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B.C. Conservatives slam massive severance for former Fraser Health CEO
CHILLIWACK - A member of the B.C. Conservatives is slamming the B.C. NDP government after claiming that new documents reveal fired Fraser Health CEO Dr. Victoria Lee received a massive severance payment roughly 15 times what a nurse would get in similar circumstances. According to a statement Monday morning, Surrey-Whi...
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Vedder River rescue
Two girls rescued in Chilliwack's Vedder River Sunday after nearly getting swept away
CHILLIWACK - Two girls believed to be under the age of 12 years old were swept away by strong currents in the Vedder River in Chilliwack Sunday afternoon, only to be rescued by several bystanders in the immediate vicinity. Chilliwack-area resident Tyler Ingram says he was floating down the river with his two sons Sunda...
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Harrison East FSR reopens
HARRISON EAST FOREST SERVICE ROAD - The Village of Harrison Hot Springs says the evacuation alert connected to the Bear Creek wildfire east of Harrison Lake has been canceled now that the fire is being held.According to a social media post from the village, Harrison East Forest Service Road is now open to the public, a...
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Heat warnings covering parts of southern
Heat warnings covering parts of southern B.C. expand into Chilliwack, Abbotsford
VANCOUVER - After the Fraser Valley was excluded, heat warnings across parts of southern B.C. and Vancouver Island over the weekend have been extended into the Fraser Valley covering Chilliwack and Abbotsford. Environment Canada says a heat warning is active for both Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley for the next t...
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Wildfire in Hope
Wildfire in Hope now being held
HOPE - A small fire that ignited in early July near Highway 1 in Hope and intensified to the point that it was upgraded to an out of control fire last week is now being held. The 1.5-hectare fire, located on Serpent's Back Trail south of Highway 1 in Hope, has been reclassified by the B.C. Wildfire Service as being hel...
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CHARGES LAID
1 charged with assault after stabbing in Abbotsford Saturday
ABBOTSFORD - A man has now been charged in relation to a recent stabbing in Abbotsford. Abbotsford police responded to a report of the incident near the intersection of Townline Road and Maclure Road on Saturday morning (Aug. 9). A business owner received life-threatening injuries after an altercation with the suspect,...
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Country singer Dallas Smith winks at Trump's annexation threats with 51-date tour
TORONTO - Country singer Dallas Smith isn't looking to stir the political pot, but he admits it's no coincidence that his upcoming Canadian concert tour is booked for 51 dates. In a wink to Donald Trump's threats of making Canada the 51st state, the British Columbia-born country singer and frontman of rock band Default...
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B.C. wildfire that forced evacuation in Okanagan region is now being held
A wildfire in the British Columbia Interior that forced a tactical evacuation of about 25 homes over the weekend is now declared as being held. The BC Wildfire Service says the classification means the fire of about 2.5 hectares in size near Kelowna, B.C., is not expected to grow beyond its current perimeter. All resid...
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Heat warnings covering parts of southern
Heat warnings covering parts of southern B.C. expand into Chilliwack, Abbotsford
VANCOUVER - After the Fraser Valley was excluded, heat warnings across parts of southern B.C. and Vancouver Island over the weekend have been extended into the Fraser Valley covering Chilliwack and Abbotsford. Environment Canada says a heat warning is active for both Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley for the next t...
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Stifling heat forecast in Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic provinces and parts of B.C.
Another day of punishing heat and humidity is expected to hit Ontario, Quebec and the four Atlantic provinces. A heat warning from Environment Canada remains in effect for all of southern Ontario, stretching north past Lake Huron and Georgian Bay and east through southern Quebec. Expected daytime highs could reach 35 d...
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Study maps 'megathrust' quake zone off northern B.C., but risk may be far in future
Scientists have captured the first detailed images of the meeting of two tectonic plates off the coast of northern British Columbia, an area they say has the potential to generate the largest "megathrust" earthquakes and tsunamis. The images confirm what appears to be a rare geological occurrence, a subductio...
