Vehicle strikes Hydro pole
Vehicle vs. BC Hydro pole snarls Chilliwack traffic Wednesday afternoon
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack fire crews and RCMP members were dispatched Wednesday afternoon to Prest Road after a vehicle struck a BC Hydro pole.According to scanner traffic, Chilliwack first responders attended Prest Road, about halfway between Prairie Central Road and McGuire Road, at about 3 p.m. after a vehicle collide...
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Chilliwack Board of Education
Progressive trustee majority postpones motion on academic achievement in Chilliwack schools
CHILLIWACK - Earlier this year, former Chilliwack MLA Laurie Throness campaigned successfully on a platform of incorporating academic achievement into SD33 schools, culminating in his 11-point victory in a March trustee by-election. It seemed fitting then, that Throness would make good on that promise at Tuesday's mont...
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Romanian court rejects defeated hard-right candidate's challenge to election result
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Western premiers to finish talks on trade, Arctic security in Yellowknife
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Langley man charged with striking, seriously injuring a traffic police officer: RCMP
LANGLEY - A Langley man faces multiple charges for his alleged actions during an August 2024 traffic stop that left a uniformed police officer seriously injured. According to a statement from Langley RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, a Langley RCMP officer was tasked with traffic enforcement duties in the 5000 bloc...
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BCHL Finals
Chilliwack Chiefs take 2-1 series lead after thrilling double OT win Tuesday night
CHILLIWACK - Chiefs captain Mateo Mrsic had two goals and an assist, including the game-winner with 6:21 to play in double overtime, as the Chilliwack Chiefs took a 2-1 series lead in the BCHL finals Tuesday night against the Brooks Bandits at the Coliseum in Chilliwack. Caleb Malhotra also tallied two goals and an ass...
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New dog food product
Chilliwack resident creates unique dog food product
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack resident has invented a unique product for man's best friend that she hopes to bring to the broader pet food market. Nicole Weber, an avid dog lover who describes herself as a self-starter and an innovator, has created something called Choco-Pup, a product made from carob powder intended to be...
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Family members sought
Chilliwack RCMP looks to ID family members of female who went missing from Yarrow in 1982
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack RCMP detachment is appealing to the public for help in identifying any family members of a woman who went missing from her home in Yarrow in March 1982.According to a statement from Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Teresa Parsons, Patricia Flynn went missing 43 years ago and has never b...
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British Columbia
Western premiers to finish talks on trade, Arctic security in Yellowknife
YELLOWKNIFE - Premiers from Western Canada are scheduled to wrap up a two-day conference in Yellowknife. The annual meeting of leaders from British Columbia, the Prairie provinces and the northern territories comes two weeks before all Canada's premiers are to gather with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Saskatoon. Northw...
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B.C. seen as 'final frontier' for federal NDP as leadership question looms
VICTORIA - Kelowna resident and former federal NDP candidate Cade Desjarlais sees the party in "disarray." Desjarlais, who ran for the NDP in Kelowna-Lake Country in 2021 but voted for the successful Liberal candidate in the redrawn riding of Kelowna last month, said the NDP needed a working-class reset, a le...
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Most Canadians feel attached to their home, though only half trust governments: poll
OTTAWA - Most Canadians feel attached to their country, province and municipality but only about half of them trust their governments, a new poll suggests. The Leger survey, which polled 1,537 Canadians between May 16 and 18, suggests that 82 per cent of Canadians feel attached to their country. Because the poll was co...
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B.C. municipalities join First Nations in criticism of tariff bills
VICTORIA - Municipal leaders from across British Columbia have joined First Nations to ask the provincial government to withdraw or delay proposed legislation to fast-track major projects in response to U.S. tariffs. But the president of the Union of B.C. Municipalities says there's no sign the government is changing c...
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RCMP visits B.C. ostrich farm to prepare for potential arrests
RCMP liaison officers have visited a British Columbia ostrich farm to prepare for potential arrests at the property where protesters are trying to prevent a cull of about 400 birds ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Multiple livestreams broadcasting from the Universal Ostrich Farm, in Edgewood, B.C., show ...
