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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FEDERAL ELECTION
Local group hosts environment-focused candidates forum for Abbotsford-South Langley
ALDERGROVE - Candidates running to represent the Abbotsford-Langley riding will each have a chance to flex their earth-minded policies at a unique All-Candidates meeting in Aldergrove on Wednesday, April 16. The Bertrand Creek Enhancement Society (BCES) is hosting the event at the Langley Arts Council on 26670 29th Ave...
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Six-year-old dead, two others injured in hit and run in Surrey, B.C.
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MISSING CHILD
UPDATE: South Fraser SAR locate missing six-year-old
FRASER VALLEY - The South Fraser Search and Rescue team has reported that the six-year-old who went missing on April 12 has been found alive and safe. The name and image of the boy have been removed from this story for privacy reasons.
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Most Wanted
CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of April 13, 2025
CHILLIWACK - Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.Name: Scott TonksAge: 42Height: 5'9" ft Weight: 194lbsHair: Blonde/Brown Eyes: BlueWanted: Traffic in Controlled Substance x2, and Possess Controlled Drug/Substance for Trafficking x2Warrant in effe...
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ALUMNI CELEBRATION
UFV celebrates 50th anniversary with alumni and friends
CHILLIWACK - The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) wrapped up its golden jubilee celebrations last week by looking back at the community built by its alumni and their friends. More than 50,000 students have graduated from the post-secondary institution since it opened in 1974. UFV President Dr. Joanne MacLean was a...
Apr 12, 2025
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ELECTRONIC WASTE
Annual community event looking to cut down e-waste in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD -A community initiative is inviting Abbotsford residents to protect their data and get rid of electronic waste- without risking the environment. On Saturday, April 26, the Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) and Abbotsford Police Department are hosting its annual free electronics recycling and data securi...
Apr 12, 2025
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British Columbia
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...
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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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Police in Surrey, B.C., searching for non-verbal six-year-old missing since Saturday
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., are scouring the city today in search of a non-verbal six-year-old boy who has been missing since Saturday afternoon. The Surrey Police Service says dozens of search and rescue volunteers are helping with the search, adding police dogs and a helicopter have also been deployed. Police sa...
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Toronto condo market unlikely to see jolt as conditions vary elsewhere in Canada
TORONTO - Experts say the Greater Toronto Area condo market is unlikely to awaken from its lull any time soon even as other major Canadian cities see somewhat more promising demand. As supply continues to pile up in the GTA, some say affordability is still a key problem holding would-be buyers back from placing their o...
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Man charged with assault after police say two officers in Vancouver were set on fire
VANCOUVER - A man has been charged after allegedly setting two officers from the Vancouver Police Department on fire earlier this week. The department says the 40-year old faces one count of assaulting a police officer and one count of obstructing a police officer. The incident happened on Thursday night when the offic...
Apr 12, 2025
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Artificial intelligence, wearable tech can improve safety in stroke rehab: study
Artificial intelligence combined with wearable technology has the potential to improve safety among people recovering from a stroke, suggests a study from researchers, including a team from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. Gustavo Balbinot, an assistant professor in neurorehabilitation, said the research op...
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Canada
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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Ontario family seeks help finding son who disappeared in Mont-Tremblant in February
MONTREAL - An Ontario family is asking the public for help in finding their 22-year-old son who disappeared while on a ski trip in Mont-Tremblant, Que. 70 days ago. Liam Toman went missing at around 3 a.m. on Feb. 2 after leaving a bar in the ski village north of Montreal after a night of dinner and drinks with friends...
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Quebec teen, 15, dies after falling into silo at closed factory in Shawinigan, Que
SHAWINIGAN - Quebec provincial police say a 15-year-old girl has died after a fall at the site of a shuttered factory in Shawinigan, northeast of Montreal. One of the girl's relatives alerted emergency services around 8:30 p.m. on Friday after the victim fell into a silo at the former Belgo factory, a paper mill that h...
Apr 12, 2025
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Artificial intelligence, wearable tech can improve safety in stroke rehab: study
Artificial intelligence combined with wearable technology has the potential to improve safety among people recovering from a stroke, suggests a study from researchers, including a team from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. Gustavo Balbinot, an assistant professor in neurorehabilitation, said the research op...
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B.C. Court of Appeal upholds murder conviction for Vancouver Island prison escapee
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of James Busch, who escaped from a Vancouver Island prison in 2019 with another inmate, then killed a man who lived near the institution. Busch and fellow inmate Zachary Armitage escaped from William Head Institution, a minim...
Apr 11, 2025
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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...
Apr 11, 2025
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World
FAA says company whose sightseeing chopper crashed, killing 6, is ceasing operations immediately
NEW YORK (AP) - The Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday that the helicopter tour company whose sightseeing chopper broke apart in flight and crashed in New York, killing the pilot and a family of five visitors from Spain, is shutting down operations immediately. The FAA, in a statement posted on X, also said it...
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Rory McIlroy wins Masters playoff to complete the career Grand Slam
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Rory McIlroy turned another major collapse into his grandest moment of all, hitting a wedge into 3 feet for birdie in a sudden-death playoff Sunday to finally win the Masters and take his place in golf history as the sixth player to claim the career Grand Slam. What should have been a coronation for...
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Rory McIlroy wins Masters playoff to complete the career Grand Slam
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Rory McIlroy turned another major collapse into his grandest performance of all, hitting a wedge into 4 feet for birdie in a sudden-death playoff Sunday to finally win the Masters and take his place in golf history as the sixth player to claim the career Grand Slam. What should have been a coronatio...
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Sports
Woll makes 25 saves to help the Maple Leafs top the slumping Hurricanes 4-1
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Joseph Woll made 25 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs moved closer to clinching the Atlantic Division title by defeating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 on Sunday, reaching the 50-win mark. Pontus Holmberg, Auston Matthews, William Nylander and John Tavares scored for Toronto, which has won three strai...
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Rory McIlroy wins Masters playoff to complete the career Grand Slam
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Rory McIlroy turned another major collapse into his grandest moment of all, hitting a wedge into 3 feet for birdie in a sudden-death playoff Sunday to finally win the Masters and take his place in golf history as the sixth player to claim the career Grand Slam. What should have been a coronation for...
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Rory McIlroy wins Masters playoff to complete the career Grand Slam
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Rory McIlroy turned another major collapse into his grandest performance of all, hitting a wedge into 4 feet for birdie in a sudden-death playoff Sunday to finally win the Masters and take his place in golf history as the sixth player to claim the career Grand Slam. What should have been a coronatio...
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