Longtime employee retires
Chilliwack meat shop bids farewell to longtime employee
CHILLIWACK - If you ever ventured into Fraser Valley Meats in Sardis, you were bound at some point to see Karen Welch, a friendly face who epitomized customer service amid a beehive of activity at the store. The popular butcher on Vedder Road has said goodbye to Welch, one of its most recognizable faces at the retail s...
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Fire near Island 22
Chilliwack firefighters called to tire fire near Island 22 Tuesday morning
UPDATE 10:38 A.M.: Chilliwack Assistant Fire Chief Chris Wilson tells Fraser Valley Today that Chilliwack firefighters responded Tuesday morning to a report of smoke in the area of Cartmell Road. On arrival, fire crews located a pile of tires and debris burning. Firefighters called a water tanker from Hall 1 (Cheam Ave...
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Chilliwack Chamber CEO recognized
Chilliwack Chamber CEO garners Executive of the Year award
CHILLIWACK - Leanna Kemp of Chilliwack has been recognized for making the Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce one of the most outstanding chamber organizations in British Columbia. In a statement, the Chamber of Commerce Executives of British Columbia (CCEBC) acclaimed Kemp as one of the 2025 recipients of the Gerry Frederi...
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Harrison Hot Springs
Harrison Lagoon, beach ordered closed due to high E. Coli levels
HARRISON HOT SPRINGS - The Village of Harrison Hot Springs says the lagoon at Harrison Lake has been ordered closed due an emergency event involving unsafe waters. In a brief statement Monday afternoon, the village says the lagoon is closed for swimming and wading due to recent water samples that do not meet the requir...
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Counterfeit goods
AbbyPD receives reports of fraudulent jewelry sellers, possibly of Middle Eastern descent
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say they have received multiple reports about four individuals, believed to be of Middle Eastern descent, operating rental vehicles and trying to entice Abbotsford residents into buying counterfeit goods. In a social media post, AbbyPD says the four individuals - two males and two fema...
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Missing Fraser Valley girl
12-year-old Fraser Valley girl reported missing
FRASER VALLEY - Police in the Fraser Valley are appealing to the public for help in locating a missing 12-year-old female who was last seen just under a week ago.According to a statement from Surrey Police Service Staff Sgt. Lindsey Houghton, Siarra Bartha was last seen on June 10, 2025, at approximately 4:30 p.m. in t...
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British Columbia
Wildfire in B.C. central Interior triggers evacuation alert, fire crews on scene
Cariboo Regional District has issued an evacuation alert for properties near a wildfire that is burning out of control in British Columbia's central Interior. The Martin Lake fire was discovered Sunday and is burning about 220 kilometres west of Williams Lake. The district says the purpose of the alert is to allow peop...
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128-year-old shipwreck on Vancouver Island charred by fire
A shipwreck that has been part of Vancouver Island's history for more than a century is a charred skeleton after a fire earlier this month. Photographer Geoff Johnson said he went to look after hearing of the fire at the wreck that has been sitting on Big Beach in Ucluelet for almost 130 years. "It was really dram...
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Saskatchewan premier pitches 'port-to-port corridor' for energy and other exports
CALGARY - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is pitching the idea of a "port-to-port corridor" that would connect energy and other goods to Canada's northern Pacific and Arctic coasts. Moe made his remarks Monday alongside Alberta Premier Danielle Smith at an event focused on both provinces' ambitions to double o...
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Grizzly on island is safety risk, cannot be relocated, B.C. conservation officers say
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says a grizzly that has stalked people, harassed livestock and damaged property on an island is not a candidate for relocation. The bear was reported chasing livestock on June 10 and 11 on Texada Island, and the service says they've had several complaints about...
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B.C. Opposition Leader John Rustad accuses former Conservative MLAs of blackmail
VICTORIA - British Columbia Conservative Leader John Rustad is accusing a group of legislators who split from the party of blackmailing its members and staff in a bid to take over and divide the Opposition. Rustad has confirmed the authenticity of a letter obtained by The Canadian Press in which he tells the Conservati...
