Charges approved
Man once sought for impersonating a police officer in Langley charged with drug trafficking
LANGLEY/SURREY - A 28-year-old man who was previously wanted for impersonating a police officer and pulling over a vehicle in Langley has been formally charged with drug trafficking and firearms offences.The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C. announced Thursday that 28-year-old Bryce Telford is facing mul...
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Delicious summertime tradition
Chilliwack corn barns, including Sparkes, ready to welcome back customers
CHILLIWACK/ABBOTSFORD - Local corn barns in Chilliwack and Abbotsford are ready to welcome their customers for a delicious summertime tradition. Sparkes Corn Barn in Chilliwack announced on its socials and website that it will fully open all of its Chilliwack and Fraser Valley locations starting today (Thursday, July 9...
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Traffic pattern changes
Traffic pattern changes along Highway 1 in Langley begin tonight
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Environmental Protection Notice
Enbridge: Sunrise Expansion Program
Charges approved
Man once sought for impersonating a police officer in Langley charged with drug trafficking
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B.C. nurses expand pickets to Surrey hospital and the nearby surgery centre
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Fraser Valley
Multiple structures at Blue Lake Resort
Multiple structures at Blue Lake Resort in the Fraser Canyon destroyed
BOSTON BAR - A raging wildfire complex near Boston Bar, B.C., has destroyed a number of buildings and has grown significantly to almost 200 square kilometres. Video posted online by the Shayne Findlay, the operator of Blue Lake Resort, show a number of...
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Wildfire situation
Update, 7:45 p.m. Wednesday: Ainslie Creek wildfire doubles to nearly 17,000 hectares
UPDATE, 7:45 P.M. WEDNESDAY: The BC Wildfire Service now says the Ainslie Creek wildfire has doubled in size. Earlier today, it was just over 8,800 hectares. As of 6:48 p.m., BCWS now reports it has ballooned to a staggering estimate of 16,987 hectares. Nearly 150 firefighters, 12 helicopters, 21 pieces of heavy equipm...
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Franchise expansion
Sandwich franchise to open location in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A sandwich franchise with nearly 3,400 locations worldwide plans to open a location in Chilliwack soon. According to its company website and a job posting on Indeed.ca, Jersey Mike's Subs will open at 103-7670 Vedder Road in Chilliwack. A notice on Jersey Mike's website about its upcoming store in Chilliwa...
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Charges laid
Suspect arrested, charged in multiple property crimes in Chilliwack: RCMP
CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack say a 33-year-old man has been charged for his alleged role in a number of crimes throughout Chilliwack. Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener says police noted an increase in residential break and enters in early May 2026, as well as thefts of vehicles from homes across ...
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British Columbia
B.C. nurses expand pickets to Surrey hospital and the nearby surgery centre
SURREY - British Columbia nurses have set up pickets at two Metro Vancouver health facilities, just days after protesters rallied at Vancouver General Hospital. The BC Nurses' Union says picket lines are up at Surrey Memorial Hospital and just blocks a...
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Multiple structures at Blue Lake Resort
Multiple structures at Blue Lake Resort in the Fraser Canyon destroyed
BOSTON BAR - A raging wildfire complex near Boston Bar, B.C., has destroyed a number of buildings and has grown significantly to almost 200 square kilometres. Video posted online by the Shayne Findlay, the operator of Blue Lake Resort, show a number of...
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B.C. man indicted in U.S. fought off deportation in 2008, despite drug conviction
VANCOUVER - Court and immigration board records show that a British Columbia suspect indicted by U.S. authorities over alleged international organized crime was previously convicted of cross-border drug smuggling in the United States, but was allowed t...
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Wildfire season so far considered manageable across Canada, officials say
OTTAWA - Federal officials say the 2026 wildfire season has been manageable so far, largely because of significant amounts of rain across Western Canada. But with higher than normal temperatures and lower than normal rainfall amounts predicted for larg...
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Three people rescued after boat capsizes near Fort St. James, B.C.
