A Voice of Hope for Kenya
Massive garage sale this weekend in Chilliwack to benefit widows, orphans in Kenya
CHILLIWACK - A massive garage sale will be held this weekend in Chilliwack to benefit indigent widows and orphans in Kenya through the efforts of a Chilliwack-based charity. Since its inception over a decade ago, A Voice of Hope for Kenya has leveraged its Chilliwack connections in order to improve the living condition...
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New business in downtown Chilliwack
Ice cream shop applies for business license in downtown Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A new ice cream shop could be coming to downtown Chilliwack in the coming months. Fraser Valley Today has learned that a company named Penguin Ice Cream has applied for a business license under that name with the City of Chilliwack. Not a lot is known about the company at this point. According to the text ...
Jun 03, 2025
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HOPE - A rapidly growing pizza franchise with four locations in the Chilliwack area and several more throughout the Fraser Valley will officially open at its newest location in Hope later this week - and give away free pizza for a year to the first 10 guests. Freshslice announced on Facebook Monday that the Hope, B.C. ...
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68 years of dedicated service
Pattison Media makes difficult decision to close CHAT-TV in Medicine Hat, Alberta
MEDICINE HAT, ALBERTA - It is with heavy hearts that we announce the closure of CHAT-TV, a trusted local television station that has served the Medicine Hat community for the past 68 years. This decision was not made lightly, as we have explored every possible avenue to sustain operations. However, due to the contracti...
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Murder
With help from Abbotsford and Surrey police, 2 B.C. men arrested in murder of 51-year-old man
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Fraser Valley real estate sales
Fraser Valley housing sales rise double digits as single-family home prices drop
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Quebec law that helps victims of intimate image sharing remove photos now in effect
MONTREAL - A Quebec law is coming into force, giving people new tools to obtain a court order to remove intimate images posted online. Under the Criminal Code, publishing, texting or sharing intimate images of someone without their consent is a crime. But for most victims, this does not always mean unlawfully shared im...
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Eby says he won't be changing mind on another B.C. pipeline, rebuffing Ford
B.C. Premier David Eby says he won't be throwing his support behind a new oil pipeline through the province, dismissing Ontario Premier Doug Ford's suggestion that Eby would change his mind. Eby says in response to Ford's remarks on Monday that the publicly-owned TMX pipeline is already running through B.C., and the pr...
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B.C. opening 18 long-term involuntary care beds in Metro Vancouver
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Health minister says forced addictions treatment lacks evidence, feds won't intervene
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Two men arrested in B.C., charged with murder in Mississauga, Ont. shooting: police
Peel Region police say two men were arrested in British Columbia and charged with murder in the shooting death of a man in Mississauga, Ont., last month. Police say 51-year-old Harjeet Dhadda of Brampton, Ont., was allegedly approached by a suspect and shot multiple times in a Mississauga parking lot the morning of May...
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Alaska Highway reopened after nearby wildfire forced closure near Fort Nelson, B.C.
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Jobs minister presses Canada Post, workers to reach a deal
Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is calling on Canada Post and its union to return to the bargaining table to hash out terms for binding arbitration. In a social media statement Wednesday, the minister also asked the Crown corporation and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to continue to work toward a deal outside of that p...
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Steel group calls for government to step in to protect industry as U.S. tariffs jump
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In the news today: Steel and aluminum tariffs double to 50 per cent
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump's 50 per cent steel and aluminum tariffs go into effect Tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum to the United States are increasing to 50 per cent today after President Donald Trump followed through on his plan to double th...
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Bank of Canada set for interest rate decision as tariff uncertainty persists
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Canada hopes eighth time a charm as nation seeks first Stanley Cup in a generation
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Several feared dead in a stampede outside a cricket stadium in India
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Several feared dead in a stampede outside a cricket stadium in India
BENGALURU, India (AP) - Several people were feared dead and many more injured in a stampede on Wednesday as crowds tried to make their way inside a cricket stadium in southern India's Karnataka state. The crush happened as thousands of cricket fans gathered outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru city to celebr...
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Gloves from Wayne Gretzky's last Stanley Cup run with Oilers up for auction
A pair of gloves worn by Wayne Gretzky during his last Stanley Cup run with the Edmonton Oilers is going up for auction. Sotheby's announced Wednesday that bidding is underway for the Hockey Hall of Famer's game-worn gloves from the 1988 NHL playoffs. Bidding will close June 16. In a release, Sotheby's said the gloves ...
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French Open: Coco Gauff beats Madison Keys in 3 sets to reach the semifinals
PARIS (AP) - Coco Gauff overcame 10 double-faults and the first set she's dropped in the tournament to beat Madison Keys 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-1 at the French Open on Wednesday, reaching the semifinals for the third time. It was a contest filled with plenty of mistakes by both Americans, who each has claimed one major champi...
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