Excessive speed
Motorcyclist overtakes police at nearly 100 km/h above speed limit, pays the price
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say an older motorcyclist with a need for speed is paying the price for driving nearly 100 km/h above the posted speed limit on an Abbotsford roadway. According to a social media post from the department, plainclothes patrol officers had been conducting speed enforcement along King Roa...
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Rescue effort
Valley Helicopters involved in yet another rescue mission
HOPE - Just days after a wanted man was plucked from the side of a forested hillside by long line via one of their helicopters, Valley Helicopters was instrumental in rescuing a stranded hiker northeast of Hope on Monday.According to a social media post, Hope Volunteer Search and Rescue says they were dispatched Monday...
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Pogačar claims 100th career win, beating Van der Poel in sprint on stage 4 of Tour de France
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Personalized Hearing Care
Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
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Chilliwack real estate sales show slight gains, as new supply declines: CADREB president
CHILLIWACK - Home sales in the greater Chilliwack area showed modest gains in June, while new housing supply is starting to decline as sellers pull back from the recent peak of activity, according to Emily Vernon, president of the Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board. CADREB released its monthly figures Tuesday sh...
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Smile cookie campaign
Smile Cookie campaign raises five figures for health care needs in the Fraser Valley
CHILLIWACK - Residents of Chilliwack and Hope just couldn't keep their hands off those delicious cookies, as evidenced by the outcome of a recent charitable effort. The Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation says the recent Smile Cookie campaign, a collaborative initiative with local Tim Hortons owner Simon Loo, raised j...
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Daytime shooting
48-year-old man transported to hospital after daytime shooting in Langley
LANGLEY - Mounties in Langley say a 48-year-old man was transported to hospital following a report of shots fired near 200 Street and Willoughby Way Monday afternoon. According to a statement from Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, Langley RCMP personnel responded to an incident of shots fired close to Meadows Edge Park in Langley Mo...
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Criminal justice proceedings
Criminal trials in Chilliwack, Abbotsford to be rescheduled next year during FIFA World Cup
CHILLIWACK - The chief justice of the British Columbia Supreme Court says all criminal trials that were to take place in Chilliwack, Abbotsford and two other cities in the Lower Mainland during the FIFA World Cup next year will have to be rescheduled.Chief Justice Ron Skolrood says in a notice posted Monday that the to...
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British Columbia
Few Canadians are familiar with possible NDP leadership contenders: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests most Canadians are unfamiliar with nine possible NDP leadership contenders. A majority of respondents to the Research Co. poll said they "don't know who the person is" when asked about possible candidates like current New Democrat MPs Leah Gazan, Gord Johns, Jenny Kwan and Heather...
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B.C. seeks to claw back future ownership and breeding of exotic cats
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is proposing to ban the breeding, sale and future ownership of all exotic and non-domestic cats, including servals, ocelots and European wildcats. The proposed changes would add the cats to the list of about 1,200 animals already designated as "controlled alien species&qu...
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Public health warns of measles exposure at Fort St. John, B.C., prenatal clinic
FORT ST. JOHN - People who attended a prenatal clinic in Fort St. John, B.C., have been told they may have been exposed to measles. The Northern Health authority says in a statement on social media that the exposure happened on June 27, between 10:30 a.m. from 1:15 p.m. The authority says people who may have been expos...
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IIO seeks witnesses to arrest and death of Burnaby, B.C., man
BURNABY - The Independent Investigations Office of BC says it is looking for witnesses to the arrest and death of a man in Burnaby, B.C., last week. It says in a news release that Burnaby RCMP officers reported they were called to the 7000 block of Hillview Street shortly after 4:30 p.m. last Friday. The IIO says calle...
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Why Canada may not be ready for 'new reality' of flash flooding and severe storms
VANCOUVER - Ryan Ness of the Canadian Climate Institute says he's been following the "terrible tragedy" of deadly flash flooding unfolding in Texas, where more than 100 people have died. But he's also worried Canada isn't doing enough to prevent such disasters here, saying the country needs to invest in flood...
