Vehicle incident
Traffic impacted Tuesday afternoon after big rig rolls over: Langley RCMP
LANGLEY - Mounties in Langley are asking motorists to avoid the 20800 block of 16 Avenue in Langley after a big rig rolled over Tuesday afternoon. According to a social media post at 2:18 p.m. Tuesday from the Langley RCMP detachment, first responders were dispatched for the report of a single-vehicle rollover involvin...
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Chilliwack River Valley
Chilliwack River Valley resident fulfills goal of a working helipad for public safety incidents in CRV
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack resident Derrick Kramer's goal of creating a helipad in the Chilliwack River Valley for public safety incidents like backcountry rescue missions or fires in the CRV has come to fruition. Thanks to support from a number of people, including the nearby Post Creek community and forestry personnel, ...
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Accessibility
City of Chilliwack to install new accessibility upgrades at Evergreen Hall
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack says it is been named as the recipient of over $76,000 in B.C. accessibility grants from the Rick Hansen Foundation to upgrade a city-owned facility for accessibility purposes. The recent upgrades at Evergreen Hall consist of 39 new lever-style door handles, installed at accessible h...
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Chilliwack real estate sales
Chilliwack real estate sales show slight gains, as new supply declines: CADREB president
CHILLIWACK - Home sales in the greater Chilliwack area showed modest gains in June, while new housing supply is starting to decline as sellers pull back from the recent peak of activity, according to Emily Vernon, president of the Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board. CADREB released its monthly figures Tuesday sh...
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Excessive speed
Motorcyclist overtakes police at nearly 100 km/h above speed limit, pays the price
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say an older motorcyclist with a need for speed is paying the price for driving nearly 100 km/h above the posted speed limit on an Abbotsford roadway. According to a social media post from the department, plainclothes patrol officers had been conducting speed enforcement along King Roa...
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Rescue effort
Valley Helicopters involved in yet another rescue mission
HOPE - Just days after a wanted man was plucked from the side of a forested hillside by long line via one of their helicopters, Valley Helicopters was instrumental in rescuing a stranded hiker northeast of Hope on Monday.According to a social media post, Hope Volunteer Search and Rescue says they were dispatched Monday...
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British Columbia
Man dead after B.C. RCMP shooting, woman's body found in home
SURREY - RCMP say British Columbia's Independent Investigations Office has been called in after officers shot and killed a man at a home in Surrey after responding to a reported assault on Monday evening. Police say they were called to the home in the Metro Vancouver suburb, where officers shot a man who had a weapon, ...
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Environmentalist, political science student joins B.C. Greens leadership race
VICTORIA - The B.C. Green Party has announced Adam Bremner-Akins as its third contestant for the party's 2025 leadership race. It says Bremner-Akins is a political science student, environmentalist and lifelong B.C. resident who has been a party member for eight years and previously ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the...
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B.C. Wildfire Service expecting more fires with forecasted thunderstorms: minister
FORT ST. JOHN - The B.C. Wildfire Service says the province is facing fewer active wildfires this year compared with last season at this time, but a forecast of thunderstorms and lighting will "certainly" cause more blazes. Wildfire information officer Taylor Colman says this year is off to a "cooler and...
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Explosive at B.C. minister's office 'homemade,' not intended to hurt anyone: RCMP
NORTH VANCOUVER - Police say an explosive device that blew open the door at a British Columbia cabinet minister's constituency office in North Vancouver was "unsophisticated" and "homemade." Cpl. Mansoor Sahak with North Vancouver RCMP says the device was likely a number of bear bangers or fireworks...
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Few Canadians are familiar with possible NDP leadership contenders: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests most Canadians are unfamiliar with nine possible NDP leadership contenders. A majority of respondents to the Research Co. poll said they "don't know who the person is" when asked about possible candidates like current New Democrat MPs Leah Gazan, Gord Johns, Jenny Kwan and Heather...
