Chilliwack businesses sold
Chilliwack businesses sold to new ownership
CHILLIWACK - Two retail establishments under one roof in Chilliwack known for selling a variety of hot dogs and smoked meat, as well as colossal cinnamon buns, have been sold and will have new owners by next week. Kerry Krahn and Claudette Krahn say that after nearly five years of making cinnamon buns and cooking meat,...
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Police execute search warrants amid spike in rural crime in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - A spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department has confirmed that authorities executed two search warrants last month amid a significant increase in property crime in Sumas Prairie. AbbyPD Sgt. Paul Walker says police in Abbotsford have observed a 67 per cent increase in property crime in Sumas Prairi...
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Canada Post union files labour practices complaint
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Chilliwack business closing
Longtime interior design and home furnishings store in Chilliwack in process of closing
CHILLIWACK - After years of serving customers in Chilliwack and beyond, a Young Road business specializing in interior design and home furnishings is in the process of liquidating its inventory.Decor West Interiors, located at 9232 Young Road above Room by Room Furniture, announced on its Facebook and Instagram pages i...
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100th anniversary
Chilliwack church to mark 100th anniversary of its denominational founding
CHILLIWACK - A church in Sardis will mark the 100th anniversary of its denominational founding next week with bell ringing and refreshments for anyone who would like to mark the occasion. Carman United Church on Vedder Road in Sardis will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the United Church of Canada on Tuesday, June...
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Valley Huskers
Valley Huskers need just a few more billets ahead of 2025 season
CHILLIWACK - The Valley Huskers hope to find just a few more willing hosts in Chilliwack to accommodate young men who are living their dream of playing in the Canadian Junior Football League. As the team prepares for its first game next month, the team is just a few host families short of its goal of housing all of its...
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Fire in Fairfield Island
Kitchen fire at Chilliwack home prompts second alarm Wednesday morning
UPDATE 9:50 A.M.: Chilliwack Assistant Fire Chief Krista Minar says the swift actions of fire crews from Halls 1 and 4 resulted in minimal fire damage to the home on Bonavista Street in Fairfield Island. The home owner had already safely called their family pet before firefighters entered the home where the fire occurr...
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British Columbia
B.C. First Nation builds small island, fisheries officials check for habitat damage
VICTORIA - A British Columbia First Nation has built up a small artificial island in the tidal shallows of Coles Bay off Vancouver Island, triggering an investigation by fisheries officials into whether it involved habitat destruction and if authorization should have been required. Two yellow excavators could be seen a...
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CP NewsAlert: B.C. port supervisors' union, employers ratify 4-year deal
VANCOUVER - Maritime employers in British Columbia and the union representing port supervisors say they have ratified a new four-year collective agreement, after a dispute that saw workers locked out of container terminals last year. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Winds expected to drive wildfire towards Kelly Lake, B.C., near Lillooet, in 'high-risk' situation
The British Columbia Wildfire Service is warning that incoming winds are expected to drive an out-of-control wildfire towards the community of Kelly Lake, about 80 kilometres south of Dawson Creek in the province's northeast. Karley Desrosiers, an information officer with the service, told a briefing hosted by the Peac...
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Criticism of Lapu Lapu memorial event surprises Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says he's surprised by criticism of plans for a large memorial event this month to honour victims of the Lapu Lapu festival attack, which a Filipino advocacy group says was arranged without proper consultation. Filipino BC says it wasn't told in advance about a vote approving the eve...
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BC Hydro seeks baseload power boost from stable sources
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's power utility wants to boost the province's baseload electricity generation capacity in a bid to meet the province's growing demand from residents and industries. Baseload capacity refers to constant and stable power sources, with Energy Minister Adrian Dix announcing BC Hydro's request f...
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Quebec law that helps victims of intimate image sharing remove photos now in effect
MONTREAL - A Quebec law is coming into force, giving people new tools to obtain a court order to remove intimate images posted online. Under the Criminal Code, publishing, texting or sharing intimate images of someone without their consent is a crime. But for most victims, this does not always mean unlawfully shared im...
