Plane crash east of Agassiz
Small plane crashes in farmer's field on Seabird Island Monday night, resulting in cockpit fire
SEABIRD ISLAND - A spokesperson for the Agassiz RCMP detachment has confirmed that a small plane crashed in a farmer's field on Seabird Island Monday evening. According to a statement from the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment, Mounties in Agassiz responded at 8:18 p.m. Monday night (May 26) for the report of a p...
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Fire at car lot
Chilliwack RCMP, fire crews called to Yale Road car lot for a vehicle fire Monday night (Video)
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP and several Chilliwack Fire Department engines were dispatched Monday night after a vehicle fire happened at a car lot on Yale Road near Rona and Chilliwack Ford. The fire broke out sometime after 10:45 p.m. Monday night. Video obtained by Fraser Valley Today shows a fire damaging what appe...
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Political fundraiser
Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA to host Opposition Leader Rustad next week
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA Á'a:líya Warbus will host Opposition leader John Rustad, leader of the B.C. Conservative Party, at a political fundraiser next week in the Columbia Valley, southwest of Cultus Lake. The fundraiser will be held Saturday, June 7 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Chestnut Sprin...
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Highway 1 closures in Fraser Canyon
Highway 1 through Fraser Canyon to face intermittent closures this week, early next week
FRASER CANYON - The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit says three overnight closures of Highway 1 in the Fraser Canyon are set to occur over the next six days. According to a news release, motorists are advised of three overnight closures of Highway 1 between Lytton and Spences Bridge to facilitate constructio...
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Youth hospitalized after stabbing
17-year-old hospitalized after being stabbed by teen: Mission RCMP
MISSION - Mounties in Mission say a 17-year-old male was hospitalized with serious injuries after an altercation involving a weapon last Friday night (May 23) in Mission. According to a statement from Mission RCMP spokesperson Harrison Mohr, an 18-year-old male was arrested in connection with an incident in which polic...
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B.C. orders hot spring restored near Harrison Hot Springs, as new fence blocks off public use
The British Columbia government has ordered the restoration of free natural hot spring pools near Harrison Hot Springs that were mysteriously filled with dirt and boulders last fall. But even as the government says it's working with the nearby Harrison Hot Springs Resort to repair the stream, the community's mayor says...
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Chinese pop music's 'deeply local' Canadian story shines in Vancouver exhibition
VANCOUVER - A new exhibition on Cantopop and Mandopop music in Vancouver is a Canadian story, says curator Melissa Karmen Lee. The "Dream Factory" exhibit, opening Wednesday at the Chinese Canadian Museum, pays tribute to the golden age of Chinese pop music "through the lens of Chinese Canadian identity,...
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B.C. Human Rights Commissioner details government action, inaction on recommendations
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner says the provincial government has made "progress" on more than half of its recommendations since 2019. Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender released her office's "Where We Stand" report Tuesday, detailing her work in her fi...
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B.C. Ombudsperson Jay Chalke announces 2026 retirement after 10 years on the job
VICTORIA - British Columbia's longest-serving ombudsperson has announced he will retire from his role in early 2026. Jay Chalke has been in the role for a decade and oversaw the implementation of new responsibilities under B.C.'s Public Interest Disclosure Act, which provides secure channels for public employees to rep...
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B.C.'s chief electoral officer pushes against 'false narratives' in 2024 vote
VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief electoral officer has issued a report he says pushes back against "false narratives" about the 2024 provincial election, as the Opposition BC Conservatives continue to call for an independent review. Anton Boegman says the falsehoods include claims about many non-citizens v...
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Police name teen stabbed to death in B.C. park as two youth are cleared
ABBOTSFORD - Police have named a 16-year-old who was stabbed to death in an Abbotsford, B.C., park on Sunday in the hope of progressing the investigation into what they believe was a targeted attack. Abbotsford police say the victim was Billy Ledoux, and two youths who were arrested near the scene have now been cleared...
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Telus announces five-year $70B funding plan to bolster networks, open AI data centres
VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. has announced it will spend more than $70 billion over the next five years to enhance connectivity, including through improvements to its network infrastructure and by building artificial intelligence data centres. The telecommunications company says in a press release that part of the funding w...
