Victim identified
B.C. woman identified in Lytton homicide
LYTTON - Police have identified the victim of a suspicious death in Lytton three years ago as a 27-year-old B.C. woman. According to a statement from police Wednesday (Mar. 12), the RCMP Southeast District Major Crime Unit (SED MCU) continues to investigate the February 19, 2022, suspicious death of a 27-year-old woman...
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Pizza franchise
Pizza franchise to open in yet another location in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A franchise with three locations in the greater Chilliwack area already is poised to open yet another one in an emerging new commercial development near Highway 1. According to a social media post from Denciti Development Corp., Freshslice Pizza is coming soon to Fraser Gateway Centre at 43949 Industrial W...
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Victim identified
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University of the Fraser Valley
UFV Science Café event to focus on impacts of wildfire smoke in the Fraser Valley
CHILLIWACK - The University of the Fraser Valley will host a Science Café event next week that examines the health impacts of wildfire smoke in the Fraser Valley and beyond. The public is invited to this event on Tuesday, March 18 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Chilliwack campus library. The panel discussion will...
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Property tax increase
District of Kent's 2025 draft financial plan includes tax increase of nearly 7%
AGASSIZ - The District of Kent is projecting a possible property tax revenue increase of nearly seven per cent in conjunction with its proposed 2025-2029 Financial Plan. According to a summary of its meeting held Monday, March 10, mayor and council received the draft five-year financial plan. Councillor Stan Watchorn n...
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Snowfall warning
Snowfall warning in effect from Hope to Merritt
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - A pair of snowfall warnings are in effect for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt and the Okanagan Connector from Merritt to Kelowna.Environment Canada says a low-pressure system passing through the southern interior will bring 15 centimetres of snow to the highways until Thursday (March 13...
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Police deployment
UPDATE: Driver of car that struck property eludes AbbyPD officers as manhunt ends
UPDATE 2:45 P.M. WEDNESDAY: Abbotsford PD says the police search has ended, but the driver remains outstanding. The investigation is in its early stages and is continuing. Original story from 12:10 p.m. today: ABBOTSFORD/MATSQUI FIRST NATION - Abbotsford Police Department officers have converged in Matsqui First Natio...
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British Columbia
Mom says Canadian woman in 'inhumane' U.S. detention, Global Affairs can't intervene
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Global Affairs says it can't intervene on behalf of a Canadian being held in an Arizona immigration detention centre, where the woman's mother says conditions are "inhumane and deeply concerning." Alexis Eagles says Vancouver businesswoman and former actress Jasmine Mooney is being detained...
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Ottawa to provide $156.8 million for eight BC Hydro projects
VANCOUVER - The federal government is providing nearly $157 million for eight electrical infrastructure projects across British Columbia. It says in a news release that the funding is being provided to Crown utility BC Hydro through the green stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program, which aims to reduc...
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BC Hydro bans Tesla from charger rebate program as part of tariff fight
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro says Tesla products have been removed from its electric vehicle rebate program as part of the province's fight back against U.S. tariff threats. It says on its website that the move is part of the government's move to give preference to Canadian goods and exclude U.S. goods from rebates if practica...
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Environment Canada issues snowfall warnings for B.C. mountain passes
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says a low-pressure system passing through southeastern British Columbia will bring snow to some mountain passes. It says the Trans-Canada Highway between Eagle Pass and Rogers Pass will see snowfall intensify, before the weather system moves away from the region later on Thursday. Amount...
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Trump family fortune began in a Canadian brothel-hotel
In one of history's little-known ironies, the Maple Leaf country pushing back against Donald Trump's annexation bid is also host to a tiny, remote restaurant and brothel that helped launch the U.S. president's family fortune more than 100 years ago. To find it, look west. Way west. On a quiet, remote trail in British C...
