City of Mission
City of Mission, area First Nations to mark historic return of 60 hectares of land to local bands
MISSION - The City of Mission says a community celebration will be held next week to mark a historic agreement in which 60 hectares of land have been returned to area First Nations. The municipality announced Monday that the event is being hosted by the Leq'á:mel, Màthxwi, and Semá:th (LMS) Society...
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Missing girl located
Missing 15-year-old girl located: Abbotsford PD
ABBOTSFORD - A spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department has confirmed that a missing teenager who was the subject of multiple social media posts over the weekend has been located. AbbyPD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker told Fraser Valley Today via email Monday night that a 15-year-old girl who was reported missi...
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Fire in Squamish
Evacuation alert issued for some homes in Squamish due to nearby Dryden Creek fire
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Fire in Squamish
Evacuation alert issued for some homes in Squamish due to nearby Dryden Creek fire
SQUAMISH - An evacuation alert has been issued for 16 properties within the District of Squamish amid a fast-growing fire that is currently five hectares Tuesday morning (June 10). Similarly, the District of Squamish has declared a state of local emergency due to an active wildfire located east of Highway 99 between Do...
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Commercial safety enforcement
Abbotsford PD, CVSE conduct trucking enforcement blitz, issue over 100 violations
ABBOTSFORD - There are too many commercial vehicles in the Fraser Valley that fail to comply with provincial safety regulations, endangering the motorists around them. Case in point last week, the Abbotsford Police Department's Traffic Enforcement Unit partnered with the Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE)...
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Police investigation
Mounties arrest man accused of deliberately starting fire in Langley
FRASER VALLEY - Mounties in Langley say a Langley man has been arrested on charges that he allegedly set fire to a barn in the 20500 block of 102B Avenue last Friday. Mounties received a call for service involving a fire on Friday, June 6 at about 11:45 a.m. Upon arrival, officers located a barn that was fully engulfed...
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Lottery winner
Chilliwack resident wins big BCLC jackpot, plans to help his daughter with a down payment on a house
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack resident Gordon McIvor couldn't have picked a better time to arrive early for a doctor's appointment - and use that time to pick up a lottery ticket that would eventually earn him a free play ticket and a jackpot of over $650,000. BC Lottery Corporation says McIvor decided to stop by a nearby dr...
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British Columbia
12 more temperature records broken in B.C. as hot weather persists
Another dozen temperature records have fallen in British Columbia thanks to the ongoing spell of warm weather brought to the province by a ridge of high pressure. Monday was also the third day in a row that the hottest spot in Canada was in B.C. The mercury peaked in B.C. at 36.7 Celsius in Osoyoos Monday afternoon, a ...
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B.C.'s biggest major wildfire doubles in size, but nearby highway reopens to traffic
The BC Wildfire Service is reporting that the largest of the province's major fires in the northeast has more than doubled in size in the past 24 hours. The Pocket Knife Creek blaze, which is the result of two fires merging over the weekend, now measures nearly 1,300 square kilometres. It's believed to have been caused...
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'When our mates need help, Australia is there'; Canada gets help fighting wildfires
As wildfires continue to burn from northwest Ontario to British Columbia, Canada is getting help from near and far, and very far. Southern Highlands - New South Wales Rural Fire Service in Australia says a 96-personnel-strong Australian contingent of firefighters and specialists have deployed to Canada for five weeks. ...
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Eby says it's not him blocking Smith's oil pipeline, it's lack of money and proponent
British Columbia Premier David Eby says it's not him standing in the way of Alberta counterpart Danielle Smith's longed-for oil pipeline from Alberta to B.C.'s north coast - it's that there's no proponent, no money and "no project right now." It's Eby's latest rebuff to the idea, coming after Smith said on Su...
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B.C. to restore housing aid to families with sick children in Vancouver hospitals
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it's working to reverse changes that slashed accommodation funding for out-of-town parents whose children received specialized hospital care in Vancouver. Health Minister Josie Osborne says she has asked staff to review the family residence program after receiving critici...
