CLIMATE RESILIENCE
Fraser Valley First Nation communities receive B.C. climate protection funding
CHILLIWACK - Eleven B.C. communities will be better armed against climate-related risks soon after receiving a $6.1 million investment from the province.Some First Nations and local governments can begin key projects to protect residents from natural hazards through the Disaster Resilience and Innovation Funding (DRIF)...
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B.C. provincial court gives former Mountie probation for Securities Act violations
SURREY, B.C. - The British Columbia provincial court has handed a retired RCMP officer a suspended sentence, saying the man was "reckless" but not deceitful when he convinced a neighbour to invest in his failing cannabis company. The court ruling says six years after Jasvindar Singh Basi retired from the RCMP...
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Scrutiny for supervised drug consumption site in Victoria's 'Downtown Eastside'
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Fraser Valley
NEW DETACHMENT LEADER
Upper Fraser Valley RCMP names new officer-in-charge
CHILLIWACK - The Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment (UFVRD) has announced a new officer-in-charge (OIC) following the departure of its previous leader in December 2024.Superintendent Darren Pankratz had been working as a 9-1-1 dispatcher when he decided to be more involved with public safety, joining the RCMP over...
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EXCESSIVE SPEEDING
Abbotsford police impound seven speeding cars Thursday, more than 250 since January
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department has been keeping a close eye on the city's traffic offenders over the past six months, and just yesterday (July 10), seven vehicles were impounded for speeding within a 24-hour period. Three of the seven drivers exceeded the speed limit by double, including a 20-year-old N ...
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JUNE JOBS REPORT
Abby-Mission unemployment dips while Chilliwack loses 1,200 jobs in June: StatCan
CHILLIWACK - The labour pendulum has swung this summer, following months of steady employment in Chilliwack and rising joblessness in Abbotsford-Mission, according to the June jobs report. Chilliwack has lost 1,200 jobs and returned to its April unemployment rate of 6.1 per cent, after dipping below 6 per cent in May. ...
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COORDINATED THEFTS
Mission RCMP seek group of women allegedly on a shoplifting heist
MISSION - Police are warning businesses about some well-dressed ladies believed to have been coordinating a series of recent thefts in Mission.On Monday evening (June 30), three women went into the Shoppers Drug Mart on Lougheed Highway in Mission and reportedly stole an entire shelf's worth of beauty products. The nex...
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British Columbia
Scrutiny for supervised drug consumption site in Victoria's 'Downtown Eastside'
VICTORIA - The value of a supervised consumption site in the heart of Victoria's most downtrodden neighbourhood is under debate - is it a life-saving tool, or a magnet for drug dealers victimizing those in an encampment on the site's doorstep? Victoria Coun. Marg Gardiner said the facility is a draw for both "thos...
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Union pleads for action four years after B.C. crane collapse that killed five people
BURNABY - Officials from a B.C. construction union say it's been four years since a crane collapse killed five people in Kelowna, and their families and the industry are still waiting for answers from WorkSafeBC about what happened, and from prosecutors about possible criminal charges. The International Union of Operat...
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Mayor seeks ban on online criminal content after shooting at Indian star's B.C. café
The mayor of Surrey, B.C., is urging social media platforms to ban criminal content after a video of someone shooting up a restaurant in the city, filmed from inside the attackers' car, was circulated online. Brenda Locke says she is appealing to companies such as Meta, X and TikTok to stop allowing content from violen...
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Man gets 3 1/2 years in prison for fatal stabbing in Whistler, B.C.
A 25-year-old man has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison for manslaughter in the stabbing death of another man in Whistler, B.C., in 2021. Homicide investigators say Dedaar Jhooty of Delta, B.C., was sentenced by a B.C. Supreme Court judge on Tuesday. Police say Jhooty received a court-imposed DNA order as well as...
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B.C. provincial court gives former Mountie probation for Securities Act violations
SURREY, B.C. - The British Columbia provincial court has handed a retired RCMP officer a suspended sentence, saying the man was "reckless" but not deceitful when he convinced a neighbour to invest in his failing cannabis company. The court ruling says six years after Jasvindar Singh Basi retired from the RCMP...
