RESORT ASSOCIATION
Hemlock Valley resort non-profit launches new website, asks for resident input
HEMLOCK VALLEY - Members of a proposed resort group in the Hemlock Valley are moving forward with their community-led initiative with the launch of a new website.The Hemlock Valley Resort Association (HVHA) is looking to enhance experiences for homeowners, visitors and local businesses at Sasquatch Mountain Resort and ...
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Most Wanted
CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of August 17, 2025
CHILLIWACK - Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.Name: Vincent WardAge: 31Height: 5'10" ft Weight: 201lbsHair: Brown Eyes: GreenWanted: Mischief $5000 or UnderWarrant in effect: August 7, 2025Parole Jurisdiction: ChilliwackName: Samuel ChapmanAge:...
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Vancouver's Little Mountain routs Australia 12-0 at Little League World Series
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RESORT ASSOCIATION
Hemlock Valley resort non-profit launches new website, asks for resident input
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Calgary's Abigail Strate wins bronze at ski jumping Summer Grand Prix in Poland
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Fraser Valley
VICTIM IDENTIFIED
Surrey man identified as victim of car fire near Bridal Falls: IHIT
POPKUM - Homicide investigators have now identified the remains found inside a burning vehicle in Popkum late July. On July 27 at about 11:35 p.m., Agassiz RCMP found one person dead in the car after a vehicle fire in the 52100 block of Cheam Road, behind the Shell gas station and outside The Cottages at Bridal Falls.T...
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HIGHWAY CATTLE
Crews successfully wrangle bull on the loose on Hwy 11 in Abbotsford
UPDATE 2:20 P.M. SATURDAY: Abbotsford police report that the bull has been successfully tranquillized by a local veterinarian. It remains uninjured as crews are loading it onto a trailer. Highway 11 has now reopened on all lanes. Original story below: ABBOTSFORD - A section of Highway 11 has now been blocked off as eme...
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NEW STAFF
Abbotsford school district welcomes new assistant superintendent
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford School District (SD34) has now welcomed a new assistant superintendent following the appointment of a new leader this summer. Lisa Burdeyny has been part of the District since 1994, with a career that has steadily moved up from teaching positions in both Abbotsford Middle and Senior Secondar...
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Search and rescue incident
UPDATE: Body of male located and recovered from Harrison Hot Springs lagoon
UPDATE #3 4:12 SATURDAY: In a statement to Fraser Valley Today, Harrison Hot Springs Mayor Fred Talen says a person has tragically drowned in the lagoon in the Village of Harrison Hot Springs. "The Village of Harrison Hot Springs holds the safety of visitors and residents at the highest priority," Mayor Talen...
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British Columbia
Woman who was missing found with boat in B.C., search for man continues
NANAIMO - A woman who was reported missing last week has been found along with the vessel she was on but Mounties in British Columbia say they are still looking for her partner. Nanaimo RCMP say the woman and the man were last heard from on July 20 and the man's family reported him missing on Aug. 13. They were sailing...
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Evacuation orders, alerts lifted as wildfire north of Nanaimo declared under control
NANAIMO - A wildfire burning north of Nanaimo that had forced hundreds to evacuate is now under control. The BC Wildfire Service announced Saturday evening that the Wesley Ridge blaze burning near Cameron Lake has now been classified as under control The wildfire service says while significant progress has been made in...
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Police investigate drowning at Harrison Lake Lagoon, one person found deceased
HARRISON HOT SPRINGS - RCMP say they've recovered the remains of a man who was presumed to have drowned in a lagoon at the village of Harrison Hot Springs, about 130 kilometres east of Vancouver. Mounties in Agassiz, B.C., say officers responded to the Harrison Lagoon at about 11:20 p.m. on Friday after receiving a rep...
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Vancouver International Airport in B.C. had its wettest year since 1912
RICHMOND - Several rainfall records were shattered in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia this week, with the Vancouver International Airport smashing its record from over a century ago. Environment Canada says about 43.2 millimetres of rain fell on late Thursday evening and Friday at Vancouver In...
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Loose bull forces highway closure in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD - Police say a major highway in British Columbia has been shut down on Saturday afternoon after a bull on the loose is standing in the middle of the roadway, blocking the traffic. Abbotsford police say in a social media post that its emergency crews were on scene to deal with a bull loose on Highway 11, and ...
