Chronic Property Offending
B.C. tracking 100 repeat property offenders in Fraser Valley with new program
FRASER VALLEY - The province is looking to combat repeat property crimes with the launch of a new program in the Lower Mainland.Seven new hubs are expanding their reach of repeat offenders to help cut street disorder and business theft in B.C., with five of them centred around the Fraser Valley region.Hubs from Chilliw...
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Water Shut Off
Hope RCMP investigating vandalism to Boston Bar water system, more evacuation orders issued
BOSTON BAR - Officials are seeking more information about who was responsible for damaging the Boston Bar water system as a wildfire continues to rage in the area. On Thursday, July 23, the Fraser Valley Regional District told what should have been a fully evacuated community that the area's water needed to be shut off...
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Chronic Property Offending
B.C. tracking 100 repeat property offenders in Fraser Valley with new program
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Summer holiday
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Feds' rejection of island airport plan prevents waterfront 'destruction': advocates
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Attempted Kidnapping
Abbotsford police search for man who tried to kidnap two young girls
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Fraser Valley
New Inspector
Mission RCMP announces new officer-in-charge
MISSION - Mission Mounties have now welcomed a new officer-in-charge, following Inspector Ted Lewko's departure in early May.Inspector Ray Monsef joins the detachment as a long-time member of the RCMP, spending his entire service in the Lower Mainland across various roles in operations, investigation and frontline poli...
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Weekly Snapshot
Agassiz driver refuses breathalyzer, gets roadside ban
AGASSIZ - Police in Agassiz tackled a number of files on the road last week, according to the detachment's latest weekly round-up.In one file, an officer pulled over a vehicle spotted travelling at inconsistent speeds with no lights on along Highway 9. The driver was asked to give a breath sample - which they refused d...
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Surrey, B.C., police officer cleared in crash en route to scene that killed jogger
SURREY - British Columbia's independent police watchdog has cleared a Surrey, B.C., officer of criminal wrongdoing in a crash last year where a woman was killed. The Independent Investigations Office says in a report that the crash happened on Dec. 14...
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Waterpark Closure
Cultus Lake Waterpark gears up for reopening following safety investigation
CHILLIWACK - A waterpark where 12 schoolchildren suffered burns in June is now preparing for a phased reopening after an investigation by Technical Safety BC. In a statement, Cultus Lake Waterpark says the organization provided non-compliance certificates and a facility-wide review that ensured conditions from the June...
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British Columbia
Embrace difference, says 4-foot-6 B.C. performer Devyn Dalton, Damon's Odyssey double
Vancouver stunt woman Devyn Dalton says she never expected her biceps to go viral. But then Matt Damon credited his four-foot-six-inch stunt double in "The Odyssey" for having "the greatest arms" he's ever seen. He didn't identify her in the interview ...
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Clinton, B.C., stills standing with some structure losses, but wildfire still looms
CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - An official with the village of Clinton, B.C., says the community is largely still standing after an overnight battle against a raging wildfire. Brian Doddridge, with the village's emergency operations centre, says h...
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Man charged with second-degree murder after body found in Creston, B.C.
CRESTON - A man has been arrested and charged with one count of second-degree murder after a body was found in Creston, in southeastern B.C. RCMP say charges have been laid in the death of Larry John Isaac, a Creston resident whose body was discovered...
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B.C.'s unionized nurses to end job action provincewide to review recommendations
VANCOUVER - The union representing 55,000 nurses in British Columbia has accepted a mediated proposal that could end its weeks-long strike action. The BC Nurses' Union says in a statement that its bargaining agent has accepted the recommendations for ...
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B.C. government allows accelerated expansion of the Tilbury LNG fuel facility
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is exempting a utility company that plans to expand its liquefied natural gas plant in Metro Vancouver, allowing the $2-billion investment to move ahead. Energy Minister Adrian Dix says the government has iss...
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Alberta wants provinces to address retail alcohol trade after direct-to-consumer deal
EDMONTON - Fresh off multiple Canadian provinces agreeing this week to make it easier to get out-of-province alcohol shipped right to people's doorsteps, Alberta says it's now time to do the same for commercial retailers. Service Alberta Minister Dale ...
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Canada
Feds' rejection of island airport plan prevents waterfront 'destruction': advocates
The federal government's decision to halt Ontario's plan for a major expansion of Billy Bishop airport will guard Toronto's waterfront against serious setbacks to its revitalization, advocates say. The project would involve increased pollution and "mas...
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Alberta premier says she won't retaliate Trump's latest threats with alcohol ban
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she does not plan to retaliate against U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of a 50 per cent tariff on Canadian goods with an alcohol ban. She told her provincewide call-in radio show Saturday she is leavi...
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Canadian NATO intern arrested on suspicions of espionage in Belgium
MONS - A Canadian intern at NATO has been arrested on suspicions of espionage. Belgium's federal prosecutor says in a statement the female intern of Chinese origin is suspected of spying on behalf of a third country. She is also suspected of being a ...
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Embrace difference, says 4-foot-6 B.C. performer Devyn Dalton, Damon's Odyssey double
Vancouver stunt woman Devyn Dalton says she never expected her biceps to go viral. But then Matt Damon credited his four-foot-six-inch stunt double in "The Odyssey" for having "the greatest arms" he's ever seen. He didn't identify her in the interview ...
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Feds received more than 21,000 emails on proposed changes to major project reviews
OTTAWA - The federal government says it received more than 21,000 emails on proposed changes to how major projects are reviewed and will spend the coming weeks combing over those submissions. A window for public feedback on the proposed changes closed ...
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The government has two definitions of disability. Advocates say it leaves people out.
OTTAWA - Advocates for people with episodic disabilities say they don't understand why the federal government has two different definitions of disability in law - and uses the narrower version to decide who gets benefits. Canada's disability benefit p...
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World
2 buses collide in southern Peru, killing 5 and injuring 16
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Two buses crashed into each other Saturday in southern Peru killing at least five people and injuring another 16, authorities said. The head-on collision took place along the southern Panamerican Highway in the town of T...
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Scrutiny of WNBA intensifies as mounting discord around the league looms over All-Star festivities
The WNBA has never been bigger. More people are watching. More are investing. Salaries for many players are higher than ever. But mounting turmoil and discord have been a part of this transformative period that has featured a landmark collective bargai...
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Maine Democratic delegates choose Troy Jackson as new nominee to face US Sen. Susan Collins
BANGOR, Maine (AP) - Former state lawmaker and logger Troy Jackson secured the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine on Saturday and will face longtime GOP Sen. Susan Collins in November in a race that could decide which party controls the Sen...
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Sports
Whitecaps midfielder Andres Cubas named to Major League Soccer all-star team
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Whitecaps defensive midfielder Andres Cubas has been named to Major League Soccer's all-star team. Cubas joins Whitecaps teammates Thomas Muller and Sebastian Berhalter in the midseason exhibition where the best of MLS will face a...
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Shin one round from first LPGA win in 10+ years at Women's Scottish Open
TROON, Scotland (AP) - South Korean golfer Jenny Shin maintained her five-shot lead at the Women's Scottish Open after round three on Saturday. Shin carded a 1-under 71 after two birdies and a bogey just after the turn. She'...
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Scrutiny of WNBA intensifies as mounting discord around the league looms over All-Star festivities
The WNBA has never been bigger. More people are watching. More are investing. Salaries for many players are higher than ever. But mounting turmoil and discord have been a part of this transformative period that has featured a landmark collective bargai...
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