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Fire near Kelowna forces tactical evacuations, closure of highway leading into city
VICTORIA - An out-of-control fire outside of Kelowna with a listed size of 1.5 hectares as of 4 p.m. Sunday has led to tactical evacuations, but it is not clear yet how many people are affected. The so-called Daves Creek fire is currently burning 15 kilometres east of Kelowna near Highway 33, which officials have close...
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Canada
Montreal public health asking ER doctors to report all heat-related deaths
MONTREAL - Montreal's public health department is asking emergency room doctors to report all deaths suspected of being related to the ongoing heat wave. Officials issued a notice on Sunday for the city's ER doctors to contact the department within 24 hours of a death that could be linked to heat. The department is als...
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CP NewsAlert: Sens, NCC finalize land deal for new arena at LeBreton Flats
OTTAWA - The National Capital Commission and the corporate arm of the Ottawa Senators have signed an agreement for the NHL hockey club to purchase land at LeBreton Flats in a push for a new arena near the city's downtown. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Court upholds ruling requiring airline to compensate families of Flight PS752 victims
Ontario's highest court has upheld a ruling that found Ukraine International Airlines legally responsible to pay full compensation to families of victims who died in the downing of Flight PS752. On Jan. 8, 2020, the plane was shot down by two Iranian missiles just minutes after taking off from Tehran, killing all 176 p...
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Carney, Zelenskyy talk as world leaders prepare for Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine war
OTTAWA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he spoke with Prime Minister Mark Carney by phone today ahead of the U.S.-Russia summit on the ongoing war. U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are preparing to meet in person in Alaska on Friday. The Ukrainian leader has not been invite...
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More than half of Canadians want cuts to the federal public service: poll
OTTAWA - More than half of Canadians think the size and cost of the federal public service should be reduced in the coming years, a new Leger poll suggests. The poll suggests that 54 per cent of respondents want the federal bureaucracy cut, 24 per cent want it maintained, four per cent want it increased and 17 per cent...
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Canada's federal voting system is constitutional, Ontario Court of Appeal rules
OTTAWA - The Ontario Court of Appeal has affirmed the constitutionality of Canada's first-past-the-post electoral system. The system, laid out in the Canada Elections Act, sees the candidate who receives the most votes in a given riding or electoral district become the member of Parliament. Fair Voting BC and the Sprin...
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Trump suggests he'll know if Putin wants a peace deal with Ukraine soon into their meeting
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Monday that he expected to determine mere moments into his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin this week whether it would be possible to work out a deal to halt the war in Ukraine. "At the end of that meeting, probably the first two minutes, I'll know exactly wh...
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Trump says he's placing Washington police under federal control and deploying the National Guard
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Monday he's placing the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deploying the National Guard to make the nation's capital safer. Trump has promised new steps to tackle homelessness and crime in Washington, prompting the city's mayor to voice concerns a...
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Germany invites Trump, Zelenskyy, NATO, EU leaders to a virtual meeting before Trump-Putin summit
BRUSSELS (AP) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has invited U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the NATO secretary general and several European leaders to a virtual meeting Wednesday ahead of the Trump-Putin summit later this week. The German chancellery said in a statement Monday tha...
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Sports
Flying High: First-place Toronto Blue Jays return home with reinforcements coming
TORONTO - It was feast or famine for the Toronto Blue Jays on their recent road trip that included a record-breaking beatdown of the Colorado Rockies and a series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The first-place team is back home for a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs starting Tuesday night at Rogers Centre ahea...
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CP NewsAlert: Sens, NCC finalize land deal for new arena at LeBreton Flats
OTTAWA - The National Capital Commission and the corporate arm of the Ottawa Senators have signed an agreement for the NHL hockey club to purchase land at LeBreton Flats in a push for a new arena near the city's downtown. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Canada's Auger-Aliassime advances to fourth round at Cincinnati Open
CINCINNATI - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the fourth round of the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament with a 7-6 (4), 4-2 win over France's Arthur Rinderknech on Monday. Rinderknech collapsed under the heat earlier in the match, got back up, but retired in the second set with Auger-Aliassime in the lead. Au...
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