Police investigations
Chilliwack RCMP report uptick in residential break and enters across the city
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack say there's been a noticeable increase in residential break and enters across the city, many of which involve unlocked vehicles and garage door openers now being used to access homes.According to a statement from Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener, police recorded se...
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Applications welcome
Affordable housing project in Chilliwack accepting applications
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack affordable housing project under construction is currently accepting applications for one-bedroom and two-bedroom units. On its website, Mamele'awt Qweesome Housing Society says it is proud to introduce a new affordable housing community featuring 64 thoughtfully designed one- and two-bedroom ...
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Fraser Valley
More pain at the pump
Chilliwack gas prices spike over 20 cents a litre
CHILLIWACK - Unleaded gas prices soared well above the $2/litre mark in Chilliwack after the latest overnight price hike exceeded well over 20 cents a litre. Gas stations up and down Vedder Road in Sardis showed sharply higher prices Tuesday morning, less than 24 hours after unleaded gas prices were less than $1.90/lit...
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Officer assaulted
Woman assaults Agassiz RCMP officer during dispute on Morris Valley Road Sunday
AGASSIZ - A spokesperson for the Agassiz RCMP detachment says one of its officers was assaulted by a woman during a disturbance call on Morris Valley Road over the weekend. According to a statement from RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener, Agassiz RCMP members responded to a disturbance on Morris Valley Road Sunda...
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Man dead in 'targeted' daylight shooting at Surrey, B.C., business
SURREY - Homicide investigators say a deadly daylight shooting at a business in Surrey, B.C., on Monday afternoon is believed to have been a "targeted incident." The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a man in his 30s is dead after being shot ...
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Police execute search warrant at Keith Wilson Road property in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Federal law enforcement members executed a search warrant at a rural Chilliwack home this past week, but they aren't providing any additional information at this time.RCMP spokesperson Corporal James Bennett Fraser Valley Today in a brief statement that the RCMP Federal Policing Pacific Region (FPPR) Drugs...
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British Columbia
B.C. man's killing spurred housing law reform. Relatives wonder why it's unsolved
It's been just over a year since Keith Scott was found dead in a Victoria supportive housing building, and his ex-wife says their daughter still asks every day why the killer hasn't been brought to justice. "I don't have an answer for her," said Cassi...
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Police investigate overnight homicide in Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS - Police say one person has been killed in a shooting in the British Columbia Interior city of Kamloops. Mounties have not released any information on the circumstances surrounding the shooting, only noting that the case is being investigated ...
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Lawyer says client didn't try to kill Vancouver café patron. Crown calls accused liar
VANCOUVER - The judge in the murder trial of a man who stabbed a Vancouver café patron to death has been presented with two views of the suspect - as someone unable to understand the consequences of his actions due to an "unmedicated psychotic state," ...
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Eby hits back at claim B.C. minister is under investigation for helping China
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says neither the RCMP nor Canada's spy agency have ever raised concerns about his cabinet or caucus, after Vancouver's ex-mayor said a minister was being investigated for collaborating with China's government. Eby said Tues...
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Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim vows to use 'all tools' to block overdose prevention site
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has vowed to block the opening of a planned overdose prevention site in the city's downtown, promising to "use all tools available" in trying to do so. Sim, whose ABC party holds seven of the 11 seats in Vancouver's ...
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Man dead in 'targeted' daylight shooting at Surrey, B.C., business
SURREY - Homicide investigators say a deadly daylight shooting at a business in Surrey, B.C., on Monday afternoon is believed to have been a "targeted incident." The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a man in his 30s is dead after being shot ...
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Canada
In the news today: ChatGPT privacy, OPP funeral, Alert Ready test, Bon Cop, Bad Cop
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Report on OpenAI expected from federal, provincial privacy watchdogs today Privacy watchdogs plan to release a report today on OpenAI, the company behind the popu...
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Canada's Alert Ready system to be tested in most provinces today
OTTAWA - Canadians across most of the country will hear the shrill screeching siren of the public alerting system today. A test message and tone from Alert Ready will be broadcast on television, radio and compatible wireless devices. Test messages will...
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'Important that we unite': Canadians cheering on Canadiens in Stanley Cup bid
EDMONTON - James Obenauer-Fossett may have an Edmonton Oilers tattoo on his shoulder, but for this playoff run the Habs have his allegiance. He and other hockey fans across Canada are rallying behind the Montreal Canadiens, the last team standing north...
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B.C. man's killing spurred housing law reform. Relatives wonder why it's unsolved
It's been just over a year since Keith Scott was found dead in a Victoria supportive housing building, and his ex-wife says their daughter still asks every day why the killer hasn't been brought to justice. "I don't have an answer for her," said Cassi...
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Report on OpenAI expected from federal, provincial privacy watchdogs today
OTTAWA - Privacy watchdogs plan to release a report today on OpenAI, the company behind the popular artificial intelligence-powered chatbot ChatGPT. Federal privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne said just over three years ago that his office was inve...
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Canadian company's winning innovation a giant leap for drinking water on the moon
MONTREAL - On the moon, access to drinking water could mean the difference between short visits and a permanent human presence, and a Canadian company's award-winning invention has made colonizing Earth's natural satellite more within reach. "There's ...
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World
WHO says 3 suspected hantavirus patients evacuated from cruise ship to the Netherlands
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that three patients with suspected hantavirus cases have been evacuated from an affected cruise ship and are on their way to the Netherlands. WHO Director-Genera...
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Chedrick Greene wins Michigan special election, ensuring Democrats keep control of state Senate
SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) - Democrat Chedrick Greene won a special election in Michigan on Tuesday, securing the party's narrow control of the state Senate through the remainder of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's term. Greene, a firefighter and Marine ...
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Police say 1 person has died after shooting at weekend lakeside party in Oklahoma
EDMOND, Oklahoma (AP) - A shooting at a lakeside party in Oklahoma packed with young people over the weekend left one person dead and 22 others with gunshot and shrapnel wounds, police said Tuesday. Police in Edmond, Oklahoma, said in a p...
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Sports
Canadiens, Sabres ready to start Round 2 playoff battle tonight
BUFFALO - The Montreal Canadiens are hoping netminder Jakub Dobes stays hot and the offence can generate a few more goals as they prepare to face the Buffalo Sabres tonight in the opening game of the second-round, best-of-seven NHL playoff series. The ...
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'Important that we unite': Canadians cheering on Canadiens in Stanley Cup bid
EDMONTON - James Obenauer-Fossett may have an Edmonton Oilers tattoo on his shoulder, but for this playoff run the Habs have his allegiance. He and other hockey fans across Canada are rallying behind the Montreal Canadiens, the last team standing north...
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'Important that we unite': Canadians cheering on Canadiens in Stanley Cup bid
EDMONTON - James Obenauer-Fossett may have an Edmonton Oilers tattoo on his shoulder, but for this playoff run the Habs have his allegiance. He and other hockey fans across Canada are rallying behind the Montreal Canadiens, the last team standing north...
2h ago
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