Valley Huskers
Valley Huskers announce record-tying number of U Sports commits, highlighting Chilliwack club's ongoing success
CHILLIWACK - The Canadian Junior Football League member Valley Huskers have announced a record-tying number of U Sports commits this off-season, spotlighting the continued success of the club as a premier launching pad for aspiring football players eager to excel. With eight athletes officially moving on to the next le...
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Land eviction
Chilliwack band orders unhoused campers off its land
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack First Nation band has issued an eviction notice that effectively orders all unhoused campers off its sovereign land. According to a picture sent to Fraser Valley Today by longtime Chilliwack resident Ross Aikenhead, who goes by Nikita Aikenhead on Facebook, Soowahlie First Nation has installed...
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Tracy Morgan says he's OK, food poisoning caused incident at Knicks-Heat game
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Police execute search warrant at Chilliwack home Monday
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Fraser Valley
Missing man
Langley RCMP appeal for help locating a missing 62-year-old man
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Langley are asking for the public's help in locating a 62-year-old male who was reported missing last week.According to a statement from Langley RCMP Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, Bernard Schon was reported missing on Monday, March 10. However, he was last seen on Friday, February 14, 2025. Description o...
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Commercial vehicle fire
Hope firefighters contain commercial vehicle fire before it spreads
HOPE - Hope Fire Department says two of its engines were dispatched Friday afternoon for a commercial vehicle trailer on fire.According to a social media post, Hope fire crews were dispatched at 4:49 p.m. Friday, March 14 after a semi trailer caught fire on Corbett Street between 4th and 5th Avenues. Once they arrived,...
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Assault
Langley RCMP arrest 37-year-old man for alleged assault of a nurse, suspect already released
LANGLEY - Mounties in Langley say they're investigating an alleged assault on a nurse at Langley Memorial Hospital that happened earlier this month. According to a statement from Langley RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, police responded to the report of an assault in progress on Saturday, March 8 at about 12:15 a....
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Chilliwack River Valley
Abandoned motor home found junked in the Chilliwack River Valley
CHILLIWACK - Exasperated by the presence of unsightly vehicles that get dumped along Chilliwack Lake Road or nearby forest service roads, Chilliwack cleanup volunteer Ross Aikenhead says yet another abandoned motor home has been located in the Chilliwack River Valley.Aikenhead, who devotes several hours each week to pi...
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British Columbia
McDonald's Canada testing a vegetable-based burger - again
BRAMPTON, Ont. - McDonald's Canada is trying its hand at a vegetable-based burger - again. The fast-food chain announced Tuesday that it will test its new McVeggie at some restaurants in Langley, Richmond and Surrey, B.C., as well as Brampton and Windsor, Ont., and Dieppe, Moncton, Riverview and Sussex, N.S., until Apr...
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It's not business as usual for Canadians who want to stay in the U.S., lawyers warn
VANCOUVER - Immigration lawyers say the case of a Vancouver woman detained in the United States over a denied visa is a warning to other Canadians that it's no longer business as usual when crossing the border for work. Jasmine Mooney returned to Vancouver this weekend after she was detained for about 12 days when she ...
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B.C. resident returns library book 64 years later, credits it for saving lives
VANCOUVER - An 83-year-old British Columbia man has returned a book to the University of B.C. Library 64 years late, but he had a good excuse. Librarian Susan Parker received a package from Robert Murray in the mail with the book, a $100 cheque for late fees and an explanation. Murray's letter says the book, a 1931 edi...
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Empty shelves, idle escalators: Shoppers look for piece of history at the Bay stores
Empty shelves and idle escalators greeted shoppers Monday as they poked through Hudson's Bay stores looking for bargains and perhaps a piece of history. In Edmonton, some racks at two Bay locations were picked clean as a mere handful of older men and women took advantage of 40, 50, 60 and even 70 per cent discounts. Th...
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Ayurvedic medicine tainted with heavy metals in B.C., linked to lead poisoning case
Fraser Health says a case of lead poisoning in Surrey, B.C., has been connected to unauthorized Ayurvedic alternative medicine, prompting a warning about the products being sold at a grocery store in the city. The health authority says the products that were sold at the All in One Wholesale Cash and Carry on 85th Ave. ...
