Federal police in B.C. bust fentanyl labs, seize equipment in Fraser Valley
SURREY - Federal police in British Columbia say three drug labs were dismantled last month in the Lower Mainland cities of Pitt Meadows, Mission and Aldergrove, as part of an investigation launched in 2023. RCMP say officers also arrested two suspects, including someone described as a "chemist," but no charge...
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Explosion in Abbotsford
AbbyPD receives 'multiple' 911 calls over reported explosion in east Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say they received multiple 911 calls Thursday morning (Apr. 10) about an explosion in the eastern part of Abbotsford. According to a statement sent to Fraser Valley Today, AbbyPD Sgt. Paul Walker says first responders attended to the area and confirmed the source of the explosion to be...
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Former B.C. MLA launches CentreBC party, wants to 'push back' against polarization
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Chilliwack-area home sales drop double digits year over year as real estate board cites 'tariff uncertainty'
CHILLIWACK - Home sales through the Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board tumbled in March due to what the association calls "tariff uncertainty." According to a statement from CADREB, there were 233 housing units sold in March 2025, a drop of 12.1 per cent from March 2024. Home sales were 37 per cent bel...
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Special weather statement
High winds expected later today in Chilliwack, Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island
CHILLIWACK - Environment Canada says strong winds of up to 80 km/h are expected later today in the Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island. According to a statement issued Thursday morning by the national weather agency, gusty winds are expected to arrive in the Fraser Valley this later today and into the evening. A vigorou...
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Chilliwack Chiefs
Despite outshooting Spruce Kings 45-25, Chiefs come up short in PG as series heads back to Chilliwack
PRINCE GEORGE - The Chilliwack Chiefs outshot the Prince George Spruce Kings by a 45-25 margin, but came up short Wednesday night in a 5-2 loss at Kopar Memorial Arena. The two teams were separated by 27 points in the regular season standings, but none of that matters now that the Spruce Kings and Chiefs are all tied u...
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Cybercrime investigation
Int'l cybercrime investigation results in arrest of Fraser Valley resident
FRASER VALLEY - Federal investigators with the RCMP Pacific Region in B.C. have arrested a Fraser Valley resident for their role in operating a network of thousands of infected computers capable of delivering malware. According to a statement from RCMP Sgt. Tammy Lobb with Federal Policing in Surrey, the arrest of a Su...
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British Columbia
Former B.C. MLA launches CentreBC party, wants to 'push back' against polarization
VICTORIA - A former member of the British Columbia legislature has launched a new political party called CentreBC, aiming to push back against what she describes as polarization in provincial politics. Karin Kirkpatrick, who represented West Vancouver-Capilano between 2020 and 2024, says she has heard from "countl...
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Two killed when house on small British Columbia island collapses
POWELL RIVER - Two people have been killed after being trapped under a house on a small island off British Columbia's coast. RCMP in Powell River say they received a call on April 6 about two people trapped under the house on Savary Island, just off the coast of the small city, about 150 kilometres northwest of Vancouv...
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Federal police in B.C. bust fentanyl labs, seize equipment in Fraser Valley
SURREY - Federal police in British Columbia say three drug labs were dismantled last month in the Lower Mainland cities of Pitt Meadows, Mission and Aldergrove, as part of an investigation launched in 2023. RCMP say officers also arrested two suspects, including someone described as a "chemist," but no charge...
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Vancouver officer charged with assault related to alleged incident at jail
VICTORIA - Crown prosecutors in British Columbia say a Vancouver police officer has been charged with assault related to an alleged incident in 2023. A statement from the BC Prosecution Service says the charge against the special municipal constable stems from an incident at the police department's jail. It allegedly h...
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B.C. government to give Metro Vancouver's transit operator $312M over three years
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it will provide $312 million in operating funding to Metro Vancouver's transit operator over the next three years. Transportation Minister Mike Farnworth says they know that TransLink was facing a significant deficit as costs and demand for service increased. The operator...