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B.C. doctors get new guidance on involuntary care for people who use drugs
VICTORIA - British Columbia clinicians have received new guidance about involuntary care for people who use drugs, which includes physicians being told it can't be used to prevent harmful "risk-taking" by someone who isn't impaired by a mental disorder. The guidance from Dr. Daniel Vigo, B.C.'s first chief sc...
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Canada
Health groups urge shielding medical supplies, devices from counter-tariffs
TORONTO - Health associations are urging governments to ensure Canadian patients don't get caught in the crossfire of the ongoing trade war with the U.S. The Ontario Hospital Association says it is concerned the tariffs and counter-tariffs "will likely bring significant risks to Ontario's health care system, inclu...
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Mom says Canadian woman in 'inhumane' U.S. detention, Global Affairs can't intervene
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Global Affairs says it can't intervene on behalf of a Canadian being held in an Arizona immigration detention centre, where the woman's mother says conditions are "inhumane and deeply concerning." Alexis Eagles says Vancouver businesswoman and former actress Jasmine Mooney is being detained...
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Trudeau calls for plan to build a new official prime minister's residence
OTTAWA - With one foot out the door, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is asking one of his ministers to help develop a plan for a new official residence to replace the vacant 24 Sussex. In a letter addressed to Minister of Public Services and Procurement Jean-Yves Duclos and obtained by The Canadian Press, Trudeau asks th...
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Montreal adds police patrols, limits loitering to boost sense of security in metro
MONTREAL - Montreal is increasing police patrols and cracking down on loitering in the metro system in response to a massive rise in the number of people struggling with drug addiction and mental illness in the transit network. Officials with the city's transit agency - Société de transport de Montr&eacut...
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'Lost Canadians' can receive citizenship through interim rules as legislation delayed
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller is giving so-called "lost Canadians" a chance to receive Canadian citizenship, now that court-mandated legislation will not be passed by the deadline. "Lost Canadians" is a term applied to people who were born outside of the country to Canadian parents who w...
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Trudeau says he's 'proud of Canadians' in video posted on his last day in office
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a farewell message to Canadians today as he marks his last full day in office. In a video posted to X, Trudeau says he's proud to have served a country full of people who stand up for what's right, rise to every occasion and "always have each others' backs when it matt...
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World
Judge orders Trump to reinstate probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies. U.S. District Judge William Alsup on Thursday found the firings didn't follow federal law and required immediate offers of reinstatement be sent. The agencies include the departments o...
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Tampa Bay Rays withdraw from planned $1.3 billion ballpark in St. Petersburg, citing storms, delays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday withdrew from a $1.3 billion ballpark project, citing hurricanes and delays that likely will drive up the proposal's cost. The team issued a statement by principal owner Stuart Sternberg saying that "a series of events" in October, which included seve...
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Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to obstructing justice
BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) - Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira pleaded guilty to military charges of obstructing justice at his court-martial Thursday. The plea agreement calls for dishonorable discharge and no confinement. The judge approved the plea agreement, but it's not clear whether she will accept the plea agreemen...
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Sports
Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton out for the rest of the regular season because of injury
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton is expected to miss the rest of the NHL regular season with an undisclosed lower-body injury, the team said Thursday. Hamilton has been out since getting hurt March 4 at Dallas. He left after skating just seven shifts. The Devils won't have No. 1 center J...
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Tampa Bay Rays withdraw from planned $1.3 billion ballpark in St. Petersburg, citing storms, delays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday withdrew from a $1.3 billion ballpark project, citing hurricanes and delays that likely will drive up the proposal's cost. The team issued a statement by principal owner Stuart Sternberg saying that "a series of events" in October, which included seve...
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Ogden City, Utah, to host 2026 world men's curling championship
PERTH - The 2026 LGT world men's curling championship will be held in Ogden City, Utah, at the Weber County Ice Sheet, World Curling said Thursday. The 2,300-seat venue, located on the campus of Weber State University, hosted curling at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. The March 28-April 5 competition will be held jus...
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