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B.C.'s youth unemployment rate second-highest in Canada with 16.6 per cent in May
VICTORIA - High school students walking across graduation stages this month will step into an uncertain job market as B.C. has the second-highest youth unemployment rate in Canada. Figures released by Statistics Canada this month show the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate among people ages 15 to 24 was 16.6 per cen...
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Canada
Warmer than normal summer predicted across Canada, uncertain precipitation levels
Canada is expected to see a warmer than usual summer with uncertain precipitation levels in most provinces, Environment and Climate Change Canada says. Warning preparedness meteorologist Jennifer Smith says the warmth may be the result of short-term heat waves or the result of a more persistent heat that sticks around ...
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New AI minister says Canada won't 'over-index' on AI regulation
OTTAWA - Canada's new minister of artificial intelligence says he'll put less emphasis on AI regulation and more on finding ways to harness the technology's economic benefits. Evan Solomon says Canada will move away from "over-indexing on warnings and regulation" to make sure the economy benefits from AI. He ...
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CPNewsAlert: Judge says billionaire Robert Miller too sick for trial on sex charges
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has stayed criminal charges against Montreal billionaire Robert Miller. The Crown agreed on Monday to a motion by the defence that Miller, who is suffering from Parkinson's disease, is too ill to stand trial on 24 sex-related charges. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Quebec government will not appeal court ruling scrapping out-of-province tuition hike
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it won't appeal a court decision overturning a university tuition hike for out-of-province students. But the province is not backing down, with the office of the higher education minister saying the government isn't obliged to guarantee access to Quebec universities for non-Quebece...
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Rule of law, judges 'under attack' in many countries, Canada's chief justice says
OTTAWA - Chief Justice Richard Wagner says the rule of law and judicial independence are "under attack" in many countries around the world. Wagner told a news conference today that when a government maligns the media, judges, lawyers and universities, it could be a sign of dictatorship or an autocratic regime...
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CP NewsAlert: Canada joins U.K., others in sanctioning two Israeli cabinet ministers
OTTAWA - Canada is joining the U.K., Norway, Australia and New Zealand in sanctioning two Israeli cabinet ministers for "inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank." Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich are accused of advocating for "extrem...
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World
Brazil's Bolsonaro takes the stand before the Supreme Court over alleged coup plan
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro was testifying for the first time before the Supreme Court on Tuesday over an alleged plot to remain in power and overturn the 2022 election result. Bolsonaro and seven close allies are being questioned by a panel of top judges as part of a trial over alleg...
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Pentagon says deploying Marines and National Guard to LA protests is costing $134 million
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon says the deployment of National Guard members and Marines to protests over immigration raids in Los Angeles is costing $134 million. After persistent questioning from members of Congress on Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth turned to his acting comptroller, Bryn Woollacott MacDonnel...
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Israel says the UK is sanctioning 2 Cabinet ministers
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel says it has been informed that the United Kingdom will sanction two of its Cabinet ministers. Two far-rght Israeli ministers and champions of Israeli settlements, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, acknowledged the sanctions on social media, and Smotrich confirmed he was the target in his pos...
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Sports
Rourke, Beverette and Riders' line earn first CFL weekly honour roll awards
TORONTO - B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke, Montreal Alouettes linebacker Tyrice Beverette and the Saskatchewan Roughriders' offensive line all earned top marks in the CFL's first weekly honour roll. Rourke was the top offensive player with a grade of 90.8 after leading the Lions to a season-opening 31-14 win over ...
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Canada's Andreescu cruises into second round of Libema Open with win over Garland
Bianca Andreescu had a winning start to her grass-court tennis season with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Taiwan's Joanna Garland in women's first-round action at the Libema Open. Andreescu didn't face a break point while converting four of eight break opportunities to wrap up the match in just 74 minutes. The 24-year-old from Mi...
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Injury forces Canadian bantamweight Charles (Air) Jourdain off UFC card in Atlanta
An injury has forced Canadian bantamweight Charles (Air) Jourdain off Saturday's UFC Fight Night card in Atlanta. The 29-year-old from Montreal was slated to face Ricky Simon, who will now take on fellow American Cameron (The Baby-Faced Killer) Smotherman at State Farm Arena. "It is with deep sorrow that I announc...
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