SPRAY ZONE
City of Chilliwack opens new, first-of-its-kind spray zone in Promontory
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack residents can now kick off the summer season with a new place to splash, play and cool off. The City has unveiled a new Spray Zone at Philippson Family Park, located at 46661 Sylvan Drive, featuring three small spray structures and a concrete area designed to collect water - the first of its kin...
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Canucks select Cootes with 15th pick at NHL draft; Flames snag Reschny at No. 18
LOS ANGELES - Braeden Cootes spent a year living in Vancouver. The Canucks' opening-round pick at the 2025 NHL draft is hoping it's eventually home for a long time. The first Canadian club to make a selection Friday night chose the centre from the Western Hockey League's Seattle Thunderbirds at No. 15. "Honestly, ...
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ROAD SAFETY
Chilliwack Mounties issue safety reminder as classes wrap up for summer
CHILLIWACK - As the school bells ring for the last time this school year, Chilliwack RCMP are urging residents to look out for young pedestrians and cyclists while they head outdoors for the summer."Our students have learned how to stay safe as pedestrians and cyclists. Now it's up to all of us to help them put th...
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IHIT DEPLOYED
UPDATE: Victim identified in Surrey shooting death Thursday night
UPDATE 2:25 P.M. FRIDAY: IHIT has now identified the victim of a shooting in Surrey Thursday night (Jun. 26). Investigators say 21-year-old Surrey resident Bilal Hameed was the driver of a car at the time of the incident. A black Dodge pickup truck was involved in the shooting and recovered - burnt - in the 9400 block ...
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OTHELLO TUNNELS
Portion of Othello Tunnels in the Coquihalla Canyon Park opens today
HOPE - A historic spot east of Hope has now reopened just in time for Canada Day weekend. Three of the five Othello Tunnels, located in the northern portion of Coquihalla Canyon Park, are ready to welcome guests back today (Jun. 27) after undergoing some much-needed restoration work. Infrastructure needed to be rebuilt...
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SUSPECT ARRESTED
46-year-old Abbotsford man arrested after stabbing Tuesday night
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford police have now arrested a suspect in relation to the overnight stabbing on Tuesday night (Jun. 24). On June 24 at 6:14 p.m., the Abbotsford Police Department responded to an incident in the 32700 block of South Fraser Way and found a 20-year-old with non-life-threatening injuries after being st...
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British Columbia
Climate change is driving a rise in tick-borne diseases. Here's what to know.
TORONTO - A warming climate is driving a rise in Lyme disease and the introduction of lesser-known tick-borne diseases, public health specialists say. "Climate change in Canada is happening at a much more accelerated rate than we see in parts of the rest of the world," said Heather Coatsworth, chief of field ...
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Interior Health CEO is out over closure of Kelowna, B.C., pediatric unit
KELOWNA - The head of British Columbia's Interior Health authority is stepping aside six months early over staff shortages that forced the closure of Kelowna General Hospital's dedicated pediatric unit. The authority says the end of president and CEO Susan Brown's tenure is among "key actions" taken by the bo...
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B.C. minister Bowinn Ma tells of 'frightening' incident at her constituency office
NORTH VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Infrastructure Minister Bowinn Ma says there was a "frightening" security incident at her constituency office in North Vancouver early Friday. Ma says in a statement that all meetings and appointments at the office have been cancelled for the day. Her statement says that t...
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B.C.'s Interior health authority confirms additional measles cases
KAMLOOPS - British Columbia's Interior health authority says it has confirmed additional cases of measles in the region spanning the province's southern Interior. A statement from Interior Health says communities in the region with confirmed cases now include Kamloops, Kelowna, Salmon Arm and the Nelson area. The updat...
Jun 27, 2025
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B.C. billionaire Ruby Liu gets keys to first retail store once owned by The Bay
DELTA - British Columbia billionaire Ruby Liu has received the keys to a store taken over from Hudson's Bay, the first of more than two dozen that she has her eyes on. Liu plans to turn the former Saks OFF 5th store in the Tsawwassen Mills mall in Delta, B.C., into a cultural, tourist and retail destination. It's the s...
