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Two-week dining celebration begins in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Local businesses are blooming with deals for Tourism Chilliwack's "Dine Chilliwack" promotion starting today, April 11, until Sunday, April 27. "The two-week celebration gives locals and visitors alike a chance to explore Chilliwack's vibrant culinary community and support local businesses w...
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Most Canadians say they expect to feel U.S. tariffs, want Canada to fight back: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests 60 per cent of Canadians say they will personally feel the effects of U.S. tariffs - and most believe Canada should fight back. The poll, which was conducted by Leger for the Association of Canadian Studies, also says that most respondents report their level of trust in Americans has droppe...
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Gabriel Landeskog expected to play Friday for AHL's Colorado Eagles, 1st pro game in nearly 3 years
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Injuries continue to mount as Toronto FC looks for its first win of the MLS season
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Fraser Valley
Federal police in B.C. bust fentanyl labs, seize equipment in Fraser Valley
SURREY - Federal police in British Columbia say three drug labs were dismantled last month in the Lower Mainland cities of Pitt Meadows, Mission and Aldergrove, as part of an investigation launched in 2023. RCMP say officers also arrested two suspects, including someone described as a "chemist," but no charge...
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Explosion in Abbotsford
AbbyPD receives 'multiple' 911 calls over reported explosion in east Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say they received multiple 911 calls Thursday morning (Apr. 10) about an explosion in the eastern part of Abbotsford. According to a statement sent to Fraser Valley Today, AbbyPD Sgt. Paul Walker says first responders attended to the area and confirmed the source of the explosion to be...
Apr 10, 2025
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Real estate sales in Chilliwack
Chilliwack-area home sales drop double digits year over year as real estate board cites 'tariff uncertainty'
CHILLIWACK - Home sales through the Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board tumbled in March due to what the association calls "tariff uncertainty." According to a statement from CADREB, there were 233 housing units sold in March 2025, a drop of 12.1 per cent from March 2024. Home sales were 37 per cent bel...
Apr 10, 2025
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Special weather statement
High winds expected later today in Chilliwack, Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island
CHILLIWACK - Environment Canada says strong winds of up to 80 km/h are expected later today in the Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island. According to a statement issued Thursday morning by the national weather agency, gusty winds are expected to arrive in the Fraser Valley this later today and into the evening. A vigorou...
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British Columbia
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...
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Kitselas First Nation in northwestern B.C. votes in favour of self-governance
VICTORIA - Members of the Kitselas First Nation in British Columbia's Skeena Valley region have voted to become self-governing. The nation says in a news release that more than 96 per cent of its enrolled voters took part in the ratification on Thursday. It says 85 per cent of voters ticked Yes for the treaty, while 81...
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Former B.C. MLA launches CentreBC party, wants to 'push back' against polarization
VICTORIA - A former member of the British Columbia legislature has launched a new political party called CentreBC, aiming to push back against what she describes as polarization in provincial politics. Karin Kirkpatrick, who represented West Vancouver-Capilano between 2020 and 2024, says she has heard from "countl...
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Two killed when house on small British Columbia island collapses
POWELL RIVER - Two people have been killed after being trapped under a house on a small island off British Columbia's coast. RCMP in Powell River say they received a call on April 6 about two people trapped under the house on Savary Island, just off the coast of the small city, about 150 kilometres northwest of Vancouv...
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Federal police in B.C. bust fentanyl labs, seize equipment in Fraser Valley
SURREY - Federal police in British Columbia say three drug labs were dismantled last month in the Lower Mainland cities of Pitt Meadows, Mission and Aldergrove, as part of an investigation launched in 2023. RCMP say officers also arrested two suspects, including someone described as a "chemist," but no charge...
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Vancouver officer charged with assault related to alleged incident at jail
VICTORIA - Crown prosecutors in British Columbia say a Vancouver police officer has been charged with assault related to an alleged incident in 2023. A statement from the BC Prosecution Service says the charge against the special municipal constable stems from an incident at the police department's jail. It allegedly h...
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Canada
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...
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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...
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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...
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In the news today: Carney meeting with cabinet committee in Ottawa
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney meeting with cabinet committee in Ottawa Prime Minister Mark Carney has suspended his election campaign yet again to deal with the fallout of U.S. tariffs. Carney is expected to chair a meeting this morning with his cabinet...
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Most Canadians say they expect to feel U.S. tariffs, want Canada to fight back: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests 60 per cent of Canadians say they will personally feel the effects of U.S. tariffs - and most believe Canada should fight back. The poll, which was conducted by Leger for the Association of Canadian Studies, also says that most respondents report their level of trust in Americans has droppe...
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Feds proposing regular 'intelligence-informed briefings' for opposition leaders: memo
OTTAWA - A newly released memo shows federal officials recommended almost a year ago that leaders of major opposition parties receive regular classified briefings - not only on foreign interference but also violent extremism and overseas conflicts. The internal memo says the proposed briefings, to be co-ordinated by th...
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World
Suspected bomb strikes near offices of Greek railway company in Athens
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A suspected bomb exploded Friday outside the Athens offices of Hellenic Train, Greece's main railway company. There were no immediate reports of injuries. Police cordoned off the area, along a major avenue in the Greek capital, where residents said a loud explosion had occurred Friday night. Local...
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Federal judge refuses to block immigration enforcement operations in houses of worship
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge refused on Friday to block immigration agents from conducting enforcement operations at houses of worship in a lawsuit filed by religious groups over a new policy adopted by the Trump administration. U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich in Washington, D.C., handed down the ruling in a ...
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Plane carrying 3 people crashes in South Florida near a major highway
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - A small plane carrying three people crashed Friday morning in South Florida near a major interstate highway and pushed a car onto railroad tracks, officials said. Boca Raton police said several roads near the Boca Raton Airport were closed near Interstate 95 after the plane went down shortly aft...
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Sports
Gabriel Landeskog expected to play Friday for AHL's Colorado Eagles, 1st pro game in nearly 3 years
Gabriel Landeskog is expected to play in a professional game Friday night for the first time in nearly three years when he suits up with the Colorado Eagles of the American Hockey League. The longtime Colorado Avalanche captain is on loan to the Eagles as part of a minor league conditioning assignment. He went through ...
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Injuries continue to mount as Toronto FC looks for its first win of the MLS season
TORONTO - Toronto FC's play is improving, but its health is not. Toronto will be without injured defenders Nicksoen Gomis, Henry Wingo, Zane Monlouis and Richie Laryea as well as forward Deandre Kerr for Saturday's visit by Minnesota United FC. Forward Ola Brynhildsen is suffering lower body discomfort and is "not...
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Oncologist reflects on cancer research advances 45 years after Terry Fox's marathon
TORONTO - Dr. André Veillette was in medical school when he watched updates on Terry Fox's cross-country run on the evening news. He didn't realize the impact the 21-year-old, just a year older than he was at the time, would have on his life. Veillette went on to become an oncologist, director of a molecular onc...
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