Rescue mission
Hope SAR lends a hand to stranded subjects on the Fraser River Friday
FRASER CANYON - Just days after an injured biker required assistance from a backcountry trail southeast of Hope, the dedicated volunteers from Hope SAR were at it again rendering assistance in critical moments Friday. Hope Search and Rescue volunteers were tasked to assist two stranded subjects on the Fraser River nort...
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STRUCTURE FIRE
RCMP respond to barn fire in Langley early Friday afternoon
LANGLEY - Police and firefighters were on scene of a structure fire in Langley early Friday afternoon (Jun. 6). At around 11:45 a.m. Langley RCMP received a call for service in the 20500 block of 102B Avenue and found a barn fully engulfed in a blaze."Multiple police resources are currently on scene, working in co...
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HIGHWAY 5
Coquihalla Highway remains closed for sinkhole repairs
UPDATE 4:30 P.M. FRIDAY: More delays are expected as crews are on-site at a southbound lane closure between the Exit 217 and Exit 202 on the Coquihalla to assist with sink hole repairs until 9 p.m. tonight (Jun. 6). From 9 p.m. onwards, Highway 5 will be closed in both north and southbound directions. Drivers are asked...
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IMPAIRED DRIVERS
Mission RCMP seize Corvette after drunk driver lands it in ditch
MISSION - Mission RCMP's latest round-up of community stories features a number of impaired drivers stopped last week. On May 29 at around 1 p.m., first responders attended to a vehicle rollover at the intersection of Lougheed Highway and the Hayward Connector. Police found a blue 1979 Corvette damaged in a ditch- with...
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WEATHER STATEMENT
Health authorities issue safety reminder as temperatures heat up in Fraser Valley
CHILLIWACK - Fraser Health has now released a public service announcement after Environment Canada issued special weather statements for several parts of Southern B.C., including the Fraser Valley. From Saturday (Jun. 6) to early next week, the region is set to experience its first stretch of summer temperatures in an ...
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MAY JOBS REPORT
Abbotsford-Mission adds 1,000 jobs as unemployment climbs to 7% in May: StatCan
ABBOTSFORD - Some parts of the Fraser Valley continued to mirror national labour conditions in May, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada. Despite losing 500 jobs, Chilliwack still managed to improve its local joblessness rate from 6.1 to 5.9 per cent. Abbotsford-Mission, on the other hand, added 1000 job...
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British Columbia
B.C. targets U.S. doctors and nurses with recruitment ads near American hospitals
British Columbia has launched a six-week, $5-million campaign of targeted advertisements to recruit doctors and nurses in the United States. The Ministry of Health says the campaign launched on Monday is being shown on thousands of advertising screens in Washington, Oregon and California, at locations within a 16-kilom...
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Manitoba premier eyes northern development that could include a pipeline
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew promoted his province Friday as the route for a future trade corridor, which could include a pipeline, in order to get goods from Western Canada to overseas markets. "The politics are (that) something needs to get built in Western Canada. I think everybody understands that,&qu...
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Warning that cold fronts could trigger 'extreme fire behaviour' in northeast B.C.
The British Columbia Wildfire Service is warning that forecasted cold fronts today and Sunday in northeastern B.C. are expected to bring strong winds and potential "extreme fire behaviour" to the Dawson Creek, Fort St. John and Fort Nelson fire zones. That comes after the Peace River Regional District issued ...
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Southern B.C. set to bake under 'early season heat event'
Environment Canada is warning of an "early season heat event" bringing elevated temperatures to most of southern British Columbia that will persist from Saturday into early next week. The weather office has issued more than 30 special weather statements, saying a ridge of high pressure is bringing temperature...
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Supreme Court of Canada says babysitter must be acquitted in toddler's death
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says an acquittal is the appropriate outcome for a British Columbia woman whose conviction in the drowning death of a toddler was set aside two years ago. Tammy Bouvette was charged with second-degree murder but pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of criminal negligence causing the ...
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Police investigating after vehicle crashes into Cirque du Soleil arena in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say it's a "miracle" no one was injured after a vehicle crashed into the Pacific Coliseum arena on Thursday evening. Police say a vehicle drove into the front entrance of the building around 8 p.m. while a Cirque du Soleil show was taking place. They say a 30-year-old Vancouver ma...