Jun 27, 2025
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B.C. police watchdog calls hearing into officers' 'racist, sexist' WhatsApp group
British Columbia's Police Complaint Commissioner says he's called a public hearing to probe misconduct allegations against three current and three former Nelson police officers over alleged racist, sexist and inappropriate comments made in a private WhatsApp chat group. Prabhu Rajan says the allegations "go to the...
Jun 26, 2025
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Canada
New laws against blocking access to places of worship, schools coming, Fraser says
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the Liberal government will press ahead with plans for new criminal provisions against blocking access to places or worship, schools and community centres. The measures, promised during the recent federal election campaign, would also create a criminal offence of wilfully inti...
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'A no-brainer': Some bosses happily giving staff Monday off along with Canada Day
TORONTO - Anyone who works Monday to Friday and is keen for a long weekend this Canada Day has likely had to do a bit of calendar juggling to cope with the ill-timed holiday. The stat day falls on a Tuesday this year, forcing many to work an odd Monday squeezed between days off, unless they burn a vacation day to elimi...
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'So terrifying': Iranian student on fleeing back to safety in Canada amid conflict
Arash Ghaderi can't forget the moment his wife tearfully woke him up to tell him a war had just started. Ghaderi, a 35-year-old PhD student at the University of Alberta, and his wife travelled last month to Iran to visit their family members. The couple was still there when the conflict between Israel and Iran broke ou...
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New Yukon Premier Mike Pemberton sworn in, says there's work to do before election
WHITEHORSE - Yukon's 11th premier has been sworn in on the promise to get important work done before the next election that must be called within months. Mike Pemberton told a crowd after the ceremony in Whitehorse that he wants to set out a new framework for mineral legislation in partnership with First Nations, and t...
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B.C., Vancouver, First Nations sign deal to partner in planning, hosting World Cup
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's government, the City of Vancouver and three First Nations have signed an agreement to co-operate on hosting the seven World Cup games being played in the city next year. In a ceremony on Friday, Premier David Eby, Mayor Ken Sim, Musqueam Chief Wayne Sparrow, Squamish Nation councillor Wil...
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Man charged with vandalism of National Holocaust Monument
OTTAWA - A 46-year-old man has been charged after Canada's National Holocaust Monument was vandalized earlier this month. The Ottawa Police Service said in a news release Friday that the man was charged with mischief to a war memorial, mischief exceeding $5,000 and harassment by threatening conduct. The man is schedule...
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World
Justice Department abruptly fires 3 prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 criminal cases, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Friday fired at least three prosecutors involved in U.S. Capitol riot criminal cases, the latest moves by the Trump administration targeting attorneys connected to the massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, according to two people familiar with the matter. Those dis...
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Senate rejects effort to restrain Trump on Iran as GOP backs his strikes on nuclear sites
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic efforts in the Senate to prevent President Donald Trump from further escalating with Iran fell short Friday, with Republicans opposed to a resolution marking Congress' first attempt to reassert its war powers following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. The resolution, authored by Sen. ...
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University of Virginia president resigns under Trump administration pressure on DEI, AP source says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The president of the University of Virginia is resigning his position under pressure from the Justice Department, which had pushed for his departure amid scrutiny of the school's diversity, equity and inclusion practices, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. The departure of James Ryan, who ...
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Sports
Senators acquire defenceman Jordan Spence from Kings in exchange for picks
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators acquired defenceman Jordan Spence from the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. In exchange, the Senators are sending a 2025 third-round selection (67th overall) and a 2026 sixth-round selection (via Colorado). Spence had 28 points (four goals, 24 assists) with a plus-23 rating in 79 regular-seas...
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Jets sign defenceman Haydn Fleury to two-year contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Haydn Fleury to a two-year contract, the team announced Saturday. The deal carries an annual average value of US$950,000. Fleury, 28, had seven assists in 39 regular-season games for the Jets in 2024-25. He added two more assists in eight post-season contests. The six...
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Canada women top Spain to advance to 3x3 hoops World Cup semifinal
ULAANBAATAR - Canada's women are off to the semifinals of the FIBA 3x3 World Cup. Canada defeated Spain 11-10 on Saturday to advance. Canada will next face the Netherlands on Sunday, with the third-place game and final going on Monday. Saicha Grant-Allen led the way for Canada with six points and five rebounds. Paige C...
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