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...
38m ago
Read More
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...
6h ago
Read More
What's Trending
Canada's top soldier joins NATO talks on how allies secure Ukraine under a peace deal
11m ago
Guide Dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
Canada's 'exceptional' drought hints at future climate, need for action: experts
28m ago
Excessive speed
Non-Canadian driver goes triple the speed limit in front of B.C. police, gets caught for defective vehicle
35m ago
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...
2h ago
Read More
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...
6h ago
Read More
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 ...
6h ago
Read More
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...
6h ago
Read More
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, ...
42m ago
Read More
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 ...
3h ago
Read More
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...
3h ago
Read More
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...
19h ago
Read More
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...
20h ago
Read More
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...
21h ago
Read More
Canada
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...
14m ago
Read More
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 ...
31m ago
Read More
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...
1h ago
Read More
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...
2h ago
Read More
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...
3h ago
Read More
Trump slaps sanctions on Canadian International Criminal Court judge
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration slapped a Canadian judge on the International Criminal Court with sanctions as the U.S. State Department continues to push back on the tribunal. The State Department says Kimberly Prost of Canada was sanctioned for ruling to authorize the ICC's investigation into U.S. personnel in ...
3h ago
Read More
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...
1h ago
Read More
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...
9h ago
Read More
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...
11h ago
Read More
Sports
Canadian women's rugby team chases World Cup dream on shoestring budget
On the eve of the tournament, Rugby Canada has announced it has reached 95 per cent of its $1 million target for its "Mission: Win World Cup 2025" fundraising campaign. While the Canadian women are ranked second in the world and seen as legitimate cont...
4h ago
Read More
Basketball's loss is rugby's gain as Alex Tessier leads Canada at Rugby World Cup
A basketball player growing up in Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton, Que., 125 kilometres northeast of Montreal, Alex Tessier didn't pick up a rugby ball until she moved to Montreal for school. She was 17 and knew next to nothing about the sport when a friend ...
4h ago
Read More
CF Montreal trades defender Joel Waterman to Chicago Fire FC for GAM
MONTREAL - CF Montreal has traded defender Joel Waterman to Chicago Fire FC, the club announced Wednesday. In exchange, Montreal will receive US$500,000 total in general allocation money, with the amount being split between 2025 ($200,000) and 2026 ($3...
4h ago
Read More