Stolen property
Report of suspicious activity leads to significant stolen property recovery: Hope RCMP
HOPE - Mounties in Hope say a report of suspicious activity eventually led to a discovery of stolen property in late April. According to a statement from Hope RCMP Staff Sgt. Michael Sargent, Mounties in Hope were dispatched for a report of suspicious activity on Friday, April 28 in the 17000 block of Silverhope Road i...
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New restaurant opens
Diner officially opens in downtown Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - After acquiring all the necessary permits and licenses and hiring restaurant staff, Johnny's Jukebox Diner has officially reopened in downtown Chilliwack. The 1950s-themed diner that formerly operated on Wellington Avenue inside Chillibowl opened its doors Tuesday morning, May 6, at unit 2, 45966 Yale Road...
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Mother visiting from Philippines was among Vancouver festival victims
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Seasonal water restrictions take effect in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack says its annual summer water restrictions are now in effect through to mid-October. In a news release Tuesday morning, the City of Chilliwack says it updated its water conservation plan last year from a five-stage system to a four-stage system to align with other municipalities in th...
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Youth, 16, deceased after hiking accident near Lions Bay: Sea to Sky RCMP
LIONS BAY - Mounties with the Sea to Sky detachment in Squamish say a 16-year-old has died after a hiking accident near Lions Bay over the weekend. According to a statement from RCMP Constable Kelly Wu, Sea to Sky RCMP-Squamish and North Shore and Lions Bay Search and Rescue were dispatched for the report of two lost h...
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Seabird Island First Nation
Seabird Island First Nation to hold referendum on housing, business lease extension
SEABIRD ISLAND - Sq'éwqel (Seabird Island) northeast of Agassiz will hold a referendum next month involving an affordable housing project and the extension of a business lease that could benefit community members. The band will ask community members to support or reject Seabird Island leasing land on Pipeho:M Ro...
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Marina celebration event
New Harrison marina owner invites community to come celebrate at grand opening
HARRISON - Sqéwqel Development Corporation (SqDC), the economic arm of Seabird Island First Nation, will hold an event celebrating its acquisition of the Harrison Hot Springs Marina over the Victoria Day long weekend. Sqéwqel Development Corporation invites the community to an opening ceremony of the mari...
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British Columbia
Mother visiting from Philippines was among Vancouver festival victims
Family members and friends of those killed in a vehicle attack at a Vancouver festival are coming forward to tell the stories of their loved ones. A 30-year-old man faces second-degree murder charges over the attack that killed 11 people at the Lapu Lapu Day festival. Here is what we know about some of the victims: Mar...
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Executive leadership
BC Hydro names new president & CEO
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro announced Tuesday (May 6) it has appointed Charlotte Mitha as its new president and CEO effective August 1, 2025, as the successor to current president and CEO, Chris O'Riley. BC Hydro says Mitha has 30 years of experience in the province's energy sector, headlined by more than five years as BC Hyd...
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BC Hydro names new president, the day after power 'action plan' unveiled
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro is promoting from within for a new president and CEO. Executive vice-president of operations Charlotte Mitha will take over the top job when outgoing president Chris O'Riley retires in August. BC Hydro board chair Glen Clark says the Crown corporation is heading into a "massive growth phase&qu...
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Alberta separatism talk goes too far in B.C., but some concerns get sympathy
VANCOUVER - Politicians and business leaders in British Columbia say talk of separation in Alberta is an opening for better co-operation between Ottawa and Western provinces, but dividing the country is a step too far. The reactions come after Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said this week that she would put the issue t...
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Veteran Vancouver police sergeant demoted, suspended for sexual harassment
VANCOUVER - The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner has ordered that a Vancouver police sergeant be demoted and suspended without pay for 20 days after admitting he sent inappropriate sexualized messages to female students and fellow officers. A public hearing into discreditable conduct allegations against Sgt....
