Creative Summer Camps
Chilliwack Cultural Centre to host kids' art camps this summer
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Cultural Centre is looking to paint colourful memories for young artists with a new set of classes this summer.From July 13 to August 14, the Centre will be inviting kids between the ages of five and 11 to take part in classes ranging from drawing and puppet-making - to building books and ac...
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Life-Saving Equipment
Chilliwack hospital gets new crash cart thanks to funding from local foundation
CHILLIWACK - The community has once again shown its support for the Chilliwack General Hospital with the successful funding of a new crash cart for its emergency room. The Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Health Care Foundations have partnered to buy the specialized trolley, which is stocked with life-saving equipment and ...
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Bleu, blanc, rouge dominates skyline as Habs fever grips Montreal
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Fraser Valley
Crunching the Numbers
Chilliwack elementary school promotes number learning with Family Numeracy Night
CHILLIWACK - Teachers at McCammon Elementary are stepping up to the plate as the Chilliwack School District looks to boost student numeracy across its schools.Numeracy is the ability to understand and work with math concepts, which leads to better confidence in everyday problem-solving.It's also one of SD33's prioritie...
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Chilliwack Tours
Fundraising tour launched to repair damaged mural of Stó:lō woman in downtown Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Residents are invited to take part in a fundraising walk to restore a beloved mural defaced on the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. "Inez is a Stó꞉lō woman, a mother, a sister, a daughter, a cousin, and an auntie. She is loved," wrote Amber ...
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Hollandia Greenhouses
Pitt Meadows greenhouse gears up for Mother's Day with energy-efficient blooms
PITT MEADOWS - A family-owned greenhouse in Pitt Meadows is getting ready for the last-minute Mother's Day rush without all the need for flower power.Hollandia Greenhouses, Western Canada's largest gerbera daisy grower, is producing more than 30 million blooms using less electricity and improved growing conditions.The ...
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Police identify suspects in alleged haunted house attack on boy, 8, in Surrey B.C.
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., say they have identified two suspects in an alleged attack on an eight-year-old boy in a haunted house attraction during the city's Khalsa Day celebrations. Surrey police did not release details on the two male suspects...
May 08, 2026
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British Columbia
Final debate held for B.C. Conservative leadership hopefuls
BURNABY - The five candidates running for the leadership of the Opposition B.C. Conservatives have faced off for their final debate, capping off a campaign dominated by disputes over their ideological credentials. The 90-minute debate between candidate...
May 09, 2026
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B.C. draining water off Old Fort landslide, no word when evacuation order may lift
FORT ST. JOHN - British Columbia's Ministry of Transportation says workers have started draining water from a landslide in the province's northeast that has forced residents out of their homes for weeks. An update on the slide blocking the road into Ol...
May 08, 2026
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Police identify suspects in alleged haunted house attack on boy, 8, in Surrey B.C.
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., say they have identified two suspects in an alleged attack on an eight-year-old boy in a haunted house attraction during the city's Khalsa Day celebrations. Surrey police did not release details on the two male suspects...
May 08, 2026
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Smith sees progress on pipeline deal with Ottawa after Carney meeting
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday she was feeling far more confident about the prospects for a new pipeline following a meeting in Ottawa with Prime Minister Mark Carney earlier in the day. "This morning I said 'if' a deal gets signed...
May 08, 2026
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Deadly Home Invasion
Three guilty of home-invasion double murder in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - A B.C. Supreme Court judge is expected to deliver her verdict today in the first-degree murder trial of three young men accused of killing an Abbotsford, B.C., couple during a home invasion in 2022. The court earlier heard that 77-year-ol...
May 08, 2026
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Four-day strike vote begins in B.C. nurses' labour dispute with province
BURNABY - British Columbia nurses have begun a strike vote in their labour dispute with the province, the union representing them said Friday. A statement from the BC Nurses' Union said members of its bargaining association have been asked to cast thei...
May 08, 2026
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Canada
Bill to help authorities probe online activities raises widespread privacy fears
OTTAWA - A Liberal government bill that would make it easier for police and spies to navigate the online world is running into fierce opposition from major digital companies, civil liberties groups and law professors who say it would open the door to s...
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Bleu, blanc, rouge dominates skyline as Habs fever grips Montreal
MONTREAL - Some of Montreal's best-known landmarks are glowing red, white, and blue - a sign that NHL playoff fever has firmly taken hold across the city. From downtown skyscrapers to the island park in the St. Lawrence River, the official colours of ...
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Baltic, Nordic officials urge Canadians to learn from the Russian threats they face
OTTAWA - European officials are warning that Russia's meddling in the Baltic Sea is likely a preview of tactics Moscow could someday deploy in Canada's High North. A recent panel discussion in Ottawa hosted by the Polish embassy touched on how Estonia,...
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Canadians on virus-stricken ship set to disembark
Canadians on board the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship will soon begin disembarking after the vessel docked this morning at the port city of Tenerife. The MV Hondius arrived just after 6 a.m., local time, in the Canary Islands, Spain. The ship's owner,...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney touts Canadian values in speech at global progress summit
TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada needs to build new institutions and reimagine old ones as an antidote to the anxieties that people and governments are grappling with in the modern age. Carney made the remarks in a speech Saturday that ...
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Quebec rolling out digital health dashboard pilot project to reduce paperwork
MONTRÉAL - Quebec has rolled out its digital health dashboard pilot project on Saturday despite criticism over security breaches and technical issues. The system, which was first introduced in Montreal and Mauricie at 4 a.m, is meant to replace faxes,...
15h ago
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World
Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrives at Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands
TENERIFE, Spain (AP) - A hantavirus-stricken cruise ship with more than 140 people on board has arrived at Tenerife, the largest of Spain's Canary Islands, off the coast of West Africa, where the passengers and some of the crew are to disembark. ...
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Death toll rises to 14 in Pakistan suicide attack. Pakistan Taliban splinter group claims blast
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - The death toll from a suicide attack on a security post in northwest Pakistan rose to 14 police officers, authorities said early Sunday. A self-proclaimed breakaway group of the Pakistan Taliban has claimed the attack. ...
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Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrives at Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands
TENERIFE, Spain (AP) - A hantavirus-stricken cruise ship with more than 140 people on board has arrived at Tenerife, the largest of Spain's Canary Islands,off the coast of West Africa, where the passengers and some of the crew are to disembark. ...
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Sports
Bleu, blanc, rouge dominates skyline as Habs fever grips Montreal
MONTREAL - Some of Montreal's best-known landmarks are glowing red, white, and blue - a sign that NHL playoff fever has firmly taken hold across the city. From downtown skyscrapers to the island park in the St. Lawrence River, the official colours of ...
41m ago
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Bleu, blanc, rouge dominates skyline as Habs fever grips Montreal
MONTREAL - Some of Montreal's best-known landmarks are glowing red, white, and blue - a sign that NHL playoff fever has firmly taken hold across the city. From downtown skyscrapers to the island park in the St. Lawrence River, the official colours of ...
41m ago
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Canadiens host Sabres tonight in Game 3, hoping home ice becomes an advantage
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens are hoping to make Mother's Day extra special when they attempt to grab a 2-1 lead in their second-round, best-of-seven playoff series against the visiting Buffalo Sabres tonight. The Canadiens earned a split at KeyBan...
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