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CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of July 13, 2025
CHILLIWACK - Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.Name: Windstand Paul LionelAge: 43Height: 5'3" ft Weight: 255lbsHair: Black Eyes: BrownWanted: Unlawfully at LargeWarrant in effect: July 5, 2025Parole Jurisdiction: AbbotsfordName: Brandy LemayAge:...
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Event organizers of Vancouver Chinatown Festival say security is their top priority
VANCOUVER - Organizers of the Vancouver Chinatown Festival say security is their top priority in the wake of the Lapu Lapu festival tragedy that killed 11 and injured dozens more in April. Joey Kwan, executive director of the Vancouver Chinatown BIA, says enhanced safety measures have been in place as the 23rd festival...
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CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of July 13, 2025
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Fraser Valley
POWER OUTAGE
Downed trees cut power to nearly 2,000 residents near Chilliwack, Kent
CHILLIWACK - A crew has been sent out to restore power to over 1,850 residents in Chilliwack and the District of Kent Saturday afternoon (July 12).Emergency crews were dispatched to a tree coming down on some power lines on Lougheed Highway, northeast of Harrison Mills, at around 9:30 a.m. before BC Hydro reported anot...
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INSECT RESEARCH
UFV researcher co-leads national project tracking invasive leafhoppers
CHILLIWACK - Researchers from the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) are tracking a wave of plant-eating leafhoppers-and arming themselves with information-before they arrive in British Columbia."Most of our other crops don't have leafhoppers right now, but what we're seeing is that leafhoppers that used to be ...
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NEW LEADERHIP
Abbotsford School District appoints new superintendent
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Board of Education has now named a new leader to guide the district's 46 schools. After more than 25 years of experience in public education in B.C., Dr. Nathan Ngieng has been appointed Superintendent of Schools, effective Tuesday, July 15. "Since his early days in Abbotsford, Dr. Ngie...
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OUTDOOR TOURISM
Outdoor tourism campaign well underway this summer in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Tourism Chilliwack is inviting visitors to get out and touch some grass, catch some fish and climb some mountains this summer with its latest campaign. Throughout July and August, guests are welcome to experience "The Great Outside" in and around the city. The campaign features a range of travel ...
Jul 12, 2025
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British Columbia
How a tree-killing beetle chose wrong human to fly into, revealing presence in B.C.
VANCOUVER - The tiny beetle could scarcely have picked a worse human to fly into. Amateur entomologist Andrew Short was sitting on a bench in downtown Vancouver in June 2023 when the unfamiliar metallic green beetle hit him and fell to the ground. He said he "needed to know what it was," so he captured it, to...
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Event organizers of Vancouver Chinatown Festival say security is their top priority
VANCOUVER - Organizers of the Vancouver Chinatown Festival say security is their top priority in the wake of the Lapu Lapu festival tragedy that killed 11 and injured dozens more in April. Joey Kwan, executive director of the Vancouver Chinatown BIA, says enhanced safety measures have been in place as the 23rd festival...
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Wildfire burning near Keremeos, B.C., prompted an evacuation order
KEREMEOS - A wildfire burning in the southwestern part of British Columbia grew to an estimated 50 hectares in size overnight, prompting an evacuation alert. The B.C. Wildfire Service says the Young Creek wildfire was discovered Friday, burning close to the Cathedral Provincial Park, southwest of Keremeos. The wildfire...
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Scrutiny for supervised drug consumption site in Victoria's 'Downtown Eastside'
VICTORIA - The value of a supervised consumption site in the heart of Victoria's most downtrodden neighbourhood is under debate - is it a life-saving tool, or a magnet for drug dealers victimizing those in an encampment on the site's doorstep? Victoria Coun. Marg Gardiner said the facility is a draw for both "thos...
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Union pleads for action four years after B.C. crane collapse that killed five people
BURNABY - Officials from a B.C. construction union say it's been four years since a crane collapse killed five people in Kelowna, and their families and the industry are still waiting for answers from WorkSafeBC about what happened, and from prosecutors about possible criminal charges. The International Union of Operat...
