CANOE SLALOM
Local canoe slalom athlete set to compete in Junior World Championships in France
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack local Michal Smiesko is paddling all the way to Europe after earning a spot on Canada's National Team for canoe slalom last week. The Canadian Team Trials Kayaking Race was held on May 3 and 4 at the Tamihi Rapids, where Smiesko has been training since he was 11. He placed sixth in the Men's Kay...
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Most Wanted
CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of May 11, 2025
CHILLIWACK - Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.Name: Austin TallmanAge: 33Height: 5'6ftWeight: 189lbsHair: BrownEyes: BrownWanted: Unlawfully At LargeWarrant in effect: March 12, 2025Parole Jurisdiction: VancouverName: Bradley Joy Age: 42Height: 6'1&...
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BAGGED LUNCHES
Local restaurant owner honours late son with Mother's Day lunch initiative for unhoused
CHILLIWACK - A beloved Chilliwack restaurant is seeking help with a new Mother's Day initiative in honour of the owner's late son. Grammy's Place will assemble 75 bagged lunches for the unhoused, and Eva Myhre, or Grammy, will need some help with the project. "If we have lots of people who can come in and grab the...
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North Vancouver fire crews battle morning blaze at seniors centre in Lynn Valley
NORTH VANCOUVER - Crews from three fire departments on Vancouver's North Shore are battling a blaze at an apartment complex that began Saturday morning. District of North Vancouver spokesman Ryan Schaap says the blaze broke out at the Silverlynn Apartment complex in Lynn Valley and crews continue to battle the flames. ...
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SUMMER RESEARCH
UFV seeks community partners for summer research internship program
CHILLIWACK - The University of the Fraser Valley is warming up for this summer's research internship program- the BMO Collaboratorium. UFV's Peace and Reconciliation Centre (PARC) has lined up several projects for the 2025 batch. Canada Research Chair and PARC Director Keith Carlson is excited about what's in store. On...
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CHARGES LAID
Surrey man faces homicide, attempted murder charges after 2024 stabbing
SURREY - Charges have been laid in a stabbing incident that left one person dead and another critically injured in the Guildford neighbourhood of Surrey. RCMP responded to reports of a stabbing at a home in the 14700 block of 108a Avenue on December 14 at around 3 a.m. Surrey Police Service (SPS) and RCMP found two peo...
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British Columbia
Five Starbucks shops in Ontario ratify first collective agreements
TORONTO - The United Steelworkers union says workers at five Starbucks locations in Ontario have ratified their first collective agreements. The union says the union-led contracts are a significant milestone in the push for collective bargaining at the coffee giant. Locations include shops in Ajax, Kitchener-Waterloo a...
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North Vancouver fire crews battle morning blaze at seniors centre in Lynn Valley
NORTH VANCOUVER - Crews from three fire departments on Vancouver's North Shore are battling a blaze at an apartment complex that began Saturday morning. District of North Vancouver spokesman Ryan Schaap says the blaze broke out at the Silverlynn Apartment complex in Lynn Valley and crews continue to battle the flames. ...
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BC Wildfire Service dealing with 11 'overwintering wildfires' near Fort Nelson
FORT NELSON - The BC Wildfire Service says 11 fires that have been smouldering underground near Fort Nelson, B.C., since last year are being whipped up by warm and dry weather conditions. The service says in a Facebook post that the fires have begun visibly smoking recently and officials are monitoring the blazes close...
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Five youth plead guilty in 2024 swarming of girl in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA - Prosecutors say five youth involved in a violent swarming of a girl in Kelowna, B.C., last year have entered guilty pleas. Damienne Darby, a spokeswoman for the BC Prosecution Service, says one young person pleaded guilty to one count of assault in January and was handed a sentence of two years' probation in ...
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Onex selling minority stakes in WestJet to Delta and Korean Air
Onex Corp. has sold a minority stake in WestJet to Delta Air Lines and Korean Air in a US$550-million deal that aims to position the Calgary-based airline for growth abroad amid intensifying domestic competition and plummeting demand for flights to the U.S. Under the deals announced Friday, Delta will acquire a 15 per ...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney to unveil his new cabinet on Tuesday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to unveil his new cabinet at Rideau Hall on Tuesday - and it's expected to be a slimmed-down front bench meant to signal a more businesses-minded approach to government. Rideau Hall confirmed the timing of the swearing-in ceremony in a media release on Friday. Marci Surkes of ...
