Disability Inclusion
Abbotsford nonprofit seeks nominations for 8th annual inclusive employer awards
ABBOTSFORD - Nominations are now open to recognize the Abbotsford-Mission employers most committed to creating more diverse and equitable workspaces for employees of all abilities.The eighth annual Inclusive Employer Excellence Awards (IEEA), organized by Archway Community Services in partnership with other local organ...
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Mental Health Week
Maple Ridge RCMP honours officer who passed from cancer with newly renovated gym
MAPLE RIDGE - Mounties have recently held a private ceremony to commemorate the legacy of the late Constable Mike Pedrosa in Maple Ridge.On March 10, family members were invited to view the upgraded gym space decorated with tributes to Pedrosa, who passed away from cancer in 2020."Constable Pedrosa was an inspirat...
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Non-profit, union wary of federal plan to amend food inspection, pest control acts
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Guide Dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
Senator says growing list of vacancies signals 'the end of an era' for independence
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Fraser Valley
Rec Site Closures Continue
Sts'ailes says negligence, insufficient funding caused sudden campground closures in West Harrison
STS'AILES - Sts'ailes says five campgrounds remain closed in West Harrison due to danger trees that have yet to be felled by the B.C. government, and have now cited "years" of challenges in the recreation site and trail industry in the province as a major reason why. On Monday, April 27, the Chehalis River, G...
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Construction Season
One-lane alternating traffic set to be in place on Livingstone Ave as part of Hwy 1 widening project
ABBOTSFORD - City officials say construction is going to ramp up for nearly two months on a section of Livingstone Avenue as part of a major provincial project to widen Highway 1 in Abbotsford.Smaller work may start Monday, May 4, with pile installation near Fishtrap Creek."Residents may notice increased daytime n...
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Pedestrian struck
Pedestrian killed after being struck Friday in Abbotsford; driver arrested
Update Saturday (May 2): Police confirm that the incident is now considered fatal as the pedestrian involved has died in hospital. Original story below: ABBOTSFORD - A pedestrian has been transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries Friday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle in Abbotsford, and police ha...
May 01, 2026
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Serious Collision
1 in hospital after rear-ender on 240th Street Friday afternoon
LANGLEY - A section of 240th Street in Langley has been blocked off after a serious crash between a pick-up truck and another vehicle Friday afternoon. Emergency vehicles were paged out to the collision at 240th Street and 56th Avenue at around 12:50 p.m., where a rear-ender took place at the 50 km/h zone. Images from ...
May 01, 2026
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British Columbia
Hearing into Myles Gray's death delayed again until fall, 11 years after death
VANCOUVER - The long-anticipated public hearing into the police-involved death of Myles Gray in 2015 is being delayed again to give one of the seven Vancouver officers under investigation time to find a new lawyer. The recent appointment of lawyer Scot...
May 01, 2026
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Owner says Gary the African serval will suffer under B.C. exotic cat ban
LANGLEY - As he curls up on a couch beside his owner, it's easy to forget Gary the cat is in fact Gary the serval, a wild predator native to Africa. The 10-year-old serval was raised as a pet by a couple who later divorced, with Gary ending up at Wild...
May 01, 2026
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B.C.'s legislature looks into changes as MLA avoids censure after using Nazi slogan
VICTORIA - Politicians in B.C.'s legislature say they are looking into whether they can close a loophole that has allowed a member to avoid a censure motion after she used a slogan associated with Nazi Germany. Independent MLA Tara Armstrong last month...
May 01, 2026
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Eby says Burnaby, B.C., hospital expansion will go ahead, despite cancelled contract
BURNABY - Plans for a hospital expansion in Burnaby, B.C., are not dead, despite the provincial government announcing this week that the construction contract had been cancelled, Premier David Eby said on Friday. Eby said Phase 2 of the Burnaby Hospi...
