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CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of May 4, 2025
CHILLIWACK - Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.Name: Myran MoyahAge: 21Height: 6'0ftWeight: 167lbsHair: BlackEyes: BrownTattoo: Multiple including Tear drop, Rifle, Diamonds, Butterfly on CheekWanted: Unlawfully At LargeWarrant in effect: April 22, 2...
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CORRECTIONAL SERVICE CANADA
Meth, THC shatter seized in medium-security prison in Mission
MISSION - A package containing several unauthorized items has been seized at a medium-security unit in Mission last week. On April 24, Correctional Service Canada (CSC) said vigilant staff at the Mission Institution found the contraband package carrying items like methamphetamine, THC shatter, tobacco, and one charging...
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Most Wanted
CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of May 4, 2025
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FERRY FIRE
Update: Derelict ferry fire in Mission under control, shelter-in-place advisory now lifted
UPDATE 1:23 P.M. SATURDAY: The shelter-in-place advisory has been lifted for the area between Chester Street and 287 Street, south of Lougheed Highway. However, residents are asked to keep windows and doors closed in case smoke persists intermittently. The fire is now largely under control, but may continue to smoulder...
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LOCAL PERFORMANCE
B.C.-based music duo to perform in Chilliwack restaurant Saturday night
CHILLIWACK - Two B.C.-based musicians are descending in Chilliwack tonight (May 3) for their "Sun and Stars" road tour. Master of ivories Matthew Presidente and folk-rock artist Kele Fleming are stopping by Bozzini's (45739 Hocking Avenue) in a tour that will see stops on Vancouver Island, Metro Vancouver, th...
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FUNDRAISING HELP
Chilliwack family appeals for support after losing home in late April fire
CHILLIWACK - Once the smoke cleared at this single structure in the Fairfield Island area, the Tawileh family found they were left without a home. Just before 4 a.m. on April 27, a fast-moving fire went through their house in the 10000 block of Fairbanks Crescent. Mohammad Tawileh, his wife, and their children quickly ...
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MOTOR INCIDENT
Lougheed Highway collision shuts down Deroche Bridge, cuts power to thousands
MISSION - Over 4,300 customers lost power after a motor vehicle incident on Deroche Bridge, between Athey Road and Taylor Road, on Saturday, May 3. At roughly 7:15 a.m., scanners said a vehicle hit a pole, causing power lines to go down across Highway 7. BC Hydro reported that a crew will be heading to an outage affect...
May 03, 2025
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British Columbia
Residents of Mission, B.C., told to stay inside after derelict ferry burns
Residents in parts of Mission, B.C., have been told to shelter in place with their windows closed after a derelict ferry caught fire. A statement from the city says its emergency operations centre has been activated in response to a fire aboard the Queen of Sidney ferry currently moored in the Fraser River. It says res...
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A family and a festival: How Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day tragedy unfolded
VANCOUVER - In January last year, Cirque du Soleil usher Alexander Lo made his final public post on his Facebook timeline, promoting the circus' Kooza show. Four days later, his brother responded. "Brother, we will get to see this together sometime," wrote Adam Kai-Ji Lo. But he knew it wasn't to be. Alexande...
May 03, 2025
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More memorial masses planned for victims in Vancouver festival attack
VANCOUVER - People in Vancouver and beyond remain in mourning one week after a deadly attack on a Filipino street festival. The Vancouver archdiocese says on social media that additional memorial masses are being planned to remember the 11 people killed at the Lapu Lapu Day festival last Saturday. It says events are be...
May 03, 2025
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International fugitive returned to B.C. after being arrested in Middle East
An international fugitive and one of Canada's most wanted is back behind bars following a Vancouver Police Department investigation that lasted three years, spanned 14 countries and ended in the Middle East. Cody Casey has been back in Canada since April 24 following his arrest by police in Oman on Oct. 5, 2024, and an...
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Girl missing after following dog into wooded area in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in British Columbia are looking for a seven-year-old child who went missing in Chilliwack on Thursday after following her neighbour's dog into a wooded area. They say the girl was last seen around 4 p.m. on the 50800 block of Winona Road. Police describe the girl as Caucasian, four feet tall with ...
