

Most Wanted
CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of July 6, 2025
CHILLIWACK - Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.Name: Jeffrey AchneepineskumAge: 33Height: 5'9" ft Weight: 216lbsHair: Black Eyes: BrownWanted: Unlawfully at LargeWarrant in effect: July 1, 2025Parole Jurisdiction: VancouverName: Shaikh HussainAg...
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Wildfire burning near Lytton, B.C, grows to 245 hectares
LYTTON - The only blaze of note identified by the BC Wildfire Service continues to grow. The Izman Creek wildfire near Lytton is now burning 245 hectares, and the danger remains, despite an evacuation order from the Neskonlith Indian Band for about 40 properties in the area being downgraded to an alert last week. This ...
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SOLO EXPEDITION
Chilliwack kayaker to paddle 725km down Columbia River for mental health awareness
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Personalized Hearing Care
Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
Akash Deep inspires India to series-tying win over England in second test
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Advocate calls for better rail safety on 12th anniversary of Lac-Mégantic disaster
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Fraser Valley


Small fire east of Chilliwack
Small wildfire ignites in Chilliwack River Valley
UPDATE SUNDAY MORNING, 9 A.M.: The fire is under control, according to the B.C. Wildfire Service website, which was updated this morning. CHILLIWACK - A small wildfire ignited in the Chilliwack River Valley Saturday evening, but firefighters have reportedly knocked down the fire. According to the B.C. Wildfire Service ...
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SATURDAY SHOOTING
No injuries after early Saturday shooting in Abbotsford: AbbyPD
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department is seeking witnesses and dashcam footage after an early morning shooting Saturday (July 5).At around 3:48 a.m., patrol officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 2700 block of Tolmie Road and found a home riddled with gunfire."At the time of the incident, the o...
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AUXILIARY BIRTHDAY
Abbotsford Hospital Auxiliary celebrates 104th anniversary
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Regional Hospital's long-time supporter has recently celebrated more than a century of service in the community.For its 104th birthday, the Auxiliary reflected on several milestones from the past decade, such as reaching $1,000,000 in 2016 and again in 2024. These funds helped support the pu...
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MISSING MAN
UPDATE: Chilliwack RCMP find missing 39-year-old man
CHILLIWACK - The missing 39-year-old has been found on Saturday afternoon (July 5). All identifying information has been removed for privacy.
20h ago
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Most Wanted
CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of July 6, 2025
1h ago

Personalized Hearing Care
Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
Wildfire burning near Lytton, B.C, grows to 245 hectares
7h ago
Serious collision
Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries after 3-vehicle crash on Sumas Mountain Road Saturday
Jun 29, 2025
DRUG POISONING
Chilliwack sees 17 toxic drug deaths to April 2025, more than double from April 2024
Jun 28, 2025
SPRAY ZONE
City of Chilliwack opens new, first-of-its-kind spray zone in Promontory
Jun 28, 2025
British Columbia


Wildfire burning near Lytton, B.C, grows to 245 hectares
LYTTON - The only blaze of note identified by the BC Wildfire Service continues to grow. The Izman Creek wildfire near Lytton is now burning 245 hectares, and the danger remains, despite an evacuation order from the Neskonlith Indian Band for about 40 properties in the area being downgraded to an alert last week. This ...
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B.C. judge says concerns 'overblown' in court challenge to Squamish townhouse project
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court says concerns raised by Squamish, B.C., residents in a legal challenge to a townhouse development project are "overblown," paving the way for high-density housing in one of the country's fastest-growing communities. A ruling issued Thursday says Dennis and Andrea Smith wante...
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Police say motorcyclist dead after Friday morning crash in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., say a motorcyclist is dead after colliding with a vehicle Saturday morning. Surrey police have confirmed the RCMP is investigating the crash that happened at the intersection of 132 Street and Crescent Road. Police say emergency crews tried to save the motorcyclist's life, but the man d...
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B.C. cabinet minister says she's 'fortunate' to have just half a dozen death threats
VANCOUVER - British Columbia infrastructure minister says in her eight years as a member of the legislature, she can recall receiving about half a dozen death threats, and considers herself "pretty fortunate" as a provincial politician. Bowinn Ma says she knows it's strange to say, but she is aware of other e...
Jul 05, 2025
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Stranded man plucked off cliff amid B.C. wildfire lands in jail
There's been an unusual addition to a wildfire fight in steep terrain burning near Hope, B.C. RCMP say their officers arrived to help other first responders on Thursday as the fire burned on the side of a mountain when they heard a man yelling for help. Once the fire was contained in the area, police say search and res...
Jul 04, 2025
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B.C. funds more policing as hate crimes rose by 23 per cent between 2022 to 2023
Hate aimed at religion, sexual orientation and race or ethnicity has jumped in British Columbia, setting off a funding increase for the RCMP's hate crimes unit. Public Safety Minister Garry Begg announced an additional $734,000 for the RCMP's anti-hate crime unit in the province as police-reported hate crimes rose by a...
Jul 04, 2025
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Canada


