The Bay says goodbye in Abbotsford
Longtime department store says goodbye to Abbotsford - after 30+ years
ABBOTSFORD - A fixture in Abbotsford for over 30 years is saying goodbye to customers at its South Fraser Way location this weekend. Hudson's Bay, Canada's oldest company whose department store chain roots date back to 1670, will close its doors at Sevenoaks Shopping Centre toward the tail end of this weekend. Sevenoak...
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B.C. man who got $8M says he'll be penniless if made to pay sex assault damages
VANCOUVER - A B.C. man who was awarded $8 million after being wrongfully convicted of sexual assault and spending 27 years in prison says he'll be left "homeless and penniless" if forced to pay civil damages to victims who won a lawsuit against him. The B.C. Court of Appeal ruled this week that five victims w...
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Mission RCMP respond to 300 calls for service, including scams and stolen vehicles
MISSION - Mission Mounties responded to scams, SOS calls and stolen vehicles - among others - during the week of May 19 to 25. The RCMP's latest Community Connection shows that police responded to 300 calls for service last week, and a few reports have made the honour list for creativity. On May 21, a witness reported ...
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New law forces MLA Misty van Popta to resign from the Township of Langley council
VICTORIA - A B.C. Conservative legislator has lost her job as a councillor in the Fraser Valley as a new law banning MLAs from also serving as municipal representatives comes into effect. Misty Van Popta represents Langley-Walnut Grove in the provincial legislature, but lost her job as a municipal councillor in the Tow...
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NEW CLASSROOMS
850 seats to open in Langley, Abbotsford as new classrooms begin construction in B.C.
LANGLEY - Fraser Valley schools may soon be able to welcome more students as the B.C. government builds new classrooms across the province. Abbotsford Middle School is set to receive eight prefabricated classrooms, which will add 200 seats to the local school district. The Langley School District is due to receive hund...
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ABBOTSFORD CANUCKS
Abbotsford Canucks lead in historic Game 1 of AHL Western Conference Final
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Canucks are going on a generational run this season- and they're not slowing down. On Thursday (May 29), Canucks took a 1-0 lead in Game 1 of its first-ever AHL Western Conference Finals series against the Texas Stars. The first period went scoreless for nearly nine minutes until Texas forwa...
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British Columbia
CP NewsAlert: CFIA fines B.C. ostrich farm over avian flu failures
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it has fined a British Columbia ostrich farm $20,000 for failing to co-operate with anti-avian flu measures, as the owners continue to resist a cull order. It also says the farm has not substantiated claims of scientific research on the birds, and that the agency's planning for ...
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B.C. launches public safety program aimed at stopping non-violent street crime
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has launched a new public safety program aimed at reducing shoplifting, property damage and other non-violent street crimes in business areas. Terry Yung, minister of state for community safety and integrated services, says the program is a "direct result" of feedback from police ...
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Investigation underway after bear shot dead near Williams Lake, leaving 5 cubs behind
British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says an investigation is underway to find the person who shot and killed a female black bear near Williams Lake, leaving behind five cubs. Conservation officers say the incident took place between May 24 and 25 near the community of Big Lake, northeast of Williams Lake. T...
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B.C. man who got $8M says he'll be penniless if made to pay sex assault damages
VANCOUVER - A B.C. man who was awarded $8 million after being wrongfully convicted of sexual assault and spending 27 years in prison says he'll be left "homeless and penniless" if forced to pay civil damages to victims who won a lawsuit against him. The B.C. Court of Appeal ruled this week that five victims w...
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New law forces MLA Misty van Popta to resign from the Township of Langley council
VICTORIA - A B.C. Conservative legislator has lost her job as a councillor in the Fraser Valley as a new law banning MLAs from also serving as municipal representatives comes into effect. Misty Van Popta represents Langley-Walnut Grove in the provincial legislature, but lost her job as a municipal councillor in the Tow...
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Prematurely born harbour seal Zeus is rescued in British Columbia
VANCOUVER - A prematurely born harbour seal nicknamed Zeus has been rescued after being found alone on the shores of White Rock, B.C. Lindsaye Akhurst, senior manager of the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society, says the pup was underweight, hypothermic and hungry when he was found with remnants of his umbil...
