Coffee with your local MLA
Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA to host sit-down coffee event this week
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA Á'a:líya Warbus hopes to meet some of her constituents this week over a cup of coffee in Sardis.Warbus, a longtime Chilliwack-area resident who was first elected to the B.C. legislature in October 2024, invites the community to meet her this Friday, July 11 from 2 p...
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Overnight fire in Langley
Langley RCMP investigating overnight fire at home under construction
LANGLEY - Mounties in Langley are investigating an overnight structure fire at a home under construction. According to a statement from RCMP Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, Langley RCMP responded to a report of a structure fire in the 19600 block of 48 Avenue in Langley at approximately 12:25 a.m. on Wednesday, July 9. Once they a...
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Coffee with your local MLA
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Police seek missing man
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Police seek missing man
Still no sign of Mission man who left his residential care facility: RCMP
MISSION - One year after his reported disappearance, despite an extensive investigation, authorities still don't know the whereabouts of Darion Parker or whether he's in a safe place. Parker, now 24 years old, was reported missing on July 7, 2024, after he did not return to his residential care facility in Mission the ...
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Spilled produce
Pickup driver spills tens of thousands of blueberries, gets cited by Mission RCMP
MISSION - Mounties in Mission say a Ford pickup truck driver has been cited after crates full of freshly-picked blueberries crashed onto a busy Mission highway in late June, creating a sticky mess. In a cheeky social media post, Mission RCMP say a white Ford pickup truck pulled up to the intersection of Wren Street and...
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Rookie mistake
Langley RCMP roast 20-year-old driver with 'L' license caught doubling the speed limit
LANGLEY - A 20-year-old Fraser Valley motorist with a learner's permit will have to find an alternate ride after blazing at more than double the posted speed limit this past week, with three friends along for the ride. Mounties in Langley posted to social media this past week that the motorist tried to re-enact a scene...
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Structure fire
Abbotsford firefighters battle massive structure fire on Sumas Mountain
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford firefighters battled a massive structure fire on Sumas Mountain Tuesday afternoon that was eventually contained over two hours later. According to online statements posted by both the city and Abbotsford PD, multiple first responders were dispatched sometime around 5 p.m. for a large working str...
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British Columbia
Fire sparked by RCMP trailer near Lytton, B.C., is being held and will be downgraded
A wildfire near Lytton, B.C., that ignited when a wheel fell off an RCMP trailer and prompted evacuations is now classified as "being held" and is no longer likely to spread. The BC Wildfire Service says the change is due to "significant efforts" of firefighters with the help of favourable weather, ...
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Demand from 'buy Canadian' movement pushes Purdys to move into grocer Save-On-Foods
Purdys Chocolatier says the buy Canadian movement has generated so much demand for its products that it decided to sell them outside its own stores for the first time in its 118-year history. The Vancouver-based confectionary company's products can now be found on the shelves of Save-On-Foods, a western Canadian grocer...
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Safety report expected after 11 killed in vehicle ramming at Vancouver festival
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Man dead after B.C. RCMP shooting, woman's body found in home
SURREY - RCMP say British Columbia's Independent Investigations Office has been called in after officers shot and killed a man at a home in Surrey after responding to a reported assault on Monday evening. Police say they were called to the home in the Metro Vancouver suburb, where officers shot a man who had a weapon, ...
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Environmentalist, political science student joins B.C. Greens leadership race
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B.C. Wildfire Service expecting more fires with forecasted thunderstorms: minister
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Canada
Quebec government reassigns head of auto insurance board amid scandal
QUÉBEC - The Quebec government has reassigned the president and CEO of the province's auto insurance board. Éric Ducharme's dismissal from the top job was confirmed by a government source who was not authorized to speak publicly. Ducharme was appointed to the position in April 2023 to restore order at the...
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Ottawa's national security review, shutdown order 'procedurally unfair': Hikvision
OTTAWA - A Chinese maker of surveillance camera systems says the national security review process that led the federal government to order it to shut down its Canadian operations was unfair. Hikvision makes the arguments in a court filing challenging a June 27 directive from the federal government to close down its bus...
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Wisconsin and Minnesota Republicans call on Canada to curb wildfire smoke
WASHINGTON - Six Republican lawmakers have sent a letter to Canada's ambassador calling for action on wildfires they say have sent smoke billowing across the international border into their states. In a Tuesday letter to Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman, Reps. Tom Tiffany, Brad Finstad, Tom Emmer, Michelle Fischb...
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Texas flood to create safety planning 'ripple effect' at Canadian camps: organizers
EDMONTON - Canadian summer camp organizers say they expect a ripple effect of bolstered emergency plans and preparations this summer after more than two dozen campers and camp counsellors were killed by severe flash floods in Texas on Friday. "I would be shocked if there aren't a lot of people that are looking at ...
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Armed forces needs to strengthen screening to weed out extremists: expert
OTTAWA - An expert in extremism says recent arrests linked to an alleged plot to create an anti-government militia show the Canadian Armed Forces needs to do a better job of vetting at the recruitment stage. University of Alberta political science professor Andy Knight says the fact that two of the four men charged Tue...
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The Conservative party raised a record amount in 2024 - and spent even more
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives raised a record amount of money in 2024 and ramped up their spending in a major way ahead of the federal election, according to records filed with Elections Canada. The Tories brought in $42 million in donations and another $5 million in membership fees last year. They also spent just...
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World
South Korean court approves arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law decree
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A South Korean court has approved the arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges related to his brief imposition of martial law in December, accepting a special prosecutor's claim that he poses a risk of destroying evidence. Yoon, who was ousted in April after the Constitutional Court...
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Biden's former doctor refuses to answer questions in House Republican probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden's former White House physician is refusing answer questions as part of the House Republican investigation into Biden's health in office. Dr. Kevin O'Connor invoked doctor-client privilege and his rights under the Fifth Amendment during an appearance Wednesday before the House Overs...
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3 dead as flash flooding hits mountain village of Ruidoso in New Mexico, officials say
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Three people have died in a mountain village in southern New Mexico that is a popular summer retreat after monsoon rains triggered flash flooding that was so intense an entire house was swept downstream, officials said. A man and two children were swept away Tuesday by floodwaters, the village of ...
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Sports
Evenepoel's stunning time trial win as Pogačar takes Tour de France yellow jersey
CAEN, France (AP) - Race-against-the-clock specialist Remco Evenepoel produced a stunning display of power to win the first time trial of the Tour de France on Wednesday and defending champion Tadej Pogačar cemented his favorite status by grabbing the yellow jersey. Evenepoel, the reigning time trial Olympic and world...
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Alberta golf course fight involving ex-NHLer Tarnasky prompts investigation
RED DEER - Red Deer Minor Hockey says it is conducting an internal investigation after a video surfaced showing one of its coaches, former NHL player Nick Tarnasky, involved in a fight at a golf course. The incident took place recently at Alberta Springs Golf Resort, just outside Red Deer, Alta. In a video circulating ...
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Ottawa Rapid forward Delaney Baie Pridham turning heads in Northern Super League
Time at the cabin has helped Ottawa Rapid FC on the field in the inaugural Northern Super League season. Knowing they had a new team in a new league, Ottawa's braintrust looked for ways to build bonds in the pre-season. That included renting a cabin in Quebec. The players occupied their time with everything from doing ...
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