Vehicle strikes Hydro pole
Vehicle vs. BC Hydro pole snarls Chilliwack traffic Wednesday afternoon
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack fire crews and RCMP members were dispatched Wednesday afternoon to Prest Road after a vehicle struck a BC Hydro pole.According to scanner traffic, Chilliwack first responders attended Prest Road, about halfway between Prairie Central Road and McGuire Road, at about 3 p.m. after a vehicle collide...
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Chilliwack Board of Education
Progressive trustee majority postpones motion on academic achievement in Chilliwack schools
CHILLIWACK - Earlier this year, former Chilliwack MLA Laurie Throness campaigned successfully on a platform of incorporating academic achievement into SD33 schools, culminating in his 11-point victory in a March trustee by-election. It seemed fitting then, that Throness would make good on that promise at Tuesday's mont...
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Langley man charged with striking, seriously injuring a traffic police officer: RCMP
LANGLEY - A Langley man faces multiple charges for his alleged actions during an August 2024 traffic stop that left a uniformed police officer seriously injured. According to a statement from Langley RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, a Langley RCMP officer was tasked with traffic enforcement duties in the 5000 bloc...
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BCHL Finals
Chilliwack Chiefs take 2-1 series lead after thrilling double OT win Tuesday night
CHILLIWACK - Chiefs captain Mateo Mrsic had two goals and an assist, including the game-winner with 6:21 to play in double overtime, as the Chilliwack Chiefs took a 2-1 series lead in the BCHL finals Tuesday night against the Brooks Bandits at the Coliseum in Chilliwack. Caleb Malhotra also tallied two goals and an ass...
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New dog food product
Chilliwack resident creates unique dog food product
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack resident has invented a unique product for man's best friend that she hopes to bring to the broader pet food market. Nicole Weber, an avid dog lover who describes herself as a self-starter and an innovator, has created something called Choco-Pup, a product made from carob powder intended to be...
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Family members sought
Chilliwack RCMP looks to ID family members of female who went missing from Yarrow in 1982
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack RCMP detachment is appealing to the public for help in identifying any family members of a woman who went missing from her home in Yarrow in March 1982.According to a statement from Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Teresa Parsons, Patricia Flynn went missing 43 years ago and has never b...
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British Columbia
B.C. municipalities join First Nations in criticism of tariff bills
VICTORIA - Municipal leaders from across British Columbia have joined First Nations to ask the provincial government to withdraw or delay proposed legislation to fast-track major projects in response to U.S. tariffs. But the president of the Union of B.C. Municipalities says there's no sign the government is changing c...
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RCMP visits B.C. ostrich farm to prepare for potential arrests
RCMP liaison officers have visited a British Columbia ostrich farm to prepare for potential arrests at the property where protesters are trying to prevent a cull of about 400 birds ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Multiple livestreams broadcasting from the Universal Ostrich Farm, in Edgewood, B.C., show ...
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Three-year deal reached in labour dispute between LifeLabs and 1,200 striking workers
BURNABY - British Columbia's main outpatient lab services provider says it has reached a deal with the union representing about 1,200 striking workers across the province. LifeLabs says in a statement that it and the BC General Employees' Union have reached the three-year collective bargaining agreement after both side...
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Port says dredging of Vancouver's Burrard Inlet underway, a project touted by Carney
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says preliminary work on a plan to dredge Burrard Inlet to accommodate fully loaded oil tankers is now underway It says the project, which was recently floated by Prime Minister Mark Carney, will proceed through permitting processes including consultation with First Natio...
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B.C. Mounties find body of missing man while executing search warrant
VICTORIA - Mounties on Vancouver Island say officers found the body of a missing person while they were executing a search warrant at a mobile home park on Songhees Reserve lands. They say the May 14 search was in relation to drug trafficking, but the discovery of the human remains in the home led police to execute a s...
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B.C. RCMP say man impersonated police, then called 9-1-1 to make report
RICHMOND - Mounties in Richmond, B.C., say they have arrested a man who they believe impersonated a police officer and conducted a traffic stop, then called 9-1-1 to report his own actions. The RCMP say they received a report around 1 p.m. on Sunday from a man who said he was pulled over by a driver in a Ford Mustang e...