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Canada
Son of woman who inspired assisted dying law chooses to die on his own terms
OTTAWA - Price Carter is planning to die this summer. The 68-year-old has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He knows it will take his life eventually; before it does, he intends to die on his own terms with his family at his side. "I was told at the outset, 'This is palliative care, there is no cure f...
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Rain not forecasted as crews battle wildfire burning near Flin Flon, Manitoba.
FLIN FLON - There's no rain in the forecast for Flin Flon, Manitoba over the next week as crews there fight a wildfire that's raging nearby. Temperatures throughout the weekend are expecting to range from the low to high 20s, before cooling off. Thousands have evacuated the northwestern Manitoba city, including municip...
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'A conglomeration of acquired goodies': N.B. man with cancer sells stuff to declutter
FREDERICTON - It was a complete shock when Gerry Carroll was diagnosed with cancer and was given months to live. The retired Riverview, N.B., sales representative said he had gone to see his family doctor in December 2023 for what he described as a "gurgling" noise in his stomach. His family physician sent hi...
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CP NewsAlert: CFIA fines B.C. ostrich farm over avian flu failures
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it has fined a British Columbia ostrich farm $20,000 for failing to co-operate with anti-avian flu measures, as the owners continue to resist a cull order. It also says the farm has not substantiated claims of scientific research on the birds, and that the agency's planning for ...
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Gen Z Canadians make push for end to hyperpartisanship
OTTAWA - Hundreds of Gen Z Canadians met in the capital Friday calling for less partisanship at a time of heightened global polarization and uncertainty. Participants from across the country at the first-of-its-kind youth summit joined forces to break "hyperpartisanship" and push for a future where political ...
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CP NewsAlert: Trump says he's doubling tariffs on steel imports to 50 per cent
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump says he will double the tariffs on steel imports to 50 per cent. Trump in March put 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the United States. More coming. Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press
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World
Iran has amassed even more near weapons-grade uranium, UN watchdog says
VIENNA (AP) - Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, a confidential report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Saturday and called on Tehran to urgently change course and comply with the agency's probe. The report comes at a sensitive time as Tehran and Washington have ...
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Death toll from reaches 151 in north-central Nigeria town submerged in floods, thousands displaced
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - At least 151 people have now been confirmed dead after heavy rainfall unleashed flooding in a market town in north-central Nigeria, the local emergency services told The Associated Press on Saturday. More than 3,000 people were displaced in the flooding in the town of Mokwa in Niger state, more th...
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Floods kill at least 111 as northern Nigeria battles climate change, dry spells and heavy rainfall
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Torrents of predawn rain unleashed flooding that drowned at least 111 people in a market town where northern Nigerian farmers sell their wares to traders from the south, officials said Friday as they predicted that the death toll would grow. The Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency did not immedi...
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Sports
Bats deliver again as Blue Jays use 15-hit attack in 11-7 win over Athletics
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays' offence was in desperate need of a kick-start at the start of the team's seven-game homestand. A visit by the reeling Athletics appears to be just what the squad was looking for. Toronto reached a double-digit run total for a second straight night in an 11-7 victory on Friday night. &qu...
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Horn's late touchdown pass earns Argonauts 30-23 exhibition win over Tiger-Cats
GUELPH - Tucker Horn's 10-yard touchdown pass to Calvin Turner Jr. led the Toronto Argonauts to a 27-23 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday night in the final CFL exhibition game for both teams. Horn found Turner at 6:41 of the fourth to break a 17-17 tie on a cool, breezy evening at Alumni Stadium. A steady bre...
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Mao Saigo shoots 66 to take US Women's Open lead as she chases her 2nd major title of the year
ERIN, Wis. (AP) - Mao Saigo already won her first major title this year. She's putting herself in position for another at U.S. Women's Open. Saigo shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to take second-round lead at Erin Hills, At 8-under 136, the 23-year-old Japanese player had a three-stroke advantage over a group of six led by ...
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