Sexual assault
AbbyPD investigates sexual assault at Mill Lake Park
ABBOTSFORD - A spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department says police are investigating a sexual assault that occurred Monday night (Mar. 24) at Mill Lake Park in Abbotsford. According to a statement from Sgt. Paul Walker, AbbyPD patrol officers responded to a report of a sexual assault at Mill Lake Park that ha...
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Housing project
Housing project criticized by Chilliwack elected officials for multiple delays moves forward
CHILLIWACK - A supportive housing project just west of Young Road that was criticized for its repeated delays by a Chilliwack councillor is moving forward. Despite repeated delays that have sidelined its projected opening dates on multiple occasions, a spokesperson for B.C. Housing now says the 91-unit/bed building at ...
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CP NewsAlert: Chief says fourth victim of Winnipeg serial killer is Ashlee Shingoose
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Personalized Hearing Care
Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
Seniors housing
Construction on 43-unit seniors housing shelter in Chilliwack moves ahead
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'Along for the ride': Capitals soaking up Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record
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Fraser Valley
Carbon tax
B.C. carbon tax to be axed effective April 1
VICTORIA - The provincial government announced Tuesday afternoon (Mar. 25) that the consumer carbon tax will be eliminated on April 1. According to a news release, the province says people will see immediate savings through the elimination of the consumer carbon tax in British Columbia. With the federal government remo...
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Vehicle incident
Update: Power restored after single-vehicle collision on Luckakuck Way in Chilliwack
UPDATE 2:32 p.m., TUESDAY: Power has now been restored to the Cottonwood Centre mall and surrounding businesses after the power outage at 11:36 a.m. Original story below: CHILLIWACK - A motor vehicle accident on Luckakuck Way near Envision Financial has led to a power outage involving more than 550 customers in Chilli...
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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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Federal election
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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British Columbia
B.C. energy minister says treaty not a 'bargaining chip' in U.S. trade dispute
VICTORIA - British Columbia Energy Minister Adrian Dix says U.S. President Donald Trump's claims about Canada supplying water through the Columbia River Treaty are "not accurate," and the U.S. can manage the water that flows over the border "however they see fit." Dix says there has been speculation...
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B.C. to bring in legislation to end its carbon tax on consumers starting April 1
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government says it will table legislation on Monday that eliminates the consumer carbon tax in the province. It says in a statement that the tax will be removed April 1, and it is notifying fuel sellers and natural gas retailers now so they stop collecting the tax as of that date. B.C. Pre...
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B.C. drug decriminalization and safer supply associated with more overdoses: study
VANCOUVER - A study into safer supply and drug decriminalization policies in British Columbia has found that both were associated with increased opioid overdose hospitalizations. The report says that there was no change in deaths associated with safer supply, while neither policy appeared to mitigate the opioid crisis ...
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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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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 ...
Mar 24, 2025
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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...
Mar 24, 2025
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Canada
CP NewsAlert: Chief says fourth victim of Winnipeg serial killer is Ashlee Shingoose
WINNIPEG - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the fourth victim of a Winnipeg serial killer has been identified as Ashlee Shingoose of St. Theresa Point First Nation. Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak says she has spoken with the woman's parents and offered her condolences. Police are scheduled to confirm t...
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In the news today: Carney, Poilievre in Quebec, vacation homes prices on the rise
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Liberals and Conservatives shifting to Quebec Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal Leader Mark Carney are shifting their campaigns to Quebec. Poilievre, who held a rally in Hamilton on Tuesday night with an estimated c...
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Liberals and Conservatives taking their federal election campaigns to Quebec
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal Leader Mark Carney are shifting their campaigns to Quebec. Poilievre, who held a rally in Hamilton on Tuesday night with an estimated crowd of about 4,500 people, is expected at a news conference in Montmagny, Que., around noon and at a rally in Quebec City in t...
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B.C. energy minister says treaty not a 'bargaining chip' in U.S. trade dispute
VICTORIA - British Columbia Energy Minister Adrian Dix says U.S. President Donald Trump's claims about Canada supplying water through the Columbia River Treaty are "not accurate," and the U.S. can manage the water that flows over the border "however they see fit." Dix says there has been speculation...
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B.C. to bring in legislation to end its carbon tax on consumers starting April 1
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government says it will table legislation on Monday that eliminates the consumer carbon tax in the province. It says in a statement that the tax will be removed April 1, and it is notifying fuel sellers and natural gas retailers now so they stop collecting the tax as of that date. B.C. Pre...
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Record deficit, economic stimulus and other highlights of Quebec's 2025-26 budget
QUÉBEC - Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard introduced his budget on Tuesday, under a cloud of possible U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods that he forecasts will average 10 per cent in the next two years. Here are some highlights: - Deficit of $13.6 billion, or 2.2 per cent of GDP, including payments of about $2.2 ...
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World
Captured Ukrainians convicted on terrorism charges by Russia in what Kyiv called a sham trial
Russia on Wednesday convicted 23 captured Ukrainians on terrorism charges stemming from the war in Ukraine in a military court trial that Kyiv denounced as a sham and a violation of international law. The defendants included current or former fighters of the elite Azov brigade, which Russia designated a terrorist group...
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South Korea's truth commission says government responsible for fraud and abuse in foreign adoptions
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's truth commission has concluded that the government bears responsibility for facilitating a foreign adoption program rife with fraud and abuse, driven by efforts to reduce welfare costs and enabled by private agencies that often manipulated children's backgrounds and origins. The ...
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Democrat Dan Goughnour wins election in Pennsylvania, keeping party in control of the state House
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Democrat Dan Goughnour is the winner of a special election in western Pennsylvania, keeping majority control of the state House in his party's hands. Goughnour beat Republican Chuck Davis on Tuesday for a seat in the Mon Valley region southeast of Pittsburgh. The seat became vacant in January whe...
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Sports
'Along for the ride': Capitals soaking up Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record
WINNIPEG - Dylan Strome wasn't alive when Wayne Gretzky passed Gordie Howe. The Great One scored the 802nd regular-season goal of his NHL career on March 23, 1994, to unseat Mr. Hockey for top spot in the record book. Strome wouldn't be born for three more years. The Washington Capitals centre has, however, seen the re...
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Play Ball: A look at five talking points as the Blue Jays kick off the 2025 season
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays will kick off their regular season at home on Thursday against the Baltimore Orioles. Here's a look at five talking points ahead of the new campaign: FACE OF THE FRANCHISE As Vladimir Guerrero Jr. enters his walk year, his long-term future will continue to be a hot topic even if he and t...
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Alphonso Davies to undergo surgery after suffering knee injury playing for Canada
MUNICH (CP-AP) - Bayern Munich says Canada captain Alphonso Davies will be sidelined "for a lengthy period" after undergoing surgery to repair a torn cruciate ligament in his right knee. The 24-year-old from Edmonton left Sunday's 2-1 win over the United States in the CONCACAF Nations League third-place game ...
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