Missing woman
Fraser Valley woman reported missing: RCMP
FRASER VALLEY - Mounties in Langley are appealing to the public for help in locating a 34-year-old woman who was reported missing earlier this week.According to a statement from Langley RCMP Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, Natasha Vanichuk was reported missing on Thursday, Feb. 27. Image: RCMP / Missing woman.Natasha Vanichuk was ...
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Restaurant relocation
Popular Chilliwack restaurant to relocate later this year
CHILLIWACK - After 16 years in its current location, a popular Chilliwack restaurant offering hearty Vietnamese noodle soup plans to relocate from its current storefront to a new location in a more spacious unit. According to owner Al Trieu, Pho Galaxy at 104-45863 Yale Road in Chilliwack plans to relocate to the forme...
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PREPPING PRODUCE PRICES
Loblaw expects higher produce prices as region ramps up Buy BC, agriculture efforts
CHILLIWACK - A Loblaw's Food Inflation report released Thursday (Feb. 27) has brought up some relief and anxiety for the coming months. The report says food inflation has been cooling across Canada thanks to the GST holiday's effect on grocery chains and restaurants, but the U.S.-Canada tariff yo-yo could ignite some b...
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PEDESTRIAN STRUCK
AbbyPD seeks witnesses for minor hit-and-run Wednesday afternoon
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department is investigating a minor pedestrian collision earlier this week. On February 26th at around 2:40 p.m., police say a pedestrian was crossing north at the intersection of Townline Road and Blueridge Drive when they were struck by a westbound white SUV. The vehicle then fled t...
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KNIFE INCIDENT
Mission police investigate weapon-related incident on grade 7 class walk
MISSION - Mission RCMP says it is aware of an incident involving a grade 7 class and a man living in a tent earlier on Thursday (Feb. 27).Police say the man reportedly showed a knife and made remarks at the students, who were on a class walk through the nature trails at Heritage Park. No one was injured, and the class ...
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POP-UP NORDIC SPA
Ice, sweat, and beers: Pop-up sauna opens in east Abbotsford brewery
ABBOTSFORD - If your brain feels fried from all the stressors of the outside world, maybe sweating out in a wooden box and dunking in a metal bucket of ice water can help reset it. East Abbotsford's Field House Brewing will be hosting a pop-up with The Good Sauna starting today (Mar. 1). Guests can opt to drink some br...
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British Columbia
B.C. man in close encounter with dolphin pod while shooting video with watercraft
SQUAMISH, B.C. - A British Columbia entrepreneur experienced a once-in-a-lifetime wildlife encounter this week when a pod of dolphins chased him down while he was shooting a video on his personal watercraft. Jerry McArthur, founder and CEO of The HydroFlyer, designs and sells the electric surfboards that hover above th...
Feb 28, 2025
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Police investigate possible explosion, house fire at home in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY, B.C. - A house fire and possible explosion has closed off a neighbourhood in Langley, B.C. RCMP say the fire was reported on Friday morning, and officers along with firefighters and paramedics responded to the scene in the 7300 block of 196 Street. Police say homes in the surrounding area have since been evacu...
Feb 28, 2025
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More 'Buy BC' ads coming as Eby touts local food in response to U.S. tariff threat
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says it has been "absolutely inspirational" to see people step up across the province and Canada to support homegrown businesses in response to the tariff threat from U.S. President Donald Trump. Eby made the comment during a visit to a Save-On-Foods location in ...
Feb 28, 2025
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Man charged after investigation into B.C. drug trafficking network, police say
SURREY, B.C. - Police in British Columbia say a 31-year-old man has been charged following investigation into a drug trafficking network operating in the Lower Mainland and Interior. The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C. says in a release that their investigation began in the Lower Mainland last July, bu...
Feb 28, 2025
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One injured after SUV drives through Salmon Arm, B.C., medical clinic
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A woman who was inside a medical clinic in Salmon Arm, B.C., was injured and brought to hospital after she was struck by a vehicle that drove through the building. RCMP say the crash was reported on Thursday. Officers, firefighters and paramedics attended the scene. Police say first responders arrive...
Feb 28, 2025
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Pembina Pipeline boss: tariff threats making Canadians more open to energy projects
CALGARY - U.S. tariff threats are making politicians and the general public more receptive to Canadian energy infrastructure projects, the chief executive of Pembina Pipeline Corp. says. "Hopefully with what's happening, it will be obvious to the country that these projects need to get built and so we think that t...