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Man presumed drowned after disappearing in Metro Vancouver lake
WEST VANCOUVER - Police in West Vancouver say a 29-year-old man is presumed to have drowned after going missing while swimming across a lake in Cypress Provincial Park. They say BC Emergency Health Services and North Shore Rescue reported the man missing to the department around 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Police say the man, wh...
Jun 16, 2025
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Canada
Liberal MP wants to see major projects bill amended, studied further
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith says he wants the House of Commons to sit for another week to study Prime Minister Mark Carney's major projects bill. Erskine-Smith was the only Liberal to vote against his own government's closure motion, which limits debate time on Bill C-5. The Liberals and Conservatives passed...
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Montreal invests $100K to lure research talent seeking to escape United States
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal is investing $100,000 to lure scientists and researchers who want to leave the United States. In a news release, Mayor Valérie Plante says the "current situation" in the U.S. is offering Montreal a unique opportunity to recruit global talent. U.S. President Donald Trump ...
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Canadians spending less time with friends, especially those of working age: StatCan
A Statistics Canada report says Canadians are spending less time with friends than ever, with the decline sharpest among the working-age demographic. The new data show that in 2022, only 19.3 per cent of Canadians saw friends on an average day, down from 47.9 per cent in 1986. The questions to those in the survey speci...
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CP NewsAlert: MP resigns seat so Poilievre can run in Alberta byelection
OTTAWA - Alberta Conservative Damien Kurek says he has officially resigned as an MP after promising earlier in the spring to vacate his seat in the Battle River-Crowfoot riding to allow Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to run in a byelection. Poilievre lost his Ottawa-area seat in the general election to Liberal Br...
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Military vice-chief says there are no plans to arm Coast Guard vessels
OTTAWA - The vice chief of the defence staff says the federal government does not intend to arm the Canadian Coast Guard. Lt-Gen. Stephen Kelsey says the Coast Guard will remain a separate entity as it's moved under the defence minister's control. He told a Senate committee today there are no plans to arm the civilian ...
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Military police watchdog says military police still resisting civilian oversight
OTTAWA - The Military Police Complaints Commission says resistance to civilian oversight in the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal's office "worsened" last year. The military police watchdog released a report today saying the provost's office - which commands all military police in Canada - has been "shutti...
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World
Los Angeles mayor lifts downtown curfew she imposed during protests against immigration raids
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass lifted a curfew in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday that was first imposed in response to clashes with police and vandalism amid protests against President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in the city. The curfew imposed June 10 provided "successful crime preventi...
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Argentine tribunal allows ex-President Fernández to serve corruption sentence at home
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - A federal court on Tuesday granted former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's request to serve a six-year prison sentence for corruption at her home in Buenos Aires. Judges ruled that Fernández, 72, can serve time in the apartment where she lives with her da...
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UK lawmakers vote to decriminalize abortion amid concern about the prosecution of women
LONDON (AP) - British lawmakers voted Tuesday to decriminalize abortion in England and Wales after a lawmaker argued that it was cruel to prosecute women for ending a pregnancy. The House of Commons approved an amendment to a broader crime bill that would prevent women from being criminally punished under an antiquated...
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Sports
Jays starter Francis goes on injured list, reliever Swanson designated for assignment
TORONTO - Toronto Blue Jays starter Bowden Francis has been placed on the 15-day injured list due to a right shoulder impingement. The move, announced by the team a few hours before Tuesday's series opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks, was retroactive to last Sunday. After a strong second half last year, Francis ha...
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Green, Demski and Riders offensive line all earn CFL honour roll awards
TORONTO - Defensive back Adrian Green, receiver Nic Demski and the Saskatchewan Roughriders offensive line all earned CFL honour roll awards Tuesday. Green, of the Calgary Stampeders, posted a grade of 87.4 (59 snaps) and coverage grade of 87.6 (48 snaps) in his club's 29-19 win over the Toronto Argonauts. Green had tw...
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Captain Sophie de Goede rejoins Canada rugby team after yearlong injury layoff
Captain Sophie de Goede, who tore her anterior cruciate ligament a year ago, will rejoin the Canada women's rugby team ahead of the team's upcoming tour to South Africa. Despite the injury, the 25-year-old backrower from Victoria was named to World Rugby's Women's 15s Dream Team of 2024, along with fellow Canadians Cla...
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