BEES ON THE LOOSE
Millions of bees escape from semi rollover near B.C.-American border Friday
ALDERGROVE - An area near the U.S.-Canada border is buzzing with activity today (May 30) after a semi-truck carrying 250 million bees rolled over in Whatcom County, Washington, less than 20 kilometres south of Aldergrove. At around 9 a.m., the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office reported that Weidkamp Road, near Lynden, ha...
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STOLEN BUS
Mission RCMP respond to 300 calls for service, including scams and stolen vehicles
MISSION - Mission Mounties responded to scams, SOS calls and stolen vehicles - among others - during the week of May 19 to 25. The RCMP's latest Community Connection shows that police responded to 300 calls for service last week, and a few reports have made the honour list for creativity. On May 21, a witness reported ...
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Tragically Hip docuseries, 'Canada's Drag Race' dominate early Canadian Screen Awards
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Personalized Hearing Care
Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
Final field released for next week's RBC Canadian Open at TPC Toronto
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CP NewsAlert: CFIA fines B.C. ostrich farm over avian flu failures
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Fraser Valley
New law forces MLA Misty van Popta to resign from the Township of Langley council
VICTORIA - A B.C. Conservative legislator has lost her job as a councillor in the Fraser Valley as a new law banning MLAs from also serving as municipal representatives comes into effect. Misty Van Popta represents Langley-Walnut Grove in the provincial legislature, but lost her job as a municipal councillor in the Tow...
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NEW CLASSROOMS
850 seats to open in Langley, Abbotsford as new classrooms begin construction in B.C.
LANGLEY - Fraser Valley schools may soon be able to welcome more students as the B.C. government builds new classrooms across the province. Abbotsford Middle School is set to receive eight prefabricated classrooms, which will add 200 seats to the local school district. The Langley School District is due to receive hund...
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ABBOTSFORD CANUCKS
Abbotsford Canucks lead in historic Game 1 of AHL Western Conference Final
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Canucks are going on a generational run this season- and they're not slowing down. On Thursday (May 29), Canucks took a 1-0 lead in Game 1 of its first-ever AHL Western Conference Finals series against the Texas Stars. The first period went scoreless for nearly nine minutes until Texas forwa...
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Medical incident
Chilliwack first responders called to Rosedale Thursday for incident involving young child
UPDATE 7:16 P.M., THURSDAY: B.C. Emergency Health Services has released the following statement about today's incident in Rosedale: "BC Emergency Health Services received a call at 16:31 on May 29, 2025, about an incident at 51000-block of Old Yale Rd in Chilliwack. Two ambulances were dispatched and paramedics pr...
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British Columbia
CP NewsAlert: CFIA fines B.C. ostrich farm over avian flu failures
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it has fined a British Columbia ostrich farm $20,000 for failing to co-operate with anti-avian flu measures, as the owners continue to resist a cull order. It also says the farm has not substantiated claims of scientific research on the birds, and that the agency's planning for ...
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B.C. launches public safety program aimed at stopping non-violent street crime
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has launched a new public safety program aimed at reducing shoplifting, property damage and other non-violent street crimes in business areas. Terry Yung, minister of state for community safety and integrated services, says the program is a "direct result" of feedback from police ...
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Investigation underway after bear shot dead near Williams Lake, leaving 5 cubs behind
British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says an investigation is underway to find the person who shot and killed a female black bear near Williams Lake, leaving behind five cubs. Conservation officers say the incident took place between May 24 and 25 near the community of Big Lake, northeast of Williams Lake. T...
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B.C. man who got $8M says he'll be penniless if made to pay sex assault damages
VANCOUVER - A B.C. man who was awarded $8 million after being wrongfully convicted of sexual assault and spending 27 years in prison says he'll be left "homeless and penniless" if forced to pay civil damages to victims who won a lawsuit against him. The B.C. Court of Appeal ruled this week that five victims w...
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New law forces MLA Misty van Popta to resign from the Township of Langley council
VICTORIA - A B.C. Conservative legislator has lost her job as a councillor in the Fraser Valley as a new law banning MLAs from also serving as municipal representatives comes into effect. Misty Van Popta represents Langley-Walnut Grove in the provincial legislature, but lost her job as a municipal councillor in the Tow...
