The Old Switcheroo
Abbotsford couple charged after seat-swapping in RV to avoid arrest
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford police have been dumbfounded after a local couple tried to pull a switcheroo mid-drive to avoid catching charges - only to end up getting them anyway. On April 14, officers with the Street Order Response Team tried to pull over a motorhome on Whatcom Road when they noticed the licence plates did...
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Traffic Incidents
Crews tackle two collisions at Langley Bypass, 2 taken to hospital
LANGLEY - Emergency crews have been on scene at a stretch of the Langley Bypass all morning after two separate motor vehicle incidents Saturday. BC Emergency Health Services responded to the first incident westbound on the Fraser Highway and Langley Bypass at 8:38 a.m. RCMP assisted with blocking the road's left lane a...
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The Old Switcheroo
Abbotsford couple charged after seat-swapping in RV to avoid arrest
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Guide Dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
Matt Fitzpatrick overcomes slow start and leads Scheffler by 3 shots at Hilton Head
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Stankoven, Hall, Andersen help Carolina Hurricanes top the Ottawa Senators 2-0 to open NHL playoffs
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Fraser Valley
Progress for Paws
Chilliwack cat rescue selected in national fundraising campaign
CHILLIWACK - Residents are invited to get their steps in while helping out a local cat rescue.ABC Cat Rescue has been selected for "Progress for Paws", a 20-day nationwide campaign led by Nude Beverages in which every 10,000 steps would send $1 to animal rescues across Canada.The volunteer-run non-profit, fou...
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IIO investigation
IIO seeks witnesses to suspect arrest in Coquitlam ending in medical distress
COQUITLAM - B.C.'s police watchdog is now seeking more information on an arrest that ended with the suspect being taken to hospital in serious condition in Coquitlam.On November 20, 2025, at around 6:30 a.m., the Independent Investigations Office (IIO) said RCMP were paged out to an assault call at a home on the 1800 b...
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No Need for Speed
Abbotsford police crack down on 60 speeding drivers Friday
ABBOTSFORD - Towing trucks had a busy day after the Abbotsford Police Department cracked down on speeding drivers heading into the weekend. Within 10 hours of enforcement, 13 cars were seized for excessive speed, 47 more received speeding tickets and two drivers were suspended."Yesterday, our Traffic Enforcement U...
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Second Stabbing Incident
UPDATE: 4 arrested after youth stabbing incident in Langley Friday afternoon
Update 9:15 p.m. Friday (Apr. 17): Langley RCMP have now arrested four people in relation to the stabbing on Fraser Highway this afternoon. At roughly 4:12 p.m., officers with the detachment's Special Response Team arrested three boys and one man in relation with the incident. "From the moment this incident was re...
Apr 17, 2026
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British Columbia
B.C. Conservative leadership candidates face final $60,000 fee deadline
VICTORIA - The final field of candidates to lead the B.C. Conservatives is expected to be confirmed today, as the contenders face a deadline to pay a final entrance fee of $60,000. Today also brings a 5 p.m. deadline for British Columbians to join the ...
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B.C. bears emerge from their dens, sparking excitement and heightened monitoring
VANCOUVER - B.C. Grouse Mountain's beloved grizzly bears have woken up from their long nap this week after about 144 days of hibernation. Grouse Mountain took to its Facebook page to share the excitement, saying that Grinder and Coola, which were rescu...
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B.C. supportive housing bill targets problem tenants. Critics fear it may worsen woes
VANCOUVER - Housing researcher Alina McKay knows there are "tensions" in British Columbia's supportive housing buildings, as tenants face disruptive violence flowing from poverty and other issues that beleaguer a sector aimed at keeping vulnerable peop...
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14 assessed by paramedics after 'hazmat incident' at Chilliwack, B.C., park
CHILLIWACK - Fourteen people were assessed by paramedics after what emergency officials call a "hazmat incident" at a park in Chilliwack, B.C. Emergency Health Services says in a statement that three ambulances and a supervisor were called to Portage P...
