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Trail race
Annual Cultus Lake trail race raises thousands for scholarships, Chilliwack non-profits doing good work
CHILLIWACK - The annual Around the Lake Give 'R Take 30 Trail Race continues to provide lasting benefits to Chilliwack and beyond, generating thousands of dollars to bolster local programs and services. The race committee says last year's race held on October 19 around Cultus Lake raised $11,000 for several non-profit ...
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Road closures
Tyson Road, South Sumas Road in Chilliwack to undergo pair of 11-hour closures this week
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack plans to close two primary roads in Sardis this week as part of ongoing construction activities. According to a social media post from the municipality, Tyson Road between Balmoral Avenue and Insley Avenue, as well as South Sumas Road between Dover Road and Evans Road, will both be c...
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Campground closure
Chilliwack-area campground will not open in 2025, citing several factors
CHILLIWACK - Nestled between two waterways and surrounded by towering cedar trees in a peaceful riverside setting, a popular Chilliwack-area campground has confirmed it will not open this year for summer camping. Sweltzer Creek Campground, located at 4745 Sleepy Hollow Road in Cultus Lake, made a brief announcement on ...
May 12, 2025
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New city park
City of Chilliwack to repurpose unused Enbridge land in Sardis for city park
CHILLIWACK - Residents of Chilliwack will soon have access to a new nature-themed playground on a vacant parcel of land in Sardis owned by Enbridge, an energy infrastructure company. According to a statement from Enbridge spokesperson Rawnna Low, the City of Chilliwack will repurpose a 0.3-acre parcel of land on Crestw...
May 12, 2025
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British Columbia

Parkland-Sunoco deal comes amid fraught U.S.-Canada relations, resource nationalism
CALGARY - Ottawa is weighing the proposed takeover of Calgary-based Parkland Corp. by American fuel distributor Sunoco LP at a time of fraught Canada-U.S. relations and amped-up resource nationalism. The US$9.1-billion friendly deal announced last week is subject to a review under the Investment Canada Act, which consi...
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Carney touts housing credentials of Vancouver ex-mayor Robertson as he joins cabinet
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Gregor Robertson brings "the type of experience" needed to help tackle Canada's housing crisis after a decade as the mayor of Vancouver - a period that coincided with sharp increases in the city's home prices. The new housing and infrastructure minister - who co-founde...
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Planned ignitions in 2023 wildfires were 'reasonable,' Forest Practices Board rules
VICTORIA - The Forest Practices Board has found that planned ignitions by the BC Wildfire Service during a 2023 wildfire that destroyed 40 homes along Gun Lake were "reasonable." The conclusion comes after the board completed its investigation into a complaint submitted by three Gun Lake residents. Their comp...
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Despite a polarizing election, poll suggests Canadians don't want a two-party system
OTTAWA - While the recent federal election turned into a tight race between the Liberals and Conservatives that left other parties trailing far behind, a new poll suggests most Canadians don't want the country end up with a two-party system. The poll of over 1,600 Canadians, conducted by Leger Marketing for the Associa...
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Eby warns against jumping to conclusions about Lapu Lapu suspect's care before attack
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says there's a disconnect between what health authorities say about the prior condition of the suspect in the Lapu Lapu festival attack and the reality of what happened. But Eby also says people shouldn't jump to the conclusion that those involved in Adam Kai-Ji Lo's care d...
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B.C. pharmacists sanctioned over opioid dispensing practices file court challenges
VANCOUVER - Two Vancouver pharmacists facing sanctions for alleged improper opioid dispensing practices are taking the College of Pharmacists of B.C. to court, claiming evidence was collected "improperly" during inspections by college investigators. The college announced last month that it was limiting the pr...
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Canada

Carney touts housing credentials of Vancouver ex-mayor Robertson as he joins cabinet
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Gregor Robertson brings "the type of experience" needed to help tackle Canada's housing crisis after a decade as the mayor of Vancouver - a period that coincided with sharp increases in the city's home prices. The new housing and infrastructure minister - who co-founde...
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Bloc member who lost by 1 vote considers 'all options' after report of ballot problem
MONTREAL - The Bloc Québécois candidate for the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne says she's evaluating her options after a judicial recount that saw her lose by a single vote. Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné's statement comes as Elections Canada investigates a possible error involving an uncounted mai...
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Quebecer who stabbed to death mother and a neighbour found not criminally responsible
MONTREAL - A Quebec man who killed his mother and a neighbour in a suburb west of Montreal last year has been found not criminally responsible for the crimes. A Superior Court judge made the decision Monday in the case of 45-year-old Fabio Puglisi, who also seriously injured a third person during a stabbing spree in Va...
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Mandy Gull-Masty becomes first Indigenous person to head Indigenous Services
OTTAWA - For the first time ever, an Indigenous person has been chosen to lead the federal department responsible for providing services to First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. Mandy Gull-Masty, former grand chief of the Grand Council of the Crees, was sworn in this morning as the Indigenous services mini...
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Key portfolios for business community to watch as Carney's cabinet sworn in
Canada's business community will be monitoring files across various portfolios after Tuesday's swearing-in of Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet. Corporate leaders and business associations say their priorities include holding Carney accountable when it comes to his promise of launching nation-building projects, ...
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Six-month lockout ends at Montreal's storied Queen Elizabeth hotel
MONTREAL - Unionized employees at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel have agreed to a new contract, putting an end to a six-month lockout at the storied Montreal landmark. A news release by the hotel says workers voted 91 per cent in favour of a new deal on Monday, after they were locked out by management on Nov. 20. T...
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