Man charged
B.C. man charged for allegedly stabbing Police Service Dog Rebel during high-risk incident
LOWER MAINLAND - Mounties in Richmond say a man who was apprehended during a high-risk police incident and allegedly stabbed a police service dog in early May has been charged. According to a statement from Richmond RCMP, Mounties in Richmond responded to a 9-1-1 call from a man in distress on Wednesday, May 7 at about...
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More pain at the pump
More pain at the pump for Chilliwack motorists as gas prices spike once again
CHILLIWACK - Just when you thought Chilliwack gas prices were dropping a few cents here and there to around $1.559 per litre this week, motorists around Chilliwack saw an unexpected double-digit increase Wednesday. Gas prices rose Wednesday nearly 20 cents at some Chilliwack gas stations, increasing from about $1.569/l...
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Okoronkwo, Regan lead AFC Toronto past Montreal Roses 2-0 in NSL
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Chilliwack School District expects boost of over $1 million from int'l student enrolment vs. previous year
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack School District has experienced a fairly significant enrolment boost in international students during the current budget cycle, resulting in a revenue increase of over a million dollars compared to the previous school year. According to a report from SD33 financial staff contained within thi...
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Fraser Valley cross-border arrest
Canadian caught sneaking into the U.S. from Fraser Valley - with coke and meth
SUMAS, WASHINGTON - A Canadian citizen has been arrested by American border guards from the Blaine Sector division in Sumas after he tried to cross from the Fraser Valley into the U.S. illegally with narcotics on him. According to a brief social media post from Rosario Pete Vasquez, chief patrol agent for U.S. Customs ...
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Bringing pro-level insight
From CFL sidelines to Huskers spring camp, Chilliwack's Piché brings pro-level insight
CHILLIWACK - It was a full-circle moment for Valley Huskers special teams coordinator and running backs coach Ryk Piché, catching up with a former high school player of his who now leads one of the CFL's storied franchises.Piché recently traveled to Saskatoon to attend the Saskatchewan Roughriders' main t...
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Helping local food banks
Pattison Food Group stores in Chilliwack, Fraser Valley to support local food banks this week
CHILLIWACK - Western Canadians can do their part to help local food banks, the backbone of many communities these days, this week by purchasing Western Family products at Pattison Food Group supermarkets in Chilliwack, Hope, the Fraser Valley and the rest of the Lower Mainland. All Save-On-Foods, Buy-Low Foods, Nesters...
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British Columbia
Steve Rai appointed Vancouver's new police chief after filling job in interim role
VANCOUVER - Vancouver has a new police chief, with the appointment of Steve Rai to the role he has already been filling on an interim basis. Mayor Ken Sim says Rai brings more than three decades of experience with the Vancouver Police Department, including stints in nearly every area of the force. He says Rai started a...
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B.C. First Nations fear protests and conflict over fast-track legislation
First Nations leaders in British Columbia say proposed legislation to fast-track resource projects will likely lead to protests and litigation should the provincial government push the law through. Robert Phillips with the First Nations Summit says the B.C. government's proposed legislation, known as Bill 15, to approv...
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Vancouver police say Downtown Eastside crime dropping after adoption of task force
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver have released new data they say depicts the success of a task force launched three months ago to curb crime in the city's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood. The data correspond with the experiences of some working in the neighbourhood, with Vancouver Chinatown Business Improvement Area Soc...
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Vancouver consolidating festival attack memorials, but advocates say it's too soon
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver has started work to consolidate temporary memorials near the site of the Lapu Lapu Day festival attack, but an advocacy group says it's too soon. Workers at one memorial outside John Oliver Secondary School could be seen removing flowers and placing them in green compost bins. Filipino...
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Vancouver Island land returned to Lyackson First Nation and Cowichan Tribes
VICTORIA - A stretch of culturally significant land in the Cowichan Valley has been returned to the Lyackson First Nation and Cowichan Tribes communities. The British Columbia government says the return of the Vancouver Island lands historically used by First Nations for gathering and harvesting represents a reconcilia...
