Power outage
Over 1,200 customers in Fraser Canyon between Hope and Lytton without power for over 16 hours
FRASER CANYON/LYTTON - Over 1,200 residential customers of BC Hydro in the Fraser Canyon north of Hope as well as in Lytton have been without power since Monday afternoon. According to BC Hydro's online outage map dashboard, 573 customers in the Boston Bar area lost power at 1:40 p.m. Monday afternoon due to a downed t...
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Overnight dispatch
Chilliwack firefighters called to Garrison for report of structure fire overnight
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack firefighters were paged overnight for the report of a structure fire in Garrison Village in Chilliwack, prompting residents living nearby to be temporarily evacuated, according to one witness. According to a voice recording provided to Fraser Valley Today by Chilliwack resident Julie Hiscock, Ch...
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Power outage
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Unruly behaviour
Woman arrested for imitation firearm allegedly assaults Abbotsford police officers
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford allege a 29-year-old female assaulted police officers over the long weekend after she was arrested for possession of an imitation firearm near a homeless shelter. According to a social media post, Abbotsford PD officers were dispatched Monday morning (Aug. 4) for the report of a female...
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Female in distress
UPDATE, 5:45 A.M. TUESDAY: Abbotsford PD now says woman is safe, speaking with investigators
UPDATE 5:45 A.M. TUESDAY: AbbyPD Sgt. Paul Walker released a statement shortly after midnight Tuesday morning thanking the public for their help. "As a result of everyone's effort's we have been able to locate the female involved in this incident. She is safe and is speaking with investigators," Sgt. Walker ...
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LOCAL KAYAK ATHLETE
Chilliwack canoe slalom athlete competes in Junior World Championships in France
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack's own Michal Smiesko has recently ventured out to international waters in France over the past month. The 16-year-old competed in the International Canoe Federation's (ICF) Junior Canoe Slalom World Championships from July 8 to 13. Smiesko managed to race up to the kayak junior semifinals, where...
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Fatality
Motorcyclist dies after Sunday night collision on Highway 1 in Langley: RCMP
LANGLEY - Mounties in Langley have confirmed that a motorcyclist died after a motor vehicle collision Sunday night on Highway 1 between 248 Street and 264 Street. According to a statement from police, emergency services personnel responded to a serious motor vehicle collision on westbound Hwy. 1 on Sunday night, Aug. 3...
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British Columbia
Harbour Cruises vessel ran aground off Lighthouse Park in West Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Harbour Cruises says one passenger was injured after its "flagship" sightseeing vessel ran aground in the waters off West Vancouver on Sunday. The cruise operator says there were 41 passengers on board, but the MV Harbour Princess did not take on water after running aground near Lighthouse Park, a...
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Police received 'multiple' calls before Ladysmith, B.C., crash sent two to hospital
LADYSMITH - Police on Vancouver Island say they've arrested a driver after a head-on crash at a highway intersection in Ladysmith, B.C., on Saturday. Nanaimo RCMP say they received multiple calls about an aggressive driver of a Dodge Ram on the Trans Canada Highway in the minutes before the truck crashed head-on with a...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney attends Vancouver Pride parade after meeting with premier
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Mark Carney surprised attendees at Vancouver's Pride parade Sunday after meeting with Premier David Eby and officials from the Vancouver port. Carney met with Vancouver Fraser Port Authority president and CEO Peter Xotta and DP World Canada chief operating officer Joel Werner in the morning, ...
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Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island grows to more than 5 square kilometres
NANAIMO - The BC Wildfire Service says the Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island has grown to more than 5 square kilometres as "numerous" fire departments on the island converge on the blaze to protect properties and structures around Cameron Lake. Fire information officer Madison Dahl says the fire is no...
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Langley RCMP appeal for footage, witnesses after fatal B.C. highway crash
LANGLEY - Police in Langley, B.C., say a motorcyclist has died after a crash on Highway 1 on Saturday evening. Langley RCMP say emergency responders were called to the scene of a serious crash that happened between 264th and 248th Street just before 8:30 p.m. Police say BC Emergency Health Services and firefighters fro...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney's B.C. visit expected to continue Monday in Nanaimo area
NANAIMO - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to go to Vancouver Island on Monday as his visit to British Columbia continues. Carney is slated to visit the Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Test Ranges facility near Nanoose Bay, located about 30 kilometres north of Nanaimo. The prime minister met with B.C. P...
