Chelsey Gauthier
Court delivers guilty verdicts in 2017 homicide of Abbotsford woman
ABBOTSFORD - A man has been found guilty of manslaughter and indignity to human remains in connection with the death of Abbotsford's Chelsey Gauthier in 2017.The verdict against Gary Losch was handed down in Abbotsford Supreme Court Tuesday (Jul. 22) . Justice Dley found Losch not guilty on a charge of second-degree mu...
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Three dead after 'Neighbourhood dispute' in Maple Ridge, police say
MAPLE RIDGE - Part of a quiet neighbourhood in Maple Ridge is blocked off by police tape as RCMP investigate what they say was a dispute between neighbours that culminated in a murder-suicide. Police cordoned off the area of the violent scene that saw two vehicles set ablaze and a police Emergency Response Team descend...
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Sirski named to lead athletics at the University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) has named its new Athletics and Campus Recreation Director. Nick Sirski was appointed by the school and will officially move into the role August 11. Sirski comes to UFV from the athletic department at Simon Fraser University. Sirski is originally from Winnipeg. He...
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Missing Man
Abbotsford police continue search for missing senior
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford Police are asking for the public's help as investigators continue efforts to locate 70-year-old Dale Kirkwood.Kirkwood is approximately 5'6" and has a slender build, short black hair, and a short goatee. He was last seen wearing a grey baseball hat, a white t-shirt, blue shorts and white sh...
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Calder Cup Champions
Abbotsford Canucks announce three signings
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Canucks will have three familiar faces back in the fall as they prepare to defend their Calder Cup championship. The team has announced the signings of forwards Dino Kambeitz and Cooper Walker along with defenceman Joe Arntsen.The 25-year-old Kambeitz scored a career high 10 goals last seaso...
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Annual Event
Dragon Boat Festival set for Harrison Lake Saturday
HARRISON LAKE - More than 60 Dragon Boat teams from across the Pacific Northwest are expected for Saturday's Harrison Dragon Boat Festival. Organizers say teams from the Fraser Valley will be joined by squads from the Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast and Washington State in the event. Almost two thousand racers are expec...
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British Columbia
Three workers emerge from B.C. mine after 'meticulously executed' rescue
ISKTU, B.C. - Three workers who were trapped in a remote northern British Columbia mine have been rescued after more than 60 hours underground.Red Chris mine operator Newmont Corp. said the three men were safely brought to the surface at about 10:40 p.m. on Thursday.It said Kevin Coumbs, Darien Maduke and Jesse Chubaty...
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How the rescue of three workers trapped underground in B.C. mine unfolded
Three contractors were rescued late Thursday after more than 60 hours trapped underground at the Red Chris gold and copper mine in northern B.C. Here is a timeline of how the situation unfolded (all times Pacific): July 22, 2025, 6 a.m. Three contractors working for Hy-Tech Drilling begin work for the day at the mine. ...
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Settlement proposed in class-action lawsuit over B.C. solitary confinement
VANCOUVER - A proposed settlement of up to $60 million has been reached in a class-action lawsuit related to the use of solitary confinement in British Columbia correctional facilities. The Quebec-based law firm Proactio issued a statement Saturday saying the settlement must be approved by the B.C. Supreme Court, but c...
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A quick history of B.C.'s Red Chris mine where three workers are trapped underground
The eyes of many are on a northern British Columbia gold and copper mine as rescue efforts are underway to free three contractors trapped underground. This is not the first time the Red Chris mine has been in the spotlight. In its decades-long history, the property 80 km south of Dease Lake, B.C., has been the focus of...
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A B.C. miners await rescue, here's how other operations have played out
Rescue operations involving a remote-controlled scoop and drones are underway at the Red Chris mine in northern British Columbia, where three miners are trapped underground. Here is a look at some previous mine rescues in Canada and around the world. September 2021: Thirty-nine miners at Vale's Totten mine in Sudbury, ...
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Man who allegedly murdered serial killer Robert Pickton in prison appears in court
The man accused of murdering serial killer Robert Pickton in prison appeared briefly by video conference at the courthouse in Sept-Îles, Que., northeast of Quebec City. Martin Charest, 52, faces one count first-degree murder in connection with Pickton's killing in May 2024 at the Port-Cartier federal penitentiary...