Jul 11, 2025
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Mayor seeks ban on online criminal content after shooting at Indian star's B.C. café
The mayor of Surrey, B.C., is urging social media platforms to ban criminal content after a video of someone shooting up a restaurant in the city, filmed from inside the attackers' car, was circulated online. Brenda Locke says she is appealing to companies such as Meta, X and TikTok to stop allowing content from violen...
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Canada
How a tree-killing beetle chose wrong human to fly into, revealing presence in B.C.
VANCOUVER - The tiny beetle could scarcely have picked a worse human to fly into. Amateur entomologist Andrew Short was sitting on a bench in downtown Vancouver in June 2023 when the unfamiliar metallic green beetle hit him and fell to the ground. He said he "needed to know what it was," so he captured it, to...
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Anand says Indo-Pacific strategy will have economic focus but maintain values
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says the economy is becoming the primary focus of Canada's relationships in the Indo-Pacific - a shift that appears linked to Canada's recent moves to overcome its security dispute with India. Anand was in Japan and Malaysia this week for her first trip to the region since ...
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Boeing settles with a man whose family died in a 737 Max crash in Ethiopia
CHICAGO (AP) - Boeing reached a settlement Friday with a Canadian man whose wife and three children were killed in a deadly 2019 crash in Ethiopia, averting the first trial connected to a devastating event that led to a worldwide grounding of Max jets. The jury trial at Chicago's federal court had been set to start Mon...
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Quebec college faces $30 million in fines for too many students in English programs
MONTREAL - A Montreal college is facing $30 million in fines from the Quebec government for having too many students in its English-language programs. LaSalle College says the fines threaten the survival of the 65-year-old bilingual institution. The Quebec government imposed limits on the number of students who can be ...
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Police arrest former associate of Montreal billionaire Robert Miller
MONTRÉAL - Montreal police say they arrested a man earlier this week who is alleged to be an associate of a Quebec billionaire accused of sex crimes. Officers say the 76-year-old is believed to have been part of the circle of Robert Miller, known for founding the Future Electronics company. The accused was arres...
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Scrutiny for supervised drug consumption site in Victoria's 'Downtown Eastside'
VICTORIA - The value of a supervised consumption site in the heart of Victoria's most downtrodden neighbourhood is under debate - is it a life-saving tool, or a magnet for drug dealers victimizing those in an encampment on the site's doorstep? Victoria Coun. Marg Gardiner said the facility is a draw for both "thos...
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World
Emergency crews suspend search for flooding victims in central Texas amid new flood warnings.
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - Emergency crews suspended their search for victims of catastrophic flooding in central Texas on Sunday morning amid new warnings that additional rain would again cause waterways to surge. It was the first time a new round of severe weather has paused the search since the flooding earlier this mo...
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Palestinian death toll in the 21-month-long war in Gaza tops 58,000, Gaza health officials say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Palestinian death toll in the 21-month-long war in Gaza has surpassed 58,000, the Health Ministry in the territory said Sunday. The ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its count but says that more than half of the dead are women and children. The rising...
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From one 14 to another, White Sox great Konerko gets gift from Pope Leo XIV
CHICAGO (AP) - White Sox great Paul Konerko got a present from one No. 14 to another in honor of the 20th anniversary of the 2005 World Series championship run - a jersey signed by noted Chicago fan Pope Leo XIV. Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, presented Konerko a jersey with the new pontiff's signatu...
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Sports
Truro City FC rising up the English soccer ladder with Canadian helping hand
Eric Perez brought pro rugby league to Canada in the form of the Toronto Wolfpack. Now the Toronto native is helping Truro City FC climb the ranks in English soccer. Truro City is already on the move, having won the National League South title to become the first club ever from Cornwall in the southwest tip of England ...
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Rooker hits two-run homer to lift Athletics past Blue Jays 4-3
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Brent Rooker hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth inning and Mason Miller struck out Ernie Clement and George Springer looking with the tying run on second in the ninth inning as the Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Saturday night. Miller walked pinch-hitter Joey Loperfido...
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Calvin Harris has goal, assist in Rapids' 3-0 win over Whitecaps
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Calvin Harris had a goal and an assist and the Colorado Rapids defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-0 in Major League Soccer action on Saturday night. Colorado's Zack Steffen made two saves for the clean sheet. Harris gave Colorado a 1-0 lead in the 12th minute when he scored with a right-foot...
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