Police investigation
AbbyPD looks to ID suspect possibly connected to fraud, credit card scams
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say they're appealing to the public for help in identifying a man believed to be connected to a new credit card scam targeting residents in Abbotsford.According to a social media post from police, several individuals have reported receiving phone calls from someone posing as a represen...
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New retailer in Chilliwack
New records store coming to Chilliwack, hiring employees
CHILLIWACK - A Canada-wide records store selling records and other physical media plans to open a new location in Chilliwack in 2025. According to an email of confirmation from the company itself, Sunrise Records will be coming to the Cottonwood Centre Mall in the coming months. "Hi Mike, we are coming to Chilliwa...
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Police investigation
AbbyPD looks to ID suspect possibly connected to fraud, credit card scams
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B.C. RCMP say man impersonated police, then called 9-1-1 to make report
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Fraser Valley
Dump truck driver busted
Fraser Valley dump truck driver garners 90-day ban for impaired driving: RCMP
LOWER MAINLAND - Less than a month after an Abbotsford commercial driver was caught for being impaired in Chilliwack, police say a dump truck has been impounded for 30 days, and its Fraser Valley driver has received a 90-day driving suspension for being impaired, following a commercial vehicle check earlier this month....
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Assault
Agassiz inmate hospitalized after assault
AGASSIZ - Correctional staff at an Agassiz prison say an inmate was hospitalized after an assault last week.According to a statement from Correctional Service Canada, authorities say the assault happened last Tuesday, May 13 at Mountain Institution, a medium-security federal prison.Mounties with the Agassiz RCMP detach...
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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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Commercial shopping centre
Chilliwack shopping centre fully leased
CHILLIWACK - A popular commercial shopping centre on Vedder Road in the heart of Sardis is now fully leased.William Wright Commercial Real Estate Services posted on social media last month that Vedder Pointe, a strategically located development at 6640 Vedder Road anchored by Tim Hortons, Shoppers and Dollarama, is now...
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British Columbia
B.C. RCMP say man impersonated police, then called 9-1-1 to make report
RICHMOND - Mounties in Richmond, B.C., say they have arrested a man who they believe impersonated a police officer and conducted a traffic stop, then called 9-1-1 to report his own actions. The RCMP say they received a report around 1 p.m. on Sunday from a man who said he was pulled over by a driver in a Ford Mustang e...
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B.C. regulator temporarily restricts Vancouver crypto firm from securities activity
VANCOUVER - The BC Securities Commission says a Vancouver cryptocurrency firm has been temporarily banned from trading securities and other market activities. The commission says Xeltox Enterprises Ltd., which does business as Cryptomus, may be violating registration requirements of the province's Securities Act. The r...
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Float plane crash near Powell River, B.C., injures three
POWELL RIVER - Three people have been injured in a float plane crash along the British Columbia coastline. Powell River RCMP say the crash happened Monday at around 7 p.m. near Refuge Cove, about 200 kilometres northwest of Vancouver. Police say the flight was part of a sightseeing tour, and the plane was landing near ...
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Nanaimo, B.C., RCMP officer charged with breach of trust in July 2024 incident
NANAIMO - The BC Prosecution Service says a Nanaimo RCMP officer has been charged with breach of trust. It says in a news release that the charge against Const. Mark Tyler Hilland stems from an incident between July 2 and 3, 2024. But it did not disclose what exactly happened in the statement. The prosecution service s...
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CP NewsAlert: B.C. ends Downtown Eastside consultancy contract that came under fire
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby's office has announced the end of a consultancy contract to improve conditions in the Downtown Eastside that had come under fire from critics who called it a political favour that lacked transparency. It says debate about Michael Bryant's contract was "distracting&quo...
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City cut polling places and staff for Vancouver vote defined by long waits: report
VANCOUVER - A City of Vancouver report into last month's council byelection says delays caused by a lack of capacity became a "defining aspect" of election day, which saw some voters wait more than three hours to cast their ballots. The report to council submitted ahead of a meeting on Tuesday says the long w...
