Abbotsford Canucks
Abbotsford Centre hiring for all kinds of positions ahead of 2025-26 Canucks season
ABBOTSFORD - People who are looking for a side hustle to supplement their day job or while they go to school are invited to apply for multiple positions with the Abbotsford Centre where the Abbotsford Canucks play. The Abbotsford Centre currently has 21 open positions for anything from steward to concession attendant a...
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Former Chilliwack movie theatre
Former Chilliwack movie theatre to undergo demolition
CHILLIWACK - After its permanent closure in June ended a 16-year run by owners Cathy Rayner and Pauline Lamb, the former Cottonwood 4 Cinemas on Luckakuck Way could be demolished as part of a rezoning application. According to a statement from City of Chilliwack communications coordinator Alexandra Carter Page, the cit...
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UPDATE: Power restored after nearly 5,000 lose electricity Tuesday afternoon
UPDATE 4:45 P.M., TUESDAY: Power has now been restored to nearly 5,000 customers in Abbotsford. Original story: ABBOTSFORD - Nearly 5,000 residential customers lost power Tuesday afternoon in east Abbotsford, Sumas Mountain and the surrounding areas, on a day when temperatures soared well above 30 degrees Celsius. Acc...
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Public works project
Bridge replacement to improve Highway 1 through Fraser Canyon
FRASER CANYON/LYTTON - The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit says construction will begin this fall on replacements to an aging bridge on the Trans-Canada Highway east of Lytton. According to a statement from the province, work will commence in fall 2025 to overhaul the aging Sackum overhead bridge, thereby e...
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Inmate dies
Convicted murderer dies at Abbotsford prison
ABBOTSFORD - A man who stabbed his wife to death in 2012 and was later convicted of second-degree murder has died at an Abbotsford prison. Correctional Services Canada says Nelson Tayongtong, an inmate at Pacific Institution/Regional Treatment Centre, died on Sunday, August 10 while in custody due to apparent natural c...
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Prolific offender caught
Prolific offender caught after alert citizen's tip to Abbotsford police
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say an alert citizen's tip led to the recovery of a stolen vehicle and the arrest of a repeat offender known to police.According to a social media post, AbbyPD officers were tipped off to a suspicious truck parked near Sumas Mountain Road and Carnarvon Court on Monday, August 11. Offic...
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British Columbia
Cowichan title lands encompass multimillion-dollar mansions in Richmond, B.C.
A landmark Aboriginal title claim successfully established by Cowichan Nation last week appears to encompass land occupied by a stretch of multimillion-dollar homes and an 18-hole golf course in Richmond, B.C. A map of the Cowichan title lands that was part of the B.C. Supreme Court ruling, combined with publicly avail...
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Surrey police test biometric scanning of detainees' vital signs in jail cells
SURREY - The Surrey Police Service has begun using live biometric scanners in its jail cells to monitor the health of people being detained. It says in a news release that it began installing the scanners in several adult and youth detention cells in March as part of a pilot project. The release says the radar technolo...
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Man thrown from vehicle in crash involving commuter train in Metro Vancouver
The West Coast Express commuter rail service in Metro Vancouver was disrupted when a train collided with a pickup truck in Port Moody, B.C. Police say emergency responders were called to the crash site at the crossing at Reed Point Marina on Tuesday morning. Investigators say the driver of the pickup was thrown from th...
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Valley Huskers
Valley Huskers hungry for redemption as they host their home opener this weekend
CHILLIWACK - The Valley Huskers will have something to prove in front of their home fans this weekend as they look for their first win of the young season. After opening the season in week 2 with a 45-24 loss to the Westside Rebels, the Huskers (0-3) have been within striking distance in two close battles, only to come...
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Records fall in several communities in southern B.C., including Abbotsford, as heat warnings persist
VANCOUVER - Nine daily temperature records fell in British Columbia communities Monday as a heat warnings are expected to persist in the southern part of the province through to mid-week. Environment Canada says temperatures reached 37.4 C in Pemberton, breaking a mark set in 1977. The weather agency says records also ...
