Stolen property
Report of suspicious activity leads to significant stolen property recovery: Hope RCMP
HOPE - Mounties in Hope say a report of suspicious activity eventually led to a discovery of stolen property in late April. According to a statement from Hope RCMP Staff Sgt. Michael Sargent, Mounties in Hope were dispatched for a report of suspicious activity on Friday, April 28 in the 17000 block of Silverhope Road i...
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Stolen equipment
Stolen search and rescue gear bags have been returned: Chilliwack RCMP
CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack say the gear bags containing specialized search and rescue (SAR) equipment that were stolen during the search operation for the missing 7-year-old child last week have been returned to the Chilliwack detachment. According to a statement from Chilliwack RCMP personnel, the equipment was...
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Seasonal water restrictions take effect in Chilliwack
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Diner officially opens in downtown Chilliwack
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Youth, 16, deceased after hiking accident near Lions Bay: Sea to Sky RCMP
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Seabird Island First Nation
Seabird Island First Nation to hold referendum on housing, business lease extension
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British Columbia
Planned burn could have killed trapped firefighters, says B.C. safety report
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B.C. coroner reopens investigation of Indigenous woman's death
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Mother visiting from Philippines was among Vancouver festival victims
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Executive leadership
BC Hydro names new president & CEO
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BC Hydro names new president, the day after power 'action plan' unveiled
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Alberta separatism talk goes too far in B.C., but some concerns get sympathy
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Canada
In the news today: Carney to update premiers on Trump, Feds mending social fractures
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Canada's Alert Ready system undergoes annual test today, coast to coast, except Que.
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Two Belgian teenagers found with 5,000 ants in Kenya given $7,700 fine or 1-year prison sentence
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Cardinals process into St Peter's Basilica for a final Mass before conclave to elect the next pope
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Fighter jet landing on USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier goes overboard, forcing pilots to eject
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Sports
Another comeback, but rare Game 1 win in a playoff series for Edmonton Oilers
LAS VEGAS - The Edmonton Oilers winning the first game of a playoff series was rare. Coming from behind to do it was not. Edmonton's 4-2 victory at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday to kick off a second-round series against the Vegas Golden Knights was just the third time in six straight years of reaching the playoffs that the...
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Oilers rally for NHL-record fifth straight time to beat Golden Knights 4-2 in Game 1
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