Illicit Drugs
Man charged after drug seizure at Abbotsford border crossing
ABBOTSFORD - A 47-year-old Canadian man has been charged with importing cocaine and heroin following an investigation into an alleged attempt to smuggle drugs across the Canada-U.S. border at Abbotsford. The man was arrested after Canada Border Services Agency officers intercepted 52 brick-shaped packages of suspected ...
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Road Safety
Agassiz RCMP arrest suspected impaired drivers after separate collisions
AGASSIZ - Agassiz RCMP arrested two drivers following separate incidents involving collisions and suspected impaired driving.In the first incident, police responded to reports of a vehicle that had struck a utility pole near Highway 9 and Morrow Road.Officers found the driver asleep behind the wheel and observed drug p...
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Guide Dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
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Mission RCMP looking for missing 45-year-old man
MISSION - RCMP is Mission are asking for the public's assistance in locating 45-year-old Jeffery Alan Busst.He was last seen in Abbotsford in March of 2026. He was last heard from in June of 2026. 45-year-old Jeffery Alan Busst is missing. Busst is described as being 6'3" and 140 pounds. He has dark brown hair and...
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BCHL
Chilliwack Chiefs sign Minnesota forward Peter Murray
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Chiefs have signed forward Peter Murray of Edina, Minnesota as the club looks to boost its scoring.Murray, who stands 6-foot-1 and weighs 190 pounds, adds size to the Chiefs' forward group.He recorded 35 points, including 19 goals and 16 assists, in 28 games with St. Thomas Academy during th...
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Public Safety
Boston Bar break-in investigation leads to two arrests
BOSTON BAR - Boston Bar RCMP have arrested two suspects and recovered stolen property following a reported break and enter at a property along the Trans-Canada Highway.Police responded to the incident and located several individuals near the scene. With assistance from Police Dog Services, officers tracked and arrested...
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Police enforcement
Mission RCMP crack down on speeding, suspected impaired driving
MISSION - Mission RCMP have stopped motorists for speeding and other traffic infractions during recent enforcement activities, including one driver caught travelling more than twice the posted speed limit.Last week, on the morning of October 21, the RCMP Traffic Services Unit conducted a safety enforcement campaign alo...
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British Columbia
Dead whale with tail severed is spotted in Howe Sound near BC Ferries collision site
VANCOUVER - A federal department has confirmed a dead humpback whale was spotted floating in Howe Sound, B.C., about a week after a BC Ferries vessel collided with a whale in the same region. The Fisheries Department said in a statement that two whales...
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Suspect in northern B.C. home invasion, sexual assault remains at large: RCMP
FORT ST. JOHN - Police in Fort St. John, B.C., say the suspect in what they describe as a violent home invasion and sexual assault Tuesday night remains at large. Mounties in the northern British Columbia city say a man entered a home on 87 Street near...
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Liberals vote to keep B.C. tanker ban in place
OTTAWA - The Liberal government voted to keep the B.C. coastal oil tanker ban in place Wednesday, defeating a Conservative bill that would have repealed it. MPs voted along party lines during second reading in the House of Commons Wednesday, with only ...
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Trucker charged with attempting to smuggle drugs over Canada-U.S. border in B.C.
ABBOTSFORD BRITISH COLUMBIA - Police say a 47-year-old man is facing drug-trafficking charges following the discovery of illicit drugs inside the commercial truck and trailer he was driving as he tried to cross the Canada-U.S. border in Abbotsford, B.C...
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Some B.C. legislators qualified for full pension a day before election
VICTORIA - British Columbia's snap election on Saturday was held a day after a dozen legislators crossed the threshold for a pension, including four NDP MLAs who lost their ridings or did not run. The clerk's office at the legislature said the pension...
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Next BC NDP leader faces 'reputational challenge' of deficit blowout: Horgan adviser
A former adviser to John Horgan says the next leader of the BC NDP will face a "reputational challenge" of proving the party can be trusted with taxpayers' money, something he says the late former premier established with a $5.7 billion surplus when he...
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Canada
Dead whale with tail severed is spotted in Howe Sound near BC Ferries collision site
VANCOUVER - A federal department has confirmed a dead humpback whale was spotted floating in Howe Sound, B.C., about a week after a BC Ferries vessel collided with a whale in the same region. The Fisheries Department said in a statement that two whales...
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Major nuclear firm urges Ottawa's neutrality as demand for clean energy soars
OTTAWA - A major firm is calling for Ottawa to remain impartial as it rolls out its nuclear strategy and the demand for clean energy soars. Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel told a House of Commons committee on Wednesday that Ottawa needs to remain "technology neu...
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Liberals vote to keep B.C. tanker ban in place
OTTAWA - The Liberal government voted to keep the B.C. coastal oil tanker ban in place Wednesday, defeating a Conservative bill that would have repealed it. MPs voted along party lines during second reading in the House of Commons Wednesday, with only ...
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Ottawa introduces new fines for bogus, unlicensed immigration and citizenship advice
OTTAWA - The Immigration Department has announced new fines ranging from $5,000 to $1.5 million for people who give false immigration advice or provide advice without proper authorization. The new fine policy, which takes effect today, sets a minimum f...
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Former senator Pamela Wallin says MAID committee was 'chaotic and exclusionary'
Former senator Pamela Wallin criticized the co-chair of a special joint committee on MAID while testifying at an inquiry into a leaked confidential report, calling him "dismissive" and describing the process as "chaotic and exclusionary." "It was the w...
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One charge against Frank Stronach dropped ahead of second sex assault trial: lawyer
Frank Stronach's lawyer says one charge of sexual assault against her client in an upcoming Newmarket, Ont., trial has been dropped. Leora Shemesh says the prosecution involving one complainant in the trial set for next year has been withdrawn. Docume...
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World
North Korea launches an unidentified projectile off its east coast, South Korea says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea said North Korea has launched an unidentified projectile off the North's east coast. South Korea's military said the launch happened Thursday but gave no further details, including the type of weapon ...
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Milwaukee's William Contreras wins World Series MVP with .381 average, 10 ABS overturns
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - William Contreras became the eighth catcher voted the World Series MVP after lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to their first World Series championship. The heart and soul of the small-market Brewers, Contreras bat...
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Brewers beat the Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to win the first World Series title in franchise history
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The small-ball Milwaukee Brewers playing in the smallest market in the majors are World Series champions for the first time. Hey, Milwaukee: grab a brat, raise a beer and prepare for that parade. ...
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Sports
Milwaukee's William Contreras wins World Series MVP with .381 average, 10 ABS overturns
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - William Contreras became the eighth catcher voted the World Series MVP after lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to their first World Series championship. The heart and soul of the small-market Brewers, Contreras bat...
32m ago
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Milwaukee's William Contreras wins World Series MVP with .381 average, 10 ABS overturns
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - William Contreras became the eighth catcher voted the World Series MVP after lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to their first World Series championship. The heart and soul of the small-market Brewers, Contreras bat...
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Jarry earns shutout as Oilers douse Flames 4-0 to snap two-game losing skid
EDMONTON - Tristan Jarry made 24 stops to earn the shutout as the Edmonton Oilers snapped a two-game losing skid, defeating the rival Calgary Flames 4-0 on Wednesday. Mathieu Joseph, Mattias Ekholm, Kasperi Kapanen and Alex Formenton had the goals for ...
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