Apr 17, 2026
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Kelowna, B.C., allowed to opt out of short-term rental rules this summer
The business community is applauding British Columbia's decision to allow the Okanagan city of Kelowna to opt out of rules limiting short-term rentals in time for this summer's tourism season, though some say the move is overdue. The B.C. government an...
Apr 17, 2026
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Climate change is eroding typical nighttime breaks in wildfire activity, study says
Climate change is breaking down typical nighttime lulls in wildfire activity, a new study by researchers in Canada suggests, eroding opportunities for crews to contain the intensifying blazes. The study co-authored by researchers in British Columbia a...
Apr 17, 2026
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Canada
Carney lands on Time's most influential people list for 2026
Perhaps it was the widely cited speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, or maybe a so-called George Clooney-like swagger. Whatever it is, Prime Minister Mark Carney is finding himself in the international spotlight again, this time in the pages o...
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Nova Scotia's provincewide ban on entering the woods was unreasonable, court rules
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge says the provincial government made an unreasonable decision last year when it banned most people from entering the woods to prevent wildfires during an extreme drought. In a decision released Friday, Justice...
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Quebec Court of Appeal overturns sexual assault verdict for Montreal skating coach
MONTREAL - Quebec's Court of Appeal overturned a guilty verdict against a renowned skating coach accused of sexual assault and gross indecency, saying the burden of proof was not met. Richard Gauthier was found guilty of having assaulted a teenage mal...
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Kenneth Law to plead guilty to some counts, Crown to withdraw murder charges: lawyer
The lawyer for Kenneth Law, an Ontario man accused of selling lethal substances online to people who later used it to take their own lives, says murder charges will be withdrawn against his client and he will in turn plead guilty to aiding suicide. La...
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Farming groups applaud private member's bill aimed at speeding up product approvals
OTTAWA - Canadian agriculture groups are applauding a Conservative private member's bill that would allow Canada to rely on scientific reviews of new products conducted in "trusted" countries to speed up approvals of the products here. Conservative MP ...
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Whit Fraser talks career, hockey and Governor General coverage in new book
OTTAWA - For Whit Fraser, it all started with a leap of faith - taking a job in Canada's Far North. The former journalist and husband of Gov. Gen. Mary Simon was hired by the CBC to work in Iqaluit - then called Frobisher Bay - in April 1967, with no e...
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World
A mass shooting in Ukraine's capital leaves 6 dead before police shot and killed the gunman
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A gunman wielding an automatic weapon killed six people and barricaded himself inside a supermarket with hostages in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Saturday, before he was shot and killed by police, authorities said. ...
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Pope Leo XIV says 'not in my interest at all' to debate Trump but will keep preaching peace
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) - Pope Leo XIV said Saturday that it was "not in my interest at all" to debate U.S. President Donald Trump about the Iran war, but that he would continue preaching the Gospel message of peace. Leo spoke to repo...
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Macron says a French soldier was killed and 3 were wounded in attack on peacekeepers in Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) - A U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon came under attack with small arms fire Saturday morning leaving one French peacekeeper dead and three wounded, two of them seriously, France's president and the force known as UNIFIL said. ...
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Sports
Matt Fitzpatrick overcomes slow start and leads Scheffler by 3 shots at Hilton Head
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - Matt Fitzpatrick had a slow start that brought Scottie Scheffler back into the mix Saturday until holing two shots from off the green on the back nine that sent him to a 3-under 68 and a three-shot lead in the RBC Herita...
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Stankoven, Hall, Andersen help Carolina Hurricanes top the Ottawa Senators 2-0 to open NHL playoffs
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Logan Stankoven and Taylor Hall scored and Frederik Andersen came through with a big third-period performance in net to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Ottawa Senators 2-0 on Saturday to open their first-round playoff series....
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Real Sociedad beats Atletico Madrid in penalty shootout to win Copa del Rey title
SEVILLE, Spain (AP) - Real Sociedad beat Atletico Madrid on penalties to win the Copa del Rey title on Saturday, giving American coach Pellegrino Matarazzo his first title since he moved to Spain this season. After the game finished 2-2 f...
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