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Canada
Quebec sovereigntists watch Alberta referendum talk with optimism, disdain
MONTREAL - As Alberta flirts with the possibility of a referendum on separation, Quebec sovereigntists are watching with interest - and a healthy dose of skepticism. Some are hoping a wave of separatist sentiment in Alberta will put wind in the sails of Quebec's own independence movement, which took a blow in the recen...
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B.C., federal government support dredging Vancouver's Burrard Inlet, others opposed
British Columbia's energy minister is backing plans to dredge and deepen Vancouver's Burrard Inlet to accommodate fully loaded oil tankers, despite concerns from environmentalists, experts and First Nations. The plan, floated recently by Prime Minister Mark Carney, could result in fewer tankers carrying more oil from t...
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Recount sees Liberals take Quebec riding of Terrebonne by single vote
MONTREAL - An official with Elections Canada says the seat for a Quebec riding has flipped from the Bloc Québécois to the Liberals by a single vote after a judicial recount was completed. Elections Canada says the seat for the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne has now gone to Tatiana Auguste, bringing th...
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Quebec Superior Court authorizes class-action over traffic stops without reason
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class action suit brought on behalf of racialized people who were stopped while behind the wheel by police without reason to suspect an offence. Justice Catherine Piché authorized the lawsuit in a ruling rendered last month, which targets police in eight ...
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Survivor holds cautious hope amid claims new Pope mishandled clergy abuse allegations
ST. JOHN'S - An advocate for victims of clergy abuse says they are cautiously optimistic about Pope Leo XIV, but they are keeping a close eye on recently surfaced allegations that he previously sheltered those accused of abuse. Newfoundlander Gemma Hickey is the board president of Ending Clergy Abuse, and they are in R...
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Quebec coroner calls for tougher controls over diphenhydramine sales after 2023 death
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is recommending that diphenhydramine - an antihistamine and sedative sometimes used to sleep better - should be better managed in pharmacies after the overdose death of an 18-year-old man south of Montreal in December 2023. The young man, whose identity is not revealed in the report made pub...
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World
India and Pakistan ceasefire shaken by overnight clashes in Kashmir
ISLAMABAD (AP) - India's director general of military operations on Sunday said that India's strikes into Pakistan-controlled Kashmir and Pakistan on Wednesday killed more than 100 militants, including prominent leaders. There was no way to independently verify these claims. Lt. Gen. Rajiv Ghai said India's armed force...
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Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine, a Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages in Sunday appeal
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of hostages and delivery of humanitarian aid in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff. "Never again war!" Leo said from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica. Recalling the end ...
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Iran and the US begin a 4th round of negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program in Oman
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran and the United States began a fourth round of negotiations Sunday over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program, officials said, just ahead of a visit by President Donald Trump to the Middle East this week. The round of talks, again happening in the sultanate of Oman, likely wi...
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Sports
US blanks newcomer Hungary for 2nd straight shutout at hockey worlds, Canada routs Latvia
HERNING, Denmark (AP) - The United States routed newcomer Hungary 6-0 for its second shutout victory at the ice hockey world championship on Sunday. Canada recorded its second win from two games by routing Latvia 7-1. Frank Nazar had two goals and an assist, Cutter Gauthier scored twice and Conor Garland and Logan Cool...
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Edmonton Oilers stay with Skinner in net, Calvin Pickard still out with injury
EDMONTON - Goaltender Stuart Skinner will start for the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of their second-round playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights. Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said Calvin Pickard remains day-to-day with an injury and will not play Monday. Edmonton returned to Skinner in Game 3, which the Oile...
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Fleury shines, Canada routs Latvia 7-1 at world men's hockey championship
STOCKHOLM - Veteran goalie Marc-Andre Fleury made 16 saves as Canada routed Latvia 7-1 on Sunday to remain undefeated in two games at the world men's hockey championship. Kent Johnston and Travis Konecny had two goals apiece, while Nathan MacKinnon, Macklin Celebrini and Barrett Hayton also scored at Avicii Arena in St...
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