IHIT DEPLOYED
1 dead in Langley fire Friday morning, homicide investigators deployed
LANGLEY - Investigators are now looking into a suspicious death Friday morning, April 18, at a mixed-use building in Langley. At around 7:24 am, Langley RCMP received a report of a structure fire located in the 20500 block of 56 Avenue. Once the fire was out, one person was found dead inside the apartment on the second...
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RESIDENT PETITION
CPC candidate missing Abbotsford Chamber forum as residents raise concerns
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce is hosting a business-related all-candidates forum on Wednesday, April 23- but not all Abbotsford-South Langley candidates have confirmed their attendance. Although New Democratic Party candidate Dharmasena Yakandawela is still pending, the Conservative Party's Sukhman Gi...
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Nathan MacKinnon scores 2, assists on another as Avalanche open NHL playoffs with 5-1 win over Stars
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Fraser Valley
OPINION
YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Our Forests Are Under Siege - And No One Is Protecting Them
To the Editor, The forests of the Fraser Valley have long been a symbol of British Columbia's natural beauty, drawing hikers, families, and tourists from across the province and beyond. But today, those same forests are being systematically destroyed-and those tasked with protecting them are nowhere to be found. Encamp...
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BCHL Playoffs
Chilliwack Chiefs open second round of playoffs with win over Alberni Valley
CHILLIWACK - Brady Milburn scored twice in the first period and then set up another goal in the third period as the Chilliwack Chiefs cruised to a 6 - 1 victory over the Alberni Valley Bulldogs in the opening game of their BCHL playoff series.Milburn's first goal came midway through the opening period. His second came ...
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TRAIL FUNDING
River Valley Trail to receive trims, signage after B.C. grant program
CHILLIWACK - Hedges on the Chilliwack River Valley Trail are due for some fresh cuts soon, as volunteers receive an annual grant from Trans Canada Trail.The national organization's Trail Care Grant Program has awarded $18,750 to various community groups in British Columbia. In Chilliwack, that money will be going towar...
Apr 18, 2025
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Violent human trafficker
Graphic videos of beatings, sexual assault found on phone of Fraser Valley woman involved in human trafficking
LANGLEY - The Canadian Press is reporting that court documents in the case of a violent Fraser Valley human sex trafficker say police found graphic videos of beatings and a sexual assault on her phone. Jennifer Stephens pleaded guilty in January 2025 to 17 charges including assault causing bodily harm, unlawful confine...
Apr 18, 2025
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British Columbia
B.C. shooting suspect dies after allegedly setting fire to apartment building: RCMP
FORT ST. JOHN - Police in northern British Columbia say a man was found dead inside a car Friday after he allegedly set fire to an apartment building and drove into the flames. Fort St. John RCMP say in a statement that the man had been a suspect in a shooting outside the same apartment complex that day. The Mounties s...
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Homicide team called to investigate 'suspicious' death, fire in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY - Police in Metro Vancouver say they're treating the death of a person inside a burned home as suspicious and homicide investigators have taken the case. Langley RCMP say in a statement they received a report of a structure fire near the intersection of 56 Avenue and Glover Road at about 7:24 a.m. on Friday. Th...
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First Nations Health Authority backs harm reduction on B.C. overdose anniversary
WEST VANCOUVER - Deaths from toxic drugs may have dipped, but now is not the time to pull back on life-saving measures, especially given "misinformation" in the public discourse, the top doctor at British Columbia's First Nations Health Authority said Monday. Dr. Nel Wieman said First Nations continue to be d...
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Liberals, NDP release costed campaign platforms as advance voting continues
OTTAWA - The Liberals and NDP released their costed campaign platforms Saturday, with just over one week left in the election campaign. Liberal Leader Mark Carney rolled out the party's campaign commitments in Whitby, Ont., one of several battleground ridings in the seat-rich Greater Toronto Area. The platform pledges ...
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Court document sheds light on B.C. human trafficker's violent encounters with victims
NEW WESTMINSTER - Court documents in the case of a violent B.C. human sex trafficker say police found graphic videos of beatings and sexual assaults on her phone. Jennifer Stephens pleaded guilty in January 2025 to 17 charges including assault causing bodily harm, unlawful confinement, sexual assault with a weapon and ...
