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Abbotsford cat rescue launches business fundraiser for new adoption centre, thrift store
ABBOTSFORD - The Abby Cat Daddy Feline Advocate Society is now gearing up to open its first brick-and-mortar space, which will house a thrift store, cat adoption centre and non-profit spay/neuter clinic. To kick off the new place, the Abby Cat Daddy is calling on local businesses to join its "Change for Cats"...
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HOUSE FIRE
Crews respond to house fire in Chilliwack Saturday afternoon
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack firefighters have tackled a house blaze in the Sardis area on Saturday afternoon (July 26). At around 4 p.m., the Chilliwack Fire Department were called out to a report of a residential structure fire in the 44000 block of Sherry Drive. Twenty-two firefighters from Halls 1 and 4 responded to the...
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SUNDAY EMERGENCIES
Emergency crews tackle fires, car accident on Highway 1 near Bridal Falls
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Personalized Hearing Care
Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
Flaherty, Torres help Tigers snap six-game losing streak with 10-4 win over Blue Jays
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Man punches cougar in face, deters attack near Smithers, B.C.
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CHILLIWACK CHORUS
Chilliwack choir hits a high note in local long-term care facilities
CHILLIWACK - Local seniors have recently enjoyed live music performances from the comfort of their long-term care homes, thanks to continued generous funding from a donor in Chilliwack. In early May, the Chilliwack Harmony Chorus performed for Heritage Village residents and, more recently, at the Bradley Centre. Both e...
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Cinema Classics
A night of musical movie performances in store for Chiliwack residents
CHILLIWACK - If you love movies and you love music, you're in for a treat this weekend thanks to the Chilliwack Arts & Cultural Centre Society. It's hosting the Calgary Youth Orchestra for an evening of Cinema Classics on August 2 at 7:30 p.m..Those attending can expect to hear the movie scores from The Godfather t...
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Most Wanted
CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of July 27, 2025
CHILLIWACK - Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.Name: Roger BraceAge: 64Height: 5'10" ft Weight: 221lbsHair: Brown Eyes: BlueWanted: Possess Firearm W/O License, Carry Concealed Weapon, Drive While Prohibited x4, Possess Stolen Property Under $50...
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VEHICLE INCIDENT
5 in hospital after multi-vehicle incident on Highway 7 Saturday morning
PITT MEADOWS - Drivers have been lined up for nearly five kilometres out on a stretch of the Lougheed Highway after a Saturday morning (July 26) crash involving multiple cars. Scanner traffic reported a motor vehicle incident near Pitt Meadows, on the westbound lane of Highway 7 and Meadows Garden Way shortly before 9:...
Jul 26, 2025
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CAT RESCUE
Abbotsford cat rescue launches business fundraiser for new adoption centre, thrift store
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Guide Dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
HOUSE FIRE
Crews respond to house fire in Chilliwack Saturday afternoon
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Homebuilders navigate higher material costs, uncertain supply chains amid trade war
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B.C.'s independent wood manufacturers decry retroactive U.S. softwood duties
Jul 26, 2025
COMEDY FEST
Indie comedy festival to land in downtown Abbotsford August long weekend
Jul 26, 2025
British Columbia


