Missing teen
16-year-old boy reported missing: Chilliwack RCMP
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack are appealing to the public for help in locating a 16-year-old boy. According to a statement from Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Alexandra Mulvihill, Gia Bao Ly was last seen on Sunday, June 8 at approximately 9:30 a.m. in the 45800 block of Wellington Avenue. Police say Ly goes b...
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Vehicle strikes home
Chilliwack firefighters paged Wednesday morning after vehicle strikes home
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack firefighters were paged Wednesday morning for the report of a vehicle into a home. According to scanner traffic, at least three engines (1, 4 and 1-2) were advised at 11:06 a.m. about a vehicle that hit a home in the 8700 block of Baker Drive. Responding firefighters told dispatch there were fou...
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Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
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London-bound Air India flight with more than 240 aboard crashes after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India
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Birthday celebration
Longtime Chilliwack resident marks 104th birthday at Chilliwack IHOP
CHILLIWACK - Two women with the first name of Shelly wanted to make longtime Chilliwack resident Myrtle Macdonald's birthday on Wednesday morning a special one - her 104th birthday no less. Shelly Cox, a server at the recently opened IHOP on Eagle Landing Parkway, brought celebratory balloons, while Myrtle's longtime f...
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Road closure
Massive sinkhole just west of Chilliwack closes rural road
ABBOTSFORD - Sinkholes aren't just limited to the Coquihalla Highway. Abbotsford police say a sinkhole has been reported in the 5400 block of Tolmie Road, located about a kilometre west of the Keith Wilson Bridge. Police say the road will be closed between the 5400 block of Tolmie Road and No. 2 Road to allow for neces...
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Sexual assault
33-year-old man facing multiple charges in sexual assault in the Fraser Valley last week
FRASER VALLEY - Police in Surrey say charges have been laid against a 33-year-old man connected to an alleged sexual assault last week. According to a statement from spokesperson Sgt. Tige Pollock, Surrey Police Service (SPS) is seeking additional witnesses in a June 5, 2025 incident in which Jatinder Singh Gill was ar...
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Political fundraiser
Chilliwack North MLA to host fundraiser next week at newer restaurant
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack North MLA Heather Maahs plans to welcome Fraser-Nicola MLA Tony Luck at a fundraiser next week at one of Chilliwack's newer restaurants.The fundraiser, scheduled for Saturday, June 21 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Kelly O'Bryan's in Chilliwack, features an evening of food, drinks and an opportunity t...
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British Columbia
How undervaluation of Vancouver sites could cost millions in property taxes
VANCOUVER - Retired architect Michael Geller says he's always keen to restore some "justice" to Vancouver's real estate scene. So, when he noticed an official BC Assessment valuation of about $6.4 million on the site of a former heritage hotel in downtown Vancouver - about a third of its true value for tax pu...
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$30B in new investments needed to meet Canada's critical mineral demand: report
TORONTO - A newly released report estimates Canada will need at least $30 billion in new capital investments by 2040 if it wants to meet domestic demand for the critical minerals key to a green economy transition. But the Canadian Climate Institute's report says cutting back on environmental safeguards and Indigenous c...
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Decision coming over officer's use of anti-riot gun in B.C. woman's death
VICTORIA - An adjudicator appointed by B.C.'s police watchdog is expected to release his decision on the discipline for an officer who fired an anti-riot weapon, killing a woman. Former B.C. Supreme Court judge Wally Oppal ruled last month that Victoria police Sgt. Ron Kirkwood's use of a so-called ARWEN gun on Lisa Ra...
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B.C. forecasters issued high water advisories for numerous Interior rivers
VICTORIA - British Columbia's River Forecast Centre has issued a high streamflow advisories for a large swath of waterways in the province. The advisory covers Interior rivers and tributaries stretching as far north as the border with Alaska and south to the Canada-U.S. border and along part of the boundary with Albert...
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City of Burnaby, B.C., to apologize to Chinese-Canadians for past discrimination
BURNABY - A formal apology is being planned by the City of Burnaby, B.C., for its role in discrimination toward people of Chinese descent who lived and worked in the city between 1892 and 1947. The city says in a news release that the decision was made after a community consultation process that included surveys, dialo...
