Great Blue Heron Reserve
Key pedestrian bridge at Chilliwack nature reserve to reopen
CHILLIWACK - A key pedestrian bridge connecting trails and other interesting lookout points at a Chilliwack nature reserve is slated to reopen today.Earlier this year, the Great Blue Heron Reserve notified the public about failing infrastructure underneath the Centre Trail Bridge. Due to safety concerns, GBHR closed th...
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Chilliwack used book store
Chilliwack bookstore owner apologizes for delays in reopening after fire above his store
CHILLIWACK - The owner of a used book store in downtown Chilliwack says he's eager to reopen his business after it sustained water damage from a fire in the upstairs living units in July 2025. According to handwritten messages left outside his retail storefront, Neil Stad of Nuggets Used Books at 45832 Wellington Avenu...
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B.C. Transit announces seasonal bus service changes in Chilliwack, Cultus Lake and Agassiz-Harrison
CHILLIWACK - School bus trips on Route 51 in Chilliwack will resume in the coming weeks, while service to Cultus Lake will wrap up just after Labour Day. In a statement, B.C. Transit, FVRD and the City of Chilliwack say seasonal service changes take effect on Tuesday, September 2. In Chilliwack, school trips on Route 5...
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Proposed housing development
Two formerly dilapidated homes in Chilliwack could be converted into low rise apartments
CHILLIWACK - A Surrey-based development company's application to have two Williams Street properties rezoned where a pair of formerly dilapidated homes once sat is coming back to Chilliwack City Council today. According to a staff report in April 2025 prepared by city planner Sean Roufosse, Common Ground Consulting of ...
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Balcony fire
Chilliwack firefighters called to second-alarm fire at strata complex
CHILLIWACK - Multiple Chilliwack fire engines were paged Monday afternoon for a confirmed balcony fire at a strata complex on Luckakuck Place, not far from Subway and McDonald's on Luckakuck Way. According to a scanner recording provided to Fraser Valley Today by Chilliwack resident Julie Hiscock, the Chilliwack Fire d...
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Restaurant relocation
Popular Chilliwack restaurant to relocate this week
CHILLIWACK - Pho Galaxy, a popular Chilliwack restaurant two blocks from Chilliwack General Hospital, could relocate to a more spacious retail setting as soon as this weekend. Owner Al Trieu tells Fraser Valley Today that he hopes to open at its new location this coming weekend on Saturday, August 23 in the former Youn...
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British Columbia
Crews guard against flare-up of Vancouver Island wildfire after rainfall
PORT ALBERNI - Crews fighting an out-of-control wildfire near Port Alberni, B.C., say they are taking advantage of recent rainfall to guard against the blaze flaring up again. In a video message posted on its Facebook page, the BC Wildfire Service says there are 144 personnel working on the Mount Underwood blaze and th...
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BC Transit
B.C. Transit announces seasonal bus service changes in Chilliwack, Cultus Lake and Agassiz-Harrison
CHILLIWACK - School bus trips on Route 51 in Chilliwack will resume in the coming weeks, while service to Cultus Lake will wrap up just after Labour Day. In a statement, B.C. Transit, FVRD and the City of Chilliwack say seasonal service changes take effect on Tuesday, September 2. In Chilliwack, school trips on Route 5...
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Man charged with arson in Vancouver after three weekend fires
VANCOUVER - A man has been arrested and charged with arson after three fires were set in a Vancouver neighbourhood over the weekend. Police say they received a call about a fire on Sunday just after 5 p.m. near the intersection of Victoria Drive and East 1st Avenue. They say multiple hedges and a fence had been set abl...
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Fiery head-on crash on Highway 1 kills two near Lytton, B.C.
LYTTON - A fiery head-on crash on Highway 1 in the British Columbia Interior has left two people dead. Lytton RCMP say the crash happened on Aug. 14 just before 5 p.m., when police began receiving calls from the collision site near Spences Bridge. Police say officers arrived to find that a southbound SUV likely crossed...
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Flight attendants union says tentative deal reached to end Air Canada strike
TORONTO - Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants have reached a tentative deal to end a strike that began on Saturday morning. The airline says it will gradually begin operations today. The two sides met through the night with a federal mediator before reaching a tentative agreement that will be br...
