Police investigation
RCMP seize pellet guns from youth near Mission fair, arrest 16-year-old male
MISSION - Less than 48 hours after a social media post claimed a shootout would occur at a fair operating in a mall parking lot over the weekend, Mounties in Mission seized pellet guns from two groups of youth just a few hours apart on Saturday evening and arrested a 16-year-old male According to a statement from RCMP ...
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Structure fire
Structure fire in Abbotsford displaces roughly 30 people, hospitalizes 2
ABBOTSFORD - Upwards of 30 residents have been displaced after a structure fire broke out at a multi-unit residential building Sunday evening in Abbotsford.According to a statement from City of Abbotsford spokesperson Aletta Vanderheyden, Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service crews were advised of a fire just before 6:30 p.m....
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Power outage
Update: Power restored after downed tree causes lengthy outage in Harrison, Agassiz
UPDATE: Power has been restored to Harrison Hot Springs and Agassiz. Original story from 4:50 p.m. Sunday: HARRISON HOT SPRINGS - A downed tree across BC Hydro power lines has left over 1,700 customers without power in Harrison Hot Springs and parts of Agassiz Sunday afternoon. According to the BC Hydro dashboard, 1,7...
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DISTRICT OF HOPE
District of Hope announces 2025 by-election candidates
HOPE - Four residents have now declared their intention to run for the vacant Councillor seat in the District of Hope. The District made the announcement on Friday, March 21, listing the four candidates as follows:Michael BowcottNate BrownMagnus DubeauBonny Graham The position opened following the resignation of Counci...
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CAREER TOOL
UFV looks to dispel common education myths with new career tool
CHILLIWACK - The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) has brewed up a new project to dispel common education misconceptions, including the claim that Liberal Arts majors only end up in minimum-wage service jobs. "Everyone says that, and it's absolutely not true," said Dr. Linda Pardy, an Arts and Integrated ...
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KENT INSTITUTION
Kent inmate assaulted in maximum-security prison, marks third of the year
AGASSIZ - Another inmate has been assaulted at Kent Institution last week, on March 18th. According to the Correctional Service Canada (CSC), an inmate was injured following an assault at the maximum-security prison. The victim was then taken to an outside hospital for treatment."The assailant has been identified ...
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British Columbia
Canadian governments rely on Starlink for critical services. Some are reconsidering
ST. JOHN'S - More than half of Canada's provincial and territorial governments buy critical internet and emergency communications services from Starlink - a satellite constellation owned by billionaire Elon Musk. And with Musk now acting as a top adviser to a U.S. president who has repeatedly threatened to annex Canada...
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One arrested in overnight fire at Fraser Valley strip mall
SURREY, B.C. - A man has been arrested after an overnight fire at a strip mall in Surrey, B.C., damaged at least one business. Police say patrolling officers detected smoke and a burning smell in the City Centre neighbourhood. They say officers saw a man leaving a business at the mall where the smoke was coming from, a...
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B.C. ferry sailing delayed after six guests fell ill onboard; two taken to hospital
VICTORIA - A BC Ferries sailing from Vancouver Island to Metro Vancouver had to be delayed close to an hour this weekend after six passengers became ill onboard and two had to be taken to hospital. A spokeswoman from BC Ferries says the incident happened on a 1 p.m. sailing from Swartz Bay north of Victoria to Tsawwass...
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Southern B.C. faces messy roads, localized flooding with heavy rain, melting snow
VANCOUVER - Part of southern British Columbia is facing a two-day weather system that's expected to bring heavy rain and snowmelt due to rising freezing levels, resulting in potentially messy driving conditions and localized flooding. Environment Canada says the latest advisory is for the West Kootenay region including...
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Anti-overdose naloxone kits at transit stops could help save lives, study suggests
VANCOUVER - Researcher Benjamin Leung carries a naloxone kit in his backpack in case of encountering an opioid overdose - but he admits that's about as practical as carrying a fire extinguisher in case of fire. Instead Leung is now advocating a new tactic of placing the overdose-reversing kits at transit locations near...
