Shelter and drop-in
Chilliwack Wellness Centre closes on Trethewey Avenue
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack's Downtown BIA is advising those who work and live in the downtown of the closure of the Chilliwack Wellness Centre at 45951 Trethewey Avenue.The overnight shelter portion of the Wellness Centre will continue to operate until June 30 however, the drop-in day use and the overdose prevention porti...
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Missing teen
14-year-old girl reported missing
SURREY - Police in Surrey are appealing to the public for help in locating a missing 14-year-old girl who has last seen several days ago. According to a statement from Surrey Police Service spokesperson Sergeant Tige Pollock, Kamirah Rupchand was last seen at approximately 4 p.m. on Friday, March 27, in the 14200 block...
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Highway 1 briefly closed in Abbotsford overnight after alcohol-involved crash
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say Highway 1 westbound through Abbotsford was closed for a brief duration early Wednesday morning after an alcohol-involved collision resulted in a car fire. According to a brief statement from police, the accident happened sometime after 2 a.m., resulting in the closure of Hwy. 1 w/b...
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Road Safety
Highway 1 speeder issued fines of nearly $800
ABBOTSFORD - The RCMP's BC Highway Patrol is reminding drivers that speeding and failing to follow the rules of the road can quickly get expensive.Mounties say they pulled over a driver along Highway 1 in Abbotsford recently, doing well over the speed limit.The driver was caught doing 191 km/h, 91 km/h over the speed l...
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Dirt bike riders
Abbotsford Police show teamwork in making dirt bike arrests
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford Police worked with other officers to stop a pair of dirt bike riders who had run from officers in Vancouver.AbbyPD officers, under the guidance of the Air 1 police helicopter, positioned themselves to capture the bike riders around 8:30 p.m. Thursday (March 26). AbbyPD officers were able to cor...
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Road Safety
Speeding results in impoundments and crashes in Mission
MISSION - A Mission RCMP officer was in the right spot at the right time on a pair of occasions recently.In the detachment's weekly round-up report, police say the officer was on Highway 11 near the London Avenue offramp on March 20. He spotted a black Ford pickup truck speeding. The officer pointed their handheld las...
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British Columbia
One RCMP detachment in Metro Vancouver splits into two, serving separate communities
MAPLE RIDGE - A Metro Vancouver RCMP detachment has officially split following a multi-year process to separate. Both police and the City of Maple Ridge say the former Ridge Meadows detachment, serving both Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, is now two auto...
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Tumbler Ridge shooting victim Maya Gebala is out of intensive care: dad
VANCOUVER - The father of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mass shooting victim Maya Gebala says his daughter has been transferred out of intensive care into a "recovery and rehab-focused unit." David Gebala says in a Facebook post that the 12-year-old doesn't see...
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First Nation leader Robert Phillips says proposed DRIPA changes would gut legislation
VICTORIA - A First Nations leader said proposed amendments to British Columbia's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act would take a "sledgehammer" to the landmark legislation. Robert Phillips of the First Nations Summit said the amendment...
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Man found dead in Vancouver victim of homicide, police say
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say a man found dead about two weeks ago in the city's Downtown Eastside has been confirmed to be a victim of homicide. Police say the 21-year-old man was found by emergency responders in the 100 block of East Hastings Stre...
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Former Vancouver mayor laments 'normalcy' of Downtown Eastside 'despair'
VANCOUVER - Former senator and Vancouver mayor Larry Campbell says it was a "depressing and traumatic experience" when he began his work as a provincial adviser in the Downtown Eastside last year, but his initial despair then changed to hope. He said h...
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Three hurt when school bus crashes into ditch in the B.C. Interior, RCMP say
QUESNEL - RCMP in British Columbia say a school bus with 16 children on board crashed into a ditch, injuring three people. The crash happened Monday afternoon on Highway 26. Mounties say the bus drove into the ditch and then rolled onto its side. Th...
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Canada
Peter Nygard files lawsuit, alleges authorities abused process with Manitoba charges
WINNIPEG - Sex offender Peter Nygard is suing the Manitoba and Saskatchewan governments, Winnipeg police and others, alleging charges he faced in one case were an abuse of process. The former fashion mogul was charged in 2023 with sexually assaulting a...
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First Nations chiefs demand apology after PM said he could 'outlast' demonstrator
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Liberals eye next steps in firearm buyback as window for individual owners closes
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's firearm buyback program is entering a new phase with passage of the deadline for individual gun owners to declare interest. Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said last week that owners had reported more than 5...
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Carney says he's still committed to green incentives promised during leadership race
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday he's still committed to delivering incentives to help Canadians go green, something he promised during his bid for the Liberal leadership a year ago. Carney promised during the leadership campaign to re-...
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Anand to join U.K.-led talks on Strait of Hormuz following trip to Riyadh
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will join multi-nation talks hosted by the U.K. on Thursday on finding diplomatic options to reopen the Strait of Hormuz trade corridor. Anand says all countries involved should know Canada will not hesitat...
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Former CAQ minister Lionel Carmant rejoining party caucus after leaving last fall
QUÉBEC - Former Quebec minister Lionel Carmant is rejoining the Coalition Avenir Québec caucus, five months after he resigned from the governing party to sit as an Independent over concerns with a bill reforming doctor pay. A smiling Carmant made the a...
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World
FIFA appears to have technical difficulties with World Cup ticket sales
FIFA appeared to have technical difficulties when it resumed World Cup ticket sales Wednesday after the 48-team field was finalized. Soccer's governing body did not say which games and price categories were available. Some people who clicked on what FI...
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Clarification: Trump-Supreme Court story
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a story published March 31, 2026, The Associated Press reported that President Donald Trump went to the Supreme Court in his first term for the ceremonial swearing-in of the first justice he appointed, Neil Gorsuch. The story shoul...
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Supreme Court seems poised to reject Trump's birthright citizenship limits as he attends arguments
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court seemed poised Wednesday to reject President Donald Trump's restrictions on birthright citizenship in a consequential case that was magnified by his unparalleled presence in the courtroom. Conservative a...
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Sports
FIFA appears to have technical difficulties with World Cup ticket sales
FIFA appeared to have technical difficulties when it resumed World Cup ticket sales Wednesday after the 48-team field was finalized. Soccer's governing body did not say which games and price categories were available. Some people who clicked on what FI...
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FIFA appears to have technical difficulties with World Cup ticket sales
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Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar expected to miss a few games with upper-body injury
DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Avalanche will be without standout defenseman Cale Makar for a few games after he suffered an upper-body injury in a win over Calgary earlier this week. Coach Jared Bednar said Wednesday after morning skate that Makar is "doi...
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