SPORTSBOOK GRAND OPENING
BCLC opens first Fraser Valley sports betting lounge in Maple Ridge
MAPLE RIDGE - B.C.'s gaming authority is cashing in on sports fans along the Fraser Valley with its latest sports betting lounge in Maple Ridge. A PROLINE Sportsbook Lounge has opened today, May 24, in The Well Public House at Chances Maple Ridge. The new lounge features three self-serve betting terminals for pre-game ...
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CANADA DAY
Abbotsford gears up for expanded Canada Day celebrations
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford is looking to turn out for Canada's 158th birthday with a schedule packed full of community-based fun at Exhibition Park. The City of Abbotsford, in partnership with Tourism Abbotsford, will be featuring a new site layout with increased pedestrian access on the east and west sides of the park, a...
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PRIMARY CARE CENTRE
Urgent and primary care centre opens permanent location in Langley
LANGLEY - Residents now have more access to the health care system's front door as the Langley Urgent and Primary Care Centre (UPCC) opens its permanent location north of the township. The centre, located at 202 - 20434 64th Ave., offers urgent primary care and medical imaging services daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.. X-ra...
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BUSY FRIDAY NIGHT
Abbotsford police wrangle man back to jail for fleeing house arrest, driving impaired
ABBOTSFORD - Weekends with the Abbotsford Police Department often seem to be cut from a cast of colourful characters, and last night (May 23), one individual stood out from the rest. Abbotsford police responded to 80 calls for service from about Friday at 8 p.m. to Saturday at 8 a.m. Traffic Enforcement officers were e...
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TRANSIT FUNDING
BC Transit approves more FVX service hours, delays route from Mission to Agassiz
CHILLIWACK - Transit riders in the Fraser Valley are winning and losing some this coming year- BC Transit has approved more service hours on the Fraser Valley Express (FVX), but a proposed transit service between Mission and Agassiz has been delayed. At a Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) meeting on Thursday, May ...
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Police arrest man for allegedly sending fentanyl from Vancouver to U.S.
SURREY - Police in British Columbia say a man has been arrested over an alleged cross-border trafficking operation in which fentanyl was sent from Vancouver to the United States. The province's Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit says the investigation with the Canada Border Services Agency began in February, with...
May 23, 2025
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British Columbia
$40 million lottery ticket sold in B.C., same month as record prize win
BURNABY - British Columbia has another multimillion-dollar lottery winner about a week after handing out a record-breaking $80 million win. The B.C. Lottery Corporation says a Lotto Max ticket purchased in Burnaby for Friday's draw matched all seven winning numbers to win the $40 million jackpot. The corporation says i...
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CP NewsAlert: Police misconduct finding in death of woman, killed by anti-riot weapon
VICTORIA - An investigation by British Columbia's police watchdog has found a Victoria officer committed misconduct when he fired an anti-riot weapon at a woman in 2019, striking her in the head and killing her. Adjudicator Wally Oppal says in his ruling for the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner that Sgt. Ron...
May 23, 2025
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B.C. Greens, NDP working constructively despite challenges, accord updates say
VICTORIA - New Democrats in British Columbia under Premier David Eby and the provincial Greens say an agreement between the two parties has yielded challenges, but the two sides are committed to keep working with each other. The first quarterly update on the two parties' Cooperation and Responsible Government Governmen...
May 23, 2025
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Mounties investigate ostrich death at B.C. farm facing cull order
RCMP say they are investigating the death of an ostrich at a farm in Edgewood, B.C., where protesters have gathered to prevent a cull of the birds ordered by federal authorities. Katie Pasitney, whose parents own the farm, posted a video on social media on Friday morning saying a large drone had flown over the property...
May 23, 2025
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Police arrest man for allegedly sending fentanyl from Vancouver to U.S.
SURREY - Police in British Columbia say a man has been arrested over an alleged cross-border trafficking operation in which fentanyl was sent from Vancouver to the United States. The province's Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit says the investigation with the Canada Border Services Agency began in February, with...
