Man found dead
Man found dead after shooting in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - A spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department says a man was found dead at a home on Cardinal Avenue Monday in Abbotsford following a reported shooting. According to a statement from AbbyPD Sgt. Paul Walker, AbbyPD officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 30400 block of Cardinal Avenue. On...
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Fatality
44-year-old motorcyclist confirmed dead after two-vehicle crash on Highway 3 southeast of Hope
SUNSHINE VALLEY - A spokesperson for the BC Highway Patrol has confirmed that a 44-year-old motorcyclist from Vancouver Island has been killed after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 3 southeast of Hope Monday morning. According to a statement from BCHP spokesperson Corporal Michael McLaughlin, BC Highway Patrol has taken...
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Legends from 1976 Canada Cup team to reunite at Serge Savard invitational
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IHIT posts image of car connected to Fraser Valley homicide, was seen in Abbotsford near U.S. border
FRASER VALLEY - Homicide detectives in B.C. are appealing to the public for help in identifying a vehicle of interest as authorities continue to advance the investigation into the death of a 29-year-old man earlier this year. According to a statement from IHIT spokesperson Cpl. Sukhi Dhesi, Surrey frontline officers we...
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Ousted Fraser Health CEO
B.C. Conservatives slam massive severance for former Fraser Health CEO
CHILLIWACK - A member of the B.C. Conservatives is slamming the B.C. NDP government after claiming that new documents reveal fired Fraser Health CEO Dr. Victoria Lee received a massive severance payment roughly 15 times what a nurse would get in similar circumstances. According to a statement Monday morning, Surrey-Whi...
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Harrison East FSR reopens
HARRISON EAST FOREST SERVICE ROAD - The Village of Harrison Hot Springs says the evacuation alert connected to the Bear Creek wildfire east of Harrison Lake has been canceled now that the fire is being held.According to a social media post from the village, Harrison East Forest Service Road is now open to the public, a...
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Wildfire in Hope
Wildfire in Hope now being held
HOPE - A small fire that ignited in early July near Highway 1 in Hope and intensified to the point that it was upgraded to an out of control fire last week is now being held. The 1.5-hectare fire, located on Serpent's Back Trail south of Highway 1 in Hope, has been reclassified by the B.C. Wildfire Service as being hel...
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Petition revives campaign to award Victoria Cross to Afghan war veterans
OTTAWA - A petition sponsored by a Liberal MP is reviving calls for a fresh look at whether veterans of the Afghanistan conflict should be reconsidered for Canada's top military honour. Liberal MP Pauline Rochefort is sponsoring the new petition in Parliament. It calls for the creation of an "Independent Military ...
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Mount Underwood wildfire forces evacuation of campground and marina near Port Alberni
PORT ALBERNI - An out-of-control wildfire has forced the evacuation of a campground near the Vancouver Island city of Port Alberni, B.C. The BC Wildfire Service says the Mount Underwood blaze is more than six square kilometres in size. The wildfire has led to the evacuation of the China Creek Campground and Marina, loc...
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B.C. court squelches Vancouver bylaw that forced ride-hailing firms to pay fees
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has invalidated a bylaw passed by the City of Vancouver that imposed a fee on ride-hailing companies working on city streets during peak hours. Uber Canada took the city to court over the bylaw, claiming it overstepped a municipal government's power to regulate so-called "transpo...
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B.C. woman injured, hospitalized after being struck by beer can thrown from truck
A British Columbia woman was injured and required "life-saving first aid" after police say she was struck by a half-empty beer can thrown from a passing vehicle. RCMP say it happened close to midnight on Saturday near Lake Cowichan in the area of Youbou and Meades Creek roads. Police say the 22-year-old woman...
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B.C. to appeal landmark Aboriginal title ruling over land in Metro Vancouver
British Columbia's attorney general says the government will appeal a landmark Aboriginal title ruling that grants a claim by the Cowichan Nation over land on the Fraser River in Metro Vancouver. Niki Sharma says the government strongly disagrees with last week's B.C. Supreme Court decision granting fishing rights and ...
