Most Wanted
CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of August 10, 2025
CHILLIWACK - Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.Name: Trevor AlexisAge: 33Height: 5'10" ft Weight: 222lbsHair: Black Eyes: BrownWanted: Unlawfully at LargeWarrant in effect: July 31, 2025Parole Jurisdiction: AbbotsfordName: Timothy RowleyAge: 40H...
31m ago
Read More
REAL ESTATE
Fraser Valley real estate sales still lower than year-over-year average in July
ABBOTSFORD - Home sellers are having to get a little more grease on their elbows this year as July sales continue to stay under their annual figures. A total of 462 homes were sold in Abbotsford, Mission and Langley last month, roughly 10 per cent less than the same time the previous year. Benchmark prices have dropped...
17h ago
Read More
What's Trending
Most Wanted
CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of August 10, 2025
31m ago
Guide Dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
Netanyahu defends his planned military offensive in Gaza
1h ago
Indigenous groups question government funding for Métis Nation of Ontario
5h ago
Fraser Valley
Missing man
Mission man reported missing: RCMP
MISSION - Mounties in Mission are appealing to the public for help in locating a missing man who was reported missing on Friday. According to a statement from police, Michael Ryan Borkovich was reported missing on August 8. Borkovich left in his vehicle, a maroon/red 2019 Dodge Ram with British Columbia license plate, ...
18h ago
Read More
CLINIC GRAND OPENING
New health centre opens in Harrison Hot Springs
HARRISON - Some patients in the Village of Harrison won't have to travel very far to receive the care they need after the grand opening of a health centre.A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Tuesday, July 29, for the newly opened Village Health Centre located at 102-160 Lillooet Avenue. Guests also enjoyed a walk-thr...
19h ago
Read More
BEAR CREEK FIRE
Evacuation alert remains as crews continue to fight over 200-hectare Bear Creek wildfire
HARRISON LAKE - BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) crews are keeping up the fight against a wildfire that flared up last week. The Bear Creek wildfire, located east of Harrison Lake, has grown to 224 hectares since it was first discovered on July 29. Rain and cooler temperatures have helped firefighting efforts in the past wee...
20h ago
Read More
BYLAW INPUT
City of Mission seeks public feedback on Good Neighbour bylaw update
MISSION - Mission residents are asked to share their thoughts on a piece of legislation that encourages good relationships between neighbours. Nearly a third of the almost 1,000 valid complaints received by bylaw officers last year were related to the Good Neighbour bylaw- which oversees disputes like light trespassing...
22h ago
Read More
British Columbia
Man out on release for violent offence arrested after stabbing in Abbotsford, B.C.
VICTORIA - Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say a business owner sustained "life-threatening injuries" while at work during a stabbing first reported Saturday morning. Emergency crews discovered the injured man following what police say was an "altercation with an unknown individual attempting to steal from t...
16h ago
Read More
Officials say out-of-control wildfire on Vancouver Island will cause more smoke
VICTORIA - The B.C. Wildfire Service says rising temperatures will lead to more smoke from the Wesley Ridge wildfire burning on Vancouver Island. Madison Dahl, fire information officer, says the out-of-control fire north of Cameron Lake has grown "minimally" to 5.8 square kilometres from 5.71 square kilometre...
18h ago
Read More
BC Hydro says Site C dam near Fort St. John now fully operational
VICTORIA - BC Hydro says the Site C dam in northern B.C. is now fully operational after the sixth and final power-generating turbine has come online. The Crown corporation says in a statement released Saturday that the dam along the Peace River near Fort St. John will now be able to generate 1,100 megawatts of electric...
21h ago
Read More
Giant Pacific octopus shoots video of itself after claiming camera from B.C. divers
When it comes to cinematography, a giant Pacific octopus that borrowed a camera from two divers earns a solid "10 out of 10." Underwater videographer John Roney said he and his longtime diving buddy Chris Mullen went out on Aug. 5 to Nanoose Bay on the east side of Vancouver Island, a renowned spot for large ...
Aug 09, 2025
Read More
U.S. in final decision to hike Canadian softwood duties, tells officers to collect
The U.S. Department of Commerce says it has made a final decision to more than double countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber imports, a move business groups in British Columbia say will harm communities on both sides of the border. A statement from the American department says the duty for most Canadian comp...
Aug 08, 2025
Read More
B.C. First Nation wins rights, title along Fraser River's south arm in Lower Mainland
VICTORIA - A Vancouver Island First Nation has won back fishing rights and title for part of the land its ancestors used as a summer home in the Lower Mainland, despite opposition by two other Indigenous communities. A B.C. Supreme Court judge says in a written decision posted Friday that the Cowichan Tribes have estab...
