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YOUR PERSPECTIVE: MLA Maahs says foster parenting should always be about a child's well-being
Has the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) completely lost interest in upholding the best interests of children when it comes to foster parenting placements? A series of recent incidents has demonstrated how bureaucrats are choosing considerations such as ethnicity ahead of well-being, and as a result, ...
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Chilliwack School District
SD33 to consider leasing property on Luckakuck Way as an alternate school campus option
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack School District trustees will consider a motion today (June 26) to lease property on Luckakuck Way for students connected to Kwiyeqel Secondary School (KSS) and SD33's secondary schools. According to the text of a motion on today's special meeting agenda, SD33 trustees will be asked to approve f...
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Fraser Valley
Power outage in Hope
Over 425 Hydro customers in downtown Hope, surrounding area lose power Thursday morning
HOPE - Over 425 customers with BC Hydro in downtown Hope and the surrounding area lost power this morning. According to its online dashboard, BC Hydro says exactly 430 customers saw their power go out at 9:02 a.m. due to what the utility called an "equipment failure." No other details about the cause of the o...
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Power outage
BC Hydro crews on their way to Fairfield Island after bird gets stuck on wires
UPDATE 11:34 A.M.: BC Hydro now says crews are on site in Fairfield Island and power should be restored by 12:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon. Original story below: CHILLIWACK - Nearly 175 customers in Fairfield Island are without power Thursday morning after a bird got stuck on power lines. Chilliwack Fire Department crew...
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Cinematic Classics
Fraser Valley residents invited to hear 'Cinematic Classics' this weekend
FRASER VALLEY - Fraser Valley residents and music lovers alike are invited to hear Augmented Five in a live concert, "Cinematic Classics," this weekend that celebrates the unforgettable power of film scores. Held this Saturday, June 28 at Langley Mennonite Fellowship at 7:30 p.m., the performers behind the ev...
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Zoning amendment
Abbotsford council OK's amendment that could see low-income senior housing at Abbotsford church
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford City Council has approved an amendment to its Official Community Plan that will enable residential uses like non-market housing to be built on land belonging to places of worship with the institutional designation. According to a social media post from Abbotsford Councillor Dave Loewen, Abbotsfo...
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British Columbia
Federal bank loaning $1B for BC Ferries to buy Chinese-made ships
VICTORIA - A federal Crown corporation is loaning BC Ferries $1 billion to help buy four Chinese-made ferries, a purchase that federal transport minister Chrystia Freeland recently said was dismaying and should involve no federal funds. Canada Infrastructure Bank confirmed the loan on Thursday, saying the new electric ...
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Six still in hospital, two months after attack on Vancouver's Lapu Lapu festival
VANCOUVER - Police say six victims remain in hospital two months after the attack on Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day street festival that killed 11 people. Vancouver police say in an email response that one child victim who had been in hospital until recently has now been released and is recovering at home. Police say they c...
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Life sentence with no parole for 12 years for killer of Mission, B.C., man
ABBOTSFORD - The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a man arrested for murder in January 2023 has been given a life sentence without the chance of parole for 12 years in the death of a man in Mission, B.C. The team says in a news release that the sentence for 27-year-old Matthew Bauer was handed down Thursday ...
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B.C.'s premier says measles spikes across Canada a result anti-vax 'recklessness'
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says the growing spread of measles across Canada is "the sadly predictable outcome" of the "recklessness" of anti-vaccination politicians. Eby says the disease is "no joke," given the potentially serious impact on those infected, and it's prev...
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Western Canada glaciers melting twice as fast as in previous decade, research says
Researchers say some glaciers in Western Canada and the United States lost 12 per cent of their mass from 2021 to 2024, doubling melt rates compared to the previous decade. The research led by University of Northern British Columbia professor Brian Menounos says low snow accumulation over winter, early-season heat wave...
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National data shows overdose deaths dropped in 2024 but still higher than pre-pandemic
TORONTO - National health data released Wednesday shows overdose deaths in Canada dropped in 2024 but the toll still remained much higher than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. A joint statement from the country's chief medical officers of health, chief coroners and chief medical examiners said 7,146 people died of ...