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Canada
Murder case against father of nine-year-old Montreal girl moves to a grand jury
MONTREAL - The case against the father of a nine-year-old Montreal girl found dead in Upstate New York will move directly to the grand jury stage. The court in Ticonderoga, N.Y., and the secretary for the district attorney both confirmed that the felony hearing scheduled to take place today for Luciano Frattolin has be...
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Federal government posts $6.5 billion deficit in April, May
The federal government posted a $6.5 billion deficit in the first two months of the fiscal year. The result for the April-to-May period compared with a $3.8 billion deficit for the same stretch last year. Revenues increased $26 million, virtually unchanged from the prior year, as increases in customs import duties and ...
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Supreme Court affirms murder conviction of man who argued he was unfit for trial
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the murder conviction of a man who argued he was unfit to stand trial because he experienced auditory hallucinations and schizophrenic delusions throughout the proceedings. In a ruling issued today, the top court accepts the trial judge's finding that there were no reason...
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Trump says he hasn't 'had a lot of luck' with Canada ahead of latest tariff deadline
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump says his administration hasn't "had a lot of luck with Canada" in its trade negotiations ahead of next week's deadline to avert tariffs. Trump says his administration hasn't been focused on a deal with Canada and America's northern neighbour could be a country "wh...
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In the news today: Three miners rescued from B.C. mine
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Three miners rescued from B.C. mine Three miners who were trapped in a remote northern British Columbia mine have been rescued after more than 60 hours underground. Red Chris mine operator Newmont Corp. said the three men were saf...
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Montreal group takes campaign to restore U.S. foreign aid to Times Square
OTTAWA - A Montreal-based organization promoting democracy and digital rights is using a billboard in New York's iconic Times Square to urge Americans to resist cuts to U.S. foreign aid. "A retreat by the United States will mean that the weight balances in favour of digital authoritarianism, and away from what are...
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World
France's highest court upholds some of Bashar Assad's legal protections, but permits future warrants
PARIS (AP) - France's highest court on Friday upheld some of Syrian ex-leader Bashar Assad's personal immunity as a head of state while green-lighting possible future war crime warrants, drawing criticism from human rights lawyers and Syrian activists. The Cour de Cassation upheld Assad's head-of-state immunity, but ad...
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Florida Gov. DeSantis says deportation flights from 'Alligator Alcatraz' have begun
OCHOPEE, Fla. (AP) - Deportation flights carrying detainees from the immigration detention center known as " Alligator Alcatraz ″ to other countries began in the past few days, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday. The flights operated by the Department of Homeland Security have removed more about 100 detai...
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Militant Georges Abdallah arrives in Lebanon after more than 40 years in French detention
BEIRUT (AP) - A Lebanese pro-Palestinian communist militant arrived in Lebanon Friday following his release after more than 40 years in detention in France. Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, 74, was serving a life sentence for complicity in the murders of two diplomats, one American and one Israeli, in Paris in 1982. The Paris...
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Toronto FC loses defenders Monlouis, Wingo and Gomis to season-ending injuries
TORONTO - Last-place Toronto FC will be without defenders Zane Monlouis, Henry Wingo and Nicksoen Gomis for the rest of the season. Monlouis had surgery earlier this month to repair hip and thigh injuries suffered June 25 against the Red Bulls. Wingo underwent surgery June 16 in Finland to repair a torn quadriceps. Gom...
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The world's tallest teen, 7-foot-9 centre Olivier Rioux, gives football a try at Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The world's tallest teenager is trying his hand - his reach, really - at football. Florida basketball player Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 centre who played for the Under-19 Canadian national team this summer, recently worked out for the Gators' football team. Rioux, from Terrebonne, Que., donned a...
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Blue Jays top prospect Arjun Nimmala focused on growth, consistency in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Arjun Nimmala has learned a lot this year. As the No. 1 prospect for the Toronto Blue Jays, he's been figuring out what it takes to be a professional athlete while playing shortstop for the team's High-A affiliate, the Vancouver Canadians. As a 19-year-old living more than 5,000 kilometres away from his par...
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