Dog attack
Agassiz RCMP investigating reported pit bull attack that left a man with over 50 stitches
HEMLOCK VALLEY - The Agassiz RCMP detachment says it's investigating an incident in which a man reported being attacked by two pit bulls in Hemlock Valley over the weekend. A social media post from the victim, a middle-aged adult male who lives in Agassiz, says he received over 50 stitches after being attacked by two p...
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Fashion fundraiser
Record-breaking number of tickets sold for vintage Chilliwack fashion show over the weekend
CHILLIWACK - Evergreen Hall in Chilliwack had plenty of flair, fashion and vintage vibes on display during the 7th annual Fashionista Fashion Show over the weekend, a fun-filled event meant to support Chilliwack Hospice Society. Thanks to record-breaking ticket sales and more than 300 guests, models, and volunteers in ...
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'You feel at home': Playoff hockey helps newcomers feel more Canadian
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Personalized Hearing Care
Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
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PQ defends candidate in hotly contested Arthabaska riding over leftist past, arrest
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Fraser Valley
Local cinema to close
Chilliwack movie theatre to close its doors for good
CHILLIWACK - Cottonwood 4 Cinemas, a discount movie theatre on Luckakuck Way, announced on social media Tuesday (May 13) that it will permanently close at the end of next month. According to a social media post, and a phone call of confirmation to one of the owners, the movie theatre says it has been a pleasure to serv...
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Gas prices spike in Chilliwack
Gas prices spike in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Back in early April when the B.C. government axed the consumer carbon tax at the pumps, gas prices fell by more than 10 cents a litre to the delight of beleaguered motorists who often voiced their dismay on social media. But those days of gas savings appear to be over, thanks to the latest petrol prices re...
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Long weekend
Mission mayor warns of disruptive behaviour at area lakes ahead of May long weekend
MISSION - As the May long weekend approaches, Mission Mayor Paul Horn says disruptive behaviour has increased in recent years at two popular recreational sites in the Mission area. According to a statement from the City of Mission Tuesday (May 13), the municipality is bracing for May long weekend crowds by reminding vi...
May 13, 2025
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Trail race
Annual Cultus Lake trail race raises thousands for scholarships, Chilliwack non-profits doing good work
CHILLIWACK - The annual Around the Lake Give 'R Take 30 Trail Race continues to provide lasting benefits to Chilliwack and beyond, generating thousands of dollars to bolster local programs and services. The race committee says last year's race held on October 19 around Cultus Lake raised $11,000 for several non-profit ...
May 13, 2025
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British Columbia
Police say 15-year-old girl hurt in Prince George, B.C., shooting
PRINCE GEORGE - Mounties in Prince George, B.C., say a 15-year-old girl was shot while in a recreational vehicle parked at a local homeless encampment. A statement from the RCMP says the teen was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Police say the shooting happened around 1 a.m. at the Lowe...
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B.C. teacher charged with sexual exploitation of students
SAANICH - Police in Saanich, B.C., say a 36-year-old teacher in the Greater Victoria School District is accused of engaging in sexual interactions with students. They say Marnie Burnham, who also taught under the name Marnie Forin, faces three counts of sexual exploitation and two counts of telecommunicating to lure a ...
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B.C. opioid rules were to reduce overdoses. But they cut cancer patients' pain meds
Rule changes designed to reduce opioid overdose deaths in British Columbia in 2016 inadvertently harmed cancer and palliative-care patients by reducing their access to pain killers, a new study has found. The study published this week in the Canadian Medical Association Journal describes the impact of a practice standa...
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Man sentenced to 2.5 years for 'dial-a-dope' operation in B.C. Interior
KELOWNA - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has sentenced a 26-year-old man from India to 2.5 years in prison for taking part in a so-called "dial-a-dope" operation in Kelowna. Mandeep Pandher pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine, fentanyl and para‑fluorofentanyl, for the purpose of trafficking on t...
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Minister says she rejected daycare at B.C. legislature because area is well served
VICTORIA - Plans by the British Columbia legislative assembly to open a childcare facility remain up in the air after the provincial government rejected a funding request. The legislature had applied for the funding in February 2024, but B.C.'s Ministry of Education and Child Care informed the legislature in March that...