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B.C. premier tells government to cancel American contracts 'wherever viable'
British Columbia's premier says U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pause much of his tariffs for the rest of the world while excluding Canada is "insulting." David Eby made the comments while announcing that he is directing B.C.'s Crown corporations, ministries and health authorities to cancel American...
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Canada
Federal police in B.C. bust fentanyl labs, seize chemicals and equipment
SURREY - Federal police in British Columbia say three drug labs were dismantled last month in the Lower Mainland cities of Pitt Meadows, Mission and Aldergrove, as part of an investigation launched in 2023. RCMP say officers also arrested two suspects, including someone described as a "chemist," but no charge...
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Legault cites capacity amid outcry from Haitian community over asylum seeker comments
MONTREAL - Premier François Legault says Quebec doesn't have the capacity to take in more immigrants amid a surge in the number of asylum seekers arriving at the province's border with the United States. Legault told reporters today in Sherrington, Que., that the sheer numbers are stretching Quebec's social secu...
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Saskatchewan premier says MLA terrorist remark wrong and 'very, very inappropriate'
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says one of his legislature members made inaccurate and "very, very inappropriate comments" by calling federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh a terrorist. But Moe says Humboldt-Watrous MLA Racquel Hilbert has publicly apologized and retracted the remark. He says the programs ...
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Supreme Court confirms order for new murder trials in attack on woman's parents
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed an order for new first-degree murder trials for an Ontario woman and three others who were convicted in an attack on her parents. Jennifer Pan was sentenced in 2015 to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years for first-degree murder, and life for attempted ...
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Statistics Canada data shows drop in Canadians making return trips from U.S.
OTTAWA - New travel numbers suggest Canadians made fewer return trips from the United States last month compared to the same time last year, with a sharp decline in trips by car. Statistics Canada says the number of Canadians returning from the U.S. by car was down almost 32 per cent compared to March 2024, the third c...
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In the news today: Federal rivals campaign in GTA, tariffs targeting Canada unchanged
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney, Poilievre campaigning in the GTA today The Liberals and Conservatives will be campaigning in the Greater Toronto Area today. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to make an announcement in Brampton, Ont., in the morning and m...
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Supreme Court says Trump administration must facilitate return of deported Maryland man
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration must facilitate the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, rejecting the administration's emergency appeal. The court acted in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran citizen who had an immigration court o...
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Judge halts Trump administration from ending humanitarian parole for people from four countries
BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday said she will halt the Trump administration from ending a program that allowed hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to temporarily live in the United States. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani that she will issue a stay on the program, which wa...
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Judge allows requirement that everyone in the US illegally must register to move forward
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge is allowing the Trump administration to move forward with a requirement that everyone in the U.S. illegally must register with the federal government, in a move that could have far-reaching repercussions for immigrants across the country. In a ruling Thursday, Judge Trevor Neil McFadde...
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Canada to face Honduras, El Salvador and Curaçao at CONCACAF Gold Cup this summer
Canada has been drawn with Honduras, El Salvador and Curaçao in Group B at this summer's CONCACAF Gold Cup. The Canadian men are ranked 30th in the world while Honduras is No. 75, El Salvador No. 81 and Curaçao No. 90. The top two in each of the four groups advance to the knockout round. The 18th edition ...
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Justin Rose steals the Masters show and builds 3-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Justin Rose managed to steal the attention away from Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy in the Masters by matching his personal best at Augusta National with a 7-under 65 for a three-shot lead Thursday in the first major of the year. Scheffler did his part in his bid to win a third Masters green jac...
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Red Sox take advantage of Toronto miscues, rally to win 4-3 in 10th and avoid 4-game sweep
BOSTON (AP) - Pinch-runner David Hamilton scampered home when the drawn-in Toronto infield couldn't handle Trevor Story's nubber to second base, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Blue Jays 4-3 in 10 innings on Thursday to avoid a four-game sweep. Boston rallied from a 2-1 deficit in the eighth and trailed again after Geo...
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