Overdose
Mission child 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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Western Hockey League
Update: BCHL responds after WHL initiates franchise application process for Chilliwack for 2026-27 season
UPDATE 9:30 A.M., MONDAY: The BCHL has issued a statement after acknowledging that ownership of the Penticton Vees has acquired a WHL expansion squad starting this fall, and the City of Chilliwack has been identified as a WHL expansion location for 2026-27. The BCHL says the current Penticton Vees ownership will retain...
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Overdose
Mission child hospitalized after overdosing on fentanyl: RCMP
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Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
Vancouver car show sets attendance records after Tesla ban, defying boycott calls
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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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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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British Columbia
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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Youth, 16, charged with stabbing taxi driver in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - A teenager has been charged with assault for allegedly stabbing a taxi driver in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside last week. The alleged attack happened last Tuesday, when Vancouver Police say an off-duty officer saw the stabbing near the intersection of Main and Hastings streets. They say the officer then ale...
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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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Canada
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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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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World
UN says it will reduce its footprint in Gaza and blames Israel for staff member's death
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The United Nations has said it will "reduce its footprint" in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli tank strike hit one of its compounds last week, killing one staffer and wounding five others. Israel has denied it was behind the March 19 explosion at the U.N. guesthouse in central ...
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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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Sports
Toronto FC reserve side signs 15-year-old Jamaican youth international forward
TORONTO - Toronto FC has signed 15-year-old Jamaican forward Jahmarie Nolan to its reserve team. At 15 years, four months and 14 days, the Jamaican youth international is the youngest player to sign an MLS Next Pro contract in Toronto FC II history. "Jahmarie is an exciting young talent that we're thrilled to welc...
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Manitoba Tories call for ethics investigation into premier's trips to Grey Cup games
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's Opposition Progressive Conservatives are calling for an investigation after Premier Wab Kinew accepted private travel with Winnipeg's professional football team to go to two Grey Cup games. The Tory caucus has asked the ethics commissioner to investigate the trips, saying accepting flights through...
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Canada's Shapovalov loses third-round match to Fritz at Miami Open
MIAMI - Denis Shapovalov was eliminated from the Miami Open tennis tournament after a 7-5, 6-3 loss to third-seeded American Taylor Fritz on Monday. Fritz scored an early break in the second set to go up 2-0 and held serve the rest of the way. He opened the deciding game with his ninth ace of the match and served to lo...
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