New businesses in Chilliwack
New businesses coming to Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Two new businesses set to open soon in Chilliwack include an indoor playground for kids and a bubble tea franchise. Play Abby Chilliwack has set up shop inside suites 206 and 207 at 44921 Commercial Court, near Petro Canada on Evans Road, north of the Evans roundabout. Play Abby, with an existing location ...
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Online pet auction
Chilliwack start-up pet society helps over 1,500 animals as it seeks to raise funds through online auction
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack start-up non-profit society is doing its part to help pet owners who might not be able to afford pet food or other essential supplies. The group of Chilliwack-area volunteers associated with Zoey's Pawsome Pet Society is currently running an online auction to support their goal of ensuring eve...
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New businesses in Chilliwack
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CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
Thunder's Lu Dort to have NBA title parade in Montreal next week
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Parents and child killed when tree falls on car amid heavy rain, flooding in Tennessee
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Fraser Valley
In the news today: No Air Canada strike or lockout yet, Google AI summaries concerns
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Air Canada, attendants yet to call job action There's no official word yet whether Air Canada and the union representing some 10,000 of its flight attendants have averted a possible strike or lockout that could begin as soon as Sa...
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Man charged with sexual assault
Man charged in Fraser Valley sexual assault
FRASER VALLEY - A 58-year-old man has been charged with sexual assault in an incident outside two stores in the Fraser Valley earlier this month.According to a statement from Surrey Police Service, Abdulkarim Ahmad Alhamid, a 58-year-old male, has been arrested and one charge of sexual assault approved by the BC Prosec...
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Power outage
UPDATE: Power restored after nearly 5,000 lose electricity Tuesday afternoon in Abbotsford
UPDATE 4:45 P.M., TUESDAY: Power has now been restored to nearly 5,000 customers in Abbotsford. Original story: ABBOTSFORD - Nearly 5,000 residential customers lost power Tuesday afternoon in east Abbotsford, Sumas Mountain and the surrounding areas, on a day when temperatures soared well above 30 degrees Celsius. Acc...
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Public works project
Bridge replacement to improve Highway 1 through Fraser Canyon
FRASER CANYON/LYTTON - The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit says construction will begin this fall on replacements to an aging bridge on the Trans-Canada Highway east of Lytton. According to a statement from the province, work will commence in fall 2025 to overhaul the aging Sackum overhead bridge, thereby e...
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British Columbia
Former top general says reviewing medals for Afghan vets a 'no-brainer' for Carney
OTTAWA - A former top general who led the military during the Afghanistan conflict is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney's government to revisit the files of soldiers who served there to see if any of their awards should be upgraded to the Victoria Cross. Rick Hillier said that despite the failure of recent attempts to ...
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Cowichan title lands encompass multimillion-dollar mansions in Richmond, B.C.
A landmark Aboriginal title claim successfully established by Cowichan Nation last week appears to encompass land occupied by a stretch of multimillion-dollar homes and an 18-hole golf course in Richmond, B.C. A map of the Cowichan title lands that was part of the B.C. Supreme Court ruling, combined with publicly avail...
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Surrey police test biometric scanning of detainees' vital signs in jail cells
SURREY - The Surrey Police Service has begun using live biometric scanners in its jail cells to monitor the health of people being detained. It says in a news release that it began installing the scanners in several adult and youth detention cells in March as part of a pilot project. The release says the radar technolo...
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Man thrown from vehicle in crash involving commuter train in Metro Vancouver
The West Coast Express commuter rail service in Metro Vancouver was disrupted when a train collided with a pickup truck in Port Moody, B.C. Police say emergency responders were called to the crash site at the crossing at Reed Point Marina on Tuesday morning. Investigators say the driver of the pickup was thrown from th...
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Valley Huskers
Valley Huskers hungry for redemption as they host their home opener this weekend
CHILLIWACK - The Valley Huskers will have something to prove in front of their home fans this weekend as they look for their first win of the young season. After opening the season in week 2 with a 45-24 loss to the Westside Rebels, the Huskers (0-3) have been within striking distance in two close battles, only to come...
