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Seabird Island First Nation
Seabird Island First Nation to hold referendum on housing, business lease extension
SEABIRD ISLAND - Sq'éwqel (Seabird Island) northeast of Agassiz will hold a referendum next month involving an affordable housing project and the extension of a business lease that could benefit community members. The band will ask community members to support or reject Seabird Island leasing land on Pipeho:M Ro...
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Marina celebration event
New Harrison marina owner invites community to come celebrate at grand opening
HARRISON - Sqéwqel Development Corporation (SqDC), the economic arm of Seabird Island First Nation, will hold an event celebrating its acquisition of the Harrison Hot Springs Marina over the Victoria Day long weekend. Sqéwqel Development Corporation invites the community to an opening ceremony of the mari...
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Generous donation
Bannister auto dealerships in Chilliwack contribute more than $100,000 to Chilliwack Hospital Foundation
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Hospital Foundation says it is proud to recognize Bannister GM, Bannister Hyundai, Bannister Kia, and Bannister Nissan of Chilliwack for their extraordinary community spirit in donating more than $101,000 to support healthcare in Chilliwack. According to a news release from Chilliwack Hospit...
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Property for sale
Small Sardis park owned by the City of Chilliwack hits the market with asking price of nearly $680,000
UPDATE 12:30 P.M. MONDAY: Not only has the City of Chilliwack confirmed that it owns the property at 44692 Cumberland Avenue, and that it is currently for sale, a spokesperson emailed Fraser Valley Today to say the property was purchased in 1991 with the intention of using the space to provide access to a potential nea...
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British Columbia

How Lytton Chinese History Museum rose from the ashes, almost five years after fire
LYTTON - Lorna Fandrich recalled walking into the burned out site of the Lytton Chinese History Museum in October 2021, about four months after it and most of the village were destroyed by a wildfire that claimed two lives. Clad in protective gear, she sifted through foot-deep ashes in the hope of recovering some of th...
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'Spring dip' causing steep uptick in active B.C. wildfires: BCWS information officer
VANCOUVER - The number of wildfires in British Columbia has roughly doubled over the past several days, but an information officer with the BC Wildfire Service says the activity can be attributed to the annual "spring dip." Amanda Graves says the phenomenon is caused by a decrease in moisture in the needles o...
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'We will emerge stronger': Legislator praises resilience after festival attack
British Columbia legislator Mable Elmore says people must "continue to wrap our arms around" the Filipino community as it deals with the burden of the Lapu Lapu Day tragedy that claimed 11 lives. Elmore received a standing ovation on her first day back in the legislature since the April 26 attack when an SUV ...
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B.C. seeks more clean power projects, hoping to reduce U.S. reliance
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it's seeking new clean energy projects to provide enough electricity to power 500,000 homes, helping protect the province and reduce reliance on the United States amid threats from President Donald Trump. The province is launching a second "call for power" to ac...
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Premier Eby tells B.C. industry not to panic after Trump threatens film tariffs
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier David Eby says the provincial film industry should not "panic" over a plan by U.S. President Donald Trump to put a 100 per cent tariff on foreign films, adding that the implementation challenges would be "profound." Eby says his government will continue to stand with the film...
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Wildfire smoke linked to more ER visits for asthma, researchers urge preparedness
TORONTO - A new study says visits to emergency departments for asthma spiked during a first wave of unprecedented wildfire smoke in 2023, but patient numbers returned to normal during a second wave weeks later. The researchers say the first wave may have served as a wake-up call so people learned to protect themselves ...
May 05, 2025
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Canada

Under pressure, Quebec finds money to pay for renovations to major Montreal hospital
QUÉBEC - The Quebec government says it has found the funds to begin much-needed repairs this year to a major Quebec hospital, following severe criticism from the opposition. The Coalition Avenir Québec has been under pressure to get work going at Montreal's Maisonneuve-Rosemont hospital after the governme...
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Quebec sovereigntist party cheers on possible referendum in Alberta
QUÉBEC - The leader of the sovereigntist Parti Québécois is throwing his support behind a possible referendum in Alberta, saying Premier Danielle Smith is standing up for her province. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says Smith has used the possibility of a referendum to give her province leverage as she ...
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The Latest: Carney meets with Trump in Washington to talk trade, security
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney faces the first major test of his term today - meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington. Carney said last week that he expects a "difficult but constructive" conversation. The prime minister said he sees this meeting as the beginning of discussions on a broade...
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In the news today: Carney to meet Trump in Washington today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney to meet Trump in Washington today Prime Minister Mark Carney will have to navigate a delicate balance during his first in-person meeting with Donald Trump today, following months of the U.S. president targeting Canada with ...
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New Conservative caucus set to meet in Ottawa as Poilievre pledges to learn, grow
OTTAWA - Newly elected Conservatives and returning MPs are set to meet in Ottawa this morning as the party charts its path forward after last week's election loss to the Liberals. Leader Pierre Poilievre, who lost his bid to continue representing the riding of Carleton after 20 years as the area's MP, will not be in th...
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Defence to continue cross-examining complainant today in hockey players' trial
Defence lawyers are expected to continue cross-examining the complainant today in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team. The woman began testifying last Friday, laying out her account of what happened at a bar and a hotel in downtown London, Ont., in June 2018. She told th...
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