Threats received in Langley
Langley RCMP says schools, daycares in Langley also threatened
LANGLEY - A Langley RCMP spokesperson says it has received multiple calls about about an email circulating online that alludes to threats of violence targeting schools and daycares in the Fraser Valley. According to a statement from Langley RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, Langley RCMP received several calls on Su...
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Homeless encampment in Chilliwack
Soowahlie First Nation takes action on homeless camp due to government inaction
CHILLIWACK - Soowahlie First Nation and its supporters took matters into their own hands Sunday (Apr. 6) during a cleanup of a homeless encampment near the Vedder Bridge. With at least 75 people in attendance, the Chilliwack-area First Nation invited the community to eradicate a homeless camp on the banks of the Chilli...
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Ottawa Charge forward Shiann Darkangelo named PWHL's first star of the week
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Personalized Hearing Care
Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
PWHL suspends Victoire's Tabin two games, Charge's Boyd gets one-game ban
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'It's about winning': Maple Leafs embracing head coach Craig Berube's style
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Fraser Valley
Chilliwack Chiefs
Chilliwack Chiefs double up Prince George Spruce Kings in opening weekend of BCHL playoffs
CHILLIWACK - The Prince George Spruce Kings tied the score twice but weren't able to find a lead, as they fell 4-2 to the Chilliwack Chiefs in game two of their BCHL playoff series Saturday (April 5) night.The Chiefs, the top-seeded Coastal Conference team, scored twice just 47 seconds apart in the second period and th...
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Vehicle incident
Sardis mailboxes take a hit
CHILLIWACK - Canada Post community mailboxes in Sardis took a hit last week following an unspecified vehicle collision. According to a social media post from a Fraser Valley postal carrier, the community mailboxes were reportedly struck last Thursday morning (Apr. 3) at about 3 a.m., with enough force to leave them lea...
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MISSION FOLK FEST
More than 20 artists set to perform at 2025 Mission Folk Music Festival
MISSION - The Mission Folk Music Festival (MFMF) is gearing up for its 38th year of summer performances at Fraser River Heritage Park, just east of the city of Mission.A lineup featuring 21 artists has been released on Tuesday, April 1, featuring a wide range of artists performing in traditional and contemporary music ...
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HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION
Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation marks 25 years of community support
FRASER VALLEY - The organization supporting hospitals and care facilities in the Fraser Valley is looking back on its 25 years of community service. In April 2000, the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation (FVHCF) was established to raise funds and awareness about services within the regional hospital district. A quarte...
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British Columbia
Smith takes swipe at Carney after Liberal leader jabs Alberta premier on the stump
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is fighting back after federal Liberal Leader Mark Carney mocked her during an election campaign stop, accusing him of being intimidated by a "strong conservative woman." Carney joked on the weekend about premiers appearing on Fox News, saying it would be a "bad ...
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Threats about violence at Abbotsford, B.C., schools likely fake, police say
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say there had been an email and social media posts are circulating among local parents about potential acts of violence at schools in the city. They say officers responded to numerous "swatting" calls across the city this weekend, which happen when people falsely repor...
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Carney, Poilievre talk seniors, resource project approvals in B.C.
OTTAWA - The Liberal and Conservative leaders are both in British Columbia today, where the Liberals are promising measures targeting seniors and Tories are pledging more efficient approvals for resource projects. At the start of the third week of the federal election campaign, Liberal Leader Mark Carney is in Victoria...
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With 8.7m birds dead, B.C. farmers assess avian flu toll, and worry about what's next
VANCOUVER - There is a window of relief for British Columbia farmers from the devastating waves of avian flu, leaving them to assess the toll of outbreaks spanning more than three years that saw millions of birds culled at hundreds of farms. Farmers and scientists also worry what the next migration of wild birds will b...
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Top leaders finish second week of election campaign
Federal party leaders are prepared to finish the second week of the federal election campaign with events in Nova Scotia and British Columbia. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is scheduled to make an announcement in Halifax, joined by the local candidate Lisa Roberts. He will later attend the Elbows Up, Canada! rally in Dartmo...
