Abbotsford Police Department
As police maintain foot patrols at area parks, driving instructors in Abbotsford can't hide from AbbyPD's watchful eye
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say they handled 533 police files during the Easter long weekend, one of which involved a speedy driving instructor who was late for work. According to a statement from AbbyPD, road safety remained a primary focus for traffic officers over the weekend, leading to the removal of 14 impa...
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Municipal
Chilliwack City Council expected to finalize 7.17 tax increase Tuesday
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack City Council will meet Tuesday to vote on a bylaw that would see residential property taxes rise by more than seven per cent this year.The rate must be set by May 15 and follows the adoption of the city's 2025 Financial Plan.Council has already approved a 7.17 per cent tax increase as part of th...
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Abbotsford Police nab Porch Pirate in the act Sunday morning
ABBOTSFORD - A man is in custody after Abbotsford police caught him stealing Amazon packages from a porch early Sunday morning. Patrol officers were driving along McCallum Road around 5:42 a.m. when they spotted the theft in progress and arrested the suspect. Police say the 32-year-old suspect was already out on bail a...
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RCMP investigation
Large police presence behind former retail store on Vedder Road in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Numerous RCMP officers are involved in an investigation behind Chilliwack's old Canadian Tire retail store at 7560 Vedder Road. According to witnesses, police cruisers were first spotted in the area late Monday morning. Chilliwack RCMP say Chilliwack RCMP officers along with the Serious Crime Unit are inve...
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Victim identified in Langley homicide investigation
LANGLEY - Police have identified the victim in a Langley homicide that began as a suspicious fire late last week. Langley RCMP were called to a structure fire in the 20500 block of 56 Avenue around 7:24 a.m. on April 18, where a body was discovered inside. The death was deemed suspicious and the Integrated Homicide Inv...
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Environment
On the eve of Earth Day, Abbotsford residents urged to pitch in for Community Clean-Up Month
ABBOTSFORD - There's still time to get involved in Community Clean-Up Month, and the City of Abbotsford is encouraging residents to take part before the end of April.While the month-long campaign is already well underway, residents can still register and access free cleanup supplies from the city, including gloves, gar...
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British Columbia
'I won't be the last': Tréchelle Bunn elected as first female chief of Dakota nation
WINNIPEG - Tréchelle Bunn has had a whirlwind month. She wrapped up her two-year tenure as one of the Southern Chiefs' Organization youth chiefs, finished her second year of law school at the University of Manitoba and received an Indspire award for her work in Indigenous communities at a ceremony in Vancouver. ...
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Tugboat brings in B.C. ferry after mechanical failure on busy Easter weekend
NORTH VANCOUVER - A BC Ferries vessel had to be assisted into Horseshoe Bay in North Vancouver by a tugboat after suffering a mechanical failure at the end of the busy holiday weekend. The company says the problem with the Queen of Coquitlam's pitch control has been repaired and testing was conducted before a possible ...
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Vancouver Island city-owned clinic on track to sign two more doctors, mayor says
COLWOOD - The mayor of a Vancouver Island community hiring doctors as city employees says it is "very close" to signing two more physicians for its clinic even as other communities inquire about replicating its model. Colwood Mayor Doug Kobayashi says the city's clinic currently has one doctor on staff, anoth...
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Police identify Tyler Smith as homicide victim found in burned home in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY - British Columbia's Homicide Investigation Team is identifying the person who was found dead inside a burned Langley home hoping to further its investigation. It says the death of 47-year-old Tyler Smith has been confirmed as a homicide, adding that he had recently moved to the area. Langley RCMP previously sa...
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Advance polls open for last day as election campaign heads into final week
OTTAWA - Canadians hoping to vote early in the upcoming federal election have until the end of the day to visit an advance polling station as the campaign enters its final week. Today is the fourth and final day that advance polls will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. before the general election date of April 28. And unti...
