Charges laid
B.C. man facing multiple charges of kidnapping, sexual assault, for alleged role in multiple incidents
MAPLE RIDGE - Mounties in Maple Ridge say a 28-year-old man is facing charges of kidnapping, sexual assault, uttering threats and a host of other crimes for his alleged role in three incidents spanning multiple jurisdictions in B.C. According to a statement from police, Ridge Meadows RCMP members received a report on J...
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Snowfall and wind warnings
District of Hope urges people not to travel on the Coquihalla Highway if possible
HOPE - Environment Canada says a wind advisory is in effect for the Hope area today as a storm brings gale-force winds to the eastern Fraser Valley and heavy snow on the Coquihalla through to Friday. The wind advisory from Environment Canada says gusts of up to 90 km/h are expected today. Power outages could occur. Win...
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Suspected serial kidnapper charged in B.C. after multiple attacks in Metro Vancouver
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Guide Dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
171 bodies found in mass graves in eastern Congo, an official says
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Tkachuk returns to the Panthers as a gold medal party awaits against the Maple Leafs
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Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service
Downtown Abbotsford fire hall to be demolished for larger, more modern facility
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford says a fire station in downtown Abbotsford will be replaced with a more modern facility now that it has reached the end of its service life cycle. According to a statement from the City of Abbotsford, the existing Fire Hall No. 6 building on West Railway Street near Laurel Street has...
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Chilliwack School District
SD33 to hold two open houses next week as it deals with growth, capacity challenges in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack School District will hold two open houses next week as it considers options to balance school enrolment and capacity in Chilliwack over the next 10 years. According to a statement from SD33 spokesperson Amy Dhanjal, SD33 will host two open houses on March 3 and March 5 in order receive input...
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Minimum wage increase
B.C.'s minimum wage to increase to over $18/hr
VICTORIA - The province announced Thursday morning that British Columbia's lowest-paid workers will get a 40-cent raise later this year.According to a statement, the minimum wage will increase from the current rate of $17.85 an hour to $18.25 an hour starting June 1, 2026. The province says annual minimum-wage increase...
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Proposed housing project
Abbotsford City Council rejects housing project with drug consumption room near Abbotsford school
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford City Council has voted almost unanimously to reject a rezoning application for a supportive housing project near an Abbotsford school that would have featured a drug consumption room for its on-site residents. Abbotsford councillors voted 8-1 this past week to deny rezoning 2270 Martens Stre...
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British Columbia
Suspected serial kidnapper charged in B.C. after multiple attacks in Metro Vancouver
PITT MEADOWS - A man accused of kidnapping three women across Metro Vancouver over a four-day stretch last month now faces more than a dozen charges. Ridge Meadows RCMP say the 28-year-old man was arrested on Jan. 18 after police received a report tha...
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Surrey, B.C., officer cleared after scooter driver hurt in crash with stolen truck
SURREY - British Columbia's civilian police watchdog says there are no connections between the actions of Surrey police and a crash that seriously injured a scooter rider. The Independent Investigations Office says the crash happened on Jan. 21 in the ...
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Move to national PharmaCare expands B.C. residents access to diabetes, hormone drugs
VICTORIA - The national PharmaCare program will start in British Columbia on Sunday, giving residents free access to a variety of diabetes medications and menopausal hormone therapy. Health Minister Josie Osborne says the changes will benefit more tha...
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B.C. workers' muscle, joint injury claim
B.C. workers' muscle, joint injury claims cost more than $2 billion over five years
RICHMOND - British Columbia's workers' compensation agency says claims for musculoskeletal injuries - those involving muscles, joints, tendons and nerves - have resulted in more than $2.35 billion in time-loss claims over a five-year period. WorkSafeBC...
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Students in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., begin returning to class following mass shooting
TUMBLER RIDGE - Some students headed back to classes in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., on Thursday, just over two weeks after an 18-year-old shooter killed eight people, including six at the local secondary school, before turning the gun on herself. A message to...
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Snowfall, high wind warnings expand in B.C. as frontal system moves across province
COQUIHALLA - Large portions of British Columbia are under warnings and advisories for heavy snowfall and high winds as a frontal system moves across the province, triggering an expansion of alerts. Environment Canada has posted wind warnings from the F...
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Canada
Coalition says Vancouver's World Cup rights plan not to tackle 'FIFA-related harms'
VANCOUVER - A coalition of about 20 organizations working in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and Chinatown say they're worried the city isn't adequately addressing human rights implications and "FIFA-related harms" of the upcoming soccer World Cup. The g...
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LeBlanc sets up talks with U.S. trade rep next week in Washington
OTTAWA - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he will meet with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer late next week in Washington, D.C. The discussions comes as both countries are preparing for the mandatory review of the Canada-U.S.-Mex...
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Feds earmark $1.55 billion to ensure equal services for First Nations kids
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty is expected to announce $1.55 billion in federal funding Thursday to support Jordan's Principle, a legal principle that states First Nations children must have equal access to social and health ser...
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Myles Gray had injected testosterone, doctor tells hearing into police-involved death
VANCOUVER - Myles Gray's family doctor has told a public hearing into his patient's 2015 police-involved death that Gray told him he had been injecting unprescribed testosterone, an anabolic steroid. But Dr. Christoffel Mentz-Serfontein says Gray never...
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Sens captain Brady Tkachuk unhappy with White House AI video that insulted Canadians
OTTAWA - Brady Tkachuk said he did not appreciate an AI-doctored video shared by the White House that made it appear he was disparaging Canadians, calling it fake and not something he would ever say. The Ottawa Senators captain spoke Thursday after the...
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Chief justice says institutions are strong after Smith targets court appointments
OTTAWA - Chief Justice Richard Wagner called on Canadian lawyers and judges to step up their efforts to defend the independence of the country's courts on Thursday, noting while Canadians maintain a strong trust in their institutions, the system is sti...
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World
171 bodies found in mass graves in eastern Congo, an official says
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Congolese authorities and a civil society group said Thursday they found mass graves in eastern Congo from an area the M23 rebel group has recently withdrawn from, as fighting in the region escalates despite a U.S. mediated peace...
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Judge rejects request to block Trump White House from building its $400 million ballroom project
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday rejected a preservationist group's request to block the Trump administration from continuing construction of a $400 million ballroom where it demolished the East Wing of the White House. U.S. ...
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Judge rejects request to block Trump White House from building its $400 million ballroom project
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday rejected a preservationist group's request to block the Trump administration from continuing construction of a $400 million ballroom where it demolished the East Wing of the White House. U.S. ...
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Sports
Tkachuk returns to the Panthers as a gold medal party awaits against the Maple Leafs
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Matthew Tkachuk is ready to go back to work. That doesn't mean he's ready to stop celebrating Olympic gold. Tkachuk - part of the U.S. men's hockey team that won gold at the Milan Cortina Games - is in the Florida Panthers' lineup ...
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Coalition says Vancouver's World Cup rights plan not to tackle 'FIFA-related harms'
VANCOUVER - A coalition of about 20 organizations working in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and Chinatown say they're worried the city isn't adequately addressing human rights implications and "FIFA-related harms" of the upcoming soccer World Cup. The g...
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Coalition says Vancouver's World Cup rights plan not to tackle 'FIFA-related harms'
VANCOUVER - A coalition of about 20 organizations working in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and Chinatown say they're worried the city isn't adequately addressing human rights implications and "FIFA-related harms" of the upcoming soccer World Cup. The g...
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