Public defacement
Graffiti suspect turns himself into Maple Ridge RCMP, who urge public not to draw conclusions
GOLDEN EARS PROVINCIAL PARK - Police in Maple Ridge can now confirm that an arrest has been made into a widely-circulated incident caught on video in which a man is seen defacing a boulder at Golden Ears Provincial Park near Maple Ridge. In a statement, Maple Ridge RCMP say the alleged suspect turned himself into polic...
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Judicial sentence
Police welcome prison term for drug trafficker linked to rings in Chilliwack, Abbotsford and Langley
CHILLIWACK/ABBOTSFORD/LANGLEY - Police in Chilliwack say a Langley man charged in connection with a multi-jurisdictional drug trafficking investigation spanning Chilliwack, Abbotsford and Langley has been sentenced to over 11 years in prison. RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener says the Chilliwack RCMP Priority Ta...
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Municipal election
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Fraser Valley
Municipal election
Small business owner, longtime resident and community volunteer seeks Chilliwack council seat
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack small business owner and entrepreneur who gave back to the community as a Rotarian for roughly 15 years and through other grassroots initiatives has announced her candidacy for Chilliwack City Council. Danielle Beausoleil, a longtime local resident and mother of two who earned a bachelor's deg...
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Provincial politics
Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA exits B.C. Conservative Party
CHILLIWACK - Yet another member of the B.C. Conservative Party has left the party, citing a loss of confidence in the party's current leader. Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA Áʼa꞉líya Warbus announced Monday morning (Aug. 31) that she has exited the B.C. Conservative Party and will sit as an independent. &qu...
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Controlled substance property
City of Chilliwack to seek $53K in costs related to massive drug lab; property owner to appeal
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack plans to seek over $53,000 in costs from the owner of a South Sumas Road property on which nearly 400,000 doses of fentanyl, thousands of MDMA pills, and more than 5,000 kilograms of chemicals and precursors used in the production of controlled substances were seized last year. Accor...
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Municipal election
Longtime Chilliwack resident, broadcaster to run for school board
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack broadcaster and experienced board governance leader who served on five local and provincial industry boards will run for a seat on the Chilliwack Board of Education in this fall's municipal election. Sadie Hesketh, a radio producer with Pattison Media, previously hosted a morning radio show on...
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British Columbia
Liberals sweep trio of byelections in Chicoutimi, Toronto and Vancouver
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals swept a trio of byelections Monday including picking up a seat from the Conservatives in Quebec. Daniel Gobeil will be the next MP for Chicoutimi-Le Fjord, replacing Conservative representative Richard Mar...
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Meta's new rules for kids should extend to Canada, B.C. attorney general says
VICTORIA - British Columbia's attorney general is calling on social media giant Meta to implement the same protections for Canadian children who use its platforms that American children will receive. The company that operates Facebook and Instagram is ...
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The B.C. Conservative caucus is down to 30. Here's how it lost 14 members
The B.C. Conservatives came within three ridings of victory in the 2024 provincial election, winning 44 seats. But since then, the party's caucus has been thinned to 30, amid differences over its ideology, and questions about its direction under both f...
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Banman blasts 'fringe' circle around B.C. Conservative leader as caucus shrinks again
When Bruce Banman crossed the floor to join John Rustad in the B.C. Conservatives in 2023, it was a key moment that both conferred official party status and set the Conservatives on a path that brought them to the verge of power the next year, their 44...
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Liberals win B.C. riding of North-Vancouver Capilano in federal byelection
NORTH VANCOUVER - Longtime Liberal political staffer Braeden Caley is expected to win the federal byelection in the British Columbia riding of North-Vancouver Capilano. With more than two-thirds of the polls reporting Caley is ahead of Conservative can...
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CentreBC names candidate in upcoming byelection in Abbotsford-Mission
A third candidate has entered the byelection in British Columbia's Abbotsford-Mission riding where the leader of the provincial Conservatives is trying to win a seat. The CentreBC party, which is not represented in the legislature, announced on Sunday ...
Aug 30, 2026
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Canada
Ottawa sends officials to Nepal as search for missing Canadians continues: Anand
OTTAWA - The federal government has 10 officials on the ground in Nepal to support Canadians affected by flooding, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Monday. In a statement posted on social media, Anand said the officials, which include a membe...
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Carney meets business leaders to discuss U.S. trade, says PM's office
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has met with a number of business leaders across different sectors to discuss Canada's trade relationship with the U.S. A statement from the Prime Minister's Office says the meeting covered recent developments on...
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Meta's new rules for kids should extend to Canada, B.C. attorney general says
VICTORIA - British Columbia's attorney general is calling on social media giant Meta to implement the same protections for Canadian children who use its platforms that American children will receive. The company that operates Facebook and Instagram is ...
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Steven Guilbeault formally resigns his seat in Laurier-Sainte-Marie
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to schedule another six byelections for the coming months. Liberal MP Steven Guilbeault officially resigned his Montreal seat on Friday, according to the House of Commons website. The MP for Laurier-Sainte-Mar...
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Fact File: Canada is not blocking ships that refuse to honour Lake Ontario name
Online posts claiming Canada blocked vessels from entering Lake Ontario through a canal on the St. Lawrence Seaway appeared online this week. The posts claimed a Fox News report said Canada would allow the vessels to pass through if they agreed to refe...
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Coalition Avenir Québec's health care reversal criticized by rivals on campaign Day 5
MONTREAL - The leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec faced accusations of inconsistency on Monday after announcing her party would make it easier for doctors to work in both the public and private sectors if it forms a new government after the Oct. 5 p...
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World
Woman randomly stabs 2 people in New York City's Times Square, killing 1, then is killed by police
A woman randomly stabbed two people in New York City's Times Square on Monday, killing one woman, and then was fatally shot by police, according to officials. The shooting happened just before 4:30 p.m. next to a New York Police Departmen...
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Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after 18 months on the job, White House says
WASHINGTON (AP) - Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after 18 months on the job, the White House said Monday, in the latest departure of a top military leader during the Trump administration. No reason was given for the departur...
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Some 80 people rescued from Grand Canyon floods that left 2 dead and 1 still missing, officials say
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) - The bodies of a Texas chiropractor and at least one other person have been found after a major flash flood swept through the Grand Canyon, and officials said Monday that one person remains unaccounted for after ...
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Sports
Auger-Aliassime advances with opening-round win at U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Felix Auger-Aliassime is well aware that New York claims to be the city that never sleeps. After starting late and then playing for three hours and 19 minutes - and enduring a 55-minute rain delay between the second and third set - the Montr...
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Unbeaten Canadian men's basketball team beats Argentina 97-92 in World Cup qualifier
QUÉBEC - Lu Dort celebrated his first game in Quebec City by scoring 25 points, and his Atlanta Hawks' teammate Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 26 to lead Canada to an impressive 97-92 victory over Argentina in FIBA men's basketball World Cup 2027 Ameri...
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B.C. Lions social media team called out for post following win over Redblacks
The B.C. Lions' attempt at humour after a win over the Ottawa Redblacks may have missed the mark, according to some reactions on social media. The Lions (6-5) registered their fifth straight win Sunday night, downing Ottawa 45-24 at TD Place. The Redbl...
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