Convicted killer dies
Convicted killer serving life sentence at Abbotsford prison dies in custody
ABBOTSFORD - Federal correctional staff at a Fraser Valley prison say an inmate serving a life sentence has died while in custody of apparent natural causes. In a statement, CSC says Abraham Froesse-Friessen, an inmate at Pacific Institution and Regional Treatment Centre in Abbotsford, died on Saturday, June 14. At the...
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Sardis green space
Small park in Sardis officially off the market: City of Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack resident Rob Brooks and his kids went to bed Tuesday night feeling elated after learning that their sub-neighbourhood park won't be converted into housing. And while the specifics into what exactly transpired haven't been made public at this point, the City of Chilliwack has confirmed through a ...
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Pay inequality persists for women, minorities in federal public service: report
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Personalized Hearing Care
Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
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Wanted man
Chilliwack man wanted on multiple outstanding warrants
ABBOTSFORD - He's been a familiar face in the weekly Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers bulletin. And now, he's on the Abbotsford Police Department's radar. In a brief social media post Wednesday morning, the Abbotsford Police Department says it is requesting the public's assistance in locating 42-year-old Scott Tonks, who...
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Staff departure
SD33 Assistant Secretary Treasurer set to leave Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Mark Friesen, the assistant secretary-treasurer for the Chilliwack School District, has accepted a similar position with the Nicola-Similkameen School District. According to a news release, Friesen has been appointed as secretary treasurer and chief financial officer for SD58, headquartered in Merritt. His...
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Fraser Valley man killed
22-year-old Fraser Valley man killed in hit and run Sunday in central B.C.
B.C. INTERIOR - A spokesperson for the B.C. Highway Patrol has confirmed that a 22-year-old pedestrian from the Fraser Valley was struck and killed while walking on Highway 97 south of Oliver, B.C., this past weekend. According to a statement from B.C. Highway Patrol spokesperson Constable Clyde Feero, Mounties from th...
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Property acquisition
Amid rising enrolment, Chilliwack school board OK's church purchase for site expansion
CHILLIWACK - The seven-member Chilliwack Board of Education approved the purchase of Christ Lutheran Church in Chilliwack at its meeting Tuesday night (June 17). In a statement released Tuesday night, the school district says the property at 9460 Charles Street next to Chilliwack Middle School affords SD33 with a "...
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CSIS says India is a continued foreign interference threat as Canada renews diplomacy
OTTAWA - Indian officials and their proxy agents in Canada engage in a range of activities that seek to influence Canadian communities and politicians, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service said Wednesday in its annual report. When such activities are deceptive, clandestine or threatening, they are deemed to be fo...
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Keyera says $5.15B deal to buy Plains' Canadian business to help energy security
CALGARY - Keyera Corp.'s deal to buy the Canadian natural gas liquids business of U.S. firm Plains for $5.15 billion will help boost this country's energy security and economic resilience, its chief executive says. "This is by far the largest acquisition that we've ever undertaken. We don't take it lightly," ...
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Evacuation orders lifted for Kiskatinaw wildfire in northeast B.C.
The Peace River Regional District has cancelled four evacuation orders and one alert for properties near a wildfire that is burning out of control in northeastern British Columbia. The Kiskatinaw River blaze is currently listed as more than 266 square kilometres in size and classified as one of the three so-called wild...
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Teck receives provincial certificate for to extend B.C. Interior copper mine
Vancouver-based mining company Teck Resources says it has received an environmental assessment certificate from the B.C. government to extend the life of the Highland Valley Copper Mine. Teck says in a release that the positive decision supports the extension for Canada's largest copper mine. The mine is located about ...
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Premier Eby says deal to hire Chinese shipyard not "preferred" but will not interfere
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier David Eby says he shares the concerns of union leaders who have criticized BC Ferries' decision to build four large ferries in China. But Eby says he will not interfere with the company's decision to contract a Chinese shipyard owned by the Communist government to build four new ferries, calling...
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B.C. mall owner offers $6 million for three Hudson's Bay leases: court documents
New court documents show the B.C. mall owner hoping to buy dozens of Hudson's Bay leases has offered $6 million to take over three of the properties the department store used in malls she owns. The filing says Ruby Liu Commercial Investment Corp. offered $2 million each for Bay leases at Tsawwassen Mills, Mayfair Shopp...
