Busy weekend
AbbyPD responds to over a dozen domestic incidents over the weekend
ABBOTSFORD - When it wasn't keeping a watchful eye at the sold-out Abbotsford Centre as the Canucks took on the Charlotte Checkers in the AHL Calder Cup, police in Abbotsford handled over 300 calls over the weekend.Of the 309 calls for service between 5 p.m. on Friday and 6 a.m. Monday morning, the Abbotsford PD says i...
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Garrison business vacates premises
Chilliwack business vacates premises, will continue online
CHILLIWACK - A boutique store in Garrison offering what it calls "thoughtful, curated and beautiful products" for customers and their homes has vacated its retail storefront but will remain open online.The Cottage Boutique, once located at 7-45575 Keith Wilson Road in Chilliwack at Garrison Village, posted a ...
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Chilliwack Fire Dept. seeks paid on-call firefighters
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Fire Department says it is now accepting applications for the 2025-26 paid on-call (POC) firefighter Recruit Training Program. According to a news release from Assistant Fire Chief Wade Meeres, paid on-call firefighters are committed residents of Chilliwack who respond to emergencies 24 hour...
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Shooting near park
One person shot after clash between 2 groups of men near Surrey park Sunday night
SURREY - Police in Surrey say they're an investigating a shooting near a park that sent one person to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Surrey Police Service says frontline officers were dispatched on Monday, June 23, at approximately 12:15 a.m., to attend a local hospital for a report from hospital personne...
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Elected official remuneration
Cultus Lake Park Board commissioners still lowest paid of all Chilliwack-area elected officials
CHILLIWACK - Cultus Lake Park Board commissioners remain the lowest-paid elected officials in the Chilliwack area, according to the latest data released by the park board. In 2024, park commissioners who did not serve as chair or vice chair of the five-member board earned a base salary of $17,090.16 annually, or $1,424...
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FortisBC gas bills to change on July 1
SURREY - Surrey-based FortisBC says it has received approval from B.C.'s energy regulator to have more gas it supplies to homes designated as Renewable Natural Gas, a move the energy company acknowledges will result in a price increase to customer bills. In a news release dated June 18, the company says the B.C. Utilit...
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Police in B.C. say suspect known as 'Mr. X' in 1985 Air India bombing is dead
Police in British Columbia say a suspect known as "Mr. X" who is believed to have helped test a bomb before the 1985 Air India terror attack has died before facing charges. The statement from the RCMP's Pacific Region comes as families commemorate the 40th anniversary of the attack, where two bombs targeting ...
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RCMP identify second victim of Banff rockfall as man, 33, from Surrey, B.C.
LAKE LOUISE - The second person killed in a rockfall last week in Banff National Park has been identified as a 33-year-old man from Surrey, B.C. RCMP did not provide a name and say no more information will be provided. Two people were killed and three more injured when a slab of mountain gave way last Thursday, raining...
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B.C. professor trapped in Iran says Canada has offered 'almost nothing' to help
A British Columbia professor who is trapped in Iran says he's been told by officials there's "almost nothing" the Canadian government can do to help him and his family. Simon Fraser University engineering professor Simon Jannesar says in an email that communications are extremely limited and Canadian authorit...
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Orcas use kelp tools to groom and bond off B.C.'s coast, study suggests
In pricey spas, kelp facials and body wraps can set the esthetically inclined human back hundreds of dollars. But in the Salish Sea off British Columbia, southern resident killer whales are also using the sea plants for what scientists suspect are grooming purposes. Researchers who have spent years studying the endange...
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Receiver planning sale of Yukon gold mine involved in contaminant release disaster
The court-appointed receiver of a Yukon gold mine that suffered a catastrophic heap-leach facility failure last year said it plans to sell the mine and will be seeking approval within the week to start the process. In its fifth receiver's report issued earlier this month, PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. said it will seek c...