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One dead, man arrested after shooting in apartment in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say a man is dead and another is in custody after a shooting at an apartment building. Abbotsford police say the incident happened at around 4 p.m. Monday in the 30400 block of Cardinal Avenue, where officers responded to a call reporting a shooting. Police say officers at the s...
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Canada
CP NewsAlert: Air Canada flight attendants serve 72-hour strike notice
There's no word yet whether Air Canada and the union representing some 10,000 of its flight attendants have averted a possible strike or lockout that could begin as soon as Saturday. The Air Canada component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees will be in position to strike as of 12:01 a.m. ET on Saturday. That me...
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Yukon, Alaska sign agreement to address missing and murdered Indigenous people
WHITEHORSE - The territory of Yukon has signed an agreement with the state of Alaska to address the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people. The territorial government says the memorandum of understanding was initiated in April 2024 and was signed in Whitehorse on Tuesday. It says in a news release that the do...
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Satellite images reveal conditions that contributed to 'catastrophic' wildfire season
WINNIPEG - Images from space and artificial intelligence can help detect areas prone to extreme wildfires, researchers suggest, after satellite photos showed dry parts of Manitoba ahead of its devastating wildfire season. Scientists from the University of Ottawa and Université Laval in Quebec used data collected...
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Cowichan title lands encompass multimillion-dollar mansions in Richmond, B.C.
A landmark Aboriginal title claim successfully established by Cowichan Nation last week appears to encompass land occupied by a stretch of multimillion-dollar homes and an 18-hole golf course in Richmond, B.C. A map of the Cowichan title lands that was part of the B.C. Supreme Court ruling, combined with publicly avail...
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Top officer says Canada's laws are 'inadequate' to fight cross-border crime
VICTORIA - The head of the Canada's police chiefs association says they are guided by "outdated and inadequate" laws that were never designed to take on the current criminal landscape that no longer respects international borders. Thomas Carrique, president of the Association of Chiefs of Police, says police ...
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Burn bans and water restrictions in place in Ottawa area as dry conditions persist
OTTAWA - Tourists visiting the nation's capital were hunting for shade on Tuesday afternoon, leaving sun-drenched benches and chairs empty along Sparks Street as temperatures spiked to 34 degrees. The humidity made it feel more like 42 as a heat warning enveloped a wide swath of Ontario, prompting fire bans and water r...
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Mexico expels 26 cartel figures wanted by US authorities in deal with Trump administration
WASHINGTON (AP) - Mexico is expelling 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States in the latest major deal with the Trump administration as American authorities ratchet up pressure on criminal networks sending drugs across the border, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The c...
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Guatemala judge convicts 6 ex-officials in deaths of 41 girls in 2017 fire at state facility
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Sherrod Brown, Ohio's highest-profile Democrat, expected to seek a return to the US Senate in 2026
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, Ohio's best-known Democrat, is expected to make another run for the U.S. Senate next year, giving Democrats a likely boost as they wage an uphill fight to win control of the chamber. Brown has not yet made a formal announcement, but people familiar with his plans wh...
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Sports
Clement and Varsho hit homers as Blue Jays kick off homestand with 5-1 win over Cubs
TORONTO - Ernie Clement hit a three-run homer and Jose Berrios threw 5 1/3 effective innings as the Toronto Blue Jays kicked off a six-game homestand Tuesday with a 5-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs. With Daulton Varsho and Ty France aboard in the fourth inning, Clement turned on a first-pitch slider from Javier Assad ...
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Pete Alonso breaks Darryl Strawberry's Mets franchise home run record
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso hit his 253rd career homer on Tuesday night, breaking the franchise record held by Darryl Strawberry for 37 years. The 30-year-old Alonso drove a 95.1 mph fastball from Atlanta Braves right-hander Spencer Strider just over the wall in right-center for a two-run shot in ...
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Cowichan title lands encompass multimillion-dollar mansions in Richmond, B.C.
The stretch of semi-rural land on No. 6 Road in Richmond, B.C., is home to blueberry farms, multimillion-dollar mansions and an 18-hole golf course. Those properties are all now encompassed by a landmark Aboriginal title claim that was successfully established by the Cowichan Nation last week. The ruling in B.C. Suprem...
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