Police investigation
Lack of helmet leads to arrest of 41-year-old Mission man for multiple drugs, loaded handgun
MISSION - What began as a basic encounter with police over a minor motor vehicle infraction quickly steamrolled into a full-on police investigation in which a 41-year-old Mission man was found to be armed with a loaded handgun and in possession of meth, coke and other drugs. According to a statement from Mission RCMP s...
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Fraser Valley man, Rajinder Singh Chahal, accused of 3 sexual assaults on transit faces charges
NEW WESTMINSTER - The British Columbia Prosecution Service has approved charges relating to three alleged sexual assaults on Metro Vancouver's transit system against a 55-year-old Fraser Valley man. A statement from the region's Transit Police says the first complaint was made in January last year, when a woman on a cr...
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Police investigation
Mounties arrest 36-year-old Langley man for 'indecent' act on a trail, seek witnesses
LANGLEY - Mounties in Langley say they've arrested a 36-year-old Langley man for allegedly committing an indecent act on a trail near 211 Street in Langley earlier this month.According to a statement from Langley RCMP Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, Mounties are asking for the public's help to advance their investigation. On Satur...
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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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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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British Columbia
B.C. accepting only 1,100 new immigrant applications, nominations to focus on health
The British Columbia government says the odds of new applications from immigrants looking to be accepted into its nominee program this year have dropped to near zero for anyone other than health workers or entrepreneurs after the federal government slashed the number of available slots. A bulletin from the province say...
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First Nation launches challenge of B.C.'s approval to raise Mount Polley mine dam
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia First Nation has filed a legal challenge over the plan to allow the Mount Polley mine to raise its tailings dam a decade after a similar storage site at the mine gave way, creating one of the province's largest environmental disasters. The Xatsull First Nation has filed a petition in B.C....
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Fraser Valley man, Rajinder Singh Chahal, accused of 3 sexual assaults on transit faces charges
NEW WESTMINSTER - The British Columbia Prosecution Service has approved charges relating to three alleged sexual assaults on Metro Vancouver's transit system against a 55-year-old Fraser Valley man. A statement from the region's Transit Police says the first complaint was made in January last year, when a woman on a cr...
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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...
Apr 14, 2025
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Canada
California governor urges Canadians to ignore Trump, come back for sand, sun and wine
California is calling for Canadians to come back and pay a visit. Gov. Gavin Newsom has taken to social media urging the two million Canadians who visited last year to come back and enjoy the Golden State's wine, sun and sand. Newsom, without calling out U.S. President Donald Trump by name, says Canadians should not le...
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First Nation launches challenge of B.C.'s approval to raise Mount Polley mine dam
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia First Nation has filed a legal challenge over the plan to allow the Mount Polley mine to raise its tailings dam a decade after a similar storage site at the mine gave way, creating one of the province's largest environmental disasters. The Xatsull First Nation has filed a petition in B.C....
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Four injured in apparent hit-and-run on TMU campus, Toronto police say
TORONTO - Four people were injured after a vehicle crashed into multiple people on a pedestrian walkway on Toronto Metropolitan University's downtown campus, police said. The vehicle did not remain at the scene of the crash Tuesday afternoon, police said. Paramedics say two people were sent to hospital, one with minor ...
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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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World
Gambian ex-soldier convicted at US trial of torturing suspected backers of a failed 2006 coup
DENVER (AP) - A former member of Gambia's military was convicted Tuesday of charges that included torturing people suspected of involvement in a failed coup against the West African country's longtime dictator nearly 20 years ago. Michael Sang Correa was charged with torturing five men believed to be opponents of Yahya...
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Judge rejects defense that Gaudreau brothers contributed to their deaths by cycling while impaired
SALEM, N.J. (AP) - The family of NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew listened in pain Tuesday as lawyers debated whether the men's own drinking contributed to their deaths when they were hit by an allegedly drunken and enraged driver as they cycled at night. After nearly two hours of argument, a j...
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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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Sports
Darko Rajakovic continuing to grow as Raptors head coach after two seasons in Toronto
TORONTO - Darko Rajakovic is all about getting better. Whether that's developing players on the Toronto Raptors, supporting his staff, or pushing himself to be a better head coach, he wants to improve. Rajakovic formally ended his second season as Toronto's head coach with a 30-minute news conference at OVO Athletic Ce...
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Captain Gabriel Landeskog rejoins the Avalanche after 2-game minor-league rehab assignment
DENVER (AP) - Nathan MacKinnon spent some time on the ice Tuesday sliding pucks over to his old friend and longtime captain Gabriel Landeskog for shots on goal. It's a possible prelude of things to come. Landeskog rejoined the Colorado Avalanche following his two game minor-league rehab assignment. He just might be on ...
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'I never really thought it would be possible': First NSL game special for players
VANCOUVER - The memory of being a flag-bearer at the 2015 Women's World Cup still looms large for Christie Gray. She was a 15-year-old soccer player and seeing her idols - including Canadian legend Christine Sinclair - up close at B.C. Place is forever etched into her mind. Now Gray is about to create a whole new memor...
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