IHIT deployment
Man shot and killed in Surrey Wednesday
SURREY - Homicide investigators in British Columbia have been deployed following a daytime shooting Wednesday in the 15900 block of 84 Avenue in Surrey that left one man dead.According to a statement from Surrey Police Service spokesperson Sgt. Tige Pollock, frontline officers from the RCMP Surrey Provincial Operations...
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Fire inside Chilliwack barn
Chilliwack firefighters respond to fire inside barn on Annis Road Wednesday night
CHILLIWACK - Multiple Chilliwack Fire Department engines were paged Wednesday night shortly after 9:30 p.m. for the report of a barn fire in the 8900 block of Annis Road in Chilliwack. According to a voice recording provided by Chilliwack resident Julie Hiscock, Engines 1, 2, and 4, Tower 1 and the duty chief were aler...
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RCMP officer rescues injured hawk found
RCMP officer rescues injured hawk found in middle of Burnaby road
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RCMP investigating origin of massive fire in Squamish
SQUAMISH - Mounties in Squamish are investigating the cause of the massive Dryden Creek Area fire that grew from five hectares to 54 hectares. On Monday, June 9, at approximately 5:30 p.m., Squamish RCMP and Squamish Fire Rescue were first notified of smoke on the hillside at the end of Tantalus Road. Due to dry condit...
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Sexual assault
Abbotsford PD investigating sexual assault, release photo of person they hope to identify
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford are investigating a sexual assault that happened Wednesday afternoon in the Fishtrap Creek Park area and have released a picture of the person they'd like to identify. According to a statement from AbbyPD spokesperson Constable Jody Thomas, police responded to a report that a female wa...
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Missing teen
16-year-old boy reported missing: Chilliwack RCMP
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack are appealing to the public for help in locating a 16-year-old boy. According to a statement from Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Alexandra Mulvihill, Gia Bao Ly was last seen on Sunday, June 8 at approximately 9:30 a.m. in the 45800 block of Wellington Avenue. Police say Ly goes b...
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Birthday celebration
Longtime Chilliwack resident marks 104th birthday at Chilliwack IHOP
CHILLIWACK - Two women with the first name of Shelly wanted to make longtime Chilliwack resident Myrtle Macdonald's birthday on Wednesday morning a special one - her 104th birthday no less. Shelly Cox, a server at the recently opened IHOP on Eagle Landing Parkway, brought celebratory balloons, while Myrtle's longtime f...
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British Columbia
B.C. provincial park evacuated, RCMP appeal for information on Squamish wildfire
An out of control wildfire near Squamish, B.C., has grown to nearly 55 hectares and forced the evacuation of the nearby Alice Lake Provincial Park. The District of Squamish says increased wind activity Wednesday afternoon led to growth along the north flank of the Dryden Creek wildfire. It says in a social media post t...
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$30B in new investments needed to meet Canada's critical mineral demand: report
TORONTO - A newly released report estimates Canada will need at least $30 billion in new capital investments by 2040 if it wants to meet domestic demand for the critical minerals key to a green economy transition. But the Canadian Climate Institute's report says cutting back on environmental safeguards and Indigenous c...
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How undervaluation of Vancouver sites could cost millions in property taxes
VANCOUVER - Retired architect Michael Geller says he's always keen to restore some "justice" to Vancouver's real estate scene. So, when he noticed an official BC Assessment valuation of about $6.4 million on the site of a former heritage hotel in downtown Vancouver - about a third of its true value for tax pu...
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Decision coming over officer's use of anti-riot gun in B.C. woman's death
VICTORIA - An adjudicator appointed by B.C.'s police watchdog is expected to release his decision on the discipline for an officer who fired an anti-riot weapon, killing a woman. Former B.C. Supreme Court judge Wally Oppal ruled last month that Victoria police Sgt. Ron Kirkwood's use of a so-called ARWEN gun on Lisa Ra...
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B.C. forecasters issued high water advisories for numerous Interior rivers
VICTORIA - British Columbia's River Forecast Centre has issued a high streamflow advisories for a large swath of waterways in the province. The advisory covers Interior rivers and tributaries stretching as far north as the border with Alaska and south to the Canada-U.S. border and along part of the boundary with Albert...
