

Hope business to close
Hope commercial repair shop to close next week
HOPE - A fully certified truck repair shop in Hope with licensed mechanics, welders, and inspectors will close its doors for good next week.In a social media post Thursday morning, Silver Skagit Mechanical says it has made the decision to close its auto and commercial mechanical shops effective next week Friday. "...
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Chawathil First Nation
Chawathil First Nation near Hope elects a new chief
CHAWATHIL FIRST NATION - The host of a popular podcast who served as an elected councillor and graduated from the Peter A. Allard School School of Law at UBC is the newly elected chief of a First Nation band located west of Hope. In a statement, Aaron Pete, who graduated with a criminology degree from UFV, announced Th...
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What's Trending
In the news today: Trump threatens Canada with 35 per cent tariffs
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Personalized Hearing Care
Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
Ottawa to reimburse auto dealers on hook for $11 million in unpaid EV rebates
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Manitoba is under provincewide emergency order as wildfires continue to burn
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Fraser Valley


Service interruption
UPDATE: Sewer main break fixed, giving Cultus Lake residents full access to water again
UPDATE: Cultus Lake residents are now free to resume water usage, and flush toilets, at 4:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon. "As of 4:30 p.m., Thursday, July 10, you can proceed with normal water & sewer usage," Cultus Lake Park wrote on its Facebook page. An additional note from FVRD said the following: "T...
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Indigenous Powwow in the Fraser Valley
One of B.C.'s largest Indigenous powwows returns to the Fraser Valley this weekend
MISSION - One of British Columbia's largest Indigenous powwows returns to the Fraser Valley this weekend. The Visionary Youth Peers for Equity and Revitalization (VYPER), an Indigenous youth-led group, will hold its annual Reclaiming Youth Powwow Friday, July 11 to Sunday, July 13 on the grounds of the former St. Mary'...
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Chilliwack sports field
Chilliwack sports field impacted by repeated vandalism and damage, to remain off limits for casual usage
CHILLIWACK - An SD33 spokesperson has confirmed that access to the synthetic turf field at Stitó:s Lá:lém Totí:lt Elementary / Middle School will only be for school use and organized groups, and not for casual use by community members. Amy Dhanjal, communications manager for SD33, told Frase...
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Motor vehicle incident
Chilliwack fire crews paged Wednesday evening after vehicle strikes fence and car, utility pole
CHILLIWACK - Multiple Chilliwack Fire Department engines were paged Wednesday night after a vehicle reportedly struck a fence and car, and made contact with a utility pole, on Wells Road near Richardson Avenue in Sardis. According to scanner traffic, firefighters were first paged about a vehicle into a building at appr...
Jul 10, 2025
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What's Trending
Hope business to close
Hope commercial repair shop to close next week
15h ago

Personalized Hearing Care
Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
Chawathil First Nation
Chawathil First Nation near Hope elects a new chief
17h ago
Serious collision
Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries after 3-vehicle crash on Sumas Mountain Road Saturday
Jun 29, 2025
DRUG POISONING
Chilliwack sees 17 toxic drug deaths to April 2025, more than double from April 2024
Jun 28, 2025
SPRAY ZONE
City of Chilliwack opens new, first-of-its-kind spray zone in Promontory
Jun 28, 2025
British Columbia


Elections commissioner fines Conservative agent four times
OTTAWA - The elections commissioner has levied four fines totalling $4,500 against an accountant relating to his work as an agent for the Conservative party. The Office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections says it doubled or tripled the fines issued to William Healy because he demonstrated intent or negligence. Two ...
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Ten British Columbians in hospital with the measles, as disease spreads in north
VICTORIA - British Columbia's health ministry says 10 people are hospitalized with measles in the province, with one active, contagious case as of July 8. It says the infections are among 102 confirmed cases this year, with most involving people who were not fully immunized. Deputy Provincial Health Officer Dr. Martin ...
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Shots fired at Indian star Kapil Sharma's Surrey, B.C., restaurant
Police in British Columbia are investigating after shots were fired at a restaurant linked to a prominent Indian comedian, with apparent footage of the overnight incident widely shared on social media. Kap's Cafe is linked to comic and television host Kapil Sharma, who posted a video of the newly opened establishment o...
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B.C. man says son conceived in residential school abuse, both sue church
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia father and son are suing the Anglican Church of Canada, alleging the son was conceived as a result of sexual abuse by a female employee of St. Michael's Indian Residential School in Alert Bay in the late 1960s. The lawsuit says the father was 14 years old when he was victimized by a schoo...
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'Kind of stuck': Weak condo market means tough choices for potential move-up buyers
While optimism is building in some parts of Canada for a rebound in the real estate market, condominium dwellers wanting to move up to a larger space face tough choices amid little sign of improvement for that segment. Cities like Toronto and Vancouver have seen condo sales drop off, if not stagnate, in recent years fo...
Jul 10, 2025
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Vancouver council cuts speed limit to 30km/h on local streets to reduce collisions
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's city council has voted unanimously to reduce the speed limit on local streets to 30 kilometres per hour, down from the provincially mandated 50 kilometres per hour. The city says in a release that the vote "sets the stage" for the phased introduction of the new limit on residential str...
Jul 10, 2025
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Canada


