STREET PARTY PERFORMANCE
Hockey player-turned-country artist set to play at Chilliwack Mural Festival
CHILLIWACK - A former hockey player is skating by Chilliwack with a guitar and a dream this weekend for the Mural Festival Street Party.Mark Ledlin had been playing professionally on German ice for 10 years when he finally made the full pivot towards a country music career in 2024. He'll be hitting the Sasquatch Stage ...
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Most Wanted
CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of August 10, 2025
CHILLIWACK - Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.Name: Trevor AlexisAge: 33Height: 5'10" ft Weight: 222lbsHair: Black Eyes: BrownWanted: Unlawfully at LargeWarrant in effect: July 31, 2025Parole Jurisdiction: AbbotsfordName: Timothy RowleyAge: 40H...
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Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
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Fraser Valley
HEAT WARNING
Environment Canada issues heat warning for Fraser Canyon
LYTTON - Canada's weather agency has now issued a heat warning for parts of southern B.C., ranging from Fraser Canyon and Howe Sound to East and Inland Vancouver Island.Temperatures in the Canyon from Lillooet to Lytton are expected to reach a maximum between 35 and 37 C from today (Aug. 10) to Tuesday (Aug. 12)."...
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PLANT RESEARCH
UFV research puts heat stress to sleep in strawberry plants
CHILLIWACK - New research coming out of the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) shows that melatonin can help strawberries relax against warming global temperatures. Working in the Berry Environmental Resilience Research & Innovation (BERRI) Lab in Chilliwack, UFV student Emily Foster recently concluded a study o...
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UPDATE: Langley RCMP locate wanted man
UPDATE: Police said this morning, August 10, that Jones has been located. Langley RCMP thanks the public for their assistance. Original story below: LANGLEY - Langley RCMP are asking for the public to help in locating a man wanted on a series of charges. Mounties say Dustin Erich Jones in wanted in B.C. on charges of a...
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CIVIC RECOGNITION
City of Abbotsford taking nominations for three community awards
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford is looking to honour hard-working citizens with three annual civic recognition awards. Nominations are now open for this year's Order of Abbotsford, Community Champion Achievement Award and Community Recognition Award."These awards honour individuals and/or groups who have made ...
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British Columbia
Study maps 'megathrust' quake zone off northern B.C., but risk may be far in future
Scientists have captured the first detailed images of the meeting of two tectonic plates off the coast of northern British Columbia, an area they say has the potential to generate the largest "megathrust" earthquakes and tsunamis. The images confirm what appears to be a rare geological occurrence, a subductio...
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Stifling heat forecast in Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic provinces and parts of B.C.
Another day of punishing heat and humidity is expected to hit Ontario, Quebec and the four Atlantic provinces. A heat warning from Environment Canada remains in effect for all of southern Ontario, stretching north past Lake Huron and Georgian Bay and east through southern Quebec. Expected daytime highs could reach 35 d...
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Fire near Kelowna forces tactical evacuations, closure of highway leading into city
VICTORIA - An out-of-control fire outside of Kelowna with a listed size of 1.5 hectares as of 4 p.m. Sunday has led to tactical evacuations, but it is not clear yet how many people are affected. The so-called Daves Creek fire is currently burning 15 kilometres east of Kelowna near Highway 33, which officials have close...
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Steep terrain and limited water impact out-of-control fire on Vancouver Island
VICTORIA - The BC Wildfire Service says it will keep crews on the out-of-control Wesley Ridge wildfire near Cameron Lake for the "foreseeable future" as they deal with steep terrain and limited access to water. Beau Michaud, operations sections chief, says in a video shared Sunday that crews face "very, ...
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B.C. man survives several days in wilderness by slurping water from ponds
VICTORIA - Williams Lake RCMP say 39-year-old Andrew Barber was "slurping pond water" and "munched on whatever he could find" to stay alive for several days after his truck had broken down in a remote part of the Cariboo. Staff Sgt. Brad McKinnon says Barber was first reported missing on July 31, an...
