City of Mission
Big rigs to be diverted away from downtown Mission, mayor calls it a 'win' for the community
MISSION - The City of Mission says commercial trucks are being rerouted away from its downtown area in a move the city's mayor calls a "win for both commerce and community." According to a statement from the municipality, commercial trucks will be diverted moving forward now that the Ministry of Transportatio...
17m ago
Read More
Fire
RV fire spreads to nearby trees, close to elementary school, in Hope Thursday morning
HOPE - Firefighters in Hope were summoned to School Road near an elementary school Thursday morning (June 5) after getting reports of a structure fire.According to a social media post, Hope Fire personnel were dispatched shortly after 7:30 a.m. for a fire on School Road, near Silver Creek Elementary School. Responding ...
24m ago
Read More
What's Trending
New-look Toronto Argonauts squad to kick off '25 season in Montreal
7m ago
Personalized Hearing Care
Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
Industry says long-term labour solutions needed despite latest B.C. ports deal
9m ago
Industry says long-term labour solutions needed despite latest B.C. ports deal
12m ago
Fraser Valley
Hope RCMP
Hope RCMP seek owner of patches found last week
HOPE - Mounties in Hope are hoping to return a large collection of patches that were found in Hope last week.According to a statement from Hope RCMP spokesperson Staff Sgt. Michael Sargent, the patches were found last Wednesday, May 28 in the 1200 block of 6th Avenue. Police are appealing to the public for help in retu...
2h ago
Read More
Girls hockey
Chilliwack-area girls invited to learn to play hockey in June
CHILLIWACK - The coaches and supporters behind Chilliwack Minor Hockey Association are eager to get more girls on the ice and have them experience Canada's national pastime. During the month of June, they're offering a number of girls-only "Try Hockey" sessions at the Sardis Sports Complex. These activities a...
3h ago
Read More
Smile Cookie campaign
Smile Cookie campaign raises five figures for Chilliwack General Hospital equipment needs
CHILLIWACK - Those Smile cookies at Tim Hortons are hard to resist. Chilliwack-area residents opened their wallets last month for a great cause, raising over $14,000 for the Chilliwack Hospital Foundation through the purchase of cookies at local Tim Hortons restaurants. "What a reason to SMILE! An amazing communit...
3h ago
Read More
Chilliwack businesses sold
Chilliwack businesses sold to new ownership
CHILLIWACK - Two retail establishments under one roof in Chilliwack known for selling a variety of hot dogs and smoked meat, as well as colossal cinnamon buns, have been sold and will have new owners by next week. Kerry Krahn and Claudette Krahn say that after nearly five years of making cinnamon buns and cooking meat,...
13h ago
Read More
British Columbia
Industry says long-term labour solutions needed despite latest B.C. ports deal
VANCOUVER - Business and industry groups are applauding a deal between British Columbia's port employers and supervisors, but say further damage may still be possible if the federal government does not ensure Canada's reputation as a reliable trade partner. Greater Vancouver Board of Trade president Bridgitte Anderson ...
14m ago
Read More
B.C. ministers to make tech pitch in Europe as Eby eyes Asia
VICTORIA - British Columbia ministers are set to travel to Europe in a bid to diversify and strengthen markets for the province's tech industries, even as Premier David Eby continues an Asian trade mission. The government says Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Diana Gibson, and Minister of State for...
1h ago
Read More
B.C. mill worker drowns after being trapped in machine that fell into ocean
DUNCAN - Mounties in British Columbia say a mill worker on Vancouver Island has drowned after being trapped in a piece of heavy equipment that plunged into the ocean. North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP say they responded to the Catalyst Pulp and Paper Mill in Crofton around noon Wednesday. They say first responders, including ...
1h ago
Read More
B.C. fire crews set up sprinklers to defend buildings as blaze grows near Kelly Lake
The BC Wildfire Service says an out-of-control blaze that has triggered evacuation orders near Kelly Lake in the province's northeast is not currently threatening the community but is growing in its direction. The service says in an update Thursday morning that firefighters from several fire departments across the prov...
3h ago
Read More
Memorial masses to be held throughout the city 40 days after Lapu Lapu tragedy
VANCOUVER - Members of Vancouver's Filipino community and others will honour and pray for victims of the Lapu Lapu festival attack at a memorial mass today, 40 days after the tragedy that left 11 people dead. The date is significant in Filipino Catholic tradition as the end of a mourning period, and Rev. Francis Galvan...
