ELECTRONIC WASTE
Annual community event looking to cut down e-waste in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD -A community initiative is inviting Abbotsford residents to protect their data and get rid of electronic waste- without risking the environment. On Saturday, April 26, the Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) and Abbotsford Police Department are hosting its annual free electronics recycling and data securi...
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FUNDRAISING HELP
Chilliwack family seeks support after 6-year-old helps save mom from medical distress
CHILLIWACK - Little Sofia was at home with her four-year-old brother and her mom, Chiara Ignace, on what should have been a typical Friday morning.Instead, the six-year-old witnessed her mother begin to vomit and have a seizure in the span of minutes. Though terrified, her aunt Athina Vazeos explained that Sofia quickl...
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ELECTRONIC WASTE
Annual community event looking to cut down e-waste in Abbotsford
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Personalized Hearing Care
Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
Anthony Santander homers in his return to Camden Yards, his first HR for the Blue Jays
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Toronto FC still in search of a win after scoreless draw with Minnesota United
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EMERGENCY PROCEDURE
Chilliwack schools placed in hold-and-secure Friday morning
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack students were kept in their buildings this morning (Apr. 11) as officials carried out a hold-and-secure procedure at Chilliwack Secondary School and Chilliwack Middle School. In an email sent out to parents by Chilliwack Secondary, the move was placed at about 10 a.m. due to an unspecified neigh...
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TYDEL FOODS
Tydel Foods location to remain open after outpouring of community support
CHILLIWACK - The lights will be staying on at Tydel Foods' original Patten Avenue location after all, thanks to some big media coverage and an outpouring of generous donations.Owner Brigida Crosbie shared the news in a social media post on Thursday, April 10. "This community continues to show me that love shows up...
Apr 11, 2025
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Two B.C. police officers hurt in collision set off by robbery chase
SURREY - A series of events that started with a robbery in Surrey, B.C., ended with two officers being sent to hospital because of a crash. The Surrey Police Service says they were called Wednesday to a south Surrey business after a staff member confronted a man and woman who wheeled out a shopping cart full of tools w...
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HOUSE FIRE
[VIDEO] Chilliwack Fire battles massive blaze in empty home Friday morning
CHILLIWACK - Crews were on scene this morning (Apr. 11) to fight a massive fire that engulfed a two-storey home at the 8900 block of Nowell Street in Chilliwack. Roughly 35 firefighters from four halls were dispatched at around 3:15 a.m. "Crews quickly established a defensive attack on the fire, utilizing several ...
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British Columbia
Man charged with assault after police say two officers in Vancouver were set on fire
VANCOUVER - A man has been charged after allegedly setting two officers from the Vancouver Police Department on fire earlier this week. The department says the 40-year old faces one count of assaulting a police officer and one count of obstructing a police officer. The incident happened on Thursday night when the offic...
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Artificial intelligence, wearable tech can improve safety in stroke rehab: study
Artificial intelligence combined with wearable technology has the potential to improve safety among people recovering from a stroke, suggests a study from researchers, including a team from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. Gustavo Balbinot, an assistant professor in neurorehabilitation, said the research op...
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Watchdog called in after man carrying firearm injured by B.C. police
PRINCE GEORGE - British Columbia's police watchdog has been called in over a man injured during an arrest after he was reportedly intoxicated and walking around a housing complex in Prince George with a firearm. A statement from the RCMP says officers responded to a complaint about the man with a gun around 11:45 p.m. ...
Apr 11, 2025
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B.C. Court of Appeal upholds murder conviction for Vancouver Island prison escapee
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of James Busch, who escaped from a Vancouver Island prison in 2019 with another inmate, then killed a man who lived near the institution. Busch and fellow inmate Zachary Armitage escaped from William Head Institution, a minim...
Apr 11, 2025
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Two B.C. police officers hurt in collision set off by robbery chase
SURREY - A series of events that started with a robbery in Surrey, B.C., ended with two officers being sent to hospital because of a crash. The Surrey Police Service says they were called Wednesday to a south Surrey business after a staff member confronted a man and woman who wheeled out a shopping cart full of tools w...
Apr 11, 2025
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Signs of drought in B.C.'s latest snow, water supply bulletin
British Columbia's overall snowpack increased slightly throughout March, but the average is still sitting at just 79 per cent of what's considered normal and the province is sounding the alarm about the potential for drought. The latest provincial snow survey and water supply bulletin says the snowpack is higher than A...