May 23, 2025
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Probation for ex-Mountie, convicted of obstruction after 'sexting' violence victim
KELOWNA - A former Okanagan RCMP officer who exchanged explicit messages with a victim of domestic violence has been given a conditional discharge and 12 months of probation for attempting to obstruct justice. Former Kelowna Mountie Sean Eckland pleaded guilty in the case that began when he and another officer responde...
May 23, 2025
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Canada
Montreal police arrest five in distraction theft probe targeting seniors, jewelry
MONTREAL - Montreal police say they've arrested five people in a rash of recent distraction thefts in which seniors were targeted for their jewelry. The issue has risen in prominence in recent months, with police departments across the country -- including Vancouver, Ottawa and Toronto -- warning citizens about the pra...
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Fewer international students adding to university budget challenges
OTTAWA - Canadian universities are being forced to tighten their financial belts as they struggle with plummeting enrolment from international students who pay higher tuitions. Universities Canada says "inadequate" provincial operating grants are also a factor in ongoing budget challenges for post-secondary i...
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King Charles to follow in mother's footsteps in delivering throne speech
OTTAWA - King Charles is set to open a new session of Parliament on Tuesday, seated in a throne that incorporates a piece of English walnut from Windsor Great Park, a preserve of his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth. The Royal Family connection is especially appropriate given that the Queen was the first sovereign to d...
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The Liberals promised a suite of crime measures. Here's what they're taking on
OTTAWA - After an election which saw the Conservatives campaign heavily on crime while the Liberals promised stricter measures for offences like violent car thefts, the new minority Liberal government has a stack of new crime policies to implement. Lisa Kerr, an associate professor at the Queen's University law school,...
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Mounties investigate ostrich death at B.C. farm facing cull order
RCMP say they are investigating the death of an ostrich at a farm in Edgewood, B.C., where protesters have gathered to prevent a cull of the birds ordered by federal authorities. Katie Pasitney, whose parents own the farm, posted a video on social media on Friday morning saying a large drone had flown over the property...
May 23, 2025
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Police arrest man for allegedly sending fentanyl from Vancouver to U.S.
SURREY - Police in British Columbia say a man has been arrested over an alleged cross-border trafficking operation in which fentanyl was sent from Vancouver to the United States. The province's Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit says the investigation with the Canada Border Services Agency began in February, with...
May 23, 2025
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World
Texas is closer to putting the Ten Commandments in classrooms after a key vote
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas would require all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments under a Republican proposal that cleared a major vote Saturday and would make the state the nation's largest to impose such a mandate. If passed as expected, the measure is likely to draw a legal challenge from critics...
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Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds more prisoners hours after a massive attack on Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds more prisoners Saturday as part of a major swap that amounted to a rare moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire. The exchange came hours after Kyiv came under a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack that left at least 15 pe...
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Kyiv comes under large-scale Russian drone and missile attack with explosions heard throughout city
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine's capital came under a large-scale combined drone and missile attack late Friday with explosions and machine gun fire heard throughout the city. Many Kyiv residents were taking shelter in underground subway stations. The nighttime Russian attack that stretched into early Saturday came hours...
May 24, 2025
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Sports
Panthers score five third-period goals to blow past Hurricanes 6-2, one win away from another Cup final
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Niko Mikkola and Aleksander Barkov each scored twice, and the Florida Panthers scored five goals in a nine-minute span of the third period to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-2 on Saturday night and move one win from a third consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup final. Jesper Boqvist - playing for the ...
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Rise, Wild play to 1-1 NSL draw at Swangard Stadium
BURNABY - Kahli Johnson's goal in the 16th minute lifted the visiting Calgary Wild FC to a 1-1 Northern Super League draw with the Vancouver Rise FC on Saturday at Swangard Stadium. Mariah Lee opened scoring for the hosts with a goal in the 11th minute. The visitors controlled possession for 51 per cent of the match an...
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Knoll scores in third OT as Frost edge Charge for 2-1 series lead
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Katy Knoll scored a goal in the third overtime and Maddie Rooney finished with 35 saves to help the Minnesota Frost beat the Ottawa Charge 2-1 on Saturday night and take a 2-1 lead in the third straight overtime game of the PWHL championship series. The defending Walter Cup champions can clinch t...
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