New sandwich chain opening
New sandwich chain opens location in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A sandwich chain with locations in the Fraser Valley, Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island has officially opened in Chilliwack. According to an social media post from Denciti Development Corp., Firehouse Subs is now open inside the Fraser Gateway Centre at 43971 Industrial Way near Lickman Road and Highway...
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BUILDING PROJECTS
Abbotsford receives $12M in federal funding for building projects
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford is putting more shovels on the ground this year- $12.4 million has been allocated for essential infrastructure projects through renewed investment from the Canada Community-Building Fund. "This renewed funding allows us to continue making necessary infrastructure improvements th...
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Canadian long-track speedskaters win bronze in women's team pursuit at worlds
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New sandwich chain opening
New sandwich chain opens location in Chilliwack
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Fraser Valley
ROAD SAFETY
Mounties urge road users to stay safe ahead of spring break
CHILLIWACK - RCMP in the Upper Fraser Regional Detachment is issuing a safety reminder to all road users- drivers, cyclists, pedestrians and motorcyclists- as spring break rolls in with warmer weather. Mounties say recent pedestrian deaths have highlighted the importance of caution on local roads. "These recent in...
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HIGHWAY POLICE CAMPAIGN
Dozens of tickets issued in Fraser Valley after February BC Highway Patrol campaign
FRASER VALLEY - BC Highway Patrol has issued 50 tickets to Fraser Valley drivers who failed to "Slow Down and Move Over," a month-long campaign urging motorists to do so when they see emergency, road maintenance, or any official vehicles with flashing lights stopped at the side of a BC Highway. "BC Highw...
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INMATE ASSAULT
Mission inmate taken to hospital after assault in medium-security prison
MISSION - One inmate had been assaulted at Mission Institution last week, on March 8th. Correctional Service Canada (CSC) said Thursday (Mar. 13) that an inmate was injured following an assault at the medium-security prison. The victim was then taken to an outside hospital for treatment. "The assailant has been id...
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Amber Alert
UPDATE at 2:52 P.M. - Amber Alert for Vancouver child cancelled
VANCOUVER - An Amber Alert for a two-year-old child in Vancouver has been cancelled following news the Vancouver Police Department has recovered the child safely. The circumstances around the recovery of the child have not been released at this time. Images of the child and other information that could identify the chi...
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British Columbia
CP NewsAlert: Eby announces ending of provincial carbon tax
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's Premier David Eby says his government will repeal the province's carbon tax this legislative session, after new Prime Minister Mark Carney moved to eliminate the federal version of the tax. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Advocates and family of man shot by RCMP launch 'people's tribunal' to probe police
VANCOUVER - Legal advocates and relatives of an Indigenous man shot dead by RCMP officers in Campbell River, B.C., in 2021 have launched what they call a "people's tribunal" to investigate crimes committed by police. Laura Holland, the mother of Jared Lowndes, says she's "tired of waiting" for justi...
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RCMP arrest suspects in shooting in Penticton, B.C.
PENTICTON, B.C. - Mounties in Penticton, B.C., say they've arrested the final two suspects in a shooting in the city earlier this month. No one was hurt in the shooting and police say one suspect was taken into custody immediately after the incident on March 6, but two other people escaped. The Emergency Response Team ...
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Family 'optimistic' that B.C. woman detained in U.S. will be back within 24 hours
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The family of a Vancouver woman detained in the United States after her visa was denied at a border crossing in California says she may be home "in the next 24 hours." Jasmine Mooney has been in the custody of U.S. immigration authorities since March 3, and Alexis Eagles, Mooney's mother, s...
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B.C. overdose deaths in January drop 30 per cent to 152, continuing downward trend
VICTORIA - The British Columbia coroner says 152 people died of toxic drug overdoses in January, marking four consecutive months that the toll was under 160. January's figure was down more than 30 per cent from the same time last year when there were 219 deaths. The coroner's service says half of those who died in Janu...