Apr 18, 2025
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Swimmer at Vancouver's Wreck Beach presumed drowned after search unsuccessful
VANCOUVER - Police say a man is missing after swimming at Vancouver's Wreck Beach and is presumed drowned after an extensive search was called off due to darkness. Mounties say the detachment that serves the area around the University of British Columbia got a call about a distressed swimmer at the popular clothing-opt...
Apr 18, 2025
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Canada
Connor, Scheifele use their smarts to make Jets soar
WINNIPEG - Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele go together like laces and hockey skates. The Jets' top-line duo each had a goal and two assists to boost Winnipeg to a 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues in Saturday's Game 1 opening-round playoff match. Scheifele threaded a pass to set up Connor's one-timer with 1:36 remain...
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Frozen pastries recalled in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, Manitoba and N.S.: CFIA
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning consumers across multiple provinces that two brands of frozen pastries have been recalled due to salmonella concerns. The federal authority says Sweet Cream brand and D. Effe T. brand frozen pastries in the apollini mignon, mini lobster tail, Apollo K2, big lobstertail, sf...
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First Nations Health Authority backs harm reduction on B.C. overdose anniversary
WEST VANCOUVER - Deaths from toxic drugs may have dipped, but now is not the time to pull back on life-saving measures, especially given "misinformation" in the public discourse, the top doctor at British Columbia's First Nations Health Authority said Monday. Dr. Nel Wieman said First Nations continue to be d...
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Australia celebrates end to 'Vegemite-gate' after product back on shelves in Toronto
Canada and Australia have shaken hands to end a potential diplomatic dust-up over a yeast-based spread that many Aussies like on toast and crackers. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese thanked Prime Minister Mark Carney and his team on Saturday for helping end "Vegemite-gate" and ensuring a Toronto caf...
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Quebec says no special recruitment measures to attract U.S. doctors, scientists
MONTREAL - Quebec doesn't plan to create any special measures to attract U.S.-based doctors and scientists seeking to flee that country over mass layoffs and cuts to health programs. While several provinces are implementing measures to accelerate doctors from south of the border, Quebec says it won't be one of them. In...
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Liberals, NDP set to launch platforms today; main leaders near Toronto, Vancouver
OTTAWA - The Liberals and the NDP both say they will release their costed electoral platforms today. The documents come after advance voting began Friday with voters packing polling stations across the country. Liberal Leader Mark Carney will release his party's costed platform in Whitby, Ont., in the Greater Toronto A...
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World
Russian President Vladimir Putin announces an Easter ceasefire in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared an Easter ceasefire in the 3-year-old conflict in Ukraine. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story follows below. KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia has pushed Ukrainian forces from one of their last remaining footholds in Russia's Kursk region, off...
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Israeli strikes on Gaza kill more than 90 people in the last 48 hours, Palestinians say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - More than 90 people have been killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes in the last 48 hours, Gaza's Health Ministry said Saturday. The ministry does not differentiate between civilians and combatants. The dead include at least 15 people killed overnight, among them women and children, some of ...
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Supreme Court blocks, for now, new deportations under 18th century wartime law
The Supreme Court on Saturday blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th century wartime law. In a brief order, the court directed the Trump administration not to remove Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet Detention Center "until further order of this court." Jus...
Apr 19, 2025
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Sports
Nathan MacKinnon scores 2, assists on another as Avalanche open NHL playoffs with 5-1 win over Stars
DALLAS (AP) - Nathan MacKinnon took a stick to the face, had a part in both of Colorado's strange goals in the second period and capped his night with an empty-netter for his 50th career playoff goal. And Mackenzie Blackwood backed up the Avalanche in a big way in the goaltender's first playoff game after 252 regular-s...
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NHL roundup: Visiting Avalanche beat Stars 5-1 in Game 1 of playoffs
DALLAS (AP) - Nathan MacKinnon had a part in both of Colorado's strange goals in the second period before adding an empty-netter late as the Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 5-1 in the opener of their first-round Western Conference playoff series Saturday night. MacKinnon scored on a shot that deflected off Stars' defen...
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CF Montreal doing 'a lot right,' just not scoring
MONTREAL - CF Montreal could not capitalize on a late red card, settling for a scoreless draw against Orlando City SC at Stade Saputo on Saturday night. This was just Montreal's (0-6-3) third point of the Major League Soccer season and Orlando's (3-2-4) third consecutive scoreless result. "Of course we are missing...
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