Valley Huskers
Valley Huskers announce record-tying number of U Sports commits, highlighting Chilliwack club's ongoing success
CHILLIWACK - The Canadian Junior Football League member Valley Huskers have announced a record-tying number of U Sports commits this off-season, spotlighting the continued success of the club as a premier launching pad for aspiring football players eager to excel. With eight athletes officially moving on to the next le...
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Vehicle incident
Vehicle crashes into Chilliwack roundabout late Saturday, damages signs
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Fire Department and Chilliwack RCMP personnel were dispatched late Saturday night (Mar. 15) after a vehicle incident at the roundabout at Tyson Road and Watson Road in Chilliwack. According to scanner traffic, Chilliwack Fire Engines 1 and 4 were called for the report of an accident at about 11:...
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In the news today: Carney to make sovereignty announcement in Arctic
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Missing man
Langley RCMP appeal for help locating a missing 62-year-old man
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Langley are asking for the public's help in locating a 62-year-old male who was reported missing last week.According to a statement from Langley RCMP Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, Bernard Schon was reported missing on Monday, March 10. However, he was last seen on Friday, February 14, 2025. Description o...
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Commercial vehicle fire
Hope firefighters contain commercial vehicle fire before it spreads
HOPE - Hope Fire Department says two of its engines were dispatched Friday afternoon for a commercial vehicle trailer on fire.According to a social media post, Hope fire crews were dispatched at 4:49 p.m. Friday, March 14 after a semi trailer caught fire on Corbett Street between 4th and 5th Avenues. Once they arrived,...
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Assault
Langley RCMP arrest 37-year-old man for alleged assault of a nurse, suspect already released
LANGLEY - Mounties in Langley say they're investigating an alleged assault on a nurse at Langley Memorial Hospital that happened earlier this month. According to a statement from Langley RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, police responded to the report of an assault in progress on Saturday, March 8 at about 12:15 a....
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Chilliwack River Valley
Abandoned motor home found junked in the Chilliwack River Valley
CHILLIWACK - Exasperated by the presence of unsightly vehicles that get dumped along Chilliwack Lake Road or nearby forest service roads, Chilliwack cleanup volunteer Ross Aikenhead says yet another abandoned motor home has been located in the Chilliwack River Valley.Aikenhead, who devotes several hours each week to pi...
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British Columbia
It's not business as usual for Canadians who want to stay in the U.S., lawyers warn
VANCOUVER - Immigration lawyers say the case of a Vancouver woman detained in the United States over a denied visa is a warning to other Canadians that it's no longer business as usual when crossing the border for work. Jasmine Mooney returned to Vancouver this weekend after she was detained for about 12 days when she ...
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B.C. resident returns library book 64 years later, credits it for saving lives
VANCOUVER - An 83-year-old British Columbia man has returned a book to the University of B.C. Library 64 years late, but he had a good excuse. Librarian Susan Parker received a package from Robert Murray in the mail with the book, a $100 cheque for late fees and an explanation. Murray's letter says the book, a 1931 edi...
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Empty shelves, idle escalators: Shoppers look for piece of history at the Bay stores
Empty shelves and idle escalators greeted shoppers Monday as they poked through Hudson's Bay stores looking for bargains and perhaps a piece of history. In Edmonton, some racks at two Bay locations were picked clean as a mere handful of older men and women took advantage of 40, 50, 60 and even 70 per cent discounts. Th...
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Ayurvedic medicine tainted with heavy metals in B.C., linked to lead poisoning case
Fraser Health says a case of lead poisoning in Surrey, B.C., has been connected to unauthorized Ayurvedic alternative medicine, prompting a warning about the products being sold at a grocery store in the city. The health authority says the products that were sold at the All in One Wholesale Cash and Carry on 85th Ave. ...
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B.C. hydro rates to increase in 2025, 2026 but remain among lowest in North America
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's energy minister says the province is setting annual rate increases for electricity for the next two years in response to rising demand for power and economic uncertainty. Adrian Dix says the government will be submitting a "rate stability direction" to the B.C. Utilities Commiss...