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Significant amount of rainfall slows the spread of wildfires on Vancouver Island
PORT ALBERNI - Firefighters on Vancouver Island say a "significant" amount of rainfall has helped crews to make progress in battling an out-of-control wildfire, which is burning south of Port Alberni, B.C. The BC Wildfire Service says that crews are seeing improvement on the Mount Underwood wildfire after the...
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Canada
Air Canada passengers still scrambling to rebook as labour dispute grounds flights
Air passengers are still scrambling to rebook their flights home as a labour dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants continues to ground planes around the world. James Hart and Zahara Virani came to Toronto from Calgary for what they thought would be a fun weekend. But now they're having to miss work and p...
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Byelection day in Alberta nears for vote with 214 candidates, including Poilievre
EDMONTON - Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and 213 others vying for a seat in the House of Commons will be in the spotlight Monday, as voters in a rural Alberta riding head to the polls. Two political science professors say Poilievre is expected to handily win the byelection in Battle River-Crowfoot, a spr...
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Lawyer 'very confident' a foreign adversary attacked Canadian diplomats in Cuba
OTTAWA - A lawyer for Canadian diplomats and their families says he believes the mysterious ailments they suffered in Cuba were caused by a foreign adversary, despite a federal government report that dismisses the theory. Eight years after foreign service officials and their dependants began reporting such symptoms as ...
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Trump's takeover of Washington law enforcement faces anger, pushback and protests
WASHINGTON - Members of the United States National Guard stood near the Washington Monument on Saturday amid escalating tensions in the U.S. capital as President Donald Trump ramped up the presence of law enforcement in the mostly Democratic city. Tourists walking by the uniformed troops in Washington's blistering week...
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CP NewsAlert: Air Canada restarting flights Sunday
Air Canada says it plans to resume flights on Sunday after the federal government stepped in and ordered binding arbitration to end a flight attendants' strike the day before. The airline says the first flights will resume this evening, but that it will take several days before its operations return to normal More comi...
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Vancouver International Airport in B.C. had its wettest year since 1912
RICHMOND - Several rainfall records were shattered in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia this week, with the Vancouver International Airport smashing its record from over a century ago. Environment Canada says about 43.2 millimetres of rain fell on late Thursday evening and Friday at Vancouver In...
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World
US envoy says Putin agreed to security protections for Ukraine as part of Trump summit
NEW YORK (AP) - Special U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with President Donald Trump to allow the U.S. and European allies to offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO's collective defense mandate as part of an eventual deal to end the 3 1/2-year war....
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Polls in Bolivia open for national elections that could empower the right wing
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - Polls in Bolivia opened on for presidential and congressional elections that could spell the end of the Andean nation's long-dominant leftist party and see a right-wing government elected for the first time in over two decades. The election on Sunday is one of the most consequential for Bolivia i...
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Pakistan defends flood response after over 270 people killed in northwestern district
BUNER, Pakistan (AP) - A Pakistani official says the death toll from flash floods in the country's northwest has risen to 274 after rescuers recovered dozens of bodies from the rubble of collapsed houses. Mohammad Suhail, a spokesman for the emergency service, said 54 bodies were found on Sunday in Buner, a mountainous...
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Sports
Vancouver's Little Mountain routs Australia 12-0 at Little League World Series
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT - Canada is moving on at the Little League World Series after Vancouver's Little Mountain rolled to a dominant 12-0 win Sunday over Australia, represented by Brisbane North Region Little League. Tyson Grimsrud-Ronse pitched four no-h...
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Calgary's Abigail Strate wins bronze at ski jumping Summer Grand Prix in Poland
WISŁA - Canadian ski jumper Abigail Strate won bronze for her fourth consecutive medal on the Summer Grand Prix on Sunday. The 24-year-old from Calgary landed on the podium with 116.4 points, while Slovenia's Nika Prevc captured gold (126.2) and Japan'...
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Arsenal wins 1-0 at Man United as Chelsea held by Palace in Premier League
Arsenal kept at bay Manchester United's expensively assembled forward line and scored again from a set piece to win 1-0 in the marquee match in the opening round of the Premier League on Sunday. Arsenal defender Riccardo Ca...
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