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Police say two people airlifted to hospital after 'serious' crash in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD - Police in British Columbia's Lower Mainland say two people were airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries Sunday after a crash involving two vehicles. Abbotsford Police say emergency workers who responded to the crash at about 7:28 a.m. and found a Dodge Charger and a BMW sedan with "signif...
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Canada
In the news today: Toronto, Montreal archbishops to hold mass for Pope Francis
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Toronto, Montreal archbishops to hold mass for Pope Francis Canada's newest cardinal will lead a mass in honour of Pope Francis this afternoon. Cardinal Frank Leo, Archbishop of Toronto, will preside at a mass for the repose of th...
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Jury selection set to start in former world junior hockey players' sex assault trial
LONDON - Jury selection is expected to begin today in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team. Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton were charged with sexual assault early last year in an incident that allegedly took place in London, Ont., in...
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Archbishops of Toronto, Montreal to hold mass for Pope Francis
TORONTO - Canada's newest cardinal will lead a mass in honour of Pope Francis this afternoon. Cardinal Frank Leo, Archbishop of Toronto, will preside at a mass for the repose of the soul of the pontiff at St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica before meeting with the media. The Vatican announced yesterday that Francis had di...
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'Keep the doors open': Ministers call on next pope to do more for LGBTQ+ people
Serge Quevillon made it a point Monday to visit Montreal's Mary Queen of the World Cathedral to pay respect to Pope Francis. Speaking outside the cathedral, he said he vividly remembers a question the pope was asked in June 2013. "He was asked, 'What do you think about homosexuality?' And he gave the nicest, most ...
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Tories expected to release platform as federal election campaign nears its end
OTTAWA - As the federal election campaign nears its end with less than a week to go before voting day, all federal party leaders are making their last pitches to Canadians on why they deserve their vote. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is expected to unveil his party's costed platform today, while the Liberals and...
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'Man of compassion:' Indigenous leaders, residential school survivors on Pope Francis
It's been nearly three years since Pope Francis travelled to Canada to apologize for the Catholic Church's role in residential schools. But for some Indigenous survivors, memories of the historic day remain fresh in their minds. "His statements of apology still have a lot of impact to a lot of us residential schoo...
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World
Many feared dead in gun attack on tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) - Many people are feared to have died after gunmen indiscriminately fired at tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. Police have described the incident as a "terror attack" and blamed militants fighting against Indian rule. "This attack is much larger than a...
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Karen Read's second murder trial revives debate over who killed her Boston police officer boyfriend
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) - The second murder trial of Karen Read, whose case has sparked a national debate on police accountability and won her legions of devoted fans, began Tuesday, more than three years after the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend. Read is accused of striking her boyfriend John O'Keefe with her ...
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Cardinals meet at Vatican to choose date for Pope Francis' funeral
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Cardinals have decided that the public viewing of Pope Francis will begin Wednesday in St. Peter's Basilica, after his casket is taken by procession from the Vatican hotel where he lived. The master of liturgical ceremonies, Archbishop Diego Ravelli, issued the rubrics for the procession by mandate ...
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Sports
Canada Soccer to honour veteran Desiree Scott at May friendly in her native Winnipeg
Canada will play a pair of women's soccer friendlies against Haiti in Winnipeg and Montreal in FIFA's May-June international window. The May 31 game at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg has been dubbed a "special celebration match honouring the extraordinary international career" of veteran midfielder Desiree...
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Jury selection set to start in former world junior hockey players' sex assault trial
LONDON - Jury selection is expected to begin today in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team. Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton were charged with sexual assault early last year in an incident that allegedly took place in London, Ont., in...
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'We're a resilient group': Edmonton Oilers look to bounce back after wild Game 1 loss
LOS ANGELES - Late rallies are nothing new for the Edmonton Oilers. Not every game has a fairy tale ending, though, where the team overcomes a multi-goal deficit to celebrate a win. After falling behind 4-0 to the L.A. Kings on Monday, the Oilers pushed back to tie the score at 5-5 with less than 90 seconds to go in re...
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