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Three-year deal reached in labour dispute between LifeLabs and 1,200 striking workers
BURNABY - British Columbia's main outpatient lab services provider says it has reached a deal with the union representing about 1,200 striking workers across the province. LifeLabs says in a statement that it and the BC General Employees' Union have reached the three-year collective bargaining agreement after both side...
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Canada
In the news today: Do Canadians trust their government? G7 finance summit wraps up
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Half of Canadians trust their governments: poll Most Canadians feel attached to their country, province and municipality but only about half of them trust their governments, a new poll suggests. The Leger survey, which polled 1,53...
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Western premiers to finish talks on trade, Arctic security in Yellowknife
YELLOWKNIFE - Premiers from Western Canada are scheduled to wrap up a two-day conference in Yellowknife. The annual meeting of leaders from British Columbia, the Prairie provinces and the northern territories comes two weeks before all Canada's premiers are to gather with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Saskatoon. Northw...
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New report casts doubt on revival of Quebec LNG project
MONTREAL - A shareholder advocacy group says reviving a liquefied natural gas export project in Quebec's Saguenay region would be costly and likely unprofitable. Investors for Paris Compliance says demand for LNG in Europe dropped by 18 per cent between 2022 and 2024, and Canadian exports would have a hard time competi...
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B.C. seen as 'final frontier' for federal NDP as leadership question looms
VICTORIA - Kelowna resident and former federal NDP candidate Cade Desjarlais sees the party in "disarray." Desjarlais, who ran for the NDP in Kelowna-Lake Country in 2021 but voted for the successful Liberal candidate in the redrawn riding of Kelowna last month, said the NDP needed a working-class reset, a le...
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G7 finance ministers to wrap up summit in Banff
BANFF - Finance ministers from the G7 are wrapping up their summit in Banff, Alta., with discussions including the global trade system roiled by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. Other topics on the agenda are artificial intelligence and the war in Ukraine. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne and B...
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Most Canadians feel attached to their home, though only half trust governments: poll
OTTAWA - Most Canadians feel attached to their country, province and municipality but only about half of them trust their governments, a new poll suggests. The Leger survey, which polled 1,537 Canadians between May 16 and 18, suggests that 82 per cent of Canadians feel attached to their country. Because the poll was co...
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World
Romanian court rejects defeated hard-right candidate's challenge to election result
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - A top Romanian court on Thursday rejected as unfounded a request to annul the presidential election by the hard-right candidate who decisively lost the race to his pro-European Union opponent on Sunday. After deliberations on Thursday, Romania's Constitutional Court unanimously rejected the an...
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UK court puts last-minute block on a deal to hand Chagos islands to Mauritius
LONDON (AP) - A British court blocked the U.K. from transferring sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, to Mauritius, hours before the agreement was due to be signed on Thursday. The U.K. has agreed to hand Mauritius the Indian Ocean archipelago, which is home to a strategically important naval and bomber base on the lar...
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Philippine president calls for all Cabinet secretaries to resign after election setbacks
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. asked all of his Cabinet secretaries to submit resignations on Thursday in a "bold reset" of his administration following last week's mid-term elections, which saw more opposition candidates win crucial Senate seats. Marcos, the 67-year-old ...
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Sports
Third-period swoon costs Oilers in Game 1 of conference final against Stars
DALLAS - The Edmonton Oilers controlled the NHL's Western Conference final opener until suddenly they didn't. The lone Canadian club left in Stanley Cup contention this year was up 3-1 on the Dallas Stars after two periods Wednesday. The Stars scored three unanswered power-play goals in less than six minutes to start t...
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Dallas Stars not getting shut out on power play in this West final against Oilers
DALLAS (AP) - The Dallas Stars aren't getting shut out on the power play in the Western Conference final against Edmonton this time. They took full advantage of their opportunities in the third period of Game 1 in this series, with three power-play goals in a game-turning 5:26 span on way to a 6-3 victory Wednesday nig...
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Vancouver FC, Cavalry battle to 1-1 draw in Canadian Championship quarterfinal
LANGLEY - A late goal from Tobias Warschewski helped Cavalry FC rescue a 1-1 draw against Vancouver FC in the first leg of their Canadian Championship quarterfinal matchup on Wednesday. David Norman Jr. opened the scoring for Vancouver in the 41st minute, but Cavalry drew even in the 84th thanks to Warchewski's strike....
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