Aug 08, 2025
Read More
Canada
Indigenous groups question government funding for Métis Nation of Ontario
OTTAWA - First Nations in Ontario and the Manitoba Métis Federation say nearly $1 billion in federal funding went to a group they allege is fraudulently claiming Métis identity. The Chiefs of Ontario, which represents 133 First Nations in the province, shared with The Canadian Press data on more than 20 y...
5h ago
Read More
'No safety rules': Concerns grow as AI-generated videos spread hate online
At first it appears to be a quirky video clip generated by artificial intelligence to make people laugh. In it, a hairy Bigfoot wearing a cowboy hat and a vest emblazoned with the American flag sits behind the wheel of a pickup truck. "We are going today to the LGBT parade," the apelike creature says with a l...
5h ago
Read More
The controversy over Canada's rules on military exports to Israel, explained
OTTAWA - A Canadian senator is calling on Ottawa to be more transparent on its policy to restrict arms exports to Israel, following contradictory reports about what manufacturers have been allowed to send to the Middle East. "I'm horrified to hear this news about certain arms exports and parts going to Israel, dir...
5h ago
Read More
10th most wanted man in Canada arrested at Montreal airport: police
MONTREAL - A man who's been on the list of Canada's top 25 most wanted fugitives for murder and drug trafficking charges dating back to 2022 has been arrested after police say he returned to Canada. Quebec provincial police say officers from the Sûreté du Québec Airport Unit, the Mascouche Major Cri...
15h ago
Read More
Three men stabbed, one fatally, outside bars in Montreal, police say
MONTREAL - Montreal police were busy early Saturday dealing with three stabbings in two separate fights at opposite ends of the city, leaving one man dead. Police were called to a bar in the city's Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood at about 2 a.m. for two men stabbed. One of the men, a 48-year-old, was pronounced dea...
19h ago
Read More
Canada joins international partners to condemn Israel plan to take over Gaza City
Canada is joining international partners Saturday in panning Israel's plan to take control of Gaza City approved this week. In a joint statement, foreign ministers from several countries including Canada, Australia, France, Germany and the United Kingdom said they reject a decision taken by the Israeli security cabinet...
19h ago
Read More
World
Netanyahu defends his planned military offensive in Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel "has no choice but to finish the job and complete the defeat of Hamas." He is speaking to foreign media in Jerusalem and defending a planned military offensive. He asserts that "our goal is not to occupy Gaza, our goal is to free Gaza...
1h ago
Read More
3 elves are cycling from the German town of St. Nikolaus to Finland's Santa Claus Village
ST. NIKOLAUS, Germany (AP) - Santa's elves start early in Germany. Three postal workers set off Saturday on their nearly 3,000-kilometer (1,860-mile) bicycle journey from St. Nikolaus, Germany, to the small town of Rovaniemi, Finland, which is home to Santa Claus Village, according to German news agency dpa. The cyclis...
6h ago
Read More
Jen Pawol breaks MLB's gender barrier as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game
ATLANTA (AP) - Jen Pawol has made history as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the major leagues. Pawol's much-anticipated debut came as the first base umpire for Saturday's first game of a split doubleheader between the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins. She enjoyed a quiet first inning, watching...
21h ago
Read More
Sports
Judd scores in second-half stoppage time to lift Earthquakes over Whitecaps 2-1
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Preston Judd scored in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time to rally the San Jose Earthquakes to 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night. Judd subbed in for Josef Martínez in the 81st minute and used assists from defenders DeJuan Jones and Jamar Ricketts to sc...
10h ago
Read More
Ohtani hits 40th homer, Snell overpowers Blue Jays as Dodgers win 9-1
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Shohei Ohtani hit his 40th home run, Blake Snell struck out 10 batters in five shutout innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Toronto Blue Jays 9-1 on Saturday night. Max Muncy opened the scoring with a two-run homer in the fourth, and Ohtani connected for a solo shot to centre field off star...
10h ago
Read More
Alberta's Drew Stuve wins third Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship bout
ENOCH - Local favourite Drew (Wild Boy) Stuve made short work of American Will (The Brown Bomber) Santiago on Saturday in the main event of BKFC Fight Night Edmonton, the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship's third-ever show in Canada. The lopsided fight was stopped at one minute 37 seconds of the first round at the Riv...
11h ago
Read More
Do Some Good
Help shine a light on the good happening in your community!
Post stories on http://DoSomeGood.ca or the app and we’ll feature them to celebrate local acts of goodness.
It’s because of these great supporters that our community can use the Do Some Good platform for free!