Vehicle fire
Chilliwack firefighters extinguish truck fire at Coast Hotel
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack firefighters were dispatched just before 10 a.m. Wednesday morning after a work truck erupted in flames in the parking lot of a local hotel. According to scanner traffic, Chilliwack Fire Department crews were dispatched at 9:53 a.m. Wednesday (May 14) for a truck on fire at 45920 First Avenue, t...
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Public hearing called
Public hearing to be held next week for proposed affordable housing complex in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A public hearing will be held next week that could pave the way for a 75-unit apartment complex offering affordable housing for seniors, single-parent families and individuals with low to moderate incomes, next to Ruth and Naomi's. According to the text of an ad from the City of Chilliwack that was publish...
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Dick's Sporting Goods to buy struggling shoe chain Foot Locker for $2.4 billion
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In the news today: SUV attack victim recovering, Ontario to spend now, balance later
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DTES Vancouver attack
VPD arrests man after apparent axe attack in DTES Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say a 30-year-old man has been charged after a man reported being struck by a small axe and robbed in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. According to a statement from police, Task Force Barrage officers on foot patrol were approached near East Hastings Street and Main Street just before 12:3...
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Dog attack
Agassiz RCMP investigating reported pit bull attack that left a man with over 50 stitches
HEMLOCK VALLEY - The Agassiz RCMP detachment says it's investigating an incident in which a man reported being attacked by two pit bulls in Hemlock Valley over the weekend. A social media post from the victim, a middle-aged adult male who lives in Agassiz, says he received over 50 stitches after being attacked by two p...
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Fashion fundraiser
Record-breaking number of tickets sold for vintage Chilliwack fashion show over the weekend
CHILLIWACK - Evergreen Hall in Chilliwack had plenty of flair, fashion and vintage vibes on display during the 7th annual Fashionista Fashion Show over the weekend, a fun-filled event meant to support Chilliwack Hospice Society. Thanks to record-breaking ticket sales and more than 300 guests, models, and volunteers in ...
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Local cinema to close
Chilliwack movie theatre to close its doors for good
CHILLIWACK - Cottonwood 4 Cinemas, a discount movie theatre on Luckakuck Way, announced on social media Tuesday (May 13) that it will permanently close at the end of next month. According to a social media post, and a phone call of confirmation to one of the owners, the movie theatre says it has been a pleasure to serv...
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British Columbia
Eleven killed in festival attack included families, artist, visitor from Philippines
Eleven people were killed at the Lapu Lapu Day festival in Vancouver on April 26, when an SUV drove through a crowd at high speed. Here is what we know about the victims, whose identities have been confirmed by Vancouver police and festival organizer Filipino BC: Jendhel Sico Filipino BC and the Lapu Lapu Day festival ...
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Family in B.C. festival tragedy celebrates small victories on long road to recovery
VANCOUVER - Even the smallest victories are being celebrated by Roland Nulada and his family, as he recovers from devastating injuries suffered in the Lapu Lapu festival attack in Vancouver. On Monday, it was Nulada's first meal in 16 days - soup and baked macaroni, "the very soft ones," says his older sister...
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Coroner says 275 died of toxic drugs in B.C. in February and March in downward trend
VICTORIA - The BC Coroners Service says overdose deaths have been trending downward in the province, with 275 people dying in February and March due to the toxic drug supply. The service says in a statement that March is the sixth consecutive month in which fewer than 160 people died due to unregulated drug toxicity. I...
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Eby to visit Japan, South Korea and Malaysia on trade trip to reduce U.S. reliance
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier David Eby says a trade mission to Asia next month will help the province become the "engine of a new Canada," but one economist says B.C. also needs to become more competitive at home. Eby will be visiting Japan, South Korea and Malaysia between June 1 and June 10 as part of a business...
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Eby defends investigation into leaked documents that alleged opioid diversion
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says B.C.'s director of police services acts independently and government can't interfere with the request for an investigation into a leaked document that alleged some pharmacies were diverting prescription opioids to the illegal market. B.C. Conservative legislature member Elenore Sturko ...
