POWER OUTAGE
Downed trees cut power to nearly 2,000 residents near Chilliwack, Kent
CHILLIWACK - A crew has been sent out to restore power to over 1,850 residents in Chilliwack and the District of Kent Saturday afternoon (July 12).Emergency crews were dispatched to a tree coming down on some power lines on Lougheed Highway, northeast of Harrison Mills, at around 9:30 a.m. before BC Hydro reported anot...
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INSECT RESEARCH
UFV researcher co-leads national project tracking invasive leafhoppers
CHILLIWACK - Researchers from the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) are tracking a wave of plant-eating leafhoppers-and arming themselves with information-before they arrive in British Columbia."Most of our other crops don't have leafhoppers right now, but what we're seeing is that leafhoppers that used to be ...
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NEW LEADERHIP
Abbotsford School District appoints new superintendent
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Board of Education has now named a new leader to guide the district's 46 schools. After more than 25 years of experience in public education in B.C., Dr. Nathan Ngieng has been appointed Superintendent of Schools, effective Tuesday, July 15. "Since his early days in Abbotsford, Dr. Ngie...
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OUTDOOR TOURISM
Outdoor tourism campaign well underway this summer in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Tourism Chilliwack is inviting visitors to get out and touch some grass, catch some fish and climb some mountains this summer with its latest campaign. Throughout July and August, guests are welcome to experience "The Great Outside" in and around the city. The campaign features a range of travel ...
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Mayor seeks ban on online criminal content after shooting at Indian star's B.C. café
The mayor of Surrey, B.C., is urging social media platforms to ban criminal content after a video of someone shooting up a restaurant in the city, filmed from inside the attackers' car, was circulated online. Brenda Locke says she is appealing to companies such as Meta, X and TikTok to stop allowing content from violen...
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CLIMATE RESILIENCE
Fraser Valley First Nation communities receive B.C. climate protection funding
CHILLIWACK - Eleven B.C. communities will be better armed against climate-related risks soon after receiving a $6.1 million investment from the province.Some First Nations and local governments can begin key projects to protect residents from natural hazards through the Disaster Resilience and Innovation Funding (DRIF)...
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British Columbia
Event organizers of Vancouver Chinatown Festival say security is their top priority
VANCOUVER - Organizers of the Vancouver Chinatown Festival say security is their top priority in the wake of the Lapu Lapu festival tragedy that killed 11 and injured dozens more in April. Joey Kwan, executive director of the Vancouver Chinatown BIA, says enhanced safety measures have been in place as the 23rd festival...
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Wildfire burning near Keremeos, B.C., prompted an evacuation order
KEREMEOS - A wildfire burning in the southwestern part of British Columbia grew to an estimated 50 hectares in size overnight, prompting an evacuation alert. The B.C. Wildfire Service says the Young Creek wildfire was discovered Friday, burning close to the Cathedral Provincial Park, southwest of Keremeos. The wildfire...
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Scrutiny for supervised drug consumption site in Victoria's 'Downtown Eastside'
VICTORIA - The value of a supervised consumption site in the heart of Victoria's most downtrodden neighbourhood is under debate - is it a life-saving tool, or a magnet for drug dealers victimizing those in an encampment on the site's doorstep? Victoria Coun. Marg Gardiner said the facility is a draw for both "thos...
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Union pleads for action four years after B.C. crane collapse that killed five people
BURNABY - Officials from a B.C. construction union say it's been four years since a crane collapse killed five people in Kelowna, and their families and the industry are still waiting for answers from WorkSafeBC about what happened, and from prosecutors about possible criminal charges. The International Union of Operat...
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Mayor seeks ban on online criminal content after shooting at Indian star's B.C. café
The mayor of Surrey, B.C., is urging social media platforms to ban criminal content after a video of someone shooting up a restaurant in the city, filmed from inside the attackers' car, was circulated online. Brenda Locke says she is appealing to companies such as Meta, X and TikTok to stop allowing content from violen...
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Man gets 3 1/2 years in prison for fatal stabbing in Whistler, B.C.
