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...
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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...
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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,...
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Stolen AirPods lead to arrest of career criminal from Mission
MISSION - Mounties in Mission say a 29-year-old prolific offender from Mission was arrested last week for his alleged role in stealing AirPods, after police executed a search warrant at his residence.According to a statement from Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr, an Abbotsford resident noticed on Thursd...
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Search warrants
Police execute search warrants amid spike in rural crime in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - A spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department has confirmed that authorities executed two search warrants last month amid a significant increase in property crime in Sumas Prairie. AbbyPD Sgt. Paul Walker says police in Abbotsford have observed a 67 per cent increase in property crime in Sumas Prairi...
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Chilliwack business closing
Longtime interior design and home furnishings store in Chilliwack in process of closing
CHILLIWACK - After years of serving customers in Chilliwack and beyond, a Young Road business specializing in interior design and home furnishings is in the process of liquidating its inventory.Decor West Interiors, located at 9232 Young Road above Room by Room Furniture, announced on its Facebook and Instagram pages i...
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British Columbia
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...
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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...
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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...
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CP NewsAlert: B.C. port supervisors' union, employers ratify 4-year deal
VANCOUVER - Maritime employers in British Columbia and the union representing port supervisors say they have ratified a new four-year collective agreement, after a dispute that saw workers locked out of container terminals last year. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Winds expected to drive wildfire towards Kelly Lake, B.C., in 'high-risk' situation
The British Columbia Wildfire Service is warning that incoming winds are expected to drive an out-of-control wildfire towards the community of Kelly Lake, about 80 kilometres south of Dawson Creek in the province's northeast. Karley Desrosiers, an information officer with the service, told a briefing hosted by the Peac...
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Criticism of Lapu Lapu memorial event surprises Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim
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Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon on stand for 2nd day at civil trial
MONTREAL - Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon is back on the stand in his own defence at a sexual assault civil trial in Montreal. The Quebec impresario is being sued by nine women for a total of nearly $14 million in damages over allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. The 70-year-old Rozon took the stand for...
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'Lost Canadians' bill tabled after judge sets November deadline for passage
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab tabled legislation today to restore citizenship to "Lost Canadians" after a court found the existing law unconstitutional. "Lost Canadians" refers to people who were born outside of the country to Canadian parents who were also born in another country. In 2009...
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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...
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McGuinty says Ottawa reviewing defence spending 'top to bottom' ahead of NATO summit
OTTAWA - Defence Minister David McGuinty says Ottawa is reviewing its defence spending plans "from top to bottom" as Canada comes under pressure from allies to ramp up spending to levels not seen since the height of the Cold War. Speaking with European news media outside NATO headquarters in Brussels, McGuint...
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Canada Post union files labour practices complaint
OTTAWA - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says it has filed an unfair labour practice complaint against Canada Post related to ongoing contract bargaining. The union alleges in the complaint that the Crown corporation is bargaining directly with members, interfering with the union's exclusive bargaining rights and ...
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Body of Israeli-Canadian Judih Weinstein held by Hamas recovered
OTTAWA - Israel has recovered the bodies of two hostages taken in Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 attack that ignited the war in the Gaza Strip, including one Canadian citizen. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the remains of Judih Weinstein and Gad Haggai were recovered and returned to Israel in a special operation by the ar...
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Trump alleges that, under Biden, 'whoever used the autopen was the president'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump intensified his assertions - without evidence - that officials using an autopen undermined the actions of his predecessor, Joe Biden, even suggesting Thursday that "essentially whoever used the autopen was president." "I happen to think I know" who was using ...
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Trump says it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia 'fight for a while'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday that it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia "fight for a while" before pulling them apart and pursuing peace. In an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Trump likened the war in Ukraine - which Russia invaded in early 2022 - to...
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Israel says it has recovered the bodies of 2 Israeli-American hostages from the Gaza Strip
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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...
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Triumph reunites to lay it on the line at Stanley Cup final in Edmonton
EDMONTON - Canadian rock legends Triumph will reunite for a three-song set ahead of Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Friday. The Mississauga power trio - Rik Emmett, Gil Moore and Mike Levine - rose to fame in the late '70s and '80s with hits like "Lay It on the Line." The song gained a new wave of attentio...
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No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka ends Iga Swiatek's 26-match French Open winning streak and reaches the final
PARIS (AP) - No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka ended Iga Swiatek's 26-match French Open unbeaten streak and reached the final in Paris for the first time by using her pure power to dominate down the stretch and win their semifinal 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-0 on Thursday. Sabalenka's victory prevented Swiatek from becoming the first w...
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