Franchise location for sale
Retail franchise in Chilliwack hits the market with asking price of over half a million
CHILLIWACK - A national franchise with a presence in a thriving Chilliwack commercial shopping centre has hit the market with an asking price of over half a million dollars.In July, a commercial real estate listing appeared on realtor.ca for the Mary Brown's Chicken location near Save-On-Foods in the thriving Garrison ...
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Power outage
Over 1,200 customers in Fraser Canyon between Hope and Lytton without power for over 16 hours
FRASER CANYON/LYTTON - Over 1,200 residential customers of BC Hydro in the Fraser Canyon north of Hope as well as in Lytton have been without power since Monday afternoon. According to BC Hydro's online outage map dashboard, 573 customers in the Boston Bar area lost power at 1:40 p.m. Monday afternoon due to a downed t...
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Unruly behaviour
Woman arrested for imitation firearm allegedly assaults Abbotsford police officers
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford allege a 29-year-old female assaulted police officers over the long weekend after she was arrested for possession of an imitation firearm near a homeless shelter. According to a social media post, Abbotsford PD officers were dispatched Monday morning (Aug. 4) for the report of a female...
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Overnight dispatch
Chilliwack firefighters called to Garrison for report of structure fire overnight
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack firefighters were paged overnight for the report of a structure fire in Garrison Village in Chilliwack, prompting residents living nearby to be temporarily evacuated, according to one witness. According to a voice recording provided to Fraser Valley Today by Chilliwack resident Julie Hiscock, Ch...
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Female in distress
UPDATE, 5:45 A.M. TUESDAY: Abbotsford PD now says woman is safe, speaking with investigators
UPDATE 5:45 A.M. TUESDAY: AbbyPD Sgt. Paul Walker released a statement shortly after midnight Tuesday morning thanking the public for their help after reports emerged of a woman who was in distress Sunday night at Cabela's in Abbotsford. "As a result of everyone's effort's we have been able to locate the female in...
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LOCAL KAYAK ATHLETE
Chilliwack canoe slalom athlete competes in Junior World Championships in France
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack's own Michal Smiesko has recently ventured out to international waters in France over the past month. The 16-year-old competed in the International Canoe Federation's (ICF) Junior Canoe Slalom World Championships from July 8 to 13. Smiesko managed to race up to the kayak junior semifinals, where...
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British Columbia
Harbour Cruises vessel ran aground off Lighthouse Park in West Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Harbour Cruises says one passenger was injured after its "flagship" sightseeing vessel ran aground in the waters off West Vancouver on Sunday. The cruise operator says there were 41 passengers on board, but the MV Harbour Princess did not take on water after running aground near Lighthouse Park, a...
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Police received 'multiple' calls before Ladysmith, B.C., crash sent two to hospital
LADYSMITH - Police on Vancouver Island say they've arrested a driver after a head-on crash at a highway intersection in Ladysmith, B.C., on Saturday. Nanaimo RCMP say they received multiple calls about an aggressive driver of a Dodge Ram on the Trans Canada Highway in the minutes before the truck crashed head-on with a...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney attends Vancouver Pride parade after meeting with premier
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Mark Carney surprised attendees at Vancouver's Pride parade Sunday after meeting with Premier David Eby and officials from the Vancouver port. Carney met with Vancouver Fraser Port Authority president and CEO Peter Xotta and DP World Canada chief operating officer Joel Werner in the morning, ...
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Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island grows to more than 5 square kilometres
NANAIMO - The BC Wildfire Service says the Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island has grown to more than 5 square kilometres as "numerous" fire departments on the island converge on the blaze to protect properties and structures around Cameron Lake. Fire information officer Madison Dahl says the fire is no...
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Langley RCMP appeal for footage, witnesses after fatal B.C. highway crash
LANGLEY - Police in Langley, B.C., say a motorcyclist has died after a crash on Highway 1 on Saturday evening. Langley RCMP say emergency responders were called to the scene of a serious crash that happened between 264th and 248th Street just before 8:30 p.m. Police say BC Emergency Health Services and firefighters fro...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney's B.C. visit expected to continue Monday in Nanaimo area
NANAIMO - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to go to Vancouver Island on Monday as his visit to British Columbia continues. Carney is slated to visit the Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Test Ranges facility near Nanoose Bay, located about 30 kilometres north of Nanaimo. The prime minister met with B.C. P...