Advocate calls for better rail safety on 12th anniversary of Lac-Mégantic disaster
MONTREAL - Citizens of Lac-Mégantic, Que., are marking the 12th anniversary of a rail disaster that killed 47 people when a runaway train derailed and smashed into downtown. The town is commemorating the 2013 tragedy by lowering flags to half-mast, holding a moment of silence and laying flowers at the site of th...
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Convicted murderer Lori Bill Germa escapes from Archambault Institution in Quebec
MONTREAL - Correctional Service Canada says a 69-year-old convicted murderer has escaped from a prison in Quebec's Laurentians area. Staff discovered late Saturday that Lori Bill Germa was not present during an inmate count at the minimum-security unit of Archambault Institution, where he is serving a first-degree murd...
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More soldiers, more money. Canada's top soldier extols benefits of spending boost
CALGARY - Canada's top soldier is looking forward to a boost in military spending that includes a pay raise for military personnel at a time when uncertainty on the world stage is high. NATO leaders - including Canada - have approved a plan to dramatically increase defence spending across the Western alliance to five p...
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Ex-fighter jet pilot Stephen Fuhr is on a mission to change how we arm the military
OTTAWA - Not that long ago, former air force fighter pilot Stephen Fuhr was just one among many voices in Canada complaining about the way the federal government makes big defence purchasing decisions. At no point, he said, did it occur to him that he would wind up in his current position - as the prime minister's poin...
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Trade war supercharges Montreal Comiccon attendance, spokesman says
MONTREAL - A spokesperson for the Montreal Comiccon says the trade war with the United States could supercharge attendance at the colourful pop culture gathering. A large crowd of people, some dressed as superheroes and TV and movie characters, were already filtering into Montreal's convention centre shortly after door...
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Quebec bar suspends law licence of alleged Mafia leader Leonardo Rizzuto
MONTREAL - Quebec's bar association has suspended the lawyer's licence of Leonardo Rizzuto, who was one of 11 people arrested last month in a police operation targeting organized crime. The Barreau du Québec announced this week that it had provisionally suspended Rizzuto's licence as of July 2. The 56-year-old i...
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World


Sheriff says 11 campers are still missing after powerful floods inundated central Texas
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha says that 11 campers are still missing after powerful floods inundated central Texas. Dozens of people have been killed since raging floodwaters slammed a portion of central Texas starting Friday. The death toll from flash floods rose to nearly 70 on Sunday after...
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Ship attacked in Red Sea off Yemen with gunfire, rocket-propelled grenades, UK maritime agency says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A ship came under attack Sunday in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen by armed men firing guns and launching rocket-propelled grenades, a group overseen by the British military said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which comes as tensions remain high in the M...
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Iran's supreme leader makes first public appearance since Iran-Israel war started
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran' s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday made his first public appearance since the 12-day war between Israel and Iran began, attending a mourning ceremony on the eve of Ashoura. The absence of Khamenei during the war had suggested heavy security for the Iranian leader, who has fina...
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Sports


Akash Deep inspires India to series-tying win over England in second test
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) - So much for India being in trouble without Jasprit Bumrah. With the team's star pace bowler given a rest, Akash Deep - Bumrah's replacement - was the unlikely inspiration behind India's dominant, series-tying 336-run win over England just before tea on Day 5 of the second test at Edgbaston on...
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Lando Norris wins thrilling British Grand Prix in the rain to cut Oscar Piastri's F1 lead
SILVERSTONE, England (AP) - Lando Norris survived an incident-packed race in the rain to win Formula 1's British Grand Prix on Sunday and cut the gap to his teammate and title rival Oscar Piastri. Norris won his home race for the first time after Piastri had to serve a 10-second penalty for sharp braking behind the saf...
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Wimbledon: Taylor Fritz reaches the quarterfinals when Jordan Thompson quits with an injury
LONDON (AP) - U.S. Open runner-up Taylor Fritz moved into the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the third time in four years on Sunday, advancing when his injured opponent, Jordan Thompson, quit while trailing 6-1, 3-0 after 41 minutes. The unseeded Thompson's movement and power were clearly compromised. The Australian enter...
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