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Rainfall warning issued for Metro Vancouver, parts of B.C.'s south coast
VANCOUVER - Heavy rain in the forecast is slated to pummel parts of British Columbia's south coast, with some areas possibly getting as much as 130 millimetres. Environment Canada says the rainfall warning covers much of western Vancouver Island including Tofino, Port Renfrew and Sooke, as well as parts of the Sunshine...
Mar 22, 2025
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Canada
Canadian governments rely on Starlink for critical services. Some are reconsidering
ST. JOHN'S - More than half of Canada's provincial and territorial governments buy critical internet and emergency communications services from Starlink - a satellite constellation owned by billionaire Elon Musk. And with Musk now acting as a top adviser to a U.S. president who has repeatedly threatened to annex Canada...
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In the news today: Federal leaders enter first full campaign day
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Federal party leaders enter first full day on campaign trail in five-week election Liberal Leader Mark Carney will try to inject some Canadian symbolism and pride to his election campaign today with a stop in Gander, Nfld. Carney'...
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Federal party leaders enter first full day on campaign trail in five-week election
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Mark Carney will try to inject some Canadian symbolism and pride to his election campaign today with a stop in Gander, Nfld. The town in northeastern Newfoundland famously fed and housed thousands of passengers - most of them Americans - when flights were grounded after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror...
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Federal government commit $56M to new Yukon convention centre
WHITEHORSE - The federal government says it has committed more than $56 million toward the construction of a new convention centre in the Yukon capital of Whitehorse. The announcement secures the funding needed for the Yukon Gathering Place project, estimated to cost about $75 million in total. Yukon's government will ...
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Federal election begins, Canadians to go to polls on April 28
OTTAWA - Canada's 45th general election got underway Sunday, with the leaders vying to become Canada's next prime minister each positioning themselves as best to strengthen Canada's economy and stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump. Liberal Leader Mark Carney triggered the campaign midday by visiting Gov. Gen. Mary S...
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Election Campaign
Carney, Poilievre launch federal campaigns for April 28 vote
OTTAWA - The leaders vying to become Canada's next prime minister are officially kicking off their campaigns today, vowing to strengthen Canada's economy and stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump.Liberal Leader Mark Carney has confirmed a federal election will be called on April 28, speaking outside Rideau Hall after...
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World
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to halt judge's order to rehire probationary federal workers
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to halt a ruling ordering the rehiring of thousands of federal workers let go in mass firings across several agencies. In an emergency appeal filed Monday, the Republican administration argued the ruling should be put on hold because the judge didn'...
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Gaza's Health Ministry says Israel has struck the largest hospital in the territory's south
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel's military struck the largest hospital in southern Gaza on Sunday night, killing two people, wounding others and causing a large fire, the territory's Health Ministry said. The strike hit the surgical building of Nasser Hospital in the city of Khan Younis, the ministry said, days...
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South Korean court overturns impeachment of Prime Minister Han, reinstating him as acting president
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's Constitutional Court overturned parliament's impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, reinstating him as acting president. Han, South Korea's No. 2 official, had become acting leader after President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached by the opposition-controlled National Assembly ove...
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Sports
Canada's Jesse Marsch, shown a red card against the U.S., says he would do it again
Canada coach Jesse Marsch missed Jonathan David's 59th-minute deciding goal in Sunday's 2-1 win over the U.S. in the CONCACAF Nations League third-place game. Marsch had been sent off five minutes earlier at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. "I was in transit," Marsch explained in an interview Monday. "A...
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Decorated Canadian wheelchair basketball player Patrick Andreson announces retirement
One of the most decorated Canadian basketball players of all time has retired. Patrick Anderson, who led the Canadian men's wheelchair basketball team to three Paralympic gold medals and a silver, says last year's Paralympic Games in Paris was his last. The 45-year-old from Fergus, Ont., has been called the Michael Jor...
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Canadiens defenceman Kaiden Guhle to travel with team on upcoming road trip
MONTREAL - Montreal Canadiens defenceman Kaiden Guhle will travel with the team on its upcoming road trip after undergoing surgery on a lacerated quadriceps muscle in January. Guhle skated in a regular jersey Monday at CN Sports Complex in Brossard, Que., for the first time since sustaining the injury on Jan. 28 agains...
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