Public contracts
City of Chilliwack solicits bids for 24/7 uniformed security guard services
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack recently put out a bid/tender inviting interested companies to submit qualifications for 24/7 uniformed security guard services at various sites across the city.According to its website, the request for qualifications was intended to see which companies could provide security patrol ...
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Police investigations
3 arrested, 3 hospitalized after assaults on Friday night, Saturday night in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A spokesperson for the Chilliwack RCMP detachment has confirmed to Fraser Valley Today that three people were hospitalized and three people were arrested following two separate assault incidents during the weekend. RCMP Corporal Carmen Kiener says police attended an incident that resulted in injuries near ...
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Fatal crash
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Guide Dogs
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Torturing a hamster and mouse
Mission RCMP investigate report of drunk young adults torturing 2 rodents at abandoned property
MISSION - Mounties in Mission say they were contacted two weekends ago about intoxicated young adults who were reportedly torturing a hamster and a mouse at an abandoned property on Lougheed Highway in Mission. According to the weekly recap for May 11-17, RCMP members attended an abandoned property on Lougheed Highway ...
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Short-term solution
New curbside contractor in Chilliwack looks to solve garbage fiasco by hiring more drivers at over $27/hour
CHILLIWACK - The new curbside collection contractor for the City of Chilliwack is looking to solve at least part of the ongoing garbage debacle by hiring additional drivers at over $27/hour. According to a job posting on Indeed, Environmental 360 Solutions Ltd. (E360S) says it is looking for temporary two-month Class 5...
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Hiring campaign
Tim Hortons says it will hire 10,000 local team members, dial back on foreign workers amid high youth jobless rates
TORONTO - Tim Hortons announced Monday morning that it has launched a national campaign ahead of an initiative to hire 10,000 new local team members as it plans to open 80 new restaurants across Canada this year. The Canadian coffee chain unveiled an advertising campaign across TV, digital, paid social and in-restauran...
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Police investigation
CFSEU-BC gang detectives in Chilliwack arrest motorist, seize fentanyl, coke and thousands in cash
CHILLIWACK - Members of the Uniform Gang Enforcement Team in Chilliwack intercepted a prohibited driver in late April, which led to the motorist's arrest and the seizure of suspected fentanyl, coke, meth and thousands in cash. According to a brief statement from the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British C...
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British Columbia
First Nations decry denialism on anniversary of suspected graves found at B.C. site
KAMLOOPS - A First Nations leadership group says attempts to minimize "well-documented atrocities" at residential schools since the announcement that potential graves had been found in Kamloops, B.C., five years ago represent "racism, white supremacy a...
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Hiring campaign
Tim Hortons says it will hire 10,000 local team members, dial back on foreign workers amid high youth jobless rates
TORONTO - Tim Hortons announced Monday morning that it has launched a national campaign ahead of an initiative to hire 10,000 new local team members as it plans to open 80 new restaurants across Canada this year. The Canadian coffee chain unveiled an advertising campaign across TV, digital, paid social and in-restauran...
2h ago
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Public contracts
City of Chilliwack solicits bids for 24/7 uniformed security guard services
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack recently put out a bid/tender inviting interested companies to submit qualifications for 24/7 uniformed security guard services at various sites across the city.According to its website, the request for qualifications was intended to see which companies could provide security patrol ...
3h ago
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Police investigation
CFSEU-BC gang detectives in Chilliwack arrest motorist, seize fentanyl, coke and thousands in cash
CHILLIWACK - Members of the Uniform Gang Enforcement Team in Chilliwack intercepted a prohibited driver in late April, which led to the motorist's arrest and the seizure of suspected fentanyl, coke, meth and thousands in cash. According to a brief statement from the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British C...
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Police investigations
3 arrested, 3 hospitalized after assaults on Friday night, Saturday night in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A spokesperson for the Chilliwack RCMP detachment has confirmed to Fraser Valley Today that three people were hospitalized and three people were arrested following two separate assault incidents during the weekend. RCMP Corporal Carmen Kiener says police attended an incident that resulted in injuries near ...