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Canada
Bipartisan Senate resolution introduced to recognize Canada-U.S. partnership
WASHINGTON - A resolution with bipartisan support was introduced in the United States Senate today to recognize the U.S.-Canada partnership, a relationship badly strained by President Donald Trump's tariffs and threats of annexation. Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota and Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine ...
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Poilievre names 48 Conservative MPs as critics, announces House leadership team
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has unveiled his party's leadership team and critic roles ahead of next week's return to the House of Commons. He's named 48 Conservative members of Parliament to critic roles, while another 14 will become associate critics. Most of them are returning MPs, though some rooki...
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Carney needs to make a quick decision on Trump's missile defence project: expert
OTTAWA - A defence expert says that if Canada wants to fully join U.S. President Donald Trump's "golden dome" missile defence project, it should make a decision soon. David Perry, president of the Canada Global Affairs Institute think tank, says Ottawa has a tendency to punt politically sensitive decisions on...
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Quebec police open criminal investigation into fatal construction site collapse
BLAINVILLE - Police north of Montreal say they have opened a criminal negligence investigation into Tuesday's fatal collapse of retaining walls at a construction site. One worker died and two were injured, and a woman was treated for shock after the mobile office she was in fell into the excavated hole after the collap...
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Carney to speak with media after cabinet gathers to plan for new Parliament
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to take questions from reporters on Parliament Hill this evening after holding a secretive, two-day retreat with his new cabinet in Gatineau, Que. Carney will speak with journalists after emerging from what his office called a cabinet "planning forum" held at Meech L...
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B.C. slack-line walker forgot to re-attach leash before fatal fall, association says
The International Slackline Association says a fatal fall near Squamish, B.C., on Saturday happened after a woman "forgot to re-tie" her safety leash, resulting in an 80-metre fall. The association says in a social-media post on Tuesday that the 22-year-old woman was a brave and bright recent graduate from th...
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World
Philippine president calls for all Cabinet secretaries to resign after election setbacks
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. asked all of his Cabinet secretaries to submit resignations on Thursday in a "bold reset" of his administration following last week's mid-term elections, which saw more opposition candidates win crucial Senate seats. Marcos, the 67-year-old ...
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2 staff members of Israeli embassy killed in shooting near Jewish museum in DC, Noem says
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening near a Jewish museum, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said. Noem announced the deaths in a post on X after the shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum, which is located steps away from the FBI's fi...
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Indianapolis Colts' music-loving owner Jim Irsay dies at age 65
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Jim Irsay, the Indianapolis Colts' owner who leveraged the popularity of Peyton Manning into a new stadium and a Super Bowl title, died Wednesday at age 65. Pete Ward, Irsay's longtime right-hand man and the teams chief operating officer, made the announcement in a statement from the team. He said I...
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Sports
Third-period swoon costs Oilers in Game 1 of conference final against Stars
DALLAS - The Edmonton Oilers controlled the NHL's Western Conference final opener until suddenly they didn't. The lone Canadian club left in Stanley Cup contention this year was up 3-1 on the Dallas Stars after two periods Wednesday. The Stars scored three unanswered power-play goals in less than six minutes to start t...
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Dallas Stars not getting shut out on power play in this West final against Oilers
DALLAS (AP) - The Dallas Stars aren't getting shut out on the power play in the Western Conference final against Edmonton this time. They took full advantage of their opportunities in the third period of Game 1 in this series, with three power-play goals in a game-turning 5:26 span on way to a 6-3 victory Wednesday nig...
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Vancouver FC, Cavalry battle to 1-1 draw in Canadian Championship quarterfinal
LANGLEY - A late goal from Tobias Warschewski helped Cavalry FC rescue a 1-1 draw against Vancouver FC in the first leg of their Canadian Championship quarterfinal matchup on Wednesday. David Norman Jr. opened the scoring for Vancouver in the 41st minute, but Cavalry drew even in the 84th thanks to Warchewski's strike....
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