Othello Tunnels Closed
Authorities working to recover the body of a teen who fell into the Coquihalla River
HOPE - Authorities are in the process of planning the recovery of the body of a 19-year-old man along the Coquihalla River near the popular Othello Tunnels. According to a police news release, Hope RCMP were alerted to a report of a man falling into the river in the Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park area shortly at 6 p...
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Road safety
Abbotsford teen facing multiple fines after being clocked at 180 km/h in Popkum
POPKUM - A teenager's trip in his step-mother's BMW ended with a collision and nearly $1,800 in fines after an incident on July 21 that caught the attention of the RCMP BC Highway Patrol.Police say they recorded the teen driving a grey BMW sedan at 180 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on Highway 1 at Popkum. Due to the excessiv...
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Fraser Valley
Heat warnings span B.C. Interior, southern areas to see temperatures up to 37 C
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for a swath of British Columbia's Interior stretching from Grand Forks near the U.S. border to areas north of Prince George. The weather agency says the heat is expected to arrive with a ridge of high pressure on Tuesday and persist until at least Thursday. The bu...
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vehicle crash
Driver suffers life-altering injuries in Abbotsford crash
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford police say one person was airlifted to hospital following a serious single-vehicle crash in the 1000 block of Echo Road early Sunday (Jul. 27) morning.AbbyPD says the crash occurred shortly after midnight.The driver and lone occupant was taken by air ambulance to a Vancouver area hospital. Polic...
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CAT RESCUE
Abbotsford cat rescue launches business fundraiser for new adoption centre, thrift store
ABBOTSFORD - The Abby Cat Daddy Feline Advocate Society is now gearing up to open its first brick-and-mortar space, which will house a thrift store, cat adoption centre and non-profit spay/neuter clinic. To kick off the new place, the Abby Cat Daddy is calling on local businesses to join its "Change for Cats"...
Jul 27, 2025
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HOUSE FIRE
Crews respond to house fire in Chilliwack Saturday afternoon
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack firefighters have tackled a house blaze in the Sardis area on Saturday afternoon (July 26). At around 4 p.m., the Chilliwack Fire Department were called out to a report of a residential structure fire in the 44000 block of Sherry Drive. Twenty-two firefighters from Halls 1 and 4 responded to the...
Jul 27, 2025
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British Columbia
Edmonton police warn extortions, arsons targeting South Asian businesses resurging
EDMONTON - Edmonton police warned a crowded town hall on Monday night that extortions and arsons similar to ones that targeted members of the South Asian community across the city and elsewhere in Canada about a year ago have seen a resurgence in recent months. Interim Chief of police Warren Driechel said the attacks i...
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Body discovered in burning vehicle in B.C.; police suspect criminality
Police in British Columbia are investigating after a body was discovered in a burning car. Mounties in Agassiz, B.C., say officers responded late Sunday to a report of a vehicle fire on Cheam Road in the community of Popkum. Police say when emergency responders arrived, they found a body inside the vehicle. Homicide de...
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Gull pierced by a barbecue skewer is released in B.C. after wildlife centre's care
WHITE ROCK - A gull that was skewered with a discarded wooden barbecue stick that generated a flurry of phone calls to the Wildlife Rescue Association of BC has been released after rehabilitation. Coleen Doucette, co-executive director with the wildlife rescue, says the glaucous-winged gull stood briefly at a pier in W...
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Advocates question fairness as federal government backs away from pharmacare program
OTTAWA - Reproductive health advocates say the federal government's failure to commit to funding pharmacare in all provinces and territories is leaving people with a lot of uncertainty, and could create inequality across the country. "It's really disappointing, honestly," said Liz Thompson, advocacy lead for ...
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Heat warnings span B.C. Interior, southern areas to see temperatures up to 37 C
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for a swath of British Columbia's Interior stretching from Grand Forks near the U.S. border to areas north of Prince George. The weather agency says the heat is expected to arrive with a ridge of high pressure on Tuesday and persist until at least Thursday. The bu...
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Ottawa, B.C. provide $77M to bring high-speed internet to nearly 7,000 households
ARMSTRONG, B.C. - The federal and B.C. governments are providing more than $77 million in combined funding to bring high-speed internet to more than 6,900 homes in the province. A statement from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada says the funding is part of an agreement struck in 2022 that committed up...
