Public Safety
Police release sketch in connection with alleged abduction and sexual assault in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford are appealing for witnesses and dash camera footage after a woman was allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted early Monday morning. The incident occurred around 5:30 a.m. in the 33900 block of Gladys Avenue, where a woman was waiting for a friend. Image: AbbyPD has released a sketch ...
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BCHL
Chilliwack Chiefs add sniper for the '25-'26 season
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Chiefs have announced the commitment of forward Rylan Bissett for the 2025-26 BCHL season.The 2007 born product of Prince George starred with the Cariboo Cougars U18 AAA squad last season, recording 35 goals and 60 points in 36 regular-season games. He added 11 points in eight playoff appear...
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Morning crash snarls traffic along Highway 10 in Langley
LANGLEY - RCMP in Langley are investigating a multi-vehicle collision that shut down a section of Highway 10 during the Wednesday morning commute.Police say they were called to the crash around 7:52 a.m. in the 7200 block of Highway 10. It involved a commercial truck and at least two other vehicles.Several road closure...
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Oversized big rig load knocks out numerous communications lines in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say Clearbrook Road is currently closed between two primary streets after an oversized big rig took out numerous communications lines sometime Tuesday afternoon (Apr. 29). According to a statement from police, police say Clearbrook Road remains closed between South Fraser Way and Hillc...
Apr 30, 2025
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Road Safety
Highway 1 overpass struck in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The BC Highway Patrol is investigating after an over-height load struck the #3 Road overpass on Highway 1 eastbound in Chilliwack Tuesday (Apr. 29) afternoon. Police say the crash happened around 2:45 p.m., when a tractor-trailer towing a loaded flat deck became stuck under the overpass in the slow lane. T...
Apr 29, 2025
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Public Safety
RCMP respond to two high-risk incidents in Mission
MISSION - Mission RCMP dealt with a pair of high-risk calls Sunday (Apr. 27), including a standoff involving a loaded compound bow and a domestic assault case.Mounties were first called around 2:30 p.m. to a rural property on Silverdale Avenue where a dispute between neighbours escalated to one man pointing a loaded co...
Apr 29, 2025
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British Columbia
TransLink to expand Metro Vancouver bus service with newly approved investment plan
BURNABY - Metro Vancouver's transportation authority says a plan is in place to fund the largest increase in bus service in the region since 2018, in addition to expansions and improvements approved last year. A statement from TransLink says its board of directors and the Mayors' Council on Regional Transportation appr...
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Mental health trouble leads to public safety issues, Vancouver's mayor says
VANCOUVER - People are "sick and tired" of inquiries and reviews into a recurring pattern of people in a mental health crisis becoming involved in violent incidents, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said Wednesday. His comments came days after an SUV was driven at high speed through a crowd at a Vancouver festival hel...
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Filipino nurses shaken by Vancouver festival attack say tragedy 'will not define us'
Filipino-Canadian nurse Glesy Banton-Victoria says she had planned to attend the Lapu Lapu Day street festival in Vancouver on Saturday but took a nap instead, exhausted by a funeral earlier in the day. When she learned that a vehicle sped into a crowd of festivalgoers at the Filipino community event, she says she was ...
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Event planners across Canada rethinking security practices following Vancouver attack
TORONTO - Event organizers across Canada say they're combing over their security practices in the wake of Saturday night's deadly attack on a Vancouver street festival, hoping to fill any gaps to protect attendees. Politicians are also turning their attention to the issue, with British Columbia Premier David Eby saying...
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Collective trauma after festival attack could ripple for months, experts say
VANCOUVER - Communal grief following the ramming attack at a Filipino festival in Vancouver that killed 11 people last weekend will likely persist for months, mental health experts in British Columbia warn. "Traumatic events, grief, is not something that is resolved in a week or two weeks, or a couple of months,&q...
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As deadlines near for Hudson's Bay and its leases, there are glimmers of hope
TORONTO - The clock is ticking down on two deadlines that may determine the fate of Hudson's Bay. Anyone interested in buying Canada's oldest company or assets like the rights to its iconic Stripes brand has until Wednesday at 5 p.m. to submit binding proposals. Those wanting to take on leases held by the 355-year-old ...