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Canada
B.C. RCMP say man impersonated police, then called 9-1-1 to make report
RICHMOND - Mounties in Richmond, B.C., say they have arrested a man who they believe impersonated a police officer and conducted a traffic stop, then called 9-1-1 to report his own actions. The RCMP say they received a report around 1 p.m. on Sunday from a man who said he was pulled over by a driver in a Ford Mustang e...
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Indigenous groups send eviction notice to Quebec forestry companies
MONTREAL - Two Indigenous organizations have issued eviction notices to a number of Quebec forestry companies in the province's Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Mauricie and Côte-Nord regions. The Mamo alliance and the Association des Gardiens du territoire Nehirowisiw Aski sent the notices to 11 companies. The notices o...
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CP NewsAlert: B.C. ends Downtown Eastside consultancy contract that came under fire
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby's office has announced the end of a consultancy contract to improve conditions in the Downtown Eastside that had come under fire from critics who called it a political favour that lacked transparency. It says debate about Michael Bryant's contract was "distracting&quo...
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Trump says his Golden Dome missile defence program will include Canada
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump says his plan for a missile defence shield includes collaboration with Canada. Discussing aspects of his "Golden Dome" defence plan in the Oval Office today, Trump says that Canada "called" and wants to be involved. The president says it "automatically&q...
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Canadians have more trust in Carney than they did in Trudeau: Poll
OTTAWA - Canadians have more trust in Prime Minister Mark Carney now than they did in former prime minister Justin Trudeau after he was first elected and during his last days in office, a new poll suggests. The Proof Strategies CanTrust Index survey, conducted annually by The Logit Group, polled 1,250 Canadians between...
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CP NewsAlert: Liberals announce 2026 convention in Montreal
OTTAWA - Mark Carney will preside over his first Liberal convention as party leader and prime minister next spring. The Liberal party's national board of directors says the convention will be held in April in Montreal. More coming. The Canadian Press
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World
US immigration authorities appear to have begun deporting migrants to South Sudan, attorneys say
WASHINGTON (AP) - Immigration authorities appear to have begun deporting migrants from Myanmar and Vietnam to South Sudan, attorneys for the migrants said in court documents filed Tuesday. Those removals would violate a court order against deporting people to countries other than their homelands without an opportunity ...
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The EU says it will lift sanctions on Syria but leave those on the former Assad regime
BARCELONA (AP) - The European Union will lift sanctions on Syria's economy but keep those in place targeting the former Assad regime, the EU's top diplomat announced Tuesday. Foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas spoke after chairing a meeting of foreign ministers from the 27-member bloc. She said the decision was designed ...
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Maintenance worker says inmate threatened to shank him if he didn't assist in New Orleans jail break
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A New Orleans jail maintenance worker has been arrested on accusations that he turned water off to a toilet covering a hole in the wall that 10 men squeezed through to break out of jail. The inmates, six of whom remain on the lam, pulled off the daring escape early Friday by yanking open a faulty cel...
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Sports
Maple Leafs talk pressure of Toronto market: 'An incredible place to play'
TORONTO - Craig Berube took a seat behind the microphone. As the Maple Leafs head coach fielded questions following the team's latest playoff demise, six words in block letters loomed large over his right shoulder. "No grit. No grind. No greatness." A phrase that certainly wasn't splashed across that dark blu...
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Max Scherzer, Andres Gimenez among Blue Jays nearing return from injury
TORONTO - Pitchers Max Scherzer and Nick Sandlin both threw bullpen sessions this afternoon as the Toronto Blue Jays' battered lineup is starting to heal. Scherzer has been out with right thumb inflammation and Sandlin is recovering from a lat strain. Second baseman Andres Gimenez started running and doing baseball act...
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NFL owners unanimously approve player participation in Olympic flag football for 2028
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) - NFL owners have unanimously approved permission for players to participate in flag football for the 2028 Olympics. The vote at the spring meetings in Minnesota on Tuesday authorized the league to negotiate safety provisions and scheduling logistics with the NFL Players Association, the sport's inter...
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