Deadly avalanche
3 heli-skiers perish in deadly B.C. avalanche: RCMP
KASLO - Mounties in British Columbia say a deadly avalanche in southeast British Columbia has claimed the lives of three men and critically injured a fourth.According to a statement from B.C. RCMP, two groups of skiers had just finished skiing the bowl on Monday, March 24, just prior to 1 p.m., and were waiting in a st...
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Prison investigation
Agassiz prison undergoes lockdown
AGASSIZ - Mountain Institution in Agassiz has undergone a lockdown since Friday, Correctional Service Canada announced Monday. According to a statement, the lockdown was implemented to enable staff members to conduct what correctional authorities call an exceptional search, which was ordered to ensure the safety and se...
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SD33 trustee, a self-described 'former farmer', to run in upcoming federal election for Chilliwack-Hope
CHILLIWACK - Less than two and a half years into his first term on the Chilliwack Board of Education, a self-described former farmer and longtime community advocate will run in the upcoming federal election with a message that Chilliwack deserves better. Teri Westerby says he has stepped forward as the NDP candidate fo...
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Large barn fire breaks out in Chilliwack
Update: Chilliwack fire chief confirms no injuries or animal fatalities during Monday's massive barn fire
UPDATE: Chilliwack Fire Chief Andrew Brown has confirmed that no animals were in the barn at the time of Monday's barn fire. According to a statement, 43 firefighters from five halls responded to a report of a structure fire in the 6600 block of Prest Road Monday in Chilliwack. While they were responding, firefighters ...
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Overdose
Mission 5-year-old girl hospitalized after overdosing on fentanyl: RCMP
MISSION - Mounties in Mission say a 5-year-old girl was hospitalized this past week after reportedly overdosing on fentanyl at a home in Mission. According to a statement from Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr, first responders were called to a Nottman Street residence last Thursday evening, March 20 for...
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Federal election
Strahl cites crime, rising costs in re-election pitch to Chilliwack-Hope voters
CHILLIWACK - Citing out of control crime and the rising cost of living, Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl says a change in government is needed nationally as he launches his re-election campaign ahead of next month's federal election. "I was born and raised here and raised my own family here, and it has been an incre...
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British Columbia
CP NewsAlert: Three heli-skiers killed in B.C. avalanche
KASLO, B.C. - Three men have been killed in an avalanche on the east side of Kootenay Lake in southeast B.C. RCMP say the avalanche happened in an alpine area on Monday, sweeping away a group of four heli-skiers. More coming. The Canadian Press
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BC Ferries says it had no involvement in 6 sick passengers on Saturday
VICTORIA - BC Ferries says it has nothing to do with a medical incident that left six passengers sickened, including two who had to be taken to hospital. The incident occurred Saturday on an afternoon sailing preparing to leave from Swartz Bay for Tsawwassen when six people were ill in a stairwell and required medical ...
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Police in B.C. say girl, 5, revived with naloxone after fentanyl overdose
MISSION, B.C. - Police in Mission, B.C., say a five-year-old girl was sent to hospital last week after she apparently overdosed on fentanyl, requiring multiple doses of naloxone to revive her. Mission RCMP say emergency responders were called to a home on Nottman Street on Thursday, where they found the child unconscio...
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U.S. ferry company 'unintentionally' flew Canadian flag upside down entering Victoria
SEATTLE - The operator of a ferry service between Vancouver Island and Washington state says it's sorry for "unintentionally" raising the Canadian flag upside down as it entered Victoria harbour on Sunday. The Black Ball Ferry Line, which runs a ferry between Victoria and Port Angeles, Wash., says raising the...
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Vancouver car show sets attendance records after Tesla ban, defying boycott calls
VANCOUVER - Organizers of the Vancouver International Auto Show say the event broke attendance records after it attracted international headlines for banning Tesla on safety grounds. Supporters of the electric car company and CEO Elon Musk had called for a boycott of the show, but organizers say it instead set a new fi...
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Atmospheric river soaks B.C. coast including Metro Vancouver, triggers slide
COQUITLAM, B.C. - An atmospheric river weather system drenched parts of southern British Columbia over the weekend, dumping more than 100 millimetres of rain in some locations and setting off a landslide. Environment Canada says the highest water mark was 130 millimetres over 48 hours at the Cape Beale Lighthouse on Va...
