Family fighting to bring B.C. senior home after she fell into a coma in China
It was supposed to be a joyful family reunion, but instead a British Columbia grandmother is stranded in China in a coma, her family unable to pay the hundreds of thousands of dollars to bring her home via air ambulance. Her family says Lilia Avoutova,...
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Road Closures
Sections of Highway 1 to close for maintenance work starting Monday
ABBOTSFORD - Drivers may expect delays as crews begin maintenance work along sections of Highway 1 after this weekend. On Monday (Mar. 30), from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the regional contractor Emil Anderson Maintenance will be conducting urgent roadside drainage repairs on the highway's westbound right lane between Whatcom R...
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'A legend': Moguls great Mikaël Kingsbury gets high praise from Alexandre Bilodeau
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Guide Dogs
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Last Stop
Transit police arrest armed man at Surrey train station
SURREY - One man has been taken into custody after bringing a loaded gun and no transit fare to the Gateway SkyTrain station earlier this week.On Monday (Mar. 23), just after 10 a.m., Metro Vancouver Transit Police officers were checking passengers for fares in the station's fare paid zone when they watched a man try t...
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Diversity and Inclusion
Fraser Valley residents, organizations honoured at annual diversity awards
ABBOTSFORD - Six individuals and groups have recently been recognized for their efforts in championing diversity and inclusion across the Fraser Valley.The 23rd annual Fraser Valley Cultural Diversity Awards welcomed 350 guests to the Clarion Hotel and Conference Centre on March 4, with international leadership expert ...
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J.T. Veney Commits to Long Island University
Chilliwack, B.C. - The Chilliwack Chiefs are proud to announce that defenceman J.T. Veney has committed to Long Island University and will join the LIU Sharks for the upcoming season. Veney has been a key presence on the Chiefs' blue line, using his size, reach, and mobility to impact the game in all zones. Known [...]
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Public Safety Notice
Violent sex offender set to be released in Abbotsford Monday
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department is advising the public about the release of a sex offender into the community. Police say 46-year-old Stephen Bradley Ewing is scheduled for release from William Head Institution on Monday, March 30, and will be living in the Abbotsford area. The Port Alberni man was facing...
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British Columbia
Family fighting to bring B.C. senior home after she fell into a coma in China
It was supposed to be a joyful family reunion, but instead a British Columbia grandmother is stranded in China in a coma, her family unable to pay the hundreds of thousands of dollars to bring her home via air ambulance. Her family says Lilia Avoutova,...
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Quicksketch: Who's who in the NDP leadership race
WINNIPEG - The next NDP leader will be announced on Sunday. There are five candidates on the ballot and voting concludes Saturday. Here's a quick look at the candidates and how the last six months have gone for them. Avi Lewis Work: Lewis is a document...
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Site C work camp moved to support nation-building project in northern B.C.
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro says it's relocating and repurposing the majority of its work camp for building the Site C hydroelectric dam to support the construction of the North Coast Transmission Line project, as its construction will begin this summer. A s...
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Joint federal-provincial commission into Tumbler Ridge shooting an option: minister
VICTORIA - A joint federal-provincial commission could look into the shooting that killed eight people in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., says British Columbia's public safety minister. Nina Krieger says a joint commission is an "option," citing the one that inv...
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A year after the tragedy, Lapu Lapu festival victims question donations
VANCOUVER - Family members of the Lapu Lapu Day festival tragedy victims said they are not getting as much financial support as they expected, and are calling on organizers to halt plans for this year's event. Filipino BC announced this year's Lapu La...
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Political science lecturer says calls for resignation of MLA Chan hold water
VICTORIA - A University of British Columbia political analyst says calls for the resignation of Independent MLA Hon Chan are appropriate, after the legislator was charged this week in relation to an alleged incident of intimate partner violence in 2024...
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Canada
China denies forced labour allegations amid fallout from Michael Ma's comments
China is again denying claims of forced labour in the country as calls grow for Prime Minister Mark Carney to clarify Canada's stance on the issue amid fallout from comments made by Liberal MP Michael Ma that appeared to cast doubt on reported human ri...
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Family fighting to bring B.C. senior home after she fell into a coma in China
It was supposed to be a joyful family reunion, but instead a British Columbia grandmother is stranded in China in a coma, her family unable to pay the hundreds of thousands of dollars to bring her home via air ambulance. Her family says Lilia Avoutova,...
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Drainville, Fréchette square off in second Coalition Avenir Québec leadership debate
LAVAL - The two candidates vying to replace François Legault as Coalition Avenir Québec leader and Quebec premier are meeting today in a second and final debate. Bernard Drainville and Christine Fréchette exchanged friendly greetings ahead of the start...
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Energy policy key as NDP leadership candidates make final pitch
WINNIPEG - The NDP leadership candidates made their last pitch to voters Saturday morning in a last-ditch effort to win support from the handful of members who have not voted yet. Many of the roughly 2,000 delegates at the Winnipeg convention have alr...
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Quicksketch: Who's who in the NDP leadership race
WINNIPEG - The next NDP leader will be announced on Sunday. There are five candidates on the ballot and voting concludes Saturday. Here's a quick look at the candidates and how the last six months have gone for them. Avi Lewis Work: Lewis is a document...
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Feminists urge continuing fight of slain Iraqi-Canadian, Yanar Mohammed
OTTAWA - Gender-equality activists say a Toronto woman who was killed this month after decades pushing for women's rights in her native Iraq would not want Canadians to give up the fight for equality. Toronto resident Yanar Mohammed opened the first wo...
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World
Drainville, Fréchette square off in second Coalition Avenir Québec leadership debate
LAVAL - The two candidates vying to replace François Legault as Coalition Avenir Québec leader and Quebec premier are meeting today in a second and final debate. Bernard Drainville and Christine Fréchette exchanged friendly greetings ahead of the start...
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5 killed after a train and a van collide in a train crossing in rural Mississippi
WIGGINS, Miss. (AP) - Five people were killed when a train and van collided in rural Mississippi, authorities said Friday. All five killed were in the van, Stone County Coroner Wayne Flurry said. The lone surviving van passenger, a 23-yea...
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Tiger Woods' rollover crash is golfer's fourth high-profile car accident and second DUI arrest
JUPITER ISLAND, Fla. (AP) - Tiger Woods' arrest Friday for a car crash in Florida was at least the fourth auto-related incident involving the golfer and the second in which he was charged with driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. ...
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Sports
'A legend': Moguls great Mikaël Kingsbury gets high praise from Alexandre Bilodeau
Mikaël Kingsbury has always credited those around him for his success. Now as his career winds down, it's his turn to receive some praise for his impact on freestyle skiing. Before the Canadian championships, the 33-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que....
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Canada's Stephen Gogolev finishes fourth at world figure skating championships
PRAGUE - Canada's Stephen Gogolev blocked out the noise and delivered yet another impressive performance to finish fourth in men's singles Saturday at the world figure skating championships. Fifth after Thursday's short program, Gogolev scored a person...
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Howden, Schmidt reach podium in final weekend of World Cup ski cross season
GÄLLIVARE - Reece Howden won the men's silver medal and fellow Canadian Hannah Schmidt took the women's bronze Saturday in the penultimate ski cross races of the World Cup season. Howden, from Chilliwack, B.C., posted a time of 57.36 seconds, just behi...
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