HOUSING SUPPORT
Construction starts on new supportive housing project in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - People experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Abbotsford could soon find more shelter at 1610 Riverside Road. BC Housing is working with the City of Abbotsford and Lookout Society, a local housing advocacy group, to begin construction on a new supportive housing project."These new homes will provi...
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GRAVEYARD MAINTENANCE
District unanimously approves preservation of 130-year-old Kent Cemetery
KENT - Back in February, a small but passionate group of Kent residents appeared before District council to continue their preservation efforts on the Old Agassiz Cemetery, also known as the Kent Municipal Cemetery, on Limbert Road. A month later, on March 10, Council has unanimously supported the requests made by the ...
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Quebec coroner revises report on Mexican boxer's death after news investigation
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Personalized Hearing Care
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HOUSING SUPPORT
Construction starts on new supportive housing project in Abbotsford
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BOY FOUND SAFE
Mission boy found safe after joint search including helicopter, police dogs
MISSION - A 5-year-old boy has been found safe after he wandered away from a children's day camp in the Stave Falls area of Mission on Tuesday (Mar.18). The children had been playing hide-and-seek in a forested area when the boy walked away from the rest of the group. His parents and staff searched the area for about a...
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Snowfall Warning
Snowfall Warnings in place for mountain highways east of Hope
CHILLIWACK - Spring may have arrived on the calendar this week but winter still has a firm grip on the mountain passes including the Coquihalla Highway and Highway 3.Environment Canada has a Snowfall Warning in place for the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt, as well as the Alison Pass along Highway 3.The nat...
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Economic News
Mission expands business service partnership
MISSION - The City of Mission is expanding its business services agreement with the Mission Regional Chamber of Commerce to provide more support, events and resources for local businesses.Under the new three-year agreement, the Chamber will develop a comprehensive welcome package for new businesses, offering key tools ...
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Information sought
Chilliwack RCMP seek public assistance to locate missing man
CHILLIWACK - Police are asking for the public's help in locating Jeffery Charles Zehr, 51, who was reported missing on March 11.Zehr, who also goes by Charlie, is described as a Caucasian man, five-foot-eight with a grey beard.Police and family are concerned for his well-being.Anyone with information on Zehr's whereabo...
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British Columbia
Ottawa announces $200M contribution toward Cedar LNG project in B.C.
OTTAWA - Ottawa says it is contributing up to $200 million toward the Cedar LNG project on the northern B.C. coast. The money is coming through the Strategic Innovation Fund, which falls under the Innovation, Science and Economic Development ministry. The floating liquefied natural gas processing facility and marine ex...
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Police in Vancouver arrest man suspected of vandalizing Tesla dealership
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say they have arrested a 27-year-old man for allegedly vandalizing a Tesla dealership. A statement from police says officers went to the dealership in the city's Kitsilano neighbourhood at about 1:30 a.m. on Friday following reports that a man had spray-painted obscenities on the front w...
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Ottawa to provide $1.5 billion for Metro Vancouver's transit service over a decade
VANCOUVER - The federal government has committed more than $1.5 billion over 10 years for Metro Vancouver's beleaguered transit network. A statement from the Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities says the funding deal for TransLink is the first metro-region agreement under the new Canada Public Transit ...
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Special avalanche warning for central Rockies with 'highly volatile' conditions
Avalanche Canada has issued a public warning for the central Rockies saying there have been several large avalanches over the last two weeks. It says two slides have been fatal and the snowpack "remains primed for human-triggering." The warning covers Banff and Jasper national parks and the Kananaskis area in...
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Premium Brands reports Q4 profit more than doubles, revenue up
VANCOUVER - Premium Brands Holdings Corp. reported its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled compared with a year earlier as it saw record revenue for the quarter. The specialty food company says it earned $37.3 million or 84 cents per share for the 13-week period ended Dec. 28. The result compared with a profit of $...
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Nearly half of landslides during B.C. disaster linked to logging, wildfire: study
VANCOUVER - A study has found nearly half of the landslides, debris flows and washouts that occurred during British Columbia's atmospheric river disaster in November 2021 originated in areas that had been logged or burned by wildfire. Severe rains triggered a landslide that killed five people on a stretch of Highway 99...
