Information sought
Pedestrian sent to hospital in Langley crash
LANGLEY - Langley RCMP are investigating a collision that sent a pedestrian to hospital with serious injuries.The crash occurred Wednesday (Jul. 23) shortly after 8 p.m. near the intersection of 208 Street and 44 Avenue.Investigators are trying to piece together the events that led to the crash and are asking the publi...
2h ago
Read More
Police incident in Abbotsford
Police execute search warrant at Abbotsford home
ABBOTSFORD - A spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department has confirmed a police presence at a home on Peardonville Road in Abbotsford Wednesday morning. According to a brief statement from Abbotsford PD Sgt. Paul Walker, police are executing a search warrant at a home on Peardonville Road. The search warrant is...
20h ago
Read More
What's Trending
UN court opinion on climate change could boost scrutiny of major projects: expert
12m ago
Personalized Hearing Care
Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
Hulk Hogan, icon in professional wrestling, dies at age 71
13m ago
Supreme Court allows lawsuit in labour-inducing drug case at New Brunswick hospital
29m ago
Fraser Valley
Suspicious death
AbbyPD investigating suspicious death of care home patient in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Details are limited thus far, but police in Abbotsford are investigating the suspicious death of a person who experienced a medical emergency and had previously lived at a senior home in Abbotsford. According to a statement from AbbyPD Sgt. Paul Walker, police were first alerted on Sunday, July 6 by staff ...
16h ago
Read More
New business in Chilliwack
French bakery and pastry shop to open soon in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A French bakery and pastry shop specializing in macarons and other sweet treats is tentatively set to open its doors next month in Chilliwack. Maison Macaron has mounted signage above its retail storefront at 107-5615 Teskey Way in Promontory, in the same shopping centre as Close to Home Grocery & Deli...
21h ago
Read More
Veterinary services
Non-profit mobile vet clinic expands service platform to Chilliwack, Fraser Valley
CHILLIWACK - It's no secret that animal shelters across British Columbia, even right here in Chilliwack, are overflowing with unwanted dogs and cats. Which is why the province's first non-profit mobile vet clinic has expanded its service platform to now include Chilliwack, Abbotsford and the rest of the Fraser Valley. ...
23h ago
Read More
Man arrested
Man threatens to kill woman's barking dog, later arrested: Mission RCMP
MISSION - Mounties in Mission say a man has been arrested for assault and uttering threats after he pushed a woman to the ground because of the loud nature of her barking dog. According to a social media post from the detachment, Mission RCMP say a woman was walking her dog along 1st Avenue shortly after 2 a.m. on Tues...
23h ago
Read More
British Columbia
CP NewsAlert: Three dead in Maple Ridge, one involving self-inflicted injury
MAPLE RIDGE - British Columbia's police watchdog says three people are dead after an overnight incident in Maple Ridge, with one death involving a self-inflicted injury. Spokeswoman Rebecca Whalen with the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. says RCMP reported that two people were dead before officers arrived. On...
54m ago
Read More
Rescue efforts underway at B.C. mine where three workers are trapped underground
DEASE LAKE - Rescue efforts are continuing at a northern B.C. mine where three workers are trapped underground. Operator Newmont Corp. has said it was working to assemble specialist teams from nearby mine sites to respond to the situation at the Red Chris Mine in a remote area near Dease Lake, B.C. The three contractor...
8h ago
Read More
Police investigate 'suspicious' death of care home patient in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD - Police say they are investigating the "suspicious" death of a patient who had been living in a care home in Abbotsford, B.C. The Abbotsford Police Department says the local hospital called police about two patients who had been transferred from Menno Home while experiencing "medical emergenc...
16h ago
Read More
Gun-shaped lighters banned in Vancouver, violators will face $1,000 fine
VANCOUVER - City council in Vancouver has voted to immediately ban the sale of gun-shaped lighters to reduce the public safety risk. Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says the city is the first municipality in Canada to ban the sale, and businesses that fail to comply with the rules will be issued a $1,000 fine. The lighter is h...
16h ago
Read More
Senator says U.S. tariffs from Trump White House damaging for Washington state
Opponents from Washington state of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats against Canada are vowing to fight, saying the ongoing trade war has delivered a heavy blow to American border communities. In a conference call led by Democrat U.S. Senator Patty Murray that included British Columbia Premier David Eby, Mur...
