Canadian Olympic Committee
Chilliwack leader in sport named to Canadian Olympic Committee board
CHILLIWACK - A distinguished Chilliwack leader in sport administration and Indigenous sport development who has dedicated her career to fostering positive change through sports has been named to the board of directors for the Canadian Olympic Committee. According to a news release, Lara Mussell Savage has joined the bo...
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Federal election
After skipping multiple debates pre-election, Fraser Valley politician issues statement now that he won
FRASER VALLEY - A 25-year-old businessman and political newcomer who hid from voters by skipping multiple candidates forums in the Abbotsford-South Langley riding has issued a statement following his victory on Monday night. Sukhman Gill, whose absence from an Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce forum generated an online pe...
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Ontario man arrested in Dominican Republic still stuck after charges dropped: family
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Personalized Hearing Care
Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
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Judge bars deportations of Venezuelans from South Texas under 18th-century wartime law
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BCHL
Chilliwack Chiefs add sniper for the '25-'26 season
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Chiefs have announced the commitment of forward Rylan Bissett for the 2025-26 BCHL season.The 2007 born product of Prince George starred with the Cariboo Cougars U18 AAA squad last season, recording 35 goals and 60 points in 36 regular-season games. He added 11 points in eight playoff appear...
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Pedestrian fatality
Adult male pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle on Highway 1 east of Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Mounties say they are investigating a fatal motor vehicle incident that claimed the life of an adult male pedestrian.According to a statement from RCMP Sgt. Andy Lot, Agassiz RCMP frontline members were advised on Monday night (Apr. 29) at about 9:53 p.m. that a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle on H...
Apr 30, 2025
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Road closure
Oversized big rig load knocks out numerous communications lines in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say Clearbrook Road is currently closed between two primary streets after an oversized big rig took out numerous communications lines sometime Tuesday afternoon (Apr. 29). According to a statement from police, police say Clearbrook Road remains closed between South Fraser Way and Hillc...
Apr 30, 2025
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Road Safety
Highway 1 overpass struck in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The BC Highway Patrol is investigating after an over-height load struck the #3 Road overpass on Highway 1 eastbound in Chilliwack Tuesday (Apr. 29) afternoon. Police say the crash happened around 2:45 p.m., when a tractor-trailer towing a loaded flat deck became stuck under the overpass in the slow lane. T...
Apr 29, 2025
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British Columbia
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Canadian Tire bidding on Hudson's Bay assets, sources say
TORONTO - Beleaguered retailer Hudson's Bay has attracted a bid from Canadian Tire, two sources familiar with the sales process say. The sources, who are not being named because they were not authorized to speak about the matter, say the household goods chain has made a bid for some of the faltering department store's ...
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Advocate fears mental health stigma after Vancouver festival tragedy
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia advocate says people with mental illness and those who work with them are afraid of the consequences that could come in reaction to the festival tragedy that killed 11 people in Vancouver on Saturday. Health officials have said the suspect, Adam Kai-Ji Lo, was under the care of a mental h...
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TransLink to expand Metro Vancouver bus service with newly approved investment plan
BURNABY - Metro Vancouver's transportation authority says a plan is in place to fund the largest increase in bus service in the region since 2018, in addition to expansions and improvements approved last year. A statement from TransLink says its board of directors and the Mayors' Council on Regional Transportation appr...
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Mental health trouble leads to public safety issues, Vancouver's mayor says
VANCOUVER - People are "sick and tired" of inquiries and reviews into a recurring pattern of people in a mental health crisis becoming involved in violent incidents, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said Wednesday. His comments came days after an SUV was driven at high speed through a crowd at a Vancouver festival hel...
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Filipino nurses shaken by Vancouver festival attack say tragedy 'will not define us'
Filipino-Canadian nurse Glesy Banton-Victoria says she had planned to attend the Lapu Lapu Day street festival in Vancouver on Saturday but took a nap instead, exhausted by a funeral earlier in the day. When she learned that a vehicle sped into a crowd of festivalgoers at the Filipino community event, she says she was ...
