Second Stabbing Incident
Youths injured after another stabbing in Langley
LANGLEY - Mounties responded to another targeted stabbing in Langley Friday afternoon (Apr. 17), but police say it's unrelated to last night's incident. At around 2:06 p.m., RCMP officers were paged out to a disturbance in the 2700 block of Fraser Highway, where they found two youths suffering from apparent stab wounds...
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Targeted Incident
1 arrested after stabbing in Langley Thursday afternoon
LANGLEY - Langley RCMP say one man is now in police custody after a stabbing incident that sent one to hospital with serious injuries Thursday afternoon (Apr. 16).Police responded to a disturbance in the 6400 block of 199 Street at 4:05 p.m. yesterday and found a 46-year-old man suffering from a stab wound.Mounties say...
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ABBOTSFORD - Residents are invited to sink their teeth into some Tim Horton's cookies for a good cause again this year.The Smile Cookie fundraiser campaign is back to raise funds for health care in the Fraser Valley.Smile Cookie campaign raises five figures for Chilliwack General Hospital equipment needs"This year...
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Hoarding Issue
Chilliwack SPCA rescues 5 pets found in garbage-filled RV
CHILLIWACK - Animal rescuers are now taking care of four dogs and one cat who were found in distress after living in a hoarder's RV in Chilliwack recently. On April 1, BC SPCA says three Shiba Inu-mix dogs and puppies, a hairless Chihuahua, and a cat were removed from the vehicle, which was covered in feces and urine-s...
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Impaired Driver
Impaired N driver nearly sideswipes AbbyPD car while travelling on Highway 1
ABBOTSFORD - A novice driver has been removed from local roads after nearly hitting a police car in Abbotsford last night (Apr. 16).AbbyPD patrol officers were travelling eastbound on Highway 1 when they noticed an SUV weaving between lanes before leaving at Clearbook Road and continuing north. Police then followed to ...
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Speed Infraction
Mission man gets 7-day impound after speeding 200 km/h with son in car
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - A Mission father and son have had to find another way home after their vehicle was caught speeding on the Coquihalla Highway last week.On April 10, just before 7 p.m., a BC Highway Patrol (BCHP) officer saw a northbound lifted pickup truck travelling faster than other traffic on Highway 5, just sou...
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British Columbia
14 assessed by paramedics after 'hazmat incident' at Chilliwack, B.C., park
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Kelowna, B.C., allowed to opt out of short-term rental rules this summer
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Wet and mild winter is 'good news' for B.C. wildfire season, says forecaster
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Canada
'They suck': Lutnick criticizes Canada's trade strategy
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Champagne says Conservative probes into Alto connection are 'just politics'
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Sports
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