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Canada
CP NewsAlert: Senate passes controversial bill to fast-track major projects
OTTAWA - The Senate has passed C-5, the Liberal government's controversial major projects bill. The legislation gives the federal government the power to fast-track projects to boost the national economy. More coming. Nick Murray, The Canadian Press
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Just for Laughs founder's sex-assault civil trial disrupted by insults and threats
MONTRÉAL - One of the women accusing Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon of sexual assault lashed out at him during a break in his civil trial today. Actress Danie Frenette shouted in the courtroom that Rozon is a liar after he denied during his testimony her allegations and those of her stepdaughter. Her husb...
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A 49-year-old Canadian has died while in ICE custody in Florida
OTTAWA - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says that a 49-year-old Canadian has died while in its custody. A detainee death notification from the agency, commonly known as ICE, says that Johnny Noviello was pronounced dead by the Miami Fire Rescue Department at 1:36 p.m. on Monday. The agency says he was found u...
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Federal bank loaning $1B for BC Ferries to buy Chinese-made ships
VICTORIA - A federal Crown corporation is loaning BC Ferries $1 billion to help buy four Chinese-made ferries, a purchase that federal transport minister Chrystia Freeland recently said was dismaying and should involve no federal funds. Canada Infrastructure Bank confirmed the loan on Thursday, saying the new electric ...
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Brazeau recovering after collapsing in Senate Wednesday due to 'dizzy spell'
OTTAWA - A Senate spokesman says Sen. Patrick Brazeau is recovering after a "dizzy spell" made him "briefly lose consciousness" Tuesday during debate in the Senate on the government's major projects bill. The 50-year-old Independent senator rose to speak before falling sideways to the floor just aft...
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Six still in hospital, two months after attack on Vancouver's Lapu Lapu festival
VANCOUVER - Police say six victims remain in hospital two months after the attack on Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day street festival that killed 11 people. Vancouver police say in an email response that one child victim who had been in hospital until recently has now been released and is recovering at home. Police say they c...
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World
Prosecutors tell judge government plans to deport Abrego Garcia to a country that's not El Salvador
Federal prosecutors told a judge Thursday that the government plans to initiate removal proceedings against Kilmar Abrego Garcia and to deport him to a country that is not El Salvador upon his release from a Tennessee jail. But the prosecutors also said that they would comply with all court orders and that they're plan...
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Iran's Supreme Leader makes first public statement since ceasefire declared in Israel-Iran war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei claimed victory over Israel on Thursday in his first public statement since a ceasefire was declared in the war between the two countries. Khamenei hasn't been seen in public since taking shelter in a secret location after the outbreak of the war Jun...
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Ecuador recaptures gang leader wanted in the United States more than a year after his prison escape
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - A fugitive drug trafficker wanted by authorities in Ecuador and the United States was recaptured more than a year after he escaped from prison in the Andean nation, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa announced Wednesday. José Adolfo Macías, alias "Fito," who led a gang calle...
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Sports
NHL prospects unfazed by new draft format: 'It's something special'
LOS ANGELES - Matthew Schaefer has watched the NHL draft plenty of times. A player gets picked and is congratulated by family members before heading on stage to shake a dozen hands from the organization that just made his dream a reality. The 2025 edition will be different. The league is set to hold its first decentral...
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Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn signs a 1-year deal to stay with his only NHL team
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn has signed a one-year contract to stay with the only team he has played for in his 16 NHL seasons. "Jamie embodies everything it means to be a Dallas Star, and has since he was drafted 18 years ago," general manager Jim Nill said Thursday. The deal has a ba...
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Sharks are buying out the final year of Marc-Edouard Vlasic's contract
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - The San Jose Sharks placed longtime defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic on unconditional waivers Thursday for the purpose of buying out the final year of his contract. Vlasic, 38 has been a staple in the Bay Area for the better part of the past two decades. He has played all 1,465 games of his NHL ca...
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