Fraser Valley

Cable theft
Cable theft sidelines Hope-area Telus customers for most of Sunday
HOPE/SUNSHINE VALLEY - Telus customers in Hope, Sunshine Valley and Princeton who rely on the telecom for things like internet, cable TV, home phone and 9-1-1 landline had their service interrupted for most of Sunday due to cable theft. Telus reported on its website that there was a failure of multiple wireline service...
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STAFF HARASSED
Langley animal shelter threatened as petition grows to clear pitbull from 2024 dog attack
LANGLEY - Tensions continue to escalate as a pitbull remains in a Langley animal shelter's care following a 2024 dog attack- and staff are now pleading for a little more compassion from the community. In April last year, the Langley Animal Protection Society (LAPS) carried out a court warrant to seize Enzo, the pitbull...
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FIRE IN WOODS
Road closes as crews respond to Lougheed Highway fire in Mission Sunday
MISSION - A portion of Highway 7 has been closed to traffic as Mission fire crews respond to a fire in the area. First responders were paged out to a fire in the woods at around 11:20 a.m. Sunday (Jul. 6). Flames reportedly reached up to 20 feet tall, according to radio scanners, and emergency health services have been...
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ART EXHIBIT
CVAA showcases annual free-for-all display in upcoming Chilliwack art exhibit
CHILLIWACK - It's oil, it's water, it's textiles and scratchboards- the Chilliwack Visual Artists Association's (CVAA) annual free-for-all exhibition and sale at the Odlum Brown Art Gallery is coming back this summer. In the aptly named 'Hot Art Summer', artists are given a no-holds-barred approach, allowing them to le...
Jul 06, 2025
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British Columbia

Transport committee to debate whether to study BC Ferries' Chinese ship contract
OTTAWA - The House of Commons transport committee is meeting to decide whether to study BC Ferries' decision to purchase four Chinese vessels. BC Ferries announced last month that it hired China Merchants Industry Weihai Shipyards to build four new ships after a five-year procurement process that did not include a Cana...
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Alberta natural gas expected to see a bump next year thanks to LNG exports: Deloitte
CALGARY - A new report from advisory firm Deloitte is forecasting a big jump in Alberta natural gas prices next year, with the country's first West Coast export facility now up and running. The Alberta benchmark AECO price is expected to average $2.20 per mmBTU in the second half of this year and then rise to an averag...
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Evacuation order issued in Kelowna for addresses affected by Whelan Creek wildfire
KELOWNA - An evacuation order has been issued for several homes at risk from the Whelan Creek wildfire in the Ellison area of Kelowna. The Regional District of Central Okanagan says residents at seven addresses on Rockface Road and Dead Pine Drive should expect to be away from their homes overnight. The district has al...
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B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad faces criticism from several sides amid review
VICTORIA - Fraser Valley resident Dave Sharkey still remembers how he felt about the future of the Conservative Party of B.C. when he was part of the delegation that marched in the 2022 Aldergrove Christmas Light Up Parade. "There were only four of us," Sharkey said. "Two of us were holding the banner, a...
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BC Conservation Officer Service says man bitten and scratched by grizzly bear
The BC Conservation Officer Service says a grizzly bear that scratched and bit a man in a remote location on Friday will not be captured because the attack was "defensive." The service says in a social media post that the man's injuries were non-life-threatening, and the attack happened in a "remote, fly...
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Wildfire burning near Lytton, B.C, grows to 245 hectares
LYTTON - The only blaze of note identified by the BC Wildfire Service continues to grow. The Izman Creek wildfire near Lytton is now burning 245 hectares, and the danger remains, despite an evacuation order from the Neskonlith Indian Band for about 40 properties in the area being downgraded to an alert last week. This ...
Jul 06, 2025
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Canada

Chinese surveillance equipment company appeals Ottawa's shutdown order
OTTAWA - A Chinese maker of surveillance camera systems is appealing a federal government directive ordering it to shutter its Canadian operations due to national security concerns. Hikvision says it is asking for a judicial review of a June 27 federal government order stating that the company must close down its Canad...
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Upgrade to charge against man with al-Qaida ties as punishment for alleged terrorism
MONTREAL - A federal Crown prosecutor has upgraded a charge of uttering threats to a terrorism offence for a convicted al-Qaida supporter. Prosecutor Samuel Monfette-Tessier says he's invoking a section of the Criminal Code that would allow the court to sentence the accused to life in prison. Mohamed Abdullah Warsame, ...
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Canada not affected by Trump's looming deadline for trade deals
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump says he will be sending letters to countries around the world today as he seeks trade deals - but Canada is not being affected by Wednesday's tariff deadline. On Sunday, Trump said he's sending correspondence to up to 15 countries hit by the president's "Liberation Day"...
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Transport committee to debate whether to study BC Ferries' Chinese ship contract
OTTAWA - The House of Commons transport committee is meeting to decide whether to study BC Ferries' decision to purchase four Chinese vessels. BC Ferries announced last month that it hired China Merchants Industry Weihai Shipyards to build four new ships after a five-year procurement process that did not include a Cana...
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In the news today: RCMP warn of fire near Kelowna's airport
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... RCMP warn of fire near Kelowna's airport RCMP in British Columbia are asking residents who live near a wildfire in Kelowna to be ready for a possible evacuation. Police say the fire in the Ellison area, east of Kelowna's airport, ...
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B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad faces criticism from several sides amid review
VICTORIA - Dave Sharkey still remembers how he felt about the future of the Conservative Party of B.C. when he was part of the delegation that marched in the 2022 Aldergrove Christmas Light Up Parade. "There were only four of us," Sharkey said. "Two of us were holding the banner, and the other two were h...
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