Morning Fire
Semi-truck lights on fire on Coquihalla Highway Sunday
HOPE - No one was injured after a fire on the Coquihalla Highway early Sunday morning (Mar. 15).At around 4 a.m., crews responded to a semi-truck and cargo trailer on Highway 5 northbound, near the Othello exit.The fire had spread into nearby brush by the time two trucks and six firefighters from the Hope Fire Departme...
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Expanding Seniors Care
Roughly 100 community members attend seniors' event in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Residents and community leaders in Abbotsford have turned out for local seniors at a dedicated event early this month.About 100 care professionals, elected officials and supporters gathered at The Reach Gallery Museum on March 5 for the Maplewood Community Reception, celebrating the people caring for Abbot...
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Community Connection
RCMP tackle fraud, grocery store thefts in Mission
MISSION - Money may not grow on trees, but a few suspects were determined to harvest it from other Mission residents regardless, according to the RCMP's latest weekly round-up.On March 2, a local organization called the police to report fraud after its accountant received an email in early February that appeared to be ...
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Most Wanted
CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of March 15, 2026
CHILLIWACK - Here are two people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers. Name: Jordan Doddridge Age: 31 Height: 6'3" ft Weight: 211lbs Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Wanted: Unlawfully at Large Warrant in effect: March 9, 2026 Parole Jurisdiction: North Vancouver with Canada Wid...
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Back-and-Forth Battle Turns Late in Langley's Favour
By Shaelee Dombrowski The Chiefs saw the game get away from them in the third period. Special Olympics Night, presented by DHK Construction LTD. saw the Chilliwack Chiefs face off against the Langley Rivermen for the first of three matchups this month to end the regular season. In a night of celebrating the [...]
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Temporary Project
Mission pilots new biweekly provincial service program
MISSION - Residents may not have to travel too far to get select provincial services with the launch of a new pilot program in Mission.ServiceBC has partnered with the City of Mission to deliver services such as vital statistics, pathfinding, business registries and more, available by walk-in or appointment at the Miss...
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British Columbia
Two charged with murder after body of B.C. man who sued late Shah's son found
SURREY - A British Columbia mathematician who was reported missing last month by concerned neighbours was allegedly killed in a "targeted" incident by two people known to him who now face murder charges, police say. The Integrated Homicide Investigati...
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Accused cop killer has 'nuanced' understanding of trial, Crown tells fitness hearing
VANCOUVER - A prosecutor says the suspect in the killing of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang has an "exceptionally nuanced and sophisticated understanding" of the trial process. But Colleen Smith says the Crown isn't taking a position on whether Jongwon Ham is...
Mar 14, 2026
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B.C. to build undersea fibre-optic internet cable to Haida Gwaii for up to $24M
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is spending up to $24 million for the construction of a new subsea fibre-optic cable to Haida Gwaii in a bid to improve the islands' internet access. The province says the investment is being made through the...
Mar 13, 2026
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Kinew says it's time to survey Manitobans on changing clocks
WINNIPEG - Manitobans could soon be consulted on whether it's necessary to continue changing the clocks twice a year in the province. Premier Wab Kinew hinted the province is nearing the end of the practice of moving clocks forward an hour in the sprin...
Mar 13, 2026
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One hurt in drive-by pellet gun attacks targeting crowds in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO - Police are investigating a pair of airsoft pellet gun attacks against random people in Nanaimo, B.C., that left one injured. RCMP say both attacks happened in downtown Nanaimo on Thursday night, when pellets were fired at crowds from passing ...
Mar 13, 2026
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Shooting at business in Delta, B.C., believed linked to extortion: police
DELTA - Police say shots that were fired at a business in Metro Vancouver are believed to be linked to an extortion case. The Delta Police Department says the attack happened early Friday in the Tilbury Industrial Park. Officers confirmed bullet casin...
Mar 13, 2026
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Canada
Years of training keep Artemis II crew mission-ready, researcher says
MONTREAL - Despite the delays for the NASA's Artemis II mission around the moon and back, a space medicine researcher says the crew, which includes Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, are physically ready for when the time comes to launch. "They've been...
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Multi-brawl game that drew 572 penalty minutes a 'black eye' on N.L. hockey: official
ST. JOHN'S - A Newfoundland junior hockey league executive says a recent game that involved three on-ice brawls and resulted in 572 penalty minutes is a "black eye" and an "embarrassment" to the sport in St. John's. Boyd Hillier, vice-president of the ...
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Poilievre announces auto plan aiming for tariff-free access to U.S. market
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has unveiled a new auto plan that aims to secure tariff-free access to the U.S. market. Poilievre said at an announcement in Windsor on Sunday he expects U.S. President Donald Trump to agree to the plan bec...
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Maple 2.0: Quebec syrup-makers turn to automation and expansion as demand grows
ROXTON POND - Visitors to the main building of the Côté et fils maple farm in Quebec's Eastern Townships region will be greeted by a wall of screens with the views from dozens of security cameras, showing an array of tubes and troughs filling up with...
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Carney, Nordic leaders pledge to deepen ties amid world economic coercion
OSLO - The prime ministers of Canada and Nordic countries have agreed to continue work to defend Arctic sovereignty and to deepen economic ties as technology and international trade are increasingly used as a "coercive tool." Prime Minister Mark Carn...
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PM's office mum on Conservative Order of Canada petition for Don Cherry
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's office wouldn't weigh in on a push by the federal Conservatives to award the Order of Canada to controversial hockey commentator Don Cherry. Audrey Champoux, a spokesperson for Carney, declined to say whether the p...
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World
Formula 1 calls off April races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia due to Iran war
SHANGHAI (AP) - Formula 1 and its governing body FIA canceled Grand Prix races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia on safety grounds related to the Iran war. Both countries have been struck during Iran's response after the United States and Isra...
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Another 3 members of Iran's women's soccer team decide against staying in Australia as refugees
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Another three members of the Iran's women's soccer team who accepted refugee visas to stay in Australia have decided to return to their homeland, an Australian government minister said on Sunday. The departure ...
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Jürgen Habermas, influential German philosopher, dies at 96
BERLIN (AP) - Jürgen Habermas, whose work on communication, rationality and sociology made him one of the world's most influential philosophers and a key intellectual figure in his native Germany, has died. He was 96. Habermas' publisher,...
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Sports
Canada settles for Paralympic silver after 6-2 loss to U.S. in hockey
MILAN - Canada's Para ice hockey team settled for silver after a 6-2 loss to the United States on Sunday in the final event of the Milan Cortina Paralympics. Liam Hickey scored both goals for Canada, which hasn't won hockey gold at the Paralympics sinc...
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Multi-brawl game that drew 572 penalty minutes a 'black eye' on N.L. hockey: official
ST. JOHN'S - A Newfoundland junior hockey league executive says a recent game that involved three on-ice brawls and resulted in 572 penalty minutes is a "black eye" and an "embarrassment" to the sport in St. John's. Boyd Hillier, vice-president of the ...
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Multi-brawl game that drew 572 penalty minutes a 'black eye' on N.L. hockey: official
ST. JOHN'S - A Newfoundland junior hockey league executive says a recent game that involved three on-ice brawls and resulted in 572 penalty minutes is a "black eye" and an "embarrassment" to the sport in St. John's. Boyd Hillier, vice-president of the ...
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