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Free guided mural tours
Chilliwack company to offer free guided tours during upcoming Mural Festival
CHILLIWACK - Amid news earlier this year that the Vancouver Mural Festival is shutting down, the Chilliwack Mural Festival has teamed up with a local tour guide company based in Chilliwack to fill the void. During the upcoming Chilliwack Mural Festival slated for August 7-17, Chilliwack Tours will offer 14 guided walki...
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Traffic stop
Traffic stop leads to driving ban for 60-year-old woman from Abbotsford
MISSION - Mounties in Mission say two witnesses were instrumental in getting an impaired female driver from Abbotsford off the road nearly two weeks ago. According to a police blotter-style social media post, Mission RCMP say two witnesses reported seeing a possible impaired driver in a parking lot at Cedar Valley Conn...
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Non-profit CEO bids farewell
Fraser Valley non-profit CEO bids farewell after answering the call to serve
ABBOTSFORD - Karyn Santiago's time with Communitas Care Society in Abbotsford has come full circle.Back in the early 2010s, Santiago had been working for a sister charity and felt convinced that her time there was wrapping up, but she had no idea where she thought God would lead her next. All she knew at the time was t...
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Missing man
20-year-old man reported missing: Mission RCMP
MISSION - Mounties in Mission need help locating a 20-year-old male who was last seen earlier today.According to a social media post, police have identified the missing person as Julian Polovina. Police believe he is driving a dark green Suzuki Sidekick.Description of Polovina:Caucasian male; 20 years old; 6 ft 4 in (1...
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British Columbia

Danielle Smith backs better way than cull at B.C. ostrich farm hit by avian flu
HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith thinks authorities should be looking for a "better way" than a mass cull to deal with a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an outbreak of avian flu. Smith says there should be a new approach because most of the flock at Universal Ostrich Fa...
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B.C. court records show second charge against alleged hijacker Shaheer Cassim
RICHMOND - The man accused of hijacking a plane and triggering a security scare at Vancouver International Airport last week faces a second charge related to the rogue flight. B.C. online court records say a charge of damaging or interfering with a navigation system was sworn Friday against Shaheer Cassim. Cassim was a...
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Murder probe after boy, 15, stabbed to death on downtown Vancouver street
VANCOUVER - Police say a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death near Vancouver's Robson Square over the weekend and the killing is being investigated as a murder. No arrests have been made, and police say they are not releasing the name of the victim, who was from Surrey, B.C. Police are asking anyone with information ab...
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RCMP may need to review training involving Indigenous people, B.C. watchdog says
SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog says RCMP policy or training may need to change to better respond to calls involving Indigenous people after complaints that police actions were more forceful than necessary. The assessment comes in a report released this month about the suicide of an Indigenous man in Willia...
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Former B.C. nurse files human rights complaints against college, employer
VANCOUVER - The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms says a former nurse who was sanctioned by the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives has filed two human rights complaints with the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal. A disciplinary panel with the college determined Amy Hamm committed unprofessional conduct f...
Jul 21, 2025
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Heat warning up for B.C.'s north coast, persisting until Tuesday
VICTORIA - Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for the inland regions of British Columbia's north coast, saying there is a moderate risk to public health. It says daytime temperatures are expected to be near 30 degrees Celsius with overnight lows in the mid-teens. The weather office says the elevated temperatu...
Jul 21, 2025
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Canada

First Nations call off talks on forestry bill, say Quebec disrespecting rights
MONTREAL - First Nations in Quebec are suspending consultations with the government on its planned forestry reform because they say the province is not respecting their rights. The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador says in an open letter that Quebec's minister of natural resources has failed to recognize the st...
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Federal privacy watchdog discontinues investigation into student data breach
The federal privacy watchdog says it has discontinued the investigation into a cybersecurity breach involving a student information system used across Canada, citing its satisfaction with the company's response and commitment to added security measures. Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne says the probe was launched...
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Ottawa silent on replacements as special ambassador positions open up
OTTAWA - The Carney government is not saying whether it will keep appointing ambassadors on themes championed by the Trudeau cabinet, now that terms are lapsing for Ottawa's envoys on climate and women in security. But a prominent observer of the foreign service says it's likely Ottawa will fill these roles by autumn. ...
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Danielle Smith backs 'better way' than cull at B.C. ostrich farm hit by avian flu
HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith thinks authorities should be looking for a "better way" than a mass cull to deal with a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an outbreak of avian flu. Smith says there should be a new approach because most of the flock at Universal Ostrich Fa...
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Poilievre calls for law to block long ballot protests ahead of Alberta byelection
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the long list of names lining up to flood the ballot in his upcoming federal byelection amounts to a "blatant abuse" of democracy - and he wants the government to do something about it. More than 100 candidates sponsored by the Longest Ballot Committee are re...
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Quebec woman who joined ISIL pleads guilty to supporting terror group
MONTREAL - A Quebec woman who travelled to Syria to join Islamic State and marry one of its fighters has pleaded guilty to one count of participating in the activities of a terrorist group. The Crown and lawyers for Oumaima Chouay made joint submissions for the sentence that was delivered on Monday in Quebec court - on...
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