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Canada
Voters in Alberta byelection to use adapted ballots due to high number of candidates
CAMROSE - Elections Canada says voters in the upcoming Battle River-Crowfoot byelection will be required to write out the name of their preferred candidate given the unusually high number of people running and past challenges with long ballots. More than 200 people were registered to run as of Monday, which was also th...
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Quebec City judge to rule Thursday on bail for three accused of extremist plot
QUÉBEC - A Quebec court judge will decide Thursday whether to grant bail to three men facing terrorism charges in the Quebec City region. Judge René de la Sablonnière heard final arguments Monday from Crown and defence attorneys. Simon Angers-Audet, 24, Raphaël Lagacé, 25, and Marc-Aur&...
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Lack of action on Gaza erodes Muslims' sense of belonging in Canada: envoy
OTTAWA - Ottawa's approach to the war in Gaza is eroding many Muslim-Canadians' "sense of belonging" in this country, says the federal special representative on combating Islamophobia. "This ongoing, horrifying situation is deeply, deeply damaging the sense of belonging that people feel," Amira Elgh...
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Harper says Carney team sought his trade advice, advises looking outside U.S.
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper says he's urging Ottawa to find new trading partners outside the United States. Harper says he was approached by the government two weeks ago and advised Ottawa to work out a short-term deal with U.S. President Donald Trump while expanding trade in other markets. At a confe...
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Guilty plea in murder of Alexander Lo, brother of festival suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo
VANCOUVER - A man has pleaded guilty to the murder of Alexander Lo, the brother of Lapu Lapu festival attack suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo. The BC Prosecution Service says Dwight Kematch pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder on Friday. Kematch's sentencing hearing has been scheduled for Aug. 11 in British Columb...
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B.C. Premier Eby says Ottawa must increase its subsidy for B.C. ferry users
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says it is time for the federal government to float more money for ferry users in British Columbia after Ottawa cut ferry rates in Atlantic Canada. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that starting Aug. 1, there will be a 50 per cent fare cut for passenger, vehicle and commercial users of ...
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World
Former Colombian President Uribe found guilty in bribery trial that threatens the strongman's legacy
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was convicted of witness tampering and bribery charges on Monday, in a historic trial that gripped the South American nation and threatened to tarnish the conservative strongman's legacy. The ruling was announced by a judge in Bogota, the country's ...
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At least 2 people shot at Manhattan office building housing financial firms and NFL, source tells AP
NEW YORK (AP) - At least two people, including a New York City police officer, were shot Monday in a midtown office building that houses some of the country's top financial firms and the National Football League, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The person, who did not immediately know the v...
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30 people die in heavy rains and flooding in Beijing, Chinese state media say
TAISHITUN, China (AP) - Chinese state media say that 30 people have died in heavy rains and flooding in Beijing. State broadcaster CCTV said on Tuesday that 28 people had died in Beijing's hard-hit Miyun district and two others in Yanqing as of midnight. More heavy rain fell overnight in the Chinese capital. Reports on...
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Sports
Jays Springer 'doing all right' after getting struck in head by fastball
BALTIMORE (AP) - George Springer twisted his head, absorbed the full impact of a fastball near the ear flap of his helmet, and dropped to the ground in a heap. As Toronto's designated hitter lay prone at the plate, the raucous crowd of 20,176 at Camden Yards immediately became silent. Quite suddenly, Baltimore's seven-...
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Orioles pound 4 homers, 16 hits to beat Blue Jays 11-4, Springer nailed by wild pitch
BALTIMORE (AP) - Ramón Laureano homered and drove in three runs, Adley Rutschman marked his return from the injured list with three hits and two RBIs, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-4 Monday night. Cedric Mullins, Coby Mayo and Colton Cowser also homered for the last-place Orioles, who a...
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At least 2 people shot at Manhattan office building housing financial firms and NFL, source tells AP
NEW YORK (AP) - At least two people, including a New York City police officer, were shot Monday in a midtown office building that houses some of the country's top financial firms and the National Football League, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The person, who did not immediately know the v...
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