FEDERAL ELECTION
Chilliwack-Hope representative Mark Strahl kicks off re-election campaign
CHILLIWACK - The current Member of Parliament for Chilliwack-Hope is seeking re-election, and he's officially kicking off his campaign this weekend.In a statement released Monday, Mark Strahl announced that he will be running as the Conservative Party candidate for the federal election in April."I was born and rai...
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HIGHWAY CLOSURE
Overnight closures planned on Highway 1 near Langley for bridge sign removal
LANGLEY - The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit is urging drivers to plan ahead as crews remove an overhead sign on Highway 1 eastbound near the 264th Street interchange late tonight, March 28. Between midnight and 4:30 a.m., there will be 20-minute intermittent eastbound lane closures to allow for the safe r...
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Police seize phones, meth during week-long lockdown in Agassiz prison
AGASSIZ - The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) has now announced the end of a lockdown in Mountain Institution that was put in place last week. On March 21, a lockdown began at the medium-security prison in Agassiz so staff members could conduct an exceptional search, which was ordered to ensure the safety and secu...
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HOSPICE SOCIETY
Thrifty Boutique fashion show struts back into Chilliwack for 7th year
CHILLIWACK - Models of all shapes, ages and sizes will be hitting the catwalk at Evergreen Hall again for the Thrifty Boutique's annual Fashionista Fashion Show. While last year's show went "classy and a little bit sassy", the boutique's 7th runway will be filled with more "Vintage Vibes" as more th...
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Mayor Ken Popove
UPDATE 5:20 p.m. THURSDAY: Mayor Ken Popove issues statement about WHL franchise coming to Chilliwack
UPDATE, 5:20 P.M. THURSDAY: Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove has issued a statement about the WHL: "I recently shared a personal opinion on our local radio station, and acknowledge that my comments may have been misinterpreted as the opinion of Council. I would like to clarify my intentions and confirm the City of Chi...
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Highway 1 in Hope
Highway 1 lanes in Hope to close for sinkhole repairs Thursday night
HOPE - The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit says Highway 1 will be reduced to one lane eastbound and one lane westbound at Flood Hope Road (exit 165) starting Thursday night to remediate a rapidly deteriorating sinkhole across e/b lanes. According to a statement from the province, a sinkhole initially surfac...
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British Columbia
Michael Bublé says hosting Junos speaks for his national pride
VANCOUVER - Michael Bublé says he's letting his actions speak for his national pride by hosting the Juno Awards in Vancouver this weekend, as Canada-U.S. tensions surge in the background. Bublé says he doesn't want to "add to the energy of a troll" by being too vocal amid the dispute but is inst...
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Respiratory season ends, B.C. launching spring COVID-19 vaccination campaign
British Columbia's top doctor says respiratory illness season has come to an end, but the province will soon launch a spring COVID-19 immunization campaign and encourage everyone to ensure they're fully protected against measles. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says COVID-19 hospitalizations have hit the low...
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B.C. Premier David Eby walking back tariff bill after 'anxiety' from stakeholders
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government is walking back a key portion of its controversial tariff response law, admitting the proposed legislation "didn't get the balance right." He says the legislation known as Bill 7 needs appropriate "safeguards" after a wave of critici...
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Vancouver police deploying big presence to 'maintain order' at anti-Tesla protests
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say they are investigating 28 anti-Tesla incidents and will deploy more than 130 extra officers to "maintain order" at protests targeting the electric carmaker this weekend. The force says in a statement that the incidents targeting Tesla are suspected to be politically motivated ...
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Vancouver abortion and reproductive health clinic to shut after 35 years
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver abortion and reproductive health clinic that has operated for more than three decades is shutting its doors due to funding uncertainty. The Elizabeth Bagshaw Clinic says the facility's lease is set to run out this summer, and relocating and investing in a new site "did not make sense" ...
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B.C. allows Mount Polley tailings dam to go higher, a decade after massive spill
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is allowing the height of the Mount Polley tailings dam to be raised an extra four metres, a decade after a similar storage site burst in one of the province's biggest environmental disasters. A statement from the Mining and Environment ministers says the extra height is to en...