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Canada
Bruce Fanjoy, retired businessman, says he defeated Poilievre by listening to voters
OTTAWA - Bruce Fanjoy says he achieved something unexpected in Monday's election - the defeat of a high-profile Conservative leader in his own riding - simply by showing up on doorsteps and paying attention to what voters in Carleton were telling him. Sitting outside at a café in Manotick, Ont., on Wednesday, Fa...
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Some Conservative MPs voice support for Poilievre as party stays silent on next moves
OTTAWA - Some Conservative MPs are expressing support for party leader Pierre Poilievre after he lost both the federal election and his own seat on Monday. Veteran MP Mark Strahl says Poilievre has his full support and will win the next election. MP Arpan Khanna says Poilievre will "continue to lead the Conservati...
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Longest Ballot group declares victory in Poilievre's former riding amid criticism
OTTAWA - A group trying to make a case for electoral reform by creating very long ballots is declaring victory in this week's election - even as critics accuse it of indulging in stunts that undermine democracy. "It's been a success," said Mark Moutter, one of dozens of protest candidates who ran in the Ottaw...
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Filipino nurses shaken by Vancouver festival attack say tragedy 'will not define us'
Filipino-Canadian nurse Glesy Banton-Victoria says she had planned to attend the Lapu Lapu Day street festival in Vancouver on Saturday but took a nap instead, exhausted by a funeral earlier in the day. When she learned that a vehicle sped into a crowd of festivalgoers at the Filipino community event, she says she was ...
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CP NewsAlert: Trump says he'll meet with Carney 'within the next week'
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump says he will meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House "within the next week." Trump says he spoke with Carney on the phone Tuesday and he expects to have a "great relationship" with Canada. More to come. Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Pre...
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Canada's top court to decide whether to hear a trailblazing youth-led climate case
TORONTO - Canada's highest court is set to decide whether it will hear arguments in a trailblazing climate change lawsuit that could clarify whether governments are constitutionally required to tackle planet-warming emissions. Thursday's decision could set the stage before the Supreme Court of Canada in a case where se...
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World
Sex assault reports in the US military fell last year, fueled by a big drop in the Army, AP learns
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of sexual assaults reported across the U.S. military dipped by nearly 4% last year, fueled by a significant drop in the Army, The Associated Press has learned. It was the second year in a row with a decrease, reversing a troubling trend that has plagued the Defense Department for more than ...
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A legacy of hope and laughter for Gaudreau brothers as family, friends and hockey community grieve
WESTVILLE, N.J. (AP) - The family called him John. It wasn't until John Gaudreau played for Boston College that he picked up the "Johnny Hockey" nickname that followed him through 11 seasons in the NHL. His mother, Jane, gleefully recalled the "Johnny Hockey" T-shirts and sing-song chants BC fans be...
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Prosecutor says officer killed in gunman's Pennsylvania hospital attack was hit by fire from police
YORK, Pa. (AP) - An officer killed while responding to a Pennsylvania hospital siege was struck by a shotgun blast fired by police that also killed an armed man holding hostages, a prosecutor disclosed at a news conference Wednesday. West York Patrolman Andrew W. Duarte was killed in the gunfire in York on Feb. 22, whi...
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Sports
Charge eye regular-season finale for last chance at clinching PWHL playoff berth
OTTAWA - Needing just a single point to clinch a spot in the Professional Women's Hockey League playoffs, the Ottawa Charge were shut out 3-0 by the Minnesota Frost on home ice Wednesday night. "Yeah, we knew what the opportunity was, of course," said Charge coach Carla MacLeod. "And you know, at the end...
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Alejandro Kirk helps Blue Jays shake off slump with homer, game-winning RBI single
TORONTO - Some Major League Baseball players would be offended if the opposing team intentionally walked the two hitters ahead of them to load the bases in extra innings. But not Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk. He was philosophical about it. Kirk's RBI single in the 10th inning completed Toronto's comeback fo...
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Whitecaps beat Inter Miami 3-1 to eliminate Lionel Messi's squad from Champions Cup
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Brian White and Pedro Vite scored two minutes apart and the Vancouver Whitecaps stunned Inter Miami 3-1 in the second leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal on Wednesday night, spoiling Lionel Messi's squad's hopes of making the tournament's final. Sebastian Berhalter also scored for...
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