Man charged
B.C. man charged for allegedly stabbing Police Service Dog Rebel during high-risk incident
LOWER MAINLAND - Mounties in Richmond say a man who was apprehended during a high-risk police incident and allegedly stabbed a police service dog in early May has been charged. According to a statement from Richmond RCMP, Mounties in Richmond responded to a 9-1-1 call from a man in distress on Wednesday, May 7 at about...
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More pain at the pump
More pain at the pump for Chilliwack motorists as gas prices spike once again
CHILLIWACK - Just when you thought Chilliwack gas prices were dropping a few cents here and there to around $1.559 per litre this week, motorists around Chilliwack saw an unexpected double-digit increase Wednesday. Gas prices rose Wednesday nearly 20 cents at some Chilliwack gas stations, increasing from about $1.569/l...
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In the news today: Canada Post union calls for halt to overtime
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Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
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Chilliwack School District expects boost of over $1 million from int'l student enrolment vs. previous year
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack School District has experienced a fairly significant enrolment boost in international students during the current budget cycle, resulting in a revenue increase of over a million dollars compared to the previous school year. According to a report from SD33 financial staff contained within thi...
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Fraser Valley cross-border arrest
Canadian caught sneaking into the U.S. from Fraser Valley - with coke and meth
SUMAS, WASHINGTON - A Canadian citizen has been arrested by American border guards from the Blaine Sector division in Sumas after he tried to cross from the Fraser Valley into the U.S. illegally with narcotics on him. According to a brief social media post from Rosario Pete Vasquez, chief patrol agent for U.S. Customs ...
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Bringing pro-level insight
From CFL sidelines to Huskers spring camp, Chilliwack's Piché brings pro-level insight
CHILLIWACK - It was a full-circle moment for Valley Huskers special teams coordinator and running backs coach Ryk Piché, catching up with a former high school player of his who now leads one of the CFL's storied franchises.Piché recently traveled to Saskatoon to attend the Saskatchewan Roughriders' main t...
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Helping local food banks
Pattison Food Group stores in Chilliwack, Fraser Valley to support local food banks this week
CHILLIWACK - Western Canadians can do their part to help local food banks, the backbone of many communities these days, this week by purchasing Western Family products at Pattison Food Group supermarkets in Chilliwack, Hope, the Fraser Valley and the rest of the Lower Mainland. All Save-On-Foods, Buy-Low Foods, Nesters...
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British Columbia
Fierce-looking B.C. fossil confirmed as new genus, days after death of discoverer
Before British Columbia fossil hunter Mike Trask died last week, he knew that recognition of his biggest discovery would live on. Now it has been confirmed that the ferocious-looking marine reptile he found with his then 12-year-old daughter on Vancouver Island 37 years ago is a new species - and an entirely new genus....
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Innovative horse simulator helps riders with disabilities get in the saddle
VICTORIA - "Do you want to go faster?" Jayne Imeson already knew the answer she was going to get from her six-year-old son, Casey, sitting astride his new steed in a park in Central Saanich, B.C. He nodded with a smile. "Always faster -- this kid loves his speed," Imeson said. Casey's usual ride is ...
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22-year-old woman dies in slack-line fall north of Vancouver
SQUAMISH - A 22-year-old woman is dead after a fatal slack-line incident at a recreation area north of Vancouver. Squamish RCMP say they received a report on Friday afternoon of a female falling from a slack line at Chek Canyon Recreation Area. The area is a popular climbing spot 87 kilometres north of Vancouver. Mount...
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Steve Rai appointed Vancouver's new police chief after filling job in interim role
VANCOUVER - Vancouver has a new police chief, with the appointment of Steve Rai to the role he has already been filling on an interim basis. Mayor Ken Sim says Rai brings more than three decades of experience with the Vancouver Police Department, including stints in nearly every area of the force. He says Rai started a...
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B.C. First Nations fear protests and conflict over fast-track legislation
First Nations leaders in British Columbia say proposed legislation to fast-track resource projects will likely lead to protests and litigation should the provincial government push the law through. Robert Phillips with the First Nations Summit says the B.C. government's proposed legislation, known as Bill 15, to approv...
