Police investigation
Lack of helmet leads to arrest of 41-year-old Mission man for multiple drugs, loaded handgun
MISSION - What began as a basic encounter with police over a minor motor vehicle infraction quickly steamrolled into a full-on police investigation in which a 41-year-old Mission man was found to be armed with a loaded handgun and in possession of meth, coke and other drugs. According to a statement from Mission RCMP s...
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Overnight fire
Chilliwack firefighters extinguish hedge fire at strata complex overnight, with smoke visible from afar
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack firefighters were dispatched early Tuesday morning (Apr. 15) for a hedge fire at a strata complex on Chilliwack Central Road near Valley Toyota. According to Chilliwack resident Julie Hiscock, who monitors emergency dispatch during her graveyard work shift, firefighters were paged at 1:54 a.m. o...
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Correctional Service Canada
Visits to Fraser Valley prison suspended due to lockdown
ABBOTSFORD - Correctional Service Canada staff have ordered a lockdown at a federal prison in the Fraser Valley.According to a statement Tuesday, CSC says the lockdown was instituted at Matsqui Institution, a medium-security federal institution, on Monday, April 14, to enable correctional personnel to conduct an except...
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Police investigation
Mounties arrest 36-year-old Langley man for 'indecent' act on a trail, seek witnesses
LANGLEY - Mounties in Langley say they've arrested a 36-year-old Langley man for allegedly committing an indecent act on a trail near 211 Street in Langley earlier this month.According to a statement from Langley RCMP Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, Mounties are asking for the public's help to advance their investigation. On Satur...
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Fraser Valley man, Rajinder Singh Chahal, accused of 3 sexual assaults on transit faces charges
NEW WESTMINSTER - The British Columbia Prosecution Service has approved charges relating to three alleged sexual assaults on Metro Vancouver's transit system against a 55-year-old Fraser Valley man. A statement from the region's Transit Police says the first complaint was made in January last year, when a woman on a cr...
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Chilliwack gas prices
Chilliwack gas prices stubbornly high compared to Hope
CHILLIWACK - Gas prices remain stubbornly high in Chilliwack compared to one municipality east of the city. According to Gas Buddy, unleaded gasoline is currently priced in Hope at $1.409/litre at Chevron, Flying J, Centex and Shell stations. Closer to home in Chilliwack, however, gas prices are nearly 10 cents a litre...
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British Columbia
Gas firm says a contractor is dead in a gas plant fire near Fort St. John, B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN - A contractor has been killed and another person hurt in a fire in a gas plant north of Fort St. John, B.C. Alberta-based Tourmaline Oil, which runs the Gundy oil and gas extraction facility in Wonowon, B.C., says the site was "immediately shut down" after the fire on Monday night. The B.C. Ene...
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B.C. changes law to stop employers from asking for 'unnecessary' doctor sick notes
VICTORIA - British Columbia is changing its employment standards legislation to stop employers from asking employees for what the labour minister says are "unnecessary" sick notes. Jennifer Whiteside says the move is to allow health care workers to attend to patients and not spend time on the "administra...
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B.C. accepting only 1,100 new immigrant applications, nominations to focus on health
The British Columbia government says the odds of new applications from immigrants looking to be accepted into its nominee program this year have dropped to near zero for anyone other than health workers or entrepreneurs after the federal government slashed the number of available slots. A bulletin from the province say...
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First Nation launches challenge of B.C.'s approval to raise Mount Polley mine dam
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia First Nation has filed a legal challenge over the plan to allow the Mount Polley mine to raise its tailings dam a decade after a similar storage site at the mine gave way, creating one of the province's largest environmental disasters. The Xatsull First Nation has filed a petition in B.C....
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Fraser Valley man, Rajinder Singh Chahal, accused of 3 sexual assaults on transit faces charges
NEW WESTMINSTER - The British Columbia Prosecution Service has approved charges relating to three alleged sexual assaults on Metro Vancouver's transit system against a 55-year-old Fraser Valley man. A statement from the region's Transit Police says the first complaint was made in January last year, when a woman on a cr...
