POWER OUTAGE
Hundreds of B.C. residents hit by power outages
BURNABY - BC Hydro is looking to bring power back to several communities in the Lower Mainland. In a social media post this morning (Jan. 31), the operator said 840 customers in Burnaby lost power due to a cable fault that started at 3 a.m. The outage perimeter runs from east of Mandeville Avenue, west of 9th Avenue, s...
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HPV CLINICS
Fraser Health launches enhanced in-school HPV immunization campaign
CHILLIWACK - Students who missed their HPV shots at school can catch up with their peers after a new initiative launched Wednesday (Jan. 28).In-school clinics have been routinely offering the vaccine to Grade 6 students, but starting this year, kids in Grades 7 to 12 can get immunized at their local public health unit,...
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Trump administration moving to fire FBI agents involved in investigations of Trump, AP sources say
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Personalized Hearing Care
Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
Weather prompts record 1.4 million electricity outages for BC Hydro customers in 2024
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Man agrees to plead guilty for flying drone that damaged firefighting aircraft in LA wildfire
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Fraser Valley
Guilty plea
UPDATE: Woman arrested by Langley RCMP pleads guilty to human trafficking, sexual exploitation of minors
LANGLEY - UPDATE at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 31 - This story was updated with specific charges and information around the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking. LANGLEY - A B.C. woman who was arrested by Langley RCMP officers in late 2023 after a lengthy investigation has pleaded guilty to charges of human trafficking, assaul...
Jan 30, 2025
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Hope cleanup
Hope volunteers remove an entire trailer full of rubbish from homeless camp
HOPE - Hope-area resident Ryan Smith and his fellow volunteers took matters in their own hands Wednesday morning. Smith had disseminated a call for like-minded residents to join him to remove trash and other debris from a homeless encampment on a mountain bike trail at Hope Mountain. He and his fellow volunteers manage...
Jan 30, 2025
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Police incident
IHIT deployed after one person found dead at Langley homeless camp along Highway 1: RCMP
LANGLEY - Mounties in Langley say one person has been found dead after a fire at an encampment in the 19700 block of Highway 1 Thursday morning (Jan. 30). According to a brief statement from Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, Langley RCMP received a report of a fire at an encampment along Highway 1 at 4:50 a.m. One person was found d...
Jan 30, 2025
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Vehicle incident
Multi-vehicle crash on Hwy. 1 in Langley sends 2 to hospital Thursday morning
LANGLEY - A spokesperson for the B.C. Highway Patrol says a vehicle crash on Highway 1 in Langley Thursday morning involved four vehicles and sent two people to hospital. According to BCHP spokesperson Corporal Michael McLaughlin, the vehicle incident partially shut down eastbound traffic on Highway #1 near 200 Street....
Jan 30, 2025
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Weather woes
Winter storm warning for Coqhihalla as Fraser Valley prepares for cold snap next week
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Personalized Hearing Care
Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
PROPERTY CRIME
RCMP dismantle sophisticated property crime operation in Langley
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Investigation underway
B.C. police watchdog investigating overnight collision on Mission Bridge
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Casualty
1 person deceased after fire at Chilliwack apartment complex Thursday morning
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B.C. premier should work with U.S., not ramp up trade threats: Opposition leader
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British Columbia
Weather prompts record 1.4 million electricity outages for BC Hydro customers in 2024
VANCOUVER - Nearly 1.4 million BC Hydro customers lost their power last year due to weather-related events, setting an all-time record for the utility. BC Hydro says in a statement that the unprecedented number of outages was primarily due to three powerful storms that hit the South Coast and Vancouver Island in Novemb...
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Avalanche warning issued for B.C. as winter weather forecasted
VANCOUVER - Avalanche Canada is warning anyone planning to head into British Columbia's backcountry that incoming winter weather is expected to bring a "major increase in avalanche danger." The forecaster says the past three weeks of dry conditions have formed layers that won't bond with new snow, so as amoun...
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Wendy Cocchia sworn in as B.C.'s 31st lieutenant-governor
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby has introduced British Columbia's new lieutenant-governor, saying Wendy Cocchia's lifelong leadership and dedication to community service sets an example for everyone. Cocchia, a longtime businesswoman and philanthropist, was sworn in at a ceremony at B.C.'s Parliament buildings on Thursday...
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B.C. court finds Criminal Code first-degree murder parole provision unconstitutional
Luciano Mariani broke into the Vancouver Island home of his former girlfriend Caroline Bernard in August 2021 and bludgeoned her with a baseball bat while she slept, leaving the "ghastly scene" for the woman's young daughter to find, a B.C. court heard. He had planned the murder over months, evidently intent ...
