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UFV hosts 6th annual performing arts festival in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - The University of the Fraser Valley is hosting a visual feast and more at its sixth Interpret: A Creative and Performing Arts Festival today (Apr. 25) in Abbotsford. The annual event takes place from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. at buildings B, C and D. Emerging artists from the school's Creative Arts, Graphic and Di...
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New Chilliwack business
New culinary business opens in District 1881
CHILLIWACK - A unique culinary experience is set to open in District 1881 in Chilliwack today, specializing in healthy meal prep, catering, workshops and more. Shauna's Kitchen is set to host its grand opening Thursday, Apr. 24 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 106-45950 Thunderbird Lane in downtown Chilliwack. According to the...
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Quebec government says 'Go Habs Go!' expression is part of province's identity
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Personalized Hearing Care
Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
Poilievre pushes crime crackdown in Saskatoon, Carney talks tariffs in a steel town
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Ex-US Rep. George Santos sentenced to over 7 years in prison for fraud and identity theft
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Fraser Valley prison
Prison staff seize meth, fentanyl on perimeter of Fraser Valley prison
ABBOTSFORD - Federal prison officials say a package containing contraband was seized on the perimeter of Fraser Valley Institution, a multi-level federal institution in Abbotsford, last week. According to a statement from Correctional Service Canada, the contraband seized on Wednesday, April 16 included cannabis concen...
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Sexual assault investigation
AbbyPD confirms sexual assault at Downes Park was targeted, ID's suspect
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department has confirmed that a sexual assault at an Abbotsford park earlier this month was targeted. According to a social media post from the department Thursday morning, the AbbyPD Sex Crimes Unit continues to investigate and has confirmed that this incident was targeted, not rando...
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Casting call
Chilliwack dealership seeks local talent for paid social media gig
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack car dealership has put out a casting call seeking local talent for a paid gig.Murray Honda at 44954 Yale Road just north of Highway 1 in Chilliwack says it's looking for local talent (ages 19-30) to be highlighted in a branded outdoor lifestyle video. The dealership says no acting experience i...
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Abbotsford Police Department
Construction wraps up on phase 1 of expanded Abbotsford PD headquarters
ABBOTSFORD - Municipal leaders in Abbotsford are lauding the successful completion of phase one of the Abbotsford Police Department's expansion project. In a statement from the City of Abbotsford Thursday morning (Apr. 25), the completed addition which opened today signals a significant milestone in the ongoing effort ...
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British Columbia
Vancouver Police Board says report on complaint of arrest quotas coming in June
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Police Board says a "full report" into a complaint about political motivations and arrest quotas for a crack down on crime in the Downtown Eastside will be delivered in June. Director Allan Black has told a board meeting the complaint centred on the Vancouver Police Department's &quo...
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New B.C. corrections unit offers involuntary care for mental health, addictions
SURREY - British Columbia has opened the first of the government's promised secure units to provide involuntary treatment for people with brain injuries and overlapping mental-health and addiction concerns. Standing outside the Surrey Pretrial Centre, Premier David Eby says the 10-bed unit will provide involuntary care...
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Federal party leaders work to drive home key messages as election day approaches
OTTAWA - Party leaders emphasized familiar themes Thursday as they criss-crossed the country to shore up support in the final stretch of the federal election campaign. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre began Thursday in Halifax - where he pitched a promise of change for Canadians struggling to afford life's essentia...
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B.C. First Nation at UN calling for government help in battling toxic drug crisis
NEW YORK - Members of the Tsilhqot'in Nation in British Columbia are at the United Nations headquarters in New York City calling for the provincial and Canadian governments to fund recovery beds and other supports in the battle against the toxic drug crisis. Chief Roger William with the Tsilhqot'in National Government ...
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Man given five months in U.S. jail for smuggling people across border from B.C.
SEATTLE - The U.S. District Attorney's office in Seattle says a 27-year-old man has been sentenced to five months in jail for helping smuggle eight Indian nationals across the border between British Columbia and Washington state. It says Rajat Rajat, an Indian citizen who lives in California, was indicted alongside thr...
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One year after B.C.'s short-term rental crackdown, has it made housing cheaper?
