Campground closure
Chilliwack-area campground will not open in 2025, citing several factors
CHILLIWACK - Nestled between two waterways and surrounded by towering cedar trees in a peaceful riverside setting, a popular Chilliwack-area campground has confirmed it will not open this year for summer camping. Sweltzer Creek Campground, located at 4745 Sleepy Hollow Road in Cultus Lake, made a brief announcement on ...
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Emergency seniors housing
Newest seniors housing project in Chilliwack on verge of opening
CHILLIWACK - A 43-room seniors housing project in Chilliwack that was previously announced a little over a year ago is moving closer to a completion date. Ruth and Naomi's, one of the larger social services agencies in Chilliwack, says a 43-room project for seniors on the grounds of the former IHOP on Yale Road will op...
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Campground closure
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Head-on crash in Mission sends 4 to hospital, 63-year-old woman in critical condition
MISSION - Mounties in Mission have confirmed four people were taken to hospital Sunday morning after a head-on crash on Highway 7 in Mission, including a 63-year-old Mission woman in critical condition. According to a statement from Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr, first responders were called for the ...
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New coffee shop in Chilliwack
Chilliwack café hopes to open this month at sleek new commercial building
CHILLIWACK - A new café plans to open soon in a sleek new contemporary commercial building on Hocking Avenue in Chilliwack. Fivenotes Coffee at 45890 Hocking Avenue wrote on social media this past week that its grand opening isn't too far away. Construction on its current suite began in February 2025. "We a...
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MURAL FESTIVAL
10 local, international artists selected for 2025 Chilliwack Mural Festival
CHILLIWACK - The city is getting a pop of colour as muralists work to paint the walls of Downtown Chilliwack, District 1881 and Sardis this summer. From June 1 to August 17, the Chilliwack Mural Festival will welcome ten artists from Chilliwack and Agassiz to France and California. The muralists were chosen by festival...
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SLO-PITCH FUNDRAISER
Over $40K raised at Healthcare Heroes slo-pitch tournament in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - A record number of slo-pitch teams hit a home run for Fraser Valley hospitals, raising $42,000 at the annual Healthcare Heroes Charity Tournament.Twenty-three teams competed to raise money for local hospitals. The tournament, hosted by the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation (FVCHF), was held at Exhibitio...
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British Columbia
B.C.'s low snowpack, early-season melt raise drought concern: province
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's latest snowpack and water supply bulletin says drier, warmer weather last month has contributed to an early melt, raising concern for widespread drought this summer. By early May, the bulletin says about five per cent of B.C.'s annual snowpack has typically melted, but 15 per cent had mel...
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Eby's bill to speed up B.C. projects risks alienating NDP supporters, expert says
VICTORIA - A political scientist says B.C. Premier David Eby is "marching the province toward a confrontation" in which Speaker Raj Chouhan will have to cast a deciding vote to push through a bill to speed up certain infrastructure projects. Bill 15 proposes to accelerate some projects to counter U.S. tariffs...
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How a bloody Zoom pitch helped Vancouver filmmaker take 'Final Destination' reins
Vancouver filmmaker Zachary Lipovsky says it took innovative thinking - and a fake decapitation - to land the job directing "Final Destination: Bloodlines." The supernatural horror film, in theatres Friday, is the sixth in the long-running franchise about people who narrowly escape death only to be hunted dow...
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Five Starbucks shops in Ontario ratify first collective agreements
TORONTO - The United Steelworkers union says workers at five Starbucks locations in Ontario have ratified their first collective agreements. The union says the union-led contracts are a significant milestone in the push for collective bargaining at the coffee giant. Locations include shops in Ajax, Kitchener-Waterloo a...
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North Vancouver fire crews battle morning blaze at seniors centre in Lynn Valley
NORTH VANCOUVER - Crews from three fire departments on Vancouver's North Shore are battling a blaze at an apartment complex that began Saturday morning. District of North Vancouver spokesman Ryan Schaap says the blaze broke out at the Silverlynn Apartment complex in Lynn Valley and crews continue to battle the flames. ...
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BC Wildfire Service dealing with 11 'overwintering wildfires' near Fort Nelson
FORT NELSON - The BC Wildfire Service says 11 fires that have been smouldering underground near Fort Nelson, B.C., since last year are being whipped up by warm and dry weather conditions. The service says in a Facebook post that the fires have begun visibly smoking recently and officials are monitoring the blazes close...
