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Valley Huskers players move on
2 Valley Huskers players advance to play collegiate ball in Canada
CHILLIWACK - Over two years ago, Steven Koniuck relocated from Winnipeg to Chilliwack with a goal of one day playing university football by joining the Valley Huskers team in the Canadian Junior Football League.Koniuck made the most of his opportunity in the B.C. Football Conference by hauling in 34 receptions for 687 ...
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Meeting in Hope
Meeting planned as opponents of gravel pit expansion in Hope mobilize
HOPE - A meeting has been tentatively scheduled for next week as opponents of a proposed gravel pit expansion in Hope have mobilized and circulated a petition with over 650 signatures against the expansion. Hundreds of residents have signed on to a plea that would stop Cemetery Gravel Pit from growing, citing environme...
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Shooting
Abbotsford PD investigates shooting that left bullet holes in a home just east of Abbotsford Int'l
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford are investigating a shooting earlier this week that left bullet holes in a home on Columbia Street near Abbotsford International Airport. According to a statement from Sgt. Paul Walker, AbbyPD patrol officers were called to the 900 block of Columbia Street on Tuesday morning, February ...
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Speed demon caught
Motorist with a lead foot nabbed for blazing through a school zone Wednesday: AbbyPD
ABBOTSFORD - A driver in Abbotsford will have several days to ponder their foolish actions without a vehicle after getting caught driving over 40 km/h above the speed limit in a school zone Wednesday afternoon. According to a social media post Wednesday, Abbotsford PD says proactive enforcement on area roadways remain...
Feb 12, 2025
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British Columbia

Workers at B.C. LifeLabs file 72-hour strike notice over wages, benefits
BURNABY, B.C. - The union representing about 1,200 workers at LifeLabs throughout British Columbia says it has issued a 72-hour strike notice to the employer. The B.C. General Employees' Union says in a news release that the action comes after months of negotiations and LifeLabs' refusal to bring wages and benefits in ...
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Vancouver makes plans to tackle organized crime in city's Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and the city's police chief have unveiled a task force to tackle organized crime in the Downtown Eastside and beyond. Sim says the status quo isn't working in the neighbourhood, and criminal gangs, drug traffickers and repeat offenders are preying on the most vulnerable who live ther...
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Canadian-led study sheds new light on planets forming in 'cosmic nursery'
A new study is offering a clearer picture of how planets are born alongside stars, with the lead researcher from British Columbia calling the findings an exciting step toward understanding the formation of planets and their atmospheres. University of Victoria doctoral candidate Dori Blakely says researchers have known ...
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CP NewsAlert: B.C. cancels $1,000 grocery rebate, pauses hiring over tariff threats
VICTORIA - British Columbia's finance minister says the government is cancelling the $1,000 grocery rebate it promised during the election and will pause government hiring over U.S. President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs. Brenda Bailey says the impacts of the "reckless" and "destabilizing" tari...
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Inquest scheduled for April into overdose death in Victoria university dorm room
VICTORIA - A coroner's inquest has been scheduled for April 28 into the overdose death of a University of Victoria student last year after her family says there were delays in administering naloxone and starting CPR. Eighteen-year-old Sidney McIntyre-Starko died in January 2024 of cardiac arrest due to fentanyl poisoni...
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B.C. real estate sales off to a stronger start in January 2025
VANCOUVER - Real estate sales across British Columbia were up in January compared with the year before, but average prices went down slightly. The B.C. Real Estate Association says in a statement that the 4,221 residential sales in January were up 6.4 per cent from January 2024, although unit sales were 12 per cent bel...
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Canada

Canada still top of mind for Trump, 'not a good place to be'
OTTAWA - As President Donald Trump signed an executive order for reciprocal tariffs on Thursday that escalates his trade threats, his administration took aim at Canada's digital services tax as a major trade irritant. The White House sent out a document calling digital taxes in both Canada and France "unfair"...
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Canadian-led study sheds new light on planets forming in 'cosmic nursery'
A new study is offering a clearer picture of how planets are born alongside stars, with the lead researcher from British Columbia calling the findings an exciting step toward understanding the formation of planets and their atmospheres. University of Victoria doctoral candidate Dori Blakely says researchers have known ...
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Changes to Inuit child funding program putting families at risk: health care workers
OTTAWA - Health-care workers in Nunavut say changes to a federal funding program for Inuit children are forcing some pregnant to make a tough choice: have a safe birth or ensure the kids they already have are properly cared for. The Inuit Child First Initiative (ICFI) was launched in 2019 to ensure Inuit kids have acce...
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CP NewsAlert: B.C. cancels $1,000 grocery rebate, pauses hiring over tariff threats
VICTORIA - British Columbia's finance minister says the government is cancelling the $1,000 grocery rebate it promised during the election and will pause government hiring over U.S. President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs. Brenda Bailey says the impacts of the "reckless" and "destabilizing" tari...
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Trudeau congratulates Syrian interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa despite terrorist listing
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau congratulated Syria's interim president today, despite him leading a group Canada still designates as a terrorist organization. Ahmed al-Sharaa leads Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a group Canada has listed as a terrorist organization since 2013. That group, often called HTS, toppled the r...
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Border guards can cancel temporary visas in addition to turning people away
OTTAWA - A notice published Wednesday by Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada gives border guards the "explicit" authority to revoke temporary resident visas and electronic travel documents in certain circumstances. Border guards have always been able to turn people away if they believe someone will ov...
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