Tulip festival returns
Canada's largest tulip festival farm experience to open soon in Agassiz
AGASSIZ - Buoyed by the arrival of spring conditions, Canada's largest tulip festival farm experience is less than two weeks away from opening its 40 breathtaking acres of vibrant blooms to the public in gorgeous Agassiz. With a projected opening date of April 15, the Harrison Tulip Festival beckons to spectators and f...
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Homeless encampment
Chilliwack First Nation issues call to action surrounding homeless camp near Vedder Bridge
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack First Nation plans to ask residents of a homeless encampment near the Vedder Bridge to leave this weekend due to numerous issues associated with the camp. According to a event flyer containing the Soowahlie FN logo on it, and brought to the attention of Fraser Valley Today by Chilliwack reside...
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Canada's Shaedon Sharpe coming into focus in third NBA season with Trail Blazers
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Personalized Hearing Care
Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
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Construction site fall
WorkSafeBC to issue report on fall at Yarrow construction site
CHILLIWACK - WorkSafeBC says an inspection report could be issued next week in response to a reported fall earlier this week at a construction site in Yarrow. Chilliwack first responders were dispatched to the 42400 block of Yarrow Central Road Monday morning (Mar. 31) after a trades worker fell from the construction s...
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Early resolution process
B.C. govt. expands resolution process for family law matters to Chilliwack, Abbotsford
CHILLIWACK - The provincial government says families in the Fraser Valley will be able to resolve family law matters faster and save money due to the expansion of the early resolution process. According to a statement Thursday, the early resolution process became available in Chilliwack, Abbotsford and New Westminster ...
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Police investigation
Chilliwack RCMP attend Windsor Street home amid criminal code investigation
CHILLIWACK - A spokesperson for the Upper Fraser Valley RCMP detachment in Chilliwack has confirmed that police executed a search warrant Wednesday at a Windsor Street home. According to a statement, RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener says police carried out the search warrant at a home in the 9000 block of Winds...
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Federal election
Update: Chilliwack-Hope Liberal Party candidate says he's 'humbled and honored' to run
UPDATE: Zeeshan Khan has issued a statement on Facebook about being acclaimed as the Liberal Party candidate for Chilliwack-Hope: "Thirteen years ago in April, Gulrukh & I made one of the hardest decisions of our lives. We left behind our careers, our family, and our friends-all in search of a better future. W...
Apr 03, 2025
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British Columbia
B.C. police investigate after rock thrown through Tesla windshield strikes passenger
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver are investigating whether a Tesla was intentionally targeted when a rock smashed through its windshield, seriously injuring a passenger. A statement from the Vancouver Police Department says the woman was struck in East Vancouver on Sunday night. The statement says the pregnant woman had...
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High anxiety over softwood lumber despite tone change from U.S.: B.C. premier
British Columbia's premier says he is encouraged to see a shifting tone in U.S. President Donald Trump's talks with Canada, but concerns remain about how tariffs could devastate the province's softwood lumber sector. Premier David Eby says he will be travelling to Prince George in the B.C. Interior to speak with forest...
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U-Vic's overdose polices didn't 'meet the moment' before student's death: report
VICTORIA - There were several points at which a University of Victoria student could have been saved before she died of a drug overdose last year, but instead a report says she didn't get the naloxone or respiratory support needed to survive. The report by former Abbotsford, B.C., police chief Bob Rich looks into the J...
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B.C. bumps up rental subsidy programs for seniors, low-income families
Recipients of two British Columbia programs aimed at making rent more affordable for seniors and families in need will see a bump in their subsidies starting this month. The province says the average family supplement under the Rental Assistance Program will go from $400 to $700 per month while qualifying seniors under...
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Rise in retail theft, worker safety prompts Vancouver security task force
VANCOUVER - A spike in retail theft, in what the City of Vancouver says is led by organized crime and repeat offenders, has prompted the launch a retail security task force. Vancouver council passed a motion creating the initiative aimed at curbing the thefts and improving safety for businesses and their employees. May...
