Longtime employee retires
Chilliwack meat shop bids farewell to longtime employee
CHILLIWACK - If you ever ventured into Fraser Valley Meats in Sardis, you were bound at some point to see Karen Welch, a friendly face who epitomized customer service amid a beehive of activity at the store. The popular butcher on Vedder Road has said goodbye to Welch, one of its most recognizable faces at the retail s...
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Counterfeit goods
AbbyPD receives reports of fraudulent jewelry sellers, possibly of Middle Eastern descent
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say they have received multiple reports about four individuals, believed to be of Middle Eastern descent, operating rental vehicles and trying to entice Abbotsford residents into buying counterfeit goods. In a social media post, AbbyPD says the four individuals - two males and two fema...
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Longtime employee retires
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Harrison Lagoon, beach ordered closed due to high E. Coli levels
HARRISON HOT SPRINGS - The Village of Harrison Hot Springs says the lagoon at Harrison Lake has been ordered closed due an emergency event involving unsafe waters. In a brief statement Monday afternoon, the village says the lagoon is closed for swimming and wading due to recent water samples that do not meet the requir...
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Missing Fraser Valley girl
12-year-old Fraser Valley girl reported missing
FRASER VALLEY - Police in the Fraser Valley are appealing to the public for help in locating a missing 12-year-old female who was last seen just under a week ago.According to a statement from Surrey Police Service Staff Sgt. Lindsey Houghton, Siarra Bartha was last seen on June 10, 2025, at approximately 4:30 p.m. in t...
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Firearms calls
Abbotsford PD handles 3 weekend calls related to imitation guns being pointed at people
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say they were dispatched to three separate incidents over the weekend in which imitation firearms had been pointed at individuals.In a social media post, police say they were dispatched for 355 police files between 5 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Monday morning, spanning multiple incidents ac...
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Transit announcement
Seasonal transit changes to take effect in Chilliwack, Agassiz
CHILLIWACK - Seasonal transit service changes in Chilliwack, Agassiz and Harrison Hot Springs are set to take effect in just a couple weeks. BC Transit, the FVRD and the City of Chilliwack say the seasonal service changes will go into effect on Sunday, June 29 in the Chilliwack and FVRD transit systems. As part of this...
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British Columbia
Wildfire in B.C. central Interior triggers evacuation alert, fire crews on scene
Cariboo Regional District has issued an evacuation alert for properties near a wildfire that is burning out of control in British Columbia's central Interior. The Martin Lake fire was discovered Sunday and is burning about 220 kilometres west of Williams Lake. The district says the purpose of the alert is to allow peop...
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128-year-old shipwreck on Vancouver Island charred by fire
A shipwreck that has been part of Vancouver Island's history for more than a century is a charred skeleton after a fire earlier this month. Photographer Geoff Johnson said he went to look after hearing of the fire at the wreck that has been sitting on Big Beach in Ucluelet for almost 130 years. "It was really dram...
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Saskatchewan premier pitches 'port-to-port corridor' for energy and other exports
CALGARY - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is pitching the idea of a "port-to-port corridor" that would connect energy and other goods to Canada's northern Pacific and Arctic coasts. Moe made his remarks Monday alongside Alberta Premier Danielle Smith at an event focused on both provinces' ambitions to double o...
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Grizzly on island is safety risk, cannot be relocated, B.C. conservation officers say
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says a grizzly that has stalked people, harassed livestock and damaged property on an island is not a candidate for relocation. The bear was reported chasing livestock on June 10 and 11 on Texada Island, and the service says they've had several complaints about...
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B.C. Opposition Leader John Rustad accuses former Conservative MLAs of blackmail
VICTORIA - British Columbia Conservative Leader John Rustad is accusing a group of legislators who split from the party of blackmailing its members and staff in a bid to take over and divide the Opposition. Rustad has confirmed the authenticity of a letter obtained by The Canadian Press in which he tells the Conservati...
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Man presumed drowned after disappearing in Metro Vancouver lake
WEST VANCOUVER - Police in West Vancouver say a 29-year-old man is presumed to have drowned after going missing while swimming across a lake in Cypress Provincial Park. They say BC Emergency Health Services and North Shore Rescue reported the man missing to the department around 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Police say the man, wh...
