

Missing person
23-year-old female reported missing: Chilliwack RCMP
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack are appealing to the public for help in locating a missing person who was last seen over two weeks ago on Yale Road. According to a statement, Paisley Dawson was reported missing on June 27, 2025. Paisley was last seen on June 16, 2025 in the 45000 block of Yale Road. Description of ...
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RCMP acknowledge wheel fell off one of their trailers, igniting Lytton fire that led to evacuations
Mounties say a wildfire that has triggered evacuations near Lytton, B.C. was caused when a wheel fell off an RCMP trailer in a "tremendously unfortunate" incident. Staff Sgt. Kris Clark says in a statement that the "equipment failure" that ignited the Izman Creek fire, about 250 kilometres northeast...
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Blue Jays get contributions across lineup in Yankees sweep, surge to top of AL East
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Personalized Hearing Care
Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
Stampeders hand Blue Bombers first loss of the season with 37-16 victory
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CP NewsAlert: Northern Manitoba town orders evacuation as wildfire threatens power
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Fraser Valley


Creative partnership
Gore Brothers team up with SD33, Rotary for literacy project in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Promoting literacy with the help of creative students from a Chilliwack elementary school and the support of local Rotarians never gets old for longtime Chilliwack resident and local home builder, Tony Gore. Gore tells Fraser Valley Today that 40 students in grade 2 from Stitó:s Lá:lém...
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Chilliwack non-profit expands
Chilliwack group serving exploited women expands operations, sees rise in addicted or prostituted girls
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack-based non-profit whose mission is centered on improving the lives of sexually exploited women has expanded its operations at a time when it reports seeing more teenaged girls experiencing addiction or exploitation. In its latest newsletter released Thursday, Pearl Life Renewal Society says it ...
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Motor vehicle incident
Two-vehicle collision in Chilliwack Wednesday night requires extrication
CHILLIWACK - Two people had to be extricated from their vehicles following a traffic collision near Wellington Avenue and Corbould Street Wednesday night in Chilliwack. According to scanner traffic, Chilliwack Fire Dept., B.C. Ambulance Service and Chilliwack RCMP personnel were notified about a traffic collision at ap...
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Fire south of Hope
Small wildfire ignites south of Highway 1 in Hope
UPDATE 10:30 A.M.: Fire crews with the Hope Fire Department responded around midnight for the report of a wildfire on the mountain behind the Esso Travel Centre. Hope Fire says B.C. Wildfire Service crews are on site with ground crews and air support activated as of 8 a.m. The fire is currently designated as rank 1-2 (...
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Missing person
23-year-old female reported missing: Chilliwack RCMP
8h ago

Personalized Hearing Care
Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
RCMP acknowledge wheel fell off one of their trailers, igniting Lytton fire that led to evacuations
11h ago
Serious collision
Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries after 3-vehicle crash on Sumas Mountain Road Saturday
Jun 29, 2025
DRUG POISONING
Chilliwack sees 17 toxic drug deaths to April 2025, more than double from April 2024
Jun 28, 2025
SPRAY ZONE
City of Chilliwack opens new, first-of-its-kind spray zone in Promontory
Jun 28, 2025
British Columbia


B.C. police arrest two over extortion involving South Asian community
SURREY - RCMP in Surrey, B.C., say two suspects have been arrested in their investigation into extortion that has targeted the South Asian business community. Police say they've been looking into the allegations since 2023, where victims have reported receiving threats demanding large sums of money, sometimes followed ...
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Climate justice advocate joins race for B.C. Greens leadership
VICTORIA - The B.C. Green Party says a 24-year-old advocate for climate justice and Indigenous solidarity has joined the party's leadership contest. Emily Lowan is the second person to announce their candidacy in the race after Comox town councillor and physician Jonathan Kerr. The candidates are seeking to replace Son...
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Cooler conditions forecast for much of B.C., expected to aid in fire fight
British Columbia's wildfire service says cool conditions and thunderstorms are in the forecast for much of the province as nearly 90 wildfires actively burn. Its latest situational report says thunderstorm activity is expected across the province, bringing a low to moderate chance of lightning provincewide. The BC Wild...
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Search for another Vancouver Island boa constrictor prompts warning about exotic pets
Inspector Drew Milne of the British Columbia Conservation Officer Service likened it to finding a needle in a haystack - the haystack being a 137-hectare park on Vancouver Island, and the needle being a 1.5-metre-long boa constrictor. But searchers for the snake had a reliable witness, and cool conditions last week in ...
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Police say two people who died in Abbotsford, B.C., murder-suicide were 80 years old
ABBOTSFORD - A man and woman, both 80 years old, are dead in what police say was a murder-suicide in Abbotsford, B.C. Police say the bodies were found Monday night when officers responded to a report of a dispute in a home in the city. A statement from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the man and woman l...
Jul 02, 2025
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Vancouver Island doctor Jonathan Kerr enters B.C. Greens leadership race
COMOX - A Vancouver Island councillor and family doctor has announced his candidacy for the B.C. Green Party leadership. Dr. Jonathan Kerr says he will officially launch his campaign on Saturday with an event in Courtenay. He is a twice-elected Comox councillor, has been a family doctor for 17 years and has served as v...
Jul 02, 2025
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Canada


