Long weekend
Mission mayor warns of disruptive behaviour at area lakes ahead of May long weekend
MISSION - As the May long weekend approaches, Mission Mayor Paul Horn says disruptive behaviour has increased in recent years at two popular recreational sites in the Mission area. According to a statement from the City of Mission Tuesday (May 13), the municipality is bracing for May long weekend crowds by reminding vi...
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Motor vehicle crash
Impairment not a factor in Saturday night rollover crash: Chilliwack RCMP
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson says impairment was not a factor in a motor vehicle incident that led to a power outage affecting over 1,900 customers in Chilliwack Saturday night. Corporal Teresa Parsons tells Fraser Valley Today in an email that RCMP members did attend a single vehicle collision on First ...
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Return to B.C. Lions 'a beautiful hello' for running back James Butler
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Personalized Hearing Care
Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
Man sentenced to 2.5 years for 'dial-a-dope' operation in B.C. Interior
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PM Carney travelling to Rome Friday for Pope Leo's inaugural mass
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Fraser Valley
Gas prices spike in Chilliwack
Gas prices spike in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Back in early April when the B.C. government axed the consumer carbon tax at the pumps, gas prices fell by more than 10 cents a litre to the delight of beleaguered motorists who often voiced their dismay on social media. But those days of gas savings appear to be over, thanks to the latest petrol prices re...
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Trail race
Annual Cultus Lake trail race raises thousands for scholarships, Chilliwack non-profits doing good work
CHILLIWACK - The annual Around the Lake Give 'R Take 30 Trail Race continues to provide lasting benefits to Chilliwack and beyond, generating thousands of dollars to bolster local programs and services. The race committee says last year's race held on October 19 around Cultus Lake raised $11,000 for several non-profit ...
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Service day this weekend
Chilliwack Rotarians to take part in global 'Epic Day of Service' in Chilliwack this weekend
CHILLIWACK - Rotarians in Chilliwack will unite with fellow members across Canada and the globe this weekend for the Epic Day of Service, an international movement focused on hands-on service projects, by giving back to Chilliwack through acts of service.In Rotary District 5050, which encompasses Chilliwack, the Fraser...
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Road closures
Tyson Road, South Sumas Road in Chilliwack to undergo pair of 11-hour closures this week
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack plans to close two primary roads in Sardis this week as part of ongoing construction activities. According to a social media post from the municipality, Tyson Road between Balmoral Avenue and Insley Avenue, as well as South Sumas Road between Dover Road and Evans Road, will both be c...
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British Columbia
Man sentenced to 2.5 years for 'dial-a-dope' operation in B.C. Interior
KELOWNA - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has sentenced a 26-year-old man from India to 2.5 years in prison for taking part in a so-called "dial-a-dope" operation in Kelowna. Mandeep Pandher pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine, fentanyl and para‑fluorofentanyl, for the purpose of trafficking on t...
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Minister says she rejected daycare at B.C. legislature because area is well served
VICTORIA - Plans by the British Columbia legislative assembly to open a childcare facility remain up in the air after the provincial government rejected a funding request. The legislature had applied for the funding in February 2024, but B.C.'s Ministry of Education and Child Care informed the legislature in March that...
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CP NewsAlert: Court dismisses application to stop B.C. ostrich cull over avian flu
VANCOUVER - A Federal Court judge has tossed out a challenge that would have stopped the killing of about 400 ostriches on a British Columbia farm that suffered an outbreak of avian flu. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Second dead grey whale washes ashore in B.C. in less than a week
A second dead grey whale has washed ashore in British Columbia in less than a week. Fisheries and Oceans Canada has confirmed that the latest dead whale was reported on May 11 in Haida Gwaii near the community of Skidegate, and a marine mammal response team is working with local First Nations to co-ordinate a necropsy....
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Local cinema to close
Chilliwack movie theatre to close its doors for good
CHILLIWACK - Cottonwood 4 Cinemas, a discount movie theatre on Luckakuck Way, announced on social media Tuesday (May 13) that it will permanently close at the end of next month. According to a social media post, and a phone call of confirmation to one of the owners, the movie theatre says it has been a pleasure to serv...