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Vancouver police say Downtown Eastside crime dropping after adoption of task force
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver have released new data they say depicts the success of a task force launched three months ago to curb crime in the city's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood. The data correspond with the experiences of some working in the neighbourhood, with Vancouver Chinatown Business Improvement Area Soc...
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Canada
In the news today: Canada Post union calls for halt to overtime
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada Post union calls for halt to overtime as deadline passes with no agreement The union representing about 55,000 Canada Post employees has called for a countrywide halt to overtime work, saying its negotiators will continue t...
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Fierce-looking B.C. fossil confirmed as new genus, days after death of discoverer
Before British Columbia fossil hunter Mike Trask died last week, he knew that recognition of his biggest discovery would live on. Now it has been confirmed that the ferocious-looking marine reptile he found with his then 12-year-old daughter on Vancouver Island 37 years ago is a new species - and an entirely new genus....
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Ottawa has to allow home prices to fall to make housing more affordable, experts say
OTTAWA - Housing experts are pushing back against a federal cabinet minister's recent claim that home prices don't need to go down in order to restore housing affordability. Gregor Robertson, the former mayor of Vancouver who was elected to the House of Commons in April, sparked the debate after he was sworn in as hous...
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Three weeks since two young children reported missing in rural Nova Scotia
LANSDOWNE STATION - It has been three weeks since two young children were reported missing from their rural home in northeastern Nova Scotia, and police have yet to say if they have found any evidence pointing to their whereabouts. Police say they believe six-year-old Lilly Sullivan and her four-year-old brother Jack w...
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'A political football': Canadian says his citizenship TV pitch was misrepresented
WASHINGTON - When Rob Worsoff recently dusted off an old idea he had for a reality television show about people on the path to United States citizenship, he had no idea of what he was letting himself in for. The Canadian-born freelance television producer said he brought his pitch to build a show around aspiring immigr...
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RCMP, city police brace for 'largest domestic security operation' as G7 summit nears
OTTAWA - RCMP and local police say security planning is well underway for next month's G7 summit in Alberta. Officials told The Canadian Press they're expecting protesters and are taking steps to deal with new technological threats, such as the weaponization of drones. David Hall, Alberta RCMP superintendent and event ...
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World
Trump's Harvard visa threat could wipe out several of the school's sports teams
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Some of Harvard's sports teams would be virtually wiped out by a Trump administration decision announced on Thursday that would make the Ivy League school with the nation's largest athletic program ineligible for international student visas. Seven of the eight rowers on the men's heavyweight cre...
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GOP US Sen. Tommy Tuberville is expected to announce run for Alabama governor, associates say
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Republican U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who entered politics after retiring as a college football coach, plans to run for governor of Alabama in 2026, according to people familiar with his plans. Two people who have spoken with Tuberville about his plans said Thursday they expect him to announce ...
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Supreme Court declines to reinstate independent agency board members fired by President Donald Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to reinstate independent agency board members fired by President Donald Trump. The court's action essentially extended an order Chief Justice John Roberts issued in April that had the effect of removing two board members who Trump fired from agencies that deal wi...
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Sports
'A political football': Canadian says his citizenship TV pitch was misrepresented
WASHINGTON - When Rob Worsoff recently dusted off an old idea he had for a reality television show about people on the path to United States citizenship, he had no idea of what he was letting himself in for. The Canadian-born freelance television producer said he brought his pitch to build a show around aspiring immigr...
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Panthers' Sam Reinhart exits Eastern final Game 2 against Hurricanes with injury after Aho hit
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Florida forward Sam Reinhart left the Panthers' 5-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night in the Eastern Conference final with a lower-body injury and didn't return. Coach Paul Maurice said Reinhart would be examined Friday, the day before the series shifts to Florida with the defe...
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Hurricanes' Game 2 loss to Panthers offers an unwelcome repeat of conference-final history from '23
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The frustration bubbled over late in the second period, after the Carolina Hurricanes' latest rush failed to get off even a shot as they trailed big against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers. "Shoot the puck! Shoot the puck!" the chants began, a departure for a venue kno...
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