Artificial intelligence, wearable tech can improve safety in stroke rehab: study
Artificial intelligence combined with wearable technology has the potential to improve safety among people recovering from a stroke, suggests a study from researchers, including a team from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. Gustavo Balbinot, an assistant professor in neurorehabilitation, said the research op...
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EMERGENCY PROCEDURE
Chilliwack schools placed in hold-and-secure Friday morning
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack students were kept in their buildings this morning (Apr. 11) as officials carried out a hold-and-secure procedure at Chilliwack Secondary School and Chilliwack Middle School. In an email sent out to parents by Chilliwack Secondary, the move was placed at about 10 a.m. due to an unspecified neigh...
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CHILLIWACK - The lights will be staying on at Tydel Foods' original Patten Avenue location after all, thanks to some big media coverage and an outpouring of generous donations.Owner Brigida Crosbie shared the news in a social media post on Thursday, April 10. "This community continues to show me that love shows up...
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Two B.C. police officers hurt in collision set off by robbery chase
SURREY - A series of events that started with a robbery in Surrey, B.C., ended with two officers being sent to hospital because of a crash. The Surrey Police Service says they were called Wednesday to a south Surrey business after a staff member confronted a man and woman who wheeled out a shopping cart full of tools w...
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Two-week dining celebration begins in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Local businesses are blooming with deals for Tourism Chilliwack's "Dine Chilliwack" promotion starting today, April 11, until Sunday, April 27. "The two-week celebration gives locals and visitors alike a chance to explore Chilliwack's vibrant culinary community and support local businesses w...
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Federal police in B.C. bust fentanyl labs, seize equipment in Fraser Valley
SURREY - Federal police in British Columbia say three drug labs were dismantled last month in the Lower Mainland cities of Pitt Meadows, Mission and Aldergrove, as part of an investigation launched in 2023. RCMP say officers also arrested two suspects, including someone described as a "chemist," but no charge...
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Artificial intelligence, wearable tech can improve safety in stroke rehab: study
Artificial intelligence combined with wearable technology has the potential to improve safety among people recovering from a stroke, suggests a study from researchers, including a team from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. Gustavo Balbinot, an assistant professor in neurorehabilitation, said the research op...
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Watchdog called in after man carrying firearm injured by B.C. police
PRINCE GEORGE - British Columbia's police watchdog has been called in over a man injured during an arrest after he was reportedly intoxicated and walking around a housing complex in Prince George with a firearm. A statement from the RCMP says officers responded to a complaint about the man with a gun around 11:45 p.m. ...
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B.C. Court of Appeal upholds murder conviction for Vancouver Island prison escapee
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of James Busch, who escaped from a Vancouver Island prison in 2019 with another inmate, then killed a man who lived near the institution. Busch and fellow inmate Zachary Armitage escaped from William Head Institution, a minim...
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Two B.C. police officers hurt in collision set off by robbery chase
SURREY - A series of events that started with a robbery in Surrey, B.C., ended with two officers being sent to hospital because of a crash. The Surrey Police Service says they were called Wednesday to a south Surrey business after a staff member confronted a man and woman who wheeled out a shopping cart full of tools w...
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Signs of drought in B.C.'s latest snow, water supply bulletin
British Columbia's overall snowpack increased slightly throughout March, but the average is still sitting at just 79 per cent of what's considered normal and the province is sounding the alarm about the potential for drought. The latest provincial snow survey and water supply bulletin says the snowpack is higher than A...
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Kitselas First Nation in northwestern B.C. votes in favour of self-governance
VICTORIA - Members of the Kitselas First Nation in British Columbia's Skeena Valley region have voted to become self-governing. The nation says in a news release that more than 96 per cent of its enrolled voters took part in the ratification on Thursday. It says 85 per cent of voters ticked Yes for the treaty, while 81...
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Quebec teen, 15, dies after falling into silo at closed factory in Shawinigan, Que
SHAWINIGAN - Quebec provincial police say a 15-year-old girl has died after a fall at the site of a shuttered factory in Shawinigan, northeast of Montreal. One of the girl's relatives alerted emergency services around 8:30 p.m. on Friday after the victim fell into a silo at the former Belgo factory, a paper mill that h...
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Poilievre heads to Carney's riding, announces help for military veterans
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is announcing a plan to improve supports for military veterans during a visit his main rival's turf today on the federal election trail. Poilievre is slated to hold a press conference in the Ottawa suburb of Nepean, where Liberal Leader Mark Carney is campaigning to win a s...
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Artificial intelligence, wearable tech can improve safety in stroke rehab: study
Artificial intelligence combined with wearable technology has the potential to improve safety among people recovering from a stroke, suggests a study from researchers, including a team from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. Gustavo Balbinot, an assistant professor in neurorehabilitation, said the research op...
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'Asleep at the wheel': Michigan city braces for impact of Trump's tariffs
FLINT - Just north of downtown Flint, Mich., a two-story red brick building known as Factory One sits as just one reminder of the rich history here of the American automobile industry. The factory, the birthplace of General Motors, still stands as a beacon of innovation in the Michigan city where the number of autowork...
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B.C. Court of Appeal upholds murder conviction for Vancouver Island prison escapee
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of James Busch, who escaped from a Vancouver Island prison in 2019 with another inmate, then killed a man who lived near the institution. Busch and fellow inmate Zachary Armitage escaped from William Head Institution, a minim...
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Sex assault civil trial of Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon to resume next week
MONTREAL - The sexual assault civil trial of Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon will resume next week after the Court of Appeal rejected his appeal of the scope of questions his lawyers could ask in his defence. In a brief hearing today, the province's highest court dismissed Rozon's appeal filed in the midst of his...
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Iran says 'indirect talks' begin with a US envoy over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program
MUSCAT, Oman (AP) - Iran and the United States have begun negotiations in Oman over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program. Esmail Baghaei, a spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry, made the announcement on the social platform. "These talks will be a held at a location planned by the Omani hosts with representa...
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Polls open in Gabon's first presidential election since the 2023 military coup
LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) - Voters in Gabon headed to polling stations on Saturday in the first presidential election since a 2023 military coup ended a political dynasty that lasted over 50 years. Analysts have predicted an overwhelming victory for the interim president who led the coup. Some 920,000 voters, including ov...
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Trump proclaims himself 'in good shape,' but the results of his physical aren't immediately released
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump had an annual physical on Friday and concluded, "I did well," praising his own heart, soul and cognitive ability while noting medical reports from White House doctors may not be ready until the weekend. The 78-year-old, who in January became the oldest in U.S. history ...
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Sports
Cory Stillman to serve as Canadian coach at U18 men's world hockey championship
CALGARY - Cory Stillman will serve as coach of the Canadian team at the IIHF U18 men's world championship, Hockey Canada said Saturday. He'll be joined by associate coach Travis Crickard, assistant coach Mathieu Turcotte and goaltending consultant Dan De Palma at the April 23-May 3 tournament in Frisco and Allen, Texas...
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B.C. players surge onto Canadian women's hockey team after drought
ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE - Women's hockey in British Columbia is having a long-awaited moment. Three players from the province on Canada's world championship roster is the most ever. It was initially four until Hannah Miller ran afoul of international transfer rules. "It's been a long time coming to get a few mor...
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Flames show up with complete effort to keep playoff hopes alive
CALGARY - In their biggest game of the season, the Calgary Flames responded with one of their most complete efforts. Led by Mikael Backlund's opening goal, Calgary built up a four-goal lead and cruised to a 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild in a big game in the Western Conference playoff race. "That was an aweso...
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