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Records fall in several communities in southern B.C., including Abbotsford, as heat warnings persist
VANCOUVER - Nine daily temperature records fell in British Columbia communities Monday as a heat warnings are expected to persist in the southern part of the province through to mid-week. Environment Canada says temperatures reached 37.4 C in Pemberton, breaking a mark set in 1977. The weather agency says records also ...
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Canada
Air Canada flight attendants' union serves 72-hour strike notice
The union representing around 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants has signalled its intent to strike Saturday. Flight attendants have issued 72-hour strike notice and could walk off the job at 12:58 a.m. ET on Saturday if a deal isn't reached to avoid a work stoppage. In an update posted online, the union said it has m...
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In the news today: No Air Canada strike or lockout yet, Google AI summaries concerns
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Air Canada, attendants yet to call job action There's no official word yet whether Air Canada and the union representing some 10,000 of its flight attendants have averted a possible strike or lockout that could begin as soon as Sa...
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Atlantic Canada sees more sweltering temperatures, relief expected in Ontario
Extreme heat is expected to ease in many parts of Canada today, while the Atlantic provinces continue to bear the brunt of a multi-day heat wave. Relief is expected in southern and eastern Ontario, but Environment Canada says temperatures are still above average for this time of year, with forecasted highs in the low 3...
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Canadian news publishers, experts raise alarm over Google search AI summaries
OTTAWA - News publishers say the AI-generated summaries that now top many Google search results are cutting into their online traffic - and experts are still flagging concerns about the summaries' accuracy as they warn the internet itself is being reshaped. When Google rolled out its AI Overview feature last year, its ...
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Former top general says reviewing medals for Afghan vets a 'no-brainer' for Carney
OTTAWA - A former top general who led the military during the Afghanistan conflict is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney's government to revisit the files of soldiers who served there to see if any of their awards should be upgraded to the Victoria Cross. Rick Hillier said that despite the failure of recent attempts to ...
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Roughly 20,000 people under wildfire evacuation alert in Newfoundland and Labrador
ST. JOHN'S - Thousands of people in Newfoundland and Labrador's capital and elsewhere in the province are under evacuation alerts as wildfires continue to threaten communities. About 5,400 residents in two areas of St. John's were told on Tuesday to be ready to leave their homes at a moment's notice. They joined roughl...
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World
Parents and child killed when tree falls on car amid heavy rain, flooding in Tennessee
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A mother, father and child were killed when a tree fell on their car amid heavy rain and flooding in Tennessee, an official said Wednesday. The three were killed when saturated ground caused a large tree to fall in the Chattanooga suburb of East Ridge just after midnight, Hamilton County Offic...
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Zelenskyy to visit Berlin for meetings ahead of Trump-Putin summit
BERLIN (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Berlin on Wednesday to join German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for talks with European and U.S. leaders ahead of the Trump-Putin summit later this week, the German government said. Merz has convened a series of virtual meetings on Wednesday in an attempt to...
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Mexico expels 26 cartel figures wanted by US authorities in deal with Trump administration
WASHINGTON (AP) - Mexico is expelling 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States in the latest major deal with the Trump administration as American authorities ratchet up pressure on criminal networks sending drugs across the border, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The c...
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Sports
Thunder's Lu Dort to have NBA title parade in Montreal next week
MONTREAL - The Larry O'Brien Trophy will be in Montreal next week. Lu Dort, who won an NBA championship in June with the Oklahoma City Thunder alongside fellow Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, will have a two-day celebration in his home city. On Aug. 20, Dort will be accepting a special invitation from Montreal Mayor ...
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Clement and Varsho hit homers as Blue Jays kick off homestand with 5-1 win over Cubs
TORONTO - Ernie Clement hit a three-run homer and Jose Berrios threw 5 1/3 effective innings as the Toronto Blue Jays kicked off a six-game homestand Tuesday with a 5-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs. With Daulton Varsho and Ty France aboard in the fourth inning, Clement turned on a first-pitch slider from Javier Assad ...
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Pete Alonso breaks Darryl Strawberry's Mets franchise home run record
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso hit his 253rd career homer on Tuesday night, breaking the franchise record held by Darryl Strawberry for 37 years. The 30-year-old Alonso drove a 95.1 mph fastball from Atlanta Braves right-hander Spencer Strider just over the wall in right-center for a two-run shot in ...
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