CAT RESCUE
Abby cat rescue seeks fundraising support for new brick-and-mortar space
ABBOTSFORD - After an extensive search, the Abby Cat Daddy has finally found a new place to settle in- but it will need some help securing it."We've found a location in Abbotsford that could be everything we've dreamed of for our Thrift Store & Adoption Centre - central, accessible, and full of potential,"...
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'Heat dome' over Ontario and Quebec causing wild weather across much of Canada
TORONTO - Blame the heat dome hanging over Ontario and Quebec for some of the strange weather hitting other parts of the country. Environment Canada meteorologist Julien Pellerin says scorching temperatures over the eastern part of the continent are causing below-normal temperatures in other regions. On Saturday, the w...
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Keegan Bradley pulls a stunner to deny Fleetwood and win the Travelers Championship
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ART EXHIBIT
Chilliwack Cultural Centre hosts woodturners and fibre artists in upcoming exhibits
CHILLIWACK - Guests are invited to view a host of visual treats as the Chilliwack Visual Artists Association (CVAA) showcases three exhibits this summer. The Fraser Valley Woodturners Guild's "12 Turners" and the Fibre Art Network's "Narrow Works" and "I Am" will all be presented at the Ch...
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Most Wanted
CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of June 22, 2025
CHILLIWACK - Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.Name: Shawn RiversAge: 43Height: 5'11" ft Weight: 175lbsHair: Blonde/Brown Eyes: GreenWanted: Assault Causing Bodily HarmWarrant in effect: June 16, 2025Parole Jurisdiction: ChilliwackName: Roy Pelg...
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Checkers beat Canucks 4-3 in OT to force Game 6 in Calder Cup final
ABBOTSFORD - Jesse Puljujarvi spoiled the party in Abbotsford on Saturday night when he scored at 15:22 of overtime to lift the visiting Charlotte Checkers to a 4-3 victory over the Canucks. A sold-out crowd at Abbotsford Centre was hoping to see the Canucks - who entered the game leading 3-1 in the best-of-seven champ...
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VEHICLE INCIDENT
Traffic stalled after crash on Highway 1 near Langley Saturday afternoon
LANGLEY - Drivers have been left stalled on a portion of Highway 1 after a motor vehicle incident early Saturday afternoon (Jun. 21).At 12:37 p.m., BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) received a call about the incident at around 236 St. and Highway 1 in Langley. BCEHS Communications Officer Vincent Chou told Fraser Va...
Jun 21, 2025
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British Columbia
Receiver planning sale of Yukon gold mine involved in contaminant release disaster
The court-appointed receiver of a Yukon gold mine that suffered a catastrophic heap-leach facility failure last year said it plans to sell the mine and will be seeking approval within the week to start the process. In its fifth receiver's report issued earlier this month, PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. said it will seek c...
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Possible heavy rain, wet snow and storms in parts of B.C.'s southern Interior
Environment Canada is warning residents of British Columbia's southern Interior of possible heavy rain and thunderstorms as flood risks rise in the region. The weather agency says areas including the Fraser Canyon, the Okanagan, Kamloops and parts of the Shuswap could see overall rainfall of up to 40 millimetres, along...
Jun 21, 2025
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Federal Transportation Minister Freeland 'dismayed' about choice of Chinese shipyard
VICTORIA - Federal Transportation Minister Chrystia Freeland says she is "dismayed" that BC Ferries has contracted a Chinese state-owned shipyard to build four new vessels in the current geopolitical context that includes "unjustified" tariffs on Canada. Freeland says in a letter sent to provincial ...
Jun 21, 2025
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Life sentence with no parole for 12 years for killer of Chilliwack, B.C., man
CHILLIWACK - The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a man arrested for murder in January 2023 has been given a life sentence without the chance of parole for 12 years in the death of a man in Chilliwack, B.C. The team says in a news release that the sentence for 27-year-old Matthew Bauer was handed down Thursd...
Jun 20, 2025
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Control zones set up in Fraser Valley after Newcastle disease detected in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has put up controls on the movements of birds around two commercial poultry farms experiencing the first outbreaks of virulent Newcastle disease in Canada in more than 50 years. The establishment of the primary control zones in the Fraser Valley means that birds, byprodu...
