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Chilliwack school board by-election
Chilliwack school board by-election candidates garner endorsements
CHILLIWACK - Two out of the three candidates running in the upcoming Chilliwack by-election have garnered notable endorsements. Citing his seven years of legislative experience in British Columbia combined with his significant academic achievement, Chilliwack North MLA Heather Maahs has endorsed former MLA Laurie Thron...
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infrastructure improvement
Construction begins on Abbotsford Recreation Centre's energy efficiency upgrades
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford says construction of energy efficiency upgrades at the Abbotsford Recreation Centre (ARC) are getting underway this week. The upgrades, funded in collaboration with the federal and provincial governments are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality, and enhanc...
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Break and enter
KFC on Luckakuck Way hit by fryer fire and break and enter over the weekend
CHILLIWACK - It wasn't the best weekend for Kentucky Fried Chicken on Luckakuck Way in Chilliwack. According to scanner traffic, Chilliwack firefighters were dispatched to the fast food restaurant at 45367 Luckakuck Way at approximately 9:40 p.m. Friday night for the report of a fryer fire. Engine 1 (Cheam Avenue fire ...
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online input sought
Public input sought for next step of Abbotsford Commercial Truck Parking Strategy
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford has entered the final planning phase of its Commercial Truck Parking Strategy, an initiative designed to tackle the increasing demand for overnight truck parking.The strategy, part of the City Council's Strategic Plan, involves a three-stage process to identify and implement solution...
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Fraser Valley Weather

British Columbia

Missing snowboarder found dead on Cypress Mountain, B.C.
WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. - A 21-year-old snowboarder who went missing last week at the Cypress Mountain Resort near Vancouver has been found dead in a gully. West Vancouver Police say in a statement the snowboarder from Richmond, B.C., was reported missing Friday at about 10:45 a.m. Police say he had been snowboarding with...
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Bridge over Okanagan Lake in B.C. reopens after bomb scare, fire in van
KELOWNA, B.C. - Police have reopened a bridge across Okanagan Lake in the B.C. Interior after an explosives scare that shut it down for about 11 hours. Officers say the incident began early Monday morning when a man parked a white panel van across multiple lanes of the William R. Bennett Bridge and posted online remark...
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Canada stops letting cross-border hikers enter B.C. via Pacific Crest Trail
OTTAWA - The Canadian Border Services Agency says hikers on a trail that crosses into British Columbia from Washington state will no longer be allowed to proceed without first entering Canada through a designated entry point. The agency has announced it will stop issuing permits for people to enter Canada on the Pacifi...
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Feds to contribute $663M for Metro Vancouver transit infrastructure over 10 years
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - The federal government says it's kicking in more than $663 million in funding for Metro Vancouver transit infrastructure over the next decade, beginning next year. Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says in a statement the funding is coming from the federal government's Can...
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Five years on, Chinese Canadians recall ridicule and racism over pandemic precautions
VANCOUVER - In early 2020, Lili Wu was already "armed to the teeth" whenever she ventured to public places near her home in Port Coquitlam, B.C. - face mask, sanitizer, protective eyewear and gloves. It was more than a month before the World Health Organization's March declaration of a global pandemic that in...
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B.C.-based climate activist deported to Pakistan after protest charges
A British Columbia-based climate change activist says he's looking forward to seeing his family and eating the food when he returns to his native Pakistan, as he was being deported from Canada on Sunday. Zain Haq and his Canadian wife were hoping for a last-minute intervention by either the public safety minister or th...
Jan 26, 2025
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Canada

Navy identifies sailor who died after small boat capsized in Halifax harbour
HALIFAX - The Royal Canadian Navy has identified the sailor who died Friday after a small boat capsized in the north end of Halifax harbour. Commodore Jacob French, commander of Canadian Fleet Atlantic, says Petty Officer 2nd Class Gregory Applin was one of two sailors who were thrown into the cold water at around 10 p...
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Canada stops letting cross-border hikers enter B.C. via Pacific Crest Trail
OTTAWA - The Canadian Border Services Agency says hikers on a trail that crosses into British Columbia from Washington state will no longer be allowed to proceed without first entering Canada through a designated entry point. The agency has announced it will stop issuing permits for people to enter Canada on the Pacifi...
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Police divers recover body from sunken vehicle after Yukon ice-fishing tragedy
WHITEHORSE - Yukon RCMP say one person is dead after a vehicle plunged into a lake in an ice-fishing tragedy over the weekend. Police say in a news release they received a call around 1 a.m. on Saturday that the vehicle carrying three people "drove into open water" on Lake Laberge, about 50 kilometres north o...
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Quebec police chiefs calling for increased caution in school zones as accidents rise
MONTREAL - An association representing Quebec's police chiefs is sounding the alarm that the number of collisions involving children transported by school bus has climbed back to levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials say that in 2023, 320 children in the province were involved in collisions related to sch...
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B.C. firm seeks injunction stopping capital gains hike proposed by federal Liberals
A law firm acting on behalf of a B.C. company is seeking an injunction stopping the Canada Revenue Agency from enforcing a proposed capital gains tax hike that has yet to pass in Parliament. Thorsteinssons LLP says the challenge it filed in Federal Court last week on behalf of Pelco Holdings Inc. aims to stop the gover...
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Alberta doctors criticize provincial COVID-19 report as harmful 'anti-science'
EDMONTON - The organization representing Alberta physicians is calling out a government panel's COVID-19 report as "anti-science." Dr. Shelley Duggan, head of the Alberta Medical Association, says the report sows distrust by going against proven preventive health measures while promoting fringe methods. She s...
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