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City of Burnaby, B.C., to apologize to Chinese-Canadians for past discrimination
BURNABY - A formal apology is being planned by the City of Burnaby, B.C., for its role in discrimination toward people of Chinese descent who lived and worked in the city between 1892 and 1947. The city says in a news release that the decision was made after a community consultation process that included surveys, dialo...
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Canada
The 2025 wildfire season is on track to be Canada's 2nd-worst on record
OTTAWA - The area burned by wildfires so far this season is the second-largest on record in Canada, according to government data. Officials with Public Safety Canada held a technical briefing this morning in Ottawa to update media outlets on the state of multiple wildfires. They say the greatest fire danger in July is ...
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CP NewsAlert: The 2025 wildfire season is on track to be Canada's 2nd-worst on record
The area burned by wildfires so far this season is the second-largest on record in Canada, according to federal government data. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Liberals to cut short study of bill to speed up resource project approvals
OTTAWA - The Liberal government in Ottawa is signalling it plans to push its internal trade and major projects bill through the House of Commons next week at high speed. Government House leader Steven MacKinnon has put a motion on notice that would push the bill through the House of Commons by the end of next week at a...
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Sikh groups ask Carney to withdraw Indian PM Modi's invitation to G7 summit
OTTAWA - Sikh groups are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to revoke his invitation to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the G7 summit in Alberta next week. Representatives of such groups as the World Sikh Organization of Canada and Sikh Federation Canada say they want a public inquiry into India's fore...
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B.C. provincial park evacuated, RCMP appeal for information on Squamish wildfire
An out of control wildfire near Squamish, B.C., has grown to nearly 55 hectares and forced the evacuation of the nearby Alice Lake Provincial Park. The District of Squamish says increased wind activity Wednesday afternoon led to growth along the north flank of the Dryden Creek wildfire. It says in a social media post t...
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First mediation session to begin Monday in Montreal public transit strike
MONTREAL - The first mediation session between Montreal's public transit authority and its striking maintenance workers is scheduled to begin on Monday. About 2,400 maintenance workers have been on strike for four days after more than a year of negotiating. Bus and metro service has been reduced to 50 per cent but is s...
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World
Harvard researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos is released from federal custody on bail
BOSTON (AP) - A judge released a Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos into the United States on bail Thursday after a brief hearing. Kseniia Petrova, 30, who was brought into court wearing an orange jumpsuit, had been in federal custody since February. She was see...
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At least 4 dead and 2 missing in San Antonio after heavy rains flood parts of Texas
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Heavy rains swamped San Antonio early Thursday, killing at least four people who were swept away in floodwaters as crews rescued dozens of others, officials said. Fire officials said they were still searching for two people who were missing. Calls for water rescues began shortly before sunrise, accor...
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Gov. Abbott deploys over 5,000 Texas National Guard troops ahead of planned 'No Kings' protests
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday he has ordered the deployment of more than 5,000 Texas National Guard troops, along with more than 2,000 state police, to help local law enforcement manage protests against President Donald Trump and the ongoing federal immigration raids. Abbott's announcement d...
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Sports
Troy Stecher, Jeff Skinner to suit up for Oilers in Game 4; Stuart Skinner to start
FORT LAUDERDALE - Kris Knoblauch is mixing things up for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final. The Edmonton Oilers head coach is making two lineup changes with his team down 2-1 to the Florida Panthers in the best-of-seven title series. Troy Stecher will replace John Klingberg on the blue line, while Jeff Skinner enters the...
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Mother's message played big role in Chiu spending entire CFL career with Alouettes
The temptation was always there but each time Bryan Chiu managed to resist, with a little help. Chiu joined the Montreal Alouettes in 1997 and would remain with them through the 2009. On Thursday, the decorated centre was among five former players and two builders named for induction into the Canadian Football Hall of ...
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Canadians Auger-Aliassime, Andreescu continue winning starts to grass-court season
Canadian tennis players Bianca Andreescu and Felix Auger-Aliassime moved on to the quarterfinals of their respective grass-court tournaments with second-round wins Thursday. Montreal's Auger-Aliassime moved on to the quarterfinals of the Boss Open in Stuttgart, Germany, with a 6-4, 6-4 win over France's Giovanni Mpetsh...
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