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Canada
Canada Post union files labour practices complaint
OTTAWA - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says it has filed an unfair labour practice complaint against Canada Post related to ongoing contract bargaining. The union alleges in the complaint that the Crown corporation is bargaining directly with members, interfering with the union's exclusive bargaining rights and ...
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Body of Israeli-Canadian Judih Weinstein held by Hamas recovered
OTTAWA - Israel has recovered the bodies of two hostages taken in Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 attack that ignited the war in the Gaza Strip, including one Canadian citizen. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the remains of Judih Weinstein and Gad Haggai were recovered and returned to Israel in a special operation by the ar...
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CP NewsAlert: Canada posts largest merchandise trade deficit on record
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country posted its largest merchandise trade deficit on record in April at $7.1 billion as exports fell 10.8 per cent. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Israel says it has recovered the bodies of 2 Israeli-American hostages from the Gaza Strip
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel has recovered the bodies of two Israeli-American hostages taken in Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack that ignited the war in the Gaza Strip. Israeli strikes overnight and into Thursday meanwhile killed at least 13 people, including three local journalists, according to health officials in the t...
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In the news today: Steelmakers urge Ottawa to match Trump tariffs
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Steel firms, workers to meet with MPs in Ottawa urging tariff action against U.S. Canadian steel companies and union workers are meeting with members of Parliament today with the hopes of convincing Ottawa to punch back at U.S. Pr...
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Canadian men, children held in Syria pursue human rights complaints against Ottawa
OTTAWA - A dozen Canadian men and children detained in Syria are complaining to the Canadian Human Rights Commission that Ottawa is discriminating against them by not assisting their return to Canada. The Canadians are among the foreign nationals who have endured squalid and dangerous conditions for years in camps and ...
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Israel says it has recovered the bodies of 2 Israeli-American hostages from the Gaza Strip
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel has recovered the bodies of two Israeli-American hostages taken in Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack that ignited the war in the Gaza Strip. Israeli strikes overnight and into Thursday meanwhile killed at least 13 people, including three local journalists, according to health officials in the t...
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David Jolly, a Trump critic and former GOP congressman, to run for Florida governor as a Democrat
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A former Republican congressman and vocal critic of Donald Trump says he wants to become governor in the president's adopted home state of Florida, and that he's running as a Democrat. David Jolly formally announced his bid Thursday, becoming the latest party convert hoping to wrest back contro...
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South Korean lawmakers approve special investigations into martial law and Yoon's wife
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's liberal-led legislature overwhelmingly passed bills Thursday to launch special investigations into former President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived imposition of martial law in December and criminal allegations against his wife, targeting the ousted conservative a day after his liber...
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Sports
Kananaskis golf course getting ready for G7, possible Trump visit
KANANASKIS - Darren Robinson had some very important news to tell U.S. president George Bush and José María Aznar, the prime minister of Spain. The pro shop was open. Aznar had told Robinson, general manager of the Kananaskis Country Golf Club in Alberta's Rocky Mountains, that he wanted to visit the shop...
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Oilers fans find a home in Calgary bars as Edmonton takes another shot at the Cup
CALGARY - About an hour before every Edmonton Oilers game for the next few weeks, Ernie Tsu plans to stroll down the street in Calgary for a cup of sake. Wearing his Oilers jersey, he'll then walk from the restaurant back to join a raucous crowd of Edmonton fans at his bar in the heart of Calgary's Red Mile, the name g...
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Full-strength Draisaitl steps up for Oilers in Game 1 of Cup final
EDMONTON - Leon Draisaitl gave all he had in last season's Stanley Cup final. The Edmonton Oilers centre - hand and ribs injuries hampering his superstar ability - gutted it out with 10 goals and 11 assists across the whole of the playoffs for a team that fell just short at the last hurdle. Just over 11 1/2 months late...
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