Feb 28, 2025
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Canada
Canadian Ukrainian community 'shocked' and 'angry' by Zelenskyy's treatment
Leaders from Canadian Ukrainian organizations say they are shocked by Friday's clash between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump berated Zelenskyy for being "disrespectful" in an Oval Office meeting, then abruptly called off the signing of a minerals deal that Trump ...
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Anti-Amazon protesters in Montreal rally once again for boycott demonstration
MONTREAL - Protesters accusing Amazon of union-busting gathered in downtown Montreal today to continue their calls for a boycott of the company after it decided to shutter its Quebec warehouses in the province in January. Félix Trudeau, union president for the Laval, Que., Amazon warehouse that unionized last Ma...
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Canadian-made lunar dust repellent heading to the moon aboard Firefly's Blue Ghost
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A Canadian-made moon dust repellent is expected to land on the moon Sunday as part of a NASA-led study. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander launched from Florida on Jan. 15, carrying samples that will be tested for their ability to repel lunar dust. Two of those samples are treated with a coa...
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Chrystia Freeland takes shots at Poilievre, Trudeau on 'Real Time with Bill Maher'
Chrystia Freeland joined the growing ranks of high-profile Canadian politicians taking to U.S. airwaves to spread their message to Canadian and American viewers since the election of U.S. President Donald Trump. On Friday night, Freeland took swings at Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Prime Minister Justin Trud...
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Leonard Cohen notebook sold for $174,000 in memorabilia auction
MONTREAL - From pages inked with poems to a locket containing a lock of hair, memorabilia belonging to the late Canadian poet and singer songwriter Leonard was auctioned on Friday, raking in thousands of dollars. The Montreal icon died at the age of 82 in 2016 and Julien's Auctions billed the event held in Los Angeles ...
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Trudeau off to security summit in London, as Trump's Ukraine comments rile Europeans
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on his way to London this morning ahead of a European defence summit tomorrow seeking to set the conditions toward a lasting peace in Ukraine. The summit was announced earlier in the week to involve European leaders, but takes on a new focus with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Z...
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World
Israel says it is stopping the entry of all aid and supplies into the Gaza Strip
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel said Sunday it is stopping the entry of all goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip. The prime minister's office did not elaborate on the decision but warned of "additional consequences" if Hamas does not accept what Israel says is a U.S. proposal for an extension of the ceasefir...
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Judge rules head of watchdog agency must keep his job, says Trump's bid to oust him was unlawful
WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of a federal watchdog agency must remain in his job, a judge in Washington ruled on Saturday, saying President Donald Trump's bid to remove the special counsel was unlawful. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson sided with Hampton Dellinger, who leads the Office of Special Counsel, in a lega...
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Pope Francis stable a day after respiratory crisis, Vatican says
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis remained in stable condition Saturday a day after respiratory crisis, and spent long periods of the day off the noninvasive ventilation he needed to recover with less intensive high-flow supplemental oxygen. Francis had no further episodes of bronchial spasms, no fever, was feeding himself and ...
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Sports
Avalanche land Lindgren, Wild net Nyquist, Panthers acquire Jones in busy day of NHL trades
Defencemen Seth Jones and Ryan Lindgren and forward Gustav Nyquist were on the move on Saturday as three Central Division teams got a jump on the NHL's looming trade deadline. The Colorado Avalanche got the ball rolling with another splash by acquiring Lindgren and forward Jimmy Vesey in a trade with the New York Range...
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Tolvanen scores twice as Kraken defeat struggling Canucks 6-3
SEATTLE (AP) - Eeli Tolvanen had two goals, including the go-ahead marker with 6:52 to go in the second period, and Vince Dunn had two assists to give him 200 for his career in the Seattle Kraken's 6-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night. Tolvanen's goal came one minute after Seattle's Matty Beniers ti...
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NHL roundup: Blue Jackets beat Red Wings 5-3 in Stadium Series
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Justin Danforth scored with 2:17 remaining to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets over Detroit 5-3 on Saturday night in the Stadium Series, leapfrogging the Red Wings to take sole possession of the first Eastern Conference wild-card spot. Denton Mateychuk notched the team's first-ever outdoor goal, Dmi...
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