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Canada
Calgary paleontologist part of discovery of new dinosaur with 30-centimetre claws
CALGARY - A University of Calgary paleontologist is part of a discovery of a new species of dinosaur with 30-centimetre-long claws found in a Mongolian desert. Darla Zelenitsky says the remains of the therizinosaur were found in the Gobi desert in 2012 during the construction of a water pipeline. She says the species n...
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Quebec man found in contempt of court for swastikas outside his home
MONTREAL - A Quebec man has been found in contempt of court for refusing to remove swastikas from outside his home in a municipality that he accuses of being "the most racist city in the world." A Quebec Superior Court judge ruled earlier this month that Yahia Meddah had not taken seriously injunctions orderi...
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Montreal officially replaces city hall welcome sign that included woman wearing hijab
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal has officially taken down a welcome sign that stirred controversy last fall because it depicted a woman wearing an Islamic headscarf. The sign in the lobby of the newly renovated city hall, which showed a woman wearing a hijab, drew criticism online, prompting Mayor Valérie Plante...
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CP NewsAlert: Three heli-skiers killed in B.C. avalanche
KASLO, B.C. - Three men have been killed in an avalanche on the east side of Kootenay Lake in southeast B.C. RCMP say the avalanche happened in an alpine area on Monday, sweeping away a group of four heli-skiers. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Science in steel boxes: how research teams hitched a ride with navy to Antarctica
HALIFAX - Scientists who went aboard a Royal Canadian Navy mission to Antarctica say the trip demonstrated how portable labs and gear can effectively probe the ocean depths. Marine scientists have traditionally relied on specialized vessels, but there's been a scarcity of such research ships in Canada, particularly sin...
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Border officials offer rare look inside Canada's largest immigration holding centre
TORONTO - When Osama Al-Hadad arrived from Yemen and applied for asylum at Toronto's Pearson airport, he was taken into custody because he lacked documentation to prove his identity. He spent over a month in Canada Border Services Agency's immigration holding centre near the airport and was released on Feb. 19 after hi...
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World
5 high-level CDC officials are leaving in the latest turmoil for the public health agency
NEW YORK (AP) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was rocked by five high-level departures on Tuesday in the latest turmoil for the nation's top public health agency. The departures were announced at a meeting of agency senior leaders. The Atlanta-based CDC has two dozen centers and offices. The heads of f...
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US says it brokered safe shipping in the Black Sea in talks with Ukraine and Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The United States said an agreement has been reached to ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea as it wrapped up three days of talks Tuesday with Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Saudi Arabia on prospective steps toward peace. U.S. experts met separately with Ukrainian and Russian representativ...
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Sudan aid groups say 54 killed in an airstrike blamed on the miliary in Darfur
CAIRO (AP) - An airstrike blamed on the Sudanese military hit a local market in Sudan's western region, igniting a huge fire and killing at least 54 people, aid groups said Tuesday. The military denied targeting civilians. The strike took place Monday in the village of Tora, north of el-Fasher, the capital city of Nort...
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Sports
Canada names 23-player roster for CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in Nicaragua
Forward Kaylee Hunter and goalkeeper Olivia Busby, part of the Canadian squad that qualified for the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship last month, now look to do the same with the under-17 side. The two have been named to Canada's 23-player roster for the CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, the final stage of regional...
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Capitals re-sign defenseman Jakob Chychrun to an 8-year extension worth $72 million
Jakob Chychrun in his first season with the Washington Capitals delivered them offense from their blue line that helped them become the top team in the NHL. Now, he's sticking around for the long term. Chychrun on Tuesday re-signed on an eight-year extension worth $72 million. The smooth-skating, high-scoring defensema...
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Pressure On: First half of the season will be key for Toronto Blue Jays' future
TORONTO - With homegrown stars Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette in the final year of their contracts and a competitive window that's open - for now - the Toronto Blue Jays need to make a statement over the first half of the season. The trade-deadline sell-off during last year's disappointing 74-88 campaign could b...
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