Road closures
Tyson Road, South Sumas Road in Chilliwack to undergo pair of 11-hour closures this week
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack plans to close two primary roads in Sardis this week as part of ongoing construction activities. According to a social media post from the municipality, Tyson Road between Balmoral Avenue and Insley Avenue, as well as South Sumas Road between Dover Road and Evans Road, will both be c...
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Campground closure
Chilliwack-area campground will not open in 2025, citing several factors
CHILLIWACK - Nestled between two waterways and surrounded by towering cedar trees in a peaceful riverside setting, a popular Chilliwack-area campground has confirmed it will not open this year for summer camping. Sweltzer Creek Campground, located at 4745 Sleepy Hollow Road in Cultus Lake, made a brief announcement on ...
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Road closures
Tyson Road, South Sumas Road in Chilliwack to undergo pair of 11-hour closures this week
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Head-on crash
Head-on crash in Mission sends 4 to hospital, 63-year-old woman in critical condition
MISSION - Mounties in Mission have confirmed four people were taken to hospital Sunday morning after a head-on crash on Highway 7 in Mission, including a 63-year-old Mission woman in critical condition. According to a statement from Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr, first responders were called for the ...
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New coffee shop in Chilliwack
Chilliwack café hopes to open this month at sleek new commercial building
CHILLIWACK - A new café plans to open soon in a sleek new contemporary commercial building on Hocking Avenue in Chilliwack. Fivenotes Coffee at 45890 Hocking Avenue wrote on social media this past week that its grand opening isn't too far away. Construction on its current suite began in February 2025. "We a...
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Emergency seniors housing
Newest seniors housing project in Chilliwack on verge of opening
CHILLIWACK - A 43-room seniors housing project in Chilliwack that was previously announced a little over a year ago is moving closer to a completion date. Ruth and Naomi's, one of the larger social services agencies in Chilliwack, says a 43-room project for seniors on the grounds of the former IHOP on Yale Road will op...
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MURAL FESTIVAL
10 local, international artists selected for 2025 Chilliwack Mural Festival
CHILLIWACK - The city is getting a pop of colour as muralists work to paint the walls of Downtown Chilliwack, District 1881 and Sardis this summer. From June 1 to August 17, the Chilliwack Mural Festival will welcome ten artists from Chilliwack and Agassiz to France and California. The muralists were chosen by festival...
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British Columbia
Eby warns against jumping to conclusions about Lapu Lapu suspect's care before attack
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says there's a disconnect between what health authorities say about the prior condition of the suspect in the Lapu Lapu festival attack and the reality of what happened. But Eby also says people shouldn't jump to the conclusion that those involved in Adam Kai-Ji Lo's care d...
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B.C. pharmacists sanctioned over opioid dispensing practices file court challenges
VANCOUVER - Two Vancouver pharmacists facing sanctions for alleged improper opioid dispensing practices are taking the College of Pharmacists of B.C. to court, claiming evidence was collected "improperly" during inspections by college investigators. The college announced last month that it was limiting the pr...
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'Trump's loss is B.C.'s gain,' Eby says as more U.S. nurses can work in province
VICTORIA - British Columbia says it has shortened the length of time it takes for an American nurse to register to work in the province from months to just a few days, in an effort to lure more nurses north. The province is launching a targeted U.S. marketing campaign in June in parts of the country with the highest in...
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B.C.'s low snowpack, early-season melt raise drought concern: province
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's latest snowpack and water supply bulletin says drier, warmer weather last month has contributed to an early melt, raising concern for widespread drought this summer. By early May, the bulletin says about five per cent of B.C.'s annual snowpack has typically melted, but 15 per cent had mel...
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Eby's bill to speed up B.C. projects risks alienating NDP supporters, expert says
VICTORIA - A political scientist says B.C. Premier David Eby is "marching the province toward a confrontation" in which Speaker Raj Chouhan will have to cast a deciding vote to push through a bill to speed up certain infrastructure projects. Bill 15 proposes to accelerate some projects to counter U.S. tariffs...
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How a bloody Zoom pitch helped Vancouver filmmaker take 'Final Destination' reins
Vancouver filmmaker Zachary Lipovsky says it took innovative thinking - and a fake decapitation - to land the job directing "Final Destination: Bloodlines." The supernatural horror film, in theatres Friday, is the sixth in the long-running franchise about people who narrowly escape death only to be hunted dow...