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Canada
Company that worked on ArriveCan app barred from government contracts for 7 years
OTTAWA - Ottawa says it has banned the largest contractor that worked on the ArriveCan app from entering into contracts or real property agreements with the government for seven years. Public Services and Procurement Canada has announced that GC Strategies Inc. has been deemed "ineligible" after an assessment...
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Man who killed 4 members of Muslim family appealing convictions on 3 grounds: doc
A court document shows a man convicted of murdering four members of a Muslim family and seriously injuring another in what the judge deemed to be an act of terrorism is appealing his convictions on three grounds. A lawyer representing Nathaniel Veltman filed a new notice of appeal in February, nearly a year after Veltm...
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Don't know if you've been vaccinated against measles? Get a shot, doctors urge
TORONTO - Public health doctors say if people don't know if they've been vaccinated against measles, they should get a shot. Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's chief public health officer, says people should try their best to find their vaccine records and ask their doctors. But she says if they really have no idea, there is no...
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Carney reflects on murders of Muslim family on fourth anniversary of deaths
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney today marked the fourth anniversary of a hate-motivated vehicle attack that took the lives of four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont., in 2021. Carney called the deadly truck attack on the Afzaal family a "heinous act of terrorism" during a speech at an Eid al-Adha ...
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Nunavik village lifts state of emergency as water shortage stabilizes
MONTREAL - A village in Quebec's Far North has lifted a state of emergency triggered by a months-long water shortage. The Kativik Regional Government says the water is flowing once again into Puvirnituq after crews installed a bypass to temporarily replace a frozen water main. The Inuit village declared the state of em...
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Quebec premier says he's focused on economy as legislative session ends
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier François Legault says the economy is his top priority as the provincial legislature rises for the summer. Legault says he wants to see new projects launched across Quebec in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's economic threats, including in the mining sector. Legault's government ...
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World
Russian drones and missiles target Ukraine's eastern city of Kharkiv, killing 3, officials say
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A large Russian drone-and-missile attack targeted Ukraine's eastern city of Kharkiv on Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring 21, local Ukrainian officials said. The Russian barrage - the latest in near daily widescale attacks by Moscow - included deadly aerial glide bombs that have b...
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Federal judge approves $2.8B settlement, paving way for US colleges to pay athletes millions
A federal judge signed off on arguably the biggest change in the history of college sports on Friday, clearing the way for schools to begin paying their athletes millions of dollars as soon as next month as the multibillion-dollar industry shreds the last vestiges of the amateur model that defined it for more than a ce...
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Ex-police chief and convicted killer who escaped from Arkansas jail captured
A former police chief and convicted killer known as the "Devil in the Ozarks" was captured 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) northwest of the prison grounds by law enforcement official safter he escaped from a prison, triggering a massive manhunt in the mountains of northern Arkansas, authorities announced on Friday...
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Sports
Ageless Marchand plays hero for Panthers in Game 2 of SCF: 'He's a beauty'
EDMONTON - Brad Marchand slipped a puck under Stuart Skinner's pad on his own rebound. That effort off the stick of the Florida Panthers winger dribbled through Edmonton's crease and touched the post before being cleared to safety. That agonizingly close call in Friday's first overtime period came after Marchand connec...
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CP NewsAlert: Panthers win Game 2 5-4 in overtime, Stanley Cup final series tied 1-1
EDMONTON - Brad Marchand scored at 8:04 of double overtime to lift the Florida Panthers to a 5-4 overtime victory over the Edmonton Oilers tonight in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup final. The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers tied the best-of-seven series at 1-1. Game 3 is Monday in Sunrise, Florida. More comi...
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Barger hits 2-run HR, Bichette has go-ahead 2-run single as Blue Jays beat Twins 6-4
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Addison Barger hit a two-run home run, Bo Bichette had a go-ahead two-run single in the fifth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 on Friday night. Trevor Larnach homered two batters into the first off rookie Paxton Schultz to give the Twins the lead and tie him for the team ...
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