Name the Cruiser contest
Chilliwack RCMP adds nicknames to 3 police cruisers thanks to creativity from local students
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack say they're proud to spotlight creativity and enthusiasm from local youth after students who submitted nicknames for police cruisers had those suggested names painted onto RCMP vehicles. RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener says students from Chilliwack schools helped give the Sc...
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Motor vehicle incident
Cars stopped to allow dog to cross Agassiz road heavily damaged after 3rd vehicle didn't stop, crashes: RCMP
AGASSIZ - Police say two vehicles that had stopped to allow a loose dog to cross an Agassiz road last week sustained significant damage after a third vehicle approached but didn't stop, causing a multi-vehicle collision. Agassiz RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener says RCMP members were dispatched for a three-vehi...
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Name the Cruiser contest
Chilliwack RCMP adds nicknames to 3 police cruisers thanks to creativity from local students
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Fraser Valley
Road repairs planned
Province to resurface Hwy. 1 in Abbotsford and Hope this year
FRASER VALLEY - The province plans to resurface sections of Highway 1 in Abbotsford and near Hope this year as part of a $102.5-million regional investment toward improving roads and extending pavement life. In a statement, the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit says resurfacing is planned throughout B.C.'s so...
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It's in you to give
Abbotsford mom, thankful for lifeline her sons received during their battle with leukemia, pays it forward
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford mom Alisha Openshaw paid it forward Wednesday morning during her first plasma donation at Canadian Blood Services, thanking the organization for the numerous blood and platelet transfusions her two sons received during their battle with leukemia. During National Blood Donor Week (June 8-14), Can...
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Campsite repair work
B.C. govt. initiates work on Chilliwack-area campgrounds affected by storm damage
CHILLIWACK RIVER VALLEY - Preliminary work is underway to try to remediate storm damage at two campsites in the Chilliwack River Valley managed by Fireside Camping, a third party contractor. On its social media page, Fireside Camping says work has begun at Chipmunk Peninsula and Rapids Recreation Site.Roughly two weeks...
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Impersonation scam
City of Abbotsford warns public about latest impersonation scam
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford is warning residents not to fall for the latest scam circulating in the community after a property owner with an active development application was told to wire money to a fraudster via a fake invoice. In a statement, the city says residents and businesses need to stay alert and ask ...
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British Columbia
Road repairs planned
Province to resurface Hwy. 1 in Abbotsford and Hope this year
FRASER VALLEY - The province plans to resurface sections of Highway 1 in Abbotsford and near Hope this year as part of a $102.5-million regional investment toward improving roads and extending pavement life. In a statement, the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit says resurfacing is planned throughout B.C.'s so...
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Metro Vancouver workers closer to 'full-scale strike' with no contract progress
VANCOUVER - Metro Vancouver's unionized outside workers are threatening a full-scale strike after no progress toward an agreement during weeks of rotating pickets. Jesse Medeiros, the president of the Greater Vancouver Regional District Employees' Uni...
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Cleanup volunteers doing great work
Volunteers invited to clean up illegal shooting gallery off Chilliwack Lake Road this weekend
CHILLIWACK - Volunteers will be looking to clean up the remnants of an illegal shooting gallery in the Chilliwack River Valley this weekend. Longtime Chilliwack resident and environmental steward Ross Aikenhead says local residents who want to help pitch in are invited to meet at On the Way Store (46484 Chilliwack Lake...
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Ontario murder suspect believed to be in rural B.C.: police
PERTH, ONT. - A suspect wanted for second-degree murder in the death of a man in southern Ontario may be camping somewhere in rural British Columbia. Ontario Provincial Police say 34-year-old Christo Richards of Ottawa died in hospital after being fou...
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A new unit aims to help B.C. First Nations navigate police accountability processes
WEST KELOWNA - The First Nations Justice Council in British Columbia has officially launched an effort meant to help Indigenous people navigate the police accountability process in the province. Judith Sayers, a director with the group, says the Polic...
