Motorcyclist caught
BC Highway Patrol sends a cheeky message to motorcyclist caught on Hwy. 1 near Boston Bar
BOSTON BAR - The BC Highway Patrol had a field day poking fun at a motorcyclist who for some bizarre reason felt the need to more than double the posted speed limit on Highway 1 in Boston Bar recently. According to a social media post earlier this week, BC Highway Patrol officers caught up to a man who was caught drivi...
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IIO investigation
IIO clears Abbotsford police officers in Mission Bridge incident
MISSION - The civilian watchdog tasked with investigating incidents involving police and serious injuries or fatalities has cleared the Abbotsford Police Department and its officers of any wrongdoing stemming from a January 2025 incident. According to a statement, the Independent Investigations Office (IIO) of B.C. has...
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Abbotsford man caught
Abbotsford motorcyclist, 40, clocked at absurd speed on the Sea to Sky - while being impaired
SEA TO SKY - A 40-year-old Abbotsford man wasn't exactly thinking when police caught him allegedly speeding at more than double the posted speed on the Sea to Sky highway last week - all while being impaired. According to a statement from BC Highway Patrol spokesperson Corporal Michael McLaughlin, a BCHP BMW motorcycle...
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Business closure
Specialty grocery store in Sardis to close its doors
CHILLIWACK - The owner of a zero waste specialty grocery store in Sardis has announced its upcoming closure. Owner Salina Derish announced in a Facebook video on Wednesday, August 6 that PickEco Refills at 100-5580 Vedder Road will close in either the beginning of September or by the end of September. "I wanted to...
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Upcoming book sale
Rotary Outdoor Book Sale returns to Chilliwack next week, offering bargains galore
CHILLIWACK - What began as a pandemic-era social distancing event in Chilliwack has grown into a popular one-day sale for bibliophiles and bargain hunters alike. Chilliwack Rotary's Outdoor Book Sale returns next week Saturday, August 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Rotary service building at 44870 Wolfe Road, near To...
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Judicial decision
Mission councillor felt 'smeared' during probe, as B.C. judge quashes censure and highlights role of mayor
MISSION - Despite feeling smeared by an investigation launched against him, Mission Councillor Ken Herar says he's happy now that a B.C. judge has canceled a censure issued against him by fellow Mission councillors. According to the text of a decision released Tuesday, August 12, and provided to Fraser Valley Today by ...
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British Columbia
Indigenous people are overrepresented in police watchdog cases: B.C. report
The head of British Columbia's police watchdog says Indigenous people are overrepresented in its investigations of officers conducted where a person is seriously injured or killed. In her first report as chief civilian director of the Independent Investigations Office, Jessica Berglund says about six per cent of B.C.'s...
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Air quality warnings expand as wildfire burns on south-central Vancouver Island
PORT ALBERNI - The wildfire that has triggered evacuation orders and alerts on south-central Vancouver Island is billowing smoke that has prompted Environment Canada to expand an air quality advisory to the northern Gulf Islands and Sunshine Coast. The bulletin says the smoke will be heaviest on eastern Vancouver Islan...
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Environment Canada warns of heavy rain, up to 80mm, for parts of B.C.'s south coast
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for parts of Metro Vancouver as well as the lower Sunshine Coast and Howe Sound regions. The weather agency says a frontal system that's "unseasonably" laden with moisture is expected to cross British Columbia's south coast on Friday. It says the sy...
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Consumer racial profiling a neglected human rights issue, report says
BELLA BELLA, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Heiltsuk Tribal Council Chief Marilyn Slett says no one in her community is immune to the small acts of racial profiling that can embed themselves in everyday life for an Indigenous person in Canada. "It's my parents going to a restaurant, and it's not a busy time in that restaurant...
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'One battle after another' for farmland in Cowichan title ruling: ex-councillor
Former Richmond, B.C., city councillor Harold Steves' family has been farming in the area since 1877, lending their name to the community of Steveston. The 88-year-old former politician only retired from council three years ago, and few can match his knowledge of the controversies surrounding Richmond's farmland - the ...
