Supportive housing
Chilliwack council sets public hearing for apt. complex purchased by RAN for women's supportive housing
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack councillors have given first and second reading, but not final approval, for a rezoning application of a four-unit apartment complex on Maple Avenue that was purchased by Ruth and Naomi's for a women's supportive housing complex.According to a staff report from City of Chilliwack senior planner ...
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Chilliwack City Council
Chilliwack councillors OK demolition of Young Road home that city bought for nearly $1 million in 2024
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack councillors have accepted a submitted bid of just over $120,000 for the demolition of a Young Road home and garage that the City of Chilliwack purchased for a little less than a million dollars last year. According to a staff report prepared by Eric Schulz, the City of Chilliwack issued a reques...
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Volunteers clean up garbage strewn throughout riverfront site in Hope
HOPE - Volunteers from Hope and Chilliwack alike teamed up over the Easter long weekend to remove a multitude of accumulated garbage near a riverfront site in Hope. Aided by longtime Chilliwack resident Ross Aikenhead, Jim Lasser from Tri-West Contracting, and others like backhoe operator Darcy Baker, volunteers spent ...
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Body cameras
Abbotsford Police Dept. to roll out body-worn cameras next month
ABBOTSFORD - Frontline police in Abbotsford will begin donning Axon body-worn cameras as early as next month for a six-month pilot project. According to an emailed statement from AbbyPD Sgt. Paul Walker, frontline patrol officers on two separate shifts will take part in the initiative that the department says underscor...
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IHIT deployed to Chilliwack
IHIT deployed to Chilliwack after body of 37-year-old female found behind former Canadian Tire building
CHILLIWACK - IHIT detectives have confirmed that the body of a 37-year-old female was found on Monday in Chilliwack behind the former Canadian Tire building. According to a statement from IHIT spokesperson Sgt. Freda Fong, Chilliwack RCMP responded on Monday, April 21, 2025 at about 11 a.m. for the report of a suspicio...
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Coquihalla Highway crash
Two semi-truck drivers seriously injured in Coquihalla Highway crash
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - A collision between two semi-trucks on the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt Monday evening sent both drivers to hospital with serious injuries.Merritt RCMP say officers were called to the stretch of Highway 5 shortly after 6 p.m. Monday (April 21) as two semi tractors with attached trailers had ...
Apr 22, 2025
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British Columbia
VPD whistleblower alleges arrest quotas in Downtown Eastside crackdown
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's police watchdog says the Vancouver Police Board must look into an officer's allegation that arrest quotas have been issued as part of Mayor Ken Sim's "Task Force Barrage" initiative in the Downtown Eastside. An email from the anonymous whistleblower is on the agenda for Thursday...
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Impaired driver in B.C. going double the limit and on his way to get child: police
NANAIMO - A man from Nanaimo, B.C., faces a driving suspension, a speeding ticket and allegations of impaired driving for passing an unmarked police vehicle going 120 kilometres an hour over the posted limit. A statement from BC Highway Patrol says the man was pulled over at 11 a.m. on April 14 in the city for going at...
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Carly Rae Jepsen, Lena Dunham adapting '10 Things I Hate About You' for Broadway
TORONTO - Carly Rae Jepsen has been tapped to help adapt the teen rom-com "10 Things I Hate About You" for the Broadway stage. Producers say the singer-songwriter from Mission, B.C., will write the music with Ethan Gruska, while Lena Dunham and Jessica Huang will write the book. The musical, produced by Mike ...
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Man missing, woman and infant found alive on shore after B.C. boat accident
LANGFORD - A man is missing after three people, including an infant, were thrown overboard in a boating accident on Finlayson Arm northwest of Victoria. West Shore RCMP say they responded to a report of an unoccupied boat on the ocean inlet of Finlayson Arm Tuesday evening. The Canadian Coast Guard and the Joint Rescue...
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B.C. invests $11 million on value-added lumber manufacturing amid U.S. uncertainty
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is investing up to $11 million toward four projects in the province aimed at boosting the local mass-timber manufacturing sector. Jobs and Economic Development Minister Diana Gibson says in a statement that the funding comes at a time when government investment is needed to st...