Jun 20, 2025
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B.C. Public Safety Minister says program funding targets repeat violent offenders
SURREY - British Columbia's public safety minister says the provincial government is adding another $6 million to a policing initiative targeting repeat violent offenders. Gary Begg says the money for the Special Investigation and Targeted Enforcement program will build on the initiative's past successes in leading to ...
Jun 20, 2025
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Canada
Receiver planning sale of Yukon gold mine involved in contaminant release disaster
The court-appointed receiver of a Yukon gold mine that suffered a catastrophic heap-leach facility failure last year says it plans to sell the mine and will be seeking approval within the week to start the process. In its fifth receiver's report issued earlier this month, PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. says it will seek c...
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Airmedic suspends operations after Quebec helicopter crash leaves four missing
NATASHQUAN - A search has resumed for four people who are missing after a medical transport helicopter crashed on Quebec's North Shore during a rescue operation. The Airmedic helicopter was involved in an accident around 10:30 p.m. Friday near Natashquan, Que., just over 1,000 kilometres northeast of Montreal. Airmedic...
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'Heat dome' over Ontario and Quebec causing wild weather across much of Canada
TORONTO - Blame the heat dome hanging over Ontario and Quebec for some of the strange weather hitting other parts of the country. Environment Canada meteorologist Julien Pellerin says scorching temperatures over the eastern part of the continent are causing below-normal temperatures in other regions. On Saturday, the w...
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Iranians in Canada watch and worry after U.S. strikes on nuclear sites
MONTREAL - Iranian-Canadians say they fear an escalation of violence in the Middle East after the United States carried out strikes against three Iranian nuclear sites. Nimâ Machouf, a member of a Montreal Iranian women's association, says family members in Iran are living "from one bomb to another." Th...
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CP NewsAlert: Former Liberal minister John McCallum dead at 75
OTTAWA - John McCallum, a former Liberal cabinet minister, has died at age 75, his family confirms. McCallum was a veteran politician, diplomat, academic and accomplished economist. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Carney says Middle East 'highly volatile' after U.S. strikes Iran, calls for calm
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is calling for de-escalation after the United States carried out strikes against Iranian nuclear sites early Sunday. Carney issued a social media post saying the U.S. military action was "designed to alleviate" threats posed by Iran, but the situation in the Middle East rem...
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World
Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release from jail before trial, but ICE plans to detain him
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee judge on Sunday ordered the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail while he awaits a federal trial on human smuggling charges, but he is not expected to be allowed to go free. The mistaken deportation of Abrego Garcia, a citizen of El Salvador who was living in Maryland, has becom...
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Police say church staff shot man with handgun and a long gun, averting a potential mass shooting
WAYNE, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan police chief said church staff stopped a man armed with a handgun and a long gun, averting a potential mass shooting at a church west of Detroit on Sunday morning. Chief Ryan Strong said parishioners at CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne spotted the gunman driving recklessly and then s...
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Alarm grows after the US inserts itself into Israel's war against Iran with strikes on nuclear sites
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The world grappled Sunday with the enormous implications after the United States inserted itself into Israel's war against Iran with an attack that raised urgent questions about what remained of Tehran's nuclear program and how its weakened military might respond. Some observers warne...
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Sports
Keegan Bradley pulls a stunner to deny Fleetwood and win the Travelers Championship
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) - Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley rallied from three shots behind with four holes to play and birdied the 18th hole before a delirious home crowd Sunday for a 2-under 68 to win the Travelers Championship. The victory only strengthened the case for Bradley to bring his clubs to Bethpage Black for t...
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Bradley pulls a stunner to deny Fleetwood and win the Travelers Championship
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) - Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley rallied from three shots behind with four holes to play and birdied the 18th hole before a delirious home crowd Sunday for a 2-under 68 to win the Travelers Championship. The victory only strengthened the case for Bradley to bring his clubs to Bethpage Black for t...
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Minjee Lee wins KPMG Women's PGA Championship for 3rd major title
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Minjee Lee closed with a 2-over 74 but never gave up the lead Sunday in the final round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship to win her third major title. While Lee had three bogeys in a four-hole stretch on the front nine, she had started the day with a four-stroke lead over Jeeno Thitikul. And th...
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