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Prematurely born harbour seal Zeus is rescued in British Columbia
VANCOUVER - A prematurely born harbour seal nicknamed Zeus has been rescued after being found alone on the shores of White Rock, B.C. Lindsaye Akhurst, senior manager of the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society, says the pup was underweight, hypothermic and hungry when he was found with remnants of his umbil...
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Canada
CP NewsAlert: CFIA fines B.C. ostrich farm over avian flu failures
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it has fined a British Columbia ostrich farm $20,000 for failing to co-operate with anti-avian flu measures, as the owners continue to resist a cull order. It also says the farm has not substantiated claims of scientific research on the birds, and that the agency's planning for ...
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Gen Z Canadians make push for end to hyperpartisanship
OTTAWA - Hundreds of Gen Z Canadians met in the capital Friday calling for less partisanship at a time of heightened global polarization and uncertainty. Participants from across the country at the first-of-its-kind youth summit joined forces to break "hyperpartisanship" and push for a future where political ...
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CP NewsAlert: Trump says he's doubling tariffs on steel imports to 50 per cent
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump says he will double the tariffs on steel imports to 50 per cent. Trump in March put 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the United States. More coming. Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press
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'They're ready': Edmonton Oilers fans full of hope heading into Stanley Cup rematch
EDMONTON - Edmonton Oilers fans are once again living the dream, but hopes are high that this year comes without the nightmare ending. The Oilers completed a backdoor sweep of the Dallas Stars on Thursday -- losing the first game of the series then winning four in a row -- to punch their second straight ticket to the S...
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Federal bill to bolster border security expected early next week
OTTAWA - The Liberal government plans to introduce legislation soon to strengthen border security in response to continuing pressure from the United States. Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is expected to table a bill early next week. The latest federal notice of coming legislation includes an act "respe...
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Centre for Truth and Reconciliation to release names of residential school priests
OTTAWA - The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation says it will soon release the names of 140 priests or brothers who worked in residential schools. Along with their names, the centre says it will also post online their personnel files and the names of the schools where they served. The list was developed with t...
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World
Floods kill at least 111 as northern Nigeria battles climate change, dry spells and heavy rainfall
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Torrents of predawn rain unleashed flooding that drowned at least 111 people in a market town where northern Nigerian farmers sell their wares to traders from the south, officials said Friday as they predicted that the death toll would grow. The Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency did not immedi...
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Supreme Court lets Trump end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday again cleared the way for the Trump administration to strip temporary legal protections from hundreds of thousands of immigrants, pushing the total number of people who could be newly exposed to deportation to nearly 1 million. The justices lifted a lower-court order that k...
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Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams wins libel lawsuit against BBC
LONDON (AP) - Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams won his libel suit against the BBC on Friday over a claim he authorized the killing of an informant. A jury at the High Court in Dublin ruled in Adams' favor and he was awarded 100,000 euros ($113,000) in damages. Adams sued Britain's public broadcaster over a claim in ...
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Sports
Tragically Hip docuseries, 'Canada's Drag Race' dominate early Canadian Screen Awards
TORONTO - A Prime Video docuseries on the Tragically Hip has nabbed a leading seven wins at the Canadian Screen Awards. "The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal" from Amazon Prime Video Canada dominated a Friday evening bash for documentary, factual, lifestyle and reality categories - one of several weekend ga...
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Final field released for next week's RBC Canadian Open at TPC Toronto
CALEDON - The RBC Canadian Open's field has been finalized. Two-time champion Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland and defending champion Robert MacIntyre of Scotland had already announced their return to the only PGA Tour event in Canada. McIlroy, world No. 2, could join a trio of three-time champions in Tommy Armour, Sam...
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Canada's Nick Taylor makes it look easy in the rain and shares the lead at Memorial
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - Nick Taylor brought his best golf on a day that required no less at the Memorial. He putted for birdie on all but one hole Friday, somehow kept bogeys off his card and had a 4-under 68 that gave him a share of the lead with Ben Griffin. Taylor faced the worst of the weather, a rain that wouldn't qui...
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