Hudson's Bay to liquidate entire business, still seeking additional capital
TORONTO - The death knell is ringing for Canada's oldest company. Hudson's Bay announced Friday night that unless it finds a more viable path forward, it will begin liquidating its entire business as soon as next week, putting more than 9,000 jobs at risk. The department store chain that dates back to 1670 and now span...
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New sandwich chain opening
Sandwich chain opens new location in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A sandwich chain with locations in the Fraser Valley, Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island has officially opened in Chilliwack. According to an social media post from Denciti Development Corp., Firehouse Subs is now open inside the Fraser Gateway Centre at 43971 Industrial Way near Lickman Road and Highway...
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B.C. university lays off faculty
B.C. university with 2 Fraser Valley campuses issues multiple lay-off notices
FRASER VALLEY - A Metro Vancouver university with campuses in the Fraser Valley says about 70 of its faculty members received lay-off notices after a sharp decline in international students reduced the school's revenue by about $49 million. Laurie Clancy, vice-president of human resources at Kwantlen Polytechnic Univer...
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Family 'optimistic' that B.C. woman detained in U.S. will be back within 24 hours
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The family of a Vancouver woman detained in the United States after her visa was denied at a border crossing in California says she may be home "in the next 24 hours." Jasmine Mooney has been in the custody of U.S. immigration authorities since March 3, and Alexis Eagles, Mooney's mother, s...
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ROAD SAFETY
Mounties urge road users to stay safe ahead of spring break
CHILLIWACK - RCMP in the Upper Fraser Regional Detachment is issuing a safety reminder to all road users- drivers, cyclists, pedestrians and motorcyclists- as spring break rolls in with warmer weather. Mounties say recent pedestrian deaths have highlighted the importance of caution on local roads. "These recent in...
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HIGHWAY POLICE CAMPAIGN
Dozens of tickets issued in Fraser Valley after February BC Highway Patrol campaign
FRASER VALLEY - BC Highway Patrol has issued 50 tickets to Fraser Valley drivers who failed to "Slow Down and Move Over," a month-long campaign urging motorists to do so when they see emergency, road maintenance, or any official vehicles with flashing lights stopped at the side of a BC Highway. "BC Highw...
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B.C. prison inmate charged with second-degree murder after fatal cafeteria fight
AGASSIZ, B.C. - An inmate at a British Columbia prison has been charged with second-degree murder over a death in a cafeteria fight. Homicide investigators say Therae Racette-Beaulieu has been charged in the death of Christopher Braun, who was fatally injured in the fight on Dec. 15. Police say several inmates attacked...
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Eby responds to Alaskan senator's threat to have cruise ships bypass B.C. ports
British Columbia Premier David Eby says he is standing firm behind the legislation granting the province the ability to levy new fees on U.S. commercial trucks heading to Alaska, despite political threats involving the cruise ship sector from an Alaskan senator. Eby says in response to comments made by U.S. Sen. Dan Su...
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B.C. CARBON TAX
B.C. government to cut carbon tax after Liberal government removes consumer federal carbon price
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier David Eby has announced that the Province is following suit on Prime Minister Mark Carney's move to end consumer carbon pricing. In a statement Friday afternoon (Mar. 14), Eby said this comes as part of a provincial commitment last year to get rid of the carbon tax as soon as the feds remove the...
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CP NewsAlert: Eby announces ending of provincial carbon tax
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's Premier David Eby says his government will repeal the province's carbon tax this legislative session, after new Prime Minister Mark Carney moved to eliminate the federal version of the tax. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Advocates and family of man shot by RCMP launch 'people's tribunal' to probe police
VANCOUVER - Legal advocates and relatives of an Indigenous man shot dead by RCMP officers in Campbell River, B.C., in 2021 have launched what they call a "people's tribunal" to investigate crimes committed by police. Laura Holland, the mother of Jared Lowndes, says she's "tired of waiting" for justi...
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RCMP arrest suspects in shooting in Penticton, B.C.
PENTICTON, B.C. - Mounties in Penticton, B.C., say they've arrested the final two suspects in a shooting in the city earlier this month. No one was hurt in the shooting and police say one suspect was taken into custody immediately after the incident on March 6, but two other people escaped. The Emergency Response Team ...
