Missing youth recovered
Body of missing 13-year-old paddleboarder has been located at Cultus Lake
CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack now say the body of the missing 13-year-old girl who went missing while paddleboarding over the weekend at Cultus Lake has been located. Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener told Fraser Valley Today in an email that personnel from the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team locate...
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Proposed rezoning amendment
Public hearing called to allow future expansion of care facility on church property in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack councillors gave first and second reading to a proposal at their meeting last week that would allow a Chilliwack church to further expand a care facility on its Broadway property. Chilliwack councillors gave first and second reading last Tuesday, Aug. 4 to a zoning bylaw amendment which proposes...
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Brett Bateman's Major League Baseball career off to fast start with Toronto Blue Jays
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Fraser Valley
Kidney cancer diagnosis
Supporters rally behind 6-year-old boy from Chilliwack battling kidney cancer
CHILLIWACK - An online financial appeal has been launched to support a Chilliwack family whose youngest child was diagnosed with a form of kidney cancer just last week. Parents Luke and Tamara Moore of Chilliwack received the grim news last Thursday, August 6 that their 6-year-old son Kane has been diagnosed with a Wil...
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Pet food bank volunteers step up
Chilliwack pet food bank society assists wildfire evacuees from across B.C.
CHILLIWACK - It's safe to say the dedicated volunteers behind Zoey's Pawsome Pets Society have been extremely busy the past few weeks helping Chilliwack residents in need as well as recent evacuees from three wildfires in British Columbia. Julie Chadwick with the Chilliwack pet food bank society says they've partnered ...
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Motor vehicle incident
Update: Minor injuries reported after vehicle tumbles down embankment in Chilliwack Monday night
UPDATE: Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener says minor injuries were reported after a vehicle went off the road Monday night in Ryder Lake. No alcohol impairment is suspected and an investigation is underway to determine causation. Original story from 9:01 a.m. Tuesday: CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP memb...
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Wildfire update
Massive Ainslie Creek wildfire could close Highway 8 between Merritt and Spences Bridge
MERRITT, B.C. - The massive Ainslie Creek wildfire burning within the Brunswick Complex may cause the closure of Highway 8 between Merritt and Spences Bridge. The BC Wildfire Service says crews saw an increase in fire behaviour on the northeast flank Monday (Aug. 11) with spotting across Nooaitch Creek near Highway 8. ...
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British Columbia
Smoke in B.C. Interior causing poor air quality but helping fire fight
PENTICTON - Many of the blazes burning across the province have been smoked out for a number of days and have resulted in poor air quality, but have helped in the fire fight. The remarks by Cliff Chapman with the B-C Wildfire Service come as a thick la...
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What to know about the Bald Range fire and B.C.'s wildfire emergency
Here are key facts about the Bald Range wildfire that exploded within hours of its detection in British Columbia's south Okanagan region on Aug. 7. B.C. officials declared a provincewide state of emergency the next day, with Premier David Eby saying i...
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Calgary boy, 9, recovering in hospital after nearly drowning in B.C. river
VANCOUVER - A Calgary boy rescued after nearly drowning in a B.C. river is recovering in hospital, but his family says his lungs are badly damaged Nine-year-old Paul-Angelo Warren was swimming and diving in the Shuswap River near Enderby on the afterno...
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From goats to porcupines, these animal evacuees escaped B.C. wildfire
When a wildfire roared toward Summerland, B.C., staff from the Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society had to evacuate about 30 animals from the facility in an hour. Eva Hartmann, founder of the sanctuary, said the centre was destroyed - but the anim...
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Man acquitted of 1984 Winnipeg murder sentenced to 10 years for sexual assault
VANCOUVER - A man, who was acquitted of the 1984 murder of 13-year-old Winnipeg schoolgirl Candace Derksen, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a British Columbia woman. A B.C. Supreme Court justice sentenced Mark Edward G...
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Body of 13-year-old girl who fell into Cultus Lake in B.C. located by divers
CULTUS LAKE - The body of a 13-year-old girl who fell into the water at a British Columbia lake over the weekend has been found. Upper Fraser Valley RCMP say a police dive team located the body at around 2 p.m. Monday in Cultus Lake, about 100 kilometr...
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Canada
In the news today: Smoke aids B.C. fires, CUSMA talks, Meteor shower, Partial eclipse
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Smoke in B.C. Interior causing poor air quality but helping the fire fight Many of the blazes burning across British Columbia have been smoked out for a number of ...
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Why Canada's deeper linkage of foreign aid with trade outcomes is raising concerns
OTTAWA - Some in Canada's aid sector say they're growing more and more concerned by how closely the Carney government is tying foreign aid to its efforts to boost domestic economic growth. Here's a look at why Ottawa wants more domestic spinoffs from a...
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Smoke in B.C. Interior causing poor air quality but helping fire fight
PENTICTON - Many of the blazes burning across the province have been smoked out for a number of days and have resulted in poor air quality, but have helped in the fire fight. The remarks by Cliff Chapman with the B-C Wildfire Service come as a thick la...
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Canadian Armed Forces holds major drone testing event with manufacturers
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is holding an event today with Canadian drone manufacturers to test their platforms in real-world scenarios. The event, called the RED COBALT Uncrewed Systems Accelerator, is being held at a NATO test centre in the Ot...
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What to know about the Bald Range fire and B.C.'s wildfire emergency
Here are key facts about the Bald Range wildfire that exploded within hours of its detection in British Columbia's south Okanagan region on Aug. 7. B.C. officials declared a provincewide state of emergency the next day, with Premier David Eby saying i...
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From goats to porcupines, these animal evacuees escaped B.C. wildfire
When a wildfire roared toward Summerland, B.C., staff from the Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society had to evacuate about 30 animals from the facility in an hour. Eva Hartmann, founder of the sanctuary, said the centre was destroyed - but the anim...
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World
David Crowley wins Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor over progressive Francesca Hong
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Moderate Democrat David Crowley won the Wisconsin primary for governor, defeating a democratic socialist who fell short of trying to deliver another win for progressives in a battleground state. Crowley, who is vying ...
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Indonesian rescuers evacuate dozens from a ferry fire that left at least 1 dead near Bali
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Crews rescued 172 people and recovered the body of a passenger from a ferry that caught fire in rough seas Wednesday near the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, authorities said. The fire started about 4:15 a.m. ...
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Progressive Democrats get another win in Minnesota US Senate primary
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan won the Minnesota Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday in the latest victory for an insurgent progressive over the party's establishment. Flanagan defeated centrist U.S. Rep. Angie Craig with a ...
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Sports
Brett Bateman's Major League Baseball career off to fast start with Toronto Blue Jays
TORONTO - As far as Brett Bateman's concerned, there's no tangible difference between playing in triple-A and Major League Baseball. Bateman continued his impressive start to his big league career on Tuesday, driving in two runs on two hits to help the...
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Whitecaps toppled 5-4 in penalties by Tigres, exit Leagues Cup without a win
SAN NICOLÁS DE LOS GARZA - The Vancouver Whitecaps made it to the MLS Cup final last year before losing 3-1 to Lionel Messi's Inter Miami crew in Florida. This year they are tied for first in the Western Conference with Los Angeles F-C, and pursuing a ...
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Ernie Clement's RBI lifts Blue Jays over Red Sox 5-3; Toronto stays in playoff chase
TORONTO - Ernie Clement hit into a fielder's choice in the sixth inning, giving George Springer enough time to score as the Toronto Blue Jays eked out a 5-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday. Brett Bateman's RBI double in the third tied the game 1...
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