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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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
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...
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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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Canada
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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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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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
AFC Toronto gets new majority owner just days ahead of debut in Northern Super League
TORONTO - AFC Toronto has a new majority owner, just days ahead of its debut in the Northern Super League. The new owner is Canadian-American entrepreneur Mark Mitchell of Mitchell Family Office (MFO), which has invested in more than 20 companies since its inception in 2015. The club said the Mitchell's investment &quo...
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Jets forward Ehlers out week-to-week, will miss start of playoffs
WINNIPEG - Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers will miss the start of the playoffs with a right foot injury. Jets coach Scott Arniel said Tuesday that Ehlers was out week-to-week after re-aggravating an existing injury. Ehlers collided with an official in a game against Chicago on Saturday and had to be helped off the...
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Canadians Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov lost their matches at BMW Open event
MUNICH - Canadians Félix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov both dropped their first-round matches Tuesday at the BMW men's tennis tournament. German teenager Diego Dedura-Palomero advanced to the second round when Shapovalov retired from the match due to injury. Auger-Aliassime, the third seed from Montreal, ...
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