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Abbotsford police ask public to choose Movie in the Park feature
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department is asking the community to help choose this year's feature film for the annual Movie in the Park.The free event is sponsored by the Abbotsford Police Department. It is planned for Friday August 28, at 5 p.m. at Mill Lake Park.The community is being invited to vote online to...
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Public Transportation
BC Transit to introduce new handyDART technology in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - BC Transit says handyDART riders in the Chilliwack and Central Fraser Valley regional transit systems will soon have new technology to help them book, manage and track their trips. The system will allow riders to book trips by phone, online or through a mobile app. It will also provide access to trip detai...
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Abbotsford police ask public to choose Movie in the Park feature
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Seattle police say 15-year-old arrested in connection with festival shooting had a ghost gun
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World Cup midfielder Berhalter transferred from Vancouver Whitecaps to Middlesbrough
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Fraser Valley
Wildfire along Coquihalla Highway not th
Wildfire along Coquihalla Highway not threatening the transportation corridor
CQQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - A wildfire burning along the Coquihalla Highway northeast of Hope remains out of control. However, in an update from the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) Tuesday morning (July 28), the fire is not posing any threat to the important roadway or any structures. The Dewdney Creek wildfire is measured at 103 ...
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Abbotsford drivers lose vehicles after alleged street race
ABBOTSFORD - Two Abbotsford men are without their vehicles for the next seven days after police say they were caught street racing on Clearbrook Road.Police said patrol officers observed a Ford Mustang and a Chrysler 300 racing shortly after 11 p.m. on Clearbrook Road near McClure Road Monday night (July 27).According ...
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Road Safety
Excessive speeding ticket leads to seven-day vehicle impound in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - A driver has been ticketed after police say he was caught travelling more than twice the posted speed limit on McMillan Road in Abbotsford.The Abbotsford Police Department says traffic officers clocked a pickup truck at 101 km/h in a 50 km/h zone.The 58-year-old driver was issued a violation ticket for exc...
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Driver ticketed near Merritt after police confirm test-driven vehicle can hit at least 172 km/h
MERRITT - Police are reminding motorists there's no reason to travel 60 kilometres-per-hour over the posted speed limit - even if you are testing out a car you're considering purchasing.That situation played out near Merritt earlier this month.In a news release issued Monday (July 27), BC Highway Patrol (BCHP) says an ...
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British Columbia
B.C. university gets trades training boost, adds 462 seats
SURREY - Another 462 skilled-trades training seats are being added at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey, B.C., this year to prepare people to become plumbers, millwrights and electricians. The move bumps that number of trade seats at the univer...
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Mayor of Clinton says crew assessing dam
Mayor of Clinton says crew assessing damage in community after wildfire
CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA - The mayor of Clinton, British Columbia, says an assessment crew is going through the village to assess wildfire damage after residents were evacuated last week. Roland Stanke says in a social media post that people whose pr...
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Data shows some psychiatric patients wait days in the ER for a hospital admission. Why?
TORONTO - A patient in Alberta waited 16 days in an emergency department for a psychiatric hospital admission last year. Another in British Columbia waited just over nine days. These cases are extreme outliers, but mental health experts say they illu...
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Video shows smouldering aftermath of wildfire outside Clinton, B.C.
CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - A video circulating on social media is providing insight into the wrath of a wildfire that triggered a battle to save the evacuated village of Clinton, B.C., and the surrounding community, where homes and other struc...
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97-year-old man on scooter dies in crash
97-year-old man on scooter dies in crash with bus in Kelowna
KELOWNA - A 97-year-old man from Kelowna, B.C., has died in a crash between his mobility scooter and a charter bus. RCMP say they were called at the same time as an ambulance on Sunday afternoon. Police say the man on the scooter was taken to hospita...
Jul 27, 2026
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Police watchdog probes shooting death after attempted arrest in Abbotsford, B.C.
SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog has launched an investigation into the death of a suspect in a property crime probe after an officer fired their gun while attempting to make an arrest at a truck stop in Abbotsford, B.C. The Independent Inve...
Jul 27, 2026
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Canada
Federal government launches expanded online passport renewal service
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab says that, starting today, online passport renewal is open to all eligible Canadian adults. To qualify, applicants must have an address in Canada, be older than 16 when they got their last passport, and must have...
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CBC won't disclose Eurovision costs as memo says Ottawa can't order it to take part
OTTAWA - CBC/Radio-Canada won't disclose how much participating in the Eurovision song contest could cost, while a government document notes the tab for the international cultural event has hit $1.5 million in other countries. "Such information is gene...
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LeBlanc heading back to Washington after Trump threatens new tariffs
WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to travel to Washington this week after United States President Donald Trump threatened to slap new tariffs on an array of Canadian goods starting next month. LeBlanc's spokesperson Gabriel...
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Ontario residents charged over alleged fraudulent passport renewal promises
TORONTO - Two Ontario residents face charges after a Competition Bureau probe found they allegedly misled Canadians into thinking they were dealing directly with the federal government's passport service. York Regional Police charged John Jesse Breslin...
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In the news today: U.S. consulate shooting, raging wildfires, psychiatric waits
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... U.S. consulate in Toronto shot at for second time this year, suspect vehicle flees Efforts by police to identify who fired at the U.S. consulate in Toronto on Mo...
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Campers hit with fire fines as B.C. battles blazes and Village of Clinton counts cost
CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Conservation officers in British Columbia discovered numerous illegal campfires during spot checks over the weekend, as wildfire crews battle out-of-control blazes that are threatening communities in the south of the...
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World
Seattle police say 15-year-old arrested in connection with festival shooting had a ghost gun
SEATTLE (AP) - The 15-year-old arrested after a shootout at food festival near Seattle's Space Needle over the weekend was armed with a ghost gun with an extended magazine, police said Tuesday. Police Chief Shon Barnes told a news confer...
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Florida puts ex-police officer to death for girl's murder, first of 2 executions set for single day
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A former police officer convicted of the on-duty rape and murder of a young girl was put to death Tuesday, the first of two lethal injections planned for a single day in Florida, hours before an 80-year-old man was to become the sec...
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FIFA plan for Kushner-backed $20 billion operation to run World Cup meets fury from Europe's UEFA
GENEVA (AP) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino's plan to create a $20 billion company running the World Cup with private investors including the Kushner family was announced Tuesday - and immediately attacked by European soccer body UEFA. ...
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Sports
World Cup midfielder Berhalter transferred from Vancouver Whitecaps to Middlesbrough
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have transferred U.S. World Cup midfielder Sebastian Berhalter to English Championship club Middlesbrough, the team announced Tuesday. The 25-year-old leaves after four-and-a-half seasons in Vancouver, with the White...
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Trainer Josie Carroll optimistic Woodbine Oaks winner Luster will run in King's Plate
TORONTO - Trainer Josie Carroll is very optimistic that Woodbine Oaks winner Luster will run in next month's $1-million King's Plate. Luster won the $750,00 Oaks at Woodbine Racetrack on July 19 in dominant fashion, finishing 5 1/2 lengths ahead of the...
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Cody Fajardo, Tyreik McAllister and Travis Theis earn CFL top player honours
TORONTO - Edmonton Elks quarterback Cody Fajardo, Calgary Stampeders returner Tyreik McAllister and running back Travis Theis of the Montreal Alouettes were named the CFL's players of the week Tuesday, Fajardo completed 25-of-32 passes for a career-hig...
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