Police investigation
Drunk driver arrested at rural Hope-area home after fleeing traffic stop at high rate of speed
HOPE - Mounties in Hope say a drunk driver has been arrested at a rural home between Chilliwack and Hope after he fled from police during a traffic stop last week.According to a recap for the week of Monday, March 30 through Sunday, April 5 provided by Upper Fraser Valley RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener, Hope ...
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Teacher discipline
Chilliwack on-call teacher reprimanded for inappropriate behaviour in Grade 5 classroom
CHILLIWACK - An on-call teacher in the Chilliwack School District has been reprimanded for inappropriate classroom behaviour on several occasions, including one incident where he patted his lap and advised a female student who wasn't listening to come see him. According to a consent agreement published by the British C...
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Fraser Valley
Reduced ER hours
Mission Memorial Hospital's reduced ER hours extended for an entire month
MISSION - The Fraser Health Authority has now confirmed that the emergency department at Mission Memorial Hospital will temporarily reduce its hours for another month due to reduced staffing levels. According to a statement from Fraser Health, Mission Memorial's ER hours will operate from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. effective tod...
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Police investigation
Mission man who allegedly tried to sell drugs to youth in Mission caught with loaded handgun, drugs
MISSION - Mounties in Mission say a man who was allegedly trying to sell drugs to youth in downtown Mission last month has been taken into custody following a police investigation. According to a weekly recap of police activities for the week of Monday, March 23 through Sunday, March 29, Mission RCMP received a report ...
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Wanted man
Hope RCMP seek whereabouts of dangerous 65-year-old man who has 10 warrants for his arrest
HOPE - Mounties in Hope are appealing to the public for help in locating a 65-year-old man considered dangerous who has 10 unendorsed arrest warrants. According to a statement from Upper Fraser Valley RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener, Roger Brace is wanted for the following: Possession of Stolen Property Under ...
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Assaults under investigation
Man arrested after assaulting 2 people and an RCMP officer: Chilliwack RCMP
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack handled over 800 calls for service the past week, including an incident in which an unidentified man known to police reportedly assaulted two people and an RCMP officer before being arrested. According to a recap for the week of Monday, March 30 to Sunday, April 5 from Chilliwack RCM...
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British Columbia
Photo gallery: A decade of death - B.C. counts drug emergency's cost
Next week marks the 10th anniversary of the declaration of a public health emergency in response to British Columbia's drug overdose crisis, which has since claimed more than 18,000 lives. Grieving friends and families, former policy makers, medical wo...
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B.C. woman detained by ICE for three weeks in Texas calls experience 'traumatizing'
KINGSVILLE, TEXAS, UNITED STATES - The Canadian woman who spent three weeks detained by immigration officers in the United States along with her seven-year-old daughter says it was "the most stressful, traumatizing ordeal" she has ever been through. Ta...
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Decade of death: With 18,000 lives lost, B.C. counts cost of 10-year drug emergency
VANCOUVER - Brandon Jansen's mother says he was a warm and inviting "health nut" who enjoyed time at the gym. He was also known for taking people under his wing at some of the 13 drug treatment facilities he attended in the two years before he died. O...
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A timeline of British Columbia's 10-year overdose health emergency
VANCOUVER - The 10 years of British Columbia's public health emergency due to drug overdoses has been marked by a catastrophic death toll, which now stands at more than 18,000. Here are some key dates in the crisis. April 14, 2016 British Columbia decl...
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Land Back Task Force in Squamish, B.C., sparks interest after landmark court ruling
Recent court rulings involving Aboriginal title have raised interest in a new committee that is exploring how public lands in Squamish, B.C., can be returned or co-managed with the Squamish First Nation, the district mayor said Tuesday. Armand Hurford ...
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Former B.C. cabinet minister George Abbott to serve as chief treaty commissioner
VICTORIA - A former provincial cabinet minister is being promoted to the role of chief commissioner of the British Columbia Treaty Commission, the independent body responsible for facilitating negotiations between First Nations, B.C. and Ottawa. A join...
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Canada
Photo gallery: A decade of death - B.C. counts drug emergency's cost
Next week marks the 10th anniversary of the declaration of a public health emergency in response to British Columbia's drug overdose crisis, which has since claimed more than 18,000 lives. Grieving friends and families, former policy makers, medical wo...
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B.C. woman detained by ICE for three weeks in Texas calls experience 'traumatizing'
KINGSVILLE, TEXAS, UNITED STATES - The Canadian woman who spent three weeks detained by immigration officers in the United States along with her seven-year-old daughter says it was "the most stressful, traumatizing ordeal" she has ever been through. Ta...
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Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu says she's joining Carney's Liberal government
OTTAWA - Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu says she has left the Conservative caucus to join Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals. In a statement posted on social media, Gladu says she believes this choice is the best thing for her community's priorities and f...
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Carney, European leaders welcome reported Iran-U.S. ceasefire in joint statement
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney and nine European leaders issued a joint statement on Wednesday, welcoming the reported two-week ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran. The deal was announced Tuesday evening after President Donald T...
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Poilievre's communications director Katy Merrifield resigns
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's communications director Katy Merrifield is resigning. Merrifield announced her departure in an email sent to the Conservative caucus Tuesday, adding her last day working in the Opposition Leader's Office ...
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In the news today: Iran ceasefire, Terrebonne byelection, Decade of B.C. drug crisis
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... US, Israel and Iran agree to a 2-week ceasefire as Trump pulls back on his threats Iran, the United States and Israel reached a two-week ceasefire in the war that...
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World
California Supreme Court orders sheriff to pause investigation and preserve seized ballots
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The California Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a county sheriff who seized more than half a million 2025 election ballots to pause his probe into election fraud allegations while the judges review the legal challenge agains...
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Long Island architect Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murdering 7 women and admits he killed an 8th
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) - A Long Island architect who led a secret life as a serial killer pleaded guilty on Wednesday to murdering seven women and admitted he killed an eighth in a string of long-unsolved crimes known as the Gilgo Beach killings. ...
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Fired Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman tells AP he was 'blindsided' by his ouster
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Fired Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman told The Associated Press on Wednesday in his first interview since the ouster that he was "blindsided" by the move but has no hard feelings and is unlikely to sue. ...
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Sports
NHL fines Calgary Flames forward Strome $5,000 for cross-checking
NEW YORK - The NHL has fined Calgary Flames forward Ryan Strome US$5,000 for cross-checking, the league announced Wednesday. The incident occurred 45 seconds into overtime of Calgary's 4-3 loss at Dallas on Tuesday. Strome was assessed a double-minor ...
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Charge continue push for PWHL playoffs without head coach Carla MacLeod
Ottawa Charge head coach Carla MacLeod has been fighting all season. Now, it's her team's turn to fight for her. The Professional Women's Hockey League team announced Monday that MacLeod would be stepping away for an indefinite period while she continu...
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WNBA free agency opens with $1.4 million franchise tags for Ionescu, Collier and Plum
NEW YORK - NEW YORK (AP) - New York's Sabrina Ionescu, Minnesota's Napheesa Collier and Los Angeles' Kelsey Plum were all extended franchise tags by their WNBA teams, worth potentially $1.4 million as free agency opened up. By giving the "core" designa...
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