3h ago
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'SkyMed' moves from CBC to Paramount Plus as new love triangle unfolds for Season 4
TORONTO - The star of a Canadian medical drama that just premiered its fourth season says he feels elevated by the recent success of other homegrown TV shows such as "Heated Rivalry" and "North of North." "We do have a tone, we do have a voice. There i...
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Canada
Grave of Canadian soldier from First World War identified in cemetery in France
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says it has confirmed that a previously unidentified grave in France for a Canadian First World War soldier belongs to Sgt. Norman McLennan. The headstone at the Courcelette British Cemetery in northern Franc...
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First Nations decry denialism on anniversary of suspected graves found at B.C. site
KAMLOOPS - A First Nations leadership group says attempts to minimize "well-documented atrocities" at residential schools since the announcement that potential graves had been found in Kamloops, B.C., five years ago represent "racism, white supremacy a...
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Ottawa braces for 2026 wildfire season by leasing 10 new firefighting aircraft
OTTAWA - The federal government is leasing 10 new firefighting planes and helicopters to help provinces and territories respond to wildfires this summer. Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski says provincial and territorial wildfire agencies ...
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Carney points to Brexit, warns Alberta separation push could be 'dangerous bluff'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday the Alberta referendum on separation is a "dangerous bluff" if anyone thinks its results could be used as leverage in future negotiations. Carney said he saw those effects first-hand when he was the gover...
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Hiring campaign
Tim Hortons says it will hire 10,000 local team members, dial back on foreign workers amid high youth jobless rates
TORONTO - Tim Hortons announced Monday morning that it has launched a national campaign ahead of an initiative to hire 10,000 new local team members as it plans to open 80 new restaurants across Canada this year. The Canadian coffee chain unveiled an advertising campaign across TV, digital, paid social and in-restauran...
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In the news today: Parliament returns, Western premiers meet, N.S. care workers rally
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... MPs return for Ottawa to begin the final sitting days before summer break The House of Commons reconvenes today for a final stretch before the summer recess, with...
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World
Risk of a catastrophic explosion has been eliminated at chemical tank in California, authorities say
The risk of a catastrophic explosion at a damaged chemical tank in Southern California has been eliminated following a close overnight inspection that confirmed a crack in the tank relieved pressure and cooled the chemical, authorities said Monday. ...
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Husband of former Scottish leader pleads guilty to embezzlement from party
LONDON (AP) - The estranged husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon pleaded guilty Monday to embezzling more than 400,000 pounds ($540,000) from the Scottish National Party when he was its chief executive. Peter Murrell, 62, was...
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Turkish police storm offices of main opposition CHP party, firing tear gas and rubber bullets
ANKARA (AP) - Police stormed the offices of Turkey's main opposition CHP party on Sunday, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at party supporters and officials who had been holed up inside for three days. It was a violent end to a standoff...
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Sports
CPKC Women's Open set to return to Royal Ottawa Golf Club in 2027
GATINEAU - The CPKC Women's Open will be returning to the national capital region in 2027. Golf Canada announced this afternoon that The Royal Ottawa Golf Club in Gatineau, Que., will host the national women's golf championship for the first time since...
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Kitchener Rangers' Sam O'Reilly embracing winding road back to Memorial Cup
KELOWNA - Sam O'Reilly has become one of the more accomplished players in recent Canadian Hockey League history. But his journey to a third straight Memorial Cup tournament hasn't been without twists and turns. He has endured detours and a little adver...
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Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-sign receiver/returner Wooden Sr., release veteran Alford
HAMILTON - Isaiah Wooden Sr. is back with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The American receiver/returner re-signed with the CFL club on Monday after joining the Cleveland Browns in the off-season. The Ticats released veteran receiver/returner Mario Alford, wh...
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