HOUSING PROJECT
New 40-unit cohousing project breaks ground in Langley
LANGLEY - A more than 46,000-square-foot housing project has broken ground in the Township of Langley. Compass Cohousing will be a unique residential space located at 6644 203 Street, featuring condominium and townhouse units that share common facilities and amenities. The concept originated in Denmark in the 1960s and...
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Vehicle fire
Hope firefighters quickly extinguish vehicle fire on Easter Sunday
HOPE - Seven firefighters from the Hope Fire Department acted quickly to contain a vehicle fire on Easter Sunday along Water Avenue in Hope. The department says the vehicle fire appears to have originated in the engine compartment. The fire is not believed to be suspicious in nature. All occupants were out of the vehic...
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BALLET PERFORMANCE
Chilliwack Cultural Centre to host ballet retelling of Macbeth in May
CHILLIWACK - A Shakespearean tragedy is coming to Chilliwack this spring- On May 10, the Chilliwack Cultural Centre will be hosting Macbeth as told through contemporary dance. Ballet Kelowna will be performing choreography by Alysa Pires, with music by Adam Sakiyama and visuals created by Okanagan landscape artist Jane...
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SATURDAY FIRE
[VIDEOS] Chilliwack Fire responds to apartment blaze Saturday afternoon
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Fire Department has been on scene of an apartment building as flames raged from its roof Saturday afternoon (Apr. 19) At around 3:30 p.m., firefighters responded to a structure fire in the 9300 block of Corbould Street, near Kipp Street. Firefighters from all halls responded to the scene, qu...
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Most Wanted
CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of April 20, 2025
CHILLIWACK - Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.Name: Tamara GreenAge: 36Height: 5'8" ft Weight: 157lbsHair: Black Eyes: Brown (wears coloured contacts)Wanted: Unlawfully At Large, Possess Goods Obtained by Crime Over $5000, Flight from Peace Off...
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BCHL
Bulldogs bite back, evening BCHL series with Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Cole Bishop scored two goals to lead the Alberni Valley Bulldogs to a 4 - 1 victory over Chilliwack Saturday, evening the best-of-seven second-round BCHL series at one win apiece.Bishop's first goal came on a powerplay with three seconds remaining in the second period, sending Alberni Valley to the dressin...
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British Columbia
Police say two people airlifted to hospital after 'serious' crash in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD - Police in British Columbia's Lower Mainland say two people were airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries Sunday after a crash involving two vehicles. Abbotsford Police say emergency workers who responded to the crash at about 7:28 a.m. and found a Dodge Charger and a BMW sedan with "signif...
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Lost hiker dies in North Vancouver's Mount Seymour area: police
NORTH VANCOUVER - Police say a hiker has died in North Vancouver's Mount Seymour area. RCMP say in a social media post that officers had worked with the local search and rescue team in an effort to find the hiker, who had become lost on Saturday. But the post from about 4:20 p.m. that day says the person had been found...
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Day 3 of advance polls finds Liberals in Ottawa, NDP, Conservatives in BC
OTTAWA - Canadians continue to head to the polls in advance voting today as federal leaders find themselves out West and in the capital. Both NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre remain in British Columbia on Sunday, where they will both make announcements. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is sch...
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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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Canada
'Overwhelming': Saskatoon drugs crisis far reaching with deaths and hundreds of calls
SASKATOON - The black concrete walls outside Saskatoon's only safe consumption site show the wake left by the city's drug crisis. The names of those who've died, most from drug poisoning, are scrawled on the Prairie Harm Reduction building. Kim Randall, the director of support services, points to the name of a woman wh...
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Hockey fans conflicted over travelling to U.S. to see their teams in NHL playoffs
Jack Gurevitch is a Montreal Canadiens superfan and a proud Canadian who's upset by United States President Donald Trump's tariffs and threats to annex Canada, but he says he won't let the political situation influence whether he travels to U.S. cities to support his team in the playoffs. Not everyone in his family agr...
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Fire breaks out on grounds of steel plant northeast of Montreal
MONTREAL - A fire broke out this morning on the grounds of an ArcelorMittal steel factory in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The fire began around 4 a.m. in scrapped vehicles outside the plant, according to the city of Contrecoeur, located about 50 kilometres northeast of Montreal on the south shore of t...
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New Brunswick group hopes to foster pride in basketball's Canadian roots
ST. STEPHEN - The rise in patriotism prompted by a hostile U.S. president is renewing focus on everything Canada has given the world, and a small New Brunswick mill town wants people to know the sport of basketball belongs on that list. A brick building nestled between an empty lot and a sports bar in St. Stephen, N.B....
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Day 3 of advance polls finds Liberals in Ottawa, NDP, Conservatives in BC
OTTAWA - Canadians continue to head to the polls in advance voting today as federal leaders find themselves out West and in the capital. Both NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre remain in British Columbia on Sunday, where they will both make announcements. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is sch...
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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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World
US airstrikes killed 12 people in Yemen's capital, the Houthi rebels say
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen's capital killed 12 people and wounded 30 others, the Houthi rebels said early Monday. The deaths mark the latest in America's intensified campaign of strikes targeting the rebels. The U.S. military's Central Command did not immediately acknowledge the ...
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El Salvador President Nayib Bukele proposes prisoner swap with Maduro for Venezuelan deportees
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) - El Salvador President Nayib Bukele proposed carrying out a prisoner swap with Venezuela on Sunday, suggesting he would exchange Venezuelan deportees from the United States his government has kept imprisoned for what he called "political prisoners" in Venezuela. In a post on th...
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Israeli probe into the killings of Palestinian medics finds 'professional failures'
JERUSALEM (AP) - An Israeli probe into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics last month in Gaza by Israeli forces said Sunday it has found "professional failures" and a deputy commander will be fired. Israel at first claimed that the medics' vehicles did not have emergency signals on when troops opened fire b...
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Sports
Lindblad wins JM Eagle LA Championship in third start as LPGA Tour member
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ingrid Lindblad won the JM Eagle LA Championship on Sunday in her third start as an LPGA Tour member, avoiding a playoff when fellow rookie Akie Iwai bogeyed the final hole at El Caballero Country Club. Playing a group ahead of Iwai, Lindblad shot a 4-under 68 to finish at 21-under 277. The 25-year-o...
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Ingrid Lindblad wins JM Eagle LA Championship in 3rd start as LPGA Tour member
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ingrid Lindblad won the JM Eagle LA Championship on Sunday in her third start as an LPGA Tour member, avoiding a playoff when fellow rookie Akie Iwai bogeyed the final hole at El Caballero Country Club. "You should never not expect it, right?" Lindblad said. "But obviously got it done ...
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Battle of Ontario: Stars shine for Leafs in convincing Game 1 victory over Senators
TORONTO - Mitch Marner had a goal and two assists as the Toronto Maple Leafs dumped the Ottawa Senators 6-2 to take Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Sunday. William Nylander and John Tavares, with a goal and an assist each, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Morgan Rielly and Matthew Knies also scored for Toronto. Anthony...
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