Novice Speeder
Mustang N driver just 'wanted to test the engine' after being clocked speeding on Hwy 1 near Hope
LAIDLAW - A novice driver's newly purchased Ford Mustang had to sit in the impound lot for a week after it drove at double the speed limit early this month.On February 4, at 4:30 p.m., the vehicle was clocked doing 200 km/h in a 100 zone heading eastbound on Highway 1 at McKay Road in Laidlaw, roughly 16 kilometres wes...
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Community Gathering
Chilliwack marks 4th anniversary of Ukraine invasion with public event
CHILLIWACK - Locals in the Fraser Valley are looking to support their displaced neighbours from Ukraine with a public gathering this weekend."Hear the Voice of Ukraine" will be coming to Chilliwack on Saturday, February 21, to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "Four years into ...
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Highway diversions
More traffic diversions on the way for Highway 1 in the Fraser Valley
FRASER VALLEY - The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit says additional overnight traffic diversions on Highway 1 in the Fraser Valley could begin as early as this weekend. According to a statement, Highway 1 between Glover Road and 248 Street in Langley will be diverted overnight as early as this Sunday, Feb. ...
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Legal decision
Former Chilliwack trustee ordered to pay $750,000 for violating B.C. Human Rights Code
CHILLIWACK - The B.C. Teachers' Federation says it is applauding a decision handed down by a human rights tribunal that orders a former Chilliwack trustee to pay $750,000 for violating B.C.'s Human Rights Code. According to a statement, the BCTF says the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has affirmed the rights of LGBTQ teach...
Feb 19, 2026
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Power outage
Update: Power restored after 1,700+ lose electricity in Chilliwack Thursday morning
UPDATE: As of 12:45 p.m., power has been restored to customers in Promontory. Original story: CHILLIWACK - Over 1,700 residential customers in Promontory have lost power Thursday morning, and the reason isn't immediately clear. According to its online dashboard, BC Hydro says 1,704 customers lost power at 10:23 a.m. Th...
Feb 19, 2026
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Making it easy for the bad guys
Chilliwack RCMP urge residents to stop leaving their vehicles unlocked
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack say far too many motorists are leaving their vehicles unlocked, making it easy for crooks to make off with people's valuables across the city. According to a statement from police, Chilliwack RCMP members responded to 29 theft from auto reports between Sunday, January 25 and Saturday...
Feb 19, 2026
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British Columbia
Business group serves B.C. Premier Eby a budget blast at breakfast meeting
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby has been served up a heap of criticism about his government's budget while attending a breakfast meeting of business leaders. Bridgitte Anderson, president and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, ...
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Guns in photo posted by Tumbler Ridge shooter's mother were legal, expert says
A former RCMP weapons officer says guns in a photo posted by the Tumbler Ridge shooter's mother all appear to have been legal to own in Canada at the time, although they include a semi-automatic rifle that was later prohibited. Jennifer Jacobs posted ...
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NDP leadership candidates pitch their rebuilding plans to voters in final debate
OTTAWA - The NDP leadership candidates began the final official debate with a general acknowledgment they agree on policies, but have different visions for how to achieve their most existential goal - rebuilding the party. At the close of the debate, ...
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Avalanche kills snowmobiler in southeastern B.C.: RCMP
FERNIE - Mounties say a snowmobiler has died near Fernie in southeastern B.C. after being caught in an avalanche. Police say they were advised late Tuesday of an emergency device activation in a remote area south of Fernie, but because of the time of ...
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Clearview AI loses B.C. appeal of findings over facial recognition privacy breaches
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed a bid by U.S. facial recognition firm Clearview AI to overturn findings that the company is subject to Canadian privacy laws, despite no longer doing business in the country. The ruling re...
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Federal lawyers seek to shield information in Nijjar murder case on security grounds
OTTAWA - The federal attorney general is looking to shield some information from disclosure on national security grounds in the trial of four men accused of killing Canadian Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Nijjar, an advocate for an independent Sik...
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Canada
Five things Canadians should know about the U.S. Supreme Court tariff ruling
OTTAWA - The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a set of President Donald Trump's tariffs in a landmark ruling Friday - but that decision didn't affect all duties on Canadian goods entering the United States. Here's what you need to know about the ruling a...
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Here's a list of the U.S. tariffs still hammering Canadian industries
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to hit the world with tariffs. While the decision ends the fentanyl-related duties on Canada, Trump said he would ...
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Bloc MP says he was mugged and pepper-sprayed while in Brussels for NATO visit
OTTAWA - A Bloc Québécois member of Parliament says he was assaulted and pepper-sprayed this week while in Brussels for a NATO parliamentary assembly meeting. Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, who represents the riding of Saint-Hyacinthe-Bagot-Acton, poste...
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'Increased control over immigration?' Nine questions on Alberta referendum in October
Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that a referendum will be held on Oct. 19 to ask Albertans about how they want the province to deal with immigration as well as the Constitution. She says it will include these nine questions: On immigration 1....
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Alberta Premier Smith defends referendum questions on immigration changes
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending a suite of fall referendum questions aimed at immigration reform, saying "not every newcomer is a net contributor" to provincial coffers. Smith announced in a TV address Thursday night that her United Conserv...
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Ontario man accused in Ryan Wedding case denied bail
TORONTO - An Ontario man accused of laundering hundreds of millions of dollars in assets for an international drug smuggling ring allegedly led by former Olympian Ryan Wedding has been denied bail. Rolan Sokolovski sought to be released ahead of a hear...
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World
Virginia Democrats pass map that could flip 4 US House seats, if courts and voters approve
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Democrats passed a new congressional map through the Virginia legislature on Friday that aims to help their party win four more seats in the national redistricting battle. It's a flex of state Democrats' political power, however hu...
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6 women killed in California avalanche were among 8 close friends and experienced skiers on trip
SODA SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - Six women killed in the deadliest avalanche in the U.S. in decades were part of a close-knit group of friends who were experienced backcountry skiers and knew how to navigate the wilderness of California's Sierra Nevada, the...
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Venezuela approves amnesty that could release hundreds detained for political reasons
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's acting president on Thursday signed into law an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of politicians, activists, lawyers and many others, effectively acknowledging that the government has held hundreds of peo...
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Sports
CF Montreal rebuild put to the test with season opener against San Diego FC
MONTREAL - Following a historically bad 2025 season, CF Montreal faces an uphill climb towards sustainable success in Major League Soccer. After promising fans a rebuild in July and then targeting several weak points in the squad's depth, the club wil...
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CP NewsAlert: Canada's Mackay wins bronze in Olympic men's halfpipe
LIVIGNO - Canadian freestyle skier Brendan Mackay has won a bronze medal in men's halfpipe at the Milan Cortina Olympics. More to come. The Canadian Press
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Bloc MP says he was mugged and pepper-sprayed while in Brussels for NATO visit
OTTAWA - A Bloc Québécois member of Parliament says he was assaulted and pepper-sprayed this week while in Brussels for a NATO parliamentary assembly meeting. Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, who represents the riding of Saint-Hyacinthe-Bagot-Acton, poste...
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