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B.C. woman pleads guilty to multiple charges of human trafficking after 2023 arrest
A British Columbia woman has pleaded guilty to charges of human trafficking, assault, unlawful confinement and sexual exploitation of minors. Jennifer Stephens was arrested by Langley RCMP officers in December 2023 after an investigation that began in March of that year. The Mounties issued a statement at the time sayi...
Jan 30, 2025
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B.C. fires Victoria School Board over ban on police in schools
VICTORIA - British Columbia's education minister has fired the entire Victoria School Board in a dispute over a safety plan where the board barred police from schools except in emergencies. Minister Lisa Beare says student safety is at risk in the district and she has appointed a lone trustee to oversee the district un...
Jan 30, 2025
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Canada
Montreal asks Quebec for help with language laws after English book club rejected
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal says it needs more guidance from the Quebec government in applying the province's language laws after a local library refused to offer space for an English-language book club. Christopher DiRaddo, the author behind the Violet Hour book club, says the city told him today that he can hold ...
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Don't wait to act on opioid deaths, coroner warns in report on Quebec teen's death
MONTREAL - The death of a Quebec teen who was poisoned from a synthetic opioid should raise alarm bells for authorities to do more to prevent similar tragedies. Coroner Stéphanie Gamache issued the call this week in a report into the death of 15-year-old Mathis Boivin. Boivin died in December 2023 after he consu...
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Conservative fundraising for 2024 nearly doubles Liberal, NDP totals
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party had a banner fundraising year in 2024, when it nearly doubled the combined total collected by the Liberals and NDP by raising almost $41.8 million. The Conservatives brought in nearly $12.8 million in the final quarter of 2024, according to filings with Elections Canada. In all of 2024, ...
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Here's the latest as Trump tariff deadline looms
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will impose a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods as early as Saturday. Politicians and business groups are making a final push today in the hope of avoiding or mitigating the move, and the economic uncertainty that would follow. Here's the latest (all times Eastern): --- 11:20 ...
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Google payments for news organizations to begin later than expected
Canadian journalism organizations are having to wait a bit longer for their share of the $100 million Google agreed to pay news outlets to be exempt from the Online News Act. The organization administering the money now says funds will flow to outlets later than the January timeline it first provided. The Canadian Jour...
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Ottawa defers effective date of capital gains changes to 2026
The federal government says it is deferring the implementation of a hike to the capital gains inclusion rate to next year. The deferral moves back the implementation of the change from June 25, 2024 to January 1, 2026. The deferral offers a reprieve for Canadians and businesses who were seeking clarity as the tax deadl...
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World
Trump administration moving to fire FBI agents involved in investigations of Trump, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) - Trump administration officials are moving to fire FBI agents engaged in investigations involving President Donald Trump in the coming days, two people familiar with the plans said Friday. It was not clear how many agents might be affected, though scores of investigators were involved in various inquir...
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Man agrees to plead guilty for flying drone that damaged firefighting aircraft in LA wildfire
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A man has agreed to plead guilty to unsafely operating a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft during the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, Federal authorities said Friday. Peter Tripp Akemann reached a plea agreement and will avoid prison but he will pay full restitution for the damag...
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New York doctor indicted for prescribing abortion pill in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A New York doctor was indicted by a Louisiana grand jury on Friday for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill online in the Deep South state, which has one of the strictest near-total abortion bans in the country. Grand jurors at the District Court for the Parish of West Baton Rouge issued an in...
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Sports
Argos re-sign 2024 outstanding special teams player Janarion Grant
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts have re-signed outstanding special teams player Janarion Grant, the CFL team announced Friday. Grant led the league with 989 yards, a 14.8-yard average and three touchdowns on punt returns in 2024, his first season with the Argonauts. He also finished fourth with 1,000 kick return yards,...
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Bassitt says Scherzer will help Jays on and off the mound in 2025
TORONTO - Chris Bassitt says as good as Max Scherzer is on the mound, the intangibles the pitcher will bring to the Toronto Blue Jays are just as impressive. Bassitt told "The JD Bunkis Podcast" on Sportsnet that Scherzer is "one of the best pitchers of all time," and the three-time Cy Young Award w...
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Coldplay frontman Chris Martin to perform at Invictus Games' opening ceremony
VANCOUVER - Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has been added to the lineup for the opening ceremonies of the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver. Games organizers announced Friday that the English vocalist will perform at B.C. Place Stadium on Feb. 8, joining a star-studded lineup that includes Katy Perry, Noah Kahan and Nel...
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