Thousands evacuated as wildfires continue burning in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says 17,000 people have been evacuated from several communities and First Nations as he placed his entire province under a state of emergency late Wednesday over crippling wildfires, mainly in the remote north. Evacuation orders include all 5,000 residents of the city of Flin Flon, 630 kilome...
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University of the Fraser Valley instructor earns rare double honour for excellence and leadership
ABBOTSFORD - For the first time in the University of the Fraser Valley's history, a single individual has earned both the Teaching Excellence and Inspirational Leadership awards at its annual employee excellence event.Christine Nehring of Mission was recognized for her exceptional work as an instructor and program head...
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B.C. Wildfire Service announces ban on most open fires in coastal areas
VICTORIA - The BC Wildfire Service has announced open fire bans that will prohibit most burning activities in most coastal areas of the province, with exceptions for Haida Gwaii. The ban on Category 2 and Category 3 open fires in the Coastal Fire Centre comes into effect at noon Friday, and the service says it's being ...
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B.C. minimum wage to increase Sunday but Fraser Valley Ag workers will have to wait
CHILLIWACK - Thousands of British Columbians will be getting a raise Sunday morning. B.C.'s minimum wage will increase by 45 cents to $17.85 an hour. The new rate represents a 2.6 per cent hike tied to B.C.'s average inflation rate from the previous year.However, agricultural workers will have to wait until December 31...
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Above seasonal temperatures for B.C., reaching mid 30s in Fraser Valley through to the Interior
VANCOUVER - Warm temperatures have arrived across much of British Columbia, with Environment Canada issuing a special weather statement in the North Thompson. It says "above seasonal temperatures" are expected throughout the day in the Interior region where a ridge of high pressure is ushering in warm air fro...
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IHIT identifies victim of fatal stabbing
IHIT identifies victim of fatal stabbing in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Homicide detectives in British Columbia have now identified the victim of Sunday night's stabbing in Abbotsford in hopes of advancing the investigation. According to a statement issued Tuesday afternoon by Integrated Homicide Investigation Team spokesperson Sgt. Freda Fong, 15-year-old Billy Ledoux died af...
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China launches spacecraft it says will return samples and yield 'groundbreaking discoveries'
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - China launched a spacecraft that promises to return samples from an asteroid near Mars and yield "groundbreaking discoveries and expand humanity's knowledge of the cosmos," the country's space agency said. The Tianwen-2 probe launched early Thursday from southern China aboard the workhor...
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Provinces 'hold the key' to unlocking homebuilding, new report argues
OTTAWA - While the federal government and cities across Canada are making strides on expanding the housing supply, the provinces still need to get serious about building quality homes, a new report released Thursday argues. No province earned a grade higher than C+ in the report assembled by the Task Force for Housing ...
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4-year-old child dead, 2 in hospital aft
4-year-old child dead, 2 in hospital after being hit by bus near Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal
UPDATE 10:35 P.M.: West Vancouver PD has released the following statement confirming the death of a 4-year-old child after being hit by a bus in West Vancouver near the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal. They released the statement at 8:43 p.m. Wednesday night on their X/Twitter account: "West Vancouver Police are inve...
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B.C.'s fast-tracking bill heads for final vote, facing criticism to the end
VICTORIA - Controversial legislation to fast-track infrastructure projects in British Columbia goes to a final vote in the legislature on Wednesday night, after attracting condemnation from First Nations leaders and environment and business groups. Speaker Raj Chouhan is expected to cast the deciding vote in favour of ...
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Court orders B.C. to pass law giving French school board expropriation powers
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered the provincial government to pass a law within six months providing the Francophone School Board with powers to expropriate private property to build new French-language schools. The court found that, unlike other school boards in B.C., the Francophone School Board is the ...
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Minister says CFIA following due process in B.C. ostrich cull case
OTTAWA - The federal agriculture minister says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is following "due process" as it prepares for a cull of about 400 ostriches at a farm in British Columbia. Asked about U.S. interventions in the case, Heath MacDonald says he doesn't think it's appropriate for a major decision ...
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Carney's cabinet ministers evade journalists' questions at defence industry show
OTTAWA - For the second time in as many days, a member of Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet cancelled media availabilities today and refused to take questions from reporters. Industry Minister Mélanie Joly blew past reporters at CANSEC, Canada's largest military trade show, where ministers normally make thems...
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Supreme Court of Canada dismisses Nunavut's bid to toss out school language case
OTTAWA - A lawsuit over the right to Inuit language instruction in the Nunavut public school system is a step closer to being heard following a Supreme Court of Canada decision. The top court has dismissed the Nunavut government's latest bid to have the lawsuit thrown out before the parties make full arguments. Two Inu...
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Trump's sweeping tariff agenda in turmoil following U.S. federal court decision
U.S. President Donald Trump's trade agenda is in turmoil as his administration moves to appeal a federal court ruling that blocked his sweeping tariffs on much of the world. On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled that Trump does not have the authority to impose tariffs on nearly every country using t...
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Thousands evacuated as wildfires continue burning in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says 17,000 people have been evacuated from several communities and First Nations as he placed his entire province under a state of emergency late Wednesday over crippling wildfires, mainly in the remote north. Evacuation orders include all 5,000 residents of the city of Flin Flon, 630 kilome...
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In the news today: U.S. federal court rules against Trump tariffs
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UN official says Russia isn't imminently turning on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
VIENNA (AP) - Inspectors from the U.N. nuclear watchdog haven't seen signs of Russia moving to immediately restart the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, an agency official said Thursday, after Greenpeace raised concerns about Moscow building power lines near the facility. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the large...
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Long-shuttered US ambassador's residence in Damascus is reopened as Washington mends ties with Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - The U.S. flag was hoisted Thursday outside of the long-shuttered ambassador's residence in Damascus, in a sign of growing ties between Washington and the new Syrian government. The U.S. ambassador to Turkey, Tom Barrack, who has also been appointed special envoy to Syria, arrived to inaugurate th...
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South Korean navy patrol plane crashes in country's south
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A South Korean navy plane carrying four people crashed during a training flight on Thursday and it was not immediately known if there were casualties, the navy said. The patrol plane left its base in the southeastern city of Pohang at 1:43 p.m. but fell to the ground due to unknown reasons, th...
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Politics not a factor Canadian athletes chasing their varsity dreams in the U.S.
Despite its challenges, the dream of going to a Division 1 school on the United States was too great for Liam Miller. The pole vaulter from Milton, Ont., who turns 19 on Saturday, is committed to Wichita State University for the 2025-26 year. Miller wrapped up his post-graduate year of high school at Spire Academy in G...
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Head coach Jesper Sorensen guiding Vancouver Whitecaps to new highs
VANCOUVER - Jesper Sorensen believes in giving his players room to make mistakes. "If you're afraid of making mistakes, you'll make nothing. That's the problem. Because you will end up making mistakes," the Vancouver Whitecaps' head coach said in a recent interview. "So making mistakes is a big part of a...
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In Barkov They Trust: The Panthers, led by their captain, are headed back to the Stanley Cup Final
The entire play took eight seconds, and basically summed up why the Florida Panthers have enormous, nonstop belief in Aleksander Barkov. Third period, Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals, game tied at 3. Barkov picks up the puck in the right corner. He skates around the end boards, as Carolina defenseman Dmitry Orl...
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