Chilliwack backcountry shooting
Police attend hospital after man goes rec shooting in Chilliwack backcountry, gets gunshot round fragments in his legs
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Mission were called to Mission Memorial Hospital late last month after a man went recreational shooting in the Chilliwack backcountry and wound up with fragments of shotgun rounds in his legs. Mission RCMP say they were asked to attend Mission Memorial Hospital on Monday evening, March 31 for t...
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Abbotsford Police Department
Abbotsford PD captures American 'border runner' on Hwy. 1 who bolted through U.S.-Canada border
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford PD dealt with its normal share of 300-plus police files over the weekend, one of which involved a motorist who crossed the U.S.-Canada border illegally. According to a social media post from the department, AbbyPD's frontline personnel handled 345 police files between Friday afternoon and Monday...
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Cross-border arrest
Somali national linked to narcotics crimes caught sneaking into U.S. from Fraser Valley
BLAINE, WASHINGTON - U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Blaine, Washington Sector have arrested a Somali national with a criminal history involving narcotics after he illegally entered the U.S. last week from an area south of Surrey in Canada. According to a social media post from Chief Patrol Agent Rosario Pete Vasque...
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FortisBC
FortisBC estimates removal of B.C. carbon tax will save gas customers hundreds of dollars a year
FRASER VALLEY - Now that the B.C. consumer carbon tax has been eliminated, FortisBC estimates the average residential gas customer in British Columbia will save hundreds of dollars a year. According to a statement from the Surrey-based company, FortisBC, which provides energy to over one million residents of B.C., says...
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BCHL playoffs
Spruce Kings win, force Game 7 of BCHL playoffs in Chilliwack Tuesday
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings stared down elimination in Game 6 of their first round BCHL playoff series and were able to come away with a win. Forward Will Moore started the scoring for the Spruce Kings just 47 seconds into the second period, with assists going to Linden Makow and Owen Goodbrand.Forwa...
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Fatal hit-and-run
Hit-and-run collision in the Fraser Valley claims life of 6-year-old girl
FRASER VALLEY - Authorities in Surrey say a motorist has been arrested for their alleged role in a late afternoon hit-and-run collision Sunday afternoon that claimed the life of a 6-year-old girl. According to a news release from SPS Staff Sgt. Lindsey Houghton, the RCMP Surrey Police Operations Support Unit's Criminal...
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British Columbia
First Nations Health Authority backs harm reduction on B.C. overdose anniversary
WEST VANCOUVER - The top doctor at British Columbia's First Nations Health Authority says deaths from toxic drugs may have dipped, but now is not the time to pull back on life-saving measures, especially given "misinformation" in the public discourse. Dr. Nel Wieman says Indigenous Peoples continue to be disp...
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Poilievre promises tougher ethics rules, takes aim at Carney's assets
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to tighten financial transparency rules for elected officials - and is using that promise to take aim at Liberal Leader Mark Carney. Poilievre told a press conference in Ottawa on Sunday that if his party forms government, he'll ban what he calls "shadow l...
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Loaded dump truck impounded in B.C. after driver found intoxicated, police say
CHILLIWACK - The British Columbia Highway Patrol says a loaded dump truck is sitting in an impound, while the driver faces allegations of impairment. Officers received a call about the truck being driven dangerously eastbound on Highway 1 through Chilliwack last Wednesday morning. They say two patrol vehicles stopped t...
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B.C. civil liberties group joins Supreme Court challenge of N.L. COVID restrictions
ST. JOHN'S - The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association is intervening in a Supreme Court of Canada case this week examining the constitutionality of Newfoundland and Labrador's COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions. In a news release today, the association says it will argue the Canadian Charter of Rights and Fr...
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Six-year-old dead, two others injured in hit and run in Surrey, B.C.
A six-year-old is dead and two other children are injured after a hit and run in Surrey. RCMP say they were called out to the Fraser Heights neighbourhood of the city around 4 p.m. Sunday for reports of three children being struck at an intersection. Despite the efforts of emergency crews, a six-year-old girl died. A s...
