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Trump upends US policy on Ukraine and says he and Putin have agreed to begin talks on ending the war
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump upended three years of U.S. policy toward Ukraine on Wednesday, saying that he and Russian leader Vladimir Putin had agreed to begin negotiations on ending the war following a sudden prisoner swap. Trump said he spent more than an hour on the phone with Putin and "I think w...
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POSSIBLE FARE HIKE
Chilliwack council set to review transit fare increase after years of delays
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack could be eyeing fare hikes soon after a new report received by Council on Tuesday (Feb. 11). BC Transit has requested a new fare review to align transit prices across the Fraser Valley Regional District. The process would aim to find affordable fares that can maximize revenue while a...
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Quebec City police investigating killing of 62-year-old man; three arrested
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Personalized Hearing Care
Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
Mark Carney's leadership campaign says it's raised $1.9M
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Canada women beaten 3-1 by Sweden in final game at the U-17 Costa Cálida MIMA Cup
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SUV rollover
SUV rolls over into a Chilliwack ditch Friday afternoon, but first responders absent from accident scene
CHILLIWACK - An SUV rolled over Friday afternoon and wound up in a Greendale ditch, but no police, fire or ambulance have been dispatched to the scene. According to a Greendale resident who wished to remain anonymous and drove by the scene of the crash, the accident happened shortly after 1 p.m. Friday on South Sumas R...
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TRIBUTE CONCERT
B.C. artists set to perform Gordon Lightfoot tribute tour in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Two songwriters are asking you to Sit Down Young Stranger, and listen to a night of Gordon Lightfoot's legacy at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre this spring. Dylan Stone and Oliver Swain are long-time music colleagues with decades of combined experience and accolades in their respective acts at the Junos, W...
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CRIME DOWN
Overall crime down in 2024 compared to previous year: Surrey Police
SURREY - Surrey Police Service (SPS) has now released its year-end crime statistics report for 2024. Overall numbers show a city-wide decrease across property and drug crimes, violent crimes and other Criminal Code offences. Homicides notably decreased by a third between 2023 and 2024- from 12 cases to eight. Other sig...
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MINIMUM WAGE UP
B.C. government increasing minimum wage by 2.6 per cent in summer
VICTORIA - The lowest-paid workers across B.C. are getting higher paychecks in June as the province raises the minimum wage from $17.40 to $17.85. "Minimum wage earners are vulnerable to jumps in the price of groceries, rent and gas," said Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Labour. "That's why we took actio...
Feb 14, 2025
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Highway 1 incident
Diesel spills along Highway 1 in Chilliwack following commercial vehicle incident
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Personalized Hearing Care
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From bagels to 'Canadianos,' Trump tariff threat inspires symbolic acts of patriotism
Feb 09, 2025
RCMP Black Hawk helicopter patrolling B.C.-U.S. border as part of security plan
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Arrest
Update: Abbotsford day care owner, 60, charged with 6 counts of assault; day care identified
Feb 06, 2025
Canada slaps retaliatory tariffs on hundreds of U.S. goods, outlines response plan
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Urban deer a target as B.C. government, cities try to curb wasting disease
CRANBROOK, B.C. - The B.C. government along with the southeastern cities of Cranbrook and Kimberley say they'll try to limit the spread of chronic wasting disease with a targeted removal and testing of urban deer. Five cases have been confirmed in southeast B.C. in the last year for the disease that is fatal and affect...
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B.C. Court of Appeal tosses case alleging Tim Hortons wage suppression conspiracy
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal has dismissed a bid to revive a class-action lawsuit against Tim Hortons parent company TDL Group Corp. over an alleged wage suppression conspiracy with its franchisees. The B.C. Supreme Court dismissed the case last year, finding a "no-hire clause" in franchise contracts ...
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B.C. forest minister projects U.S. tariffs, duties on softwood lumber could reach 55%
British Columbia's forests minister says Canadian softwood lumber exported to the United States could soon face additional tariffs and duties of up to 55 per cent. Ravi Parmar says the "Trump tariff and increased duties" of 50 to 55 per cent compares to the current 14 per cent duty placed on Canadian softwood...
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B.C. minimum wage increases by 45 cents per hour starting June 1
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says the province's lowest-paid workers are getting a wage boost to keep pace with inflation. The Ministry of Labour says the minimum wage will increase from $17.40 to $17.85 per hour starting in June. It says the 2.6 per cent increase follows changes made last spring to the E...
