Police investigation
Two semi-truck drivers arrested, DLs seized, after being found with suspected heroin in Hope: RCMP
HOPE - Police in Hope say two commercial truck drivers were arrested recently and had their commercial driving licenses seized after RCMP officers located both individuals with suspected heroin in their possession. According to a bi-weekly recap from Hope RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener for Sept. 28-Oct. 11, a...
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Farm auction
Auction preview day, free community dinner to draw thousands to Chilliwack next week
CHILLIWACK - Thousands of people are expected to attend next week's farm auction festivities at Heritage Park in Chilliwack featuring preview auction activities in person, and a free community dinner to anyone that would like to attend. The Beekman Auctions Fall sale gets underway Wednesday, October 21 during the aucti...
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Summer holiday
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Fraser Valley
Low-cost clothing
Low-cost clothing event happens this weekend in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A low-cost clothing event featuring items for babies and adults, linens, small household items and more will be held this weekend in Chilliwack.Clothes2U, headed up by Fraser Valley resident Ernie Jantzen, will hold a pop-up event this Saturday, October 17 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. at the Chilliwack Allia...
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Two outages
Update: Power restored to thousands in Langley, Abbotsford
UPDATE #2, 2:30 P.M.: Power has been restored to thousands of customers in Langley and Abbotsford. UPDATE, 12:30 P.M.: Thousands of customers in Langley and parts of Abbotsford still have no power as of 12:30 p.m. Friday afternoon. BC Hydro has since updated its website for one of the two outages in Langley and Abbotsf...
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Mobile donation events
Blood donors invited to make life-saving impact at events in Chilliwack, Mission, Maple Ridge and Langley
CHILLIWACK/FRASER VALLEY - Canadian Blood Services is calling on eligible blood donors throughout the Fraser Valley to make a life-saving impact at one of several upcoming blood drives in Chilliwack, Maple Ridge, Mission and Langley. The Chilliwack mobile donation event happens this Saturday, Oct. 17 from 11 a.m. to 3:...
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Upcoming book sale
One of Western Canada's largest book sales returns to Chilliwack featuring an add'l 15K items
CHILLIWACK - One of Western Canada's largest book sales returns to Chilliwack in just over two weeks featuring an additional 15,000 items added to the event's already extensive inventory. The Chilliwack Rotary Book Sale gets underway on Sunday, November 1 at Heritage Park in Chilliwack, running daily from 10 a.m. to 6 ...
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British Columbia
B.C. begins voting without Conservatives' costed platform, Doerkson calls it imminent
British Columbians have started voting in the provincial election without the release of a costed platform from the B.C. Conservatives, whose leader says it will be announced "imminently." Interim leader Lorne Doerkson said at a Metro Vancouver campaig...
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Vancouver officer tells Myles Gray's family his 'tragic' death was not intended
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver police officer involved in the fatal arrest of Myles Gray has addressed the man's family, telling them the "tragic" outcome was never the intention of police. But Const. Beau Spencer had told the public hearing in Vancouver earl...
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Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, whose wife was NDP legislator, endorses BC Green's Lowan
VICTORIA - Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, a longtime British Columbia NDP ally whose late wife was a legislator for the party, has endorsed Green Party Leader Emily Lowan, who was set to cast her vote as advanced polling got underway Friday. Lowan posted...
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B.C. ballet school founder guilty of sex charges involving teenage student
VICTORIA - The founder of a ballet school in Greater Victoria has been found guilty of two sexual offences over his relationship with a 15-year-old student. David Beales was originally charged with sexual interference, sexual exploitation and making s...
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Author Steven Galloway concludes testimony at Vancouver defamation trial
VANCOUVER - Author and former University of British Columbia creative writing chair Steven Galloway has concluded testifying in his defamation lawsuit trial in Vancouver. Galloway, who alleges the defendants defamed him by publishing unproven allegati...
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B.C.'s Eby says proposed Indigenous land transfer legislation is about saving money
A forest industry leader would like to cut down a plan by the previous government to limit the compensation of forest companies when land is transferred to First Nations, but British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby has defended the proposal. Kim Haaksta...
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Canada
Feds confirm funding for rare disease research as other questions unanswered
WINNIPEG - The federal government confirmed at a meeting of Canadian health ministers that it is extending a funding deal on rare disease research, while wider questions on health-care funding remain unanswered. Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel ...
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European Investment Bank applies for exemption from foreign bank status
OTTAWA - The European Investment Bank has applied for an exemption from foreign bank status in Canada, a move that would bring the lending arm of the European Union one step closer to operating here. The request was published today in the Canada Gazett...
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Toronto 18 ringleader no longer shows signs of extremism, granted full parole: board
One of the ringleaders of the thwarted Toronto 18 terror plot has been granted full parole after the Parole Board of Canada found he no longer showed "any signs of holding onto extremist beliefs or radical ideologies." Zakaria Amara, who helped recruit...
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Canada, India closer to new economic pact following trade talks in New Delhi, Mumbai
OTTAWA - International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu said trade talks between Canada and India advanced over the past week as he led a major trade mission to New Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai. A statement from his office said the mission included represe...
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B.C. begins voting without Conservatives' costed platform, Doerkson calls it imminent
British Columbians have started voting in the provincial election without the release of a costed platform from the B.C. Conservatives, whose leader says it will be announced "imminently." Interim leader Lorne Doerkson said at a Metro Vancouver campaig...
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Police look for cause of fiery Calgary bus crash that killed three passengers
CALGARY - Police were working Friday to determine the cause of a fiery bus crash in Calgary that killed three passengers and injured 16 others, including a police officer who helped save a child. Two transit buses and several other vehicles were involv...
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World
Multiple Southern California homes are ablaze in a fast-moving wildfire fueled by hot, windy weather
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A fast-moving fire burned multiple homes in Southern California as hot, windy weather gripped the region Friday, prompting evacuations and power outages. TV footage on KTLA showed several homes burning in San Juan Capistrano in Ora...
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2 missiles strike the airport in Yemen's port city of Aden, officials say
ADEN, Yemen (AP) - Two missiles struck the airport in Yemen's port city of Aden on Friday night, police said, blaming Iran-backed Houthi rebels for the second such attack on the airport in less than 10 days. Police said no casualties were...
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Teen shooter who killed 4 at Oregon elementary school was a former student, police say
BEND, Ore. (AP) - A teacher threw her phone at the teenage gunman who killed four people at an Oregon elementary school, then tackled and fought with him - likely saving lives before he was shot by a father who followed him into the building, police sa...
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Sports
Canadiens forward Xhekaj out two more weeks; Slafkovsky misses practice
BROSSARD - Montreal Canadiens forward Florian Xhekaj will be sidelined for another two weeks with a lower-body injury, the team said Friday. Xhekaj has missed the team's last three games after appearing in two contests without recording a point. Meanwh...
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Roughriders want to take most direct route to playoffs by winning last two games
REGINA - In a complicated CFL playoff picture, the Saskatchewan Roughriders understand one simple fact - close out the season with victories in their final two regular season games and they're in the post-season. The Roughriders (8-8) are heading into ...
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Lamar Jackson ruled out for 2nd straight week as the Ravens prepare to take on the Browns
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) - Lamar Jackson is out again this weekend because of an ankle injury. This year, there's no doubt who his primary backup is. Tyler Huntley will have another chance to shine in relief of Jackson after t...
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