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Canada
King Charles signalling support for Canada as Trump talks annexation: royal watchers
A maple tree, a red dress and a ceremonial sword may seem like cold comfort for Canadians hoping to hear their head of state defend them against U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated pitches to annex their country. But royal watchers say King Charles is showing subtle support for Canada in the only way he can, given h...
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Quebec company hopes its plan to sell bananas, other exotic produce bears fruit
SAINT-EUSTACHE, Que. - Thick, humid air envelopes Myriam Claude's banana tree, which bears a beautiful cluster of fruit, not yet ripe. Beside it are several trees blossoming with flowers, citrus fruit, and tiny pomegranates waiting to explode with flavour. But Claude's bounty isn't in the tropics. It's in an 8,750-squa...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney to visit France, U.K. for first foreign trip
OTTAWA - Mark Carney will make his first foray on the world stage as Canada's 24th prime minister on a trip to France and the U.K. in coming days. He has no plan yet to visit the United States. Carney says he was invited by French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for visits to reinforce...
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Hudson's Bay to liquidate entire business, still seeking additional capital
TORONTO - The death knell is ringing for Canada's oldest company. Hudson's Bay announced Friday night that unless it finds a more viable path forward, it will begin liquidating its entire business as soon as next week, putting more than 9,000 jobs at risk. The department store chain that dates back to 1670 and now span...
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Eby responds to Alaskan senator's threat to have cruise ships bypass B.C. ports
British Columbia Premier David Eby says he is standing firm behind the legislation granting the province the ability to levy new fees on U.S. commercial trucks heading to Alaska, despite political threats involving the cruise ship sector from an Alaskan senator. Eby says in response to comments made by U.S. Sen. Dan Su...
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Quick quotes: Reaction to Mark Carney being sworn in as prime minister
OTTAWA - Mark Carney has been sworn in as Canada's new prime minister, succeeding Justin Trudeau. Here's how some leaders and politicians are reacting to his appointment. - "I'd like to begin by ... wishing Mr. Trudeau a happy retirement and all the best to his family and congratulating Mr. Trudeau's economic advi...
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Monster storm across the US sparks threat of tornadoes in US South; At least 5 dead
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - At least five people have been killed in a monster storm sweeping across much of the U.S. At least two people were killed in Missouri after a tornado struck the Bakersfield area. The Missouri State Highway patrol said Saturday via social media that multiple people were also injured. It would bring ...
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Israeli airstrikes killed 8 people in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medics say
CAIRO (AP) - Palestinian medics say Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least eight people, including a local reporter who was operating a drone. The Indonesian Hospital said it received eight bodies from two airstrikes in the same area of the northern town of Beit Lahiya on Saturday. Fares Awad, head of eme...
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Starmer tells global leaders to 'keep the pressure' on Putin over ceasefire in Ukraine
LONDON (AP) - U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told global leaders to "keep the pressure" on Russian President Vladimir Putin to back a ceasefire in Ukraine. In his opening remarks Saturday to a virtual gathering of what he has termed the "coalition of the willing," Starmer said Putin will "...
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Sports
Swiss ski star Odermatt secures overall and GS World Cup titles in race won by teammate Meillard
HAFJELL, Norway (AP) - Marco Odermatt finished second behind Swiss teammate Loic Meillard in a World Cup giant slalom Saturday to formally lock up his fourth straight overall and GS titles. The only remaining challenger for the overall title, Henrik Kristoffersen, needed to finish the race well ahead of Odermatt to kee...
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Kelly ends 20-game drought with two-goal effort in Avs' 4-2 win over Flames
CALGARY - Colorado Avalanche forward Parker Kelly had plenty of reasons to be excited on Friday night. He snapped a 20-game goalless drought, his second career two-goal game in the NHL came more than three years after his first one and his big night came in front of a bunch of friends and family that had made the trek ...
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Hurricanes win 6th straight game by defeating Red Wings 4-2
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Jack Roslovic had a goal and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes won their sixth game in a row, 4-2 over the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 on Friday night. Taylor Hall and Jalen Chatfield also scored for Carolina before Eric Robinson's empty-net goal with 1:11 remaining. Jesperi Kotkaniemi had two assist...
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