Chilliwack RCMP
Chilliwack RCMP to unveil safety initiative starting Friday: Mayor Popove
CHILLIWACK - Members of the Chilliwack RCMP detachment will be rolling out a safety initiative this week that will target the downtown area and surrounding areas, Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove announced Thursday morning. Mayor Popove told 89.5 JR Country Morning host Glen Slingerland that the initiative, known as "P...
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Chilliwack child care site expansion
Chilliwack councillors opposed to plan to more than triple the size of a child care facility - in a residential area
CHILLIWACK - In light of council opposition and consideration of neighbourhood concerns, a proposal to more than triple the size of an existing day care facility in Chilliwack has been sent back to city staff. Wibble Wobble Childcare Ltd., located at 46326 Strathcona Road, had submitted an application to rezone its pro...
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Big rigs to be diverted away from downtown Mission, mayor calls it a 'win' for the community
MISSION - The City of Mission says commercial trucks are being rerouted away from its downtown area in a move the city's mayor calls a "win for both commerce and community." According to a statement from the municipality, commercial trucks will be diverted moving forward now that the Ministry of Transportatio...
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RV fire spreads to nearby trees, close to elementary school, in Hope Thursday morning
HOPE - Firefighters in Hope were summoned to School Road near an elementary school Thursday morning (June 5) after getting reports of a structure fire.According to a social media post, Hope Fire personnel were dispatched shortly after 7:30 a.m. for a fire on School Road, near Silver Creek Elementary School. Responding ...
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Hope RCMP
Hope RCMP seek owner of patches found last week
HOPE - Mounties in Hope are hoping to return a large collection of patches that were found in Hope last week.According to a statement from Hope RCMP spokesperson Staff Sgt. Michael Sargent, the patches were found last Wednesday, May 28 in the 1200 block of 6th Avenue. Police are appealing to the public for help in retu...
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Girls hockey
Chilliwack-area girls invited to learn to play hockey in June
CHILLIWACK - The coaches and supporters behind Chilliwack Minor Hockey Association are eager to get more girls on the ice and have them experience Canada's national pastime. During the month of June, they're offering a number of girls-only "Try Hockey" sessions at the Sardis Sports Complex. These activities a...
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British Columbia
Police investigating after vehicle crashes into Cirque du Soleil arena in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say it's a "miracle" no one was injured after a vehicle crashed into the Pacific Coliseum arena on Thursday evening. Police say a vehicle drove into the front entrance of the building around 8 p.m. while a Cirque du Soleil show was taking place. They say a 30-year-old Vancouver ma...
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'We're people too': Canada's homeless population is aging, changing how shelters run
VANCOUVER - Seventy-one-year-old Roger Oake sat on a bench outside the Union Gospel Mission shelter in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside after breakfast. He had been sleeping at the shelter for about a month "this time" and said that after several years of homelessness, walking "the beat" during the day...
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Man arrested after vehicle driven into Vancouver Cirque du Soleil arena, no one hurt
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say a man has been arrested after a vehicle was driven into the Pacific Coliseum arena while a Cirque du Soleil show was taking place. They say no one was injured and the incident does not appear to be an act of terrorism. Police say on social media that the incident happened just after 8 p...
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B.C. gives green light to LNG pipeline, with no need for new environmental assessment
The British Columbia government says a decade-old environmental assessment certificate remains valid for the construction of a natural gas pipeline in northern B.C., in a decision opposed by the province's Green Party and environmental groups. The Environmental Assessment Office says it has determined the Prince Rupert...
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Industry says long-term labour solutions needed despite latest B.C. ports deal
VANCOUVER - Business and industry groups are applauding a deal between British Columbia's port employers and supervisors, but say further damage may still be possible if the federal government does not ensure Canada's reputation as a reliable trade partner. Greater Vancouver Board of Trade president Bridgitte Anderson ...
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B.C. ministers to make tech pitch in Europe as Eby eyes Asia
VICTORIA - British Columbia ministers are set to travel to Europe in a bid to diversify and strengthen markets for the province's tech industries, even as Premier David Eby continues an Asian trade mission. The government says Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Diana Gibson, and Minister of State for...
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Canada
Carney and Li agree to regularize communication between Canada and China
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese Premier Li Qiang have agreed to regularize channels of communication between the two countries. A readout from Carney's office also says the leaders committed to working together to address the fentanyl crisis. Canada and China have been involved in a trade dispute. China...
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Police investigating after vehicle crashes into Cirque du Soleil arena in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say it's a "miracle" no one was injured after a vehicle crashed into the Pacific Coliseum arena on Thursday evening. Police say a vehicle drove into the front entrance of the building around 8 p.m. while a Cirque du Soleil show was taking place. They say a 30-year-old Vancouver ma...
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In the news today: Liberals set to table internal trade bill
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Liberals set to table internal trade bill The Liberal government is poised to table landmark legislation to break down internal trade barriers and increase labour mobility within Canada. The government has put a bill on the House ...
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New U.S. travel ban is 'cruel,' Myanmar community association says
TORONTO - The head of an association for the Myanmar community in Ontario says a new travel ban announced by U.S. President Donald Trump is "cruel" to the people of his country. Napas Thein, president of the Burma Canadian Association of Ontario, says the people of Myanmar are already facing difficulties in t...
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'We're people too': Canada's homeless population is aging, changing how shelters run
VANCOUVER - Seventy-one-year-old Roger Oake sat on a bench outside the Union Gospel Mission shelter in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside after breakfast. He had been sleeping at the shelter for about a month "this time" and said that after several years of homelessness, walking "the beat" during the day...
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Many Canadians losing confidence in future of trade relationship with U.S.: Poll
OTTAWA - Almost two in five Canadians say recent court rulings in the U.S., and the ongoing legal battle over President Donald Trump's tariffs, have made them feel less confident in the future of trade relations, a new poll suggests. The poll suggests that 38 per cent of Canadians say they feel less confident now about...
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World
What the Trump travel ban means for the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympic Games
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Ukraine under ongoing Russian missile and drone attack that has wounded at least 3
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine was under an ongoing Russian ballistic missile and drone attack early Friday that wounded at least three people, officials said. Multiple explosions were heard in the capital, Kyiv, where falling debris sparked fires across several districts as air defense systems attempted to intercept inc...
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Harvard files legal challenge over Trump's ban on US entry for incoming foreign students
Harvard University is challenging President Donald Trump's move to block foreign students from coming to the United States to attend the Ivy League school, calling it illegal retaliation for Harvard's rejection of White House demands. In an amended complaint filed Thursday, Harvard called the president's action an end-...
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Sports
What the Trump travel ban means for the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympic Games
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Elks look to future by embracing past, including former team name
EDMONTON - The winds of change blew through Commonwealth Stadium this winter, bringing in a new regime determined to return Edmonton's once-proud CFL franchise to its green-and-gold glory days. Part of that includes embracing the team's former name, "Eskimos." The club rebranded as the "Elks" in 202...
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Canadian Hall to welcome former Blue Jays slugger Bautista and rest of 2025 class
TORONTO - Glancing across the Rogers Centre field to see his name on the stadium's Level of Excellence still leaves former Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista with a "surreal" feeling. "It's a good reminder of the time that I spent here, 10 years, it's a long time," Bautista said. "A full decade an...
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