Vehicle Fire
Crews snuff fire along Coquihalla south of Merritt; highway reopened Tuesday
MERRITT, B.C. - A vehicle fire that spread to the surrounding landscape along the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt Monday evening (July 28) was quickly brought under control. At about 8:00 p.m. a semi-trailer burst into flames in the northbound lanes in the Coldwater area, about 18 kilometres south of Merritt. The f...
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Police investigate after body found in burning car near Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - RCMP are investigating a Sunday night vehicle fire that led to the discovery of a body inside the burned vehicle. According to a police news release, Mounties were called around 11:35 p.m. to the 52100 block of Cheam Road in Popkum. Agassiz RCMP are in the early stages of the investigation and are working ...
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Heat Concerns
Heat Warning issued for the Fraser Canyon
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Guide Dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
B.C. Interior facing temperatures up to 38 C as heat warnings issued across province
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Venus Williams receives a wild-card entry with Reilly Opelka to play mixed doubles at the US Open
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Fraser Valley
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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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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SUNDAY EMERGENCIES
Emergency crews tackle fires, car accident on Highway 1 near Bridal Falls
POPKUM - First responders have had a busy Sunday afternoon (July 27) as crews deal with fires and a motor vehicle incident near Popkum and Bridal Falls. Scanner traffic first reported a grass fire at 1:30 p.m. in the area of Highway 1 and exit 135- possibly caused by a wheel coming off a truck. The Popkum Fire Departme...
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British Columbia
B.C. Interior facing temperatures up to 38 C as heat warnings issued across province
Temperatures in parts of the British Columbia Interior are expected to reach 38 C as heat warnings activate across large parts of the region. Environment and Climate Change Canada says the very high temperatures are forecasted in the Okanagan Valley, Fraser Canyon, South Thompson, Boundary and West Kootenay regions of ...
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Katrina Chen's kids' book tells of gender-based violence. It's a story she knows well
BURNABY - Former British Columbia legislator Katrina Chen sits on a couch in her Burnaby home, reading aloud from the children's book she's co-written. "'Maybe,' Mommy tells me, 'It's time for a stronger house. We leave everything behind. And we go.'" The mother and son in the story, "A Stronger Home,&qu...
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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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Canada
Photo Gallery: When moose took over Toronto
As people around the world welcomed a new millennium, Torontonians in the year 2000 were welcoming something even bigger - a herd of hundreds of life-size moose statues. Twenty-five years ago, Toronto launched its Moose in the City campaign, a project featuring 326 colourful moose statues decorated by artists and place...
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Provincial deficits to narrow in coming years despite trade war: report
OTTAWA - Under pressure from the U.S. trade war and a slowing economy, Canada's provinces are all expected to run fiscal deficits this year - but a Conference Board of Canada report predicts those deficits will narrow in the coming years. The report released Tuesday paints a picture of provinces struggling to balance t...
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In the news today: 10 candidates in Alberta byelection to debate
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... 10 candidates in Alberta byelection to debate Ten candidates vying to represent Battle River-Crowfoot in the House of Commons are to debate tonight in the riding's largest municipality. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's press...
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Katrina Chen's kids' book tells of gender-based violence. It's a story she knows well
BURNABY - Former British Columbia legislator Katrina Chen sits on a couch in her Burnaby home, reading aloud from the children's book she's co-written. "'Maybe,' Mommy tells me, 'It's time for a stronger house. We leave everything behind. And we go.'" The mother and son in the story, "A Stronger Home,&qu...
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Candidates vying for seat in Alberta byelection featuring Poilievre to debate tonight
CAMROSE - Ten candidates vying to represent Battle River-Crowfoot in the House of Commons are to debate tonight in the riding's largest municipality. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's press secretary Sarah Fischer says he will be attending the event hosted by the Camrose & District Chamber of Commerce ahead of...
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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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World
Ivory Coast's president announces bid for a fourth term after changing the constitution
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) - Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara said Tuesday he will seek a fourth term leading the West African nation, which is due to hold elections in October. His candidacy is contested after he changed the constitution to remove the presidential term limit. The 83-year-old president declared his p...
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Gunman who killed 4 at Manhattan office building was targeting NFL headquarters, mayor says
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday that a gunman who killed four people at a Manhattan office building was trying to target the headquarters of the National Football League but took the wrong elevator. Investigators believe Shane Tamura was trying to get to the NFL offices after shooting severa...
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Over 60,000 Palestinians have died in the 21-month Israel-Hamas war, Gaza's Health Ministry says
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Over 60,000 Palestinians have been killed in the 21-month Israel-Hamas war, Gaza's Health Ministry said Tuesday. The ministry, part of the Hamas-run government, said the death toll has climbed to to 60,034, with another 145,870 people wounded since Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack. It did no...
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Sports
Venus Williams receives a wild-card entry with Reilly Opelka to play mixed doubles at the US Open
NEW YORK (AP) - Venus Williams' comeback is headed to the U.S. Open next month, when she will enter the redesigned mixed doubles tournament with Reilly Opelka via a wild-card entry. The 45-year-old Williams, who returned to the tennis tour last week after more than a year away, and Opelka were among the 14 teams announ...
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Trainer Mark Casse says Oaks winner No Time will run in $1-million King's Plate
TORONTO - Woodbine Oaks winner No Time will run in the $1-million King's Plate next month. Trainer Mark Casse said Tuesday that No Time had emerged well from her Oaks win July 20 at Woodbine and the filly would run in the Plate, which is scheduled for Aug. 16, also at Woodbine. No Time earned Casse a record-tying fifth...
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Blue Jays recall left-hander Easton Lucas, set to start versus Orioles
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have recalled left-hander Easton Lucas from triple-A Buffalo. Lucas will also start the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles. In a corresponding move, Toronto optioned left-hander Justin Bruihl to Buffalo. Lucas has gone 3-2 in five games and four starts for...
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