Municipal election
Former Abbotsford school board chair announces campaign to return to Board of Education
ABBOTSFORD - After stepping away for one term due to a professional commitment that took her out of B.C., the former chair of the Abbotsford Board of Education plans to seek her old seat on the school board in the fall municipal election. In a statement sent to Fraser Valley Today, Rhonda Pauls says she's looking to re...
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Proposed commercial developments
Several drive-through restaurants, including McDonald's, eyed for land along Highway 9 east of Chilliwack
POPKUM - A committee of the Fraser Valley Regional District is set to vote on two motions this week that could facilitate the construction of several drive-through restaurants along Highway 9 just north of Highway 1 in Popkum, including a McDonald's. According to items 9.1 and 9.2 on this Thursday's FVRD board meeting ...
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Municipal election
Former Abbotsford school board chair announces campaign to return to Board of Education
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Fraser Valley
Some evacuation orders start to lift as crews tame wildfire near Lytton, B.C.
LYTTON - Some evacuation orders have started to lift as cooler nights and lighter winds limit the growth of a wildfire near Lytton. Officials with the Lytton First Nation and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District downgraded evacuation orders to an evac...
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Free Concert Series
14th annual Jam in Jubilee back in Abbotsford this July
ABBOTSFORD - Residents are invited to come jam out in downtown Abbotsford for one of this summer's biggest local events.Jam in Jubilee, the Abbotsford Arts Council's free community concert series and art market, is featuring performances by Soundwater, The Sylvia Platters and Nelly P and the Casual Sundays.The voluntee...
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SAR Research
UFV researcher explores lives of women in Canadian search-and-rescue teams
ABBOTSFORD - University of the Fraser Valley researcher Jelena Brcic is set to present her findings with the first half of a two-year project delving into search-and-rescue work as a woman now in the books. The initiative, funded by Public Safety Canada, delves into the successes, challenges, and leadership incentives ...
Jun 21, 2026
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Weekly Snapshot
Chilliwack RCMP stop impaired drivers who tried to get away from police
CHILLIWACK - Police have removed 10 impaired drivers from local roads as summer rolled in through Chilliwack - three of whom were uncooperative.According to the detachment's weekly snapshot from June 8 to June 14, one driver refused to provide a breath sample, tried to walk away from officers and resisted arrest.The in...
Jun 21, 2026
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British Columbia
Drug bust in Surrey, B.C., leads to arrest, charges and deportations
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., say a trafficking investigation has led to the discovery of large quantities of illicit drugs, charges against a 24-year-old man, and the deportation of two others. Police say their investigation began in February, set...
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Some evacuation orders start to lift as crews tame wildfire near Lytton, B.C.
LYTTON - Some evacuation orders have started to lift as cooler nights and lighter winds limit the growth of a wildfire near Lytton. Officials with the Lytton First Nation and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District downgraded evacuation orders to an evac...
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Cooler night helps firefight near Lytton, B.C., fire grows away from community
LYTTON - British Columbia's wildfire service says a wildfire burning near Lytton has been growing away from communities, and that weather has been helping in the fight against it. Fire information officer Paula Walbauer said Sunday that lighter winds h...
Jun 21, 2026
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'This is nuts': The hard-fought race to build Canada's next submarine fleet
OTTAWA - From a massive ad blitz featuring Canadian broadcast icon Peter Mansbridge to a cabinet minister calling on shipbuilders to cough up a car plant, the brief race to replace Canada's aging submarine fleet turned heads in more ways than one. The ...
Jun 21, 2026
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Communities across Canada celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day
OTTAWA - Events were held across the country on Sunday to mark the 30th National Indigenous Peoples' Day, which honours the culture, histories and contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people. The day coincides with the summer solstice - the ...
Jun 21, 2026
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Muslim group and federal culture minister decry alleged attack on imam in Victoria
VICTORIA - Muslim groups and Culture Minister Marc Miller are decrying an alleged attack on an imam of a mosque in Victoria on Thursday night. Miller said in a tweet that the reported assault is "appalling and vile" and that such violence and Islamopho...
Jun 21, 2026
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Canada
Montreal police officer injured after responding to shots fired
MONTREAL - Montreal police say one of their officers has been injured in a central neighbourhood after responding to reports of shots fired. Police have blocked off a resident street in the Côte-des-Neiges district. They say the officer was injured ar...
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Canada looks to build up to 10 new nuclear reactors, sell more Candu reactors abroad
OTTAWA - Canada is looking to build up to 10 new nuclear reactors over the next 15 years, sell Candu reactors to more countries and double uranium exports, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said Monday as he released a new national strategy for nuclear power...
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Carney says goodbye to close ally, 'friend' as British PM Starmer says he'll resign
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is saying goodbye to his British counterpart after the two met repeatedly to discuss a shared vision for western countries. Conceding that he had lost the support of the party membership, British Prime Minister Keir ...
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Ottawa reverses order to surrender some 'lost Canadian' citizenship certificates
OTTAWA - Just one week after some "lost Canadians" were told to surrender their new citizenship certificates, a few received letters over the weekend confirming their citizenship claims are valid once again. The department has said it sent letters earl...
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Supreme Court nominee Joyal cites access to justice, outreach as key contributions
OTTAWA - Supreme Court of Canada nominee Glenn Joyal describes himself as a "candid and constructive spokesperson" for Manitoba's highest trial court and the judiciary. Prime Minister Mark Carney has tapped Joyal, chief justice of the Court of King's B...
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National cannabis organization suspends operations, citing active illegal market
HALIFAX - A national cannabis lobby group representing licenced producers and processors is suspending operations, citing challenges tied to the unregulated cannabis market. The Cannabis Council of Canada says the decision reflects the headwinds facing...
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World
Federal judge halts Trump administration effort to subpoena Walz in immigration enforcement probe
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal judge on Monday blocked an attempt by the Trump administration to subpoena Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other state officials, calling it an effort to "harass and retaliate against them." U.S. District Judge Pa...
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Trump-endorsed de la Espriella holds slim lead in Colombia's election as his rival challenges vote
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Conservative political outsider Abelardo de la Espriella held a razor-thin lead Monday after Colombia's deeply polarized presidential runoff, which is being challenged by the ruling party's progressive candidate. D...
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Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction in case of Etan Patz, missing New York City boy
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday reinstated a murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz. The justices, by a 6-3 vote, granted an appeal from New York prosecutors who had urged them to undo a federal ...
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Sports
Edmonton Oilers sign defenceman Connor Murphy to five-year extension
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers signed defenceman Connor Murphy to a five-year contract extension on Monday. Murphy's deal carries an average annual value of US$4.1 million. The veteran joined Edmonton from the Chicago Blackhawks at last season's trade ...
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Canada's Diallo moves on at Eastbourne Open with win over Atmane
EASTBOURNE - Montreal's Gabriel Diallo advanced to the second round of the Eastbourne Open grass-court tennis tournament with a 6-7 (7), 6-4, 7-5 win over France's Terence Atmane on Monday. Diallo clinched the match when he picked up his third break in...
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Former Wimbledon champion Vondrousova suspended 4 years for refusing doping test
LONDON (AP) - Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova was suspended for four years on Monday for refusing an anti-doping test - even though the Czech player cited "mental stress" and fear when the testing agent "rang my door late at night without...
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