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B.C. seeks to claw back future ownership and breeding of exotic cats
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is proposing to ban the breeding, sale and future ownership of all exotic and non-domestic cats, including servals, ocelots and European wildcats. The proposed changes would add the cats to the list of about 1,200 animals already designated as "controlled alien species&qu...
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Canada
Explosive at B.C. minister's office 'homemade,' not intended to hurt anyone: RCMP
NORTH VANCOUVER - Police say an explosive device that blew open the door at a British Columbia cabinet minister's constituency office in North Vancouver was "unsophisticated" and "homemade." Cpl. Mansoor Sahak with North Vancouver RCMP says the device was likely a number of bear bangers or fireworks...
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Yukon disaster one of two 'most catastrophic' in heap-leach mining history: expert
An engineer tasked with reviewing the spill of about two million tonnes of cyanide-soaked ore at a Yukon gold mine says it was one of the two "most catastrophic failures" in the 45-year history of the heap-leaching mining process. Mark Smith says those disasters last year, the other occurring in Turkey, would...
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B.C. seeks to claw back future ownership and breeding of exotic cats
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is proposing to ban the breeding, sale and future ownership of all exotic and non-domestic cats, including servals, ocelots and European wildcats. The proposed changes would add the cats to the list of about 1,200 animals already designated as "controlled alien species&qu...
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Highly anticipated Quebec byelection in Arthabaska riding to be held Aug. 11
QUÉBEC - Quebec's government has announced that a hotly contested byelection northeast of Montreal will take place Aug. 11. The Arthabaska riding has been held by the Coalition Avenir Québec since 2012, but polls indicate the governing party is set to lose its stronghold to the Parti Québéco...
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CP NewsAlert: Trump says he will hit copper with 50 per cent tariffs
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump says he will impose a 50 per cent tariff on copper imports but did not say when it will take effect. More coming. The Canadian Press
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CP NewsAlert: RCMP say two planes have collided southeast of Winnipeg
STEINBACH - RCMP say two planes have collided near Steinbach, southeast of Winnipeg. More coming. The Canadian Press
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World
Texas governor says more than 160 people are still missing after deadly floods
HUNT, Texas (AP) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says at least 161 people are still missing days after flash floods that killed more than 100 people across central Texas. Abbott spoke Tuesday at a news conference after taking a helicopter tour of the affected area. He said many of those who are not accounted for were staying ...
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ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women and girls
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Tuesday for the Taliban's supreme leader and the head of Afghanistan's supreme court on charges of persecuting women and girls since seizing power nearly four years ago. The warrants also accuse the leaders of persecuting "other ...
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Yemen's Houthi rebels attack a ship in the Red Sea after claiming they sunk another
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - An attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels on a Liberian-flagged cargo ship in the Red Sea killed three mariners and wounded two others, a European Union naval force said Tuesday. The attack on the Greek-owned Eternity C also saw one of the wounded lose his leg in the attack, the EU's Operati...
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Sports
Bassitt pitches 6 innings as Blue Jays beat White Sox 6-1 in rain-shortened game
CHICAGO (AP) - Chris Bassitt pitched six strong innings, Davis Schneider hit a home run, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1 on Tuesday night in a game that was shortened to six official innings because of rain. The Blue Jays have won 10 games in a row - their longest win streak since they won 11 s...
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Atletico beats York United 4-3 to advance to Canadian Championship semifinals
TORONTO - Samuel Salter and Aboubacar Sissoko scored late in the second half to give the visiting Atletico side a 4-3 victory over York United on Tuesday, winning the two-game aggregate score 6-4 in Canadian Championship quarterfinal action at York Lions Stadium. With the victory, the Ottawa-based squad advances to the...
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Oilers trade Sam O'Reilly for Hoby Baker Award winner Isaac Howard
EDMONTON - Despite being selected in the first round of the 2024 NHL entry draft, the Edmonton Oilers have decided to part ways with forward Sam O'Reilly. The Oilers announced Tuesday night they have acquired 21-year-old forward Isaac Howard from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for O'Reilly, who was selected 32nd o...
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