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B.C. hydro rates to increase in 2025, 2026 but remain among lowest in North America
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's energy minister says the province is setting annual rate increases for electricity for the next two years in response to rising demand for power and economic uncertainty. Adrian Dix says the government will be submitting a "rate stability direction" to the B.C. Utilities Commiss...
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Canada
In the news today: Carney to make sovereignty announcement in Arctic
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney, defence minister and military chief in Iqaluit for sovereignty announcement Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Iqaluit today in a bid to reassert Canada's sovereignty in the Arctic. Carney is expected to make an announc...
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New Brunswick Liberals to table budget today amid trade war with the United States
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Liberal party is scheduled to table its first budget today since winning the October election. The budget comes as Canada is in a trade war with the United States, and Premier Susan Holt has said the economic uncertainty has made balancing the budget an "exceptionally difficult" ...
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Carney, defence minister and military chief in Iqaluit for sovereignty announcement
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Iqaluit today in a bid to reassert Canada's sovereignty in the Arctic. Carney is expected to make an announcement on strengthening security along with Defence Minister Bill Blair and Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan. He is also set to meet with Nunavut Premier P...
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Quebec MP, businesses to join Vermont senator's border discussion on trade war
OTTAWA - A Liberal member of Parliament is set to join a United States senator at the Canada-U.S. border today for a discussion on how to navigate the trade war between the two nations. Democratic senator Peter Welch is convening the roundtable of mainly Quebec- and Vermont-based businesses in the state to talk about h...
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February inflation data set to show end of federal tax holiday
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is set to release inflation figures for February today. Most economists expect inflation picked up as the federal government's temporary tax break on a number of household staples came to an end in February. The two-month GST holiday cooled prices in December and January, but inflation is for...
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It's not business as usual for Canadians who want to stay in the U.S., lawyers warn
VANCOUVER - Immigration lawyers say the case of a Vancouver woman detained in the United States over a denied visa is a warning to other Canadians that it's no longer business as usual when crossing the border for work. Jasmine Mooney returned to Vancouver this weekend after she was detained for about 12 days when she ...
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World
White House says Trump and Putin hold call as US seeks Russian sign-off on plan to end Ukraine war
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have begun a highly anticipated call as the U.S. administration looks to persuade the Russian leader to sign-off on a 30-day ceasefire proposal as a possible pathway to end the war. Tuesday's call comes after Ukrainian of...
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Hungary's parliament passes a law banning Pride events, in a new assault on LGBTQ+ rights
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungarian lawmakers on Tuesday passed a law banning Pride events and allowing authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attendees, continuing a crackdown by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's right-wing populist party on the country's LBGTQ+ community. The measure passed in a...
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Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 413 Palestinians and shatter ceasefire with Hamas
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing at least 413 Palestinians, including women and children, according to hospital officials. The surprise bombardment shattered a ceasefire in place since January and threatened to fully reignite the 17-month-old war. ...
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Sports
Tracy Morgan says he's OK, food poisoning caused incident at Knicks-Heat game
NEW YORK (AP) - Tracy Morgan says food poisoning was to blame for his taking ill during Monday's Knicks-Heat game, and that he's "doing OK." The actor-comedian posted an update on Instagram Tuesday morning, along with a smiling photo from a hospital bed, thanking fans for their concern. He also suggested humo...
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Canada-Namibia T20 cricket game abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain
WINDHOEK - Canada's T20 cricket match against Namibia was called off without a ball bowled due to rain Tuesday. The game was supposed to be the first of five 20-over contests between the two. The teams will try again Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, all in the Namibia capital. Namibia is ranked 15th in the world...
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Canadian men look to showcase world-class speed, athleticism against Mexico
Toronto FC coach Robin Fraser admits he was "blown away" when he watched Canada beat the U.S. 2-1 in Kansas City in a September friendly. "I have to think Canada's back four is among the most athletic in the world," Fraser marvelled. "And when you have athleticism like that, you have confidence...
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