18h ago
Read More
Report raises questions about First Nations ownership in major projects
OTTAWA - A new think tank report is questioning how the federal and provincial governments' sprint to build major infrastructure projects might affect Indigenous Peoples' rights - and warns that it could end up pitting Indigenous communities against each other. The report by the Yellowhead Institute, "Buried Burde...
18h ago
Read More
Canada
UN court opinion on climate change could boost scrutiny of major projects: expert
OTTAWA - A warning from the United Nations' top court that failing to address climate change could violate international law could lead to greater public scrutiny of major projects in Canada, one expert says. The International Court of Justice opinion, released Wednesday, said everyone is entitled to a habitable planet...
15m ago
Read More
Supreme Court allows lawsuit in labour-inducing drug case at New Brunswick hospital
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is allowing a class-action lawsuit against New Brunswick's largest health authority and an obstetrics nurse to proceed. The proposed class action lawsuit was launched in 2019 and alleges women at Moncton Hospital were given a labour-inducing drug without consent. Horizon Health Netw...
32m ago
Read More
Ottawa to appoint Virginia Mearns of Iqaluit as Arctic ambassador
OTTAWA - The government of Prime Minister Mark Carney is naming its Arctic ambassador today as it seeks deeper ties with circumpolar nations at a time of rising security concerns. The office of Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Virginia Mearns will be the Arctic ambassador and will oversee the foreign policy fo...
1h ago
Read More
Supreme Court won't hear thumbs-up emoji case involving Saskatchewan farmer
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has given a thumbs-down to hearing a legal case involving an emoji. The country's highest court dismissed an application by farmer Chris Achter to appeal a decision by the Court of Appeal of Saskatchewan. The Appeal Court upheld a verdict that found a thumbs-up emoji met signature r...
1h ago
Read More
Supreme Court of Canada dismisses constitutional challenge of sex-work law
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has rejected a constitutional challenge of the criminal law on sex work, upholding the convictions of two men who argued its provisions are overly broad. Mikhail Kloubakov and Hicham Moustaine were convicted of criminal offences in an Alberta court as a result of their employment in...
2h ago
Read More
Statistics Canada reports May retail sales down 1.1 per cent at $69.2 billion
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says retail sales decreased 1.1 per cent to $69.2 billion in May, driven by sales declines at motor vehicle and parts dealers. However, the agency says its preliminary figures for June point to an increase of 1.6 per cent for that month. For May, three of nine subsectors were down as sales at...
3h ago
Read More
World
Most US adults still support legal abortion 3 years after Roe was overturned, an AP-NORC poll finds
Three years after the Supreme Court opened the door to state abortion bans, most U.S. adults continue to say abortion should be legal - views that look similar to before the landmark ruling. The new findings from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll show that about two-thirds of U.S. adults...
5h ago
Read More
Plane with 49 people crashes in Russia's Far East
MOSCOW (AP) - The wreckage of a plane that crashed while carrying 49 people has been found in Russia's Far East, local emergency services said Thursday. Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said that they had found the plane's burning fuselage on a hillside south of its planned destination in the town of Tynda. Image...
7h ago
Read More
Thai and Cambodia soldiers fire at each other in disputed border area
BANGKOK (AP) - Thai and Cambodian soldiers fired at each other in contested border area Thursday after the nations downgraded their diplomatic relations in a rapidly escalating dispute. It was not immediately clear if the clash was ongoing. A livestream video from Thailand's side showed people running from their homes ...
13h ago
Read More
Sports
Hulk Hogan, icon in professional wrestling, dies at age 71
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing icon in the world of professional wrestling, has died at the age of 71, Florida police and WWE said Thursday. In Clearwater, Florida, authorities responded to a call Thursday morning about a cardiac arrest. Hogan was pronounced dead at a hospital, p...
17m ago
Read More
Tessier to lead Canada at women's Rugby World Cup in England
LANGFORD - Alexandra Tessier will captain Canada's second-ranked squad when the 2025 Rugby World Cup kicks off in England. Rugby Canada announced Thursday its 32-player roster for the elite women's rugby tournament. Tessier, a nominee for World Rugby Player of the Year in 2024, is set to earn her 59th cap for Canada. S...
47m ago
Read More
Pogačar withstands Vingegaard's attacks to keep yellow jersey after Tour's monster mountain stage
COURCHEVEL, France (AP) - Ben O'Connor won Thursday's monster Alpine stage to the ski resort of Courchevel as three-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar responded to attacks from archrival Jonas Vingegaard and dropped him to cement his grip on the yellow jersey. With just three stages left before the race ends i...
1h ago
Read More