Man punches cougar in face, deters attack near Smithers, B.C.
SMITHERS - A British Columbia man suffered minor injuries after fending off a cougar attack by punching the animal in the face in the province's northern Interior. The province's Conservation Officer Service says in a social media post that the attack happened on Saturday around 11 a.m. near Smithers, B.C., some 1,000 ...
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Man seriously injured in B.C. grizzly bear attack in Kootenay region
CRANBROOK - A man has suffered "significant" injuries after a grizzly bear attack in the British Columbia Interior. The province's Conservation Officer Service says in a post on Facebook that the attack happened at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday along the Kootenay River near West Creston, B.C. The post says a coupl...
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Homebuilders navigate higher material costs, uncertain supply chains amid trade war
As a tariff storm blew in from south of the border earlier this year, many industries in Canada, including the home building sector, feared the unknown ahead of them. With stakeholders already keenly aware of the need to rapidly scale up housing supply and improve Canada's housing affordability gap, blanket tariffs and...
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B.C.'s independent wood manufacturers decry retroactive U.S. softwood duties
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's independent wood product makers say hundreds of small- and medium-sized manufacturers may be forced to shut down in light of the latest decision from the United States to raise anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood. The province's Independent Wood Processors Association says in a relea...
Jul 26, 2025
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U.S. imposing 20.56% anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood
VANCOUVER - British Columbia lumber organizations are condemning the decision by the U.S. Commerce Department to raise anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood to 20.56 per cent, calling them unjustified, punitive and protectionist. The B.C. Council of Forest Industries issued a statement Friday saying the trade action...
Jul 25, 2025
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How lessons can be learned from B.C.'s Red Chris mine to help future rescues
A rescuer who has experienced the relief that comes with successfully freeing people trapped underground, says lessons learned at a rescue operation at British Columbia's Red Chris mine can help teams across the country. Mine operator Newmont Corp., has promised an independent investigation into the factors that led to...
Jul 25, 2025
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Man punches cougar in face, deters attack near Smithers, B.C.
SMITHERS - A British Columbia man suffered minor injuries after fending off a cougar attack by punching the animal in the face in the province's northern Interior. The province's Conservation Officer Service says in a social media post that the attack happened on Saturday around 11 a.m. near Smithers, B.C., some 1,000 ...
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Man seriously injured in B.C. grizzly bear attack in Kootenay region
CRANBROOK - A man has suffered "significant" injuries after a grizzly bear attack in the British Columbia Interior. The province's Conservation Officer Service says in a post on Facebook that the attack happened at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday along the Kootenay River near West Creston, B.C. The post says a coupl...
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Photo Gallery: The week in news photos
Here's a look at some of this week's top news photos as selected by editors. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 27, 2025. The Canadian Press
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Anand counting on Israel to allow Ottawa's trucks of humanitarian aid into Gaza
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Ottawa has trucks of aid ready to reach desperate Palestinians in Gaza, and is counting on Israel to allow them through. Anand says Jordan, which borders Israel and the West Bank, has allowed Canada to pre-position aid, until Israel allows it to enter the Gaza Strip. S...
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Montreal police investigating suspicious death in Saint-Léonard
MONTRÉAL - Montreal police are investigating a suspicious death that occurred early this morning. A 911 call around 4 a.m. alerted emergency services to a man lying unconscious on a street in the city's Saint-Léonard borough. Police found the man had an upper body injury, possibly caused by a sharp object...
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U.S. politics threaten to complicate Canada's co-hosting of 2026 World Cup
OTTAWA - With less than a year to go until the 2026 World Cup, political tensions and U.S. policy threaten to pose problems as Canada, the United States and Mexico prepare to co-host the tournament. Next year's FIFA World Cup will be the biggest ever, with the three countries hosting a record 48 teams. Between June 11 ...
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World


Syria to hold first parliamentary elections since Assad's fall in September
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria will hold parliamentary elections in September, the head of a body tasked with organizing the election process told state media Sunday. Mohammed Taha al-Ahmad, chairman of the Higher Committee for People's Assembly Elections, told state news agency SANA that elections will take place betwee...
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Authorities seek to file terrorism and assault charges against suspect in Walmart knife attack
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Authorities say they are seeking to file terrorism charges and 11 charges of assault with intent to murder against the suspect accused of carrying out a knife attack at a Walmart store in Michigan. Eleven people were stabbed Saturday at the store in Traverse City. Authorities say they believ...
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Several people injured after passenger train derails in southwestern Germany
BERLIN (AP) - Several people were injured after a passenger train derailed Sunday in southwestern Germany, according to German news agency dpa. Federal police told dpa that the severity of the injuries was not immediately clear. The crash occurred in the Biberach district, roughly 136 kilometers (84 miles) west of Muni...
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Sports


Flaherty, Torres help Tigers snap six-game losing streak with 10-4 win over Blue Jays
DETROIT (AP) - Jack Flaherty pitched six scoreless innings, Gleyer Torres hit a three-run homer and the Detroit Tigers ended a six-game losing streak with a 10-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. Detroit had lost 12 of its past 13 games. Toronto fell to 8-2 since the All-Star break. Flaherty (6-10) allowed ...
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Canada's Leylah Fernandez wins Citi Open for fourth career WTA title
WASHINGTON - Canada's Leylah Fernandez defeated Russian Anna Kalinskaya 6-1, 6-2 for her fourth career WTA title at the Citi Open hardcourt tennis tournament on Sunday. Fernandez's last title came at Hong Kong in October 2023. Her most recent final had been a bit over a year ago when she was a runner-up to Daria Kasatk...
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Slovenian rider Tadej Pogačar wins the Tour de France for the fourth time
PARIS (AP) - Tadej Pogačar won his fourth Tour de France title by a comfortable margin after Sunday's final stage, which he tried to win even though he did not need to. The 26-year-old Slovenian rider won the Tour last year and in 2020 and 2021. "Just speechless to win the Tour de France, this one feels especiall...
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