Public Safety
Langley search warrants leads to seizure of guns, drugs, cash and two arrests
LANGLEY - A drug trafficking investigation in Langley has resulted in the arrests of two people and the seizure of guns, illicit drugs, a motorcycle and nearly $60 thousand in cash. Langely RCMP says its Special Response Team in coordination with the Lower Mainland Integrated Emergency Response Team, executed a search ...
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Community Service
RCMP honour 42 for bravery, service at Upper Fraser Valley awards ceremony in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The RCMP recognized 42 individuals ranging from officers to employees and community members for exceptional service during the annual Upper Fraser Valley Officer in Charge Awards Ceremony April 15 in Chilliwack.RCMP Superintendent Darren Pankratz, the officer in charge of the Upper Fraser Valley Regional D...
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Community Safety
Hope RCMP stop suspected catalytic convertors thieves
HOPE - Mounties in Hope were called to the local GMC dealership early Saturday morning (April 18) following a call from the dealership's security contractor, foiling a break-in incident.According to police, when officers arrived on the scene around 4 a.m., they saw two suspects running from the area. One person was arr...
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Road Safety
Impaired drivers continue to get behind the wheel in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford Police are shedding light on what they describe as a dangerous pattern of impaired driving arrests. Monday (April 20) night, police pulled seven impaired drivers off Abbotsford roads. Another prohibited driver was also arrested. In a social media post, the police department is questioning the go...
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Community Safety
UPDATE: Imagine High Secondary reopened following threat investigation
UPDATE at 10:30 a.m. CHILLIWACK - RCMP have reopened the Imagine High Integrated Arts and Technology Secondary school in Chilliwack on Tuesday (April 21). The school was closed initially in the morning when the facility reported receiving a potential threat. Students and staff were instructed to stay away from the scho...
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Weekly report
Mounties deal with high-centred stolen vehicle, speeding driver and messy mischief in Agassiz
AGASSIZ - RCMP in Agassiz dealt with an unusual stolen report last week. Mounties were called out to a report of an abandoned vehicle that was left running on the Chehalis Forest Service Road. The vehicle had become stuck on a tree stump. Police say tires were still spinning on the high-centred vehicle when they found ...
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British Columbia
B.C. tourists smile at Mexico pyramid. Behind them, a gunman, moments before killing
It looks like a typical tourist photo, as British Columbia woman Barbara Welsh and her friends smile near the foot of the famous Pyramid of the Moon at the Teotihuacan site northeast of Mexico City on Monday. But in the background, clambering the pyram...
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Overlapping claims are behind protests from First Nations against two treaties
VICTORIA - A coalition of First Nations say they are prepared to block major projects and take legal action if British Columbia does not pause two treaties to resolve overlapping territorial claims. Politicians in Victoria are debating legislation to ...
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B.C. court hears Chinese police went 'missing' for hours during trip to Vancouver
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Supreme Court heard Tuesday that three Chinese police officials went "missing" for six hours during an RCMP-escorted visit to Vancouver in 2018, setting off concerns they could be trying to illicitly repatriate someone. T...
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Truck blaze along in B.C.'s Coquihalla Highway sets off wildfire, closes route
MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA - The main highway linking British Columbia's Lower Mainland to the Interior has been closed in both directions after a large fire in a semi-trailer set the forest alight. RCMP say officers were called to the site in the nort...
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B.C. guide gets $30,000 penalty for leading client on hunt outside licence area
MCBRIDE - A British Columbia hunting guide has been ordered to pay more than $30,000 in penalties after admitting to taking a client outside of his designated hunt area. The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says in a social media post that the offenc...
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Slain Mountie's family decries 'systemic failure' after suspect ruled unfit for trial
VANCOUVER - The family of British Columbia RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang says they fear she'll be "erased" from the legal record after the man accused of her killing was found unfit to stand trial. Shiling Yang, the aunt of Burnaby RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang...
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Canada
In the news today: Mexico pyramid shooting, Canada-U.S. trade, Tips on buying a car
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... B.C. tourists smile at Mexico pyramid. Behind them, a gunman, moments before killing A haunting photo of B.C. woman Barbara Welsh and her friends shows the moment ...
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'The day the music dies': Organists pipe up to save historical instrument
EDMONTON - Music from a pipe organ has filled a convocation hall at the University of Alberta for a century, but that may soon come to an end as the institution begins renovations that include removing the memorial instrument. Marnie Giesbrecht, profe...
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B.C. tourists smile at Mexico pyramid. Behind them, a gunman, moments before killing
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Expert says it's time for Canada to amp up efforts to educate Americans on trade
HOUSTON - Piling his shopping bags into his vehicle's trunk outside a Houston grocery store last week, Texan Herman Moreno said he doesn't think Canada has any kind of trading relationship with Texas at all. "Canada better straighten up, bro," he said....
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How 're-wilding' can make Canada's cityscapes more climate resilient and bee friendly
TORONTO - The laneway beside Adam Barnes's house is, at first blush, unremarkable within Toronto's catalogue of backstreets: there are garages, a graffiti-tagged brick wall and a chain-link fence topped with barbed wire. The curb used to be dominated...
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MPs approve Annette Ryan as the next Parliamentary Budget Officer in House vote
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament voted Tuesday to approve the appointment of Annette Ryan as Canada's next Parliamentary Budget Officer. MPs approved her appointment in a 164 to 153 vote, with Bloc Québécois and Conservatives voting against her nominatio...
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World
Searchers find body of 1 of 6 missing crew members from ship that overturned during typhoon
HAGATNA, Guam (AP) - Authorities have found the body of one of the six missing crew members from a cargo ship that overturned near the Northern Mariana Islands during a typhoon. U.S. Air Force divers "used an underwater remotely operated ...
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Virginia voters approve redistricting plan that could boost Democrats' seats in Congress
Virginia voters approved a mid-decade redistricting plan Tuesday that could boost Democrats' chances of winning four additional U.S. House seats in November's midterm elections that will decide control of the closely divided Congress. The...
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Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments in classrooms, court rules
DALLAS (AP) - Texas can require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools, a U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday in a victory for conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more religion into classrooms. The 9-8 decision ...
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Sports
Vancouver Goldeneyes showing character with gutsy wins late in inaugural season
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Goldeneyes want to control their own draft destiny as their inaugural season winds to a close. They came close to losing the opportunity Tuesday. With the Goldeneyes up 4-0 midway through the third period, Montreal Victoire ...
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Sceptres waste chance to take back playoff spot, now sit in hope to not be ousted
TORONTO - The thought was hard to process for Troy Ryan. The Toronto Sceptres head coach watched as his team fell 1-0 in overtime to the New York Sirens on Tuesday. A regulation win would have pushed his squad into a one-point lead over the Ottawa Cha...
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Nicolas Roy scores on rebound 7:44 into OT, Avs rally for 2-1 win over Kings to take 2-0 series lead
DENVER (AP) - Nicolas Roy scored on a rebound 7:44 into overtime and Scott Wedgewood made 24 saves, including a penalty shot, as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff seri...
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