Fraser Valley

HIGHWAY CATTLE
Crews successfully wrangle bull on the loose on Hwy 11 in Abbotsford
UPDATE 2:20 P.M. SATURDAY: Abbotsford police report that the bull has been successfully tranquillized by a local veterinarian. It remains uninjured as crews are loading it onto a trailer. Highway 11 has now reopened on all lanes. Original story below: ABBOTSFORD - A section of Highway 11 has now been blocked off as eme...
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NEW STAFF
Abbotsford school district welcomes new assistant superintendent
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford School District (SD34) has now welcomed a new assistant superintendent following the appointment of a new leader this summer. Lisa Burdeyny has been part of the District since 1994, with a career that has steadily moved up from teaching positions in both Abbotsford Middle and Senior Secondar...
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Search and rescue incident
UPDATE: Body of male located and recovered from Harrison Hot Springs lagoon
UPDATE #3 4:12 SATURDAY: In a statement to Fraser Valley Today, Harrison Hot Springs Mayor Fred Talen says a person has tragically drowned in the lagoon in the Village of Harrison Hot Springs. "The Village of Harrison Hot Springs holds the safety of visitors and residents at the highest priority," Mayor Talen...
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CABLE INSTALLATION
Traffic stalls on Hwy 1 in Chilliwack as crews work on median after semi crash
CHILLIWACK - Traffic has seemingly come to a standstill on Highway 1 in Chilliwack as construction crews work to repair the damage from a big rig crash earlier this week. On Saturday (Aug. 16) at 8:34 a.m., DriveBC reported that eastbound cable installation between Prest and Annis Road has blocked the left lane. "...
Aug 16, 2025
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Fraser Valley Weather

British Columbia

Woman who was missing found with boat in B.C., search for man continues
NANAIMO - A woman who was reported missing last week has been found along with the vessel she was on but Mounties in British Columbia say they are still looking for her partner. Nanaimo RCMP say the woman and the man were last heard from on July 20 and the man's family reported him missing on Aug. 13. They were sailing...
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Evacuation orders, alerts lifted as wildfire north of Nanaimo declared under control
NANAIMO - A wildfire burning north of Nanaimo that had forced hundreds to evacuate is now under control. The BC Wildfire Service announced Saturday evening that the Wesley Ridge blaze burning near Cameron Lake has now been classified as under control The wildfire service says while significant progress has been made in...
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Police investigate drowning at Harrison Lake Lagoon, one person found deceased
HARRISON HOT SPRINGS - RCMP say they've recovered the remains of a man who was presumed to have drowned in a lagoon at the village of Harrison Hot Springs, about 130 kilometres east of Vancouver. Mounties in Agassiz, B.C., say officers responded to the Harrison Lagoon at about 11:20 p.m. on Friday after receiving a rep...
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Vancouver International Airport in B.C. had its wettest year since 1912
RICHMOND - Several rainfall records were shattered in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia this week, with the Vancouver International Airport smashing its record from over a century ago. Environment Canada says about 43.2 millimetres of rain fell on late Thursday evening and Friday at Vancouver In...
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Loose bull forces highway closure in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD - Police say a major highway in British Columbia has been shut down on Saturday afternoon after a bull on the loose is standing in the middle of the roadway, blocking the traffic. Abbotsford police say in a social media post that its emergency crews were on scene to deal with a bull loose on Highway 11, and ...
20h ago
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Significant amount of rainfall slows the spread of wildfires on Vancouver Island
PORT ALBERNI - Firefighters on Vancouver Island say a "significant" amount of rainfall has helped crews to make progress in battling an out-of-control wildfire, which is burning south of Port Alberni, B.C. The BC Wildfire Service says that crews are seeing improvement on the Mount Underwood wildfire after the...
23h ago
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Canada

Air Canada passengers still scrambling to rebook as labour dispute grounds flights
Air passengers are still scrambling to rebook their flights home as a labour dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants continues to ground planes around the world. James Hart and Zahara Virani came to Toronto from Calgary for what they thought would be a fun weekend. But now they're having to miss work and p...
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Byelection day in Alberta nears for vote with 214 candidates, including Poilievre
EDMONTON - Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and 213 others vying for a seat in the House of Commons will be in the spotlight Monday, as voters in a rural Alberta riding head to the polls. Two political science professors say Poilievre is expected to handily win the byelection in Battle River-Crowfoot, a spr...
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Lawyer 'very confident' a foreign adversary attacked Canadian diplomats in Cuba
OTTAWA - A lawyer for Canadian diplomats and their families says he believes the mysterious ailments they suffered in Cuba were caused by a foreign adversary, despite a federal government report that dismisses the theory. Eight years after foreign service officials and their dependants began reporting such symptoms as ...
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Trump's takeover of Washington law enforcement faces anger, pushback and protests
WASHINGTON - Members of the United States National Guard stood near the Washington Monument on Saturday amid escalating tensions in the U.S. capital as President Donald Trump ramped up the presence of law enforcement in the mostly Democratic city. Tourists walking by the uniformed troops in Washington's blistering week...
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CP NewsAlert: Air Canada restarting flights Sunday
Air Canada says it plans to resume flights on Sunday after the federal government stepped in and ordered binding arbitration to end a flight attendants' strike the day before. The airline says the first flights will resume this evening, but that it will take several days before its operations return to normal More comi...
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Vancouver International Airport in B.C. had its wettest year since 1912
RICHMOND - Several rainfall records were shattered in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia this week, with the Vancouver International Airport smashing its record from over a century ago. Environment Canada says about 43.2 millimetres of rain fell on late Thursday evening and Friday at Vancouver In...
19h ago
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