Apr 11, 2025
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Canada
Quebec teen, 15, dies after falling into silo at closed factory in Shawinigan, Que
SHAWINIGAN - Quebec provincial police say a 15-year-old girl has died after a fall at the site of a shuttered factory in Shawinigan, northeast of Montreal. One of the girl's relatives alerted emergency services around 8:30 p.m. on Friday after the victim fell into a silo at the former Belgo factory, a paper mill that h...
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Artificial intelligence, wearable tech can improve safety in stroke rehab: study
Artificial intelligence combined with wearable technology has the potential to improve safety among people recovering from a stroke, suggests a study from researchers, including a team from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. Gustavo Balbinot, an assistant professor in neurorehabilitation, said the research op...
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B.C. Court of Appeal upholds murder conviction for Vancouver Island prison escapee
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of James Busch, who escaped from a Vancouver Island prison in 2019 with another inmate, then killed a man who lived near the institution. Busch and fellow inmate Zachary Armitage escaped from William Head Institution, a minim...
Apr 11, 2025
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Sex assault civil trial of Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon to resume next week
MONTREAL - The sexual assault civil trial of Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon will resume next week after the Court of Appeal rejected his appeal of the scope of questions his lawyers could ask in his defence. In a brief hearing today, the province's highest court dismissed Rozon's appeal filed in the midst of his...
Apr 11, 2025
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Carney warns of signs that global economies are slowing amid Trump's tariffs
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says there are signs that the global and Canadian economies are slowing. Carney took another day off the campaign trail today to convene his Canada-U.S. cabinet committee today after a raucous week of White House tariff policy. Markets have been in turmoil since Trump escalated his t...
Apr 11, 2025
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P.E.I. university apologizes for removing lemming painting that offended Americans
CHARLOTTETOWN - The University of Prince Edward Island apologized today to a former artist in residence who quit after administrators ordered him to remove a painting that offended some American faculty members. Christopher Griffin's painting, "The Crossing," shows lemmings gathered around an American flag as...
Apr 11, 2025
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World
Intellectually disabled teen shot by Idaho police dies after being removed from life support
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - An autistic, nonverbal teenage boy who was shot repeatedly by Idaho police from the other side of a chain link fence while he was holding a knife died Saturday after being removed from life support, his family said. Victor Perez, 17, who also had cerebral palsy, had been in a coma since the April 5 ...
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At least 100 people killed in attacks on famine-hit camps in Sudan's Darfur, UN official says
CAIRO (AP) - Sudan's notorious paramilitary group launched a two-day attack on famine-hit camps for displaced people that left more than 100 dead, including 20 children and nine aid workers, in the Darfur region, a U.N. official said Saturday. The Rapid Support Forces and allied militias launched an offensive on the Za...
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Iran says 'indirect talks' begin with a US envoy over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program
MUSCAT, Oman (AP) - Iran and the United States have begun negotiations in Oman over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program. Esmail Baghaei, a spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry, made the announcement on the social platform. "These talks will be a held at a location planned by the Omani hosts with representa...
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Sports
Anthony Santander homers in his return to Camden Yards, his first HR for the Blue Jays
BALTIMORE (AP) - Anthony Santander finally homered for the Toronto Blue Jays. All it took was a trip to his former ballpark. Santander returned to Camden Yards on Saturday, and after receiving a nice ovation from the Baltimore crowd - and a video tribute soon after - the ex-Orioles slugger went deep in the third inning...
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Toronto FC still in search of a win after scoreless draw with Minnesota United
TORONTO - Toronto FC, still looking for its first win of the MLS season, played Minnesota United FC to a scoreless draw Saturday. Minnesota (4-1-3) extended its unbeaten run to seven games since dropping the season opener 1-0 at Los Angeles FC. Toronto is now winless in eight (0-4-4) this season and has gone 0-8-5 in l...
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Finland beats Czechs for first win at women's ice hockey world championship
CESKE BUDEJOVICE, Czech Republic (AP) - Finland came from a goal down to rebound from two opening losses at the women's ice hockey world championship with a 4-2 victory over host Czech Republic on Saturday. Ronja Savolainen had a goal and an assist, and Elli Suoranta, Julia Schalin and Elisa Holopainen also scored for ...
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