Woman seriously hurt
33-year-old woman severely burned in targeted assault: Langley RCMP
LANGLEY - Mounties in Langley say a 33-year-old woman was rushed to hospital over the weekend after suffering severe burns in what police are calling an assault. According to a statement from Langley RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, police responded to a woman in distress on Saturday evening, July 12, at approxima...
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Chilliwack corn
Fresh, local Chilliwack corn available to the public starting this week
CHILLIWACK - One of Chilliwack's most recognized corn brands is launching its 27th season this week. The Sparkes Corn Barn posted on social media over the weekend that the wait for famous Chilliwack corn is over. "The time has finally come! Season 27 starts Monday! Monday, we are going to pick a load to train our ...
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Firefighters union says inadequate staffing hindered response to blaze at assisted-living facility
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Woman followed
Police investigating after woman alleges she was followed on a Langley-area walking trail
LANGLEY - Mounties in Langley are investigating a suspicious incident in which a woman reported being followed over the weekend while walking her dogs on a trail near 216 Street in Langley. According to a statement from Langley RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, frontline officers were dispatched Saturday morning, J...
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Serious motor vehicle incident
Police appeal for witnesses, video after motorcyclist hospitalized following collision with SUV
DELTA, B.C. - Police are appealing for witnesses and any dashcam video after a collision between a motorcyclist and an SUV in Delta Saturday morning. According to a statement from BCHP spokesperson Corporal Michael McLaughlin, police are appealing to the public for more information, including witnesses and dashcam vide...
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Fire east of Manning Park
Wildfire east of Manning Park spreads to over 700 hectares
EASTGATE, B.C. - A wildfire that ignited over the weekend east of E.C. Manning Provincial Park has expanded significantly in just a matter of days. According to BC Wildfire Service's online dashboard, the Placer Creek fire east of Manning Park has swelled in size from 40 hectares on Saturday to 725 hectares as of Monda...
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Chilliwack River Valley
Off-road rider suffers extensive injuries after accident Sunday in Chilliwack River Valley
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack River Valley Fire Department crews and B.C. Emergency Health Services personnel were dispatched Sunday evening after an off-road dirtbike rider suffered serious injuries from an accident. According to scanner traffic, first responders were first notified at approximately 7 p.m. about a motorcycl...
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British Columbia
Airflow pattern brings potential for increased wildfires in coastal B.C.
VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says the Coastal Fire Centre is expected to get its first "outflow pattern" of the season, which could drive more significant fire behaviour. It says the pattern occurs when air flows out from the mountains towards the water, and will develop Monday and continue Tuesday in ...
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Woman severely burned by substance in 'intentional act' in Langley, B.C., police say
LANGLEY - Police in Metro Vancouver say a woman was taken to hospital suffering from "severe burns" after being exposed to an "unknown substance" in a targeted assault. A statement issued by Langley RCMP says officers responded to a report of woman in distress along a stretch of the Fraser Highway l...
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Wildfire near Princeton golf course in B.C. prompts evacuation order
An out-of-control wildfire near Princeton in British Columbia has prompted an evacuation order. The BC Wildfire Service says the August Lake wildfire, which is burning close to Princeton Golf Club, is now mapped at 14 hectares in size. The wildfire service says about 40 firefighters and three helicopters are on scene t...
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Federal investigators deployed to probe WestJet engine fire at Vancouver airport
VANCOUVER - Federal investigators have been deployed to Vancouver International Airport after a "small engine fire" onboard a WestJet flight from the United States. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it happened late Saturday as the plane arrived at the gate. WestJet spokeswoman Julia Kaiser says ...
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How a tree-killing beetle chose wrong human to fly into, revealing presence in B.C.
VANCOUVER - The tiny beetle could scarcely have picked a worse human to fly into. Amateur entomologist Andrew Short was sitting on a bench in downtown Vancouver in June 2023 when the unfamiliar metallic green beetle hit him and fell to the ground. He said he "needed to know what it was," so he captured it, to...
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Event organizers of Vancouver Chinatown Festival say security is their top priority
VANCOUVER - Organizers of the Vancouver Chinatown Festival say security is their top priority in the wake of the Lapu Lapu festival tragedy that killed 11 and injured dozens more in April. Joey Kwan, executive director of the Vancouver Chinatown BIA, says enhanced safety measures have been in place as the 23rd festival...