Feb 14, 2025
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MINIMUM WAGE UP
B.C. government increasing minimum wage by 2.6 per cent in summer
VICTORIA - The lowest-paid workers across B.C. are getting higher paychecks in June as the province raises the minimum wage from $17.40 to $17.85. "Minimum wage earners are vulnerable to jumps in the price of groceries, rent and gas," said Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Labour. "That's why we took actio...
Feb 14, 2025
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Earthquake felt on southern Vancouver Island is latest B.C. tremor
VANCOUVER - Residents across southern Vancouver Island reported feeling a 3.8 magnitude earthquake that struck off the southern coast, the latest in a string of tremors in British Columbia this week. Earthquakes Canada says it happened around 10 p.m. on Thursday. It was lightly felt in Victoria, Sidney and across south...
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Quebec City police investigating killing of 62-year-old man; three arrested
MONTREAL - Quebec City police are investigating the city's first homicide of the year after a 62-year-old man was found dead Friday. Police were called to the scene in the city's Beauport borough at around 2:25 p.m. and found a man with at least one gunshot wound. Attempts were made to resuscitate the man who was trans...
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Mark Carney's leadership campaign says it's raised $1.9M
OTTAWA - A spokesperson for Mark Carney's leadership campaign says they've raised more than $1.9 million so far in donations from over 11,000 people. The Liberal leadership hopefuls are required to submit biweekly reports to the chief electoral officer and Carney's team says their latest report was submitted this week ...
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to speak at 'Canada First' rally in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre is set to address Conservative party supporters this afternoon at a rally in downtown Ottawa. The event is being branded as a "Canada First" rally and the party is asking people to wear red and white to honour the Canadian flag on its 60th anniversary. U.S. President Donald Trump's t...
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Ottawa a 'winter wonderland' with Winterlude and a fully-open canal
OTTAWA - David Wilson and Jackie Eckholm dreamt of attending Winterlude and skating on the Rideau Canal after their last visit to Ottawa nine years ago. When the Chicago couple saw on the news in January that the city's iconic Rideau Canal Skateway had been opened to the public, they immediately booked their trip to Ca...
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Ontario NDP leader off to Thunder Bay after northern debate, Green leader in Muskoka
Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles is set to make campaign stops in Thunder Bay today, fresh off an election debate held specifically to discuss northern issues. Stiles is expected to visit a local market and doughnut shop before making an announcement at an education centre. Neither Progressive Conservative Leader Doug F...
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Quebec businesswoman, author appointed to the Senate
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of a new independent senator to fill one of the Senate's few remaining vacancies. The Prime Minister's Office says in a news release that the Governor General has appointed Danièle Henkel as an independent senator to fill a Senate vacancy for Q...
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German chancellor hits back at US at security conference as Trump administration upends norms
MUNICH (AP) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday shot back strongly in defense of his stance against the far-right and said his country won't accept people who "intervene in our democracy," a day after U.S. Vice President JD Vance scolded European leaders over their approach to democracy. The German le...
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Hamas is set to free 3 more Israeli hostages after dispute threatened to reignite war in Gaza
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - Three more Israelis held captive in the Gaza Strip are on the verge of being freed Saturday as part of a shaky ceasefire deal that requires Israel to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in exchange. The truce that began nearly four weeks ago had been jeopardized in recent days by a ...
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Austrian far-right leader's efforts to form a new government collapse
VIENNA (AP) - Austrian far-right leader Herbert Kickl said Wednesday that his talks on forming a coalition government with a conservative party have collapsed. Austria's president gave Kickl a mandate to try to form a new government on Jan. 6 after other parties' efforts to put together a governing alliance without his...
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Canada women beaten 3-1 by Sweden in final game at the U-17 Costa Cálida MIMA Cup
MURCIA - Gabriela Istocki scored in a losing cause as Canada was beaten 3-1 by Sweden on Saturday in its final game at the U-17 Costa Cálida MIMA Cup women's soccer tournament. Istocki, who also scored in Thursday's 3-0 win over Scotland at the Pinatar Arena, ended the Swedish shutout with an 89th-minute strike....
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Swiss skier Camille Rast wins the women's slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) - Swiss skier Camille Rast won the women's slalom at the Alpine world championships on Saturday. Mikaela Shiffrin finished fifth and missed out on what would have been the American's record-setting 16th career medal from the worlds. She shares the best mark with German skier Christl C...
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Top-ranked Jannik Sinner gets three-month ban in settlement of doping case
LONDON (AP) - Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner has accepted a three-month ban in a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency, the organization said Saturday. WADA had challenged a decision last year by the International Tennis Integrity Agency not to suspend Sinner for what it judged was accidental contaminati...
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