Fraser Valley

B.C. First Nation leader apologizes, walks back on Northern Gateway pipeline support
The president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs is apologizing and walking back comments suggesting he supported reviving the Northern Gateway pipeline project, and now says he doesn't support "resuscitating dead projects." In a statement released by the union, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip says the pipeline rej...
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Abbotsford International Airport
Abbotsford Int'l Airport surpasses million passenger mark for 2nd year in a row - without charging exorbitant fees
ABBOTSFORD - The nearest airport in the Fraser Valley hasn't just emerged as a viable alternative to YVR for Chilliwack-area residents who prefer cheaper parking rates and a quicker connection to Calgary and other Canadian destinations. For the second year in a row, Abbotsford International Airport (YXX), roughly a 30-...
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Chilliwack school board by-election
School board candidate concerned by academic performance of Chilliwack elementary schools in latest rankings
CHILLIWACK - Former Chilliwack-Kent MLA Laurie Throness, a candidate for the Chilliwack Board of Education in the upcoming by-election, says he's concerned by the latest rankings from the Fraser Institute that show Chilliwack elementary schools lagging behind area independent schools. According to a news release sent t...
Jan 22, 2025
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Tyson Road home
Chilliwack RCMP, bylaw attend derelict Tyson Road home as cleanup efforts near completion
CHILLIWACK - Two Chilliwack RCMP units and at least two City of Chilliwack bylaw officers attended a derelict home on Tyson Road in Chilliwack Monday as cleanup efforts near completion.According to an email from Jamie Leggatt, director of communications and legislative services for the City of Chilliwack, bylaw enforce...
Jan 22, 2025
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Laundering of fentanyl cash linked to online betting sites, intelligence agency warns
OTTAWA - Canada's financial intelligence agency suspects online gambling platforms are being used to launder proceeds from fentanyl dealing and production. In an operational alert, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada says there is reason to believe people are depositing and withdrawing fund...
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Advocate tells B.C. inquest that home-share providers are burnt out, need better pay
BURNABY, B.C. - The independent advocate in charge of helping adults with developmental disabilities navigate B.C. government supports says his office often hears about home-share providers who are exhausted and constantly in "crisis mode." Cary Chiu, the province's advocate for service quality, says more mon...
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Supreme Court certifies B.C.'s class-action lawsuit against opioid providers
British Columbia's attorney general says the Supreme Court of Canada has certified the province's class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors. Niki Sharma says B.C. can now proceed as a representative plaintiff on behalf of other Canadian governments with the litigation aimed at recovering the co...
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Mount Polley boss says 2014 B.C. mine spill not toxic as firm faces fisheries charges
The president of the company involved in the Mount Polley environmental disaster that poured millions of cubic metres of mine tailings into B.C. waterways 10 years ago says the material spilled wasn't toxic. Imperial Metals Corp. and two other firms were charged last month with 15 alleged Fisheries Act breaches, accuse...
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B.C. First Nation leader apologizes, walks back on Northern Gateway pipeline support
The president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs is apologizing and walking back comments suggesting he supported reviving the Northern Gateway pipeline project, and now says he doesn't support "resuscitating dead projects." In a statement released by the union, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip says the pipeline rej...
19h ago
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Fewer black bears killed by conservation officers in B.C. last year
VICTORIA - There were 303 black bears killed by conservation officers in British Columbia last year, a low not seen since predator statistics were first published online in 2011. The Conservation Officer Service says in a statement there were 603 black bears culled in 2023, and the drop last year represents a 49.7 per ...
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Canada

CP NewsAlert: Ex-priest pleads guilty to indecent assaults of children in Nunavut
IQALUIT - Defrocked Catholic priest Eric Dejaeger has pleaded guilty to seven counts of indecent assault against children in Nunavut. Court has heard the offences took place between 1978 and 1982 at or near the hamlet of Igloolik. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Documentary 'Sugarcane' about a B.C. residential school among Canadian Oscar nominees
Secwépemc filmmaker Julian Brave NoiseCat and Toronto journalist Emily Kassie are among the Canadians up for Oscars. The pair got a best documentary feature nod for their film "Sugarcane," which follows an investigation into abuse and missing children at a residential school near Sugar Cane reserve in ...
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In the news today: Liberal leadership deadline, Trump versus Canada's digital tax
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Deadline arrives for Liberal leadership candidates The federal Liberal caucus is meeting today and tomorrow on Parliament Hill as the party searches for its next leader. Candidates who want to run to replace Justin Trudeau as part...
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Supreme Court to decide whether to hear challenge of Quebec secularism law
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is set to announce this morning whether it will hear a challenge of Quebec's controversial secularism law, known as Bill 21. In 2024, the Quebec Court of Appeal upheld the law, which prohibits some public sector workers such as teachers and police officers from wearing religious sym...
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Canada's digital services tax, online regulation bills a likely Trump trade target
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has spent years touting its efforts to make tech giants pay. Now, those pieces of legislation could be a target of the Trump administration - particularly the digital services tax that requires large tech companies to make a hefty retroactive payment in June. The heads of the biggest U.S...
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Field of Liberal leadership contenders nearly set as deadline day arrives
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal caucus is meeting today and tomorrow on Parliament Hill as the party searches for its next leader. Candidates who want to run to replace Justin Trudeau as party leader are almost out of time to confirm their bids. Leadership hopefuls face a 5 p.m. deadline to declare they will run and submi...
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