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First Nation gets village site back from pulp company on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast
POWELL RIVER, B.C. - The Tla'amin First Nation and forestry giant Domtar have reached an agreement for the nation to reacquire a large portion of a historic village site along the B.C. Sunshine Coast. The nation and Domtar issued a joint statement saying the two sides took part in a ceremony to sign the agreement that ...
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Canada
In the news today: Carney to make sovereignty announcement in Arctic
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney, defence minister and military chief in Iqaluit for sovereignty announcement Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Iqaluit today in a bid to reassert Canada's sovereignty in the Arctic. Carney is expected to make an announc...
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New Brunswick Liberals to table budget today amid trade war with the United States
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Liberal party is scheduled to table its first budget today since winning the October election. The budget comes as Canada is in a trade war with the United States, and Premier Susan Holt has said the economic uncertainty has made balancing the budget an "exceptionally difficult" ...
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Carney, defence minister and military chief in Iqaluit for sovereignty announcement
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Iqaluit today in a bid to reassert Canada's sovereignty in the Arctic. Carney is expected to make an announcement on strengthening security along with Defence Minister Bill Blair and Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan. He is also set to meet with Nunavut Premier P...
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February inflation data set to show end of federal tax holiday
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is set to release inflation figures for February today. Most economists expect inflation picked up as the federal government's temporary tax break on a number of household staples came to an end in February. The two-month GST holiday cooled prices in December and January, but inflation is for...
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Quebec MP, businesses to join Vermont senator's border discussion on trade war
OTTAWA - A Liberal member of Parliament is set to join a United States senator at the Canada-U.S. border today for a discussion on how to navigate the trade war between the two nations. Democratic senator Peter Welch is convening the roundtable of mainly Quebec- and Vermont-based businesses in the state to talk about h...
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It's not business as usual for Canadians who want to stay in the U.S., lawyers warn
VANCOUVER - Immigration lawyers say the case of a Vancouver woman detained in the United States over a denied visa is a warning to other Canadians that it's no longer business as usual when crossing the border for work. Jasmine Mooney returned to Vancouver this weekend after she was detained for about 12 days when she ...
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World
NASA's stuck astronauts are finally on their way back to Earth after 9 months in space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's two stuck astronauts headed back to Earth with SpaceX on Tuesday to close out a dramatic marathon mission that began with a bungled Boeing test flight more than nine months ago. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams bid farewell to the International Space Station - their home since last spr...
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Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 200 people in Gaza, health officials say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Gaza's Health Ministry says a wave of Israeli strikes across the territory has killed at least 200 people. Khalil Degran, a spokesman for the ministry based at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza, provided the updated figure early Tuesday. Wafaa Shurafa And Josef Federman, The ...
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Israel launches new strikes against Hamas and promises 'increasing military force' after talks stall
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel launched new strikes against Hamas and promised 'increasing military force' after talks on on further hostage releases stalled. Early Friday morning, Israel's Prime Minister's office said it instructed the army to strike Hamas across Gaza. The statement said it was because of Ham...
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Sports
Devin Booker leads big second quarter, Suns rout Raptors 129-89
PHOENIX (AP) - Devin Booker scored 27 points and led a second-quarter surge as the Phoenix Suns routed the Toronto Raptors 129-89 on Monday night. Playing without injured guard Bradley Beal again, the Suns saw seven players score in double figures. Thirteen players scored for Phoenix and the final margin of 40 was the ...
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Peeved off Maple Leafs punish Flames 6-2 to get back on track following tough stretch
TORONTO - Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube watched an angry group walk through the door Monday morning. Toronto was coming off a pair of tight losses to Atlantic Division rivals as part of an ugly run that had seen the club drop five of its last six games. "They're not very happy right now," Berube said of...
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Homan beats U.S. 8-4, improves to 4-1 at women's world curling championship
UIJEONGBU-SI - Rachel Homan and her Canadian championship crew beat the United States 8-4 on Monday night to improve their round-robin record to 4-1 at the LGT women's world curling championship. Homan and her Ottawa-based team of Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes, scored deuces in the second, fourth and eight...
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