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Alberta premier says province is looking to entice private-sector pipeline builder
CALGARY - The Alberta government is working to entice a private-sector player to build a major crude pipeline to coastal waters, Premier Danielle Smith said Wednesday. "We're talking to all of the pipeline proponents; anyone who has had success in building a pipeline in Canada and has an interest in perhaps coming...
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Canada
London-bound Air India flight with more than 240 aboard crashes after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) - An Air India passenger plane bound for London with more than 240 people on board including one Canadian crashed Thursday in India's northwestern city of Ahmedabad, the airline said. Visuals on local television channels showed smoke billowing from the crash site in what appeared to be a populated...
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In the news today: World leaders, former PMs and protestors expected ahead of G7
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Groups planning protests for G7 summit in Alberta Protests during the upcoming G7 leaders summit in Kananaskis, Alta., may be starkly different than demonstrations happening this week against immigration crackdowns in the United S...
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Alberta's Smith, former prime ministers to speak at conference ahead of G7
CALGARY - Two former Canadian prime ministers and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are among the notable names set to speak at a conference today ahead of next week's G7 leaders' summit in Kananaskis. The conference is hosted by the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy and its G7 research group and will featur...
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How undervaluation of Vancouver sites could cost millions in property taxes
VANCOUVER - Retired architect Michael Geller says he's always keen to restore some "justice" to Vancouver's real estate scene. So, when he noticed an official BC Assessment valuation of about $6.4 million on the site of a former heritage hotel in downtown Vancouver - about a third of its true value for tax pu...
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$30B in new investments needed to meet Canada's critical mineral demand: report
TORONTO - A newly released report estimates Canada will need at least $30 billion in new capital investments by 2040 if it wants to meet domestic demand for the critical minerals key to a green economy transition. But the Canadian Climate Institute's report says cutting back on environmental safeguards and Indigenous c...
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Montreal Grand Prix fans stuck paying turbocharged prices for accommodation
MONTREAL - Paula Wadden has been a huge Formula One fan ever since she got hooked on the Netflix show "Drive to Survive" a few years ago. But the Halifax-area health-care worker says watching the Grand Prix in Montreal this weekend comes with high-octane prices. The Montreal hotel where she's spending the fir...
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World
The Latest: Air India plane bound for London crashes with more than 240 onboard
Air India says a London-bound flight crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad airport Thursday with more than 240 passengers and crew onboard. The airline said flight AI 171, a Boeing 787-8, crashed into a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad, a northwestern city with a population of more than 5 millio...
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Rescuers in South Africa search for the missing after floods leave at least 57 dead
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - The death toll in floods in South Africa's Eastern Cape province has risen to 57, a government minister visiting the scene of the disaster said Thursday. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa said the flooding around the town of Mthatha in southeaster...
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London-bound Air India flight with more than 240 aboard crashes after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) - An Air India passenger plane bound for London with more than 240 people on board including one Canadian crashed Thursday in India's northwestern city of Ahmedabad, the airline said. Visuals on local television channels showed smoke billowing from the crash site in what appeared to be a populated...
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Sports
Montreal Grand Prix fans stuck paying turbocharged prices for accommodation
MONTREAL - Paula Wadden has been a huge Formula One fan ever since she got hooked on the Netflix show "Drive to Survive" a few years ago. But the Halifax-area health-care worker says watching the Grand Prix in Montreal this weekend comes with high-octane prices. The Montreal hotel where she's spending the fir...
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Crown continues closing submissions in hockey players' sex assault trial
LONDON - Prosecutors are expected to continue their closing submissions today at the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team. Prosecutor Meaghan Cunningham argued Wednesday that Michael McLeod invited his teammates into his London, Ont., hotel room for group sexual activity with...
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Nikayla Small scores, AFC Toronto edges Vancouver Rise 3-2
BURNABY - Nikayla Small scored the first goal of her Northern Super League career Wednesday, helping AFC Toronto to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Rise. Emma Regan got Toronto (4-3-1) on the board just two minutes into the game, and Kaylee Hunter put the visitors ahead 2-0 in the 42nd minute. Mariah Lee cut Vancouver...
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