Just hours left before PM Carney is expected to trigger a federal election
OTTAWA - With just hours left to go before a widely expected election call, the main political parties are gearing up as their leaders pitch themselves as the best people to lead Canada through a trade war with the U.S. Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to ask Gov. Gen. Mary Simon tomorrow to dissolve Parliament a...
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COLISEUM OWNERSHIP
City of Chilliwack regains Coliseum ownership after nearly 23 years
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Coliseum is going back to its roots with the City of Chilliwack- more than 22 years after its tenure with the Chiefs Development Group (CDG). In 2002, the City entered a Public-Private Partnership agreement with the CDG to finance, build and operate the Coliseum. This helped the arena come t...
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Blue Jays outfielder Varsho will open season on injured list after shoulder surgery
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Personalized Hearing Care
Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
Canada's Homan tops South Korea's Gim to advance into women's world curling final
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ALLEGED SHOOTOUT
RCMP increase patrols at Mission fair after unconfirmed shootout post
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Fraser Valley
HIGHWAY 5 INCIDENT
4 taken to hospital after vehicle incident on Coquihalla Highway
HOPE - BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) was on scene at a motor vehicle incident on the Coquihalla Highway this afternoon (Mar. 21). A BCEHS spokesperson told Fraser Valley Today that a call came in at 12:12 p.m. regarding the incident near Dry Gulch Bridge- roughly an hour north-east from Hope. "Three ambulan...
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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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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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British Columbia
B.C. court voids 'cult' marriage, finding woman didn't 'truly consent'
A British Columbia judge has annulled the marriage of a woman to a fellow member of an India-based "cult group," saying she didn't "truly consent" to the 2023 wedding. The B.C. Supreme Court ruling issued this week says Arshnoor Kaur Jaura claimed she was manipulated and overwhelmed by a "barra...
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Boy, 5, playing game of hide-and-seek is found by RCMP helicopter in B.C.
MISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Mounties in Mission, B.C., say a police helicopter crew spotted a five-year-old boy after he went missing during a game of hide-and-seek. Police say the boy was at a children's camp near Mission on Tuesday when he walked away from the rest of the group playing in a forested area. Sta...
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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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Canada
Nova Scotia legislators vote unanimously to scrap electric car rebates for Tesla
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia has become the latest province to scrap electrical vehicle rebates for Teslas due to the CEO's association with the U.S. administration and its trade war on Canada. The Progressive Conservative government joined with the NDP and Liberal opposition parties in a vote dropping the electric automaker ...
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Liberals to expand eligibility for dental care program
OTTAWA - The federal health minister says that as of May, all eligible Canadians will be able to apply for the federal dental care program. The program was launched initially for seniors in December 2023 and has been expanded in phases to cover children and people with disabilities. In May, the program will open to oth...
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Canada updates travel advisory for U.S., noting need to register on long stays
The Canadian government has updated its travel advisory for those heading south of the border, noting the U.S. requires that visitors register if staying more than 30 days. The updated advisory says the registration requirement applies to Canadians and other foreign nationals travelling to the U.S. Ottawa says those wh...
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'No Canadian dream': Meet some who want to join a 51st U.S. state
EDMONTON - Jordon Kosikowie has been thinking a lot about what would happen if Alberta joined the United States. The 35-year-old works in the oil and gas industry in the Edmonton area and says life has been hard in recent years. So he's open to the idea if it brings more prosperity. "If there's an opportunity for ...
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The five senses of spring: How climate change is shaping our experience of the season
Singing frogs are looking for love. Sweet sap is flowing from the maple trees. Striking migratory birds are returning to their northerly nests. Spring is about transformation, a season often marked by its dynamic sights, smells, sounds and tastes. As humans change the climate, our experience of the season is changing, ...
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RCMP unit that helps flag threats to PM faces 'numerous challenges': internal report
OTTAWA - Members of an RCMP unit that helps to protect the prime minister and other public figures face a risk of burnout due to a heavy workload and limited resources, says a newly released internal evaluation report. The Protective Behavioural Analysis Unit "has faced numerous challenges" since its inceptio...
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World
Three killed, 14 injured in a shooting at a park in New Mexico's Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - At least three people were killed and 14 others were injured in a mass shooting at a park in the desert city of Las Cruces, New Mexico, police said Saturday. Police were asking Saturday for bystanders to share videos and other tips as they continued to seek a suspect or suspects in the attack, w...
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Israel fires on Lebanon in response to rockets fired at Israeli targets
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Israel struck Lebanon on Saturday in retaliation for rockets targeting Israel, in the heaviest exchange of fire since the ceasefire. Earlier, rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel for the second time since December, sparking concern about whether the fragile ceasefire with the Lebanese mili...
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Pitcher Julio Urías suspended through the All-Star break by MLB under domestic violence policy
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías was suspended through the All-Star break by Major League Baseball on Friday under its domestic violence policy with the players' association. Urías had pleaded no contest last May to one count of misdemeanor domestic battery. The penalty was t...
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Sports
Blue Jays outfielder Varsho will open season on injured list after shoulder surgery
DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) - Toronto Blue Jays centre-fielder Daulton Varsho, who is still recovering from shoulder surgery, will open the season on the injured list. Blue Jays manager John Schneider told reporters Saturday that Varsho needs more time to recover from right rotator cuff surgery in September. Varsho has appeared...
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Canada's Homan tops South Korea's Gim to advance into women's world curling final
UIJEONGBU-SI - Rachel Homan's curling team went the distance to reach the final of the women's world championship. Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes navigated waves of momentum swings in a 6-5 win in an extra end over South Korea's Eunji Gim in Saturday's semifinal. The Canadians meet Switzerland's Silv...
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Namibia makes short work of Canada in weather-shortened T20 cricket match
WINDHOEK - Namibia defeated Canada by 10 wickets Saturday in a lopsided T20 cricket game shortened due to poor weather. Canada won the toss and elected to bat at the Namibia Cricket Ground, managing just 42 runs at the expense of seven wickets in the 13 overs it was able to get in. Namibia only needed 16 balls to reach...
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