Road Safety
Pleas for forgiveness from suspected impaired commercial driver fall on deaf ears
ABBOTSFORD - A commercial truck driver has been dealt a 90-day driving prohibition after being caught behind the wheel while allegedly impaired by alcohol.Abbotsford Police say the incident happened around 2 p.m. on July 12, when an alert citizen reported a suspected impaired driver operating a commercial vehicle on Le...
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Social Assistance
Ruth and Naomi's invites public to upcoming open house
CHILLIWACK - Ruth and Naomi's Mission is inviting the public to learn about its newest project in partnership with BC Housing and the City of Chilliwack. The Grove is located at Ruth & Naomi's Yale Rd Site at 45466 Yale Rd. The new project will offer 43 rooms for older adults along with programs to foster a conn...
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Fraser Valley
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Standoff in Langley ends peacefully after firearm discharged in home
LANGLEY - A standoff in Langley that began after reports of a gunshot within a residence ended safely Monday night (Jul. 14).Langley RCMP say officers were called out around 1:15 p.m. to a home in the 26400 block of 29B Avenue. Given the risk to public safety, the Lower Mainland Integrated Emergency Response Team (IERT...
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Information sought
Witnesses sought following fatal crash in the Fraser Canyon
BOSTON BAR - B.C. Highway Patrol is asking for witnesses and dashcam video following a fatal head-on collision involving three vehicles on Highway 1 in the Fraser Canyon Sunday (Jul. 13).The crash happened around 4 p.m. just north of Boston Bar. Investigators say a red Ford Explorer and a red Nissan Qashqai collided he...
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Residential Fire
Early morning fire impacts two homes in Mission
MISSION - Ten people are out of their homes as a result of a fire overnight in Hatzic. Mission Fire Rescue says it was called to a home on Catchpole Avenue around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday (Jul. 15). They arrived to find a house fully engulfed in flames. In addition, the fire had spread to a neighbouring home.Fire crews were a...
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Prison Assault
Abbotsford area inmate sent to hospital following prison assault
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford Police and Corrections Canada are investigating an incident that sent one inmate to hospital from the Pacific Institution / Regional Treatment Centre.According to a Corrections Canada news release, an inmate assaulted another inmate on Wednesday, July 9. The victim was taken to a hospital in the...
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British Columbia
No talk of custody when man was convicted of choking. Then, his ex-partner was killed
When James Plover was convicted on July 4 of choking someone and uttering threats, in a rage that also saw him destroy a table with a machete, his defence lawyer and the prosecutor took no issue with delaying his sentencing for up to 10 weeks, pending a psychiatric report. In the meantime, the former jail guard was to ...
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Crime Stoppers takes 'unusual step' of accepting tips from extortion victims
SURREY - Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers says it's taking the "unusual step" of accepting tips from extortion victims amid ongoing threats and violence targeting South Asian businesses in Surrey, B.C., and elsewhere. Executive director Linda Annis says they've received more than 70 extortion-related tips in th...
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Steel barriers to protect Vancouver fireworks crowds, police say
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say the annual Celebration of Light fireworks competition that begins Saturday will be protected by steel barriers to prevent vehicle incursions in the most crowded areas. The competition on English Bay is expected to involve the city's biggest public gatherings since the deadly vehicle att...
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Problem grizzly shot and wounded, B.C. conservation officer service says
TEXADA ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA TEXADA I - British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says it's investigating a report that a grizzly bear on Texada Island, off B.C.'s Sunshine Coast, has been shot and possibly wounded. The bear has been the focus of much public attention after it began stalking people, harassing ...
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Plan to fence off Nanaimo, B.C., city hall to protect from overdose site disorder
VICTORIA - The City of Nanaimo, B.C., is considering building a 1.8-metre-high fence to protect its staff from "congregations" of people, violence and disorder associated with an overdose prevention site next to city hall. Staff proposing the $412,000 fence cite "intimidation and harassment" of empl...
