Elected official remuneration
Chilliwack mayor, councillors receive nearly 4% remuneration boost in 2024
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack city councillors received just under a four per cent increase in their remuneration in 2024 compared to the previous year, meaning their base compensation now exceeds $50,000. According to the Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses for Elected Officials document attached to this Tuesday's city co...
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Serious crash
Motorcycle rider sustains life-threatening injuries in Abbotsford crash Sunday
ABBOTSFORD - A spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department has confirmed that a motorcycle rider suffered life-threatening injuries after a serious collision in Abbotsford Sunday afternoon. According to a statement from AbbyPD Sgt. Paul Walker, frontline officers from the Abbotsford Police Department responded to...
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Personalized Hearing Care
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Coast Guard union says crews in the dark about promised expanded 'security mandate'
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Fraser Valley
Firearms calls
Abbotsford PD handles 3 weekend calls related to imitation guns being pointed at people
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say they were dispatched to three separate incidents over the weekend in which imitation firearms had been pointed at individuals.In a social media post, police say they were dispatched for 355 police files between 5 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Monday morning, spanning multiple incidents ac...
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Transit announcement
Seasonal transit changes to take effect in Chilliwack, Agassiz
CHILLIWACK - Seasonal transit service changes in Chilliwack, Agassiz and Harrison Hot Springs are set to take effect in just a couple weeks. BC Transit, the FVRD and the City of Chilliwack say the seasonal service changes will go into effect on Sunday, June 29 in the Chilliwack and FVRD transit systems. As part of this...
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Vehicle thefts in Mission
RCMP dealing with rash of stolen vehicles in Mission
MISSION - Mounties in Mission say they're investigating a rash of stolen vehicle incidents that happened earlier this month. In addition to two recent incidents involving vehicle thefts, one of which was connected to a DoorDash driver, Mission RCMP say a grey 2020 Toyota Rav 4 was stolen on the night of June 1-2 from a...
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Motor vehicle accident
Road blocked after motor vehicle incident in Chilliwack Sunday night
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack first responders were paged shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday evening for a reported motor vehicle incident involving two vehicles. According to witness descriptions, the accident happened at about 6:14 p.m. near First Avenue and Woodbine Street. Pictures sent to Fraser Valley Today by Chilliwack resi...
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British Columbia
Saskatchewan premier pitches 'port-to-port corridor' for energy and other exports
CALGARY - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is pitching the idea of a "port-to-port corridor" that would connect energy and other goods to Canada's northern Pacific and Arctic coasts. Moe made his remarks Monday alongside Alberta Premier Danielle Smith at an event focused on both provinces' ambitions to double o...
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Grizzly on island is safety risk, cannot be relocated, B.C. conservation officers say
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says a grizzly that has stalked people, harassed livestock and damaged property on an island is not a candidate for relocation. The bear was reported chasing livestock on June 10 and 11 on Texada Island, and the service says they've had several complaints about...
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B.C. Opposition Leader John Rustad accuses former Conservative MLAs of blackmail
VICTORIA - British Columbia Conservative Leader John Rustad is accusing a group of legislators who split from the party of blackmailing its members and staff in a bid to take over and divide the Opposition. Rustad has confirmed the authenticity of a letter obtained by The Canadian Press in which he tells the Conservati...
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Man presumed drowned after disappearing in Metro Vancouver lake
WEST VANCOUVER - Police in West Vancouver say a 29-year-old man is presumed to have drowned after going missing while swimming across a lake in Cypress Provincial Park. They say BC Emergency Health Services and North Shore Rescue reported the man missing to the department around 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Police say the man, wh...
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Tense Beginning
'He was thrown out': Trump comes to Putin's defence at start of G7
KANANASKIS, ALBERTA - Group of Seven (G7) negotiations are already off to a rocky start after a warm welcome quickly devolved into a tense public episode with US President Donald Trump complaining it was a 'mistake' to remove Russian President Vladimir Putin from the group."You want to have people you can talk to....
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Weekend rain, cooler conditions allow crews to make progress on B.C. wildfires
Firefighters are marking success in opposite corners of British Columbia after favourable weather this weekend allowed crews to rein in two prominent fires that have triggered evacuation orders and alerts. The BC Wildfire Service says crews remain on the scene in Squamish, B.C., to extinguish hot spots from the Dryden ...