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Owner urges supporters to 'surround' B.C. ostrich farm as cull of 400 birds looms
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The family operating the British Columbia ostrich farm where 400 birds have been ordered culled say about 40 supporters have arrived on scene in anticipation of a possible showdown with federal authorities. In the meantime, the Regional District of Central Kootenay says it has recei...
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Canada
In the news today: SUV attack victim recovering, Ontario to spend now, balance later
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... After festival tragedy, a long road to recovery Even the smallest victories are being celebrated by Roland Nulada and his family, as he recovers from devastating injuries suffered in the Lapu Lapu festival attack in Vancouver. On ...
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Trial begins for Quebec man facing first-degree murder charges in 2023 truck attack
RIMOUSKI - Jury selection is beginning in the trial of a man charged with killing three people with a truck in eastern Quebec. Forty-year-old Steeve Gagnon faces five charges, including three counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder. Gagnon turned himself in to police after a truck struck pedest...
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Quebec coroner to release report into Innu man who froze to death in Montreal in 2021
MONTREAL - A coroner is scheduled to release her report today into the death of a homeless Innu man whose body was found inside a portable toilet in Montreal. Fifty-one-year-old Raphaël "Napa" André died in January 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. His body was found steps away from a shelter tha...
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Former hockey player continues testifying at ex-teammates' sex assault trial
A former member of Canada's world junior hockey team is expected to continue testifying today at the sexual assault trial of five of his ex-teammates. Tyler Steenbergen began testifying by videoconference Wednesday afternoon at the trial of Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote. The ...
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Eleven killed in festival attack included families, artist, visitor from Philippines
Eleven people were killed at the Lapu Lapu Day festival in Vancouver on April 26, when an SUV drove through a crowd at high speed. Here is what we know about the victims, whose identities have been confirmed by Vancouver police and festival organizer Filipino BC: Jendhel Sico Filipino BC and the Lapu Lapu Day festival ...
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Family in B.C. festival tragedy celebrates small victories on long road to recovery
VANCOUVER - Even the smallest victories are being celebrated by Roland Nulada and his family, as he recovers from devastating injuries suffered in the Lapu Lapu festival attack in Vancouver. On Monday, it was Nulada's first meal in 16 days - soup and baked macaroni, "the very soft ones," says his older sister...
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World
54 people killed in overnight airstrikes on southern Gaza city, hospital says
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - A hospital in southern Gaza says 54 people have been killed in overnight airstrikes on the city of Khan Younis. An Associated Press cameraman in Khan Younis counted 10 airstrikes on the city overnight into Thursday, and saw numerous bodies taken to the morgue in the city's Nasser Hospital...
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New Zealand's Parliament will debate suspending Māori lawmakers who performed a protest haka
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - A New Zealand parliamentary committee has recommended the unprecedented suspensions of three Māori lawmakers for performing a protest haka in the debating chamber last year. The haka is a chanting dance of challenge of great cultural importance in New Zealand, and the three lawmakers fro...
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South African leader and Trump will meet next week after US took in white South Africans as refugees
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa are scheduled to meet at the White House next week following allegations by Trump - and denied by South Africa - that "genocide" is being committed against white farmers in the majority Black country. The meeting...
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Sports
Dick's Sporting Goods to buy struggling shoe chain Foot Locker for $2.4 billion
Dick's Sporting Goods is buying the struggling footwear chain Foot Locker for about $2.4 billion, the second buyout of a major footwear company in as many weeks as business leaders struggle with uncertainty over how U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs will impact companies that make many of their products overseas. D...
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Naples will host the next America's Cup in 2027
ROME (AP) - The next America's Cup will be held off Naples, Italy, in 2027, holder Team New Zealand announced on Thursday. It will be the 38th edition of the world's most famous regatta and the first time it has been held in the Mediterranean country. New Zealand had the right to pick the venue after winning its third ...
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Former hockey player continues testifying at ex-teammates' sex assault trial
A former member of Canada's world junior hockey team is expected to continue testifying today at the sexual assault trial of five of his ex-teammates. Tyler Steenbergen began testifying by videoconference Wednesday afternoon at the trial of Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote. The ...
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