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Canada
Warm summer in the forecast as droughts and wildfire risks loom: Weather Network
Canadians longing for sunshine and warmth will likely be pleased by a summer forecast that has an abundance of both, says Weather Network meteorologist Doug Gillham, but he cautioned the season "will highlight that you can get too much of a good thing." Droughts, wildfires and powerful thunderstorms could be ...
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In the news today: House of Commons returns with new faces
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Parliament gets back to work with a new prime minister and many new faces Parliament gets back to work Wednesday with a new Speaker, a new prime minister and plenty of new faces in the House of Commons. Speaker Francis Scarpaleggi...
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More than half of Canadians say they understand Alberta separatism: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests more than half of Canadians say they understand why Alberta might want to split from Canada - even if almost two-thirds say they don't want that to happen. The Leger survey, which polled 1,537 Canadians between May 16 and 18, suggests that 55 per cent of Canadians understand Albertans' desi...
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Parliament gets back to work with a new prime minister and many new faces
OTTAWA - Parliament gets back to work Wednesday with a new Speaker, a new prime minister and plenty of new faces in the House of Commons. Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia will preside over the House of Commons for the first time today, while his office has confirmed that all 343 members of Parliament have now been sworn in...
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Defence minister to address industry as Canada eyes new European partnership
OTTAWA - Just a day after the Liberal government confirmed plans to join a major European defence procurement pact, Defence Minister David McGuinty is set to deliver a state-of-the-union style speech to defence industry representatives. McGuinty is speaking this morning at the CANSEC trade show in Ottawa, just a week b...
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Retired detective set to continue testifying at hockey players' sex assault trial
A retired detective is expected to continue testifying today at the sex assault trial of five former world junior hockey players in London, Ont. A video of Det. Steve Newton's November 2018 interview with Michael McLeod was played in court on Tuesday. McLeod spoke with Newton, the lead investigator in the case at the t...
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World
UN official says 47 were wounded, mostly by gunfire, when crowd overran aid hub in Gaza
GENEVA (AP) - A U.N. official says 47 Palestinians were wounded, mostly by gunfire, when crowd overran Gaza aid hub. Ajith Sunghay, head of the U.N. Human Rights Office for the Palestinian territories, told reporters in Geneva that it appeared Israeli army fire had caused most of the injuries. On Tuesday, crowds of Pal...
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Manhunt launched for ex-police chief known as 'Devil in the Ozarks' after his escape from prison
As law officers search Arkansas' rugged Ozark Mountains for a former police chief and convicted killer who escaped prison this weekend by impersonating a guard walking out through a gate a guard opened for him, the sister of one of his victims is on edge. Grant Hardin, the former police chief in the small town of Gatew...
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US Sen. Tommy Tuberville announces 2026 bid for Alabama governor
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Republican U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who entered politics after a successful career as a head football coach at Auburn and three other major college programs, announced Tuesday that he is running for governor of Alabama next year. His announcement on the Will Cain Show on Fox News followed weeks o...
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Sports
Retired detective set to continue testifying at hockey players' sex assault trial
A retired detective is expected to continue testifying today at the sex assault trial of five former world junior hockey players in London, Ont. A video of Det. Steve Newton's November 2018 interview with Michael McLeod was played in court on Tuesday. McLeod spoke with Newton, the lead investigator in the case at the t...
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Meneghin shines, Tigers advance to Memorial Cup final with 3-1 win over Knights
RIMOUSKI - Willie Desjardins didn't think his group played the better game - but he had the winning goalie. Harrison Meneghin stopped 35 shots as the Medicine Hat Tigers advanced to the Memorial Cup final with a 3-1 win over the London Knights on Tuesday night. "London probably outplayed us tonight," said Des...
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Haliburton nets 32 points as Pacers beat Knicks 130-121 to take 3-1 series lead
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Tyrese Haliburton had 32 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds without a turnover in a sensational post-season performance to lead the Indiana Pacers past the New York Knicks 130-121 on Tuesday night for a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. With his father, John, back in Gainbridge Fieldhouse, ...
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