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Event planners across Canada rethinking security practices following Vancouver attack
TORONTO - Event organizers across Canada say they're combing over their security practices in the wake of Saturday night's deadly attack on a Vancouver street festival, hoping to fill any gaps to protect attendees. Politicians are also turning their attention to the issue, with British Columbia Premier David Eby saying...
Apr 30, 2025
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Canada
Ontario man arrested in Dominican Republic still stuck after charges dropped: family
The wife of a Canadian man who was arrested in the Dominican Republic after he was accused of smuggling drugs says all charges against him have been dropped, but he remains stuck there indefinitely. Jane Wilcox and her husband David Bennett had spent a week at a resort in the Dominican Republic with two friends and wer...
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Assembly of First Nations joins calls for Hudson's Bay to return ceremonial items
WINNIPEG - The Assembly of First Nations is joining calls for Hudson's Bay to immediately halt the sale of artifacts and return any cultural, ceremonial and sacred items to the Indigenous communities that they belong to. National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak says some items may represent vital and genuine aspects of c...
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No more public money for Lion Electric, Quebec government says
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it won't invest more public money in Lion Electric, putting the electric-vehicle maker's future in doubt. Economy Minister Christine Fréchette said in a statement Wednesday evening that it wouldn't be responsible to inject more government funds into the struggling company. S...
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Supreme Court to hear appeal of Quebec ruling that invalidated random police stops
MONTREAL - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a case about whether it's constitutional for police to make a random traffic stop without reasonable suspicion the driver has committed an offence. Canada's highest court announced today it has granted the Quebec government leave to appeal a lower court decision...
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In the news today: Vancouver festival attack and the mental health stigma
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Fear of mental health stigma after festival attack A British Columbia advocate says people with mental illness and those who work with them are afraid of the consequences that could come in reaction to the festival tragedy that ki...
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Victim impact statements today in trial of accused in fatal Quebec daycare bus crash
LAVAL - Families affected by a deadly bus crash at a Montreal-area daycare in 2023 are scheduled to read victim impact statements today in court. Earlier in the week a Quebec Superior Court judge accepted a joint recommendation from the Crown and defence that Pierre Ny St-Amand is not criminally responsible for killing...
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World
Judge bars deportations of Venezuelans from South Texas under 18th-century wartime law
A federal judge on Thursday barred the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans from South Texas under an 18th-century wartime law. U.S. District Court Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. is the first judge to rule that the Alien Enemies Act cannot be used against people whom the Republican administration claims ar...
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Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz is out in first major shakeup of Trump's second term
WASHINGTON (AP) - White House national security adviser Mike Waltz is set to depart the administration, according to two people familiar with the matter on Thursday, marking the first major staff shakeup of President Donald Trump's second term. Waltz came under searing scrutiny in March after revelations that he added ...
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Weekend round of nuclear talks between US and Iran are postponed, Oman says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Planned negotiations between Iran and the United States this weekend over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program have been postponed, Oman announced Thursday. A message online from Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi made the announcement in a post on the social platform X. &qu...
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Sports
Tyler Mazereeuw named Canadian Elite Basketball League president
TORONTO - Tyler Mazereeuw has been named the new president of the Canadian Elite Basketball League. Mazereeuw will focus on leading and strengthening the league's sales and marketing efforts to elevate its commercial presence. He has held senior roles with several prominent organizations over a 20-year career, includin...
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Draisaitl, Hellebuyck and Kucherov named Hart Trophy finalists
NEW YORK - Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl and Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck are finalists for the Hart Trophy, the NHL announced Thursday. Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov is the third nominee for the award, which is given annually to the player judged most valuable to his team. Draisaitl...
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Canada Basketball names B.C.'s Gordie Herbert next men's head coach
TORONTO - Gordie Herbert will take over as head coach of the senior men's national team in 2026, Canada Basketball announced Thursday. The Penticton, B.C., native led Germany to a FIBA World Cup title in 2023 and a fourth-place finish at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He replaces Jordi Fernández, who guided Canada to ...
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