Road Safety
Abbotsford police arrest local driver who tried to flee from authorities
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford Police say officers were able to arrest a 20-year-old man who attempted to flee from authorities Sunday (Apr. 27) night.Police say they spotted the prohibited driver near South Fraser Way and Emerson Street around 6:40 p.m. Once the driver failed to stop, police say they used covert tactics to c...
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Public Safety
No public risk as Agassiz RCMP apprehend man Monday night
AGASSIZ - Agassiz RCMP are releasing details of an incident Monday evening (Apr. 28) in the Mount Woodside area. Police say officers were called to a residence to deal with a man who police say was experiencing mental health issues. The RCMP Integrated Emergency Response Team managed to take the man into custody safely...
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Pacific Institution inmate dies while in custody
ABBOTSFORD - Corrections Canada says an inmate at the Pacific Institution in Abbotsford died while in custody over the weekend.According to a news release, 81-year-old Darwin Heilman died of apparent natural causes Sunday (Apr. 27).Heilman had been in custody since 1971 and was serving an indeterminate sentence.Correct...
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Land Development
Abbotsford city council submits application for new recreation and sports park
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford has submitted an application to the Agricultural Land Commission as it considers the creation of a new sports and recreation park in the city's UDistrict neighbourhood.The proposed site is located near King and McKenzie Roads. Mayor Ross Siemens says the city has conditionally acquir...
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Federal election
Chilliwack-Hope Liberal Party candidate says Carney's win is a new beginning for Canada
CHILLIWACK - While the results of his own riding weren't what he hoped for, Liberal Party candidate for Chilliwack-Hope Zeeshan Khan says Prime Minister Mark Carney's win is a new beginning for the country. "It's a new beginning!" Khan wrote on Facebook Tuesday morning after his party leader, Mark Carney, wil...
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BC Highway Patrol
Two vehicles towed in Chilliwack after being clocked well above the speed limit through narrow Vedder bridge
CHILLIWACK - Two motorists are facing fines and higher driver insurance costs after being clocked driving more than 50 km/h above the posted speed limit on Highway 1 in Chilliwack during the Easter long weekend. A spokesperson for the BC Highway Patrol says it has seen an increase in reckless driving behaviour from mot...
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British Columbia
Black bear killed after attacking woman in Whistler, B.C.
WHISTLER - Conservation officers in British Columbia say they killed a black bear after it attacked a woman walking her dog in Whistler. A statement posted online by the Conservation Officer Service says the woman was walking her leashed dog in the Kadenwood neighbourhood around 8:30 p.m. on Monday when she was knocked...
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B.C.'s auditor general finds legal aid lacks processes to ensure timely services
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says the body in charge of providing legal aid for those with low incomes doesn't have processes or information to ensure people get timely and high-quality help. The report from acting auditor general Sheila Dodds says Legal Aid BC decided its funding needs based on curren...
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CP NewsAlert: Liberals projected to finish just shy of majority in razor-close race
OTTAWA - The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting Prime Minister Mark Carney will lead a minority Liberal government. Elections Canada has nearly wrapped up counting all the ballots in what turned out to be a razor-close race that will leave the Liberals three seats short of winning a majority. Recounts in some r...
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Notable Canadian cases where an accused was found not criminally responsible
A judge has ruled that Pierre Ny St-Amand, 53, was not criminally responsible for the 2023 bus attack on a Laval, Que., daycare that killed two small children and injured six others. Superior Court Justice Éric Downs concluded Ny St-Amand was experiencing psychosis and could not discern right from wrong. He has ...
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B.C. to hold an independent commission into festival attack, considers public inquiry
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government will launch an independent commission into the Vancouver festival attack that killed 11 people and a public inquiry if the criminal case doesn't provide answers the public is looking for. Eby says the commission will have a "quick turn around" ...
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Elections Canada resumes vote counting with majority still in question
OTTAWA - The shape of the next Liberal government is becoming clearer as ballot counting continues after a historic election day in Canada. Canadians still won't know until later Tuesday whether Mark Carney's Liberals have won a majority or minority mandate from voters. Elections Canada decided early Tuesday morning to...
