CHILLIWACK CHIEFS
Chilliwack Chiefs coach, forward nominated for BCHL awards
CHILLIWACK - The Chiefs are getting some recognition for their hard work this season. 20-year-old forward Mateo Mrsic has been named to the Second Team of BCHL's year-end All-Stars. The six-man team includes Penticton Vees goaltender Will Ingemann, Lucas Lemieux of the Trail Smoke Eaters, Langley Rivermen forward Ryan ...
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FEDERAL ELECTION
Here's what to know about advance voting in Canada's 2025 federal election
CHILLIWACK - Advance voting for the 2025 federal election gets underway this long weekend.Canadians who are at least 18 years old can vote at their assigned polling station anytime from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on April 17, 18, 19 or 20.Where to voteThere are two ways to know where to advance vote.Those who are registered ahea...
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FEDERAL ELECTION
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Fraser Valley
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Fraser Valley health care workers rally to demand restoration of immigration pathways
FRASER VALLEY - Health care workers and their supporters rallied outside Surrey Memorial Hospital Thursday (Apr. 17) to seek justice for migrant health care workers facing deportation due to federal allocation cuts to the provincial nominee program.According to a news release from the over 60,000-member strong Hospital...
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Cleanup event/meet and greet
Chilliwack-Hope Green Party candidate to hold Earth Day cleanup event at Cultus Lake next week
CHILLIWACK - Salina Derish, the Green Party candidate for Chilliwack-Hope in the upcoming federal election, wants to meet local constituents next week and give back to the community in a practical way.Derish, a former Army reservist, correctional officer and entrepreneur, is getting into the swim of things by organizin...
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Vital health care equipment
New cancer detection equipment arrives in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - The Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation says advanced medical equipment that will significantly enhance early detection of cervical cancer has arrived at Abbotsford Regional Hospital. The foundation says a new state-of-the-art colposcope has been delivered to ARH thanks to the generous support of the foun...
Apr 17, 2025
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Federal election
As MP Strahl maintains lead, advance voting begins tomorrow in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Voters in Chilliwack who can't wait to cast their ballot in the upcoming federal election can do so during advance voting this Easter long weekend. According to the Elections Canada website, Chilliwack residents can vote between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. starting Friday, Apr. 18 to Monday, Apr. 21. They can refer ...
Apr 17, 2025
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British Columbia
Swimmer at Vancouver's Wreck Beach presumed drowned after search unsuccessful
VANCOUVER - Police say a man is missing after swimming at Vancouver's Wreck Beach and is presumed drowned after an extensive search was called off due to darkness. Mounties say the detachment that serves the area around the University of British Columbia got a call about a distressed swimmer at the popular clothing-opt...
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B.C. researchers confirm footprints of three-toed dinosaur with club-like tail
Armoured dinosaurs with clubbed tails once roamed in what is now northeastern British Columbia, a new study suggests, leaving three-toed footprints across the landscape when the Rocky Mountains were still in their infancy. The study published this month in the peer-reviewed Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology analyzed f...
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Vancouver Park Board preparing for 'unpermitted' cannabis events on 4-20
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Park Board says it's gearing up for "unpermitted" events on April 20 including on Sunset Beach, where thousands of people gathered in recent years to smoke cannabis to the chagrin of city officials and police. The board says in a statement that it's aware of one "informal" ...
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B.C. premier says talk of Western Canada separation 'needs to stop'
British Columbia Premier David Eby says talk of western provinces separating from the rest of Canada is a "tired trope" that wastes time and "needs to stop." Eby says he doesn't think there's any credible threat to Canadian unity and accused people like former Reform Party leader Preston Manning of ...
Apr 17, 2025
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Eby says Canadians need to 'keep the pressure up' despite California's charm campaign
VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier says Canadians need to "keep the pressure up" on the United States by buying local and avoiding travel there, despite a recent push from California to draw visitors from Canada. David Eby says he spoke with Californian Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday - the same day the go...
