Federal election
Brad Vis wins re-election in a landslide to represent Mission-Matsqui-Abbotsford
FRASER VALLEY - Brad Vis will represent the voters of Mission-Matsqui-Abbotsford for a fresh term after handily winning his riding Monday night. Vis, who posted on social media that he and his team visited 51,000-plus homes during the 36-day campaign and distributed over 2,100 campaign signs, is heading back to Ottawa ...
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Federal election
Political newcomer wins hotly contested Abbotsford-South Langley race
ABBOTSFORD - Independent candidate Mike de Jong's attempt to upset the establishment and win the hotly contested Abbotsford-South Langley riding fell short Monday night. Instead his Conservative rival Sukhman Gill won the riding, edging Liberal candidate Kevin Gillies. With 55 of 215 polls reporting, Gill had captured ...
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CP NewsAlert: Canadian Press decision desk projects Liberal government
OTTAWA - The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting a Liberal government following a short, intense and heated federal election campaign.As of 10:22 p.m. EDT, the Liberals had received 50 per cent of the popular vote while the Tories held 39 per cent.Preliminary results for 43 ridings show the Liberals taking 28 se...
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City of Chilliwack
City of Chilliwack seeks feedback on Official Community Plan
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack is seeking input on the official planning document that will help define the city's long-term vision for the community. In a statement Monday (Apr. 28), the city says it continues to review its Official Community Plan (OCP) and wants the public to share their feedback on key concepts...
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Lapu Lapu Day festival victim mourned
Filipina immigrant, 'Ate Rizza', identified as one of the 11 victims of Saturday's mass casualty in Vancouver
GREATER VANCOUVER - A woman described as a kind-hearted and humble immigrant from the Philippines has been identified as one of the 11 victims in Saturday's mass casualty incident in Vancouver. According to the text of a fundraiser from Shelby Anne Marie Pacumio, "Ate" (a term of respect for a sister, aunt or...
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Pet food bank in Chilliwack
Animal society in Chilliwack provides critical supplies for pet owners who need a little help
CHILLIWACK - Zoey's Pawsome Pets Society might have a quirky name, but it does wonders for over 150 pets and their caretakers each month by lending a hand to any four-legged friend in need throughout Chilliwack.The society, which operates as a non-profit pet food bank, does an exceptional job of ensuring no pet in Chil...
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British Columbia
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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Human remains found scattered along a rural property near Kamloops, B.C., police say
KAMLOOPS - Mounties in Kamloops, B.C., say they are investigating a scene where partial human remains are scattered across a rural property. Police say the southeast district major crime unit has been called in to the Pendleton Creek area, west of Kamloops, where the remains were discovered. They say investigators are ...
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Polls open across Canada as leaders, Canadians cast ballots in historic election
OTTAWA - After a short, intense and heated election campaign, Canadians are casting their ballots in a historic election to choose the next federal government. Liberal Leader Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh spent weeks pitching their cases to voters. Each of the party lead...
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Corrections Canada
Convicted murderer claims Agassiz prison authorities wrongfully took books including 'Mein Kampf'
AGASSIZ - A convicted murderer who kept his victim's severed head in a bucket claims prison authorities in British Columbia are wrongfully withholding books he has acquired during his life sentence, including Hitler's "Mein Kampf." Mihaly Illes was convicted of first-degree murder in 2011 for the death of Jav...
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Many will need care after Vancouver festival attack that killed 11, organizer says
VANCOUVER - An organizer of the Filipino festival in Vancouver that was devastated by a "meaningless tragedy" says there are many who will need help to recover after a vehicle tore through their celebration, killing 11 people. RJ Aquino told hundreds of mourners at a vigil Sunday night that people are confuse...
Apr 28, 2025
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Convicted murderer claims B.C. prison wrongfully took books including 'Mein Kampf'
VANCOUVER - A convicted murderer who kept his victim's severed head in a bucket claims prison authorities in British Columbia are wrongfully withholding books he has acquired during his life sentence, including Hitler's "Mein Kampf." Mihaly Illes was convicted of first-degree murder in 2011 for the death of J...
Apr 28, 2025
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Canada
Trump set to give automobile industry some tariff relief: White House
WASHINGTON - White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said U.S. President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order on automobile tariffs later Tuesday which is intended to provide some relief to the industry besieged by multiple duties. Leavitt did not provide details about the action but Treasury Secretary S...
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre loses his long-held seat in Ottawa
OTTAWA - The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has lost in the Ottawa riding of Carleton. Poilievre first took the seat in 2004 and won it six subsequent times. Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy was leading in the riding by more than 3,700 votes with over 99 per cent of p...
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In the news today: Liberals take 4th mandate but size of win unclear
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... PM Carney vows to stand firm against U.S. After coming out victorious in a tight election campaign, Prime Minister Mark Carney is vowing to unite a divided country in the face of ongoing tensions with the United States. In a speec...
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Trial continues for 5 former members of Canada's world junior hockey team
The sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is set to continue today in London, Ont. Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote have all pleaded not guilty to sexual assault in connection with an encounter at a hotel room in the city in 2018. McLeo...
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Ruling today on whether accused in Quebec daycare bus crash is criminally responsible
LAVAL - A Superior Court judge is to render a decision today on whether a Quebec man is not criminally responsible after he drove a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare in 2023, killing two children and injuring six others. Justice Éric Downs will tell the court whether he accepts the joint recommendation of cr...
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Newly-elected Prime Minister Carney vows to stand firm against United States
OTTAWA - After coming out victorious in a tight election campaign, Prime Minister Mark Carney is vowing to unite a divided country in the face of ongoing tensions with the United States. In a speech delivered to supporters early Tuesday morning, Carney promised to lead a government that represents all Canadians and sai...
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World
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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Disgraced Cardinal Becciu formally withdraws from participation in conclave to elect pope
VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican's "trial of the century" announced Tuesday he was withdrawing from participating in the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope for "the good of the church." Cardinal Angelo Becciu's status has dominated discussions in the days after...
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Sports
Man arrested following death of ice hockey player Adam Johnson won't face charges
LONDON (AP) - A man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the death of ice hockey player Adam Johnson has been told he will not face any charges, British prosecutors said Tuesday. Johnson played for the Nottingham Panthers and died shortly after his neck had been sliced in a collision with Sheffield Steelers ...
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Canada's Shapovalov falls to Australia's de Minaur in Madrid
MADRID - Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., saw his Madrid Open run end in the third round Tuesday with a 6-3, 7-6 (3) loss to Australia's Alex de Minaur. Shapovalov fired six aces but was undone by five double faults and won just 14 points on return. Their match had been postponed from Monday after a mass power ...
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NCAA decision has the potential to alter junior hockey and with it the pipelines that feed the NHL
Boston University sophomore Aiden Celebrini has no regrets over the decision he reached at 16 to maintain his college eligibility by skipping a chance to play for the Western Hockey League's Saskatoon Blades. And it makes no difference that college hockey wasn't on his radar growing up in North Vancouver and regularly ...
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