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Missing driver and vehicle found 47 metres deep in water, says search and rescue
KELOWNA - A search and rescue team in Kelowna, B.C., says a missing person was found about 47 metres deep in a lake after being swept away in a "massive mudslide" earlier this month. Central Okanagan Emergency Operations says the landslide happened on Westside Road at about 9:45 p.m. on April 1, shutting down...
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Canada
First Nations Health Authority backs harm reduction on B.C. overdose anniversary
WEST VANCOUVER - The top doctor at British Columbia's First Nations Health Authority says deaths from toxic drugs may have dipped, but now is not the time to pull back on life-saving measures, especially given "misinformation" in the public discourse. Dr. Nel Wieman says Indigenous Peoples continue to be disp...
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Trump floats another pause on automobile tariffs
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump floated another possible pause on automobile tariffs after 25 per cent duties were placed on vehicles and auto part imports earlier this month. When asked about short-lived product exemptions in the Oval Office today, Trump says he is looking at something to help car companies. ...
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Poilievre promises tougher ethics rules, takes aim at Carney's assets
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to tighten financial transparency rules for elected officials - and is using that promise to take aim at Liberal Leader Mark Carney. Poilievre told a press conference in Ottawa on Sunday that if his party forms government, he'll ban what he calls "shadow l...
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In the news today: Carney, Poilievre campaigning in Montreal today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney, Poilievre campaigning in Montreal today Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are both campaigning in Montreal today, days before the federal leaders take part in debates. Poilievre will hold ...
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Carney, Poilievre in Montreal today as election campaign continues
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are both campaigning in Montreal today, days before the federal leaders take part in debates. Poilievre will hold a press conference in Montreal at 9 a.m. ET. Carney will make an announcement in Dorval, Que., at 10 a.m. ET. NDP leader Jagmeet ...
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Poilievre promises tougher ethics rules, takes aim at Carney's assets
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World
FAA emergency order grounds NYC helicopter tour company involved in deadly crash
NEW YORK (AP) - Federal aviation regulators issued an emergency order Monday grounding the helicopter tour company involved in a deadly New York crash after learning it had fired its operations director minutes after he had agreed to suspend flights during the investigation. The Federal Aviation Administration said it ...
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Trump administration freezes $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard
BOSTON (AP) - The federal government says it's freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and contracts to Harvard University, since the institution said Monday it won't comply with the Trump administration's demands to limit activism on campus. In a letter to Harvard Friday, the administration called for broad governme...
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Boxing legend George Foreman remembered for love of family, faith, cheeseburgers
HOUSTON (AP) - George Foreman was remembered Monday in a memorial service in his hometown of Houston for his legendary boxing career as well as for his love of God, family, horses and cheeseburgers - and for his desire to help his fellow man. "He preached love all the time. That's what this life is all about. It's...
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Sports
'Just focus and do my job': Tolopilo backstops Canucks to win in NHL debut
VANCOUVER - Nikita Tolopilo marked a couple of big firsts on Monday. Not only did the Vancouver Canucks goalie make his first NHL start, he also collected his first win, backstopping the team to a 2-1 overtime victory against the San Jose Sharks. "To be honest, I really wasn't too nervous," said the 25-year-o...
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Kings believe home-ice advantage will help in playoff series against Oilers
EDMONTON - It will be the same dance partners for the first round of playoffs, but the opening venue will be different this time. The Los Angeles Kings beat up the depleted Edmonton Oilers 5-0 on Monday, officially earning home-ice advantage for the opening round of the NHL playoffs as the two Pacific Division rivals w...
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Kings whip depleted Oilers 5-0 in playoff preview
EDMONTON - Adrian Kempe had a goal and two assists and Warren Foegele and Kevin Fiala each had a goal and an assist as the Los Angeles Kings recorded a convincing 5-0 victory over the depleted Edmonton Oilers on Monday. Quinton Byfield and Vladislav Gavrikov also scored for the Kings (47-24-9) who have won seven of the...
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