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Teen dies after car crashes into tree in Vancouver's Stanley Park
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say an 18-year-old man has died in an early morning car crash in Stanley Park. They say in a news release that the driver of a white BMW was travelling between Second and Third Beach in the park when he lost control and hit a tree just after 3 a.m. Police say the passenger in the vehicle...
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Canada
Quick quotes: Reaction to Mark Carney being sworn in as prime minister
OTTAWA - Mark Carney has been sworn in as Canada's new prime minister, succeeding Justin Trudeau. Here's how some leaders and politicians are reacting to his appointment. - "I'd like to begin by ... wishing Mr. Trudeau a happy retirement and all the best to his family and congratulating Mr. Trudeau's economic advi...
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Disability, gender equality advocates slam Carney's elimination of cabinet positions
TORONTO - Advocacy groups are panning Prime Minister Mark Carney for eliminating the cabinet positions dedicated to people with disabilities and women and gender equality issues. Carney was sworn in as prime minister today, along with a slimmed-down cabinet of 23 ministers, down from 36 under former prime minister Just...
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Five things to know about Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet
OTTAWA - Mark Carney was sworn in Friday as Canada's 24th prime minister in a ceremony in Rideau Hall, alongside his new cabinet. Here are five things to know about the new prime minister's plans and his new cabinet. Fewer ministers The most noticeable difference between Justin Trudeau's cabinet and Carney's is its siz...
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CARBON TAX AXED
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government terminates consumer carbon price
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is immediately ending the consumer carbon price and made the change official during Prime Minister Mark Carney's first cabinet meeting this afternoon.Carney says people who have been getting a rebate on the carbon price will get one final payment for the next quarter in April.He signed a...
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CP NewsAlert: Eby announces ending of provincial carbon tax
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's Premier David Eby says his government will repeal the province's carbon tax this legislative session, after new Prime Minister Mark Carney moved to eliminate the federal version of the tax. More coming. The Canadian Press
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CP NewsAlert: Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet terminates consumer carbon price
OTTAWA - The federal cabinet has agreed to immediately end the consumer carbon price, and made the change official at the first cabinet meeting under Prime Minister Mark Carney this afternoon. Carney says people who have been getting a rebate on the carbon price will get one final payment for the next quarter in April....
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World
Rubio says South Africa's ambassador to the US 'is no longer welcome' in the country
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that South Africa's ambassador to the United States "is no longer welcome" in the country. Rubio, in a post on X, accused Ebrahim Rasool of being a "race-baiting politician" who hates President Donald Trump and declared him "persona n...
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Bill to avert government shutdown clears key hurdle with help from Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) - A spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown narrowly cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate, paving the way for passage as a midnight Friday deadline loomed. Ten Democrats joined with Republicans to clear the 60-vote threshold needed to advance the measure. The vote was 62-38. Democr...
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Trump pledges to 'expel rogue actors' in political speech at Justice Department
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump used a triumphant visit to the Justice Department on Friday to air a litany of grievances about the criminal investigations that threatened to torpedo his political career, decrying in often profane terms his adversaries and casting himself as a victim of unfair and biased prose...
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Sports
Canadian long-track speedskaters win bronze in women's team pursuit at worlds
HAMAR - Canada's Ivanie Blondin, Valerie Maltais and Isabelle Weidemann earned bronze in the women's team pursuit race Friday at the ISU world speedskating championship. Their time of three minutes 0.74 seconds was good for a third-place finish behind the Netherlands (2:56.09) and Japan (2:58.55). Blondin and Weidemann...
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Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes returns from injury hungry for playoff push
VANCOUVER - Watching games from afar hasn't been easy for Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes. The 25-year-old star defenceman has remained remarkably healthy for much of his career - until this season. Hughes returned from a lower-body injury Wednesday as the Canucks clinched a critical 4-3 shootout victory over th...
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Canadian tennis up-and-comer Victoria Mboko off to torrid start in 2025
Victoria Mboko is winning so many trophies, she can hardly get them home. The up-and-coming Canadian tennis star is off to a stellar start this season with a 27-1 record and five tournament wins in singles on the second-tier ITF Tour. With that comes a rise in the rankings, opportunities to play on bigger stages - and ...
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