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Parkland-Sunoco deal comes amid fraught U.S.-Canada relations, resource nationalism
CALGARY - Ottawa is weighing the proposed takeover of Calgary-based Parkland Corp. by American fuel distributor Sunoco LP at a time of fraught Canada-U.S. relations and amped-up resource nationalism. The US$9.1-billion friendly deal announced last week is subject to a review under the Investment Canada Act, which consi...
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Canada
PM Carney travelling to Rome Friday for Pope Leo's inaugural mass
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Rome on Friday to attend Pope Leo's inaugural mass. The Prime Minister's Office said in a news release Tuesday that Carney will be in Rome from May 16 to 19. The ceremony, which marks the official start of a pope's term, will take place on Sunday, May 18, at St. Peter's...
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Here are the newcomers, familiar faces in Prime Minister Mark Carney's inner circle
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced his new cabinet. Here is the list of all 28 Liberal cabinet members, as well as 10 secretaries of state. Returning members of cabinet: Anita Anand, minister of foreign affairs The MP for Oakville East in Ontario has been a mainstay of the Liberal cabinet, holding seven ...
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Erskine-Smith says he feels 'disrespected' after being dropped from cabinet
OTTAWA - Former housing minister Nate Erskine-Smith says it's "impossible not to feel disrespected" after being dropped from cabinet. In a series of social media posts Tuesday, the member of Parliament for Beaches-East York said he ran in the recent election for the opportunity to make "an even bigger di...
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Mark Carney's cabinet has taken shape. Here are some of the highlights
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled his 28-member cabinet and it's a mix of familiar and new faces from across Canada. Carney's cabinet is smaller than that of his predecessor - former prime minister Justin Trudeau's government had 35 ministers by the end - and adds 10 secretaries of state, who are essenti...
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CP NewsAlert: Court dismisses application to stop B.C. ostrich cull over avian flu
VANCOUVER - A Federal Court judge has tossed out a challenge that would have stopped the killing of about 400 ostriches on a British Columbia farm that suffered an outbreak of avian flu. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Second dead grey whale washes ashore in B.C. in less than a week
A second dead grey whale has washed ashore in British Columbia in less than a week. Fisheries and Oceans Canada has confirmed that the latest dead whale was reported on May 11 in Haida Gwaii near the community of Skidegate, and a marine mammal response team is working with local First Nations to co-ordinate a necropsy....
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World
MLB reinstates Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, making them Hall of Fame eligible
NEW YORK (AP) - Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport's Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by sports gambling scandals. Rose's permanent ban was lifted eight months after his death and came a day before the Cin...
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José Mujica, Uruguay's humble president who changed his country and charmed the world, dies at 89
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) - Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, a onetime Marxist guerilla and flower farmer whose radical brand of democracy, plain-spoken philosophy and simple lifestyle fascinated people around the world, has died. He was 89. His death was announced by Uruguayan President Yamandú Ors...
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LA judge to decide whether the Menendez brothers should be freed
LOS ANGELES (AP) - After months of delays, a hearing started Tuesday to decide whether Erik and Lyle Menendez should get a chance at freedom after serving nearly 30 years in prison for the double murder of their parents. A Los Angeles judge is presiding over the resentencing hearing that is expected to last two days. I...
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Sports
Return to B.C. Lions 'a beautiful hello' for running back James Butler
KAMLOOPS - James Butler always knew a return to the B.C. Lions was possible. The CFL veteran just didn't anticipate the way he'd find his way back. After two years with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Butler was released in January after a difficult season. "I didn't have any heads up," he said of the team's decisio...
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New training regimen has Bombers' Oliveira prepared for 2025 CFL season
WINNIPEG - If it's good for Navy SEALs, it's good for Brady Oliveira. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers star running back added a new element to his off-season training that's used by the elite U.S. special operations force. It's called hypoxic training, which aims to improve physical endurance and mental strength. "It wa...
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Canadian quarterback Ford finally getting a chance to start out of the gate for Elks
EDMONTON - For much of three seasons Tre Ford stood on the Edmonton Elks sidelines listening to fans chant: "We want Tre, we want Tre." No more chanting. The fourth-year quarterback out of the University of Waterloo, who got to start only when the Elks playoff chances were virtually eliminated the last two se...
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