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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Fraser Valley
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
Liberal caucus to consider process for removing an unpopular party leader
OTTAWA - The Liberal caucus is gathering today on Parliament Hill for the first time since the April election to prepare for the start of Parliament - and to decide whether to adopt a process to eject a party leader unwilling to leave. The meeting follows Liberal MPs' roller-coaster experience with former leader Justin...
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Poilievre to address his caucus today, before they return to the House without him
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will address his caucus on Sunday as they prepare to return to the House of Commons without him in the chamber. Poilievre's remarks are scheduled to be open to the media. The Conservatives won 144 seats in the April 28 election but Poilievre's seat was not one of them. Cons...
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King's throne speech marks 'pivotal moment' in Canada's history, royal watchers say
OTTAWA - Crews were at work in downtown Ottawa on Friday morning, touching up the protective coating on bronze statues around the National War Memorial before a whirlwind royal visit gets underway on Monday. King Charles and Queen Camilla will touch down in Canada for their first visit since the coronation more than tw...
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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...
May 24, 2025
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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...
May 24, 2025
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World
Massive Russian drone-and-missile attack on Ukraine kills at least 7 people, officials say
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A massive Russian drone-and-missile attack targeted Ukraine for a second consecutive night, killing at least seven people and injures dozens, officials said early Sunday. The attack took place on the third day of a planned prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine, the only tangible outcome from pea...
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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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Sports
Canada whips Germany 11-0 in World Para Hockey Championship opener
Tyler McGregor scored four goals and Dominic Cozzolino had two goals and three assists as Canada's National Para hockey team opened defence of its gold medal with an 11-0 win over Germany at the World Para Hockey Championship on Saturday at the LECOM Harbor Center. McGregor became just the third player in National Para...
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Panthers score 5 in the 3rd period, roll past Hurricanes 6-2 and move a win away from Cup final
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - It was tied 1-1 going into the third period. It turned into a blowout. And after a five-goal barrage, one like none other in Florida playoff history, the Panthers are one win from their third consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Final. Niko Mikkola and Aleksander Barkov each scored twice, and Panthe...
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White nets a pair, Vite scores in 90th minute as Whitecaps rally on the road to beat RSL 3-2
SANDY, Utah (AP) - Brian White scored two goals - his second multi-goal game in his last three and third this season - and Pedro Vite scored from just outside the area in the 90th minute to help the Vancouver Whitecaps rally and beat Real Salt Lake 3-2 on Saturday night in Major League Soccer action. Vancouver (10-1-4)...
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