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Canada
Democrat lawmakers celebrate Carney's Liberal win, most Republicans remain silent
WASHINGTON - Democrat lawmakers in the United States applauded the Liberals' election win under Mark Carney on Tuesday - while most Republican lawmakers stayed silent about an election campaign that turned into a rebuke of U.S. President Donald Trump's taunts and tariffs. "I congratulate Prime Minister Mark Carney...
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CP NewsAlert: Liberals projected to finish just shy of majority in razor-close race
OTTAWA - The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting Prime Minister Mark Carney will lead a minority Liberal government. Elections Canada has nearly wrapped up counting all the ballots in what turned out to be a razor-close race that will leave the Liberals three seats short of winning a majority. Recounts in some r...
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Notable Canadian cases where an accused was found not criminally responsible
A judge has ruled that Pierre Ny St-Amand, 53, was not criminally responsible for the 2023 bus attack on a Laval, Que., daycare that killed two small children and injured six others. Superior Court Justice Éric Downs concluded Ny St-Amand was experiencing psychosis and could not discern right from wrong. He has ...
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CP NewsAlert: Family of three from Colombia died in B.C. festival attack, says son
VANCOUVER - Three members of a family of Colombian immigrants have been identified among the 11 people killed in Saturday's vehicle attack in Vancouver. Vancouver resident Alejandro Samper says he lost his mother Glitza Maria Caicedo, father Daniel Samper and sister Glitza Daniela Samper in the attack on the Lapu Lapu ...
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Ontario, Prairies blocked Liberals from an election-night majority blowout
OTTAWA - The Liberals rose from the ashes under Prime Minister Mark Carney but the party's failure to sweep many of its targeted ridings last night denied it a resounding majority mandate. A big part of that failure happened in Ontario, where the party lost many incumbents - even as Carney called for a strong mandate t...
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Ottawa police say officer-involved shooting near downtown mall
OTTAWA - Police presence is heavy around a downtown Ottawa mall as police report an officer-involved shooting in the area. Ottawa Police said on social media the doors to the Rideau Centre were locked, but they have since re-opened. The shooting took place near the northeast corner of that mall, which is located a shor...
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World
Trump dismisses Biden nominees to US Holocaust Memorial Council, including Doug Emhoff
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has dismissed many of former President Joe Biden's nominees to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, including Doug Emhoff, the husband of former Vice President Kamala Harris. Emhoff, who is Jewish and who led the Biden administration's efforts to combat antisemitism, cr...
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Chinese authorities say 22 people killed, 3 injured in restaurant fire in northern city of Liaoyang
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Chinese authorities say 22 people have been killed and 3 injured in a fire at restaurant in the northern city of Liaoyang. No word was given on the cause of the fire, which broke out shortly after noon, but images from the scene showed huge flames spurting from the windows and doors of the two- or...
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Authorities believe crash through Illinois after-school building that killed 4 wasn't targeted
CHATHAM, Ill. (AP) - Authorities said Tuesday they believe a crash through an Illinois after-school building that killed three kids and one teenager wasn't targeted. The car smashed through a building Monday afternoon, injuring several others in the small city outside of Springfield, Illinois, police said. Officers res...
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Sports
Canadiens lean on 'clutch' captain Nick Suzuki to step up in big moments
MONTREAL - Nick Suzuki leads quietly, but his presence is loudest when the Montreal Canadiens need him most. "When our group needs a push or a big moment, he comes through," teammate Alex Newhook said. "He takes it upon himself." The Canadiens will turn to their captain for a spark Wednesday night a...
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Dembele's early goal gives PSG 1-0 win over Arsenal in 1st leg of Champions League semifinals
LONDON (AP) - Ousmane Dembele's early goal gave Paris Saint-Germain a 1-0 win over Arsenal on Tuesday in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal. Dembele opened the scoring in the fourth minute after he was left all alone in the Arsenal area and was picked out by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for a first-time finish ...
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Charge can clinch first-ever playoff spot with point against Minnesota
OTTAWA - A year after falling just short of a playoff berth in the Professional Women's Hickey League's inaugural season, the Ottawa Charge have a chance to redeem themselves. The Charge (12-1-4-11) need just one point to clinch their first-ever playoff spot when they host the Minnesota Frost (8-5-4-11) Wednesday night...
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