4h ago
Read More
B.C. First Nation builds small island, fisheries officials check for habitat damage
VICTORIA - A British Columbia First Nation has built up a small artificial island in the tidal shallows of Coles Bay off Vancouver Island, triggering an investigation by fisheries officials into whether it involved habitat destruction and if authorization should have been required. Two yellow excavators could be seen a...
11h ago
Read More
Canada
Industry says long-term labour solutions needed despite latest B.C. ports deal
VANCOUVER - Business and industry groups are applauding a deal between British Columbia's port employers and supervisors, but say further damage may still be possible if the federal government does not ensure Canada's reputation as a reliable trade partner. Greater Vancouver Board of Trade president Bridgitte Anderson ...
12m ago
Read More
Man with al-Qaida links charged with threatening attack in Montreal
MONTREAL - A man previously convicted of supporting al-Qaida has been charged after allegedly threatening an attack in Montreal. Mohamed Abdullah Warsame, 51, allegedly told an employee at a homeless shelter in Montreal that he planned to carry out an attack with the aim of killing a large number of people. Montreal po...
27m ago
Read More
Liberal border security bill poses serious risk to rights, liberties, coalition warns
OTTAWA - A national coalition of civil society groups says the Liberal government's new border security bill poses a serious risk to human rights and liberties. The Ottawa-based International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group is calling on the government to withdraw the bill and replace it with a more targeted response ...
1h ago
Read More
Border bill would allow cabinet to suspend immigration documents in an 'emergency'
OTTAWA - An NDP critic calls a provision in the federal government's border security bill that would give cabinet the power to cancel immigration documents an attempt to mimic measures deployed by the Trump administration in the U.S. Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says that the immigration minister would on...
1h ago
Read More
Quebec says it will drop permanent immigration targets to as low as 25,000 per year
MONTREAL - Quebec's immigration minister says the government will drop its permanent immigration targets to as low as 25,000 people per year. Jean-François Roberge says the government will study three scenarios of 25,000, 35,000 and 45,000 immigrants per year. Currently, Quebec is projected to accept about 64,00...
1h ago
Read More
Nova Scotia premier pitching ambitious 'Wind West' offshore wind energy project
HALIFAX - In response to Prime Minister Mark Carney's bid to make Canada an "energy superpower," Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is floating the idea of dramatically ramping up the province's nascent offshore wind energy industry. In an online video released earlier this week, Houston says he's hoping Carney'...
1h ago
Read More
World
Netanyahu says Israel has 'activated' some Palestinian clans in the fight against Hamas
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel has "activated" some local clans of Palestinians in Gaza in the fight against Hamas. In a video posted to his X account, Netanyahu said the government made the move on the advice of "security officials," in order to...
1h ago
Read More
Immigration judge grants bond to Massachusetts teen arrested on his way to volleyball practice
CHELMSFORD, Mass. (AP) - An immigration judge on Thursday granted bond to a Massachusetts high school student who was arrested on his way to volleyball practice last weekend. Marcelo Gomes da Silva, 18, who came to the U.S. from Brazil at age 7, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Saturday. ...
1h ago
Read More
French Open: Coco Gauff beats Loïs Boisson to set up a 1 vs. 2 final against Aryna Sabalenka
PARIS (AP) - Coco Gauff reached her second final at Roland-Garros by beating Loïs Boisson 6-1, 6-2 on Thursday to end the surprising, upset-filled run by a French wild-card entry who is ranked No. 361. The victory by No. 2 Gauff sets up a blockbuster championship match against No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday. Sa...
1h ago
Read More
Sports
New-look Toronto Argonauts squad to kick off '25 season in Montreal
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts squad head coach Ryan Dinwiddie led to a 2024 Grey Cup win will be vastly different than the one tasked with defending the title. Toronto visits the Montreal Alouettes on Friday in the season opener for both teams. But the Argos will be minus seven defensive starters, along with quarterb...
9m ago
Read More
Canada's Taylor Pendrith has share of clubhouse lead at RBC Canadian Open
CALEDON - Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., has a share of the clubhouse lead in the first round of the RBC Canadian Open. He was tied with Americans Alex Smalley and Paul Peterson at 5-under 65 in the morning wave. Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., the 2023 winner of the men's national golf championship, was a sh...
1h ago
Read More
Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman join Australia SailGP team as co-owners
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman become co-owners of the Australia SailGP team on Thursday. The "Deadpool & Wolverine" stars joined driver and CEO Tom Slingsby in leading the team's rebrand after several successful seasons, winning three championships in its four seasons. The team will be called the BONDS F...
2h ago
Read More