Marv Gandall says living in one of Victoria's largest residential buildings a year ago meant a parade of people with suitcases, stuffed visitors parking and slow elevators. Gandall, who has lived in the Era on Yates complex for a decade, described long waits, packages going missing and scratched walls from the high num...
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Canada
Quebec government says 'Go Habs Go!' expression is part of province's identity
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has stepped in to defend the phrase "Go Habs Go!" French-language Minister Jean-François Roberge says the slogan is part of the DNA and identity of Quebec and has been used for decades to support the Montreal Canadiens NHL hockey team. His statement today comes after Mo...
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Poilievre pushes crime crackdown in Saskatoon, Carney talks tariffs in a steel town
OTTAWA - Leaders are hitting the hustings as election day approaches, with Liberal Leader Mark Carney focusing on U.S. tariff threats in a steel town and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre campaigning on his crime platform in Saskatoon. Carney visited the Algoma Steel factory in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., this morning t...
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Canada's envoy to Vatican: Pope Francis funeral will unite a rare range of humanity
OTTAWA - Canada's ambassador to the Holy See says the Vatican will be the capital of the world Saturday during the funeral of Pope Francis, who earned the respect of vastly different people. Joyce Napier says Canadian dignitaries will be in Rome alongside heads of state from around the globe, at a gathering of a range ...
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CP NewsAlert: Court declares mistrial in hockey players' sexual assault case
LONDON - An Ontario judge has declared a mistrial in the sexual assault case of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team. The ruling means a new trial will be held for Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote, who have all pleaded not guilty to sexual assault. McLeod has...
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In the news today: Poilievre campaigning in Conservative-safe ridings
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Poilievre campaigning in Conservative-safe ridings Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is campaigning in what polls suggest are Conservative-safe ridings today as election day approaches. Poilievre is set to begin his day in Sask...
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Canadians rate U.S. relations as poor as ties with Russia, worse than links to China
OTTAWA - Canadians say their relations with Washington are just as bad as ties with Moscow, according to polling that suggests an openness to improving links with China and especially Mexico. Just 16 per cent of Canadians polled by Leger say Canada has a good relationship with the U.S., compared to 15 per cent for ties...
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World
Ex-US Rep. George Santos sentenced to over 7 years in prison for fraud and identity theft
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) - Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who lied about his life story and defrauded donors, was sentenced Friday to over seven years in prison, sobbing as he heard his punishment. The New York Republican, who served in Congress for barely a year before his House colleagues ousted him in 202...
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FBI director says a judge accused of helping someone evade immigration agents has been arrested
MILWAUKEE (AP) - The FBI on Friday arrested a Wisconsin county judge accused of helping a man avoid immigration enforcement, Director Kash Patel said. Patel made the announcement in a post on X and said his office believes Judge Hannah Dugan "intentionally misdirected federal agents away from the subject to be arr...
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UN food agency says its foods stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel's blockade
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The World Food Program says its food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel's nearly 8-week-old blockade, ending a main source of sustenance for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the territory. The WFP said in a statement that it delivered the last of its stocks to charity kitc...
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Sports
Canadiens' Laine misses practice, St. Louis mum on Game 3 lineup changes
MONTREAL - Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis says he'll make his Game 3 lineup decisions following warm-up Friday night after winger Patrik Laine missed the team's morning skate. The Canadiens said Laine, the only player absent, did not participate because of a maintenance day. Montreal trails the Washingt...
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Court declares mistrial in former world junior hockey players' sex assault case
LONDON - An Ontario judge has declared a mistrial in the sexual assault case of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team. The ruling means a new trial will be held for Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote, who have all pleaded not guilty to sexual assault. McLeod has...
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Canada's Auger-Aliassime ousted in straight sets at Madrid Open
MADRID - Montreal's Félix Auger-Aliassime is out of the Madrid Open after a straight-set loss to Argentina's Juan Manuel Cerundolo, 7-6 (7), 6-4, in the Round of 64 on Friday. Auger-Aliassime, seeded 18th and last year's tournament runner-up, fired eight aces and won 86 per cent of his second-serve points but al...
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