B.C. taxi driver busted
B.C. taxi driver busted for impaired driving - just after 8 in the morning
LOWER MAINLAND - A 33-year-old male taxi driver from the Lower Mainland is facing fines and other steep consequences after he was caught for impaired driving near a liquor store just after eight o'clock in the morning this past week. According to a statement from B.C. RCMP spokesperson Corporal Michael McLaughlin, poli...
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INMATE DEATH
77-year-old inmate dies in custody at Abbotsford prison
ABBOTSFORD - An elderly inmate whose name can't be revealed has died in a Fraser Valley prison. On Friday, May 2, Correctional Service Canada (CSC) reported that a 77-year-old inmate at the Pacific Institution in Abbotsford has died of natural causes. CSC said the person's name has been anonymized due to a court-ordere...
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B.C. taxi driver busted
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Chilliwack Chiefs bounce back with 5-2 win over Victoria Saturday night
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Chiefs are back on the road after a Game 2 win over Victoria Saturday night. Grizzlies forward Reegan Hiscock scored the first goal of the evening, but it was soon followed by dual goals by Chiefs' Carter Anderson and blueliner Adam Boatter.The team continued their barrage third period, scor...
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COMEDY PLAY
Abbotsford theatre closes 2024-25 season with upcoming comedy production
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SEEKING PUBLIC INPUT
Resident input needed on new east Abbotsford neighbourhood park
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MISSING WHEEL
Mission RCMP seeking driver who kept moving after losing a wheel
MISSION - Mission Mounties are asking owners of mid-2000s black Infiniti G37 coupes to count the number of wheels on their vehicle. According to the RCMP's Community Connection, on April 18 at around 6:45 a.m., an Infiniti coupe crashed into a moving car and a parked car in the area of Caribou Street- and lost a wheel ...
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Wildfire smoke linked to more ER visits for asthma, researchers urge preparedness
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Residents of Mission, B.C., told to stay inside after derelict ferry burns
Residents in parts of Mission, B.C., have been told to shelter in place with their windows closed after a derelict ferry caught fire. A statement from the city says its emergency operations centre has been activated in response to a fire aboard the Queen of Sidney ferry currently moored in the Fraser River. It says res...
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A family and a festival: How Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day tragedy unfolded
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More memorial masses planned for victims in Vancouver festival attack
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International fugitive returned to B.C. after being arrested in Middle East
An international fugitive and one of Canada's most wanted is back behind bars following a Vancouver Police Department investigation that lasted three years, spanned 14 countries and ended in the Middle East. Cody Casey has been back in Canada since April 24 following his arrest by police in Oman on Oct. 5, 2024, and an...
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Girl missing after following dog into wooded area in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in British Columbia are looking for a seven-year-old child who went missing in Chilliwack on Thursday after following her neighbour's dog into a wooded area. They say the girl was last seen around 4 p.m. on the 50800 block of Winona Road. Police describe the girl as Caucasian, four feet tall with ...
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Canada
Alberta premier to give live address on province's 'path forward' with Ottawa
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will deliver a livestreamed address this afternoon to outline the province's path forward with Prime Minister Mark Carney's government. Smith has said she will be looking to strike a "What's Next" panel to poll Albertans on issues they want to see addressed after last...
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Lion Electric likely to be liquidated, court-appointed monitor says
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NDP national council scheduled to meet Monday night to pick interim leader
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In the news today: Trump threatens 100% tariff on foreign-made films
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Complainant to continue testifying at hockey players' sexual assault trial
A woman who prosecutors allege was sexually assaulted by five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is set to continue testifying at their trial today. The woman, who cannot be identified under a publication ban, told the court last week that she felt drunk and not fully aware of her surroundings at the L...
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Territorial premiers say internal trade talks should consider northern context
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Romanian premier resigns after his coalition's candidate fails to advance to presidential runoff
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced his resignation on Monday, a day after the governing coalition's joint candidate failed to advance to the runoff in the European Union country's critical presidential election rerun. The coalition's candidate, Crin Antonescu, finished third in S...
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Upstate New York prison guard pleads guilty to manslaughter in an inmate's 2024 beating death
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) - A correctional officer pleaded guilty to manslaughter Monday in connection with the killing of inmate Robert Brooks, whose brutal beating while handcuffed at an upstate New York prison was recorded by officers' body cameras. Christopher Walrath, 36, was one of six guards charged with second-degree mu...
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Trump administration says it will pay immigrants in the United States illegally $1,000 to go home
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration says it is going to pay immigrants in the United States illegally who've returned to their home country voluntarily $1,000 as it pushes forward with its mass deportation agenda. The Department of Homeland Security said in a news release Monday that it's also paying for travel ...
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Sports
Blue Jays sign right-handers Turnbull, Ureña to one-year major league contracts
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed right-handed pitchers Spencer Turnbull and José Ureña to one-year major league contracts, the Major League Baseball club announced Monday. Turnbull was optioned to the Florida Complex League Blue Jays roster as he continues to get into game shape after missing m...
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Scott Laughton proving playoff worth for Maple Leafs after bumpy start
TORONTO - Scott Laughton was probably still feeling it. The Maple Leafs forward blocked a shot in the dying moments of Toronto's Game 6 victory over the Ottawa Senators to clinch a spot in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The puck off Jack Sanderson's stick appeared to get him somewhere on his right arm. W...
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Curlers Peterman, Gallant first athletes named to Canada's 2026 Olympic team
TORONTO - Curlers Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant are the first athletes named to Canada's team for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. The husband-and-wife team from Chestermere, Alta., will represent Canada in mixed doubles curling at the Games, Curling Canada and the Canadian Olympic Team announced Monday. Pe...
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