New Chilliwack school
Construction activities underway on new Chilliwack elementary school
CHILLIWACK - Construction activities are well underway on McGrath Road in Rosedale for a new 500-seat elementary school in eastern Chilliwack. In September 2023, the B.C. government announced it would build a new elementary school in Chilliwack, one of the fastest-growing communities in B.C. A picture sent to Fraser Va...
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Park upgrades
Cricket facility coming to Chilliwack park
CHILLIWACK - As Chilliwack grows to well over 100,000 people and becomes more diverse, the City of Chilliwack plans to accommodate growing demand for multi-use parks that meet the needs of various sporting enthusiasts. To that end, the City of Chilliwack is currently incorporating an artificial turf cricket pitch area ...
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Peruvian court sentences former President Humala and wife to 15 years for money laundering
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Personalized Hearing Care
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Chilliwack firefighters extinguish hedge fire at strata complex overnight, with smoke visible from afar
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Erie Otters defenceman Schaefer top-ranked North American skater for NHL draft.
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Chilliwack gas prices
Chilliwack gas prices stubbornly high compared to Hope
CHILLIWACK - Gas prices remain stubbornly high in Chilliwack compared to one municipality east of the city. According to Gas Buddy, unleaded gasoline is currently priced in Hope at $1.409/litre at Chevron, Flying J, Centex and Shell stations. Closer to home in Chilliwack, however, gas prices are nearly 10 cents a litre...
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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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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...
Apr 14, 2025
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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...
Apr 14, 2025
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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
Canadian university teachers warned against travelling to the United States
HALIFAX - The association that represents academic staff at Canadian universities is warning its members against non-essential travel to the United States. The Canadian Association of University Teachers says it released updated travel advice today due to the "political landscape" created by the Trump adminis...
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Ottawa announces help for businesses hurt by U.S. tariffs
OTTAWA - Federal Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has announced help for Canadian businesses affected by the trade dispute with the U.S., giving them time to adjust their supply chains. The minister says the government intends to provide temporary six-month tariff relief for goods imported from the U...
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Tariff uncertainty foils 'slam dunk rebound year' for national home sales: CREA
The Canadian Real Estate Association has downgraded its forecast for home sales activity in 2025, while the number of homes that changed hands across the country in March was down 9.3 per cent compared with a year ago. The association says Canadian home sales in March also fell 4.8 per cent on a seasonally adjusted mon...
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In the news today: Party leaders in Montreal ahead of debates
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Party leaders in Montreal ahead of debates Federal party leaders are campaigning in the Montreal area ahead of the two election debates that will take place Wednesday and Thursday. It will be first time Liberal Leader Mark Carney ...
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Party leaders in Montreal ahead of this week's election debates
OTTAWA - Federal party leaders are campaigning in the Montreal area ahead of the two election debates that will take place Wednesday and Thursday. It will be the first time Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre square off in a debate. This morning, Carney is scheduled to make an announceme...
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Statistics Canada to release March inflation reading this morning
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will release its latest reading for inflation this morning. The agency is set to report its consumer price index for March. According to a poll provided by LSEG Data & Analytics, economists expect the annual inflation rate for March to come in at 2.6 per cent, matching the result seen in ...
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World
Peruvian court sentences former President Humala and wife to 15 years for money laundering
LIMA, Peru (AP) - A Peruvian court on Tuesday sentenced former President Ollanta Humala and his wife, Nadine Heredia, to 15 years in prison for laundering funds received from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht to finance his 2006 and 2011 campaigns. The judges of the National Superior Court found that Humala and He...
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Four journalists accused of working for Kremlin foe Navalny convicted of extremism
MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian court convicted four journalists of extremism Tuesday for working for an anti-corruption group founded by the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny and sentenced them to 5 1/2 years in prison each. Antonina Favorskaya, Kostantin Gabov, Sergey Karelin and Artyom Kriger were found guilty of involv...
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Iranian supreme leader expresses endorsement of talks with US
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's supreme leader said Tuesday that the first round of talks with the United States went "well," in his first public comment on the negotiations, state television reported. The comments by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while couched, represented his endorsement ...
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Sports
Erie Otters defenceman Schaefer top-ranked North American skater for NHL draft.
TORONTO - Matthew Schaefer is the top-ranked North American skater heading into the 2025 NHL draft. Schaefer, of Hamilton, was ranked first overall by NHL Central Scouting on its final NHL draft rankings. He had seven goals and 15 assists in 17 games with Erie this season and added a goal and an assist in two games for...
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Winnipeg Jets head coach Scott Arniel making most of second chance in NHL spotlight
Scott Arniel was head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets just over 19 months. It didn't go well. A winning percentage of .439 across those 123 games, including a disastrous 11-25-5 start to the 2011-12 season before getting fired, left him bitterly disappointed - both at the opportunity lost and how he had gone about h...
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Canada Soccer names roster for inaugural CONCACAF W Futsal Championship
Canada Soccer has announced its roster for the inaugural CONCACAF W Futsal Championship, scheduled for April 28 to May 4 in Guatemala. Jadyn Steinhauer, Jade Houmphanh and Erika Hindmarsh are drawn from the recently crowned Canadian champion SK Impact FC from Saskatoon. Shayla He joins from the Canadian runner-up FC Un...
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