Fire
RV fire spreads to nearby trees, close to elementary school, in Hope Thursday morning
HOPE - Firefighters in Hope were summoned to School Road near an elementary school Thursday morning (June 5) after getting reports of a structure fire.According to a social media post, Hope Fire personnel were dispatched shortly after 7:30 a.m. for a fire on School Road, near Silver Creek Elementary School. Responding ...
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Chilliwack child care site expansion
Chilliwack councillors opposed to plan to more than triple the size of a child care facility - in a residential area
CHILLIWACK - In light of council opposition and consideration of neighbourhood concerns, a proposal to more than triple the size of an existing day care facility in Chilliwack has been sent back to city staff. Wibble Wobble Childcare Ltd., located at 46326 Strathcona Road, had submitted a rezoning application to rezone...
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City of Mission
Big rigs to be diverted away from downtown Mission, mayor calls it a 'win' for the community
MISSION - The City of Mission says commercial trucks are being rerouted away from its downtown area in a move the city's mayor calls a "win for both commerce and community." According to a statement from the municipality, commercial trucks will be diverted moving forward now that the Ministry of Transportatio...
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Hope RCMP
Hope RCMP seek owner of patches found last week
HOPE - Mounties in Hope are hoping to return a large collection of patches that were found in Hope last week.According to a statement from Hope RCMP spokesperson Staff Sgt. Michael Sargent, the patches were found last Wednesday, May 28 in the 1200 block of 6th Avenue. Police are appealing to the public for help in retu...
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Girls hockey
Chilliwack-area girls invited to learn to play hockey in June
CHILLIWACK - The coaches and supporters behind Chilliwack Minor Hockey Association are eager to get more girls on the ice and have them experience Canada's national pastime. During the month of June, they're offering a number of girls-only "Try Hockey" sessions at the Sardis Sports Complex. These activities a...
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Smile Cookie campaign
Smile Cookie campaign raises five figures for Chilliwack General Hospital equipment needs
CHILLIWACK - Those Smile cookies at Tim Hortons are hard to resist. Chilliwack-area residents opened their wallets last month for a great cause, raising over $14,000 for the Chilliwack Hospital Foundation through the purchase of cookies at local Tim Hortons restaurants. "What a reason to SMILE! An amazing communit...
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British Columbia
B.C. gives green light to LNG pipeline, with no need for new environmental assessment
The British Columbia government says a decade-old environmental assessment certificate remains valid for the construction of a natural gas pipeline in northern B.C., in a decision opposed by the province's Green Party and environmental groups. The Environmental Assessment Office says it has determined the Prince Rupert...
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Industry says long-term labour solutions needed despite latest B.C. ports deal
VANCOUVER - Business and industry groups are applauding a deal between British Columbia's port employers and supervisors, but say further damage may still be possible if the federal government does not ensure Canada's reputation as a reliable trade partner. Greater Vancouver Board of Trade president Bridgitte Anderson ...
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B.C. ministers to make tech pitch in Europe as Eby eyes Asia
VICTORIA - British Columbia ministers are set to travel to Europe in a bid to diversify and strengthen markets for the province's tech industries, even as Premier David Eby continues an Asian trade mission. The government says Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Diana Gibson, and Minister of State for...
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B.C. mill worker drowns after being trapped in machine that fell into ocean
DUNCAN - Mounties in British Columbia say a mill worker on Vancouver Island has drowned after being trapped in a piece of heavy equipment that plunged into the ocean. North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP say they responded to the Catalyst Pulp and Paper Mill in Crofton around noon Wednesday. They say first responders, including ...
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B.C. fire crews set up sprinklers to defend buildings as blaze grows near Kelly Lake
The BC Wildfire Service says an out-of-control blaze that has triggered evacuation orders near Kelly Lake in the province's northeast is not currently threatening the community but is growing in its direction. The service says in an update Thursday morning that firefighters from several fire departments across the prov...
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Memorial masses to be held throughout the city 40 days after Lapu Lapu tragedy
VANCOUVER - Members of Vancouver's Filipino community and others will honour and pray for victims of the Lapu Lapu festival attack at a memorial mass today, 40 days after the tragedy that left 11 people dead. The date is significant in Filipino Catholic tradition as the end of a mourning period, and Rev. Francis Galvan...