A 25-year-old man has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison for manslaughter in the stabbing death of another man in Whistler, B.C., in 2021. Homicide investigators say Dedaar Jhooty of Delta, B.C., was sentenced by a B.C. Supreme Court judge on Tuesday. Police say Jhooty received a court-imposed DNA order as well as...
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Canada
Boeing settles with a man whose family died in a 737 Max crash in Ethiopia
CHICAGO (AP) - Boeing reached a settlement Friday with a Canadian man whose wife and three children were killed in a deadly 2019 crash in Ethiopia, averting the first trial connected to a devastating event that led to a worldwide grounding of Max jets. The jury trial at Chicago's federal court had been set to start Mon...
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Quebec college faces $30 million in fines for too many students in English programs
MONTREAL - A Montreal college is facing $30 million in fines from the Quebec government for having too many students in its English-language programs. LaSalle College says the fines threaten the survival of the 65-year-old bilingual institution. The Quebec government imposed limits on the number of students who can be ...
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Police arrest former associate of Montreal billionaire Robert Miller
MONTRÉAL - Montreal police say they arrested a man earlier this week who is alleged to be an associate of a Quebec billionaire accused of sex crimes. Officers say the 76-year-old is believed to have been part of the circle of Robert Miller, known for founding the Future Electronics company. The accused was arres...
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Scrutiny for supervised drug consumption site in Victoria's 'Downtown Eastside'
VICTORIA - The value of a supervised consumption site in the heart of Victoria's most downtrodden neighbourhood is under debate - is it a life-saving tool, or a magnet for drug dealers victimizing those in an encampment on the site's doorstep? Victoria Coun. Marg Gardiner said the facility is a draw for both "thos...
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Police to host town hall in Quadeville, Ont., after attack on eight-year-old girl
Ontario Provincial Police are set to host a town hall in Quadeville, Ont., this evening to answer questions from residents about an attack on an eight-year-old child that was initially linked to an animal. Police have arrested a 17-year-old boy in the case and he faces charges of attempted murder and sexual assault wit...
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Quebecers are the happiest in Canada, P.E.I residents least happy, survey finds
MONTREAL - A new poll by Leger has found that Quebec residents are the happiest in Canada. The web survey of nearly 40,000 Canadians found that Quebecers rated their happiness at an average of 72.4 out of 100, which is well above the national average. New Brunswick followed Quebec with an average of 70.2, while Manitob...
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World
From one 14 to another, White Sox great Konerko gets gift from Pope Leo XIV
CHICAGO (AP) - White Sox great Paul Konerko got a present from one No. 14 to another in honor of the 20th anniversary of the 2005 World Series championship run - a jersey signed by noted Chicago fan Pope Leo XIV. Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, presented Konerko a jersey with the new pontiff's signatu...
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Iga Swiatek defeats Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to win her first Wimbledon title
LONDON (AP) - Iga Swiatek won her first Wimbledon championship with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Amanda Anisimova on Saturday in the first women's final at the tournament in 114 years in which one player failed to claim a single game. Swiatek's victory on a sunny, breezy afternoon at Centre Court took just 57 minutes and ga...
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FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show
Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before rushing waters swept away children and counselors, a review by The Associated Press found. The Federal Emerg...
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Sports
Stampeders smoke Roughriders 24-10 in West Division power struggle
REGINA - Having to spend an extra night in Regina didn't faze the Calgary Stampeders as they smoked the Saskatchewan Roughriders 24-10 on Saturday in a rescheduled CFL game. The contest was originally slated for Friday night but after an almost four-hour weather delay, the game was postponed until Saturday. An air qual...
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Tides surprise Roses with 1-0 NSL road victory
MONTREAL - Daphnee Blouin scored in the 88th minute of a scoreless match to lift the visiting Halifax Tides to a 1-0 win over the Montreal Roses in Northern Super League action on Saturday at Stade Boreale. The Tides, who are last in the six-team Canadian pro women's soccer circuit, have shown signs of improvement in t...
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From one 14 to another, White Sox great Konerko gets gift from Pope Leo XIV
CHICAGO (AP) - White Sox great Paul Konerko got a present from one No. 14 to another in honor of the 20th anniversary of the 2005 World Series championship run - a jersey signed by noted Chicago fan Pope Leo XIV. Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, presented Konerko a jersey with the new pontiff's signatu...
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