Vehicle Fire
RV fire blocks traffic on Highway 1 in Langley Friday afternoon
LANGLEY - An RV has lit up and caused significant traffic delays on an eastbound section of Highway 1 Friday afternoon (May 8).DriveBC reported the incident at 1:21 p.m., saying the fire has cut traffic down to one lane between 216th Street and Glover Road in Langley. Drivers were then asked to move to the left and exp...
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Police investigation
Chilliwack RCMP Serious Crimes Unit executes search warrant in Sardis Friday morning
CHILLIWACK - Multiple police officers attended the 7100 block of Maitland Avenue, just south of Wells Road, Friday morning in Sardis as part of an ongoing investigation. In response to an inquiry from Fraser Valley Today about the nature of the police presence, Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener confir...
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Construction underway on 8 SkyTrain stations from Surrey to Langley
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Speeding Tickets
Driver clocked going double the speed limit in Yarrow was upset with highway traffic: RCMP
CHILLIWACK - Mounties have stopped over a dozen speeding drivers in a Chilliwack-area community earlier this week. On Wednesday (May 6), local traffic officers with the Upper Fraser Valley RCMP spent "several hours" of enforcement in Yarrow and recorded 15 vehicles caught travelling at speeds of at least 80 k...
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April Jobs Report
Chilliwack, Abbotsford-Mission unemployment rates swing up in April: StatCan
CHILLIWACK - April labour figures from Statistics Canada are pointing to a sharp uptick in joblessness across the region. Abbotsford-Mission experienced seasonal job losses of roughly 1,300, with unemployment rising from 5.7 per cent in March to 6.5 in April. Those rates now nearly match the provincial and national ave...
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British Columbia
Final debate for B.C. Conservative leadership hopefuls
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B.C. draining water off Old Fort landslide, no word when evacuation order may lift
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Smith sees progress on pipeline deal with Ottawa after Carney meeting
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Deadly Home Invasion
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'Team Nigel' rallies behind East Vancouver cat after complaint about feline folk hero
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Canada doubling down on work to reunite Ukrainian children 'stolen' by Russia: Anand
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Hungary's Péter Magyar is set to be sworn in as prime minister, ending Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule
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Paralympic medallist Leanne Taylor balancing motherhood, para triathlon return
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