Police investigation
Chilliwack RCMP confirm man's death on Keith Wilson Road Wednesday
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP are investigating the circumstances into a man's death on Keith Wilson Road in Chilliwack Wednesday afternoon. Police were notified about an unconscious man along Keith Wilson Road near the Tyson Road roundabout on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 28, at approximately 2:20 p.m., according to a sta...
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Information sought
Wanted woman could be in Hope or Kamloops area
COQUITLAM - Coquitlam RCMP are asking for the public's help locating a 43-year-old woman, who is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant of committal. Chelcey Hodder was first reported missing October 23 after failing to return to her facility as required.In a news release, police say their Investigational Support Team has tra...
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In the news today: Canada-EU summit ends, U.S. midterms loom, time change ends
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Guide Dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
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StatCan to release GDP data for August, early estimate for Q3 today
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Fraser Valley
Police, coroner to investigate
Person's death in Chilliwack Thursday afternoon not considered suspicious: RCMP
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP say one person has been pronounced deceased after a medical call Thursday afternoon in Chilliwack. Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener says police attended a report of a person in medical distress on Woodbine Street Thursday afternoon, Oct. 29. When police attended, medical ...
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Crime Fighter
Mooker named chief officer of B.C. organized crime unit
SURREY - The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C. (CFSEU-BC) has appointed RCMP Chief Superintendent Mandeep Mooker as its new chief officer.Mooker joins CFSEU-BC from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT), where he served as officer in charge. During his tenure, he expanded the organization fro...
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Employment
Chilliwack-Hope MP Strahl urges employers to apply for 2027 summer jobs funding
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl is encouraging eligible employers to apply for funding through the Canada Summer Jobs program to hire young Canadians next summer.The program provides wage subsidies to help employers create summer work opportunities for youth aged 15 to 30, allowing them to gain skills and e...
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Missing
Mission RCMP looking for missing 45-year-old man
MISSION - RCMP is Mission are asking for the public's assistance in locating 45-year-old Jeffery Alan Busst.He was last seen in Abbotsford in March of 2026. He was last heard from in June of 2026. 45-year-old Jeffery Alan Busst is missing. Busst is described as being 6'3" and 140 pounds. He has dark brown hair and...
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British Columbia
Business groups clock hurdles as time change comes to an end in some regions
An annoying but fleeting point of friction for many businesses is being tossed aside this fall as parts of the country do away with the twice-annual time change starting Sunday. But it will be a bit of work to adjust to permanent daylight time, making ...
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Man arrested in Quebec after fatal B.C. hit and run in 2025 near Oliver
DRUMMONDVILLE - A man wanted in a fatal 2025 hit and run in British Columbia has been arrested in Quebec. Police say the man was arrested by RCMP with help from the Quebec provincial police on Oct. 14 near Drummondville, about 100 kilometres northeast ...
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City of Victoria issues warning after owl attacks same person twice in three days
VICTORIA - The City of Victoria has issued a warning after the same person was attacked by an owl at a park twice in three days. The city says in a statement that it received a complaint on Oct. 4
about a barred owl attack on the shared pedestrian and ...
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Man charged with sexual assault after violent home invasion in Fort St. John, B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN - A 34-year-old man has been arrested and charged following what police describe as a violent home invasion and sexual assault in northeastern British Columbia. Mounties in Fort St. John, B.C., say the alleged attack happened late Tuesday...
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Man gets more than 16 years in prison for Islamic State knife attack on B.C. bus
NEW WESTMINSTER - A man has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for slashing a bus passenger's throat in Surrey, B.C., in what prosecutors say was a terrorist attack in 2023. The federal prosecution service says in a statement that Abdul Azi...
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Tumbler Ridge victim Maya Gebala's father says she's leaving hospital after 262 days
VANCOUVER - The father of Tumbler Ridge attack victim Maya Gebala says she is being released from BC Children's Hospital, more than eight months after being shot three times. David Gebala has posted a video on social media showing him telling his 13-ye...
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Canada
In the news today: Canada-EU summit ends, U.S. midterms loom, time change ends
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada-European Union summit in Montreal concludes today with digital trade on agenda A major summit Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting with European Union lea...
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StatCan to release GDP data for August, early estimate for Q3 today
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is set to release GDP figures for the month of August and its early estimate for September and the third quarter overall this morning. A Reuters poll of economists show they're predicting 0.2 per cent growth for August, whic...
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Canada-European Union summit in Montreal concludes today with digital trade on agenda
MONTREAL - A major summit Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting with European Union leaders is set to conclude today with announcements on digital trade and academic exchanges. Carney welcomed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Euro...
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Money woes, war and Trump - what's motivating U.S. voters ahead of the midterms
U.S. President Donald Trump has been telling supporters to vote like he's on the midterm ballot next Tuesday - but voters are heading to the polls looking for politicians ready to tackle the affordability crisis. Trump returned to the White House with ...
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Man arrested in Quebec after fatal B.C. hit and run in 2025 near Oliver
DRUMMONDVILLE - A man wanted in a fatal 2025 hit and run in British Columbia has been arrested in Quebec. Police say the man was arrested by RCMP with help from the Quebec provincial police on Oct. 14 near Drummondville, about 100 kilometres northeast ...
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City of Victoria issues warning after owl attacks same person twice in three days
VICTORIA - The City of Victoria has issued a warning after the same person was attacked by an owl at a park twice in three days. The city says in a statement that it received a complaint on Oct. 4
about a barred owl attack on the shared pedestrian and ...
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World
A rare Russia-Ukraine truce allows a humanitarian mission to reach the stricken city of Oleshky
KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) - A humanitarian mission entered the devastated city of Oleshky on Friday, officials said, as Russia and Ukraine observed the most significant truce of the 4 1/2 year war that has raged since Moscow's all-out invasion of its neigh...
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El-Sayed and Stevens to make rare joint appearance as Democrats seek unity in Michigan Senate race
DETROIT (AP) - Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will campaign Sunday in Detroit alongside former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens, marking their first public appearance together in months after a week in which lingering divisions spi...
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Australian court orders Erin Patterson never to be released from prison for mushroom poisonings
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - An Australian appeals court on Friday ordered triple-murderer Erin Patterson to never be released from prison because of the "shocking criminality" involved in poisoning four of her estranged husband's relatives with death c...
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Sports
Lightning beat Jets 6-4 to stay unbeaten at home; Holmberg posts 4 points
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Pontus Holmberg set a career high with four points on a goal and three assists, Brandon Hagel and Anthony Cirelli each had a goal and two assists, and the Tampa Bay Lightning remain unbeaten at home with a 6-4 victory over the Winnip...
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Kings beat Senators 6-5 in OT after blowing a 4-goal lead in the 3rd period
LOS ANGLES (AP) - Quinton Byfield scored at 3:37 of overtime and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Ottawa Senators 6-5 on Thursday night after blowing a four-goal lead in the third period. Byfield beat goalie Samuel Ersson with a snap shot from the high s...
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Will Smith scores twice as the Sharks rally from a two-goal deficit to beat the Canucks 3-2
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Will Smith scored twice, including the tying goal just 11 seconds before Mason Marchment's go-ahead goal, and the San Jose Sharks rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Thursday night. Marchment had...
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