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Canada
Poilievre wants Carney to cash out blind trust, says ethics screens insufficient
OTTAWA - The Conservatives want Prime Minister Mark Carney to sell all the assets in his blind trust to avoid any possible conflicts of interest. Carney set up a blind trust after he was sworn in as prime minister in March and the details of how it works were made public on Friday. They show that the prime minister has...
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Cabinet to meet Tuesday as Trump says 35% tariff letter is 'the deal'
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with his cabinet tomorrow, as President Donald Trump says his letters threatening upwards of 35 per cent tariffs to Carney, and other leaders are "the deals." The president sent Carney a letter late last week saying Canada will face a 35 per cent tariff rate after Aug...
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CP NewsAlert: Alberta surpasses U.S. in confirmed measles cases with more than 1,300
EDMONTON - Alberta has surpassed the United States in confirmed measles cases, after 30 new cases were diagnosed over the weekend. The province has now seen 1,314 cases since the beginning of March. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 1,288 cases so far this year across 39 states. The outbr...
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Federal envoy urges Ontario to act on antisemitism in its public schools
OTTAWA - Canada's special envoy on antisemitism says Ontario needs to take seriously incidents of anti-Jewish bigotry targeted at students in public schools. Deborah Lyons commissioned a survey of nearly 600 Jewish parents, and found hundreds of children were subjected to incidents including antisemitic bullying and bl...
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Woman severely burned by substance in 'intentional act' in Langley, B.C., police say
LANGLEY - Police in Metro Vancouver say a woman was taken to hospital suffering from "severe burns" after being exposed to an "unknown substance" in a targeted assault. A statement issued by Langley RCMP says officers responded to a report of woman in distress along a stretch of the Fraser Highway l...
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Man with al-Qaida ties likely to plead guilty to terror offence in Montreal: lawyer
MONTRÉAL - A man with ties to al-Qaida who allegedly threatened to bomb public transit has waived his right to a bail hearing. Mohamed Abdullah Warsame, 51, appeared in court by video conference from the Rivière-des-Prairies detention centre in Montreal. Warsame has been charged with uttering threats afte...
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Firefighters union says inadequate staffing hindered response to blaze at assisted-living facility
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts firefighters union says inadequate staffing hindered the response to a fire at an assisted-living facility that killed nine people. The firefighters in Fall River said they could have saved more lives with more manpower. The blaze late Sunday trapped residents at Gabriel House, ...
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Trump threatens Russia with tariffs if war on Ukraine isn't resolved within 50 days
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Monday he would punish Russia with tariffs if there isn't a deal to end the war in Ukraine within 50 days. The Republican president made the announcement during an Oval Office meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. "We're going to be doing very severe tariffs ...
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4 people were killed in a small plane crash near London Sunday, police say
LONDON (AP) - Police say four people died aboard a small plane that crashed shortly after taking off from London Southend Airport on Sunday. Essex Police said Monday that work is continuing to identify the victims, none of whom are British. The Beechcraft B200 Super King Air operated by Dutch firm Zeusch Aviation had f...
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Sports
NFL legend John Elway won't be charged in golf cart accident that killed former agent Jeff Sperbeck
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) - NFL Hall of Famer John Elway won't be charged after his business partner Jeffrey Sperbeck was fatally injured falling out of his golf cart at a Southern California golf resort community last April, authorities said. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco told KUSA-TV in Denver on Friday that inve...
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Yates wins Tour de France's first mountainous stage and Healy takes yellow jersey
LE MONT-DORE, France (AP) - British rider Simon Yates won the first mountainous stage of the Tour de France on Monday and Irish rider Ben Healy was consoled by taking the yellow jersey. Healy was nominated the most combative rider of the day after forcing the initiative on the 10th stage, but Yates - who won the Giro d...
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Rogers falls short in communication with fans over Sportsnet price hike, prof says
Rogers fell short in its communication with fans over its significant price hike of Sportsnet+ Premium, a sport management professor says. Rogers is raising the price of the streaming service starting Sept. 9, with the annual plan jumping from $249.99 to $324.99 and the monthly price rising from $34.99 to $42.99. That ...
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