DRUG POISONING
Chilliwack sees 17 toxic drug deaths to April 2025, more than double from April 2024
CHILLIWACK - The latest data from the BC Coroners Service (BCCS) shows the number of drug poisoning deaths in Abbotsford and Chilliwack has not moved from the same time last year, but the exact breakdown did shift around. Both cities had a total of 44 toxic drug fatalities from January to April 2025. Abbotsford saw 27 ...
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SPRAY ZONE
City of Chilliwack opens new, first-of-its-kind spray zone in Promontory
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack residents can now kick off the summer season with a new place to splash, play and cool off. The City has unveiled a new Spray Zone at Philippson Family Park, located at 46661 Sylvan Drive, featuring three small spray structures and a concrete area designed to collect water - the first of its kin...
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Canada's liquefied natural gas touted - and doubted - as a green 'transition' fuel
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Personalized Hearing Care
Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
Interest in 'elbows up' merchandise waning ahead of Canada Day, businesses say
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Liberals taking 'fresh' look at online harms bill, justice minister says
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Fraser Valley
REVITALIZING LANGUAGE
First batch of UFV Stó:lō language students walk the graduation stage
CHILLIWACK - An oral dialect spoken by the Stó:lō communities for thousands of years could soon continue to thrive after the first cohort of eight Halq'eméylem students graduated from the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) this month. The Upriver Halq'éméylem dialect was used by Indigeno...
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DECEASED MAN
Surrey police seek help identifying man found dead in April
SURREY - The Surrey Police Service (SPS) is asking for the public's assistance in identifying a man who was found deceased earlier this year.Shortly before 9 p.m. on April 12, the man was found near 101 Avenue and 152 Street and died in hospital a few days later. The man appears to be in his 40s, with brown eyes, short...
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Road closure
Police in Abbotsford close road Saturday morning due to mental health call
UPDATE: Traffic has since reopened through the area. "Clearbrook Road has now reopened to traffic in both directions," AbbyPD wrote. "Thanks everyone for your patience." Original story: ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say they have closed a portion of Clearbrook Road due to an unfolding mental he...
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ROAD SAFETY
Chilliwack Mounties issue safety reminder as classes wrap up for summer
CHILLIWACK - As the school bells ring for the last time this school year, Chilliwack RCMP are urging residents to look out for young pedestrians and cyclists while they head outdoors for the summer."Our students have learned how to stay safe as pedestrians and cyclists. Now it's up to all of us to help them put th...
Jun 27, 2025
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British Columbia
Canada's liquefied natural gas touted - and doubted - as a green 'transition' fuel
CALGARY - Canada's first liquefied natural gas cargoes will soon arrive on Asian shores, a milestone touted - and doubted - as a boon for global emissions-cutting efforts. "Cleaner energy around the world is what I think about when I think about LNG," Shell Canada country chair Stastia West said in an onstage...
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Interest in 'elbows up' merchandise waning ahead of Canada Day, businesses say
When Rachael Coe decided to launch an "elbows up" merchandise line at her store in Yarmouth, N.S., in March, she said it was an immediate bestseller. Within a week, Coe said her Timeless Memories shop had already made 400 sales. By the end of the first month, she had sold 2,500 products ranging from T-shirts ...
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Three charged with manslaughter following death in Fort St John, B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN - Mounties in Fort St John, B.C., say three suspects have been charged with manslaughter following a death earlier this week. A statement from Fort St John RCMP says police received a report of an assault on Tuesday. Police say they found one person unresponsive at the scene, who was later declared ded. A...
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Hudson's Bay landlords don't want Liu to move in, but retailer still has a shot
TORONTO - A group of Hudson's Bay's landlords don't want to transfer more than two dozen leases to British Columbia billionaire Ruby Liu, but the department store still has a chance to get its way. The Bay, which filed for creditor protection in March, ran a process over the last several months to find buyers for lease...
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Climate change is driving a rise in tick-borne diseases. Here's what to know.
TORONTO - A warming climate is driving a rise in Lyme disease and the introduction of lesser-known tick-borne diseases, public health specialists say. "Climate change in Canada is happening at a much more accelerated rate than we see in parts of the rest of the world," said Heather Coatsworth, chief of field ...