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Canada
Montreal public health reports sharp increase in tuberculosis, syphilis cases
MONTREAL - Montreal public health officials are calling for better access to tuberculosis care after a sharp rise in the number of cases reported last year. The regional health authority reported 203 new cases in 2024, compared to an average of 123 cases per year over the previous decade. About 89 per cent of Montreal'...
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Business community eyeing new cabinet for signs Carney serious on shifting priorities
OTTAWA - Canada's business community will be watching Tuesday's cabinet shuffle for signs that Prime Minister Mark Carney will be easier to work with than the last Liberal government. Experts and insiders say one of the ways Carney can emphasize that is by keeping a lean cabinet. Former prime minister Justin Trudeau's ...
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Gun control group urges PM Carney to ensure 'timely delivery' on firearm commitments
OTTAWA - A prominent gun control group is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to act swiftly to implement key Liberal election commitments on firearms. In a letter to Carney, PolySeSouvient says the mandate letter for the next public safety minister should include a commitment to "timely delivery" of promised r...
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CP NewsAlert: Nova Scotia RCMP were searching for vehicle before deadly weekend crash
Nova Scotia RCMP say they were searching for a possible impaired driver, hours before a collision that killed five people. Police say the vehicle was the same blue Honda Civic that crashed Saturday evening on Highway 101 near Falmouth, N.S. The Mounties are seeking information from the public on the whereabouts of the ...
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AFN chief calls for speedy return of clean water legislation
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says that if the new Liberal government doesn't introduce legislation on access to clean drinking water within 100 days, the problem won't be fixed soon. The Liberals under then-prime minister Justin Trudeau introduced legislation that would have guaranteed t...
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Recount underway in rural Newfoundland riding where Liberal had 12-vote lead
ST. JOHN'S - A judicial recount is underway in a rural Newfoundland riding where the Liberals finished with a 12-vote lead. The recount in the Terra Nova-The Peninsulas riding in central Newfoundland is one of four that Elections Canada ordered after last month's federal election. Three of those recounts were automatic...
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World
Israeli-American hostage released by Hamas in goodwill gesture toward Trump administration
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Hamas on Monday released an Israeli-American soldier who had been held hostage in Gaza for more than 19 months, offering a goodwill gesture toward the Trump administration that could lay the groundwork for a new ceasefire with Israel. The Israeli military confirmed that 21-year-old Edan...
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6 Bulgarians convicted in UK of spying for Russia get prison terms up to nearly 11 years
LONDON (AP) - Six Bulgarians convicted of carrying out a sophisticated spying operation for Russia were sentenced by a London judge Monday to prison terms up to nearly 11 years. The group that used Hollywood code names discussed kidnapping or killing Kremlin opponents as they targeted reporters, diplomats and Ukrainian...
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A power outage disrupts London's subway network
LONDON (AP) - Multiple lines on the London Underground network were suspended or disrupted Monday because of a power outage, the British capital's transport authority said. The Transport for London website showed that at least three subway lines were suspended due to a power failure, and there were severe delays and pa...
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Sports
Ticats head coach Milanovich confirms Greg Bell as club's starting running back
HAMILTON - Scott Milanovich quickly removed any doubt regarding who will be the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' starting running back this season. The Ticats' head coach emphatically stated Monday following the club's second day of training camp that job belongs to Greg Bell. And only an injury to the six-foot, 200-pound sophomor...
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Berube not 'overly worried' by Matthews' lack of goals for Leafs against Panthers
FORT LAUDERDALE - Auston Matthews ripped a shot from in tight. Sergei Bobrovsky picked it out of the air clean. The Maple Leafs captain then had a couple of power-play looks the Panthers goaltender smothered before blasting another puck wide in Game 4 of the their second-round playoff series. Matthews is used to fillin...
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Andreescu's impressive run in Rome ends with fourth-round loss to Zhang
ROME - Bianca Andreescu's run at the Italian Open tennis tournament came to an end Monday with a 7-5, 6-1 loss to Qinwen Zhang in the fourth round. Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., looked poised to continue her impressive run at the WTA 1000 clay-court event as she served for the win in the first set. But Zheng, the ...
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