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Canada
Fight on in southern Alberta to save Tyra the mega-popular tourist-luring dinosaur
CALGARY - Tyra the Tyrannosaurus, the lovable landmark that towers over the Drumheller skyline in the heart of the Canadian Badlands, is facing an extinction-level event. The 25-metre-high attraction -- billed as the World's Largest Dinosaur, and the backdrop to hundreds of thousands of tourist photos over a quarter of...
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B.C. Premier David Eby walking back tariff bill after 'anxiety' from stakeholders
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government is walking back a key portion of its controversial tariff response law, admitting the proposed legislation "didn't get the balance right." He says the legislation known as Bill 7 needs appropriate "safeguards" after a wave of critici...
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Vancouver police deploying big presence to 'maintain order' at anti-Tesla protests
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say they are investigating 28 anti-Tesla incidents and will deploy more than 130 extra officers to "maintain order" at protests targeting the electric carmaker this weekend. The force says in a statement that the incidents targeting Tesla are suspected to be politically motivated ...
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Canada's most wanted: Quebec street gang leader arrested in Rome hideout
MONTREAL - Canada's most wanted fugitive has been arrested in Italy after more than a year at large. Dave (Pik) Turmel, alleged by police to be the head of Quebec street gang Blood Family Mafia, was arrested in Rome on Thursday after local police were tipped off about his presence in the Italian capital. Quebec City po...
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Estate of late Savoura founder sues helicopter company in 2019 deadly Quebec crash
MONTREAL - A United States helicopter company is facing a $50-million lawsuit in the 2019 crash that killed the founder of a Quebec greenhouse farming company and his teenage son. The estate of Stéphane Roy, the late founder and ex-CEO of Savoura, has launched a lawsuit against Robinson Helicopter Company Inc. i...
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Vancouver abortion and reproductive health clinic to shut after 35 years
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver abortion and reproductive health clinic that has operated for more than three decades is shutting its doors due to funding uncertainty. The Elizabeth Bagshaw Clinic says the facility's lease is set to run out this summer, and relocating and investing in a new site "did not make sense" ...
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World
Voice of America wins in court, for now, as judge blocks Trump administration from firing staff
NEW YORK (AP) - The Voice of America can't be silenced just yet. A federal judge on Friday halted the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the eight-decade-old U.S. government-funded international news service, calling the move a "classic case of arbitrary and capricious decision making." Judge James P...
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US Naval Academy ends affirmative action in admissions
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The U.S. Naval Academy will no longer consider race, ethnicity or sex as a factor for admission to the service institution, a response to an executive order by President Donald Trump, according to federal court documents made public Friday. The change in policy was made in February by Vice Adm. Yv...
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Appeals court clears way for DOGE to keep operating at USAID
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court has lifted an order blocking Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from further cuts at the U.S. Agency for International Development. The three-judge panel found the Trump administration is likely to show that DOGE's involvement doesn't violate the Constitution. The ...
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Sports
Iafallo scores twice, Jets down Devils 4-0 for 50th win this season
WINNIPEG - Alex Iafallo scored a pair of goals to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night. Mark Scheifele and David Gustafsson also scored for Winnipeg (50-19-4). Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves and recorded a career-best seventh shutout of the season - also a franchise record...
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Disciplinary hearing results in admonishment for former Canada coach John Herdman
A disciplinary committee hearing into John Herdman, triggered by the Olympic drone-spying scandal, has concluded with the former Canada coach receiving a written admonishment. The disciplinary hearing, conducted by a three-person panel independent of Canada Soccer, came after Herdman was cited in the report by Sonia Re...
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Poeltl's double-double helps Raptors beat Hornets 108-97, extend win streak
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors ran their winning streak to three games with an 108-97 victory over the lowly Charlotte Hornets on Friday. Jakob Poeltl paced the Raptors (27-47) with a 24-point, 12-rebound double-double, while Scottie Barnes added 18 points, six rebounds and six assists. Point guard Immanuel Quickley con...
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