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Canada
Finance and foreign ministers in Mexico to talk trade ahead of Carney's visit
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne are in Mexico to meet with President Claudia Sheinbaum to talk economic growth, trade and security. Their trip is happening ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney's planned visit to Mexico to meet with Sheinbaum. The U.S....
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In the news today: Carney scheduled to visit B.C. Interior Tuesday
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney scheduled to visit B.C. Interior Tuesday Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to be in Kelowna, B.C., for an announcement at a lumber facility on Tuesday after attending the Vancouver Pride parade on the weekend and tour...
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After unionized Canada Post workers reject 'final offers,' what happens next?
OTTAWA - Labour experts say another postal service strike is unlikely after unionized Canada Post workers rejected their employer's latest round of offers in a forced vote and the parties mull their next steps. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said Friday that the roughly 55,000 members represented by the union sho...
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Photo Gallery: Prime Minister Carney Visits BC
Prime Minister Mark Carney continued his visit to British Columbia on Monday as he toured the Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Test Ranges facility on Vancouver Island. Wearing a navy blue suit, Carney visited the facility near Nanoose Bay, about 30 kilometres north of Nanaimo, for about 2 1/2 hours, during wh...
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Photo Gallery: Toronto's Caribbean Carnival
The B-C Wildfire Service says the Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island has grown to more than five square kilometres and is now considered a wildfire of note. The service says numerous fire departments on the island have converged on the blaze to protect properties and structures around Cameron Lake. Here's a look...
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Three facing smuggling-related charges after 44 migrants intercepted in Quebec: CBSA
MONTREAL - Canada Border Services Agency says it has arrested and charged three alleged smugglers after police intercepted a truck carrying 44 foreign nationals in southern Quebec over the weekend. CBSA says RCMP and Quebec provincial police intercepted the vehicle with dozens of people aboard near Stanstead, Que. over...
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World
Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus says parliamentary election to take place in February
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Bangladesh's interim leader, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, said Tuesday that the country's parliamentary election would be held in February. In a televised address to the nation, Yunus said he would request the Election Commission to organize the election in February 2025. He spoke...
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Police arrest suspect in killings of 4 Tennessee family members
JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) - The man wanted in the killings of the parents, grandmother and uncle of an infant found alone has been arrested, police in Tennessee said Tuesday. Austin Robert Drummond, 28, was taken into custody amid a search, police in Jackson, Tennessee, said in a social media post. Drummond's arrest came sho...
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House committee issues subpoenas for Epstein files, depositions with Clintons and other officials
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed the Department of Justice for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. It's part of a congressional probe that lawmakers believe may show links to President Donald Trump and other former top officials. The Republican-controlled commi...
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Sports
CF Montreal profits from Philadelphia Union transfer deal for forward Milan Iloski
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Union acquired striker Milan Iloski from Denmark's FC Nordsjælland on Tuesday in a deal that netted CF Montreal up to US$250,000 (all figures in U.S. dollars) in general allocation money. Montreal was involved because it held the first overall spot in the MLS waiver order, allowing...
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Bichette has 2 homers, 6 RBIs as Blue Jays get 25 hits in 15-1 win over Rockies
DENVER (AP) - Bo Bichette homered twice and drove in six runs, Ernie Clement had a career-best five of Toronto's season-high 25 hits and the Blue Jays beat the Colorado Rockies 15-1 on Monday night. Eric Lauer (7-2) allowed a run in six innings, giving up seven hits with a walk and four strikeouts. Clement capped the s...
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Zverev defeats defending champion Popyrin to advance to National Bank Open semifinals
TORONTO - Alexander Zverev has a semifinal spot at the National Bank Open. And he bested last year's winner in the process. The top seed at the Canadian men's tennis championship rallied to defeat No. 18 Alexei Popyrin of Australia 6-7 (8), 6-4, 6-3 on Monday evening at Sobeys Stadium. Currently third in the ATP Tour's...
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