Fraser Valley

Suspicious death
Chilliwack RCMP investigating 49-year-old man's suspicious death
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack are seeking assistance from the public after a 49-year-old Chilliwack man who was assaulted last month near Young Road and Railway Avenue later died in hospital. According to a statement from Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener, Chilliwack RCMP's Serious Crime Unit is...
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Missing man
Mounties need help locating a missing 61-year-old man who was dropped off 37 kms up Chilliwack Lake Road
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack are appealing to the public for help in locating a 61-year-old man who was dropped off last week approximately 37 kms up Chilliwack Lake Road, east of the Vedder Bridge.According to a statement from Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener, Clifford Caron was last seen at ...
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Highway closure
Coquihalla Highway closed between Hope and Merritt Thursday morning
UPDATE, 7:41 A.M.: In addition to the closure of the Coquihalla, DriveBC now says Highway 5A is closed in both directions at Allison Lake, B.C., between Princeton and Aspen Grove, due to a multi-vehicle incident involving semi-trucks. Original story: CLOSED - #BCHwy5A is closed in both directions at #AllisonLakeBC, bet...
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School closures
School closures announced after fierce windstorm wallops Chilliwack, Hope, surrounding areas
CHILLIWACK/HOPE - Five Chilliwack schools will be closed today in addition to all Fraser-Cascade school campuses in the SD78 system. According to the SD33 website, Sardis Elementary and Cheam Elementary in Chilliwack were the first schools listed as being closed. SD33 just added a third school closure as of 6:50 a.m. A...
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British Columbia

TSB finds maintenance, pilot inexperience played role in fatal B.C. plane crash
RICHMOND - Investigators say improper maintenance and the pilot's lack of emergency procedural training may have contributed to a fatal plane crash at a Vancouver Island airport in 2024. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says in its report that...
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Gusts reaching 139 km/h blow over southern B.C., leaving thousands without power
VANCOUVER - The cold front moving across British Columbia's south coast generated strong wind gusts, knocking out power to thousands of BC Hydro customers. Environment Canada says peak wind gusts of 139 km/h were reported in Hope, while Abbotsford reco...
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B.C. chiefs tell MP Aaron Gunn to 'chillax' about land acknowledgments
VANCOUVER - The chiefs of four British Columbia First Nations are telling Conservative MP Aaron Gunn to "chillax" after he criticized land acknowledgments spoken before public events. In a joint statement, the chiefs from the Tla'amin, Homalco, K'omoks...
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Man gets seven-year sentence for deadly shooting in Prince George, B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE - A man has been sentenced to seven years in prison in the shooting death of another man in Prince George, B.C., in 2023. Mounties say the shooting happened on March 7 of that year, when officers responded to an altercation in an apartmen...
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Man shot dead in Kamloops, B.C., in possible targeted attack, police say
KAMLOOPS - A man has been shot and killed in Kamloops, B.C., in what police are describing as a targeted attack. Police say the shooting happened at around 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday in the 600 block of Seymour Street, where one man was found with a gunsho...
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Stanley Park's stagnant Lost Lagoon closer to being reconnected to ocean
VANCOUVER - Lost Lagoon at the entrance to Vancouver's famed Stanley Park has become a swamp of green algae and stagnant water but the city's board of parks is moving forward with a plan to reconnect the lagoon to the ocean after more than a century of...
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Canada

Conservatives introduce bill to create 'stand your ground' law for home invasions
OTTAWA - The Conservatives are pushing for changes to the Criminal Code they say would offer new protections to people who use force to defend themselves during a home invasion. Ontario MP Sandra Cobena introduced a private member's bill today that wo...
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CP News Alert: Canada promises $37M in humanitarian aid for civilians in Lebanon
OTTAWA - The Carney government is promising more than $37 million in humanitarian aid for civilians in Lebanon caught in the crossfire between Israel and Hezbollah. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announced the aid today alongside Randeep Sarai, s...
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Vancouver Lapu Lapu festival set for April 19, a year after deadly attack
VANCOUVER - Filipino BC has announced that it will host its annual Lapu Lapu Day festival in Vancouver on April 19 to "reflect on shared healing" a year after a vehicle ramming attack at the last festival killed 11 people. The Italian Cultural Centre ...
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Teen drive-by shooting trial: lawyer for second defendant seeks acquittal
MONTREAL - The lawyer for one of the men charged in the drive-by shooting of a 15-year-old girl in Montreal told a jury on Thursday his client was only a "passive" presence on the night of her death. Martin Latour said during closing arguments that his...
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Details of federal spending review to be released in 'coming days'
OTTAWA - Canadians are expected to learn soon which programs will be affected by the federal government's cost-cutting review. Appearing before the House committee on government operations Tuesday, Secretary of the Treasury Board of Canada Bill Matthew...
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Métis National Council signs agreement with Northwest Territory Métis Nation
OTTAWA - The Métis National Council has signed an agreement with the Northwest Territory Métis Nation it says will increase collaboration between the two groups to advance Métis interests at the federal level. If the partnership is successful, the Nort...
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