet ski for unsafe activities, and directed over a dozen paddleboarders without safety equipment back to shore during the Labour Day long weekend.According to a statement from Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal ...
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Major traffic-pattern change
Highway 1 on-ramp in Abbotsford slated for removal this week
ABBOTSFORD - Motorists should expect what the province calls a "major" traffic-pattern change at the Highway 11 and Highway 1 interchange in Abbotsford starting potentially as early as tomorrow. In a statement, the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit says the existing loop ramp from Highway 11 northbo...
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In the news today: Carney meets Zelenskyy, Canadian booze ban, Oilers lose superfan
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Pesticide Use Permit issued for Invasive Knotweed Control
Ukraine's Zelenskyy to meet with Carney in Calgary, address cabinet in Banff
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With hundreds of planes in the air on 9/11, Canada had minutes to respond
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Fraser Valley
Motor vehicle crash
Update: Motorcyclist transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries after crash in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - An intersection in Abbotsford has been closed Wednesday afternoon after a serious crash sent a motorcyclist to hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries. Abbotsford PD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker says police responded to a collision involving a motorcycle and an SUV at approximately 3:56 p.m. at t...
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Police enforcement
Chilliwack youth racks up hundreds in fines for wheelies, dangerous e-dirt bike riding
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack youth e-dirt bike rider who was observed doing wheelies and reaching high speeds under the watchful eye of a Chilliwack police officer has racked up several hundreds of dollars in fines.Chilliwack RCMP Corporal Carmen Kiener says a police officer observed an e-dirt bike travelling on Prairie C...
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Construction activities
Highway 1 to be detoured in Langley starting tomorrow night for up to 4 nights
LANGLEY - Motorists travelling in either direction of Highway 1 this week should expect an overnight traffic diversion for up to four consecutive nights as contractors look to safely demolish an existing structure at 264 Street in Langley. In a statement, the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit says eastbound a...
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Missing senior
Update: 87-year-old missing man sadly located deceased
Update, 2:20 p.m. Wednesday: Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Carmen Kiener now says the 87-year-man who was reported missing on Tuesday, Sept. 8, has been sadly located deceased. The cause of his death is not considered suspicious, police confirmed. "The RCMP offers its condolences to the family and friends of the de...
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British Columbia
With hundreds of planes in the air on 9/11, Canada had minutes to respond
ST. JOHN'S - As hijackers slammed two planes into the World Trade Center in New York City 25 years ago, there were hundreds of other aircraft in the sky. The usual round of early flights had taken off from Europe, carrying thousands of passengers over ...
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As the trade war dominates Canadian politics, Conservatives fight among themselves
OTTAWA - The Conservative party's big tent has been filled with infighting these past few months. It may not be obvious to anyone who spent the summer in an actual tent, rather than on social media, but fractures are forming within the coalition cultiv...
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Sons 'shattered' by stray-bullet death of Chang Yong Cho in his Burnaby, B.C., home
The two sons of Chang Yong Cho, who was killed in his Burnaby, B.C., home by a stray bullet, say they are "shattered" by the death of the 85-year-old. Justin and David Cho said in a statement on Wednesday that they are "struggling to understand how som...
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Alberta gets federal approval to test birth control vaccine on wild horses
EDMONTON - Health Canada says it has approved the use of a birth control vaccine to be tested on free-roaming horses in Alberta. The provincial government has said wild horse populations in parts of Alberta have reached levels not considered ecological...
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Oscar-nominated Julian Brave NoiseCat, past winner Dan Werb vie for Writers' Trust
TORONTO - An Oscar-nominated filmmaker and a past winner are among the finalists for Canada's largest literary non-fiction prize. Contenders for the Writers' Trust award include Toronto's Dan Werb, who won in 2022 for his look at the rise of coronaviru...
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B.C. forestry sector says industry at 'breaking point' in letter to Premier David Eby
VANCOUVER - British Columbia forestry groups have written to Premier David Eby saying the industry is at a "breaking point" and calling for urgent action to address challenges ranging from slow-moving provincial processes to steep U.S. tariffs. The let...
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Canada
In the news today: Carney meets Zelenskyy, Canadian booze ban, Oilers lose superfan
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney's cabinet huddles in Banff as trade war intensifies Prime Minister Mark Carney is gathering his cabinet today and Friday in the mountain resort town of Banf...
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy to meet with Carney in Calgary, address cabinet in Banff
CALGARY - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet Prime Minister Mark Carney in Calgary this morning before addressing cabinet members gathered in Banff, Alta. Zelenskyy arrived in Calgary on Wednesday night after travelling to Iceland a...
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With hundreds of planes in the air on 9/11, Canada had minutes to respond
ST. JOHN'S - As hijackers slammed two planes into the World Trade Center in New York City 25 years ago, there were hundreds of other aircraft in the sky. The usual round of early flights had taken off from Europe, carrying thousands of passengers over ...
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'Consequences we live with': How 9/11 changed Canada's approach to national security
OTTAWA - Before the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Steven Backman could usually cross the Canada-U.S. border with a simple wave. Backman, like many residents of St. Stephen, N.B., would travel frequently to neighbouring Calais, Maine. "When locals would go th...
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Distilleries to bear brunt of U.S. ban on Canadian booze: experts
Distilleries and spirit makers are likely to be the hardest hit among Canadian alcohol producers as the United States proposes a broad ban on Canadian booze starting later this month. Craig Johnston, chief economist at Farm Credit Canada, says distille...
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Carney's cabinet huddles in Banff as trade war intensifies
BANFF - Prime Minister Mark Carney is gathering his cabinet today and Friday in the mountain resort town of Banff, Alta., for closed-door meetings as President Donald Trump's trade war intensifies. Trump lashed out again Tuesday by signing executive or...
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World
Fire on passenger ferry in Philippines leaves dozens missing and at least 5 dead
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A fire burned overnight on a passenger ferry off the western Philippines, leaving dozens of people missing Thursday and killing at least five. So far, 43 people have been rescued, coast guard spokeswoman Commodo...
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Trump defends Iran war, slams Democrats and promises cash at Republicans' midterm convention
DALLAS (AP) - President Donald Trump capped Wednesday's opening night of the unusual Republican midterm convention by slamming Democrats as extremists and staunchly defending the war in Iran while making the extraordinary pledge to pay every adult Amer...
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Foulkes defeats Rhode Island's Gov. McKee. He's the first governor in 8 years to lose a primary
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Helena Foulkes defeated Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee in the state's Democratic primary Wednesday, making him the first governor in any U.S. state to lose a party primary since 2018. McKee's defeat ends his bid for a...
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Sports
Edmonton Oilers lose support of superfan 'Mama Stanley' after Formenton signing
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers announcement to sign a former Team Canada junior player acquitted of sexual assault last year has come as a massive bodycheck to one longtime superfan. Mary Loewen - affectionately known among Oilers fans as "Mama Stanley...
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Edmonton Oilers lose support of superfan 'Mama Stanley' after Formenton signing
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers announcement to sign a former Team Canada junior player acquitted of sexual assault last year has come as a massive bodycheck to one longtime superfan. Mary Loewen - affectionately known among Oilers fans as "Mama Stanley...
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Scores and schedule for Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026
Wednesday's Scoreboard MLB American League Athletics 2 Toronto 0 Detroit 7 Minnesota 2 Seattle 3 Texas 2 Baltimore 9 Cleveland 5 L.A. Angels 6 Boston 4 National League San Francisco 7 St. Louis 6 San Diego 9 Washington 2 N.Y. Mets 15 Miami 14 Milwauke...
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