Traffic accident
Vehicle crash snarls Yale Road traffic Wednesday near Chilliwack car wash
CHILLIWACK - A motor vehicle accident on Wednesday afternoon snarled traffic near Best Boyz Car Wash on Yale Road in Chilliwack. Chilliwack Fire Department, B.C. Ambulance Service crews and Chilliwack RCMP members were called to the 45500 block of Yale Road sometime after 2:30 p.m. for a motor vehicle accident. Chilliw...
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Mobile home park conversion
Chilliwack council approves application to rezone mobile home park for 143-unit townhouse project
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack councillors have approved an application from a Chilliwack homebuilder to rezone and redevelop a mobile home park that will allow over 140 townhomes to be built across from Townsend Park in Chilliwack. According to agenda item 7.9 on Tuesday's council agenda, Westbow Construction Group had appli...
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Farm stand on fire
Chilliwack farm stand near Service BC catches fire Wednesday evening
CHILLIWACK - A roadside fruit stand along Yale Road caught flames Wednesday evening, prompting a quick response from Chilliwack firefighters. According to scanner traffic, Chilliwack firefighters were summoned to Yale Road and Parr Road after a fruit stand erupted in flames. Firefighters told dispatch at about 5:47 p.m...
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Firefighters honoured
Chilliwack firefighters honoured for exceptional bravery during apartment fire
CHILLIWACK - Three Chilliwack firefighters were honoured at Tuesday's Chilliwack City Council meeting for demonstrating exceptional bravery and heroism during an apartment fire that happened nearly four years ago. According to a statement from the City of Chilliwack, Chilliwack City Council acknowledged Acting Captain ...
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Federal election
People's Party of Canada leader to visit Chilliwack this weekend
CHILLIWACK - People's Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier plans to make a stop this weekend in Chilliwack, a riding where the last PPC candidate in 2021 made a decent showing for a political party still looking to define itself nationally. Bernier, a former Conservative MLA turned PPC leader whose party is hovering a...
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Chilliwack Chiefs
Chilliwack Chiefs score first but falter in 3rd period of BCHL playoffs
PRINCE GEORGE - After going up 2-0 in their BCHL playoff series and holding a 1-0 lead going into the third period Tuesday night, the Chilliwack Chiefs saw their streak of good fortune dissipate. Facing the threat of a 3-0 deficit, the Prince George Spruce Kings turned the tables in less than a minute seconds to make i...
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British Columbia
TC Energy CEO says Canada can become top LNG supplier to Asia
The chief executive of pipeline operator TC Energy says he believes Canada can be the No. 1 exporter of liquefied natural gas to Asia, but political leadership is crucial to making it happen. "We have the supply, we have a transportation cost advantage and the demand is there for the taking," François ...
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Trump tariff 'whiplash' draws pandemic parallels as Canadian businesses scramble
Todd Rutter calls himself the "most non-tech person you've ever met" but he's turning to technology and lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic to help weather the dizzying tariff policies of U.S. President Donald Trump. The Edmonton-based co-owner of A Cappella Catering Co. said inflated food costs as p...
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Some schools in Canada are putting U.S. field trips on hold amid trade war
There are disappointed students, anxious parents and cautious school officials in at least two Canadian school districts that have suspended or cancelled trips over political uncertainty in the United States. British Columbia's largest school district in Surrey has put all its field trips down south on hold to prevent ...
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Police urge caution after man injured in random stabbing in downtown Victoria
VICTORIA - Police in Victoria are warning residents to exercise caution in a downtown area after a man was randomly stabbed and taken to hospital. Victoria police say officers were called this morning to a parkade on Blanshard Street, where a man was found with a stab wound. Investigators say the evidence so far indica...
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Federal NDP leader worried for kids after Saskatchewan MLA called him a terrorist
RICHMOND - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he's worried about the message being sent to children after a Saskatchewan legislature member and former teacher called him a terrorist. Speaking to reporters in Richmond, B.C., Singh said he didn't care personally about the comment but questioned why Saskatchewan Party ...