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Provinces have different measles vaccine schedules. Is it time to harmonize them?
TORONTO - Moving from Ontario to New Brunswick didn't just mean Jade Medeiros had to navigate a new province with two babies, she also had to figure out a new vaccination program. When her family moved to Moncton in 2020, she learned her two and three-year-old were already behind on routine vaccinations because New Bru...
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Canada
Quebec reports first case of tick-borne Rocky Mountain spotted fever
MONTREAL - Quebec health officials say a first case of a tick-borne bacterial disease common in the United States has been detected in the province. The single case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever was reported in the Eastern Townships region east of Montreal. Alex Carignan, an epidemiologist with the local health autho...
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Ottawa taps Cohere to work on use of AI in public service
OTTAWA - The federal government has signed an agreement with a Canadian artificial intelligence company to identify areas where AI can enhance public service operations. The government says the agreement also involves looking at building Canada's commercial capabilities to use and export AI. The government release prov...
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Canadian universities are adopting AI tools, but concerns about the technology remain
Canadian universities are embracing generative artificial intelligence in their teaching plans as more students and instructors opt to use the rapidly evolving technology. Several large institutions, including McGill University, University of Toronto and York University, said they are adopting certain AI tools because ...
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Montreal mayor wants Quebec to appoint a homelessness minister in cabinet shuffle
MONTREAL - Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante is asking the Quebec government to appoint a "top gun" for homelessness ahead of an expected provincial cabinet shuffle. She made the request at a news conference during which she also proposed $22.5 million to tackle homelessness. Quebec Premier François...
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Quebec City using artificial intelligence to manage traffic, reduce congestion
Quebec City has started synchronizing traffic lights with the use of Google's artificial intelligence, technology the city says will improve traffic flow, reduce congestion, and lower greenhouse gas emissions. According to Google Canada, Quebec City is the first municipality in the country to partner with the web giant...
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Passengers still scrambling as Air Canada flights gradually resume after strike ends
As Air Canada's flights gradually resume in the aftermath of a three-day strike by its flight attendants, thousands of passengers are still scrambling to reach their destinations. Maxime Vidal says he and his family were supposed to fly to Paris from Toronto's Pearson airport today, but the flight was cancelled and the...
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World
Judge dismisses part of lawsuit over 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center
MIAMI (AP) - A federal judge in Miami issued a split decision in a lawsuit over the legal rights of detainees at the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, dismissing part of the suit and also moving the case to a different jurisdiction. U.S. District Judge Rodolfo Ruiz i...
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Trump says he has begun arrangements for face-to-face meeting between Putin and Ukraine's Zelenskyy
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says he has begun arrangements for a face-to-face meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss a pathway to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The president made the announcement shortly after speaking by phone with Putin on Monday as he hosted Zelenskyy and ...
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Louisiana becomes sixth GOP-led state to authorize troop deployment to DC as part of Trump plan
WASHINGTON (AP) - Three more Republican governors authorized the deployment of national guard troops to Washington as part of President Donald Trump's show of force meant to crack down on crime and boost immigration enforcement in the nation's capital. The announcements by Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana bring the...
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At 38, Karen Paquin leads by example as Canada looks to make mark at Rugby World Cup
After Canada finished fourth at the last Rugby World Cup in November 2022, Karen Paquin decided to give her body a break. So the veteran flanker stepped away to concentrate on coaching at Quebec City's CNDF (Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy). "I enjoyed it qui...
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Canada's Keegan Messing announces return to competitive figure skating
Two-time national champion Keegan Messing is making his return to competitive figure skating - with hopes of representing Canada at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics. The 33-year-old announced his retirement in May 2023 after representing Canada at the 2...
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Blues sign forward Milan Lucic to professional tryout after year away from NHL
ST LOUIS - The St. Louis Blues have signed forward Milan Lucic to a professional tryout, the club announced Tuesday. Lucic last played in the NHL during the 2023-24 season with the Boston Bruins, the team with which he spent the first eight seasons of ...
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