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Canada
Fact Check: A look at White House claims about Canada's fentanyl fight 'failure'
The United States made good on its promise to slap hefty tariffs on Canada Friday as the countries failed to reach a trade deal by U.S. President Donald Trump's deadline. A fact sheet from the White House said Canada's "failure" to address the opioid crisis was part of the reason for going ahead with the 35 p...
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McGill faculty groups file constitutional challenge of Quebec labour bill
MONTREAL - Four faculty groups at McGill University have launched a constitutional challenge of a Quebec bill that allows the provincial labour minister to terminate strikes. The associations, which represent 500 academics, say the bill restricts the constitutional right to strike. They are asking Quebec Superior Court...
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Fisheries Department offered support to firm behind doomed Titan submersible
HALIFAX - A U.S. Coast Guard investigation into the 2023 sinking of the Titan submersible south of Newfoundland says that Canada's Fisheries Department sent a letter of support to the sub's American owner two years before the deadly implosion. The 300-page investigation report says the sinking, which claimed five lives...
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Finance and foreign ministers in Mexico to talk trade ahead of Carney's visit
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne are in Mexico to meet with President Claudia Sheinbaum to talk economic growth, trade and security. Their trip is happening ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney's planned visit to Mexico to meet with Sheinbaum. The U.S....
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In the news today: Carney scheduled to visit B.C. Interior Tuesday
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney scheduled to visit B.C. Interior Tuesday Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to be in Kelowna, B.C., for an announcement at a lumber facility on Tuesday after attending the Vancouver Pride parade on the weekend and tour...
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After unionized Canada Post workers reject 'final offers,' what happens next?
OTTAWA - Labour experts say another postal service strike is unlikely after unionized Canada Post workers rejected their employer's latest round of offers in a forced vote and the parties mull their next steps. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said Friday that the roughly 55,000 members represented by the union sho...
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World
Tennessee executes inmate by lethal injection without deactivating his implanted defibrillator
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee executed an inmate Tuesday without deactivating his implanted defibrillator, despite uncertainty about whether the device would shock his heart when the lethal chemicals took effect. Byron Black was executed after a back-and-forth in court over whether officials would need to turn off ...
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Ion Iliescu, Romania's first freely elected president after 1989 revolution, has died at 95
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Ion Iliescu, Romania's first freely elected president after the fall of communism in 1989, who later faced charges of crimes against humanity for his role in the bloody revolution, has died. He was 95. Iliescu, who held de facto military authority during the anti-communist revolt, assumed powe...
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Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus says parliamentary election to take place in February
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Bangladesh's interim leader, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, said Tuesday that the country's parliamentary election would be held in February. In a televised address to the nation, Yunus said he would request the Election Commission to organize the election in February 2025. He spoke...
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Sports
Jefferson, Harris, Riders' O-line get top marks in CFL's Week 9 honour roll
TORONTO - Winnipeg defensive lineman Willie Jefferson, Saskatchewan quarterback Trevor Harris and the Roughriders' offensive line earned top marks on the CFL's Week 9 honour roll. Jefferson earned a grade of 99.3 in the Blue Bombers' 40-31 win over visiting Toronto on Friday after posting a career-high four pass knockd...
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Alex Ovechkin partners with a Russian technology company to make a movie about his career
Alex Ovechkin has partnered with a Russian technology company to produce a movie, series or documentary about his NHL career. Yandex and its streaming platform, Kinopoisk, announced the agreement Tuesday. Ovechkin this past spring broke Wayne Gretzky's career goals record and has scored 897 going into the final season ...
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Ticats add running back Brown and long-snapper Chaves, release veteran DB Dozier
HAMILTON - The East Division-leading Hamilton Tiger‑Cats have added some bite to their rushing game by adding American running back Kevin Brown. The CFL club announced Tuesday that it has signed Brown and Canadian long snapper Simon Chaves and released veteran defensive back Branden Dozier. The 28-year-old Brown play...
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