Stolen property
Report of suspicious activity leads to significant stolen property recovery: Hope RCMP
HOPE - Mounties in Hope say a report of suspicious activity eventually led to a discovery of stolen property in late April. According to a statement from Hope RCMP Staff Sgt. Michael Sargent, Mounties in Hope were dispatched for a report of suspicious activity on Friday, April 28 in the 17000 block of Silverhope Road i...
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New restaurant opens
Diner officially opens in downtown Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - After acquiring all the necessary permits and licenses and hiring restaurant staff, Johnny's Jukebox Diner has officially reopened in downtown Chilliwack. The 1950s-themed diner that formerly operated on Wellington Avenue inside Chillibowl opened its doors Tuesday morning, May 6, at unit 2, 45966 Yale Road...
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Seasonal water restrictions take effect in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack says its annual summer water restrictions are now in effect through to mid-October. In a news release Tuesday morning, the City of Chilliwack says it updated its water conservation plan last year from a five-stage system to a four-stage system to align with other municipalities in th...
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Youth, 16, deceased after hiking accident near Lions Bay: Sea to Sky RCMP
LIONS BAY - Mounties with the Sea to Sky detachment in Squamish say a 16-year-old has died after a hiking accident near Lions Bay over the weekend. According to a statement from RCMP Constable Kelly Wu, Sea to Sky RCMP-Squamish and North Shore and Lions Bay Search and Rescue were dispatched for the report of two lost h...
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Seabird Island First Nation
Seabird Island First Nation to hold referendum on housing, business lease extension
SEABIRD ISLAND - Sq'éwqel (Seabird Island) northeast of Agassiz will hold a referendum next month involving an affordable housing project and the extension of a business lease that could benefit community members. The band will ask community members to support or reject Seabird Island leasing land on Pipeho:M Ro...
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Marina celebration event
New Harrison marina owner invites community to come celebrate at grand opening
HARRISON - Sqéwqel Development Corporation (SqDC), the economic arm of Seabird Island First Nation, will hold an event celebrating its acquisition of the Harrison Hot Springs Marina over the Victoria Day long weekend. Sqéwqel Development Corporation invites the community to an opening ceremony of the mari...
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British Columbia
B.C. coroner reopens investigation of Indigenous woman's death
British Columbia's chief coroner says he is reopening the investigation into the death of an Indigenous woman the day after her family went public with concerns about how her case was handled. Dr. Jatinder Baidwan says he's directing a coroner's inquest to publicly review the circumstances that led to the death of Taty...
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Mother visiting from Philippines was among Vancouver festival victims
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Executive leadership
BC Hydro names new president & CEO
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BC Hydro names new president, the day after power 'action plan' unveiled
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Alberta separatism talk goes too far in B.C., but some concerns get sympathy
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Veteran Vancouver police sergeant demoted, suspended for sexual harassment
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Canada
B.C. coroner reopens investigation of Indigenous woman's death
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Quebec to set 150-metre limit between schools and supervised injection sites
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Permanent memorial being considered after Vancouver festival crash, organizer says
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Highlights from PM Carney's meeting with Trump in Washington
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World
Venezuelan opposition members leave Argentine diplomatic compound after sheltering for over a year
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Five members of Venezuela's political opposition left the Argentine diplomatic compound in their country's capital, Caracas, where they had sheltered for more than a year to avoid arrest and were in the United States on Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. Rubio did not provide d...
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Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval advances to fall election
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5 people charged after migrant boat capsized, killing 3, including 14-year-old boy from India
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Slavin scores in OT, Hurricanes clip Capitals 2-1 in second-round playoff opener
WASHINGTON (AP) - Jaccob Slavin scored in overtime, Frederik Andersen made 13 saves in his return from injury, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 in Game 1 of their second-round NHL playoff series on Tuesday night. Logan Stankoven started the comeback with his goal midway through the third per...
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York United defeats Quebec semi-pro side FC Laval 5-0 in Canadian Championship play
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Banged-up Jets preparing for tough series with bruising Stars
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