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Permanent memorial being considered after Vancouver festival crash, organizer says
VANCOUVER - The chair of the group that organized a festival in Vancouver where 11 people were killed says talks are underway to set up a permanent memorial near the site of the tragedy. RJ Aquino with Filipino BC says he has seen strangers leave as friends after bonding over grief at the memorial site along the fence ...
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Canada
Mother visiting from Philippines was among Vancouver festival victims
Family members and friends of those killed in a vehicle attack at a Vancouver festival are coming forward to tell the stories of their loved ones. A 30-year-old man faces second-degree murder charges over the attack that killed 11 people at the Lapu Lapu Day festival. Here is what we know about some of the victims: Mar...
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Alberta separatism talk goes too far in B.C., but some concerns get sympathy
VANCOUVER - Politicians and business leaders in British Columbia say talk of separation in Alberta is an opening for better co-operation between Ottawa and Western provinces, but dividing the country is a step too far. The reactions come after Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said this week that she would put the issue t...
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Quebec to set 150-metre limit between schools and supervised injection sites
QUÉBEC - The Quebec government has tabled legislation that would ensure a minimum 150-metre distance between supervised injection sites and schools and daycares. Social Services Minister Lionel Carmant says the bill would grant his department new powers to approve or refuse a new site allowing the supervised con...
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Permanent memorial being considered after Vancouver festival crash, organizer says
VANCOUVER - The chair of the group that organized a festival in Vancouver where 11 people were killed says talks are underway to set up a permanent memorial near the site of the tragedy. RJ Aquino with Filipino BC says he has seen strangers leave as friends after bonding over grief at the memorial site along the fence ...
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Highlights from PM Carney's meeting with Trump in Washington
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump met Tuesday in Washington for their first face-to-face discussion of U.S.-Canada relations and Trump's ongoing trade war. Here are some highlights from the meeting, which Carney described as both "wide-ranging" and "constructive." C...
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Danielle Smith dismisses Doug Ford's warning against separatist threats from Alberta
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is urging her Ontario counterpart Doug Ford to mind his own business when it comes to talk of separating from Canada. Smith announced this week that she doesn't want Alberta to leave Canada but, if enough residents sign a petition asking for a referendum on it, she'll make sure...
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World
The Latest: India fires missiles across the border with Pakistan, killing at least 1, officials say
India fired missiles across the border into Pakistani-controlled territory in at least three locations early Wednesday, killing at a child and wounding two other people, Pakistani security officials said. India said it was striking infrastructure used by militants. Tensions have soared between the nuclear-armed neighbo...
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Trump says only 21 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza now believed to be alive
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that three hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have died, leaving only 21 believed to be still living. "As of today, it's 21, three have died," Trump said of the hostages being held by Hamas, noting until recently it had been 24 people believed to be living. He...
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An Israeli plan to seize the Gaza Strip is met with alarm
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli plan to seize the Gaza Strip and expand the military operation has alarmed many in the region. Palestinians are exhausted and hopeless, pummeled by 19 months of heavy bombing. Families of Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza are terrified that the possibility of a ceasef...
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Sports
Inter beats Barcelona 4-3 after extra time to reach another Champions League final
MILAN (AP) - Inter Milan beat Barcelona 4-3 after extra time in another rollercoaster encounter Tuesday to reach a second Champions League final in three years. In the end it took extra time, two astonishing Barcelona fightbacks and 13 goals - some of them mesmerizing - to separate the two sides and see Inter prevail 7...
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After some first-round struggles Jets goalie Hellebuyck gets clean slate agsint Stars
WINNIPEG - Connor Hellebuyck says he feels like he's been given a second chance to show what he can do for the Winnipeg Jets. After faltering at times during Winnipeg's opening-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the St. Louis Blues, the star goalie is carrying a lighter mental load after last Sunday's 4-3 double-...
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University of Waterloo, Orioles partner on AI project to track pitcher biomechanics
Staying competitive in the American League East means staying on the cutting edge of technology. That's why the Baltimore Orioles have partnered with researchers at the University of Waterloo to develop artificial intelligence technology, called PitcherNet, that will help the Major League Baseball team track the biomec...
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