Man taken into custody
Abbotsford police make arrest in domestic violence investigation during busy weekend of calls
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford police had a busy Sunday that including a domestic violence complaint at a home on Hawthorne Avenue. In a release, AbbyPD says a man was arrested as part of an Intimate Partner Violence investigation on Hawthorne Avenue. The victim in the case did not suffer serious injuries. Social media posts ...
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Road Safety
Five impaired drivers arrested in Abbotsford while slow driver blames fuel prices
ABBOTSFORD - Proactive traffic enforcement along streets in Abbotsford continues to lead to a number of tickets being issued.Abbotsford Police say they pulled five impaired drivers off city streets over the weekend and issued 12 violation tickets.By the end of the weekend, they had held five individuals in custody.Howe...
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UPDATE - Police reopen road in Promontory following conclusion of incident
UPDATE at 10:20 a.m. - RCMP say the incident they are investigating on Rockwood Drive has ended and the area has been reopened to the public. No further details have been released.CHILLIWACK - Promontory residents are being asked to avoid the area around Rockwood Drive on Monday morning while Chilliwack RCMP deal with ...
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Conservative Campaign
Abbotsford-South MLA withdraws from B.C. Conservative leadership race, endorses Yuri Fulmer instead
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford-South MLA Bruce Banman has taken his name out of the B.C. Tory leadership race in favour of another - Yuri Fulmer."Yuri is the real deal," said Banman. "He's a true conservative who understands exactly what it is going to take to get our province back on track. [...] Yuri is the o...
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Morning Fire
Semi-truck lights on fire on Coquihalla Highway Sunday
HOPE - No one was injured after a fire on the Coquihalla Highway early Sunday morning (Mar. 15).At around 4 a.m., crews responded to a semi-truck and cargo trailer on Highway 5 northbound, near the Othello exit.The fire had spread into nearby brush by the time two trucks and six firefighters from the Hope Fire Departme...
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Community Connection
RCMP tackle fraud, grocery store thefts in Mission
MISSION - Money may not grow on trees, but a few suspects were determined to harvest it from other Mission residents regardless, according to the RCMP's latest weekly round-up.On March 2, a local organization called the police to report fraud after its accountant received an email in early February that appeared to be ...
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British Columbia
Seven candidates still in B.C. Conservative leadership race after two MLAs drop out
VICTORIA - The number of candidates running for the leadership of the British Columbia Conservatives has shrunk to seven. Bruce Banman and Harman Bhangu, both members of the provincial legislature, have dropped out of the race. Banman says he is endor...
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Flood risks rise as atmospheric river hits B.C., bringing rain, snow and wind
VANCOUVER - Parts of British Columbia are now under flood watches as an atmospheric river arrives along the coast, triggering a string of weather warnings and watches. The B.C. River Forecast Centre says northern and western Vancouver Island and the ce...
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Suspects in killing of vocal critic of Iran make Vancouver court appearance
VANCOUVER - Two people accused of killing a vocal critic of Iran in British Columbia have appeared by video in a Vancouver courtroom. Forty-eight-year-old Mehdi Ahmadzadeh Razavi of Maple Ridge and 45-year-old Arezou Soltani of North Vancouver are accu...
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Snow, wind and rain warnings blanket parts of B.C. as atmospheric river approaches
Environment Canada issued a host of weather warnings for much of British Columbia over the weekend, forecasting a wet, cold and windy beginning to the week as an atmospheric river approached the coast. The weather agency said the atmospheric river was ...
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Shooting at B.C. trailer park leaves one dead as 81-year-old charged with murder
PORT ALBERNI - Police on Vancouver Island say an 81-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after a shooting at a Port Alberni trailer park on Friday night. Mounties say Port Alberni RCMP were called to the scene of a reported shooting ...
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Two charged with murder after body of B.C. man who sued late Shah's son found
SURREY - A British Columbia mathematician who was reported missing last month by concerned neighbours was allegedly killed in a "targeted" incident by two people known to him who now face murder charges, police say. The Integrated Homicide Investigati...
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Canada
Tumbler Ridge gets arena funding through NHL's Hockeyville after deadly shootings
TUMBLER RIDGE - Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is among several communities in Canada awarded funding through the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville program just weeks after a mass shooting attack in the town where eight people were killed and dozens more hurt. Thirteen pr...
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Quebec's Abitibi region buried by March storm forecast to bring up to 50 cm of snow
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No charges three years after Old Montreal building fire kills seven people
MONTREAL - It's the three-year anniversary of a building fire in Old Montreal that killed seven people - and there are still no charges. Both the prosecutor's office and Montreal police say the criminal investigation is ongoing and they are working to ...
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Teen who set girl on fire at Saskatoon high school gets 3-year sentence
SASKATOON - A judge has sentenced a teen girl to three years for setting a fellow student on fire in the hallway of a Saskatoon high school. The 16-year-old must serve two years in intensive rehabilitative custody followed by one year in the community ...
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Ottawa puts $200M into space launch pad in Nova Scotia
OTTAWA - The federal government is putting $200 million toward a Canadian-owned launch pad to send satellites into orbit. Ottawa will use the funds over the next decade to lease a space launch pad near Canso, Nova Scotia, which will serve as the founda...
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Cuban officials report an island-wide blackout as country struggles with energy crisis
HAVANA (AP) - Officials in Cuba report an island-wide blackout in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen. The Ministry of Energy and Mines on X notes a "complete disconnection" of the country's elec...
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Asian Football Confederation says Iran is still set to play at the World Cup
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Sports
Switzerland's Schwaller on a roll in women's world curling championship
CALGARY - Switzerland's Xenia Schwaller has won a third straight game at the women's world curling championship to improve her record to 3-1. The 2024 world junior champion's team defeated Scotland's Fay Henderson 9-5 in the morning draw at WinSport Ev...
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Bottcher returns to skip position on new team with Walker and Horgan brothers
Brendan Bottcher is returning to the skip position with a new-look team. The Alberta-based foursome will include third Jacob Horgan, second Tanner Horgan and lead Geoff Walker. A Team Bottcher post on social media says the new rink brings together cha...
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Tumbler Ridge gets arena funding through NHL's Hockeyville after deadly shootings
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