A Voice of Hope for Kenya
Massive garage sale this weekend in Chilliwack to benefit widows, orphans in Kenya
CHILLIWACK - A massive garage sale will be held this weekend in Chilliwack to benefit indigent widows and orphans in Kenya through the efforts of a Chilliwack-based charity. Since its inception over a decade ago, A Voice of Hope for Kenya has leveraged its Chilliwack connections in order to improve the living condition...
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68 years of dedicated service
Pattison Media makes difficult decision to close CHAT-TV in Medicine Hat, Alberta
MEDICINE HAT, ALBERTA - It is with heavy hearts that we announce the closure of CHAT-TV, a trusted local television station that has served the Medicine Hat community for the past 68 years. This decision was not made lightly, as we have explored every possible avenue to sustain operations. However, due to the contracti...
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Pizza franchise set to open
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HOPE - A rapidly growing pizza franchise with four locations in the Chilliwack area and several more throughout the Fraser Valley will officially open at its newest location in Hope later this week - and give away free pizza for a year to the first 10 guests. Freshslice announced on Facebook Monday that the Hope, B.C. ...
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With help from Abbotsford and Surrey police, 2 B.C. men arrested in murder of 51-year-old man
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Fraser Valley housing sales rise double digits as single-family home prices drop
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Health minister says forced addictions treatment lacks evidence, feds won't intervene
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Two men arrested in B.C., charged with murder in Mississauga, Ont. shooting: police
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Alaska Highway reopened after nearby wildfire forced closure near Fort Nelson, B.C.
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Blaze forces Alaska Highway closure as B.C. wildfire season ramps up
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Review of B.C. home-sharing program for adults with developmental disabilities
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Parole for former B.C. chief medical off
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The former chief medical health officer for British Columbia's Interior Health Authority has been granted full parole from a sentence for sexually assaulting a boy. Albert de Villiers served less than two years of a 5-1/2-year prison sentence after being convicted in 2023 of sexual interference of the boy in Grand Prai...
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Indigenous services minister says First Nations support for developments 'critical'
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CP NewsAlert: White House says Trump will double tariffs on steel, aluminum tomorrow
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Canada's domestic tourism industry could net billions due to U.S. trade war: report
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Health minister says forced addictions treatment lacks evidence, feds won't intervene
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Ice from Oiler hometown rinks added to Edmonton arena ahead of Stanley Cup Final
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Judge rules federal prisons must continue providing hormone therapy to transgender inmates
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Newark mayor sues New Jersey's top federal prosecutor after arrest at immigration detention site
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Panthers forward Brad Marchand reflects on 'frustrating' and 'stressful' Boston exit
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Canucks sign defenceman Derek Forbort to one-year, $2-million contract
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