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Canada
Carney needs to 'pick a lane' on climate priorities and energy boost, activist says
OTTAWA - Climate activists and energy leaders say Prime Minister Mark Carney will need to make some hard choices on whether to bolster the country's oil and gas sector as means of achieving economic stability. Throughout the election campaign, Carney signalled an openness to building more pipelines in Canada and promis...
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Montreal public health reports sharp increase in tuberculosis, syphilis cases
MONTREAL - Montreal public health officials are calling for better access to tuberculosis care after a sharp rise in the number of cases reported last year. The regional health authority reported 203 new cases in 2024, compared to an average of 123 cases per year over the previous decade. About 89 per cent of Montreal'...
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Business community eyeing new cabinet for signs Carney serious on shifting priorities
OTTAWA - Canada's business community will be watching Tuesday's cabinet shuffle for signs that Prime Minister Mark Carney will be easier to work with than the last Liberal government. Experts and insiders say one of the ways Carney can emphasize that is by keeping a lean cabinet. Former prime minister Justin Trudeau's ...
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Gun control group urges PM Carney to ensure 'timely delivery' on firearm commitments
OTTAWA - A prominent gun control group is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to act swiftly to implement key Liberal election commitments on firearms. In a letter to Carney, PolySeSouvient says the mandate letter for the next public safety minister should include a commitment to "timely delivery" of promised r...
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CP NewsAlert: Nova Scotia RCMP were searching for vehicle before deadly weekend crash
Nova Scotia RCMP say they were searching for a possible impaired driver, hours before a collision that killed five people. Police say the vehicle was the same blue Honda Civic that crashed Saturday evening on Highway 101 near Falmouth, N.S. The Mounties are seeking information from the public on the whereabouts of the ...
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AFN chief calls for speedy return of clean water legislation
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says that if the new Liberal government doesn't introduce legislation on access to clean drinking water within 100 days, the problem won't be fixed soon. The Liberals under then-prime minister Justin Trudeau introduced legislation that would have guaranteed t...
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World
Judge refuses to block IRS from sharing tax data to identify and deport people illegally in U.S.
A federal judge on Monday refused to block the Internal Revenue Service from sharing immigrants' tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the purpose of identifying and deporting people illegally in the U.S. In a win for the Trump administration, U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich denied a preliminary in...
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Israeli-American hostage released by Hamas in goodwill gesture toward Trump administration
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Hamas on Monday released an Israeli-American soldier who had been held hostage in Gaza for more than 19 months, offering a goodwill gesture toward the Trump administration that could lay the groundwork for a new ceasefire with Israel. The Israeli military confirmed that 21-year-old Edan...
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6 Bulgarians convicted in UK of spying for Russia get prison terms up to nearly 11 years
LONDON (AP) - Six Bulgarians convicted of carrying out a sophisticated spying operation for Russia were sentenced by a London judge Monday to prison terms up to nearly 11 years. The group that used Hollywood code names discussed kidnapping or killing Kremlin opponents as they targeted reporters, diplomats and Ukrainian...
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Sports
New quarterback, new turf, new era begins for Stampeders at camp
CALGARY - New starting quarterback, new turf at McMahon Stadium, new outlook for the Calgary Stampeders. A day after opening their training camp at Shouldice Park, the Stampeders returned to the friendly confines of McMahon on Monday to practise on the new turf that was installed over the off-season. "It's awesome...
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Charge moving on from 4OT loss to Victoire as PWHL playoff hockey makes Ottawa debut
OTTAWA - With a quadruple-overtime loss in Montreal behind them, the Ottawa Charge are focused on responding Tuesday night when they host a Professional Women's Hockey League playoff game for the first time. The Charge returned home with their best-of-five semifinal series against Montreal tied 1-1 after a gruelling Ga...
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Switzerland shuts out US at ice hockey worlds, Sweden tops Finland and Czechs down Denmark
HERNING, Denmark (AP) - Last year's runner-up Switzerland shut out the United States 3-0 and handed the Americans their first loss at the ice hockey world championship on Monday. Damien Riat, Jonas Siegenthaler and Dean Kukan scored in the Group B game in Herning. Net-minder Leonardo Genoni stopped 23 shots for the shu...
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