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Canada
B.C. gives green light to LNG pipeline, with no need for new environmental assessment
The British Columbia government says a decade-old environmental assessment certificate remains valid for the construction of a natural gas pipeline in northern B.C., in a decision opposed by the province's Green Party and environmental groups. The Environmental Assessment Office says it has determined the Prince Rupert...
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Five things to know about Canada's counter-tariffs on the U.S.
OTTAWA - After U.S. President Donald Trump boosted steel and aluminum tariffs to 50 per cent, some industry groups and the Official Opposition have called on the federal government to retaliate in kind. Here's a look at the counter-tariffs Canada has imposed so far. 1. What do the counter-tariffs cover? The Canadian go...
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$60M donation will fund cardiovascular institute at Vancouver General Hospital
VANCOUVER - The president of the Vancouver General Hospital's foundation has announced a $60 million donation that will go toward creating a world-leading cardiovascular institute. Angela Chapman of the VGH and UBC Hospital Foundation says the donation from the Dilawri Foundation is the largest in the hospital foundati...
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Industry says long-term labour solutions needed despite latest B.C. ports deal
VANCOUVER - Business and industry groups are applauding a deal between British Columbia's port employers and supervisors, but say further damage may still be possible if the federal government does not ensure Canada's reputation as a reliable trade partner. Greater Vancouver Board of Trade president Bridgitte Anderson ...
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Man with al-Qaida links charged with threatening attack in Montreal
MONTREAL - A man previously convicted of supporting al-Qaida has been charged after allegedly threatening an attack in Montreal. Mohamed Abdullah Warsame, 51, allegedly told an employee at a homeless shelter in Montreal that he planned to carry out an attack with the aim of killing a large number of people. Montreal po...
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Liberal border security bill poses serious risk to rights, liberties, coalition warns
OTTAWA - A national coalition of civil society groups says the Liberal government's new border security bill poses a serious risk to human rights and liberties. The Ottawa-based International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group is calling on the government to withdraw the bill and replace it with a more targeted response ...
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World
Ukraine under ongoing Russian missile and drone attack that has wounded at least 3
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine was under an ongoing Russian ballistic missile and drone attack early Friday that wounded at least three people, officials said. Multiple explosions were heard in the capital, Kyiv, where falling debris sparked fires across several districts as air defense systems attempted to intercept inc...
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Harvard files legal challenge over Trump's ban on US entry for incoming foreign students
Harvard University is challenging President Donald Trump's move to block foreign students from coming to the United States to attend the Ivy League school, calling it illegal retaliation for Harvard's rejection of White House demands. In an amended complaint filed Thursday, Harvard called the president's action an end-...
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US hits International Criminal Court judges with sanctions over investigation into Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is slapping sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court over the tribunal's investigation into alleged war crimes by Israel in its war against Hamas in Gaza and in the West Bank. The State Department said Thursday that it would freeze any assets that the ICC j...
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Sports
Calgary's Thomson makes good first impression in first pro round at RBC Canadian Open
CALEDON - You wouldn't know that Hunter Thomson was playing his first professional round of golf. It certainly didn't feel any different to him. The 21-year-old from Calgary fired a 3-under 67 on Thursday at the RBC Canadian Open. A standout collegiate player for the University of Michigan, Thomson officially turned pr...
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Blue Jays catcher Heineman putting up impressive numbers in backup role
TORONTO - Catcher Tyler Heineman has made the most of his opportunities in a backup role with the Toronto Blue Jays this season. He was at it again Thursday with a two-hit, three-RBI performance that helped Toronto to a 9-1 rout of the Philadelphia Phillies. Heineman's seventh multi-hit performance over 20 games this s...
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Oilers better prepared for Panthers' physical play in this year's final: Knoblauch
TORONTO - Kris Knoblauch pushed back at the notion his team had been bullied in last year's Stanley Cup final. The Edmonton Oilers head coach also agreed the group is better suited to face the Florida Panthers some 11 1/2 months later. "We're more physical team," he said. "We're bigger, we're stronger.&q...
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