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B.C. invests $100m over two years in rebate program for heat pumps in more homes
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government says it is spending $100 million over two years to expand its rebate program, hoping to install more than 8,000 heat pumps to homes across the province. Energy Minister Adrian Dix says the province is expanding its CleanBC Energy Savings Program to support the installation of he...
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Canada
Supreme Court confirms order for new murder trials in attack on woman's parents
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed an order for new first-degree murder trials for an Ontario woman and three others who were convicted in an attack on her parents. Jennifer Pan was sentenced in 2015 to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years for first-degree murder, and life for attempted ...
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Statistics Canada data shows drop in Canadians making return trips from U.S.
OTTAWA - New travel numbers suggest Canadians made fewer return trips from the United States last month compared to the same time last year, with a sharp decline in trips by car. Statistics Canada says the number of Canadians returning from the U.S. by car was down almost 32 per cent compared to March 2024, the third c...
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In the news today: Federal rivals campaign in GTA, tariffs targeting Canada unchanged
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney, Poilievre campaigning in the GTA today The Liberals and Conservatives will be campaigning in the Greater Toronto Area today. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to make an announcement in Brampton, Ont., in the morning and m...
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Carney, Poilievre taking their campaigns to the GTA today
OTTAWA - The Liberals and Conservatives will be campaigning in the Greater Toronto Area today. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to make an announcement in Brampton, Ont., in the morning and meet with supporters and volunteers in Hamilton, Ont., in the afternoon. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will hold a press c...
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Some schools in Canada are putting U.S. field trips on hold amid trade war
There are disappointed students, anxious parents and cautious school officials in at least two Canadian school districts that have suspended or cancelled trips over political uncertainty in the United States. British Columbia's largest school district in Surrey has put all its field trips down south on hold to prevent ...
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Trump's partial tariff pullback doesn't affect duties on Canadian imports
WASHINGTON - The United States is still imposing tariffs on Canada after President Donald Trump on Wednesday partially pulled back some of the most devastating duties against countries around the world. Trump paused his so-called "reciprocal" tariffs for 90 days but kept in place a 10 per cent levy on nearly ...
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World
House passes GOP bill requiring proof of US citizenship for voting, a Trump priority
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans passed one of their signature issues for the year on Thursday, approving legislation to require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote for federal elections, one of President Donald Trump's top election-related priorities. Democrats lined up against the bill and warned th...
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Israel releases Palestinian who took part in attack aged 13 and developed mental illness in prison
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel on Thursday released a Palestinian who took part in an attack when he was 13 and developed schizophrenia in prison as requests for early release were denied. Israel says Ahmad Manasra is a terrorist who tried to kill Jews his own age. Palestinians accuse Israel of subjecting a child to harsh inc...
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Number of dead in a roof collapse at a nightclub in Dominican Republic rises to 218
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - The number of dead in a roof collapse at an iconic nightclub in the Dominican Republic surged to 218 on Thursday, an official said. Juan Manuel Méndez, director of the Center of Emergency Operations, said crews at the scene were still looking for victims and potential sur...
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Sports
Canadian champion Jacobs edges Italy's Retornaz at Grand Slam of Curling event
TORONTO - Reigning Canadian champion Brad Jacobs defeated Italy's Joel Retornaz 5-4 on Thursday morning at the AMJ Players' Championship. Jacobs, who threw at a game-low 70 per cent, scored a single in the eighth end for the win. The world bronze medallist is playing with a substitute front end this week of Connor Njeg...
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Mbappé's legal team says he has seized 55 million euros from PSG's accounts in their legal dispute
PARIS (AP) - Kylian Mbappé's legal team is going on the attack to try and resolve the legal dispute between the World Cup winner and his former club Paris Saint-Germain. The France striker argues PSG owes him 55 million euros ($61 million) in unpaid wages, and his lawyers say they have asked the Paris court to s...
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Injury-plagued Edmonton Oilers get key piece back with McDavid's return
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid couldn't have come back to the Edmonton Oilers at a more opportune time - or in a much more dramatic fashion. McDavid returned after missing eight games with a lower-body ailment and netted three assists, including on the dramatic game winner in the dying seconds, as the injury-riddled Oilers ...
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