ABBOTSFORD CANUCKS
Abbotsford Canucks take 3-1 series lead in Game 4 Thursday night
ABBOTSFORD - The Abby Canucks have been on fire over the ice this season- going from a historic franchise first in the Western Conference Final, to only being one win away from the 2025 Calder Cup. With a synergetic team and Artūrs Šilovs blocking 30 out of 32 shots against him, Abbtosford took a 3-2 win in Gam...
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Parliament set to rise today, with MPs to vote on controversial major projects bill
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's major projects and internal trade bill will be voted on today before the House of Commons rises until September. A closure motion the government passed to limit debate says the House won't adjourn today until debate wraps up on Bill C-5 and it clears the chamber. The Liberal govern...
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Applications open for new disability benefit program, payments start next month
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ABBOTSFORD CANUCKS
Abbotsford Canucks take 3-1 series lead in Game 4 Thursday night
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Fraser Valley
Road closure due to rollover
Rural road west of Chilliwack closed after rollover
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department says Boundary Road was closed Thursday afternoon after a motor vehicle incident.According to a social media post from the department at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Boundary Road was closed after a single vehicle struck a power pole. The driver of the vehicle sustained minor injurie...
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Cougar spotted near Chilliwack trail
WildSafeBC notifies public about cougar sighting near popular Chilliwack hiking trail
CHILLIWACK - The Fraser Valley chapter of WildSafeBC is warning hikers and trail runners about a cougar sighting near a popular Chilliwack hiking trail. According to the text of a social media post Thursday afternoon, WildSafeBC, which promotes the conservation of fish and wildlife resources in B.C., said the City of C...
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Missing person
20-year-old male reported missing: Langley RCMP
LANGLEY - Mounties in Langley are seeking public assistance for a 20-year-old male who was reported missing earlier this week.According to a social media post, Langley RCMP say Austen Dao went missing on Sunday, June 15. He is described as an Asian male, 20 years old, 5'11", 157 pounds, with brown hair and brown e...
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Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl
MP Strahl invites residents to take part in Canada Day photo contest
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl is inviting area residents to enter a contest for a chance to win a massive Canadian flag. Strahl, who was first elected to office in 2011 to represent Chilliwack and the surrounding area, wants people to take part in his Chilliwack-Hope Celebrates Canada Day contest by takin...
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British Columbia
B.C. mall owner's push to buy 25 Hudson's Bay leases faces landlord opposition: docs
TORONTO - New court documents show that the landlords of former Hudson's Bay properties overwhelmingly oppose the department store's sale of leases to a B.C. entrepreneur. The documents filed by a court monitor appointed to help the Bay through creditor protection say landlords representing 23 leases in a group of 25 W...
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B.C. coroner won't call inquest into death of woman, hit by police anti-riot rounds
VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief coroner is taking the unusual step of not calling an inquest into the death of Lisa Rauch, who died after being hit by two plastic bullets fired by a Victoria police officer. While an inquest is mandatory after deaths in police custody, Coroner Dr. Jatinder Baidwan says in a statemen...
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Man seen 'speeding toward' dolphins in B.C. waters fined $5,000
PORT HARDY - A man seen speeding on a Jet Ski towards a pod of Pacific white sided dolphins has been fined $5,000 and has been banned from posting anything related to marine mammals on social media. The man was found guilty last November in B.C. provincial court for violating marine mammal regulations after his trial h...
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B.C. Forest Practices Board says forestry changes could reduce wildfire risk
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Forest Practices Board says a two-year investigation has found "outdated rules and unclear responsibility" are stopping forestry from becoming a wildfire prevention tool. The board - an independent body that audits B.C. forest practices - says it examined forestry operations betw...
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Six Puppies Surrendered
SPCA brings in six severely dehydrated, underweight puppies from B.C. Interior
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A half-dozen underweight German shepherd mix puppies were surrendered to an animal shelter in Salmon Arm. The BC SPCA says the owner of a property in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District had been trying to rehome the seven-month-old puppies from an accidental litter. In a news release issued Thursda...
