Fraser Valley

Wildfire Evacuations
Lytton First Nation issues evacuation order due to Cantilever Bar fire
LYTTON. - The Lytton First Nation has issued an evacuation order for two of its reserves due to the Cantilever Bar wildfire.The order, which was issued Thursday (July 31) morning covers the 26 Skwayaynope and 26A Lytton reserves on the westside of the Fraser River due to immediate danger to life and safety.People in th...
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IIO concludes investigation into Langley RCMP collision with civilian vehicles
LANGLEY - B.C.'s Independent Investigations Office (IIO) has concluded its investigation into an incident that included an arrest and a crash between a police vehicle and civilian vehicles this spring in Langley. The IIO has determined that none of the injuries resulting from the collision or arrest meet the threshold ...
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Bear Creek wildfire leads to long weekend closures of roads to a pair of backcountry recreation sites
HARRISON LAKE - As the B.C. Day long weekend approaches and campers pack up, the provincial government has announced the closure of two forest service roads due to concerns over the Bear Creek wildfire blocking access to a pair of recreation sites along Harrison Lake. The government says the closures are necessary beca...
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Bear Creek wildfire growing quickly east of Harrison Lake
HARRISON LAKE - In less than 24 hours, the Bear Creek wildfire has grown to 65 hectares and is burning out of control east of Harrison Lake. The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says the fire is now considered the lone Wildfire of Note in B.C. In concert with various local agencies, BCWS is asking the public to avoid the are...
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Fraser Valley Weather

British Columbia

Toxic drug deaths in B.C. down in May, June, coroner says
VICTORIA - The number of deaths due to toxic drugs fell to below 150 people per month for May and June in British Columbia, a downward trend from the same months last year. The BC Coroners Service says in a statement that the province recorded 145 deaths in May compared with 181 for the same month last year. There were...
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Fish dropped on power lines by bird caused B.C. blaze, firefighters say
Firefighters say a brush fire in the British Columbia Interior was caused when a bird dropped a fish on power lines. Ashcroft Fire Rescue says in a Facebook post that the fire happened Wednesday about six kilometres south of the town, sharing photos that include a charred fish on the blackened ground. The post says inv...
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Vancouver woman gets six-year sentence for stabbing stranger to death
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver woman has been convicted of manslaughter in a random stabbing attack that killed a 29-year-old man three years ago. Police say Lyndsay Scott, 37, was initially charged with second-degree murder but was convicted of the lesser charge after a jury trial. A news release from Vancouver police says t...
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Wildfire Evacuations
Lytton First Nation issues evacuation order due to Cantilever Bar fire
LYTTON. - The Lytton First Nation has issued an evacuation order for two of its reserves due to the Cantilever Bar wildfire.The order, which was issued Thursday (July 31) morning covers the 26 Skwayaynope and 26A Lytton reserves on the westside of the Fraser River due to immediate danger to life and safety.People in th...
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Motorcyclist killed in highway crash with SUV in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD - A motorcyclist has been killed in a crash in Abbotsford, B.C. The crash happened in the early morning in the northbound lanes of Highway 11 near Townshipline Road. Police say the crash involved a Kawasaki motorcycle and a Jeep Compass SUV. The motorcyclist died at the scene, while the SUV driver suffered n...
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Campers near B.C. lake asked to leave due to wildfire as new blazes emerge this week
The BC Wildfire Service has upgraded a blaze in the Fraser Valley to a wildfire-of-note and is warning campers to leave the Harrison Lake area. It says the Bear Creek fire has reached 65 hectares in size, and road closures in the area have been put in place ahead of the long weekend. A number of other significant fires...
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Canada

Carney's pledge that Canada would recognize Palestinian state gets mixed reactions
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Mark Carney's commitment that Canada would recognize a Palestinian state is prompting mixed reactions from Canadians with family in the Middle East. Omar Mansour from Victoria says he feels encouraged by Carney's announcement but believes Canada needs to do more to assist people trying to flee...
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Fact Check: 'I'm very much alive,' says byelection candidate alleged to have died
An online conspiracy theory recently claimed that a candidate on the ballot in the federal byelection in Alberta's Battle River-Crowfoot riding had died in February. The source for the claim was an obituary for an unrelated woman with the same name. The real candidate told The Canadian Press that Elections Canada verif...
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Fish dropped on power lines by bird caused B.C. blaze, firefighters say
Firefighters say a brush fire in the British Columbia Interior was caused when a bird dropped a fish on power lines. Ashcroft Fire Rescue says in a Facebook post that the fire happened Wednesday about six kilometres south of the town, sharing photos that include a charred fish on the blackened ground. The post says inv...
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MK-ULTRA mind control class action authorized by Quebec Superior Court
MONTREAL - Quebec's Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit over infamous CIA-linked brainwashing experiments at a Montreal psychiatric hospital. The Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University and the Canadian government are being sued for their alleged role in the so-called Montreal Experiments carried ou...
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CP NewsAlert: Lytton First Nation in B.C. orders wildfire evacuation
The Lytton First Nation in British Columbia that was devastated four years ago by a wildfire has ordered that residents on some of its reserves be evacuated again. The First Nation has issued an evacuation order for two reserves due to immediate danger caused by an uncontrolled wildfire burning nearby. More coming. The...
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Canadian aid pallets part of Gaza airdrop after Israel loosens restrictions
OTTAWA - Canadian aid is being airdropped into Gaza a day after Ottawa announced its intention to recognize Palestinian statehood. Israel has slightly loosened its tight restrictions on food and medicine reaching the Gaza Strip in response to an international outcry over starvation in the Palestinian territory. After h...
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