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Canada
Coast Guard union says crews in the dark about promised expanded 'security mandate'
OTTAWA - A union official who represents marine search and rescue crews said Monday the union was surprised and "blindsided" by Ottawa's decision to move the Canadian Coast Guard from the control of the fisheries minister to the defence minister. Teresa Eschuk, Union of Canadian Transportation Employees natio...
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Border bill raises questions about expanded data sharing with U.S.: Citizen Lab
OTTAWA - An organization that monitors the effect of information flows on human rights says the new federal border security bill appears to "roll out a welcome mat" for expanded data-sharing agreements with the United States and other foreign authorities. Researchers with The Citizen Lab at the University of ...
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Rare find: Remains of large, shortfin mako shark found in eastern Nova Scotia
PORT DUFFERIN - A marine animal rescue group has confirmed a rare but unfortunate find on Nova Scotia's eastern shore. The Halifax-based Marine Animal Response Society says the remains of a large, shortfin mako shark - considered the fastest shark in the ocean - were found Saturday along the shoreline near Port Dufferi...
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Tense Beginning
'He was thrown out': Trump comes to Putin's defence at start of G7
KANANASKIS, ALBERTA - Group of Seven (G7) negotiations are already off to a rocky start after a warm welcome quickly devolved into a tense public episode with US President Donald Trump complaining it was a 'mistake' to remove Russian President Vladimir Putin from the group."You want to have people you can talk to....
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Karina Gould gets key committee chair as NDP is frozen out
OTTAWA - House of Commons committees are taking shape for this session of Parliament with a top spot for Liberal Karina Gould and no representation at all for New Democrats. Gould, the MP for Burlington, was elected to chair the influential finance committee for this session of Parliament, with Conservative Jasraj Hall...
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Former MP Han Dong says he can move on after settling lawsuit against Global News
OTTAWA - Former MP Han Dong says he and his family can finally move on now that his lawsuit against Global News has been settled. A Global report in early 2023, citing unidentified sources, suggested Dong privately advised a senior Chinese diplomat to hold off on freeing Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, Canadians who...
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World
Prosecutor says suspect in Minnesota shooting went to 4 homes as he sought to kill lawmakers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The man accused of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another went to the homes of two other lawmakers to carry out more carnage on the night of the shootings, a federal prosecutor said. But one of the other lawmakers was was not home and the suspect left the other house after police arrived, ...
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New Jersey can have a grand jury investigate clergy sex abuse allegations, state high court rules
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey can have a grand jury examine allegations of clergy sexually abusing children, the state's Supreme Court ruled Monday, after a Catholic diocese that had tried for years to block such proceedings recently reversed course. The Diocese of Camden previously had argued that a court rule preve...
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Iran missile attacks on Israel kill 8. Israel warns some Tehran residents to evacuate before strikes
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Iran fired a new wave of missile attacks at Israel early Monday, killing at least eight people, while Israel warned hundreds of thousands of people in the middle of Tehran to evacuate ahead of new strikes. The warning came on the fourth day of the conflict, when the Israeli military claimed it h...
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Sports
Lauren Kyle McDavid shares superstitions, how she'll be watching Game 6
EDMONTON - Lauren Kyle McDavid plans to stand by the fireplace in her downtown Edmonton bar while watching Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. It's the same spot where she watched her husband - Edmonton Oilers captain and superstar Connor McDavid - stickhandle a puck into a net in Game 5. "It's a feeling and, if anyt...
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Bombers coach says no update on star RB Oliveira, Lions rematch coming this weekend
WINNIPEG - Brady Oliveira was at Blue Bombers practice on Monday, but the star running back was an observer rather than a participant. Head coach Mike O'Shea had no update on whether the CFL's reigning most outstanding player and top Canadian would play in Saturday's rematch in B.C. against the Lions. "You know me...
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Future of Sport in Canada Commission opens public survey ahead of summit
The Future of Sport in Canada Commission launched its public survey Monday to gather opinions on safe sport and improving the sport system ahead of its fall summit. Among the first questions posed: have you witnessed or experienced maltreatment in sport, and how big of a problem do you think maltreatment is in organize...
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