Federal election
Chilliwack-Hope Liberal Party candidate says Carney's win is a new beginning for Canada
CHILLIWACK - While the results of his own riding weren't what he hoped for, Liberal Party candidate for Chilliwack-Hope Zeeshan Khan says Prime Minister Mark Carney's win is a new beginning for the country. "It's a new beginning!" Khan wrote on Facebook Tuesday morning after his party leader, Mark Carney, wil...
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Political newcomer wins hotly contested Abbotsford-South Langley race
ABBOTSFORD - Independent candidate Mike de Jong's attempt to upset the establishment and win the hotly contested Abbotsford-South Langley riding fell short Monday night. Instead his Conservative rival Sukhman Gill won the riding, edging Liberal candidate Kevin Gillies. With 55 of 215 polls reporting, Gill had captured ...
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Chilliwack-Hope Liberal Party candidate says Carney's win is a new beginning for Canada
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Brad Vis wins re-election in a landslide to represent Mission-Matsqui-Abbotsford
FRASER VALLEY - Brad Vis will represent the voters of Mission-Matsqui-Abbotsford for a fresh term after handily winning his riding Monday night. Vis, who posted on social media that he and his team visited 51,000-plus homes during the 36-day campaign and distributed over 2,100 campaign signs, is heading back to Ottawa ...
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Federal election
Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl resoundingly re-elected
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl has been overwhelmingly re-elected, improving on the 46 per cent support he received four years ago. As of 9 p.m. Monday night, and with 98/243 polls reporting, Strahl received 55.1 per cent of the vote versus Liberal Party candidate Zeeshan Khan's mark of 32.4 per cent. Stra...
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Federal election
CP NewsAlert: Canadian Press decision desk projects Liberal government
OTTAWA - The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting a Liberal government following a short, intense and heated federal election campaign.As of 10:22 p.m. EDT, the Liberals had received 50 per cent of the popular vote while the Tories held 39 per cent.Preliminary results for 43 ridings show the Liberals taking 28 se...
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City of Chilliwack
City of Chilliwack seeks feedback on Official Community Plan
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack is seeking input on the official planning document that will help define the city's long-term vision for the community. In a statement Monday (Apr. 28), the city says it continues to review its Official Community Plan (OCP) and wants the public to share their feedback on key concepts...
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British Columbia
Elections Canada resumes vote counting with majority still in question
OTTAWA - The shape of the next Liberal government is becoming clearer as ballot counting continues after a historic election day in Canada. Canadians still won't know until later Tuesday whether Mark Carney's Liberals have won a majority or minority mandate from voters. Elections Canada decided early Tuesday morning to...
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Human remains found scattered along a rural property near Kamloops, B.C., police say
KAMLOOPS - Mounties in Kamloops, B.C., say they are investigating a scene where partial human remains are scattered across a rural property. Police say the southeast district major crime unit has been called in to the Pendleton Creek area, west of Kamloops, where the remains were discovered. They say investigators are ...
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Polls open across Canada as leaders, Canadians cast ballots in historic election
OTTAWA - After a short, intense and heated election campaign, Canadians are casting their ballots in a historic election to choose the next federal government. Liberal Leader Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh spent weeks pitching their cases to voters. Each of the party lead...
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Corrections Canada
Convicted murderer claims Agassiz prison authorities wrongfully took books including 'Mein Kampf'
AGASSIZ - A convicted murderer who kept his victim's severed head in a bucket claims prison authorities in British Columbia are wrongfully withholding books he has acquired during his life sentence, including Hitler's "Mein Kampf." Mihaly Illes was convicted of first-degree murder in 2011 for the death of Jav...
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Many will need care after Vancouver festival attack that killed 11, organizer says
VANCOUVER - An organizer of the Filipino festival in Vancouver that was devastated by a "meaningless tragedy" says there are many who will need help to recover after a vehicle tore through their celebration, killing 11 people. RJ Aquino told hundreds of mourners at a vigil Sunday night that people are confuse...
