Ignition operation
Firefighters conduct controlled burn in Fraser Canyon as out of control wildfires exceed 20,500 ha
BOSTON BAR - Firefighters battling the two fires raging in the Fraser Canyon conducted an ignition operation over the weekend as the Brunswick Complex remains at over 20,000 hectares. According to a weekend update from the BC Wildfire Service, crews conducted an ignition operation on the south end of the fire Sunday af...
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Fatal motor vehicle crash
Update: One lane of w/b Hwy. 1 open in Abbotsford after fatal crash
UPDATE, 9:05 A.M. MONDAY: AbbyPD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker says one westbound lane on Highway 1 has now reopened to traffic, following this morning's fatal crash near Cole Road. The police investigation remains ongoing, and motorists can expect to see officers working in the inside lanes of both eastbound and westb...
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City of Chilliwack still hopes to fix bumpy road near Townsend Park this summer
CHILLIWACK - An orange construction sign mounted near Townsend Park several months ago told Chilliwack motorists that Wolfe Road would be repaired sometime this summer. Roughly one month into summer, the road still hasn't been fixed, following a public works project earlier this year turned the road into a bumpy ride i...
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Chilliwack tour company offering free guided walks for 2026 Mural Festival
CHILLIWACK - Festival-goers are invited to immerse themselves in the colourful stories behind each piece at this year's Mural Festival tours. From August 14 to 16, local Chilliwack Tours guide Michael Berger is set to lead visitors through a tapestry of community history and the newest festival mural pieces through eig...
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Missing Boy
Langley RCMP seek missing child last seen with mother
LANGLEY - Police in Langley are asking for the public's help in finding a four-year-old who was reported missing Thursday, July 16.Ryan Atlas Andrews is believed to be with his mother, Alisse Andrews. Both were last seen on July 15, and police say the pair may be travelling in a 2021 black Nissan Qashqai bearing B.C. l...
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Abbotsford Canucks sign five players, new head coach
ABBOTSFORD - Six new bodies are joining Abbotsford's own 2025 Calder Cup champions this coming AHL hockey season. On Friday, July 17, the Abby Canucks announced Ryan Papaioannou as the team's fourth head coach, taking over Manny Malhotra's former spot since he was assigned to lead the Vancouver Canucks last month. Vanc...
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Blueberry First Nations say native plant orchard to help restore B.C. industry sites
FORT ST. JOHN - A group of First Nations in British Columbia says a new native plant orchard could help reclaim and restore thousands of industrial sites around northeastern B.C. The Blueberry First Nations near Fort St. John unveiled the orchard last...
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BC Hydro to build Vancouver Island battery energy storage to boost power flexibility
NORTH COWICHAN - British Columbia's Crown utility BC Hydro is launching a procurement process for a large battery energy storage project on Vancouver Island, the first such infrastructure in the province. Energy Minister Adrian Dix says the project is ...
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Construction begins on $4B Enbridge natural gas pipeline expansion in B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE - Enbridge Inc. has broken ground on a $4-billion natural gas pipeline expansion in British Columbia. The federal government approved the Sunrise Expansion Program in April. The project aims to add another 300 million cubic feet per day...
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B.C. government urges caution as drowning deaths see 54-per-cent spike from last year
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has issued a notice warning people to be vigilant about water safety after a spike in drowning deaths in the last few months. The province says in a statement that there have been 40 accidental drownings in B....
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As wildfires burn coast to coast, a look at what's happening in affected provinces
More than 930 fires were burning across Canada on Monday, the national wildland fire summary shows. Many blazes continued to threaten communities in their path, especially in Ontario where evacuations have displaced approximately 1,800 people. Here's a...
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Airfares jump and hotel prices soar amid World Cup demand spike
Statistics Canada says customers paid a lot more for travel services last month, particularly in Toronto and Vancouver - the country's host cities for the World Cup. The agency says the cost of traveller accommodation for June rose about 20 per cent ye...
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Blueberry First Nations say native plant orchard to help restore B.C. industry sites
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Conservatives consider using Parliament to unveil details of U.S. border bridge deal
OTTAWA - The Conservatives are looking at using parliamentary tools to coax the Carney government to release the deal it made to convince the Trump administration to open up the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Prime Minister Mark Carney was accused o...
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Federal Court orders Alberta prison to act on complaints about extreme heat
OTTAWA - The Federal Court has directed an Alberta prison to take steps to install air conditioning in response to complaints about extreme heat that go back two decades. The court says Correctional Service Canada has failed to put an effective solutio...
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Anand says Canada's trade-first diplomatic push is reviving old ties around the world
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada is doing foreign policy differently by reviving stagnant relationships with countries on multiple continents in pursuit of trade. "It is diplomacy like Canada has not done before, in the recent ...
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Six whales being moved out of Marineland, headed to U.S. aquariums
NIAGARA FALLS - Marineland has begun relocating its whales and is shipping six belugas today to aquariums in the United States. The park says in a statement that relocating marine mammals of this size is a "complex" undertaking that required months of ...
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Vancouver police tell of drones, drunks and record deployment in wake of World Cup
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say the department made its largest deployment ever during the World Cup, which included policing the sky by "bringing down" 40 drones. Police say their drone pilots flew more than 800 flights between June 11 and July 13, m...
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Flash floods kill at least 20 in Afghanistan and leave more than 100 missing
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Flash floods in eastern Afghanistan have killed 20 people, injured about 80 more and left more than 100 missing, Afghan authorities said Monday. The floods struck the eastern province of Nuristan, said Yousaf Ham...
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Suspect in custody after starting fire outside New York federal building, FBI says
NEW YORK (AP) - The man accused of setting off fireworks and lighting a fire Monday morning in front of a New York building housing an immigration court and other government offices is a former U.S. Army soldier, an FBI official said. And...
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Attempt to save a struggling swimmer leaves 5 dead in an Ohio river
POWELL, Ohio (AP) - Five people have died on a river in Ohio after several of them went into the water to help another person who was struggling to swim, authorities said Monday. A motorist called 911 after spotting a frightened child who...
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Airfares jump and hotel prices soar on World Cup demand spike
Customers paid a lot more for travel services last month, particularly in Toronto and Vancouver - the country's host cities for the World Cup - Statistics Canada said Monday. The cost of traveller accommodation in June rose 10 per cent overall, and abo...
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Bannister, Lauer, Hulton and Getzlaf join Donskov's world junior coaching staff
CALGARY - Hockey Canada has announced its coaching staff for the 2027 world junior hockey championship, with Drew Bannister, Brad Lauer, Jim Hulton and Ryan Getzlaf joining head coach Misha Donskov's staff as assistants. Canada's hockey governing body ...
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Vancouver police tell of drones, drunks and record deployment in wake of World Cup
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say the department made its largest deployment ever during the World Cup, which included policing the sky by "bringing down" 40 drones. Police say their drone pilots flew more than 800 flights between June 11 and July 13, m...
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