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First Nations Health Authority backs harm reduction on B.C. overdose anniversary
WEST VANCOUVER - The top doctor at British Columbia's First Nations Health Authority says deaths from toxic drugs may have dipped, but now is not the time to pull back on life-saving measures, especially given "misinformation" in the public discourse. Dr. Nel Wieman says Indigenous Peoples continue to be disp...
Apr 14, 2025
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Canada
Gas firm says a contractor is dead in a gas plant fire near Fort St. John, B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN - A contractor has been killed and another person hurt in a fire in a gas plant north of Fort St. John, B.C. Alberta-based Tourmaline Oil, which runs the Gundy oil and gas extraction facility in Wonowon, B.C., says the site was "immediately shut down" after the fire on Monday night. The B.C. Ene...
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Federal Court of Appeal dismisses challenge of federal firearms ban
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a challenge of a Liberal government ban on firearms the government considers fit only for the battlefield, not for hunting or sport shooting. The Liberals outlawed some 1,500 firearm models and variants in May 2020, meaning they could no longer be legally used, sold or...
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California governor urges Canadians to ignore Trump, come back for sand, sun and wine
California is calling for Canadians to come back and pay a visit. Gov. Gavin Newsom has taken to social media urging the two million Canadians who visited last year to come back and enjoy the Golden State's wine, sun and sand. Newsom, without calling out U.S. President Donald Trump by name, says Canadians should not le...
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First Nation launches challenge of B.C.'s approval to raise Mount Polley mine dam
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia First Nation has filed a legal challenge over the plan to allow the Mount Polley mine to raise its tailings dam a decade after a similar storage site at the mine gave way, creating one of the province's largest environmental disasters. The Xatsull First Nation has filed a petition in B.C....
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Four injured in apparent hit-and-run on TMU campus, Toronto police say
TORONTO - Four people were injured after a vehicle crashed into multiple people on a pedestrian walkway on Toronto Metropolitan University's downtown campus, police said. The vehicle did not remain at the scene of the crash Tuesday afternoon, police said. Paramedics say two people were sent to hospital, one with minor ...
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Canadian university teachers warned against travelling to the United States
HALIFAX - The association that represents academic staff at Canadian universities is warning its members against non-essential travel to the United States. The Canadian Association of University Teachers says it released updated travel advice today due to the "political landscape" created by the Trump adminis...
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World
Four students injured in shooting at Dallas high school, police say
DALLAS (AP) - A shooting at a Dallas high school on Tuesday injured four students who were taken to hospitals, police said. Authorities did not say what led up to the shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in south Dallas or the severity of the injuries. Police said a suspect has been identified but no arrests had bee...
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Gambian ex-soldier convicted at US trial of torturing suspected backers of a failed 2006 coup
DENVER (AP) - A former member of Gambia's military was convicted Tuesday of charges that included torturing people suspected of involvement in a failed coup against the West African country's longtime dictator nearly 20 years ago. Michael Sang Correa was charged with torturing five men believed to be opponents of Yahya...
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Judge rejects defense that Gaudreau brothers contributed to their deaths by cycling while impaired
SALEM, N.J. (AP) - The family of NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew listened in pain Tuesday as lawyers debated whether the men's own drinking contributed to their deaths when they were hit by an allegedly drunken and enraged driver as they cycled at night. After nearly two hours of argument, a j...
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Sports
Senators looking forward to Battle of Ontario playoff series
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have one regular-season game remaining, but their sights are firmly set on the upcoming playoffs. On Tuesday night, the Senators learned they'll open the post-season against their provincial rivals, the Toronto Maple Leafs. Ottawa was 3-0-0 against Toronto this season. This marks Ottawa's f...
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Blue Jays outfielder Alan Roden taking advantage of his opportunity
TORONTO - Blue Jays outfielder Alan Roden has been getting consistent playing time over the first few weeks of his rookie season. On Tuesday night, he showed that he seems to be settling into a groove. Roden doubled and scored Toronto's first run and later added his first career homer as the Blue Jays defeated the Atla...
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Nurse suspended one game for cross-checking King
EDMONTON - Edmonton Oilers' defenceman Darnell Nurse has been suspended by the NHL for one game, without pay, for cross-checking forward Quinton Byfield of the Los Angeles Kings during Sunday's game in the Alberta capital. The National Hockey League's Department of Player Safety announced the penalty on Tuesday night. ...
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