Apr 17, 2025
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Air traffic back to normal at Vancouver's airport after days of delays
RICHMOND - The agency that provides air traffic control for Canada's airports says traffic flow at Vancouver International Airport has resumed normal operations in time for Easter weekend travel. The update from Nav Canada comes after the agency issued posts to social media on Tuesday and Wednesday warning of flight de...
Apr 17, 2025
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Canada
Poilievre promises to end ban on single-use plastic straws, other items
MONTREAL - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to end the federal single-use plastic ban on items like straws and grocery bags if his party is elected. Poilievre campaigned in Montreal this morning, as he and other federal leaders returned to the campaign trail following the two national leaders' debates ...
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B.C. researchers confirm footprints of three-toed dinosaur with club-like tail
Armoured dinosaurs with clubbed tails once roamed in what is now northeastern British Columbia, a new study suggests, leaving three-toed footprints across the landscape when the Rocky Mountains were still in their infancy. The study published this month in the peer-reviewed Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology analyzed f...
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'Freedom Convoy' organizer asks for stay of proceedings after guilty verdict
OTTAWA - "Freedom Convoy" organizer Chris Barber has asked for a stay of proceedings, two weeks after an Ontario judge found him and Tamara Lich guilty of mischief for their roles in the 2022 mass protest in Ottawa. According to a news release from the non-profit helping his defence, Barber is arguing the pro...
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Frank Stronach committed to stand trial after preliminary inquiry into two charges
TORONTO - An Ontario court has committed billionaire businessman Frank Stronach to stand trial on two charges related to two complainants as part of his Toronto sexual assault case. Ontario Court Justice Jacqueline Freeman made the ruling at the end of a preliminary inquiry that dealt exclusively with those two charges...
Apr 17, 2025
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U.S. students look north as Trump freezes funding to American universities
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia has briefly reopened admissions for its graduate programs to take applications from U.S. citizens in what is a growing trend for Canadian institutions as the American president denigrates higher learning. Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C., and the University of Toro...
Apr 17, 2025
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Trump says tariffs making America rich while also suggesting trade deals are coming
U.S. President Donald Trump showed little signs of backing down on his plans to tariff the world today - even as members of his administration continue to claim the duties will lead to the negotiation of new trade deals. Trump says nothing he heard during a meeting with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in the Oval...
Apr 17, 2025
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World
Trump says Ukraine-Russia talks 'coming to a head' and 'no one is playing' him in push to end war
PARIS (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday said negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are "coming to a head" and insisted that neither side is "playing" him in his push to end the grinding war. The comments from Trump came after Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned earlier Friday that the U.S....
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Wisconsin governor can lock in 400-year school funding increase using a veto, court says
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Democratic governor of Wisconsin's creative use of his uniquely powerful veto can lock in a school funding increase for 400 years, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday. The split ruling from the liberal-controlled court affirms the partial veto power of Wisconsin governors, which is the broades...
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10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy are released
WASHINGTON (AP) - Approximately 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy have been released. The Friday release continues the disclosure of national secrets ordered by President Donald Trump. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says in a statement the RFK files' re...
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Sports
'Lived and died in those series': Battle of Ontario vets on 2000s Leafs-Sens rivalry
Darcy Tucker gets stopped on the street from time to time. Fans are usually looking for a picture or an autograph. If the conversation continues, it often shifts to what the 50-year-old is most remembered for during his time with the Toronto Maple Leafs. As a key figure in the Battle of Ontario. Tucker was front and ce...
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Star sprinter Andre De Grasse looking forward to seeing AFC Toronto opener
TORONTO - Andre De Grasse will be watching with pride when AFC Toronto takes the field for the first time Saturday at BMO Field. The star sprinter, part of the Northern Super League team's ownership group, is flying in from Florida where he has been training to take in the match against Montreal Roses FC at BMO Field. ...
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'Embracing the pressure': Jets look to make good on playoff expectations versus Blues
WINNIPEG - Judgement Day has arrived for the Winnipeg Jets. Despite the NHL team's long list of regular-season accomplishments, many hockey fans will only view this campaign as a success if the Jets go deep in the playoffs. The quest begins Saturday when Winnipeg takes on the St. Louis Blues in Game 1 of its best-of-se...
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