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B.C. Premier to meet with Mark Carney over the soaring lumber duties imposed by U.S.
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he will meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday to discuss launching a Team Canada approach to support workers in the forestry sector in response to the latest U.S. decision on softwood lumber duties. The U.S. Department of Commerce said on Friday that it has de...
Apr 05, 2025
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Canada
Smith takes swipe at Carney after Liberal leader jabs Alberta premier on the stump
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is fighting back after federal Liberal Leader Mark Carney mocked her during an election campaign stop, accusing him of being intimidated by a "strong conservative woman." Carney joked on the weekend about premiers appearing on Fox News, saying it would be a "bad ...
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Ottawa police name suspect in Parliament Hill lockdown incident
OTTAWA - Ottawa police have released the name of the person they say was behind a massive security incident on Parliament Hill over the weekend. Police say Tyler Hall-Worthington, a 31-year-old Ottawa man, has been charged in connection with the lockdown Saturday afternoon at East Block, a building in the parliamentary...
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Carney, Poilievre talk seniors, resource project approvals in B.C.
OTTAWA - The Liberal and Conservative leaders are both in British Columbia today, where the Liberals are promising measures targeting seniors and Tories are pledging more efficient approvals for resource projects. At the start of the third week of the federal election campaign, Liberal Leader Mark Carney is in Victoria...
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In the news today: Week 3 of the federal campaign kicks off
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Federal leaders enter week 3 of the election campaign With just three weeks to go until election day, Canada's federal party leaders are back on the road today. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is expected to make an announcement in Toron...
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Man accused of crashing bus into Quebec daycare, killing 2 children is back in court
LAVAL - The man accused of killing two children and injuring six others when the transit bus he was driving crashed into a Montreal-area daycare is back in Superior Court today. Both the Crown and defence are expected to argue at the Laval, Que., courthouse that he was not criminally responsible for his actions. Prosec...
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Federal leaders enter week 3 of the election campaign
OTTAWA - With just three weeks to go until election day, Canada's federal party leaders are back on the road today. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is expected to make an announcement in Toronto today following weekend campaign stops on the East Coast, where he announced plans to impose national rent control and to get every ...
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World
Rescue efforts from Myanmar's deadly earthquake wind down as death toll hits 3,600
BANGKOK (AP) - Long-shot efforts to find survivors from Myanmar's devastating March 28 earthquake were winding down Monday, as rescue efforts were supplanted by increasing relief and recovery activity. The death toll surpassed 3,600 and was still climbing. A situation report issued late Monday by the U.N. Office for th...
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US bishops halt partnerships with federal government on aid programs, citing funding cuts
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops says it is ending a half-century of partnerships with the federal government to serve refugees and children, saying the "heartbreaking" decision follows the Trump administration's abrupt halt to funding for refugee resettlement. The break will inevitably result in fewer...
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block order to return Maryland man from El Salvador
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to block a court order requiring it to return a Maryland man who was sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador. The Justice Department argued in an emergency appeal to the justices that U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis overstepped her authority...
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Sports
Ottawa Charge forward Shiann Darkangelo named PWHL's first star of the week
TORONTO - Ottawa Charge forward Shiann Darkangelo is the Professional Women's Hockey League's first star of the week. The PWHL announced the honour Monday. Charge goaltender Gwyneth Philips was named second star and New York Sirens netminder Corinne Schroeder earned the week's third star. Darkangelo scored in each peri...
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PWHL suspends Victoire's Tabin two games, Charge's Boyd gets one-game ban
TORONTO - The Professional Women's Hockey League has suspended Montreal Victoire defender Kati Tabin and Ottawa Charge defender Zoe Boyd following separate incidents last week. Tabin was banned two games Monday for elbowing New York Sirens forward Jessie Eldridge in the head last Tuesday. Tabin received a game miscondu...
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'It's about winning': Maple Leafs embracing head coach Craig Berube's style
TORONTO - Craig Berube arrived in town with a plan. The Stanley Cup-winning head coach was hired by the Toronto Maple Leafs last spring to change how a gifted group with loads of regular-season success - and plenty of playoff pain - went about its business. Berube preached a direct, defensively responsible, north-south...
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