WEATHER STATEMENT
Special weather statement issued for possible snow on Coquihalla overnight
HOPE - Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt on Friday (Jun. 20). It may be the first day of summer, but an upper disturbance travelling over southern B.C. is bringing widespread showers and possibly - wet snow - over the highway summits. Snow levels m...
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SUPER SAVE FIRE
Firefighters quickly put out blaze at Super Save in Surrey Friday morning
FRASER VALLEY - Surrey firefighters were in and out of an incident at a local Super Save early Friday morning (Jun. 20).Witnesses reported seeing the fire on the Langley Bypass at around 8:30 a.m. The Surrey Fire Fighters Association then shared a post shortly before 9 a.m., saying crews were on scene at the Super Save...
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ABBOTSFORD CANUCKS
Abbotsford Canucks take 3-1 series lead in Game 4 Thursday night
ABBOTSFORD - The Abby Canucks have been on fire over the ice this season- going from a historic franchise first in the Western Conference Final, to only being one win away from the 2025 Calder Cup. With a synergetic team and Artūrs Šilovs blocking 30 out of 32 shots against him, Abbtosford took a 3-2 win in Gam...
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Cultus Lake Day
Cultus Lake Day parade, community activities happening lakeside on Saturday
CULTUS LAKE - Rain or shine, Cultus Lake Day is back for another year of community spirit with a full roster of activities. Cultus Lake Day kicks off at the Cultus Lake Fire Hall with a pancake breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., followed by the parade at 11 a.m. Image: Kevin Plastow Photography, via Cultus Lake Pa...
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Road closure due to rollover
Rural road west of Chilliwack closed after rollover
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department says Boundary Road was closed Thursday afternoon after a motor vehicle incident.According to a social media post from the department at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Boundary Road was closed after a single vehicle struck a power pole. The driver of the vehicle sustained minor injurie...
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Cougar spotted near Chilliwack trail
WildSafeBC notifies public about cougar sighting near popular Chilliwack hiking trail
CHILLIWACK - The Fraser Valley chapter of WildSafeBC is warning hikers and trail runners about a cougar sighting near a popular Chilliwack hiking trail. According to the text of a social media post Thursday afternoon, WildSafeBC, which promotes the conservation of fish and wildlife resources in B.C., said the City of C...
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British Columbia
B.C. Public Safety Minister says program funding targets repeat violent offenders
SURREY - British Columbia's public safety minister says the provincial government is adding another $6 million to a policing initiative targeting repeat violent offenders. Gary Begg says the money for the Special Investigation and Targeted Enforcement program will build on the initiative's past successes in leading to ...
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Wildfire of note downgraded in B.C., remains burning out of control
A recent soaking of rain in northeastern British Columbia has helped to remove the one remaining fire out of the so-called wildfire of note category, although the Summit Lake blaze is still labelled as burning out of control. Two other wildfires of note, meaning they are highly visible or a threat to communities, were ...
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B.C. mall owner's push to buy 25 Hudson's Bay leases faces landlord opposition: docs
TORONTO - New court documents show that the landlords of former Hudson's Bay properties overwhelmingly oppose the department store's sale of leases to a B.C. entrepreneur. The documents filed by a court monitor appointed to help the Bay through creditor protection say landlords representing 23 leases in a group of 25 W...
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B.C. coroner won't call inquest into death of woman, hit by police anti-riot rounds
VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief coroner is taking the unusual step of not calling an inquest into the death of Lisa Rauch, who died after being hit by two plastic bullets fired by a Victoria police officer. While an inquest is mandatory after deaths in police custody, Coroner Dr. Jatinder Baidwan says in a statemen...
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Man seen 'speeding toward' dolphins in B.C. waters fined $5,000
PORT HARDY - A man seen speeding on a Jet Ski towards a pod of Pacific white sided dolphins has been fined $5,000 and has been banned from posting anything related to marine mammals on social media. The man was found guilty last November in B.C. provincial court for violating marine mammal regulations after his trial h...
