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Looming postal strike
City of Chilliwack reminds homeowners to pay property tax amid looming postal strike
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack is reminding homeowners to pay their property tax bills ahead of a looming strike by unionized postal workers at Canada Post. In a social media post Tuesday morning, the city says property tax notices were mailed out last week and payment is due July 2, 2025. However, with the Canada...
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New area code in British Columbia
British Columbia to add yet another new area code this week
CHILLIWACK - British Columbia will add a sixth area code to the province in response to the increasing demand for phone numbers. According to a statement Telecommunications Alliance, the new area code in B.C. will be 257 starting this Saturday, May 24. The new area code joins the existing area codes of 250, 604, 778, 2...
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BENCH DONATIONS
'Bench Guy' donates new additions to regional park in Hope, plans to make more
HOPE - If you're ever on one of roughly 34 scenic trails in Hope, B.C., you might eventually find yourself resting on the hard work of one Doug Lasser- also known as "The Bench Guy". Though Lasser has lived in Hope since 1981, Bench Guy's story started when he caught himself sitting uncomfortably on a fallen ...
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OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN
Abbotsford asking resident input on updated community plan
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford is calling on residents to help shape the long-term future of their community by updating its Official Community Plan (OCP). "Abbotsforward 2050" is now in its final phase of public engagement, and any input gathered during this period will be used to finalize the updated O...
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Fraser Valley Weather

British Columbia

Woman found in Stanley Park bathroom after violent sex assault, man arrested nearby
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police have arrested a man after officers discovered a woman who had been violently sexually assaulted and robbed in a bathroom in Stanley Park. Police say the attack happened on Monday at about 11 a.m. They say a witness reported seeing a suspicious male enter the women's changing room near the S...
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Kilo of fentanyl, loaded gun and cash seized at Victoria supportive housing facility
VICTORIA - Victoria police say a man has been arrested after a search at a supportive housing facility in the city turned up a kilogram of fentanyl, cash and a loaded gun. Police say it's "particularly concerning" that the weapon and drugs were found at a facility "designed to support the most vulnerable...
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Metro Vancouver area councillors urge more B.C. oversight of municipal spending
VICTORIA - Four Metro Vancouver area councillors have launched a petition asking the British Columbia government for closer oversight of municipal spending in the province, amid a police investigation into alleged misuse of a city hall gift card program. Richmond's Kash Heed, Daniel Fontaine and Paul Minhas from New We...
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BC Hydro's challenge: Powering province through surging demand, drought and trade war
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's power utility is facing transformational challenges of drought, rising costs and a trade war with the United States as it works to meet electricity demand that's surging after two decades of relative stability. An expected demand increase of 15 per cent by 2030 is sparking questions about...
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Environment Canada issues weather alerts for B.C. Interior highways
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued special weather statements for three major highways in the British Columbia Interior. The weather agency says a Pacific front began approaching the southwestern Interior on Monday morning, bringing wet snow to highway summits. The special weather statement covers some portions ...
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'Sullivan's Crossing' is a 'life-preserver in tumultuous times': Canadian showrunner
TORONTO - For Roma Roth, setting her show "Sullivan's Crossing" in Nova Scotia is a way to showcase more of Canada on the small screen. The London, Ont.-born executive producer and showrunner - who also works on the soapy Netflix series "Virgin River" shot in British Columbia - says it was time to i...
May 18, 2025
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Canada

CP NewsAlert: One person dead after collapse at construction site north of Montreal
BLAINVILLE - Police say one person is dead after a structure at a construction site collapsed north of Montreal. The construction site is located in Blainville, Que. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Kansas businesses hit by Trump's trade war are wooing Canadian customers
OTTAWA - The head of the Topeka Kansas Chamber of Commerce is in Ottawa this week seeking to strengthen ties as U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs continue to rattle cross-border business relationships. Juliet Abdel is meeting with federal and provincial officials, Canadian mayors and officials with the Canadian Pac...
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CRTC hears debate on including a 'cultural element' in new definition of CanCon
OTTAWA - The CRTC is considering whether it should include a "cultural element" in its new definition of Canadian content. A consumers' group says having a test that attempts to define who or what is culturally Canadian would be "highly problematic." The Public Interest Advocacy Centre says the Cana...
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Here's what you need to know about King Charles and Queen Camilla's visit to Ottawa
OTTAWA - People in Ottawa will have several chances to get a glimpse of the King and Queen during next week's royal visit to Canada, their first since King Charles's coronation. King Charles and Queen Camilla will arrive in the national capital on Monday and will greet the public and attend an event at Lansdowne Park i...
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Majority of Quebecers think province should end carbon pricing, survey says
MONTREAL - A new Léger poll says more than half of Quebecers want the province to abolish its price on carbon. Quebec has had some of the highest gas prices in the country since Prime Minister Mark Carney scrapped the federal consumer price on carbon in April. The province has maintained its own cap-and-trade ca...
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Ottawa claims child welfare talks stalled over AFN's 'unreasonable' requests
OTTAWA - The federal government has told the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal that negotiations with the Assembly of First Nations on reforming the child welfare system are stalled and the AFN's requests are "unreasonable." In a May 15 filing to the tribunal, Ottawa says it has made "intensive and meaningf...
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