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B.C. woman pleads guilty to attempting to euthanize cat with fentanyl: SPCA
KELOWNA - British Columbia's animal welfare society says a woman has been banned from owning or living with pets for five years and given 12 months' probation after pleading guilty to attempting to euthanize a cat with fentanyl. A statement from the B....
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Canada
Senators say changes to labour law could make Canada a more reliable trading partner
OTTAWA - A group of senators is arguing Canada needs to overhaul its labour laws to avoid work stoppages in critical sectors if it wants to be seen as a reliable trading partner on the global stage. The Senate Committee on Transportation and Communicat...
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Former Montreal officer cleared in Nicholas Gibbs killing suing ethics commissioner
MONTREAL - A former Montreal police officer cleared of wrongdoing after he killed a Black man while on duty is suing the police ethics commissioner for $1.1 million. Philippe Bertrand alleges in a complaint filed June 2 at the Montreal courthouse that ...
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Quebec lowers electric vehicle sales targets for second time
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has once again lowered its target for electric vehicle sales. It is now aiming to have 80 per cent of new vehicle sales be zero-emission by 2035. The Coalition Avenir Québec government had already signalled its intentio...
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Ambassador tells Canada to don 'sales hat' after Trump questions future of trade pact
WASHINGTON - The United States' top diplomat in Canada says that when U.S. President Donald Trump says the U.S. doesn't need anything from its northern neighbour, he's actually looking for ways to collaborate. "When the president says we don't need thi...
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It's in you to give
Abbotsford mom, thankful for lifeline her sons received during their battle with leukemia, pays it forward
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford mom Alisha Openshaw paid it forward Wednesday morning during her first plasma donation at Canadian Blood Services, thanking the organization for the numerous blood and platelet transfusions her two sons received during their battle with leukemia. During National Blood Donor Week (June 8-14), Can...
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Toronto police officer fatally shot while carrying out search, chief says
TORONTO - A Toronto police officer who was shot early Thursday morning has died, as police search for a suspect potentially linked to other shootings, including one at the U.S. consulate in March, chief Myron Demkiw said. Const. Marc Pinizzotto, 43, wa...
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World
Man pleads guilty to killing a top Minnesota Democrat and her husband while posing as an officer
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The man charged in the political assassinations of the top Democrat in the Minnesota House and her husband, as well as the nonfatal shootings of a state senator and his wife, pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday after prosecutors...
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House vote to extend FISA spy tool fails and it could lapse as Friday deadline looms
WASHINGTON (AP) - A rare lapse in a law that allows the United States to gather intelligence abroad appears likely after the House failed on Thursday to temporarily extend the program, in a protest of President Donald Trump 's refusal to name a permane...
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Somali ref Artan picked for showpiece UEFA game after being barred by US from World Cup
GENEVA (AP) - Somali referee Omar Artan who was barred by the United States from the World Cup was picked on Thursday for the showcase UEFA Super Cup game in August. European soccer body UEFA said Artan will referee the Aug. 12 game betwe...
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Sports
Toronto Sceptres re-sign defender Kali Flanagan to three-year deal
TORONTO - The Toronto Sceptres have re-signed defender Kali Flanagan to a three-year contract, the Professional Women's Hockey League team announced Thursday. The move makes Flanagan one of Toronto's three protected players for phase three of the PWHL ...
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The Spurs are still believers, but it's the Knicks who are 1 game from winning the NBA title
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Victor Wembanyama surely knew he was overstating the obvious, when he pointed out that there are two possible outcomes for Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Saturday night. - San Antonio wins and extends the series. - New York wins and bec...
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Head coach Marsch brings confidence, character to Canadian soccer team
Jesse Marsch believes it's a unique Canadian team that he's leading into the FIFA World Cup this week. The players have an unusually strong desire to compete for each other and their country, he said, and that's made his job as head coach unique, too....
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