May 02, 2025
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Wildfire that forced evacuations in Fort St. John, B.C., not threatening buildings
FORT ST. JOHN - The City of Fort St. John, B.C., says a wildfire that prompted evacuations last night is not actively threatening any structures. But in an update posted at 8:40 p.m. Thursday, it says the blaze is moving beyond the Community Forest into the Peace River Regional District. The BC Wildfire Service's lates...
May 02, 2025
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Canada
Canadian students in Netherlands for 1945 liberation celebrations
HALIFAX - As the Netherlands marks the 80th anniversary of the country's liberation by the Canadian Army, more than 1,000 Canadian students will take part in events where they are expected to sense both the horror of war and the reverence of the Dutch for their liberators. Upwards of 175,000 Canadians fought as part of...
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Seven foreign policy challenges facing PM Mark Carney that aren't about Donald Trump
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has many foreign policy issues on his plate - and they're not all about U.S. President Donald Trump. Here are six of the key challenges Ottawa will be navigating in the coming months during a turbulent time in world politics. Trump in Alberta for G7 In just six weeks, Carney will wel...
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Canada's deepening dependence on U.S. has been a decades-long evolution, experts say
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has repeatedly accused the Liberal government of entrenching Canada's economic dependence on the United States. But political scientists say the reality is more complex, noting a broad trend toward continental integration of national economies that began almost 40 years ago...
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Experts see hopeful signs as Mark Carney prepares to talk trade with Trump
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney will be watched closely by Canadians infuriated by Donald Trump - and by an anxious business community looking for tariff relief - when he meets with the U.S. president Tuesday in Washington. After months of Trump's annexation threats, the newly elected prime minister will be tas...
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Albertans rally for separation, saying things won't change under Confederation
EDMONTON - Katheryn Speck said she used to be a Canadian nationalist, travelled the world with a maple leaf on her backpack and once lived in Quebec so she could become fluently bilingual. But on Saturday she was among hundreds of people who rallied at the Alberta legislature to support separation from Canada, with man...
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Manitoba warns of new measles exposure sites south of Winnipeg
WINKLER - Public health officials in Manitoba are warning of new measles exposure sites in two communities south of Winnipeg, including a medical centre and an elementary school. Officials say people may have been exposed to the virus at the C. W. Wiebe Medical Centre and the Dynacare blood and medical test lab in Wink...
May 03, 2025
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World
Nicaragua withdraws from UNESCO in protest at press freedom award
PARIS (AP) - UNESCO on Sunday announced the withdrawal of Nicaragua from the U.N. cultural and educational body because of the awarding of a UNESCO prize celebrating press freedom to a Nicaraguan newspaper, La Prensa. UNESCO's director general, Audrey Azoulay, announced that she had received a letter Sunday morning fro...
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UK police arrest several Iranian men over alleged attack plot
LONDON (AP) - British counterterrorism officers arrested several Iranian men over an alleged plot to attack an unspecified target in London, the Metropolitan Police force said Sunday. Police said five men aged between 29 and 46 were detained on Saturday in various parts of England on suspicion of preparing a terrorist ...
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Israeli Cabinet ministers to vote on whether to expand Gaza fighting
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Top Israeli Cabinet ministers were set to meet on Sunday to vote on whether to intensify the country's military operations in the Gaza Strip, as the army began to call up thousands of reserve soldiers in preparation for an expanded assault, Israeli officials said. Also Sunday, a missile launched...
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Sports
Jets rule out star forward Mark Scheifele for Game 7 against Blues
WINNIPEG - Jets forward Mark Scheifele has been ruled out for Winnipeg's crucial playoff game tonight against the visiting St. Louis Blues. The Jets will be without one of their top scorers for Game 7, with the winner moving on to the second round to face the Dallas Stars and the loser eliminated from the post-season. ...
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Leafs, Oilers given starting dates for second round of NHL playoffs
TORONTO - Three of the four second-round NHL playoff matchups have starting dates. The Toronto Maple Leafs, who needed six games to knock off the Ottawa Senators in round one, host the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers in Game 1 on Monday. Game 2 in the best-of-seven series is Wednesday, with Games 3 and ...
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Whitecaps boost unbeaten mark to 10 games after 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake
VANCOUVER - Jayden Nelson scored a pretty goal in the 20th minute and centre back Tristan Blackmon sealed the victory in the 70th as the Vancouver Whitecaps continued their unbeaten streak with a 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer play Saturday night. Vancouver is undefeated in 10 games (6-0-4) acro...
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