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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Highway 1 incident
UPDATE: E/b Hwy. 1 clear in Chilliwack Thursday morning after big rig reportedly hits cable median
UPDATE 9 A.M.: DriveBC now says Highway 1 eastbound through Chilliwack is clear at the Prest Road exit. Original story: CHILLIWACK - Eastbound Hwy. 1 through Chilliwack is blocked at Prest Road (exit 123) Thursday morning due to a vehicle incident reportedly involving a tractor trailer. The incident happened sometime a...
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Payments start for first claimants in First Nations child welfare case
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Guide Dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
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Toronto FC gets US$175,000 in general allocation money from Inter Miami
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Fraser Valley
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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Chilliwack real estate sales
Chilliwack home sales show signs of momentum after weak start to 2025: CADREB president
CHILLIWACK - The president of the Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board says home sales are showing some signs of rebounding after a weak start to 2025. According to a news release from CADREB, 211 homes changed hands in July 2025, a drop of 9.4 per cent from July 2024. As a whole, home sales were 4.5 per cent belo...
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Wanted person
UPDATE: 47-year-old woman wanted by Mission RCMP for robbery and assault has been arrested
UPDATE 3 P.M. WEDNESDAY: Mission RCMP now say the 47-year-old woman who was recently convicted of robbery, assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm and possession of stolen property has been arrested and will be held for court. "Thanks everyone for your attention and tips," Mission RCMP wrote in a s...
Aug 13, 2025
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New businesses in Chilliwack
New businesses coming to Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Two new businesses set to open soon in Chilliwack include an indoor playground for kids and a bubble tea franchise. Play Abby Chilliwack has set up shop inside suites 206 and 207 at 44921 Commercial Court, near Petro Canada on Evans Road, north of the Evans roundabout. Play Abby, with an existing location ...
Aug 13, 2025
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British Columbia
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...
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Man facing second-degree murder charge in fatal assault in Coquitlam, B.C.
COQUITLAM - A 59-year-old man faces a second-degree murder charge after an alleged attack with a weapon resulted in the death of another man in Coquitlam, B.C. Homicide investigators say it happened on Aug. 1 in the 400 block of Midvale Street, where responding officers found a man with serious injuries. The accused wa...
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Canada
Payments start for first claimants in First Nations child welfare case
OTTAWA - Some claimants are now receiving compensation payments through a $23-billion settlement for more than 300,000 First Nations children and their families. The settlement is meant to compensate children and their families for Canada's chronic underfunding of on-reserve child welfare services. Assembly of First Na...
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Fact File: No truth to online claims of dramatic drop in potato exports to U.S.
While Canadians wait for news of an improved trade situation with the United States, false reports about quiet deals with other countries have begun to fill the void. Recently, unfounded claims have spread online that Canada has slashed potato exports to the United States in response to tariffs, and struck a $1.6 billi...
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Conservatives plan national campaign against federal electric vehicle mandates
OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre is planning to swap his fight against the carbon tax this fall for a new battle against what he's calling the "Carney tax." The Conservative leader says his party will launch a national campaign to call on the Liberals to scrap their electric vehicle mandate. The policy requires 20 p...
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Montreal public health reports three heat-related deaths since Sunday
MONTREAL - Montreal public health has received three reports of heat-related deaths since Sunday. That's a rise from one death reported earlier this week. Environment Canada says recent temperatures broke records in Montreal, with the mercury rising to 34 C or higher on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. The city's public hea...
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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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PM's staff say search is on for a local office that meets Carney's security needs
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's office says work is "well underway" to find a local constituency office for the prime minister that meets his security requirements and is conveniently located for residents of his Nepean riding. As first reported this week by the Ottawa Citizen newspaper, Carney still do...
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World
A car accident in small-town Tennessee leads to US charges against a major Mexican drug operation
WASHINGTON (AP) - The investigation began years ago after two drug dealers got into a car accident in a small Tennessee town. What followed was a series of secret wiretaps, a shootout with police and the discovery of drugs hidden in a tractor trailer that would eventually lead federal investigators back to cartel leade...
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DeSantis announces plans for second immigration detention facility in north Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is preparing to open a second immigration detention facility at a state prison in north Florida, as a federal judge decides the fate of the state's holding center for immigrants at an isolated airstrip in the Florida Everglades dubbed "A...
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Death toll in Kashmir flash floods rises to at least 32, Indian officials say
SRINAGAR, India (AP) - At least 32 people are dead in flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote, mountainous village in Indian-controlled Kashmir, a top disaster management official said Thursday. Mohammed Irshad said rescue teams scouring the devastated Himalayan village of Chositi brought at least 100 peopl...
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Sports
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation players can now bet on live horse races
TORONTO - Sports bettors will have a second option Saturday for the $1-million King's Plate. Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation players can now bet on live horse races across Ontario. Proline will be accepting bets for the Plate, which goes Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack. Bettors can access Woodbine Entertainment G...
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Toronto FC gets US$175,000 in general allocation money from Inter Miami
TORONTO - Toronto FC and Inter Miami traded for roster resources on Thursday. TFC got US$175,000 in general allocation money for this year in the deal. In return, Inter Miami received an international roster spot for this season. It's the latest in a series of similar deals Toronto FC has made to stockpile GAM. The mos...
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Winnipeg Jets goalie Eric Comrie to tee it up at Manitoba Open later this month
WINNIPEG - Winnipeg Jets goaltender Eric Comrie will trade his pads for golf clubs later this month after receiving a sponsor's exemption to play in the Manitoba Open. The 28-year-old is entering his sixth season with the Jets and 10th in the NHL. He'll compete as an amateur in the PGA Tour Americas event from Aug. 21-...
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