May 01, 2026
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Indigenous leader Angela Wesley reappointed to BC Treaty Commission
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has reappointed Indigenous leader Angela Wesley to be the provincially appointed commissioner to the BC Treaty Commission, a post she previously held until last year. Wesley, a member of the Huu-ay-aht First N...
May 01, 2026
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Hikers discover human remains at B.C. provincial park in Sea to Sky region
SQUAMISH - Police are investigating after human remains were found by hikers at a B.C. park in the Sea to Sky region. RCMP say the remains were found by two hikers in Shannon Falls Provincial Park on April 24. The hikers notified police, and Squamish ...
May 01, 2026
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Canada
Non-profit, union wary of federal plan to amend food inspection, pest control acts
OTTAWA - A non-profit says it's concerned about the government's plan to amend food safety laws to take food security and affordability into account, and is arguing Ottawa is prioritizing trade over the health of Canadians. The government's spring econ...
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Senator says growing list of vacancies signals 'the end of an era' for independence
OTTAWA - Senators say they're concerned about the growing list of vacancies in the upper chamber, as the appointment process for new members remains unclear. There are currently nine vacant seats in the Senate, with six more senators due to retire by t...
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Prime Minister arrives in Armenia for European Political Community summit
YEREVAN - Prime Minister Mark Carney has arrived in Armenia to take part in the European Political Community summit, a gathering touching on strategic co-operation in politics, security and infrastructure. Canada is the first non-European country to at...
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Peter Gabriel recounts 1983 rescue as plan to reduce Vancouver lifeguards is reversed
VANCOUVER - A plan to cut lifeguards at Vancouver beaches has been reversed but not before it drew a response from musician Peter Gabriel, who recounted his own rescue from waters off a city beach ahead of a tour stop with David Bowie in 1983. The Vanc...
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Rally held outside N.S. RCMP detachment to demand answers about two missing children
STELLARTON - Under a cloudless sky in central Nova Scotia, about 50 people gathered outside an RCMP detachment Saturday to demand answers about the disappearance of two young children exactly one year ago. On the morning of May 2, 2025, RCMP were told...
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Poverty rate holds steady at 11%, well above 2020 levels: StatCan
The country's poverty rate barely budged in 2024, remaining well above 2020 levels with more than one in 10 Canadians qualifying as impoverished, according to Statistics Canada. In a newly released survey, the agency found 11 per cent of Canadians - ab...
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World
Humpback whale 'Timmy' released in the North Sea after weeks stranded off Germany
BERLIN (AP) - A rescue team on Saturday released from a barge in the North Sea a humpback whale that had been stranded in shallow waters near Germany since March, witnesses said. Nicknamed Timmy by German media, the whale was spotted swim...
May 02, 2026
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Rep. Andy Barr gets coveted Trump endorsement in Kentucky Senate race to replace McConnell
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday endorsed Kentucky congressman Andy Barr in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell, the former longtime Senate GOP leader. "And...
May 01, 2026
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US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany in next 6-12 months
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States will withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany in the next six to 12 months, the Pentagon said Friday, fulfilling President Donald Trump's threat as he clashes with the German leader over the U.S. war with Iran. ...
May 01, 2026
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Sports
Raptors, Cavaliers ready to rumble in tonight's Game 7 NBA showdown
R-J Barrett's fortuitous winning shot with 1.2 seconds left in Friday's overtime reminded Toronto basketball fans of similar glory days in the NBA playoffs. Barrett's three-pointer from the top of the key hit off the back rim and bounced high above the...
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Canadiens, Lightning set for tonight's Game 7 showdown
TAMPA - They both finished the regular season with 106 points. And after six exciting playoff games, the Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens are still tied - in wins and in goals scored. Tonight it's Game 7, a win or go home showdown for the Atl...
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Laborda scores goal in 82nd minute as Whitecaps tie Galaxy 1-1
CARSON, Calif. (AP) - Mathias Laborda scored in the 82nd minute for the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night in a 1-1 tie with the L.A. Galaxy. The Whitecaps (8-1-1), who were only the second Major League Soccer side in the post-shootout era (since 2...
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