CP NewsAlert: Northern Manitoba town orders evacuation as wildfire threatens power
LYNN LAKE - The northern Manitoba town of Lynn Lake has issued a mandatory evacuation order as a nearby wildfire threatens to cause an imminent loss of power to the community. The evacuation begins Friday, though officials haven't provided a time for when residents must be out of their homes. More coming. The Canadian ...
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CP NewsAlert: B.C. police arrest two over extortion involving South Asian community
SURREY - RCMP in Surrey, B.C., say two suspects have been arrested in their investigation into extortion that has targeted the South Asian business community. Police say they've been looking into the allegations since 2023, where victims have reported receiving threats demanding large sums of money, sometimes followed ...
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City of Ottawa converts unused office space to interim housing for asylum seekers
OTTAWA - The City of Ottawa has converted an unused downtown office space into transitional housing for 140 asylum seekers. It's the first major project the city has undertaken to turn office space into temporary housing, something cities across Canada are pursuing as they grapple with a countrywide housing crisis. The...
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RCMP acknowledge wheel fell off one of their trailers, igniting Lytton fire that led to evacuations
Mounties say a wildfire that has triggered evacuations near Lytton, B.C. was caused when a wheel fell off an RCMP trailer in a "tremendously unfortunate" incident. Staff Sgt. Kris Clark says in a statement that the "equipment failure" that ignited the Izman Creek fire, about 250 kilometres northeast...
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Mother who allegedly abandoned Montreal girl charged with criminal negligence
SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD - The Montreal mother who allegedly abandoned her daughter in a field in Ontario last month has been charged with criminal negligence causing bodily harm. The 34-year-old woman appeared in court this morning as part of her bail hearing at the courthouse in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que., west o...
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Automakers 'cautiously optimistic' on EV mandate changes after meeting with PM
OTTAWA - The head of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association says he's "cautiously optimistic" the federal government will repeal its electric vehicle sales mandate. Brian Kingston was among several auto industry executives who met with Prime Minister Mark Carney yesterday in Ottawa. Along with discus...
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World


Russia becomes the first country to formally recognize Taliban's latest rule in Afghanistan
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia on Thursday became the first country to formally recognize the Taliban's government in Afghanistan since it seized power in 2021, after Moscow removed the group from its list of outlawed organizations. The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that it had received credentials from Afghanistan's newly ...
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Hakeem Jeffries took his 'sweet time' holding the floor to delay Trump's tax bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - There's no filibuster in the House, but Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries essentially conducted one anyway. Jeffries held the House floor for more than eight hours Thursday, taking his "sweet time" with a marathon floor speech that delayed passage of Republicans' massive tax and spending cut...
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First immigration detainees arrive at Florida center in the Everglades
The first group of immigrants has arrived at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," a spokesperson for Republican state Attorney General James Uthmeier told The Associated Press. "People are there," Press Secretary Jae Williams said, th...
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Sports


Blue Jays get contributions across lineup in Yankees sweep, surge to top of AL East
TORONTO - Contributions from all four corners of the Toronto Blue Jays roster have played a massive role in their two-month ascension to the top spot in the American League East. There were many examples of different players leading the way in the Blue Jays' first four-game home sweep of the division-rival New York Yan...
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Stampeders hand Blue Bombers first loss of the season with 37-16 victory
CALGARY - Vernon Adams Jr. threw his first two touchdown passes as a Stampeder in Calgary's 37-16 win over the visiting Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the CFL on Thursday. Clark Barnes and Damien Alford caught his touchdown passes, Dedrick Mills scored a rushing touchdown and Damon Webb and Derrick Moncrief returned intercep...
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Springer homers twice, Blue Jays win 8-5 to sweep Yankees and take first in AL East
TORONTO - George Springer smacked a pair of two-run homers to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to an 8-5 win and a four-game series sweep over the New York Yankees on Thursday. Springer put Toronto ahead 3-1 in the third inning and expanded his team's lead to three runs in the eighth as the Blue Jays (49-38) took over first ...
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