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'Obscene brutality': Baseball-bat killer gets life term despite constitutional ruling
The B.C. Supreme Court has sentenced a man to life in prison without parole eligibility for 25 years for beating his ex-girlfriend to death with a baseball bat as she slept beside her young daughter in 2021. The court ruling posted Monday says Luciano Mariani's killing of Caroline Bernard in her home in Bowser, B.C., w...
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Canada
CP NewsAlert: Calgary police officer charged with two counts of second-degree murder
CALGARY - The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says a Calgary police officer has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder after the occupants of a van were shot dead following a slow speed pursuit in 2023. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Edmonton-based ceremonial mounted army troop guarding London
OTTAWA - Just over a month after King Charles expressed his support for a "strong and free" Canada in a visit to Ottawa, he invited Canadian soldiers to staff the ceremonial mounted troop which guards the official entrance to Buckingham Palace in London. The Edmonton-based Lord Strathcona's Horse regiment are...
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No talk of custody when man was convicted of choking. Then, his ex-partner was killed
When James Plover was convicted on July 4 of choking someone and uttering threats, in a rage that also saw him destroy a table with a machete, his defence lawyer and the prosecutor took no issue with delaying his sentencing for up to 10 weeks, pending a psychiatric report. In the meantime, the former jail guard was to ...
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Advocate says progress being made since Fraser Valley child torture death, more work required
British Columbia's representative for children and youth says some progress is being made to improve the child welfare system, but she's concerned "fiscal limitations" will prevent timely help from getting to those most in need. Jennifer Charlesworth's statement comes a year after her report on the myriad of ...
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VIA Rail plans to use refurbished cars to improve service between Halifax-Montreal
HALIFAX - The CEO of Via Rail says the Crown corporation wants to use refurbished rail cars to improve service between Halifax and Montreal. Mario Péloquin made the comments after a ceremony marking the completion of renovations to Via's Halifax station. Péloquin also noted that last year was the 120th an...
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Number of Canadians with favourable view of U.S. has fallen, poll suggests
WASHINGTON - Amid months of tariffs and taunts from U.S. President Donald Trump, a new poll suggests the percentage of Canadians who have a favourable view of the United States has fallen and is now on par with the number who think positively about China. The survey by the Pew Research Center suggests one-third of Cana...
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World
Federal grand jury indicts man accused of killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal grand jury indicted a Minnesota man Tuesday on charges that he fatally shot a prominent Minnesota state representative and her husband and seriously wounded a state senator and his wife while he was allegedly disguised as a police officer. The indictment handed up lists murder, stalking and...
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Vandals who cut down Sycamore Gap tree sentenced in England to more than 4 years in prison
LONDON (AP) - Two men who cut down England's beloved Sycamore Gap tree were sentenced Tuesday to more than four years in prison. The tree stood for nearly 150 years before Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers carried out what a prosecutor called a "moronic mission" and cut it down in the middle of the night, top...
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The UK says thousands of Afghans have been brought to Britain under a secret resettlement program
LONDON (AP) - Thousands of Afghans, including many who worked with British forces, have been secretly resettled in the U.K. after a leak of data on their identities raised fears that they could be targeted by the Taliban, the British government revealed Tuesday. The government now plans to close the route, which the me...
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Sports
Contingency plans unclear for 2026 World Cup wildfire smoke risks
While some organizations have published clear air quality thresholds or contingency protocols for wildfire smoke, FIFA's plans remain unclear less than a year out from the 2026 World Cup. A day after Toronto's air quality was among the worst in the world, the organizing committee for the World Cup in Canada declined to...
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Rookie Devin Veresuk quickly showing why Ticats drafted him second overall this year
HAMILTON - It didn't take Devin Veresuk long to force the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' hand. When Hamilton selected the Windsor Lancers linebacker with the second pick of the 2025 CFL draft, it was clearly with the intent that Veresuk would develop into a starter down the line. But the future became a reality just two games in...
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Maple Leafs sign forward Miroslav Holinka to three-year, entry-level contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Miroslav Holinka to a three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced Tuesday. The terms of the deal were not announced. Holinka had 45 points (19 goals, 26 assists) in 47 regular-season games with the Western Hockey League's Edmonton Oil Kings last season. The...
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