Overnight car fire
Chilliwack Fire Dept. confirms 'multiple' explosions heard around time of car fire in Promontory
UPDATE 9:30 P.M., WEDNESDAY: Chilliwack Assistant Fire Chief Krista Minar has confirmed that "multiple" explosions were reported around the time of a car fire on MacSwan Drive in Promontory. "Just after 11:45 p.m. on (Tuesday) May 13, 2025, firefighters from Hall 4 responded to a vehicle fire in the 4700...
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Chilliwack firefighters extinguish truck fire at Coast Hotel
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack firefighters were dispatched just before 10 a.m. Wednesday morning after a work truck erupted in flames in the parking lot of a local hotel. According to scanner traffic, Chilliwack Fire Department crews were dispatched at 9:53 a.m. Wednesday (May 14) for a truck on fire at 45920 First Avenue, t...
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Public hearing to be held next week for proposed affordable housing complex in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A public hearing will be held next week that could pave the way for a 75-unit apartment complex offering affordable housing for seniors, single-parent families and individuals with low to moderate incomes, next to Ruth and Naomi's. According to the text of an ad from the City of Chilliwack that was publish...
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VPD arrests man after apparent axe attack in DTES Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say a 30-year-old man has been charged after a man reported being struck by a small axe and robbed in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. According to a statement from police, Task Force Barrage officers on foot patrol were approached near East Hastings Street and Main Street just before 12:3...
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Agassiz RCMP investigating reported pit bull attack that left a man with over 50 stitches
HEMLOCK VALLEY - The Agassiz RCMP detachment says it's investigating an incident in which a man reported being attacked by two pit bulls in Hemlock Valley over the weekend. A social media post from the victim, a middle-aged adult male who lives in Agassiz, says he received over 50 stitches after being attacked by two p...
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Fashion fundraiser
Record-breaking number of tickets sold for vintage Chilliwack fashion show over the weekend
CHILLIWACK - Evergreen Hall in Chilliwack had plenty of flair, fashion and vintage vibes on display during the 7th annual Fashionista Fashion Show over the weekend, a fun-filled event meant to support Chilliwack Hospice Society. Thanks to record-breaking ticket sales and more than 300 guests, models, and volunteers in ...
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Eleven killed in festival attack included families, artist, visitor from Philippines
Eleven people were killed at the Lapu Lapu Day festival in Vancouver on April 26, when an SUV drove through a crowd at high speed. Here is what we know about the victims, whose identities have been confirmed by Vancouver police and festival organizer Filipino BC: Jendhel Sico Filipino BC and the Lapu Lapu Day festival ...
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Family in B.C. festival tragedy celebrates small victories on long road to recovery
VANCOUVER - Even the smallest victories are being celebrated by Roland Nulada and his family, as he recovers from devastating injuries suffered in the Lapu Lapu festival attack in Vancouver. On Monday, it was Nulada's first meal in 16 days - soup and baked macaroni, "the very soft ones," says his older sister...
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Coroner says 275 died of toxic drugs in B.C. in February and March in downward trend
VICTORIA - The BC Coroners Service says overdose deaths have been trending downward in the province, with 275 people dying in February and March due to the toxic drug supply. The service says in a statement that March is the sixth consecutive month in which fewer than 160 people died due to unregulated drug toxicity. I...
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Eby to visit Japan, South Korea and Malaysia on trade trip to reduce U.S. reliance
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier David Eby says a trade mission to Asia next month will help the province become the "engine of a new Canada," but one economist says B.C. also needs to become more competitive at home. Eby will be visiting Japan, South Korea and Malaysia between June 1 and June 10 as part of a business...
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Eby defends investigation into leaked documents that alleged opioid diversion
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says B.C.'s director of police services acts independently and government can't interfere with the request for an investigation into a leaked document that alleged some pharmacies were diverting prescription opioids to the illegal market. B.C. Conservative legislature member Elenore Sturko ...
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Owner urges supporters to 'surround' B.C. ostrich farm as cull of 400 birds looms
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In Canada's housing crisis, are modular homes a cheaper and faster solution?
TORONTO - When a church in Toronto's west end was converted into affordable housing nearly 15 years ago, the group behind the project was already thinking ahead. Andrea Adams, the executive director of the non-profit developer St. Clare's, said she was "daydreaming" about what could be built on the yard next ...
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Bloc Québécois to challenge Terrebonne election result in court
OTTAWA - The Bloc Québécois will launch a legal challenge of the controversial election result in the federal riding of Terrebonne. Speaking in Ottawa this morning, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet said his party intends to contest the result. The Liberals initially won the riding but it flipped ...
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Poilievre says the lack of a federal budget sends a 'bad signal' to investors
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the lack of a federal budget sends "a bad signal" to investors and credit rating agencies. Poilievre told a press conference on Parliament Hill today that he wants Prime Minister Mark Carney to "steal his ideas" and offered to help him draft a feder...
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CP NewsAlert: Manitoba declares state of emergency in provincial park due to fires
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the province is declaring a state of emergency in Whiteshell Provincial Park due to wildfires. He says two people who died Wednesday in a fire in the eastern part of the province means officials are taking the danger seriously and want additional powers to enforce evacuation o...
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Home sales down almost 10% annually last month: Canadian Real Estate Association
The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in April fell 9.8 per cent compared with the same month last year, as the national housing market has returned "to the quiet markets we've experienced since 2022." On a seasonally adjusted month-over-month basis, home sales last month ticked down 0.1 per ce...
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In the news today: SUV attack victim recovering, Ontario to spend now, balance later
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he is sending a delegation to Istanbul for peace talks with Russia
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday he will send a team headed by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov to the Turkish city of Istanbul for peace talks with a Russian delegation. Zelenskyy told a news conference in the Turkish capital Ankara that the Russian delegation doesn't include &...
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Wisconsin judge pleads not guilty to helping a man evade federal immigration agents
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54 people killed in overnight airstrikes on southern Gaza city, hospital says
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - A hospital in southern Gaza says 54 people have been killed in overnight airstrikes on the city of Khan Younis. An Associated Press cameraman in Khan Younis counted 10 airstrikes on the city overnight into Thursday, and saw numerous bodies taken to the morgue in the city's Nasser Hospital...
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Canada hosts Davis Cup tie against Israel in Halifax
TORONTO - Halifax will host a Davis Cup World Group I tie between Canada and Israel on Sept. 12-13, Tennis Canada announced Thursday. The matchup at Scotiabank Centre will decide which nation moves on to the 2026 Davis Cup Qualifiers. Canada was relegated to World Group I after a 3-2 loss to Hungary in February's first...
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Dick's Sporting Goods to buy struggling shoe chain Foot Locker for $2.4 billion
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Dick's Sporting Goods to buy struggling shoe chain Foot Locker for $2.4 billion
Dick's Sporting Goods is buying the struggling footwear chain Foot Locker for about $2.4 billion, the second buyout of a major footwear company in as many weeks as business leaders struggle with uncertainty over how U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs will impact companies that make many of their products overseas. D...
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