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B.C. government grilled after January death of Indigenous teen in care
British Columbia Premier David Eby says a youth in government care "shouldn't have died" earlier this year and that her death represents a "failure." The province's Opposition Conservative Party used much of its time during Wednesday's question period to grill the government on its treatment of chil...
Apr 02, 2025
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Canada
Yukon targets Elon Musk's companies in response to U.S. tariffs
The Yukon government says it's ending rebates for all Tesla products, as it targets companies associated with tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, who is also a senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump. A statement from Premier Ranj Pillai says the moves are in response to the latest round of tariffs imposed by the United...
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Judge scraps 'unintelligible' order to free self-professed hitman claiming asylum
OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge has ordered that a self-described hitman associated with a Mexican drug cartel remain in custody, throwing out a refugee board member's ruling that he be released pending his asylum case. Justice Julie Blackhawk says the application for release must be reconsidered by a different board me...
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High anxiety over softwood lumber despite tone change from U.S.: B.C. premier
British Columbia's premier says he is encouraged to see a shifting tone in U.S. President Donald Trump's talks with Canada, but concerns remain about how tariffs could devastate the province's softwood lumber sector. Premier David Eby says he will be travelling to Prince George in the B.C. Interior to speak with forest...
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U-Vic's overdose polices didn't 'meet the moment' before student's death: report
VICTORIA - There were several points at which a University of Victoria student could have been saved before she died of a drug overdose last year, but instead a report says she didn't get the naloxone or respiratory support needed to survive. The report by former Abbotsford, B.C., police chief Bob Rich looks into the J...
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Bill 40: Court of Appeal sides with English boards over Quebec government reforms
MONTREAL - Quebec's Court of Appeal has upheld a lower-court ruling that found a provincial law abolishing school boards violated English-language minority education rights. The Quebec English School Boards Association called today's decision a recognition of the anglophone community's constitutional right to manage an...
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Judge finds Ottawa man guilty on terror, hate charges related to neo-Nazi propaganda
OTTAWA - A Superior Court judge has found Ottawa-area graphic designer Patrick Macdonald guilty on three counts of terror and hate-related charges related to the production of antisemitic propaganda for the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division. Superior Court Justice Robert Smith found Macdonald guilty this week on all t...
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World
South Korea's Constitutional Court is set to rule on the impeachment of Yoon
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's Constitutional Court is set to rule Friday on the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, either removing him from office or restoring his powers four months after the conservative leader threw the country into turmoil with an ill-fated declaration of martial law. The court was s...
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Brown University to see half a billion in federal funding halted by Trump administration
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is planning to halt more than half a billion dollars in contracts and grants awarded to Brown University, adding to a list of Ivy League colleges that have had their federal money threatened as a result of their responses to antisemitism, a White House official said. Nearly $5...
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Pentagon's watchdog to review Hegseth's use of Signal app to convey plans for Houthi strike
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon's acting inspector general announced Thursday that he would review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen. The review will also look at other defense officials' use of the publicly available ...
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Sports
Canada's Shaedon Sharpe coming into focus in third NBA season with Trail Blazers
TORONTO - Shaedon Sharpe's having a record-setting season for himself and for a Canadian. Sharpe's 36-point performance led the Portland Trail Blazers past Toronto 112-103 on Thursday, tying a personal best and scoring the most points by a Canadian against the Raptors. Sharpe wasn't even aware that he had made history ...
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Canadian Jeremy Kennedy impresses in split-decision loss at PFL World Tournament
ORLANDO - Canadian underdog Jeremy (JBC) Kennedy gave unbeaten Russian featherweight Movlid (Killer) Khaybulaev a scare but ended up on the wrong end of a split decision Thursday in the first round of the Professional Fighters League World Tournament. The judges scored it 28-29, 29-28, 29-28 for Khaybulaev, the 2021 PF...
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Canadian teenager Erin Brooks reaches round of 16 at Surf City El Salvador Pro
LA LIBERTAD - Canadian teenage surfer Erin Brooks advanced to the round of 16 at the Surf City El Salvador Pro on Thursday. The 17-year-old moved on by finishing runner-up in her opening heat to Australian Isabella Nichols, who posted a total score of 10.33. Brooks was next at 8.90 ahead of American Sawyer Lindblad at ...
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