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B.C. Forest Practices Board says forestry changes could reduce wildfire risk
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Forest Practices Board says a two-year investigation has found "outdated rules and unclear responsibility" are stopping forestry from becoming a wildfire prevention tool. The board - an independent body that audits B.C. forest practices - says it examined forestry operations betw...
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Canada
Canada-Europe security and defence pact to be signed Monday in Brussels
OTTAWA - A security and defence partnership pact Prime Minister Mark Carney will sign with European leaders in Brussels on Monday will be among the most wide-ranging agreements with a third country Europe has ever reached, a senior EU official said on Friday. Carney is flying to Europe Sunday for a Canada - EU Summit, ...
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Don't regulate us like radio, music streamer Spotify tells CRTC
OTTAWA - Music streamer Spotify says Canada's federal broadcast regulator shouldn't impose rules meant for radio on streaming services. Appearing before a CRTC hearing today, company representatives compared regulating Spotify like a radio station to treating Uber like a horse and buggy. In its written submission, Spot...
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VIA Rail and Unifor reach tentative agreement, strike averted
MONTREAL - Via Rail has reached a tentative deal with the union representing 2,400 workers across the country. The deal averts a walkout involving members of Unifor, who had voted for a strike mandate to be exercised as early as Sunday. Unifor says the tentative agreement offers gains in wages, job security and working...
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Applications open for new disability benefit program, payments start next month
OTTAWA - Canada's new disability benefit - a program that provides eligible people with up to $200 a month - is now open for applications. The program is available to people with disabilities between the ages of 18 and 64 who already have been approved for the disability tax credit. The government says applications wil...
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CSIS says it took steps against dozens of employees over misconduct last year
OTTAWA - Canada's spy service says it closed 34 misconduct cases last year and concluded the allegations were founded in 33 of the cases. In its latest annual report, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service says disciplinary or administrative measures were taken in the cases, ranging from verbal warnings to dismissa...
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Bail hearing in July for Montreal mom charged with abandoning three-year-old daughter
SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD - The mother who allegedly abandoned her three-year-old daughter in rural Ontario for four days is scheduled to have a bail hearing early next month. Lawyers in Quebec court set hearing dates of July 3 and July 4 for the 34-year-old Montreal woman who faces one count of unlawful abandonment of ...
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World
Federal judge blocks Trump effort to keep Harvard from hosting foreign students
BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge on Friday granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration's efforts to keep Harvard University from hosting international students. The order from U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs preserves the ability of Harvard to host foreign students while the case is decided. I...
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Judge says he will order Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from detention
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge says he'll order Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil released from immigration detention. Judge Michael Farbiarz made the ruling from the bench in federal court in New Jersey on Friday. Lawyers for the Columbia graduate had asked a federal judge to immediately release him on bail from a ...
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Brampton mayor 'cautiously optimistic' about Bishnoi gang terrorist designation
OTTAWA - Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown says he's "cautiously optimistic" about the chances of India's Lawrence Bishnoi gang being designated as a terrorist group after meeting with the public safety minister Wednesday night. Brown says that he and Peel region police officials met with Public Safety Minister Ga...
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Sports
IIHF including women in tournament bonus money 'significant', says Canada's Kingsbury
CALGARY - The International Ice Hockey Federation's decision to share tournament bonus money with women after years of men in the driver's seat is both symbolic and practical, says the general manager of Canada's women's team. "It's very significant," said Hockey Canada women's general manager Gina Kingsbury....
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Canada coach Jesse Marsch downplays latest CONCACAF disciplinary proceeding
HOUSTON - Canada coach Jesse Marsch is downplaying a CONCACAF investigation into his actions during the Canadian men's opening game at the Gold Cup. Marsch told a news conference in Houston, in advance of Canada's game against Curaçao on Saturday, that the issue was of more interest to the media than the team. N...
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Stanley Cup Final averaged 2.5M US viewers, a drop from last year's Cup and the 4 Nations final
U.S. television ratings for the Stanley Cup Final rematch between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers declined from their first matchup a year ago. An average of 2.5 million viewers watched on TNT, with 2.8 million tuning in for the Panthers' series-clinching Game 6 victory. The overall number on cable is down fro...
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