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Canada
Liberals under fire for rushing bill through Parliament to speed up resource projects
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is coming under fire for seeking to rush through a major piece of legislation that grants cabinet sweeping powers to quickly approve major projects. Government House leader Steven MacKinnon put a motion on notice Thursday that would push Bill C-5 through the House of Com...
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Quebec man who killed his young twins displayed domestic violence signs: coroner
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is recommending improved domestic violence training for the province's police officers. André Cantin's recommendation follows his investigation into a man who killed his three-year-old twin sons shortly after he was arrested for allegedly harassing his ex-partner. Cantin says in his r...
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Minister says all federal bills should be analyzed through an Indigenous lens
OTTAWA - As First Nations leaders prepare to rally on Parliament Hill against Ottawa's controversial 'major projects' legislation, the federal minister for Indigenous services says she's asked Prime Minister Mark Carney to screen new federal bills for their impacts on Indigenous communities. Indigenous Services Ministe...
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Lack of appropriate safeguards led to 23andMe data breach, joint investigation finds
OTTAWA - Canada's privacy watchdog says inadequate security measures opened the door to a data breach discovered two years ago at genetic testing company 23andMe. Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne and U.K. information commissioner John Edwards released the findings from their joint investigation of the breach, whi...
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Around 80,000 Canadians in the Middle East amid Israel-Iran conflict: Global Affairs
Global Affairs Canada says approximately 3,500 Canadians are in Iran and another 6,700 are in Israel amid an escalating conflict between the two countries. The department says that count is based on the voluntary registration of around 80,000 Canadians in the Middle East and doesn't fully reflect how many of them may n...
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The latest: Day two of G7 meeting in Kananaskis to focus on foreign policy
OTTAWA - The G7 summit is continuing for its second and final day without U.S. President Donald Trump, who left the talks ahead of schedule on Monday. He is missing the day Prime Minister Mark Carney had scheduled to focus on foreign policy. The prime minister is also set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zele...
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World
Things to know about the retrial of Karen Read in the killing of her police officer boyfriend
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) - The jury asked the judge three questions relating to charges and evidence Tuesday in the second murder trial of Karen Read, who is charged with killing her Boston police officer boyfriend. Jurors began deliberations late last week, more than a month after the trial started. The second full day of d...
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An 80-year-old drives a luxury Mercedes sedan down Rome's Spanish Steps and gets stuck
ROME (AP) - An 80-year-old man drove a compact luxury Mercedes-Benz A Class sedan down the landmark Spanish Steps in Rome early on Tuesday before getting stuck part way down, municipal police said in a statement. The man tested negative for alcohol, and was cited on the spot for driving down the monument in Rome's hist...
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Alcaraz-Raducanu is a US Open mixed doubles entry. So are Osaka-Kyrgios, Keys-Tiafoe, Swiatek-Ruud
NEW YORK (AP) - Imagine Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu competing together for a Grand Slam trophy. How about Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe as a duo? Iga Swiatek alongside Casper Ruud? Or Naomi Osaka with Nick Kyrgios? Those are among the high-wattage pairs on Tuesday's preliminary entry list for the reimagined U.S....
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Sports
Montreal Victoire sign Shiann Darkangelo to two-year contract
The Montreal Victoire have signed forward Shiann Darkangelo to a two-year deal, the club announced Tuesday. Darkangelo had eight goals and nine assists in 29 regular-season games for the Ottawa Charge this past season. She added one goal in eight post-season contests as the Charge defeated Montreal in four games en rou...
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Canadian Grand Prix signs Formula One contract extension through 2035
MONTREAL - The Canadian Grand Prix is staying on the Formula One calendar until at least 2035. Octane Racing Group - the Canadian GP promoter - and several government officials announced a four-year contract extension on Tuesday. The race was previously under contract through 2031. An agreement signed until 2029 was ex...
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Alcaraz-Raducanu is a US Open mixed doubles entry. So are Osaka-Kyrgios, Keys-Tiafoe, Swiatek-Ruud
NEW YORK (AP) - Imagine Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu competing together for a Grand Slam trophy. How about Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe as a duo? Iga Swiatek alongside Casper Ruud? Or Naomi Osaka with Nick Kyrgios? Those are among the high-wattage pairs on Tuesday's preliminary entry list for the reimagined U.S....
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