In the news today: Trump threatens Canada with 35 per cent tariffs
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump threatens 35 per cent tariffs on Canada on Aug. 1 in letter posted online U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose 35 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports on Aug. 1 in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney posted on...
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Ottawa to reimburse auto dealers on hook for $11 million in unpaid EV rebates
OTTAWA - The federal government will explain today how it plans to reimburse auto dealers who were left hanging when Ottawa suspended its electric vehicle rebate program earlier this year. In January, Transport Canada paused its popular Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles program - iZEV - after its funding ran out. O...
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Manitoba is under provincewide emergency order as wildfires continue to burn
Manitoba is under a provincewide state of emergency as wildfires continue to rage, forcing even more evacuations out of northern communities. The government declared the order Thursday, for the second time this year, and with the latest round of fires and evacuations, the province reported more than one million hectare...
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A timeline of U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada
For over a year before the November 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump had been signalling plans to impose across-the-board tariffs if he won the United States presidency. Trump was elected on Nov. 5, and it's been a roller-coaster ever since for Canadian leaders and businesses. He has threatened, enacted, modifi...
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A look at the countries that received Trump's tariff letters
U.S. President Donald Trump has sent letters to Canada and a handful of other countries this week outlining higher tariffs they'll face if they don't make trade deals with the U.S. by Aug. 1. Some of these import taxes mirror the same, so-called "reciprocal" rates Trump unveiled against dozens of trading part...
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NDP leadership to begin in September, new leader chosen no later than March 29
OTTAWA - The NDP's leadership race to replace Jagmeet Singh will formally begin in September, with a six-month race to follow according to a rules framework adopted by the party's national council. A new leader will be chosen no later than March 29, when the party holds its 2026 convention in Winnipeg. An entry fee of ...
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World


UK and France agree to send some migrants arriving in Britain by boat back to France
LONDON (AP) - Britain and France agreed Thursday to a pilot plan that will send some migrants who cross the English Channel on small boats back to France as the U.K. government struggles to tamp down criticism that it has lost control of the country's borders. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emman...
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Amanda Anisimova upsets No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka at Wimbledon to reach her first Grand Slam final
LONDON (AP) - Amanda Anisimova upset No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 at Wimbledon on Thursday to reach the first Grand Slam final of her career a little more than a year after taking a break from tennis because of burnout. The 13th-seeded Anisimova, who was born in New Jersey and grew up in Florida, was play...
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New Hampshire judge to pause Trump's birthright citizenship order
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A federal judge in New Hampshire said Thursday he will certify a class action lawsuit including all children who will be affected by President Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship and issue a preliminary injunction blocking it. Judge Joseph LaPlante announced his decision af...
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Sports


Patches O'Houlihan, Canada's reigning horse of the year, is euthanized after injury
TORONTO - Patches O'Houlihan, Canada's reigning horse of the year, was euthanized Thursday. Patches O'Houlihan, ridden by Sofia Vives, held off My Boy Prince to win the Grade 2 Highlander by a neck at Woodbine Racetrack on Saturday. Patches O'Houlihan was pulled up after the race and left the track in a van for further...
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Maple Leafs acquire defenceman Henry Thrun from Sharks in exchange for Ryan Reaves
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired defenceman Henry Thrun from the San Jose Sharks, the team announced Thursday. In exchange, Toronto is sending forward Ryan Reaves to San Jose. The six-foot-two, 210-pound Thrun had two goals and 10 assists in 62 games for the Sharks in 2024-25. Thrun has 25 points (five g...
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AFC Toronto blanks Ottawa Rapid FC 3-0 behind Kaylee Hunter's brace
TORONTO - Kaylee Hunter scored two goals to power Northern Super League-leading AFC Toronto to a 3-0 win over Ottawa Rapid FC at York Lions Stadium on Thursday. Hunter scored in the 17th and 24th minutes to stake Toronto (7-3-1) to a 2-0 lead. Cloey Uddenberg put the finishing touches in the 90th minute. Toronto is cur...
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