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CP NewsAlert: Court dismisses application to stop B.C. ostrich cull over avian flu
VANCOUVER - A Federal Court judge has tossed out a challenge that would have stopped the killing of about 400 ostriches on a British Columbia farm that suffered an outbreak of avian flu. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Canada
'You feel at home': Playoff hockey helps newcomers feel more Canadian
TORONTO - Mykhailo Ivanov never thought he'd become a diehard hockey fan. The 42-year-old had immigrated to Winnipeg a little over two years ago to escape the war in Ukraine. He didn't know much about hockey, he said, but after he was given tickets to a Jets game he fell in love with the sport - and the community that ...
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PQ defends candidate in hotly contested Arthabaska riding over leftist past, arrest
SAINT-FERDINAND - The Parti Québécois is defending its candidate in an upcoming byelection northeast of Montreal after criticism of his far-left, militant past. Alex Boissonneault was arrested in 2001 in Quebec City for being part of a group that had plotted to penetrate the security perimeter at a free-t...
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Expert tells U.S. senators Canada is a key ally on critical minerals
WASHINGTON - An expert in critical minerals is telling U.S. senators that Canada can be a key ally in efforts to reduce America's reliance on Chinese supply - after President Donald Trump spent months claiming the U.S. doesn't need anything from its northern neighbour. Gracelin Baskaran of the Center for Strategic and ...
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'We are not a priority:' Disability advocates say lack of minister sends a message
Disability advocates say the lack of a minister tasked with representing their interests sidelines millions of Canadians during what Prime Minister Mark Carney promises will be a time of growth and rebuilding. Carney announced his smaller, "purpose-built" cabinet meant to deliver change on Tuesday, but the 38...
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Canada needs to maximize existing pipelines before building more, minister says
OTTAWA - Canadian Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada needs to maximize the use of its existing pipelines before building more. Speaking to reporters ahead of the first meeting of Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet, the former environment minister said less than half the capacity of Canada's Trans Moun...
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Inuit village in Quebec's Far North facing 'severe' water distribution challenges
MONTREAL - Officials in Quebec's Nunavik region are raising the alarm over severe water distribution challenges in the Inuit community of Puvirnituq. The Kativik Regional Government says the village's five-kilometre-long water pipeline froze during a blizzard in mid-March and has yet to thaw. As a result, the town of r...
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World
Judge says Georgetown student can be released from immigration detention as case proceeds
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered that a Georgetown scholar from India be released from immigration detention after he was detained in the Trump administration's crackdown on foreign college students. Khan Suri was arrested by masked, plain-clothed officers on the evening of March 17 outside h...
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An explosion at a chemical plant near Seville sends black smoke over the Spanish city
MADRID (AP) - An explosion at a chemical plant near Seville sent a huge pillar of smoke over the city and prompted Spanish authorities to urge nearby residents to stay indoors, but no one was reported injured, emergency services said Wednesday. Officials recommended that local residents close their windows to stop smok...
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Russia convicts a prominent election monitoring activist and sentences him to 5 years in prison
A court in Moscow on Wednesday convicted one of the leaders of a prominent independent election monitoring group on charges of organizing the work of an "undesirable" organization and sentenced him to five years in prison. Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of Russia's leading election watchdog Golos, has rejected...
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Sports
Where's the beef? In Sacramento this week for World's Strongest Man competition
Tristain Hoath is a busy man. And a big one. The six-foot-two, 330-pound Edmonton police officer, who doubles as co-owner of the United Strength and Power gym, is one of four Canadians this week looking to earn the title of World's Strongest Man in Sacramento, Calif. "I'm horrible at time management," Hoath s...
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Abrupt end to record-setting '24 campaign fuels Ticats receiver Shemar Bridges
HAMILTON - A premature end to a stellar rookie campaign is fuelling Shemar Bridges' preparation for the 2025 CFL season. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats' receiver was the East Division's top rookie in 2024 with 83 catches -- a club-record for a first-year player -- for 933 yards and four touchdowns. But it could have been much...
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Tage Thompson scores OT winner as US edges Norway 6-5 at ice hockey worlds
HERNING, Denmark (AP) - Tage Thompson completed his hat trick with a power-play goal in overtime to give the United States a 6-5 win over Norway after the Americans squandered a four-goal lead at the ice hockey world championship on Wednesday. Norway forced overtime when defenseman Stian Solberg scored with 1:27 left i...
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