Jun 28, 2025
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Interior Health CEO is out over closure of Kelowna, B.C., pediatric unit
KELOWNA - The head of British Columbia's Interior Health authority is stepping aside six months early over staff shortages that forced the closure of Kelowna General Hospital's dedicated pediatric unit. The authority says the end of president and CEO Susan Brown's tenure is among "key actions" taken by the bo...
Jun 27, 2025
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Canada
Interest in 'elbows up' merchandise waning ahead of Canada Day, businesses say
When Rachael Coe decided to launch an "elbows up" merchandise line at her store in Yarmouth, N.S., in March, she said it was an immediate bestseller. Within a week, Coe said her Timeless Memories shop had already made 400 sales. By the end of the first month, she had sold 2,500 products ranging from T-shirts ...
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Liberals taking 'fresh' look at online harms bill, justice minister says
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the federal government plans to take a "fresh" look at its online harms legislation over the summer but it's not clear yet exactly what the bill will look like when it is reintroduced. It would be the Liberals third attempt to pass legislation to address harmful beha...
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Captain Kirk would be 'appalled' at state of Earth's decline, William Shatner says
Captain James T. Kirk would be appalled at the rapid acceleration of climate change on Earth, says William Shatner, the Montreal-born actor who played the head of the USS Enterprise in the "Star Trek" franchise for decades. "I think he would probably be as appalled as I am," Shatner said during a re...
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'A no-brainer': Some bosses happily giving staff Monday off along with Canada Day
TORONTO - Anyone who works Monday to Friday and is keen for a long weekend this Canada Day has likely had to do a bit of calendar juggling to cope with the ill-timed holiday. The stat day falls on a Tuesday this year, forcing many to work an odd Monday squeezed between days off, unless they burn a vacation day to elimi...
Jun 28, 2025
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New laws against blocking access to places of worship, schools coming, Fraser says
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the Liberal government will press ahead with plans for new criminal provisions against blocking access to places or worship, schools and community centres. The measures, promised during the recent federal election campaign, would also create a criminal offence of wilfully inti...
Jun 28, 2025
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'So terrifying': Iranian student on fleeing back to safety in Canada amid conflict
Arash Ghaderi can't forget the moment his wife tearfully woke him up to tell him a war had just started. Ghaderi, a 35-year-old PhD student at the University of Alberta, and his wife travelled last month to Iran to visit their family members. The couple was still there when the conflict between Israel and Iran broke ou...
Jun 28, 2025
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World
Iran's judiciary says at least 71 were killed in Israel's attack on Tehran's notorious Evin prison
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's judiciary says at least 71 people were killed in Israel's attack Monday on Tehran's Evin prison, a notorious facility where many political activists have been held. Judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir posted on the office's official Mizan news agency website Sunday that thos...
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Serbian riot police fire tear gas at anti-government protesters demanding an early election
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Riot police fired tear gas at thousands of anti-government protesters in Serbia's capital on Saturday. The major rally in Belgrade against Serbia's populist president, Aleksandar Vucic, was called to back a demand for an early parliamentary election. The protest by tens of thousands was held aft...
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Dave Parker, hard-hitting outfielder nicknamed 'the Cobra,' dies at 74
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Dave Parker, a hard-hitting outfielder who was set to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame next month, has died, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced Saturday. He was 74. No further details about Parker's death were immediately available. The Pirates informed the crowd of his death just before the s...
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Sports
Jake Paul beats former middleweight champ Julio César Chávez Jr. by unanimous decision
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Jake Paul beat former middleweight champion Julio César Chávez Jr. by unanimous decision on Saturday night, dominating the early rounds before holding on against Chávez's late rally. Paul (12-1, 7 KOs) appeared to be taking the biggest risk of his unique boxing career by faci...
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Jake Paul beats Julio César Chávez Jr. by unanimous decision
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Jake Paul beat former middleweight champion Julio César Chávez Jr. by unanimous decision on Saturday night, dominating the early rounds before holding on against Chávez's late rally. Paul (12-1, 7 KOs) appeared to be taking the biggest risk of his unique boxing career by faci...
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Honduras beats Panama in penalty kick shootout to reach Gold Cup semis
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Carlos Pineda scored the decisive goal as Honduras beat Panama 5-4 on penalty kicks after the teams played to a 1-1 draw in the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals on Saturday night. Honduras advanced to the semifinals on Wednesday in Santa Clara, California, where it will face defending champion Mex...
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