Suspect in Custody
Man, 22, arrested after two alleged bank robberies in Surrey
SURREY - Police have now arrested a local man in relation to two bank robberies in Surrey earlier this week.On June 6, at roughly 10:50 a.m., frontline officers responded to a report of a bank robbery near 104 Avenue and King George Boulevard after the suspect allegedly threatened staff by saying that he had a weapon, ...
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B.C. firm 'over the moon' about contract to chart Canada's role in lunar exploration
VANCOUVER - Shaun Riddell is "over the moon" - figuratively, if not quite yet literally - since his Langley, B.C., firm was named among three companies hired by the Canadian Space Agency to lay the groundwork for human and robotic missions to the lunar...
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Suspect in Custody
Man, 22, arrested after two alleged bank robberies in Surrey
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Ottawa to table bill to keep products of forced labour out of Canada
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Motor vehicle incident
Patient airlifted in critical condition after collision with vehicle in Chilliwack Thursday
CHILLIWACK - A patient was airlifted to hospital in critical condition Thursday following a motor vehicle collision near First Avenue and Young Road in Chilliwack. A BC Emergency Health Services spokesperson told Fraser Valley Today in an email Thursday night that paramedics received a call at 4:50 p.m. about a motor v...
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Surrey man arrested, charged
21-year-old Surrey man charged with fraud in Chilliwack grandparent scam: RCMP
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack say a 21-year-old Surrey man has been arrested and formally charged for his alleged role which an 88-year-old victim lost a substantial amount of money through a grandparent scam. According to a statement from Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Constable Hannah Sutton, police in Chilliwack...
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Reported shooting
Surrey Police investigating yet another targeted shooting
SURREY - Police in Surrey are investigating yet another shooting believed to be a targeted hit.According to a statement from Surrey Police Service, frontline officers were called to the area of 96 Avenue and 133A Street Thursday morning (June 11) at about 6:07 a.m. On arrival, police located damage caused by gunfire to...
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Missing man
28-year-old man reported missing: Chilliwack RCMP
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack are appealing to the public for help in locating a 28-year-old male who was last seen over two weeks ago. Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener says Taetm Moon, a Vancouver resident, was last seen on May 27. He's described as the following: Indigenous male; 28 years; 5 ...
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British Columbia
B.C. firm 'over the moon' about contract to chart Canada's role in lunar exploration
VANCOUVER - Shaun Riddell is "over the moon" - figuratively, if not quite yet literally - since his Langley, B.C., firm was named among three companies hired by the Canadian Space Agency to lay the groundwork for human and robotic missions to the lunar...
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B.C. toxic drug deaths show another steep decline, down 32 per cent in April
VICTORIA - Overdose deaths in British Columbia are continuing to fall sharply, with April's toll down by almost a third compared to the same month last year. The BC Coroners Service recorded 119 deaths in April due to suspected illicit toxic drugs, dow...
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Surrey man arrested, charged
21-year-old Surrey man charged with fraud in Chilliwack grandparent scam: RCMP
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack say a 21-year-old Surrey man has been arrested and formally charged for his alleged role which an 88-year-old victim lost a substantial amount of money through a grandparent scam. According to a statement from Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Constable Hannah Sutton, police in Chilliwack...
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Dead grey whale found off B.C. coast brings total count this year to 10
VANCOUVER - Another dead grey whale has been discovered off the British Columbia coast, marking the 10th such discovery so far this year. The Fisheries Department says the latest whale was spotted floating in the waters off Cape Scott Provincial Park,...
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Canada Post moves to convert nearly half a million more homes to community mailboxes
Canada Post is rolling out the latest phase of its transition from door-to-door delivery to community mailboxes, selecting more than three dozen communities that will undergo the conversion starting next year. Spanning seven provinces and 37 communitie...
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Parent fined after 12-year-old youth hurt in e-scooter crash in North Vancouver
NORTH VANCOUVER - The parent of a 12-year-old in North Vancouver has been ticketed after their child was injured when the e-scooter they were riding crashed into a car. RCMP say the crash happened on a local street on Wednesday when the child on the el...
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Canada
Canada pledges $100M for Palestinians facing settler violence, humanitarian crisis
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has announced $100 million in federal funding to support Palestinians living in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. She unveiled the funding in Paris, where western leaders are meeting to discuss mounting cha...
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Ottawa to table bill to keep products of forced labour out of Canada
OTTAWA - The federal government plans to table a bill Friday that would change the way Canada bars imports of products made with forced labour. The move is being seen as a response to the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump mulling new tariff...
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Fans marching to Toronto Stadium ahead of first World Cup game on Canadian soil
TORONTO - Thousands of excited soccer fans descended on Toronto Stadium on Friday as Canada's FIFA World Cup opener against Bosnia-Herzegovina was set to get underway, marking the first of its kind on Canadian soil. Fans arrived in droves at the tempor...
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BC Hydro expects World Cup and hot weather to trigger record spring power consumption
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro says the province's spring power demand is expected to hit historic highs due to both the arrival of warm weather and consumption linked to the FIFA World Cup. The province's electric utility says in a statement that British Columb...
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Lutnick leading charge on Gordie Howe Bridge ahead of delay: White House official
WASHINGTON - U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has been leading the charge in the Trump administration on the Gordie Howe International Bridge, which has seen its opening delayed at the request of the United States, a White House official said Fri...
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Supreme Court rules New Brunswick lieutenant-governor must be bilingual
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick must be able to perform their functions in both official languages. In a 6-3 decision released Friday, the court said appointing a lieutenant-governor who can'...
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World
Pope tells traffickers of migrants in the Canary Islands: Stop, repent or face God's wrath
SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain (AP) - Pope Leo XIV warned people smugglers on Friday that they will face God's wrath for exploiting the desperation of migrants, demanding they stop and repent during his final day in this epicenter of the African migrati...
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Suspect dead after Texas shooting kills 1 and leaves 9 others in the hospital, police say
MIDLAND, Texas (AP) - A shooter who opened fire in the West Texas city of Midland died Friday after a standoff with police following an attack that left one person dead and at least nine others injured, city officials said. Midland polic...
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Judge extends block on Trump's $1.8 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A federal judge agreed on Friday to extend a court-ordered block on the Trump administration's creation and operation of a $1.8 billion settlement fund for compensating people who claim to be victims of a weaponized government. ...
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Sports
Top seed Auger-Aliassime upset by Majchrzak in Libema Open quarterfinals
'S-HERTOGENBOSCH - Top-seeded Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime was upset 6-4, 6-3 by Poland's Kamil Majchrzak on Friday in quarterfinal action at the Libema Open. Majchrzak did not face break point in the match, while breaking Auger-Aliassime twice in th...
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Fans marching to Toronto Stadium ahead of first World Cup game on Canadian soil
TORONTO - Thousands of excited soccer fans descended on Toronto Stadium on Friday as Canada's FIFA World Cup opener against Bosnia-Herzegovina was set to get underway, marking the first of its kind on Canadian soil. Fans arrived in droves at the tempor...
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Fans marching to Toronto Stadium ahead of first World Cup game on Canadian soil
TORONTO - Thousands of excited soccer fans descended on Toronto Stadium on Friday as Canada's FIFA World Cup opener against Bosnia-Herzegovina was set to get underway, marking the first of its kind on Canadian soil. Fans arrived in droves at the tempor...
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