Community Giving Day
FortisBC enhances Abbotsford site for at-risk youth, donates $30K to improve look and feel of site
ABBOTSFORD - FortisBC employees took time out of their work schedules this past week to complete safety and site improvements at an Abbotsford facility where youth who need help can access emergency services in the community.In conjunction with the company's Community Giving Day, employees recently volunteered at Cyrus...
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Building renovations
Former corner store and medical office in Chilliwack to be repurposed
CHILLIWACK - A former convenience store in Sardis and a former medical office building near the Chilliwack Coliseum will be repurposed, joining a growing trend that's seeing one particular business crop up all over Chilliwack. The City of Chilliwack has confirmed to Fraser Valley Today that a building permit to facilit...
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What's Trending
Ex-CIA Director John Brennan seeks court order requiring records from investigations be preserved
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Guide Dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
Ticats starter Bo Levi Mitchell on nice roll over his last two games
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Congo leads England 1-0 at halftime in the round of 32 at the World Cup
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Fraser Valley
Motor vehicle incidents
Serious accidents close 2 Abbotsford roads Tuesday night; 5 in hospital, including 1 airlifted victim
ABBOTSFORD - Two serious motor vehicle incidents have closed a pair of Abbotsford-area roads Tuesday evening, one of which was a private bus that rolled after colliding with a passenger vehicle. AbbyPD officers attended the scene of a serious two-vehicle collision at Clearbrook Road and Austin Avenue involving a privat...
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Temporary reception centre to close
City of Mission to close temporary reception centre at rec centre
MISSION - City officials in Mission say the temporary reception centre set up at a local rec centre in response to a fire at a homeless shelter will be closing Tuesday evening. In a statement, the City of Mission says the emergency centre set up to support displaced residents of Haven in the Hollow will close Tuesday n...
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Charge laid
29-year-old man charged for random assault against woman, was charged with 4 prior assaults: VPD
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say an assault charge has been laid against a 29-year-old man in an unprovoked attack on a woman Monday evening, the same suspect who was charged in four prior assaults against women in Vancouver. The disturbing attack happened at approximately 6:20 p.m. Monday, June 29. The Vancouver PD...
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Fire in Chilliwack
Update: 2 people treated for smoke inhalation after basement fire on Woodbine Street Tuesday
UPDATE, 7:25 P.M. TUESDAY: Chilliwack Assistant Fire Chief Trevor Kirkpatrick says 21 firefighters from three fire halls were dispatched at approximately 11:22 a.m. for today's fire on Woodbine Street. On arrival, fire crews witnessed heavy smoke and flames venting from two basement windows of a two-story wood-frame ho...
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British Columbia
B.C. journalist, tormented by followers of Chinese tycoon, relieved at jail sentence
A British Columbia journalist who was targeted for months by followers of Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui says he's feeling "tremendous relief" after Guo was sentenced to 30 years in a U.S. jail for fraud. Benson Gao, also known as Gao Bingchen, says he was ...
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Victor Dodig succeeds Darren Entwistle as Telus CEO after 25-plus years at helm
One of Canada's largest telecommunications companies has officially transitioned to new leadership after more than 25 years, with Victor Dodig succeeding Darren Entwistle as president and CEO of Telus as of Wednesday. Dodig stepped down as chief execut...
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B.C. Conservative leader Findlay retains former rival Milobar in shadow cabinet
VICTORIA - New B.C. Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay has kept former rival Peter Milobar and his supporters in her shadow cabinet, a day after installing a caucus leadership team that skewed toward her loyalists. Milobar, who stood against Findl...
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Your Perspective
Protecting people from property damage and theft
Small businesses are the backbone of our communities, and over the last few years, they've experienced increasing retail theft and property damage. Not only does this create challenges for local business owners, but it makes them, and others, feel less safe in their communities. The rise in property crimes reinforced t...
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Victoria police arrest two men in trafficking, sexual assault of woman
VICTORIA - Police in Victoria say they arrested and charged two men in connection with a case of trafficking and sexual assault of a woman. Jamie McRae, the department's deputy chief, said during a news conference at police headquarters on Tuesday that...
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CP NewsAlert: Evacuation order issued
CP NewsAlert: Evacuation order issued as glacier lake bursts northeast of Pemberton
PEMBERTON - A glacier lake has burst and is sending floodwaters towards a community northeast of Pemberton, B.C., triggering an evacuation order. The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District says the Place Glacier lake outburst is ongoing and hazardous deb...
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Canada
Congress hears drug seizures at U.S.-Canada border dropping despite Republican claims
WASHINGTON - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials told a hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday that there's been a significant drop in drug seizures at the border with Canada. Acting Deputy Chief Jason Schneider told the House committee on border ...
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Canada will make its Eurovision Song Contest debut next year
Canada is officially taking its talents to Europe's biggest and sparkliest song competition. CBC/Radio-Canada and the European Broadcasting Union announced today that the country will participate in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest in Bulgaria. This ma...
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Prime Minister Carney commends nation's courage, conviction, connection on Canada Day
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canadians have shown courage, conviction and connection over the past year in the face of a more dangerous and divided world, and urged unity as he spoke to a crowd in the nation's capital on Canada Day. "The f...
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Separation anxiety: Canada Day evokes patriotism, pride and melancholy in Alberta
EDMONTON - With a provincewide referendum looming on Alberta's future in Canada, federalists and separatists say they hope Albertans will spend some time this Canada Day thinking about what the country has done for them. Thomas Lukaszuk, the former dep...
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U.S. not renewing trade agreement with Canada and Mexico
WASHINGTON - The United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says the U.S. is not renewing the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade in its current form. In a statement, Greer says the trade agreement will stay in place as the United States cont...
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Carney, Inuit meeting wraps with pledge on new program to replace child funding
KUUJJUAQ - A meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Inuit leaders Tuesday wrapped with a commitment for a new program to replace the Inuit Child First Initiative, and for Ottawa to use its channels to get a proposed Inuit Nunangat University ac...
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World
Ex-CIA Director John Brennan seeks court order requiring records from investigations be preserved
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former CIA Director John Brennan sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, demanding a court order that would require officials to preserve records from investigations that are targeting him. Brennan said in the lawsui...
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Children found in 'deplorable' Ohio home were part of same family
McARTHUR, Ohio (AP) - The 16 children found living in "deplorable" conditions inside an Ohio home are part of the same family, officials said Wednesday. Authorities arrested four adults Tuesday on felony child endangerment charges after f...
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Monaco authorities detain then release a person in their probe of this week's explosion
MONACO (AP) - Monaco authorities said a person was arrested but later released Wednesday as they "very actively" pursue their probe of an explosion that reportedly wounded a Ukrainian tycoon with ties to Russia and two other people. A sta...
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Sports
Ticats starter Bo Levi Mitchell on nice roll over his last two games
Bo Levi Mitchell has been on a nice roll of late. Over his last two starts, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' veteran quarterback has completed 34-of-42 passes (80.9 per cent) for 572 yards with eight touchdowns and no interceptions. He's had six completions of...
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Congo leads England 1-0 at halftime in the round of 32 at the World Cup
ATLANTA (AP) - Brian Cipenga gave Congo a surprising 1-0 lead over England at halftime at the World Cup on Wednesday. Cipenga scored in seventh minute of the round of 32 match to set up the potential upset at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. ...
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No Cheering In The Press Box: Cultures clash in World Cup media centres
TORONTO - It's an adage in North American sports journalism that there's no cheering in the press box. The idea is that reporters must maintain a sense of objectivity at all times, so that when it comes to criticizing a team - or covering when a star p...
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