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Convicted murderer claims B.C. prison wrongfully took books including 'Mein Kampf'
VANCOUVER - A convicted murderer who kept his victim's severed head in a bucket claims prison authorities in British Columbia are wrongfully withholding books he has acquired during his life sentence, including Hitler's "Mein Kampf." Mihaly Illes was convicted of first-degree murder in 2011 for the death of J...
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Canada
Trump set to give automobile industry some tariff relief: White House
WASHINGTON - White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said U.S. President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order on automobile tariffs later Tuesday which is intended to provide some relief to the industry besieged by multiple duties. Leavitt did not provide details about the action but Treasury Secretary S...
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre loses his long-held seat in Ottawa
OTTAWA - The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has lost in the Ottawa riding of Carleton. Poilievre first took the seat in 2004 and won it six subsequent times. Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy was leading in the riding by more than 3,700 votes with over 99 per cent of p...
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In the news today: Liberals take 4th mandate but size of win unclear
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... PM Carney vows to stand firm against U.S. After coming out victorious in a tight election campaign, Prime Minister Mark Carney is vowing to unite a divided country in the face of ongoing tensions with the United States. In a speec...
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Trial continues for 5 former members of Canada's world junior hockey team
The sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is set to continue today in London, Ont. Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote have all pleaded not guilty to sexual assault in connection with an encounter at a hotel room in the city in 2018. McLeo...
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Ruling today on whether accused in Quebec daycare bus crash is criminally responsible
LAVAL - A Superior Court judge is to render a decision today on whether a Quebec man is not criminally responsible after he drove a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare in 2023, killing two children and injuring six others. Justice Éric Downs will tell the court whether he accepts the joint recommendation of cr...
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Newly-elected Prime Minister Carney vows to stand firm against United States
OTTAWA - After coming out victorious in a tight election campaign, Prime Minister Mark Carney is vowing to unite a divided country in the face of ongoing tensions with the United States. In a speech delivered to supporters early Tuesday morning, Carney promised to lead a government that represents all Canadians and sai...
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World
Chinese authorities say 22 people killed, 3 injured in restaurant fire in northern city of Liaoyang
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Chinese authorities say 22 people have been killed and 3 injured in a fire at restaurant in the northern city of Liaoyang. No word was given on the cause of the fire, which broke out shortly after noon, but images from the scene showed huge flames spurting from the windows and doors of the two- or...
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Authorities believe crash through Illinois after-school building that killed 4 wasn't targeted
CHATHAM, Ill. (AP) - Authorities said Tuesday they believe a crash through an Illinois after-school building that killed three kids and one teenager wasn't targeted. The car smashed through a building Monday afternoon, injuring several others in the small city outside of Springfield, Illinois, police said. Officers res...
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Disgraced Cardinal Becciu formally withdraws from participation in conclave to elect pope
VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican's "trial of the century" announced Tuesday he was withdrawing from participating in the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope for "the good of the church." Cardinal Angelo Becciu's status has dominated discussions in the days after...
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Sports
Canucks' Hughes closer to Norris Trophy repeat, Makar, Werenski also named finalists
NEW YORK - Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes is a finalist for this season's Norris Trophy, the NHL announced Tuesday. Hughes won the league's top defenceman award last season and is looking to become the first repeat winner since Detroit's Nicklas Lidstrom claimed three in a row from 2005-06 through 2007-08. Cale...
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Matthews good to go for Game 5 of Battle of Ontario after skipping practice to rest
TORONTO - Auston Matthews is good to go for Game 5 of the Battle of Ontario. The Toronto Maple Leafs captain was on the ice for Tuesday's optional morning skate, less than 24 hours after skipping practice for rest purposes following Sunday's team day off. The 27-year-old, who missed time with an upper-body injury in th...
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Man arrested following death of ice hockey player Adam Johnson won't face charges
LONDON (AP) - A man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the death of ice hockey player Adam Johnson has been told he will not face any charges, British prosecutors said Tuesday. Johnson played for the Nottingham Panthers and died shortly after his neck had been sliced in a collision with Sheffield Steelers ...
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