Excessive speed
Non-Canadian driver goes triple the speed limit in front of B.C. police, gets caught for defective vehicle
KELOWNA - A non-Canadian resident paid the price for going triple the speed limit on a B.C. Interior highway earlier this month, all while flashing his headlights at motorists and even police to get out of the way. According to a statement from BC Highway Patrol spokesperson Corporal Michael McLaughlin, a white Honda C...
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Development application
Chilliwack councillor calls out 'out of town developers' for disrespecting Williams St. neighbourhood
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Councillor Jeff Shields called out the "out of town" developers behind an application to build an apartment complex on two Chilliwack properties that became an eyesore over the past year and beyond. Shields, a chartered professional accountant by trade, made the remarks Tuesday's meeti...
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RCMP arrest minor in Montreal on terror-related charges
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Fraser Valley
Fatality
Pedestrian dies after being hit by train Tuesday night in Langley: RCMP
LANGLEY - Mounties in Langley are investigating after a pedestrian was fatally struck by a train Tuesday night near Crush Crescent and Glover Road in Langley.According to a statement from RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, police were called to the report of a train vs. person on foot Tuesday night, Aug. 19 at appro...
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Alleged impaired driving
23-year-old Mission man overtakes unmarked police vehicle at 170 km/h - while allegedly impaired
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say a 23-year-old Mission man is facing several traffic charges after he allegedly passed an unmarked police car at a high rate of speed late Tuesday night in Abbotsford - all while being impaired. According to a social media post, one of AbbyPD's unmarked traffic vehicles was passed b...
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Highway 1 repairs
Highway 1 cable fencing in Chilliwack to get fixed Wednesday morning
CHILLIWACK - A contractor tasked with maintaining provincial highways in the Fraser Valley, Fraser Canyon and Sunshine Valley says it will undertake cable fence repairs on Highway 1 in Chilliwack Wednesday morning.According to a social media post, Emil Anderson Maintenance says there will be fast lane closures in both ...
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Crime spree in Chilliwack
Several incidents of crime, suspicious activity reported in Chilliwack earlier this week
CHILLIWACK - Several incidents of crime and suspicious activity throughout Chilliwack were reported on social media earlier this week, including two stolen cars, multiple vehicle break-ins and attempted thefts from cars. Many of the reported incidents occurred within Sardis while a vehicle was reported stolen from a ne...
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British Columbia
B.C.'s veterinary college says it risks insolvency in 2026 if fees don't increase
Veterinarians in British Columbia have until the end of the month to vote on increasing fees they pay to work in the province, a move their regulatory body says is needed to prevent it becoming insolvent. The College of Veterinarians of British Columbia says it is projected to become insolvent in May 2026 if the fees, ...
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Some evacuation orders, alerts linked to Vancouver Island wildfire lifted
PORT ALBERNI - Some of the evacuation orders and alerts linked to the Mount Underwood wildfire on Vancouver Island have been lifted or downgraded, as firefighters report "minimal" behaviour from the blaze. The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, the City of Port Alberni and the Tseshaht First Nation jointly ...
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Police watchdog investigates after Vancouver officer shoots man dead
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating after a man was shot dead in an alleged confrontation with officers in Vancouver. The Independent Investigations Office says the shooting took place Tuesday afternoon in an East Vancouver neighbourhood. It says there was a dispute between two people, and o...
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Media challenge publication ban on Lapu Lapu attack suspect's fitness hearing
VANCOUVER - A media consortium has challenged a publication ban on evidence at a hearing to determine if the man accused of killing 11 people at Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day festival is fit to stand trial. The ban, which is supported by both prosecutors and the defence, says evidence in the British Columbia provincial cou...
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Thieves tug at heartstrings in string of Canada-wide distraction thefts, police say
EDMONTON - Police in Alberta say the public should mind strangers asking for hugs or sharing sob stories after three people were arrested in a string of "distraction" thefts across Canada. Edmonton police say officers have received at least 63 reports since May of people having belongings stolen while being d...
