Downtown Chilliwack café
Downtown Chilliwack café to hold soft opening Friday
CHILLIWACK - A downtown Chilliwack café appears poised to open its doors to the public this week under new management. Harvest Store + Café plans to welcome customers back to its store at 9343 Mill Street with a soft opening on Friday, May 9 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The cozy storefront will have limited sele...
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Hope Fire Department
Hope Fire activates new digital alert to protect first responders and motorists alike
HOPE - Fire officials in Hope say the Hope Fire Department has taken a significant step in improving first responder and motorist safety through a tech solution that alerts motorists when emergency vehicles are approaching or working nearby.In a statement from Fire Chief Thomas Cameron, Hope Fire Department has embrace...
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Cottonwood Centre mall
Cottonwood Centre mall in Chilliwack has been sold to new ownership
UPDATE: Mark Davis, general manager of PCI Warrington, the company that manages Cottonwood Centre mall, told Fraser Valley Today in an email that the mall was sold on April 25, 2025 and is now under new ownership. Warrington PCI Management has retained the property management contract. Original story from 9:12 a.m. Thu...
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Cultural burn
Fraser Canyon First Nation to conduct cultural burn of up to 10 hectares next week
FRASER CANYON - A Fraser Canyon First Nation band plans to conduct a cultural burn next week with help from BC Wildfire Service crews that could encompass as many as 10 hectares.According to a statement from BCWS, the Boothroyd Indian Band north of Boston Bar has a goal of restoring and improving the productivity of pl...
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Executive leadership
Fraser Valley non-profit appoints new CEO
ABBOTSFORD - A Fraser Valley non-profit committed to providing care for those living with developmental disabilities, mental health challenges and acquired brain injury has appointed its next CEO. Communitas Supportive Care Society, a faith-based registered charity with services throughout British Columbia but headquar...
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RV fire
Fire breaks out at Harrison RV park Wednesday
HARRISON - Harrison and Agassiz firefighters were called to an RV park on Hot Springs Road Wednesday afternoon (May 7) after a fire at a fifth wheel trailer in Harrison Hot Springs. According to scanner traffic, Harrison Hot Springs fire crews were notified of a fire at Harrison Holiday Park, 973 Hot Springs Road, at a...
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British Columbia
City of Surrey, B.C., says it lost $2.5 million in 'irregular transactions'
The City of Surrey says it filed a civil lawsuit against a former employee, looking to recover $2.5 million worth of "irregular transactions." A statement from city manager Rob Costanzo Thursday says the lawsuit was filed last year after staff identified problems dating back to 2017 involving dormant developm...
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Expert in B.C. says India-Pakistan tension at highest point since 1999
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia researcher in South Asian affairs says concerns about the current India and Pakistan tensions are justified, given that the region has not seen a conflict this intense in more than 25 years. M.V. Ramana, professor at the University of B.C.'s school of public policy and global affairs, say...
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Three MLAs are supporting a B.C. farming family whose 400 ostriches are to be culled
VICTORIA - A member of an ostrich farming family held back tears as she called on the provincial government to help stop the cull of their 400 birds. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered the cull in late 2024 after an avian flu outbreak, but family spokesperson Katie Pasitney says the animals living on her paren...
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Grey whale washes ashore near Tofino, B.C. Cause of death unknown
TOFINO - A grey whale among a population that is listed as a special concern in Canada has washed ashore on a Vancouver Island beach. Parks Canada says the whale was spotted floating offshore on May 6, then it landed the next day on Long Beach in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve near Tofino. The federal agency is warn...
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Gang member wanted Canada-wide arrested in Vancouver, returned to Ontario
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver have arrested a man who they say is a member of the Zone 43 gang and was wanted nationwide for drugs and firearms offences. They say the 31-year-old was convicted of 10 different charges after an investigation by the Ottawa Police Service, but fled and has been operating in Vancouver's D...
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B.C. farmers asked to register animal locations ahead of fire season
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Agriculture Ministry is urging ranchers and farmers to register the location of their livestock ahead of wildfire season. It says registering with Premises ID will ensure emergency responders have access to accurate information on livestock locations in the event of an emergency. That woul...
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Canada
B.C. Appeals Court finds agency's decision to remove kids 'tainted by stereotype'
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal says an Indigenous mother who had her four kids temporarily removed from her care by a child welfare agency was discriminated against because the agency's view of the woman was "tainted by stereotype." The Appeals Court ruled Thursday that a $150,000 human-rights award sho...
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Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops pleased to hear new pope appointed
EDMONTON - The president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops says he is looking forward to working with the new pope. William McGrattan told reporters at an Edmonton church that he has met Robert Prevost, who has chosen the name Leo XIV, a few times. He says the new pontiff is a sensitive, quiet and humble p...
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More details needed about Carney's plans to revamp foreign service, union head says
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Grey whale washes ashore near Tofino, B.C. Cause of death unknown
TOFINO - A grey whale among a population that is listed as a special concern in Canada has washed ashore on a Vancouver Island beach. Parks Canada says the whale was spotted floating offshore on May 6, then it landed the next day on Long Beach in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve near Tofino. The federal agency is warn...
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President Donald Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on Thursday as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the president and its agenda. The dismissal was disclosed in statements from three top House Democrats and confirmed by a separ...
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Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon order
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify, under a new directive issued Thursday. Buoyed by Tuesday's Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump administration to enforce a ban ...
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Capitals look more like themselves in beating the Hurricanes 3-1 in Game 2 to tie series
WASHINGTON (AP) - Connor McMichael and John Carlson scored, Logan Thompson made 26 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 in Game 2 on Thursday night to tie the second-round playoff series. After a slow first period, the Eastern Conference regular-season champion Capitals started to look mor...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Knowing full well the chances of being competitive in their second-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes hung in the balance, the Washington Capitals flipped the script from the opener in a big way in Game 2. Tom Wilson had a monster performance with a couple of blocked shots, an assist on the ...
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Darkangelo nets winner, Charge win 3-2 over Victoire in Game 1 of PWHL semifinal
LAVAL - Shiann Darkangelo scored the winner at 9:17 of the third period to lift the Ottawa Charge past the Montreal Victoire 3-2 on the road in Game 1 of their best-of-five semifinal series Thursday. Brianne Jenner and Ashton Bell also scored for Ottawa, while Gwyneth Philips stopped 31 shots. The Victoire (12-7-3-8) f...
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