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Country singer Dallas Smith winks at Trump's annexation threats with 51-date tour
TORONTO - Country singer Dallas Smith isn't looking to stir the political pot, but he admits it's no coincidence that his upcoming Canadian concert tour is booked for 51 dates. In a wink to Donald Trump's threats of making Canada the 51st state, the British Columbia-born country singer and frontman of rock band Default...
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Canada
In the news today: Potential strike notice looms for Air Canada
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Potential strike notice looms for Air Canada The union representing around 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants could signal its intent to strike if a deal isn't reached by the end of today. The earliest that flight attendants coul...
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Keep your eyes on the skies: Annual Perseid meteor shower set to peak tonight
Stargazers are in for a shimmering show tonight as the annual Perseid meteor shower is set to reach its peak. NASA says the fireball shower began last month and the celestial event is expected to peak tonight and tomorrow before ending on Aug. 23. The space agency says the Perseids are best viewed in the Northern Hemis...
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Cancer survivor celebrates birthday by paying for patients' hospital parking
LONDON - Krystyna Locke is celebrating turning 63 by paying the parking fees for cancer patients. The lymphoma cancer survivor knows just how quickly those bills add up after a 20-year journey of hospital visits to London Health Sciences Centre. That's why she's raised more than $3,700 to pay for 250 parking passes tod...
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Relief from sweltering conditions expected in parts of Canada after days of heat
Sweltering heat is expected to continue in British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces today, but relief is on the way for some. A multi-day heat wave should end today in southern British Columbia, where warnings covered most of Vancouver Island and stretched into North Thompson and South Okanagan. Hot...
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Petition revives campaign to award Victoria Cross to Afghan war veterans
OTTAWA - A petition sponsored by a Liberal MP is reviving calls for a fresh look at whether veterans of the Afghanistan conflict should be reconsidered for Canada's top military honour. Liberal MP Pauline Rochefort is sponsoring the new petition in Parliament. It calls for the creation of an "Independent Military ...
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Federal Liberals looking to provide 'certainty' to investors in fall budget
OTTAWA - Major institutional investors are asking the federal government to give them a reason to invest more at home in the upcoming fall budget, says the Liberal MPs leading budget consultations across Canada. The federal Liberals are in the midst of consultations on the upcoming 2025 budget. While federal budgets ty...
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Uvalde school district releases records for 2022 classroom shooting, after legal fight over access
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - School officials in Uvalde, Texas, on Monday released text messages, personnel files and student records of the shooter from the 2022 attack at Robb Elementary School, following a yearslong legal battle over public access to the material. The records include emails between top school district offic...
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Police say 2 dead in a shooting at a Target in Austin, Texas, and a suspect has been detained
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Two people were killed Monday in a shooting at a Target store in Austin, Texas, and a suspect has been detained, police said. Austin police said in a post on the social platform X that the scene is still active and an investigation is ongoing. The shooting came amid back-to-school shopping ahead of...
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Trump suggests he'll know if Putin wants a peace deal with Ukraine soon into their meeting
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Monday that he expected to determine mere moments into his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin this week whether it would be possible to work out a deal to halt the war in Ukraine. "At the end of that meeting, probably the first two minutes, I'll know exactly wh...
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Sports
Legends from 1976 Canada Cup team to reunite at Serge Savard invitational
TERREBONNE - The 1976 Canadian men's hockey team is reuniting almost 50 years after winning the inaugural Canada Cup. Bobby Orr, Darryl Sittler, Bobby Clarke and head coach Scotty Bowman are among the 16 team members expected to gather this morning at Le Mirage Golf Club for the Invitation Serge Savard. Sittler scored ...
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Defenceman Ryker Evans agrees to 2-year extension with Seattle Kraken
SEATTLE (AP) - Seattle Kraken defenceman Ryker Evans agreed Monday to a two-year contract extension, which carries a $2.05 million average annual value and runs through the 2026-27 NHL season. The 23-year-old Evans recorded 25 points on five goals and 20 assists in 73 games during his first full season with the Kraken....
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Flying High: First-place Toronto Blue Jays return home with reinforcements coming
TORONTO - It was feast or famine for the Toronto Blue Jays on their recent road trip that included a record-breaking beatdown of the Colorado Rockies and a series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The first-place team is back home for a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs starting Tuesday night at Rogers Centre ahea...
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