Homicide Investigation
Two charged in Langley cab shooting death, investigators believe more involved
LANGLEY - Two men have been charged in relation to the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Taran Pandher inside a Langley taxicab in September 2025.A statement from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says Pandher was a passenger inside the cab during the shooting near 200th Street and 53rd Avenue. He succumbed to his...
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Summer Enforcement
Maple Ridge RCMP seize over 200g of drugs in four-day crackdown
MAPLE RIDGE - Officers in Maple Ridge are working to tackle drug trafficking in the downtown area this summer.During a four-day period between late June and early July, Maple Ridge RCMP's Strike Force Unit seized over 100 grams of fentanyl, 45 grams of meth, 43 grams of ecstasy and 20 grams of crack cocaine as a result...
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Fraser Valley
Safety Upgrades
Rock slope stabilization work wraps up on Highway 7 near Hope
HOPE - Traffic may start flowing a little better on a section of Highway 7 again as work to boost safety in the corridor wraps up at the Odlum Bluffs, roughly three kilometres west of Hope.The rock slope stabilization project kicked off in April this year, causing speed reductions, delays of up to 20 minutes and single...
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Spill Remediation
Clean-up begins on chemical spill reported on Mission road last week
MISSION - Crews are set to start deep cleaning after a hazardous materials spill at the intersection of Ainsworth Street and Smith Avenue last Wednesday (Aug. 5). Starting early on August 17, additional cleanup and remediation work is expected in the area following the City of Mission's emergency response on the evenin...
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Wildfire Smoke
Air quality warning remains in effect from Chilliwack to Hope due to wildfires
Update 2:15 p.m.: The Air Quality Health Index in the Eastern Fraser Valley has jumped back up to 10+ (very high risk) and is expected to remain in high risk by the evening. Original story below: CHILLIWACK - Parts of the Fraser Valley remain at increased risk of poor air quality as wildfire smoke continues to crawl ac...
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Missing Man
28-year-old man still missing after more than two months of search: Chilliwack RCMP
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP is continuing the search for a 28-year-old Vancouverite who went missing more than two months ago.Investigators say Taetm Moon was last seen on the evening of May 27 at a store in Surrey in the 10500 block of King George Blvd.He is also known to frequent the backcountry and wilderness areas...
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British Columbia
Two men arrested, charged with conspiracy in 2025 gang homicide in Langley, B.C.
SURREY - Homicide investigators in British Columbia say two men have been arrested and charged in the gang-related killing of another man inside a taxi in Langley last year. Police say in a release that 35-year-old Jared Douglas Polischuk and 29-year-o...
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Migrant workers left with uncertain future amid B.C. wildfire evacuations
After 20 seasons as a migrant worker in Canada Manuel Hernandez Cruz says he and others like him are in a "critical" situation as a wildfire in the Okanagan forced them to flee the jobs they depend on with no word on when they will be able to return or...
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Peter Milobar cites gap in 'ideological alignment' as he quits B.C. Conservatives
The B.C. Conservatives have lost one of their leading moderate voices, with Peter Milobar citing a lack of "ideological alignment" with leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay for his decision to sit as an Independent. He announced his exit from the opposition Con...
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Man seriously injured in stranger attack after AC/DC concert in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A man has been seriously injured in what police call a stranger attack after the AC/DC rock concert in Vancouver. It happened just before midnight on Thursday, when a couple was walking back to their hotel near Nelson and Richards streets f...
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Osborne to finance, Kahlon to health in B.C. cabinet shuffle: Eby
VANCOUVER - B.C. Premier David Eby has rearranged his cabinet after Finance Minister Brenda Bailey announced a cancer diagnosis. Health Minister Josie Osborne will take over the finance portfolio, while Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon will step into the Hea...
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Fallen trees, bears are risks for B.C. wildfire evacuees returning home: officials
VANCOUVER - Some of the first evacuees from the deadly British Columbia wildfire that had threatened Summerland and Peachland on the shores of Okanagan Lake are being allowed home, with authorities warning of risks including fallen trees, damaged build...
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Canada
Migrant workers left with uncertain future amid B.C. wildfire evacuations
After 20 seasons as a migrant worker in Canada Manuel Hernandez Cruz says he and others like him are in a "critical" situation as a wildfire in the Okanagan forced them to flee the jobs they depend on with no word on when they will be able to return or...
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Feds reports progress on climate adaptation but climate groups say it isn't enough
OTTAWA - Three years after it formally launched its national climate adaptation strategy, the federal government says Canadians are more aware of the risks and more resilient to flooding, wildfires and major storms caused by climate change. But an anal...
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Man acquitted of decades-old murders settles lawsuit with Montreal and Quebec
MONTREAL - A Quebec man who was acquitted in 2024 of a decades-old double murder has settled a lawsuit with Montreal and the provincial government. Claude Paquin launched the Superior Court civil suit last year, alleging that police and justice system...
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Canada sanctions five Iranian officials over blockade of Strait of Hormuz
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announced new sanctions today on five Iranian officials for undermining "international peace, security and stability" with the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. The sanctioned individuals include a senior I...
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Osborne to finance, Kahlon to health in B.C. cabinet shuffle: Eby
VANCOUVER - B.C. Premier David Eby has rearranged his cabinet after Finance Minister Brenda Bailey announced a cancer diagnosis. Health Minister Josie Osborne will take over the finance portfolio, while Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon will step into the Hea...
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Fallen trees, bears are risks for B.C. wildfire evacuees returning home: officials
VANCOUVER - Some of the first evacuees from the deadly British Columbia wildfire that had threatened Summerland and Peachland on the shores of Okanagan Lake are being allowed home, with authorities warning of risks including fallen trees, damaged build...
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World
Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon kills 7 people, Lebanese state media say
BEIRUT (AP) - An Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon killed seven people and wounded three early Saturday, one of the deadliest attacks since a precarious truce between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect on June 20. State-run Nationa...
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Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia's coast, killing at least 20 and toppling buildings
MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) - A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least 20 people, collapsing buildings and homes as well as causing panic in a region prone to deadly quakes. Authorities said six...
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Japan's Takaichi skips controversial Yasukuni Shrine visit on anniversary of World War II surrender
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stayed away from Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni Shrine, apparently to prioritize diplomatic relations with China and South Korea, but did not mention her country's wartime past in Asia or remorse over...
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Sports
Pallister beats Ledecky, US sweeps relays over Australia at Pan Pacs
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) - Lani Pallister of Australia defeated Katie Ledecky to win the 400-meter freestyle at the Pan Pacific Championships on Friday night in a final that lacked some luster without world record holder Summer McIntosh. Palli...
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Scores and sports schedule for Friday, Aug. 14, 2026
Friday's Scoreboard MLB American League Toronto 3 N.Y. Yankees 1 Baltimore 6 Tampa Bay 5 Chicago White Sox 9 Detroit 5 Houston 10 Seattle 7 (10) Kansas City 7 L.A. Angels 6 Athletics 8 Texas 3 National League Chicago Cubs 3 St. Louis 0 L.A. Dodgers 3 M...
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Oliveira helps Blue Bombers roll past winless Redblacks 33-21
WINNIPEG - Running back Brady Oliveira began as a game-time decision, only to become a major difference-maker. The Winnipeg native rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown, while hauling in another 80 in pass receptions to lead the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to ...
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