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Health minister says rare-disease funds denied again for B.C. girl Charleigh Pollock
VICTORIA - A family from Langford, B.C., hoping to extend the life of their little girl who has a rare disease has been rejected again for coverage of medication that costs about $1 million a year. Health Minister Josie Osborne says in a statement that she knows the outcome of the review process is not what the family ...
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Canada
Scrutiny for supervised drug consumption site in Victoria's 'Downtown Eastside'
VICTORIA - The value of a supervised consumption site in the heart of Victoria's most downtrodden neighbourhood is under debate - is it a life-saving tool, or a magnet for drug dealers victimizing those in an encampment on the site's doorstep? Victoria Coun. Marg Gardiner said the facility is a draw for both "thos...
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Police to host town hall in Quadeville, Ont., after attack on eight-year-old girl
Ontario Provincial Police are set to host a town hall in Quadeville, Ont., this evening to answer questions from residents about an attack on an eight-year-old child that was initially linked to an animal. Police have arrested a 17-year-old boy in the case and he faces charges of attempted murder and sexual assault wit...
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National Defence considering purchase of fighter drones that could fly with F-35
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence is looking at the possibility of complementing its incoming F-35 fleet with uncrewed combat aircraft. Unclassified documents obtained by The Canadian Press show the department is researching various options for acquiring the emerging technology. The documents suggest that pur...
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Quebecers are the happiest in Canada, P.E.I residents least happy, survey finds
MONTREAL - A new poll by Leger has found that Quebec residents are the happiest in Canada. The web survey of nearly 40,000 Canadians found that Quebecers rated their happiness at an average of 72.4 out of 100, which is well above the national average. New Brunswick followed Quebec with an average of 70.2, while Manitob...
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Hey old bird: A 33-year-old puffin on New Brunswick island going strong, with a chick
FREDERICTON - Daniel Oliker held a 33-year-old puffin from Machias Seal Island in his hands and was in awe about how it was a decade older than him. It felt like he was holding a world of knowledge and history in that puff ball of black and white feathers. The University of New Brunswick graduate student, researching A...
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Mayor seeks ban on online criminal content after shooting at Indian star's B.C. café
The mayor of Surrey, B.C., is urging social media platforms to ban criminal content after a video of someone shooting up a restaurant in the city, filmed from inside the attackers' car, was circulated online. Brenda Locke says she is appealing to companies such as Meta, X and TikTok to stop allowing content from violen...
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World
FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show
Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before rushing waters swept away children and counselors, a review by The Associated Press found. The Federal Emerg...
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Trump tours Texas flood damage as the disaster tests his pledge to do away with FEMA
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday toured the devastation from catastrophic flooding in Texas and lauded local officials amid mounting criticism that they failed to warn residents fast enough that a deadly wall of water was coming their way. "The search for the missing continues. The people t...
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Son of 'El Chapo' pleads guilty in US drug trafficking case
CHICAGO (AP) - A son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin "El Chapo" pleaded guilty Friday to U.S. drug trafficking charges. He is the first of El Chapo's sons to enter a plea deal. Prosecutors allege Ovidio Guzman Lopez and his brother, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, ran a faction of the Sinaloa cartel. They became know...
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Sports
Alberta's transgender ban in women's sports exempts visiting out-of-province athletes
EDMONTON - Alberta is rolling out new regulations this fall banning transgender athletes from playing women's sports, but the province will still welcome out-of-province transgender competitors. Tourism and Sport Minister Andrew Boitchenko said the discrepancy is out of his hands. "We don't have authority to regul...
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Scherzer wins for first time in nearly a year as Blue Jays beat the A's 7-6
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Max Scherzer struck out eight batters and allowed five hits over six innings to win for the first time in nearly a year, and the Toronto Blue Jays scored six unearned runs in the fifth inning to beat the Athletics 7-6 on Friday night The AL East-leading Blue Jays have won 13 of their last...
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Katie Taylor beats Amanda Serrano for a third time to remain undisputed 140-pound champion
NEW YORK (AP) - Katie Taylor beat Amanda Serrano for the third time, winning a majority decision on Friday night to remain the undisputed 140-pound champion. Taylor won by scores of 97-93 on two judges' cards, while the third had it even at 95-95. It was the third straight narrow decision between the two, after Taylor ...
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