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Possible heavy rain, wet snow and storms in parts of B.C.'s southern Interior
Environment Canada is warning residents of British Columbia's southern Interior of possible heavy rain and thunderstorms as flood risks rise in the region. The weather agency says areas including the Fraser Canyon, the Okanagan, Kamloops and parts of the Shuswap could see overall rainfall of up to 40 millimetres, along...
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Canada
CP NewsAlert: Manitoba premier ends state of emergency as wildfires recede
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the provincewide state of emergency has been lifted as wildfires recede. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Police in B.C. say suspect known as 'Mr. X' in 1985 Air India bombing is dead
Police in British Columbia say a suspect known as "Mr. X" who is believed to have helped test a bomb before the 1985 Air India terror attack has died before facing charges. The statement from the RCMP's Pacific Region comes as families commemorate the 40th anniversary of the attack, where two bombs targeting ...
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Canada starts busing citizens out of Israel days after allies began
OTTAWA - Ottawa has started evacuating Canadians from Israel days after telling them to find their own way to neighbouring countries. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says bus services started this morning from Tel Aviv and the West Bank to Jordan. She says bus routes also started yesterday to take Canadians who fl...
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Mark Carney names Kirsten Hillman chief negotiator with U.S.
OTTAWA - Canada's Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman will take on the role of top negotiator for Canada as the country seeks a new trade and security pact with the Donald Trump administration. Prime Minister Mark Carney's office confirms Hillman has been named to the position, making her U.S. Trade Representative J...
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Newly launched Access to Information review is flawed, transparency advocates say
OTTAWA - A newly launched federal review of the Access to Information system is being greeted with deep skepticism by transparency advocates. The Treasury Board Secretariat announced the government review, which takes place every five years, in a news release late Friday. The release says officials will seek input from...
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Third day of searching for four missing in Quebec medical helicopter crash
MONTREAL - Police are spending a third day searching for four people who went missing after a medical transport helicopter crashed on Quebec's North Shore. The Airmedic helicopter crashed into a lake late Friday near Natashquan, Que., just over 1,000 kilometres northeast of Montreal. Five people were aboard the aircraf...
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World
Iran launches missile attacks on US bases in Qatar and Iraq
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran launched missile attacks Monday on U.S. military bases in Qatar and Iraq, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites and escalating tensions in the volatile region. Qatar condemned the attack on Al Udeid Air Base attack, but said it successfully intercepted the mis...
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Iran launches missiles and drones at Israel in the wake of US strikes on its nuclear targets
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran fired a salvo of missiles and drones on Monday at Israel while also warning the United States that its military has been given a "free hand" to attack American targets in the wake of the Trump administration's massive strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. Israel said its de...
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Game 7: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 29 points and Thunder beat Pacers 103-91 for NBA title
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander walked off the court for the final time this season, collapsed into the arms of coach Mark Daigneault and finally smiled. It was over. The climb is complete. The rebuild is done. The Oklahoma City Thunder are champions. The best team all season was the best team at the end, ...
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Sports
Flames re-sign forward Justin Kirkland to one-year contract worth US$900,000
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have re-signed forward Justin Kirkland to a one-year contract worth US$900,000, the NHL club announced Monday. Kirkland put up the first points of his NHL career - two goals and six assists - in 21 games in 2024-25 before a torn anterior cruciate ligament sustained in a late November game a...
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PWHL's Toronto Sceptres sign forward Clair DeGeorge to one-year contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Sceptres have signed forward Clair DeGeorge on a one-year contract, the Professional Women's Hockey League team announced Monday. The 26-year-old from Anchorage, Alaska, had two assists in 26 games with the Montréal Victoire last season. DeGeorge helped the Minnesota Frost win the Walter Cu...
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Anaheim Ducks trade Trevor Zegras to Philadelphia Flyers for Ryan Poehling and draft picks
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - The Anaheim Ducks are trading forward Trevor Zegras to the Philadelphia Flyers for forward Ryan Poehling and two draft picks, it was announced Monday. The Ducks also will get the 45th overall pick in the upcoming draft that initially belonged to Columbus, along with a fourth-round pick next seaso...
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