FORT ST. JAMES - Three people have been rescued after a boat capsized on a lake in British Columbia's northern Interior. Police in Fort St. James say the accident happened Tuesday when the small boat capsized and sank in Stuart Lake's Sowchea Bay, loca...
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Mental state 'stable' for father who killed kids, B.C. review board says
COQUITLAM - The risk posed by a man found not criminally responsible for killing his three children is now "manageable" in the community with oversight, supervision and multiple conditions, the British Columbia Review Board says. The board decided last...
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Canada
Diarrhea-causing parasite infecting more than 1,200 in Michigan has not spread to Canada: PHAC
TORONTO - The Public Health Agency of Canada says the outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite that has infected more than 1,200 people in Michigan has not spread to Canada based on current information. The midwestern state announced an outbreak of cyc...
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Multiple structures at Blue Lake Resort
Multiple structures at Blue Lake Resort in the Fraser Canyon destroyed
BOSTON BAR - A raging wildfire complex near Boston Bar, B.C., has destroyed a number of buildings and has grown significantly to almost 200 square kilometres. Video posted online by the Shayne Findlay, the operator of Blue Lake Resort, show a number of...
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CP NewsAlert: Former Chretien chief of staff Eddie Goldenberg has died
OTTAWA - Eddie Goldenberg, who served as chief of staff to former prime minister Jean Chrétien has died at the age of 77. A statement from Global Public Affairs CEO Randy Pettipas, where Goldenberg worked, says Goldenberg died "after a hard-fought bat...
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Carney, other NATO leaders gifted personalized revolvers by Turkish president
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney was gifted a personalized revolver and ammunition by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the conclusion of the NATO summit in Ankara. Erdogan gave each visiting NATO leader a handgun with their name engraved on...
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Iran's attacks on Gulf ships 'unacceptable' and 'unjustified': Foreign Minister Anand
JEDDAH - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand called it "unacceptable" that Iran has launched attacks on commercial ships in recent days as it attempts to tighten its grip over the Strait of Hormuz. The comments follow new airstrikes by the United Stat...
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In the news today: Carney in Saudi Arabia, wildfire update, Ontario cancer coverage
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Prime Minister Mark Carney was gifted a personalized pistol and ammunition by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the NATO summit. Global Affairs Canada says...
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World
Fire at a shoe factory kills 28 in one of China's deadliest blazes in recent years
BEIJING (AP) - A fire broke out at a shoe factory in the eastern Chinese province of Fujian on Thursday, killing 28 people, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Chinese President Xi Jinping demanded "an all-out search and rescue effort,"...
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Former Olympian pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool damage case after Trump alleged vandalism
WASHINGTON (AP) - A former Olympic canoe racer pleaded not guilty on Thursday to deliberately damaging the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a politically charged case that his defense attorneys and other Trump administration critics...
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Flooding in southern China has killed 39 people
BEIJING (AP) - Authorities in southern China said Thursday that 39 people have died in flooding from Tropical Storm Maysak, as Taiwan and China's east coast braced for another major storm expected to make landfall in the coming days. Most...
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Sports
Star Bombers quarterback Collaros to miss game against visiting Argos
WINNIPEG - Winnipeg Blue Bombers star quarterback Zach Collaros will miss Friday's game against the visiting Toronto Argonauts with a neck injury. Collaros sustained the injury in the second quarter of Winnipeg's 14-13 win at Hamilton on Sunday. He was...
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Karolina Muchova ends Coco Gauff's run at Wimbledon in drama-filled tiebreaker to reach the final
LONDON (AP) - Karolina Muchova ended Coco Gauff's run at Wimbledon in a drama-filled tiebreaker to reach the final on Thursday. Muchova won 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (10) to become the fourth Czech woman in the last six years to reach the championshi...
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Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic headline National Bank Open player list in Montreal
MONTREAL - World No.1 Jannik Sinner and 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic highlight the 96-player list for this summer's National Bank Open, one year after several top players pulled out of the ATP 1000 tournament. Sinner and Djokovic will be ...
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