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Parts of southern B.C., Vancouver Island under Environment Canada heat warning
VICTORIA - Expected temperatures of up to 37 C for the coming days have prompted heat warnings for parts of southern B.C. and Vancouver Islands. The heat warning first issued Saturday applies to the Fraser Canyon, South Thompson, and the South Okanagan, as well as Howe Sound, Whistler, Pemberton, East Vancouver Island,...
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Canada
Many public servants ran for federal office in the spring - only one of them made it
OTTAWA - Out of the many federal public servants who ran as candidates in the last federal election, only one was elected: Caroline Desrochers, the Liberal member of Parliament for Trois-Rivières, Que. Originally from Montreal, Desrochers worked at Global Affairs Canada for almost 25 years; her first posting was...
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Study maps 'megathrust' quake zone off northern B.C., but risk may be far in future
Scientists have captured the first detailed images of the meeting of two tectonic plates off the coast of northern British Columbia, an area they say has the potential to generate the largest "megathrust" earthquakes and tsunamis. The images confirm what appears to be a rare geological occurrence, a subductio...
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Voters head to polls for closely watched Quebec byelection in Arthabaska
MONTREAL - Voters are heading to the polls today for a closely watched Quebec byelection in which the leader of the provincial Conservative party is vying to win his first legislature seat. Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime appears to be in a close two-way race with the sovereigntist Parti Québécois...
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Stifling heat forecast in Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic provinces and parts of B.C.
Another day of punishing heat and humidity is expected to hit Ontario, Quebec and the four Atlantic provinces. A heat warning from Environment Canada remains in effect for all of southern Ontario, stretching north past Lake Huron and Georgian Bay and east through southern Quebec. Expected daytime highs could reach 35 d...
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Air Canada flight attendants picketing at 4 major airports on national day of action
TORONTO - Air Canada flight attendants are expected to picket at airports in four major Canadian cities on Monday in what their union is calling a national day of action. The Canadian Union of Public Employees says demonstrations are expected to take place at Montreal's Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Tor...
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Rainbow flags and politics on display at Montreal pride parade
MONTREAL - Downtown Montreal was awash with rainbow flags as thousands of LGBTQ+ community members and their supporters took to the streets for the annual Pride parade. Cheering crowds lined the streets as activists, politicians and brightly costumed performers danced and cheered as the march stretched over more than t...
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World
Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Albanese says
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday, joining the leaders of France, Britain and Canada in signaling they would do so. His remarks followed weeks of urging from within his Cabinet and from many in Australia to recognize a Palestinian st...
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Henriette strengthens into hurricane in the Pacific Ocean but is not forecast to threaten land
HILO, Hawaii (AP) - Tropical Storm Henriette has rapidly strengthened into a hurricane in the central Pacific Ocean with further strengthening expected but poses no threat to land. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said Sunday the storm was located about 445 miles north-northeast of Hilo, Hawaii, with maximum s...
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Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Turkey, causing about a dozen buildings to collapse
ISTANBUL (AP) - A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Turkey's northwestern province of Balikesir on Sunday, causing about a dozen buildings to collapse, an official said. At least two people were trapped in the debris of a collapsed building. The earthquake, with an epicenter in the town of Sindirgi, sent shocks that were...
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Sports
Justin Rose rallies late and beats J.J. Spaun in Memphis playoff
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Justin Rose made up a three-shot deficit over the last five holes against hard-luck Tommy Fleetwood, and then made two birdies in a playoff against U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun to win the FedEx St. Jude Championship on Sunday. Rose delivered another sterling performance, closing with a 3-under 67...
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Clement hits ninth-inning homer as Blue Jays hold on to beat Dodgers 5-4
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Shohei Ohtani led off the game with his 41st homer, but Ernie Clement hit the tiebreaking homer leading off the ninth inning, and the American League-leading Toronto Blue Jays hung on to avoid a series sweep with a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. Mason Fluharty earned his first ca...
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Canada's Shapovalov falls to Italy's Nardi in second-round match at Cincinnati Open
CINCINNATI - Canada's Denis Shapovalov dropped a 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 decision to Italy's Luca Nardi on Sunday in second-round play at the Cincinnati Open. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., was seeded 24th at the ATP Tour's Masters 1000 tournament. Nardi, who entered the main draw as a lucky loser, needed two hours 28...
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