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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Fraser Valley
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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RUN FOR MOM
Annual Run for Mom event returns in Chilliwack for Mother's Day
CHILLIWACK - The 25th annual Run for Mom is back to raise funds for the Chilliwack General Hospital. Proceeds will go directly to a meaningful art project in the Hospital's maternity ward- Cheam First Nation Indigenous artist Carrielynn Victor is set to create a series of birthing-themed murals offering warmth and vibr...
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TOXIC DRUG ALERT
Fraser Health authorities warn against toxic drug supply in Hope
HOPE - Authorities have recently issued a toxic drug alert in the District of Hope on Wednesday afternoon (May 7). Fraser Health said a beige powder sold as fentanyl tested positive for high amounts of a new synthetic cannabinoid mixed with a fentanyl analogue and long-acting benzodiazepine. The cannabinoid, AB-MDMSBA,...
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British Columbia
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 ...
May 09, 2025
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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 ...
May 09, 2025
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Pembina Pipeline sees enough demand for potential expansion to Cedar LNG project
CALGARY - The chief executive of Pembina Pipeline Corp. says he believes there will be enough demand to support an expansion to the Cedar LNG project on the B.C. coast as it looks to sign on more shippers for the first phase now in early construction. Pembina has shortlisted the preferred counterparties, and has begun ...
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Canada
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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Canadians could stay visa-free longer in U.S. under proposed bill
Canadian snowbirds could stay longer in the United States without a visa if a bill recently proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives becomes law. The bipartisan bill put forward by Reps. Elise Stefanik of New York, Laurel Lee of Florida and Greg Stanton of Arizona proposes to extend the time Canadian citizens can ...
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World
Ukrainian president welcomes Russian overtures, but says ceasefire must come before peace talks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is pleased to see that Russia is finally engaging with finding an end to the war, but there must be a ceasefire before peace talks can start. Calling it a "positive sign," he said on X Sunday that "the entire world has been waiting for ...
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Passenger bus skids off a cliff in Sri Lanka, killing 21 people and injuring at least 14 others
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka's tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing 21 people and injuring at least 14 others, an official said. The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday near the town of Kotmale, about 140 kilometers (86 miles) east of Colombo, the capital,...
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Albanian election sees old rivals, new parties and an ambitious promise of European Union membership
TIRANA, Albania (AP) - Prime Minister Edi Rama is seeking a fourth term as Albania's prime minister in a general election on Sunday, after taking on his political nemesis in a boisterous campaign dominated by the country's uphill effort to join the European Union. Rama's Socialist Party says it can deliver EU membershi...
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Sports
Bichette, Barger propel Blue Jays to 6-3 comeback win over Mariners
SEATTLE (AP) - Addison Barger hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied from a three-run deficit to beat the Seattle Mariners 6-3 on Saturday night. Bo Bichette's two-run homer in the fifth began Toronto's comeback. Barger tied it 3-3 with an RBI groundout in the sixth, and Alejand...
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Bichette and Barger propel Blue Jays to 6-3 comeback win over Mariners
SEATTLE (AP) - Addison Barger hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied from a three-run deficit to beat the Seattle Mariners 6-3 on Saturday night. Bo Bichette's two-run homer in the fifth began Toronto's comeback. Barger tied it at 3 with an RBI groundout in the sixth, and Alejan...
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NHL playoffs: Smith's last-second goal lifts Vegas over Edmonton 4-3 in Game 3
EDMONTON, Alta. (AP) - Reilly Smith scored with 0.4 seconds left on a shot that deflected in off Edmonton forward Leon Draisaitl's stick to give the Vegas Golden Knights a stunning 4-3 playoff victory in Game 3 on Saturday night. Vegas cut Edmonton's lead to 2-1 in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series ...
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