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B.C. boosts tax credit for developers of video games, virtual reality simulators
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is boosting a tax credit to help developers of video games like Electronic Arts hire additional staff and invest money locally. Premier David Eby says the interactive visual media tax credit will rise to 25 per cent from the current 17.5 per cent starting Sept. 1, which is als...
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Canada
B.C. seeks to claw back future ownership and breeding of exotic cats
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is proposing to ban the breeding, sale and future ownership of all exotic and non-domestic cats, including servals, ocelots and European wildcats. The proposed changes would add the cats to the list of about 1,200 animals already designated as "controlled alien species&qu...
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Highly anticipated Quebec byelection in Arthabaska riding to be held Aug. 11
QUÉBEC - Quebec's government has announced that a hotly contested byelection northeast of Montreal will take place Aug. 11. The Arthabaska riding has been held by the Coalition Avenir Québec since 2012, but polls indicate the governing party is set to lose its stronghold to the Parti Québéco...
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CP NewsAlert: Trump says he will hit copper with 50 per cent tariffs
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump says he will impose a 50 per cent tariff on copper imports but did not say when it will take effect. More coming. The Canadian Press
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CP NewsAlert: RCMP say two planes have collided southeast of Winnipeg
STEINBACH - RCMP say two planes have collided near Steinbach, southeast of Winnipeg. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok planning to leave politics to spend time with family
IQALUIT - The premier of Nunavut has announced he will not seek re-election when his term as a member of the territorial assembly expires this fall. P.J. Akeeagok says he's leaving politics to spend more time with his family and not for another political position. Akeeagok has served as premier since November 2021, whe...
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Percentage of Canadians who see the U.S. as a top threat triples: poll
WASHINGTON - As U.S. President Donald Trump pursues his global trade war and talk of annexation, a new poll suggests the percentage of Canadians who view the United States as a top threat has tripled since 2019. The survey by the Pew Research Center also suggests that 55 per cent of Canadians say the U.S. remains this ...
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World
ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women and girls
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Tuesday for the Taliban's supreme leader and the head of Afghanistan's supreme court on charges of persecuting women and girls since seizing power nearly four years ago. The warrants also accuse the leaders of persecuting "other ...
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Yemen's Houthi rebels attack a ship in the Red Sea after claiming they sunk another
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - An attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels on a Liberian-flagged cargo ship in the Red Sea killed three mariners and wounded two others, a European Union naval force said Tuesday. The attack on the Greek-owned Eternity C also saw one of the wounded lose his leg in the attack, the EU's Operati...
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5 Israeli soldiers killed overnight in northern Gaza, military says
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Five Israeli soldiers were killed overnight in northern Gaza, the Israeli military said Tuesday. The military said two other soldiers were seriously wounded. Israeli media said the infantry soldiers were on patrol when explosive devices were detonated against them. Media said militants also open...
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Sports
Pogačar claims 100th career win, beating Van der Poel in sprint on stage 4 of Tour de France
Defending champion Tadej Pogačar secured the 100th professional victory of his stellar career in typically flamboyant style, beating Mathieu Van der Poel in a dash to the line to win the hilly fourth stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday. Van der Poel was the better sprinter of the two at the end of Sunday's second s...
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Canadian junior hockey phenom Gavin McKenna to announce NCAA destination
Junior hockey phenom Gavin McKenna will announce his anticipated move to the NCAA on Tuesday. McKenna will make the announcement on ESPN's SportsCenter at 6 p.m. ET. NHL.com reported Penn State and Michigan State are both in the running to land the 17-year-old forward. It will be a game-changing decision for junior hoc...
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CF Montreal looks dig out of Canadian Championship hole against Forge: 'It's a final'
MONTREAL - CF Montreal and Forge FC enter the second leg of their Canadian Championship quarterfinal with different outlooks. Montreal hosts Forge at Stade Saputo on Wednesday night after falling behind 1-0 to the lower-tier Canadian Premier League side in the first leg at Hamilton Stadium on May 20. Mired at the botto...
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