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B.C. Crown counsel group files workload grievance, says staff shortages slow justice
VANCOUVER - The BC Crown Counsel Association says it has filed a formal workload grievance against the BC Prosecution Service over what it calls "inadequate staffing" in its Okanagan and Kootenay offices. The association representing 550 Crown prosecutors across B.C. says that while staffing and resource shor...
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Canada
RCMP monitoring B.C. ostrich farm to ensure 'no criminal behaviour'
RCMP say they are closely monitoring the situation at a British Columbia ostrich farm "to ensure there is no criminal behavior" at the property where protesters have gathered to oppose a cull of the birds. RCMP spokesman Cpl. Brett Urano says police are aware of "increased tensions" and protest acti...
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B.C. First Nations fear protests and conflict over fast-track legislation
First Nations leaders in British Columbia say proposed legislation to fast-track resource projects will likely lead to protests and litigation should the provincial government push the law through. Robert Phillips with the First Nations Summit says the B.C. government's proposed legislation, known as Bill 15, to approv...
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Police dismantle alleged fraud ring that targeted car dealerships in 5 provinces
TROIS-RIVIÈRES - Quebec provincial police say they've arrested three people in connection with a luxury car fraud ring across five provinces. They say 22 car dealerships in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia were defrauded of more than $3.3 million between 2022 and 2023. In a news release, ...
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A delegation of U.S. senators is in Ottawa to meet with Prime Minister Carney
OTTAWA - Five United States senators are in Ottawa today for meetings with the Liberal government, including Prime Minister Mark Carney. The delegation includes Democrats Jeanne Shaheen, Tim Kaine, Amy Klobuchar and Peter Welch, and Republican Kevin Cramer. They're expected to meet with the ministers of foreign affairs...
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Conservative MP launches petition to end temporary foreign worker program
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Jamil Jivani has launched a petition to end the temporary foreign worker program. The petition says the temporary foreign worker program is a "large contributor" to an unsustainable level of immigration and claims the program is taking jobs away from Canadians and suppressing wages. I...
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Supreme Court of Canada to examine role of rape shield law in sexual services case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will look at the application of the rape shield law in the case of two individuals accused of acting as pimps for a woman who worked from a house they rented. Section 276 of the Criminal Code, known as the rape shield law, limits the use of evidence about a complainant's sexual hist...
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World
Trump's Harvard visa threat could wipe out several of the school's sports teams
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Some of Harvard's sports teams would be virtually wiped out by a Trump administration decision announced on Thursday that would make the Ivy League school with the nation's largest athletic program ineligible for international student visas. Seven of the eight rowers on the men's heavyweight cre...
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GOP US Sen. Tommy Tuberville is expected to announce run for Alabama governor, associates say
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Republican U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who entered politics after retiring as a college football coach, plans to run for governor of Alabama in 2026, according to people familiar with his plans. Two people who have spoken with Tuberville about his plans said Thursday they expect him to announce ...
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Supreme Court declines to reinstate independent agency board members fired by President Donald Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to reinstate independent agency board members fired by President Donald Trump. The court's action essentially extended an order Chief Justice John Roberts issued in April that had the effect of removing two board members who Trump fired from agencies that deal wi...
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Sports
Okoronkwo, Regan lead AFC Toronto past Montreal Roses 2-0 in NSL
LAVAL - Esther Okoronkwo and Emma Regan scored goals to lead AFC Toronto past Montreal Roses FC 2-0 on Thursday night in the Northern Super League. Okoronkwo opened the scoring in the 35th minute at Stade Boréale, curling a beautiful shot from outside the box for her third of the season. Regan made it 2-0 in the...
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Trump's Harvard visa threat could wipe out several of the school's sports teams
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Some of Harvard's sports teams would be virtually wiped out by a Trump administration decision announced on Thursday that would make the Ivy League school with the nation's largest athletic program ineligible for international student visas. Seven of the eight rowers on the men's heavyweight cre...
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Pagdanganan among 4 tied for the LPGA lead in Mexico
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) - Bianca Pagdanganan felt right at home in the stifling heat and humidity Thursday on the Yucatan Peninsula, using her power to set up a two-putt birdie on the par-5 18th for a 4-under 68 and a four-way share of the lead in the Mexico Riviera Maya Open. Pagdanganan, the 27-year-old from th...
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