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Canada
TVA says federal parties have to pay total of $300K for head-to-head French debate
MONTREAL - If the four main federal political parties want to take part in the TVA network's head-to-head French-language debate in the upcoming election campaign, they will have to shell out $75,000 each. The Quebecor-owned television network says it needs cash to offset the costs of producing the Face-à-Face d...
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Wife of Ontario man arrested in Dominican Republic says he's '100 per cent innocent'
TORONTO - Jane Wilcox thought it was a simple mix-up when customs officers pulled her husband aside at the Punta Cana airport as they were heading back to Toronto. The couple had just spent a week at a resort in the Dominican Republic with two friends and were on their way home on March 7 when her husband was denied en...
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Top political parties gear up for Sunday election call
OTTAWA - With a federal election call widely expected on Sunday, the three main political parties are ramping up their attacks and trying to pitch their leaders as the best people to guide Canada through difficult days ahead. At a morning news conference in Ottawa, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre made a campaign-s...
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Mayors of border cities call on Ottawa for funding, support as tariff war continues
Mayors of several Canadian border cities and towns are calling for support from the federal government as the tariff war with the United States starts to hurt their communities. They say their communities are disproportionately impacted because local businesses rely heavily on cross-border movement of goods and visitor...
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Carney confirms Liberals won't proceed with planned capital gains tax change
OTTAWA - Days before he's expected to call a federal election, Prime Minister Mark Carney is confirming he won't move ahead with a key Liberal tax policy. The Prime Minister's Office says a plan to hike the inclusion rate on capital gains, first pitched in the federal budget last year, will not move forward. The propos...
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Syrian-Canadians call on Ottawa to drop sanctions, reach out to war-ravaged country
OTTAWA - Canadians with ties to Syria say it's time for Ottawa to drop sanctions on the country and help nudge its new leaders toward a democratic, pluralistic future. "There's a lot to be lost if we do not support Syria at this vulnerable time," said Bayan Khatib, co-founder of the Syrian Canadian Foundation...
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World
Israel's top court halts Netanyahu's dismissal of the country's internal security chief
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's top court on Friday ordered a temporary halt to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's dismissal of the country's domestic security chief until his appeal can be heard. The Supreme Court's decision came hours after Netanyahu's Cabinet unanimously approved his request to fire the head of the Shin ...
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Sudan's military says it has retaken the last area of the capital held by rival paramilitary forces
CAIRO (AP) - Sudan's military said it retook the Republican Palace in Khartoum, the last bastion in the capital of rival paramilitary forces, after nearly two years of fighting. Social media videos showed its soldiers inside giving the date as the 21st day of Ramadan, which was Friday. A Sudanese military officer weari...
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Florida man is executed for the killings of an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man who killed an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother on a night in which he drank heavily and used drugs was executed Thursday evening. Prison officials said Edward James, 63, was pronounced dead at 8:15 p.m. after receiving a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. He d...
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Sports
Quebec coroner revises report on Mexican boxer's death after news investigation
MONTREAL - A media investigation uncovering troubling new medical information about a Mexican boxer who died after a 2021 knockout in Montreal has prompted a Quebec coroner to revise his report into her death. The investigation broadcast this week by Radio-Canada revealed that 18-year-old Jeanette Guadeloupe Zacarias Z...
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Canada's women's world hockey championship roster unveiled
CALGARY - Canada's roster for the women's world hockey championship has been unveiled. A squad of 25 players are tasked with defending the gold medal when the 10-day championship starts April 9 in Ceske Budejovice, Czechia. Canada starts defence of its title April 10th against Finland. The team includes veterans such f...
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History not on Toronto FC's side as team looks to end winless streak at the Red Bulls
Saturday's visit to the New York Red Bulls takes Toronto FC into hostile territory as it looks for its first victory of the MLS season. Toronto has not won at the Red Bulls since a 2-0 decision March 2016 and is 2-17-2 all-time at the New Yorkers' suburban home in regular-season play, outscored 51-11. Toronto is winles...
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