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Poilievre defends economic growth projections in Conservative platform as 'essential'
OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre is defending the Conservative campaign platform's heavy reliance on economic growth in a period of deep uncertainty. The Conservative leader was in Hamilton, Ont., on Wednesday, with just days to go before the federal vote on Monday and a day after he released the party's costed campaign platf...
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Canada
Yukon launches first-time homebuyer loan program to pay up to half of down payments
WHITEHORSE - Yukon's government is launching a first-time homebuyer program in the territory that will see eligible residents receive low-interest loans to help with down payments. The territory says the Yukoner First Home Program will give eligible homebuyers loans that would cover up to half of their down payments on...
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Trump floats automobile tariff increase for Canada
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump says at some point the automobile tariffs slapped on Canadian imports could increase while also indicating his administration is working on a deal with Canada. Trump put 25 per cent tariffs on all automobile imports to the U.S. earlier this month, with a partial carveout for veh...
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Black federal workers appeal decision to deny certification of class action lawsuit
OTTAWA - Black federal workers who launched a $2.5-billion lawsuit against the federal government are appealing the court's decision to deny it certification. A Federal Court judge last month dismissed a motion to certify the proposed class action lawsuit launched in 2020 by Black public servants who alleged there was ...
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Quebec won't drop legal alcohol limit despite fourth coroner's recommendation
QUÉBEC - Quebec Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault says the province will not be lowering the legal blood alcohol limit despite another coroner's report released this week urging the province to act. Quebec is the only province that has not established a legal limit lower than the .08 - 80 mg of alcoh...
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'To honour him': Canadian Bishops, Métis leader attending funeral for Pope Francis
Donald Bolen, the archbishop of Regina, is travelling to Vatican City for Saturday's funeral of Pope Francis - a journey, he says, is to honour a pontiff who mirrored his vision and his compassion. "When (Francis) put out a book called 'The Name of God is Mercy,' I smiled. Because my episcopal motto is 'mercy with...
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Gov. Gen. Mary Simon to represent Canada at Pope Francis's funeral Saturday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will not be taking time away from the federal election campaign to attend the funeral for Pope Francis. He says Gov. Gen. Mary Simon will represent Canada alongside a senior delegation at the Vatican ceremony on Saturday. A spokeswoman for the Prime Minister's Office says the rest of...
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World
Texas man is executed for the 2004 strangling and stabbing death of a young mother
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas man convicted of fatally strangling and stabbing a young mother more than 20 years ago was executed Wednesday evening. Moises Sandoval Mendoza received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville and was pronounced dead at 6:40 p.m., authorities said. He was condemned for...
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Judge delays $2.8 billion NCAA settlement to address roster limit concerns, backs rest of plan
The judge overseeing the sprawling $2.8 billion antitrust lawsuit settlement involving the NCAA and the nation's five largest conferences delayed final approval of the plan Wednesday until it is modified to address concerns about roster limits. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken signaled she is ready to approve the res...
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A dozen states sue the Trump administration to stop tariff policy
NEW YORK (AP) - A dozen states sued the Trump administration in the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York on Wednesday to stop its tariff policy, saying it is unlawful and has brought chaos to the American economy. The lawsuit said the policy put in place by President Donald Trump has left the national trade po...
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Sports
Harness racing owner Brad Grant tops Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame 2025 class
TORONTO - Brad Grant is following in his father's footsteps. The longtime harness-racing owner was named for induction into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame as a builder Wednesday. He joins his father, John, who went into the shrine in 1998, also as a builder. Brad Grant has, either solely or in partnership, owne...
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Judge delays $2.8 billion NCAA settlement to address roster limit concerns, backs rest of plan
The judge overseeing the sprawling $2.8 billion antitrust lawsuit settlement involving the NCAA and the nation's five largest conferences delayed final approval of the plan Wednesday until it is modified to address concerns about roster limits. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken signaled she is ready to approve the res...
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Canadian golfer Grewal excited for major return at Chevron Championship
Savannah Grewal is still getting used to playing on the LPGA Tour, including normalizing playing in majors. Grewal, from Mississauga, Ont., is in her sophomore season on the top women's golf circuit in the world and is one of three Canadians in the field at this week's Chevron Championship, the first major of the year....
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