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B.C.'s Joffre Lakes Park closing for a month for recovery, First Nations' practices
PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - British Columbia's government says Joffre Lakes Park will shut for a month in about two weeks' time, to allow it to "recover from a busy summer" and allow First Nations to carry out cultural practices. It says the closure from Sept. 2 to Oct. 3 is also in recognition of t...
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Canada
RCMP arrest minor in Montreal on terror-related charges
MONTREAL - The RCMP say they have arrested a minor in Montreal on terrorism-related charges. Police say they arrested the young male in the city's Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough around 1:30 p.m. Cpl. Érique Gasse says the youth had pledged allegiance to Islamic State and was ready to car...
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Canada's top soldier joins NATO talks on how allies secure Ukraine under a peace deal
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's military is speaking with other top soldiers across the NATO alliance today seeking options for upholding peace in Ukraine if a ceasefire comes into force. Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan is among those who were invited by her Italian counterpart for a virtual discussion wi...
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Canada's 'exceptional' drought hints at future climate, need for action: experts
Canada must prepare for more seasons marked by severe drought, experts say as this summer's bone-dry conditions tormented farmers, strained municipal water supply and fuelled one of the worst wildfire seasons on record. Seventy-one per cent of the country was either abnormally dry or under drought conditions as of the ...
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Canada seeks meeting to address China's WTO complaint over steel tariffs
OTTAWA - Canada is defending its steel tariffs against China after Beijing lodged a complaint last week at the World Trade Organization. Beijing is taking issue with Canada's 25 per cent surtax on imports that contain steel melted or poured in China, calling the duties discriminatory and urging Ottawa to reverse course...
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Joly: Visits to Saab, Lockheed 'normal' part of her job amid F-35 review
OTTAWA - Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says Canadians shouldn't read too much into her visit to a Swedish defence manufacturer that comes right in the middle of a major government review of the F-35 fighter jet procurement. Joly says she visited Saab's facilities in Sweden this week and was shown the Gripen-E j...
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Police investigating after body found on roof of hospital in Montreal suburb
MONTREAL - Police in Montreal's northern suburb are investigating after a man in his 40s was found dead on the roof of a hospital on Tuesday. Sgt. Laurent Arsenault with police in Laval, Que., says officers were called to Cité-de-la-santé hospital at around 9:35 a.m. by employees who found the body. Arsen...
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World
Judge denies Justice Department request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge in New York who presided over the sex trafficking case against the late financier Jeffrey Epstein has rejected the government's request to unseal grand jury transcripts. The ruling Wednesday by federal Judge Richard Berman in Manhattan came after the judge presiding over the case against...
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Israel approves settlement project that could divide West Bank
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel gave final approval for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively cut the territory in two, and that Palestinians and rights groups say could destroy plans for a future Palestinian state. Settlement development in E1, an open tract of land east of...
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Bus crash in Afghanistan kills more than 70 Afghans returning from Iran
A bus crash in northwestern Afghanistan killed at least 79 people returning from Iran, including 19 children, an official said. Two people were also injured in the crash, Ministry of Interior spokesperson Abdul Mateen Qani told The Associated Press. Tolo News, citing the official, said the accident happened Tuesday aro...
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Sports
Oviedo earns 1st major league win since 2023 as Pirates beat Blue Jays 2-1 to take the series
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Johan Oviedo earned his first major league win since 2023 and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Wednesday to take the three-game series. In his second start since having Tommy John surgery in late 2023, Oviedo (...
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Canada's Brooke Henderson hopes to recapture mojo at CPKC Women's Open
MISSISSAUGA - Brooke Henderson has played in more than a dozen CPKC Women's Open tournaments, winning the national women's golf championship in 2018. And she's loved every moment. But as Henderson has struggled on the LPGA Tour this season, she's gone...
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Calgary Wild FC captain Meggie Dougherty Howard signs through 2028
CALGARY - Calgary Wild FC has extended the contract of captain Meggie Dougherty Howard to 2028. The 30-year-old midfielder from Largo, Fla., has two goals, three assists and has amassed 22 shots on net in 1,410 minutes played for the pro soccer club in...
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