Chilliwack Board of Education
Chilliwack Board of Education approves 8 recommendations aimed at balancing enrolment, capacity
CHILLIWACK - After two-plus months of consultation with parents and families, the Chilliwack Board of Education on Tuesday night approved eight recommendations aimed at balancing enrolment and capacity that will take effect in the 2027-28 school year. According to a statement from SD33, the district's north side Early ...
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Two foreign nationals arrested in Surrey
Two foreign nationals arrested in Surrey in extortion shooting
SURREY - Two foreign nationals have been arrested in connection to extortion violence in Surrey, B.C., where there has been a spike in shootings at homes and businesses this year. Police say 22-year-old Damanjeet Singh and 30-year-old Pardaman Singh we...
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Fraser Valley
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Update: Power restored for most Chilliwack residents after major outage Wednesday morning
UPDATE, 10:40 A.M.: Power has now been restored to most of the customers impacted by the outage. There are about 39 customers near Young Road and Cleveland Avenue (east of Central Elementary) still without power due to a downed tree across hydro wires. Original story: CHILLIWACK - Over 2,800 BC Hydro customers in Chill...
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Police investigation
46-year-old man wanted by police, refuses to turn himself in: Mission RCMP
MISSION - Mounties in Mission are hoping someone in the Fraser Valley can help them locate a 46-year-old man who was previously charged with theft under $5,000, assault, threats and breach of his release conditions.According to a statement from police, Mission RCMP say Dustin Andrew Vivian is wanted on two counts of br...
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Temporary campsite closures
West Harrison campsites to fully reopen this week
WEST HARRISON - The company that manages several campgrounds west of Harrison Lake says all of its campgrounds will be open for the Victoria Day long weekend, following a multi-site closure in late April. In a statement posted to social media and its website, West Harrison Camping and Reservations says group sites, Che...
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Campfire ban lifted
Campfire ban lifted ahead of the May long weekend
COASTAL FIRE CENTRE - The BC Wildfire Service says a campfire ban that was implemented earlier this month has been lifted just in time for the May long weekend. According to a statement on its social media channels, current and forecast conditions have shifted since the Coastal Fire Centre initially implemented the Cat...
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British Columbia
B.C. symposium puts spotlight on dangers associated with strangulation
Charuka Maheswaran was 29 when she met the man she would later marry, have three children with, and who she said eventually beat and strangled her. "He pushed me up against the counter and I could feel the counter in my back and the cold steel of the f...
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Construction to start for access road to Old Fort, B.C., after slide
FORT ST. JOHN - British Columbia's Ministry of Transportation says construction of a two-lane access road will begin on Friday after a landslide in the province's northeast tore away part of the route last month, prompting an evacuation order. An upda...
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Settlement reached in legal fight over pricey B.C. wastewater treatment facility
NORTH VANCOUVER - Lawsuits between Metro Vancouver and the original contractor of a wastewater treatment facility on the North Shore where costs ballooned to billions of dollars have been dropped as the two sides reached a settlement. A joint statement...
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B.C. drug deaths up in March from the month before, but down from previous years
VICTORIA - British Columbia's coroners' service says 135 people died in March due to suspected unregulated drug poisoning, up from 115 people the month before. The figures have been ticking down over the last two years, with drug toxicity killing at le...
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Energy minister Dix says four new windfarms will power B.C.'s energy sovereignty
VICTORIA - The minister responsible for energy and climate change solutions in British Columbia says four new windfarms will strengthen the province's energy sovereignty at a time of rising costs and uncertainty. Adrian Dix says three projects in the p...
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Barrier needed on Vancouver bridge after another suicide death, advocates say
VANCOUVER - The lack of suicide-prevention barriers on Vancouver's Granville Street Bridge is "inexcusable" after a woman fell to her death Wednesday, those pushing for the measures say. Vancouver police have confirmed that the woman was reportedly "s...
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Canada
In the news today: Ottawa's electricity plan, Chinese e-commerce, Probing the cosmos
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney to announce clean electricity strategy today Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to announce his long-awaited clean electricity strategy today. The federal g...
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B.C. symposium puts spotlight on dangers associated with strangulation
Charuka Maheswaran was 29 when she met the man she would later marry, have three children with, and who she said eventually beat and strangled her. "He pushed me up against the counter and I could feel the counter in my back and the cold steel of the f...
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Carney to announce clean electricity strategy today
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to announce his long-awaited clean electricity strategy today. The federal government has signalled it plans to double the capacity of Canada's power grid by 2050, and Carney said in March that an announcemen...
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Poll suggests politics, geography and trust play roles in vaccine hesitancy
OTTAWA - A new online survey suggests nearly a quarter of Canadians say they've declined to get a vaccine recommended by their doctor - and the data indicates most of them did so because they were concerned about potential side effects. A report from P...
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Ottawa pushing to get Canadian companies selling goods on Chinese platforms
OTTAWA - The federal government is pushing to get Canadian companies on major Chinese e-commerce platforms as the two countries deepen their ties. International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu told The Canadian Press in a recent interview that China's e-...
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Carney to release details of plan to double Canada's electricity grid
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce his long-awaited clean electricity strategy Thursday, after promising to show a pathway to doubling the capacity of Canada's power grid by 2050. Carney's itinerary says he will announce a plan...
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World
Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court flees from Senate
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court for an alleged crime against humanity has fled from the Senate, where he sought refuge to evade arrest, officials said Thursday. Sen. Ronald dela R...
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Latvian prime minister resigns after controversy over stray Ukrainian drones
RIGA, Latvia (AP) - Latvian center-right Prime Minister Evika Silina announced her resignation on Thursday, according to the Baltic News Service. Her resignation came after the left-wing Progressives Party, part of the governing coalition...
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Denise Powell wins Democratic primary in Nebraska's 'blue dot' 2nd District
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Denise Powell won the Democratic primary in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District on Wednesday in a contest focused on the state's "blue dot" status in presidential elections. The Omaha-area district, where Republican ...
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Sports
Rogers kicks in $27M to improve cellular capacity in Toronto, Vancouver for World Cup
TORONTO - As thousands of soccer fans prepare to descend on Toronto and Vancouver next month for the FIFA World Cup, Rogers Communications Inc. says it has kicked in $27 million to upgrade cellular capacity at Canada's two host venues and surrounding a...
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Ottawa Rapid FC blank Halifax Tides FC 2-0 in Northern Super League
OTTAWA - Sadie Waite and Choo Hyojoo scored for Ottawa Rapid FC in a 2-0 win over the visiting Halifax Tides FC in the Northern Super League on Wednesday. Rookie Waite struck in the 35th minute for the Canadian midfielder's second of the season, and in...
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Kulak scores OT winner, Avalanche advances to NHL's West final with 4-3 win over Wild
DENVER (AP) - Brett Kulak's first goal since January will certainly be one to remember - for him, of course, and a building packed with fans who witnessed, in dramatic fashion, the Avalanche end a series at home for the first time in 18 years. The Colo...
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