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Canada
Pay inequality persists for women, minorities in federal public service: report
OTTAWA - While the federal government has made gains on diversity and equity in the public service, inequities persist when it comes to pay, a new Treasury Board report says. Compared with the entire core public service, employees who fall into "equity groups" - women, Indigenous Peoples, visible minorities a...
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Race for Yukon's next premier between business insider and former chief
A new premier of Yukon is expected to be chosen by the governing Liberal party on Thursday, leaving the winner with just months to make their mark before a territorial election has to be called. Yukon Liberals will pick the party's next leader at a convention in Whitehorse to replaced outgoing premier Ranj Pillai, who ...
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Average family to save $280 per year from Liberal tax cut: PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer estimates the average Canadian family will save $280 on their taxes next year thanks to the Liberal government's planned income tax cut. A one-percentage-point cut to the bottom income tax bracket was a pillar of the Liberal campaign during the spring federal election. Prime Mi...
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Quebec bans transport of some wild animals in nearly 100 communities over rabies risk
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is temporarily banning the transportation of some wild animal species in nearly 100 municipalities located close to areas where raccoon rabies has been detected. The ban is in force until Aug. 17 and applies to raccoons, striped skunks, grey foxes, red foxes, as well as coyotes and thei...
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Bloc Québécois supply management bill moves swiftly through Parliament
OTTAWA - A Bloc Québécois bill that looks to take Canada's supply management system off the table in future trade negotiations has passed swiftly through Parliament. The Senate passed the bill through third reading Tuesday evening, after the House of Commons pushed it through last week without opposition....
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CSIS says India is a continued foreign interference threat as Canada renews diplomacy
OTTAWA - The latest annual report of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service says Indian officials and their proxy agents in Canada, engage in a range of activities that seek to influence Canadian communities and politicians. The report comes as Canada renews diplomatic ties with India after Prime Minister Mark Carn...
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World
Jury reaches verdict in Karen Read murder trial over death of Boston police boyfriend
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) - Jurors in the murder trial of Karen Read reached a verdict Wednesday in a divisive case about the death of a Boston police officer that lawyers have presented as either a tragic love story or a sinister cover-up. Read, 45, is accused of fatally striking her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'K...
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Wildlife experts remove a plastic lid that was stuck on a Michigan bear's neck for two years
HILLMAN, Mich. (AP) - Michigan wildlife experts finally were able to trap a black bear and remove a large lid that was stuck around his neck - for two years. "It's pretty incredible that the bear survived and was able to feed itself," state bear specialist Cody Norton said Wednesday. "The neck was scarre...
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Ghazala Hashmi wins Democratic nomination for Virginia lieutenant governor
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The candidates for Virginia's lieutenant governor are set to make history after Sen. Ghazala Hashmi won the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor on Wednesday. Hashmi is the first Muslim and the first Indian-American to be nominated to appear on the ballot for a Virginia statewide office. S...
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Sports
Canada soccer coach Casey Stoney proud to take part in 'Pride Celebration Match'
Coach Casey Stoney says she is proud to take part in Canada Soccer's "Pride Celebration Match" against Costa Rica at Toronto's BMO Field on June 27. "Obviously the life that I live and the identity that I have, I think it's very important," said Stoney, who has three kids with her partner Megan Harr...
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Maybe next year? A look at where Canadian teams stand amid Stanley Cup drought
The Stanley Cup drought for Canadian teams reached 32 years after the Edmonton Oilers lost to the Florida Panthers in a second consecutive final on Tuesday. What about next year? Here's a look at where each of the seven Canadian clubs stands heading into next season - and which might be closest to ending the skid. CALG...
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Canada's Fernandez into quarterfinals at Nottingham with win over Bucsa
Canada's Leylah Fernandez advanced to the quarterfinals of the Lexus Nottingham Open tennis tournament after posting a 6-3, 6-4 win over Spain's Cristina Bucsa on Wednesday. Fernandez faced nine break points in the match, but saved all but one. She broke Bucsa three times on six chances in the match that took one hour ...
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