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CAPP survey shows oilpatch spends billions on Indigenous-affiliated businesses
CALGARY - Oilpatch companies are big spenders on Indigenous-affiliated businesses, according to a survey commissioned by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers released Thursday. Data science firm iTOTEM Analytics collected figures from 12 members of the industry advocacy group that together represent half of ...
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Canada
Applications open for new disability benefit program, payments start next month
OTTAWA - Canada's new disability benefit - a program that provides eligible people with up to $200 a month - is now open for applications. The program is available to people with disabilities between the ages of 18 and 64 who already have been approved for the disability tax credit. The government says applications wil...
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CSIS says it took steps against dozens of employees over misconduct last year
OTTAWA - Canada's spy service says it closed 34 misconduct cases last year and concluded the allegations were founded in 33 of the cases. In its latest annual report, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service says disciplinary or administrative measures were taken in the cases, ranging from verbal warnings to dismissa...
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Bail hearing in July for Montreal mom charged with abandoning three-year-old daughter
SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD - The mother who allegedly abandoned her three-year-old daughter in rural Ontario for four days is scheduled to have a bail hearing early next month. Lawyers in Quebec court set hearing dates of July 3 and July 4 for the 34-year-old Montreal woman who faces one count of unlawful abandonment of ...
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Conservatives set January dates for convention, review of Poilievre's leadership
OTTAWA - Members of the Conservative party will hold a national convention in late January, where they'll vote on Pierre Poilievre's leadership. The party's national council has scheduled the convention for Jan. 29 and 31 in Calgary. Poilievre, who lost his seat in the House of Commons in the April election, will face ...
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Brampton mayor 'cautiously optimistic' about Bishnoi gang terrorist designation
OTTAWA - Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown says he's "cautiously optimistic" about the chances of India's Lawrence Bishnoi gang being designated as a terrorist group after meeting with the public safety minister Wednesday night. Brown says that he and Peel region police officials met with Public Safety Minister Ga...
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In the news today: Search to continue for hikers after Banff rockfall
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Search to continue for hikers after Banff rockfall Rescuers in Alberta are set to resume their search today for anyone else caught up in a massive rockfall that killed one and injured three in a remote section of Banff National Pa...
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World
Brampton mayor 'cautiously optimistic' about Bishnoi gang terrorist designation
OTTAWA - Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown says he's "cautiously optimistic" about the chances of India's Lawrence Bishnoi gang being designated as a terrorist group after meeting with the public safety minister Wednesday night. Brown says that he and Peel region police officials met with Public Safety Minister Ga...
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Iran's foreign minister arrives for talks with top European diplomats in Geneva
GENEVA (AP) - Iran's foreign minister arrived Friday for talks with top European diplomats in Geneva about the crisis that centers on concerns about his country's nuclear program, a week after the long-simmering dispute erupted into war between Israel and Iran. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived at a hotel in the ...
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UK lawmakers back bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives
LONDON (AP) - U.K. lawmakers on Friday backed a bill to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives in a historic vote in Parliament that takes it a step nearer to becoming law. Members of Parliament voted 314-291 to back the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill following an impass...
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Sports
Jonathan Toews returning to NHL with hometown Winnipeg Jets
WINNIPEG - Three-time Stanley Cup champion Jonathan Toews is returning to the NHL and signing with his hometown Winnipeg Jets. The Jets announced they've agreed to a one-year contract with Toews. The value of his contract was not revealed. Toews missed the past two NHL seasons after stepping away from hockey, citing th...
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World Curling tightens sweeping rules, bans firmer broom foams ahead of Olympics
PERTH - World Curling has tightened its sweeping equipment rules heading into the Olympic season. The move, announced Friday, follows concern over firmer broom foams that many players said gave sweepers too much control. Several high-profile models - including some from Goldline, BalancePlus and Hardline - are now bann...
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B.C. Lions, Winnipeg Blue Bombers both expected to miss stars for rematch
VANCOUVER - Micah Awe feels like he's unlocked something new in his arsenal - and that could spell trouble for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers this weekend. Midway through a game against the Bombers in Winnipeg last week, the B.C. Lions linebacker started to see everything in front of him differently. The run game simply ope...
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