Fraser Valley

Veterinary services
Non-profit mobile vet clinic expands service platform to Chilliwack, Fraser Valley
CHILLIWACK - It's no secret that animal shelters across British Columbia, even right here in Chilliwack, are overflowing with unwanted dogs and cats. Which is why the province's first non-profit mobile vet clinic has expanded its service platform to now include Chilliwack, Abbotsford and the rest of the Fraser Valley. ...
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Man arrested
Man threatens to kill woman's barking dog, later arrested: Mission RCMP
MISSION - Mounties in Mission say a man has been arrested for assault and uttering threats after he pushed a woman to the ground because of the loud nature of her barking dog. According to a social media post from the detachment, Mission RCMP say a woman was walking her dog along 1st Avenue shortly after 2 a.m. on Tues...
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Suspect wanted
Mission RCMP seek suspect in theft of wallet containing debit and credit cards
MISSION - Police in Mission are looking to identify a man they say allegedly stole a wallet and used the victim's banking and credit cards for purchases in Mission. According to a social media post, Mission RCMP say a resident from 9th Avenue near Stave Lake Street reported on Tuesday, July 15 to police that his wallet...
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Addition to reserve
Ag land addition to First Nation between Chilliwack and Hope on Thursday's FVRD board agenda
CHILLIWACK - The Fraser Valley Regional District board is set to review a motion this week involving an agricultural land addition to a First Nation between Chilliwack and Hope, but will not be voting on the merits of the proposed Addition to Reserve. According to item 13.3 on Thursday's board agenda, the FVRD board ha...
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Fraser Valley Weather

British Columbia

'We have to improve or we'll die': B.C. ranchers seek water solutions in long drought
Rancher John Parkes wants more water storage in B.C.'s Interior, which is suffering the impacts of a multi-year drought. But Parkes, manager of Nicola Ranch near Merritt, says it's not just for irrigation - water from dams is released into drying rivers to maintain flows and river ecosystems. "My predecessors, ove...
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Three more murder charges laid in Vancouver festival attack, police say
VANCOUVER - The man accused of plowing a vehicle through a crowd at a Vancouver street festival faces more charges of second-degree murder. Police say the number of charges against Adam Kai-Ji Lo, 30, has been increased from eight to 11, matching the number of people who died in the attack at the Lapu Lapu festival on ...
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Teen arrested in fatal downtown Vancouver stabbing of 15-year-old boy
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say they have arrested a 17-year-old suspect in the stabbing death of a 15-year-old boy near Robson Square over the weekend. Vancouver police say in a release that the suspect was arrested late Monday after surrendering to a patrol officer. Police say the suspect is a Surrey, B.C., resid...
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B.C. inks trade deals with Manitoba, Yukon a day after agreement with Ontario
HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO - British Columbia has signed two more internal trade agreements with other Canadian jurisdictions to boost trade and labour mobility, a day after a similar deal with Ontario was announced. B.C. Premier David Eby says in a statement that the province has signed separate deals with Manitoba and Yukon...
Jul 22, 2025
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B.C. Coastal First Nations issue open letter to Carney opposing suggested pipeline
VANCOUVER - Coastal First Nations in British Columbia have issued an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, asking him to reject any new proposal for a crude oil pipeline to the northwest coast. The move comes as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pushes for a new private-sector pipeline that would send crude oil to th...
Jul 22, 2025
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Danielle Smith backs better way than cull at B.C. ostrich farm hit by avian flu
HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith thinks authorities should be looking for a "better way" than a mass cull to deal with a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an outbreak of avian flu. Smith says there should be a new approach because most of the flock at Universal Ostrich Fa...
Jul 22, 2025
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Canada

Ottawa threatens to pull Toronto's housing funding over sixplex decision
OTTAWA - Claiming the city is falling short on its promise to ramp up density, Federal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson is threatening to pull some of Toronto's housing funding. In a letter to Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow earlier this week, Robertson wrote that he's disappointed by a recent decision to limit where builde...
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Immigrant families threaten legal action over new directive limiting daycare access
MONTREAL - Two families are threatening legal action over the Quebec government's move to deny some immigrants access to subsidized daycare spots. The two sets of parents, from France and Ukraine, are at risk of losing their children's spots in a subsidized home daycare that costs $9.35 per day. The Quebec government r...
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Three people trapped in B.C.'s Red Chris mine, Premier David Eby says
HUNTSVILLE, ONT. - Three miners have been trapped underground at British Columbia's Red Chris copper and gold mine. B.C. Premier David Eby released the news at the end of the premiers' gathering in Ontario. Eby says there was an accident overnight at the mine, which is located in B.C.'s northern Interior. He says to th...
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Military Police Complaints Commission investigates botched shooter drill on CAF base
OTTAWA - The Military Police Complaints Commission is investigating what happened during a botched active-shooter drill on a Canadian Forces base last fall that reportedly left an employee injured and traumatized. The drill happened on Nov. 12 at CFB Longue-Pointe in Montreal. An internal report says military police co...
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Outgoing antisemitism envoy calls out business, religious leaders for lack of action
OTTAWA - Ottawa's outgoing envoy for tackling antisemitism is accusing Canada's business sector and civil society of failing to call out a rising tide of hate against Jews and other minorities. In an extensive interview with The Canadian Jewish News, Deborah Lyons also says she could not get a meeting with Conservative...
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Trump announces more trade deals as deadline looms for higher tariffs on Canada
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump announced more trade deals this week as his deadline for Canada and the United States to negotiate a new economic and security partnership draws closer. Trump said Tuesday that the United States had made deals with Japan and the Philippines. The White House also provided more in...
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