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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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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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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Harrison Lagoon
Harrison Lagoon reopens following testing by Fraser Health
HARRISON HOT SPRINGS - Three days after it was ordered closed due to unsafe waters, the Village of Harrison Hot Springs says the lakeside lagoon has reopened. Earlier this week on Monday, the municipal lagoon did not meet Fraser Health standards for swimming or wading, leading to an immediate closure. The village said ...
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Ratification vote
Chilliwack-area First Nation to hold ratification vote
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack-area First Nation will hold a ratification vote on a ballot measure that the band says could unlock the full economic potential of its sovereign commercial and industrial lands. According to a social media post from the band, the ballot measure aims to extend lease terms from 15 years to 99 ye...
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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
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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
Quebec dials back emissions projections due to global uncertainty
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is scaling back its projections for greenhouse gas emissions reductions due to the Trump administration. A report published Thursday by the province's Environment Department says the current U.S. government has created a "challenging environment for advancing climate action." ...
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CP NewsAlert: Police say hikers caught in a rock slide in Banff National Park
BANFF - RCMP say hikers have been caught in a rock slide in Banff National Park. The nature and number of injuries have not been determined. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Canada Post reaches deal with second-largest union, negotiations continue with CUPW
OTTAWA - Canada Post says it has reached a contract deal with its second-largest union while negotiations continue with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. The Crown corporation says the new collective agreement with the Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association comes after 18 months of negotiations, the same s...
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Climate activist throws paint on Picasso painting at Montreal museum
MONTREAL - A climate activist group says one of its supporters sprayed pink paint this morning on a Pablo Picasso painting at a Montreal museum. Last Generation Canada says an activist smeared washable paint on the 1901 painting L'hétaïre at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. The group is calling for the Can...
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Scientists question Ottawa more than doubling cod catch in Newfoundland and Labrador
ST. JOHN'S - Scientists say they are surprised and "puzzled" by the federal fisheries minister's decision Wednesday to more than double the catch in this year's northern cod fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador. Noel Cadigan modelled the northern cod stock for years as a scientist with Fisheries and Oceans Ca...
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Carney says it's 'foundational' to have diplomatic ties with India
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - An appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to keep control of National Guard troops he deployed to Los Angeles following protests over immigration raids. The decision halts a ruling from a lower court judge who found Trump acted illegally when he activated the soldiers over oppositio...
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Spain rejects NATO's anticipated defense spending increase as 'unreasonable'
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Sports
Canadian men win again at ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier
KING CITY - Dilpreet Bajwa scored 55 runs and fellow opener Yuvray Samra added 25 Thursday as Canada defeated the Cayman Islands by 42 runs in a rain-shortened match at the Americas Qualifier for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026. The weather restricted both teams to five overs, instead of the normal 20. Canada, the Bah...
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Scheffler hits a perfect shot and plenty of great ones for a 62 to share lead at Travelers
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) - Scottie Scheffler had one of those rare rounds where he hit a shot so pure it makes his confidence soar. So many other shots were pretty good, too, and they added to an 8-under 62 to share the lead Thursday with Austin Eckroat in the Travelers Championship. The week after a rough-and-tumble U.S. ...
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Jenno Thitikul stays patient and goes on a birdie streak to take first-round lead at Women's PGA
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