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Families whose ancestors gave up Indigenous status sue for rights return
VANCOUVER - A proposed class-action lawsuit filed in Federal Court says the Canadian government wrongfully denies people status under the country's Indian Act if their ancestors "voluntarily" gave up Indigenous status under laws that predate Confederation. Plaintiffs Charles Wesley, Christopher Wesley, Sharon...
Aug 13, 2025
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Canada
More brands of Dubai chocolate recalled in salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios
More recalls have been issued for a popular type of chocolate after a salmonella outbreak linked to certain brands of pistachios and pistachio-containing products. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says several additional brands of Dubai pistachio and knafeh milk chocolate have been recalled. The brands are Chocofoli...
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Fact File: Canadian misidentified as CDC headquarters shooter
Social media posts falsely claimed a Canadian teen, Silas Kruger, was responsible for a shooting at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, Ga., on Friday that left a police officer and the suspect dead. In fact, authorities said 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White is the suspected sho...
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Judge overstepped his authority in ruling against Quebec's language law: appeal court
MONTREAL - Quebec's Court of Appeal says a provincial court judge overstepped his jurisdiction when he ruled that part of the province's language law is unconstitutional. In May 2024, Quebec court Judge Denis Galiatsatos raised the question on his own initiative while overseeing a case involving a woman charged with cr...
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Canadian-led patrol finds alleged shark finning, dolphin harvesting in North Pacific
A Canadian-led patrol of the North Pacific has uncovered dozens of alleged fisheries violations, including illegal shark finning and killing of dolphins. Sean Wheeler, international enforcement chief for the Fisheries Department, says the two-month surveillance mission was the first to include crews from three other co...
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U.S. State Department targets Online News Act in human rights report
OTTAWA - The U.S. State Department has released a new human rights report that takes aim at Canada's Online News Act. The bill, which requires Meta and Google to compensate news publishers for the use of their content, is cited in a section of the report on freedom of the press. Prime Minister Mark Carney indicated las...
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Ontario health officials report 3 new measles cases, all in Southwestern region
TORONTO - Health officials in Ontario are reporting just three new measles cases over the past week, all of them in the province's southwest region. Public Health Ontario says that brings the province's total case count to 2,362 measles cases since an outbreak began in October. One case previously reported in Sudbury's...
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World
Mali's military rulers arrest 2 generals, a suspected French agent and others in alleged coup plot
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - Mali's military rulers said Thursday they have arrested a group of military personnel and civilians, including two Malian generals and a suspected French agent, accused of attempting to destabilize the country. The announcement followed rumors in recent days of arrests of Malian army officers and wa...
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Judge strikes down Trump administration guidance against diversity programs at schools and colleges
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the nation's schools and universities. In her ruling, U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher in Maryland stated that the Education Department violated the law when...
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Texas Democrats set plan to end nearly 2-week walkout over Republicans' redraw of US House maps
CHICAGO (AP) - Texas Democrats on Thursday moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP's redrawing of U.S. House maps before the 2026 election and put them under escalating threats by Republicans back home. The Democrats announced they will return so long as Texas Republicans end a special...
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Sports
Canada's Brooke Henderson back in contention in Portland Classic in bid to end long victory drought
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Two-time champion Brooke Henderson birdied all four par-5 holes for a 7-under 65 on Thursday in The Standard Portland Classic, leaving the slumping Canadian a stroke behind first-round leader Adela Cernousek. Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., won the first of her 13 LPGA Tour titles in 2015 by eigh...
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Robert MacIntyre runs off 6 birdies in a row for 62 to lead BMW Championship
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) - Robert MacIntyre seized on a softer Caves Valley after a two-hour storm delay and rode the best putting round of his year with six straight birdies to post an 8-under 62 for a three-shot lead over Tommy Fleetwood in the BMW Championship on Thursday. MacIntyre finished it off with a 5-foot birdi...
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Toronto Blue Jays lead the American League standings and reinforcements are coming
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays are the top team in the American League standings and lead the major leagues in several statistical categories. As good as Canada's lone big-league squad has been this season, the club is set to get even better. Reinforcements will soon be on the way for the Blue Jays, who beat the Chica...
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