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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Hope business to close
Hope commercial repair shop to close next week
HOPE - A fully certified truck repair shop in Hope with licensed mechanics, welders, and inspectors will close its doors for good next week.In a social media post Thursday morning, Silver Skagit Mechanical says it has made the decision to close its auto and commercial mechanical shops effective next week Friday. "...
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COORDINATED THEFTS
Mission RCMP seek group of women allegedly on a shoplifting heist
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Personalized Hearing Care
Fraser Valley Beltone brings the joy of sound back to Chilliwack
After battling leukemia, Tsubasa Endoh signs one-day contract to retire as TFC player
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New Canada rugby coach Stephen Meehan looks to play a more expansive game
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Fraser Valley
Service interruption
UPDATE: Sewer main break fixed, giving Cultus Lake residents full access to water again
UPDATE: Cultus Lake residents are now free to resume water usage, and flush toilets, at 4:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon. "As of 4:30 p.m., Thursday, July 10, you can proceed with normal water & sewer usage," Cultus Lake Park wrote on its Facebook page. An additional note from FVRD said the following: "T...
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Chawathil First Nation
Chawathil First Nation near Hope elects a new chief
CHAWATHIL FIRST NATION - The host of a popular podcast who served as an elected councillor and graduated from the Peter A. Allard School School of Law at UBC is the newly elected chief of a First Nation band located west of Hope. In a statement, Aaron Pete, who graduated with a criminology degree from UFV, announced Th...
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Indigenous Powwow in the Fraser Valley
One of B.C.'s largest Indigenous powwows returns to the Fraser Valley this weekend
MISSION - One of British Columbia's largest Indigenous powwows returns to the Fraser Valley this weekend. The Visionary Youth Peers for Equity and Revitalization (VYPER), an Indigenous youth-led group, will hold its annual Reclaiming Youth Powwow Friday, July 11 to Sunday, July 13 on the grounds of the former St. Mary'...
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Chilliwack sports field
Chilliwack sports field impacted by repeated vandalism and damage, to remain off limits for casual usage
CHILLIWACK - An SD33 spokesperson has confirmed that access to the synthetic turf field at Stitó:s Lá:lém Totí:lt Elementary / Middle School will only be for school use and organized groups, and not for casual use by community members. Amy Dhanjal, communications manager for SD33, told Frase...
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British Columbia
Unifor says B.C. Labour Board has certified union at Amazon facility in Delta, B.C.
VANCOUVER - Unifor says the B.C. Labour Relations Board has awarded union certification to workers at an Amazon facility in Delta, B.C. The workers will now begin the process of negotiating a first contract, the union says. Unifor national president Lana Payne says the workers organized against difficult odds. The unio...
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Elections commissioner fines Conservative agent four times
OTTAWA - The elections commissioner has levied four fines totalling $4,500 against an accountant relating to his work as an agent for the Conservative party. The Office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections says it doubled or tripled the fines issued to William Healy because he demonstrated intent or negligence. Two ...
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Ten British Columbians in hospital with the measles, as disease spreads in north
VICTORIA - British Columbia's health ministry says 10 people are hospitalized with measles in the province, with one active, contagious case as of July 8. It says the infections are among 102 confirmed cases this year, with most involving people who were not fully immunized. Deputy Provincial Health Officer Dr. Martin ...
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Shots fired at Indian star Kapil Sharma's Surrey, B.C., restaurant
Police in British Columbia are investigating after shots were fired at a restaurant linked to a prominent Indian comedian, with apparent footage of the overnight incident widely shared on social media. Kap's Cafe is linked to comic and television host Kapil Sharma, who posted a video of the newly opened establishment o...
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B.C. man says son conceived in residential school abuse, both sue church
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia father and son are suing the Anglican Church of Canada, alleging the son was conceived as a result of sexual abuse by a female employee of St. Michael's Indian Residential School in Alert Bay in the late 1960s. The lawsuit says the father was 14 years old when he was victimized by a schoo...
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'Kind of stuck': Weak condo market means tough choices for potential move-up buyers
While optimism is building in some parts of Canada for a rebound in the real estate market, condominium dwellers wanting to move up to a larger space face tough choices amid little sign of improvement for that segment. Cities like Toronto and Vancouver have seen condo sales drop off, if not stagnate, in recent years fo...
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Canada
Canada adds surprise 83,000 jobs in June, driving unemployment rate down to 6.9%
OTTAWA - Canada's labour market topped expectations in June amid a surprise surge in hiring. Statistics Canada said Friday that the unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a percentage point to 6.9 per cent in June as the economy added some 83,000 jobs. The vast majority of those jobs were part-time, the agency said, with...
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PM says Ottawa will defend workers and businesses following latest U.S. trade threats
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says the Canadian government will "steadfastly" defend workers and businesses following the latest trade threats by U.S. President Donald Trump. In a post on social media, Carney says Canada will continue to work to secure a trade deal with the U.S. by a revised deadline of...
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In the news today: Trump threatens Canada with 35 per cent tariffs
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump threatens 35 per cent tariffs on Canada on Aug. 1 in letter posted online U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose 35 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports on Aug. 1 in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney posted on...
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Manitoba is under provincewide emergency order as wildfires continue to burn
Manitoba is under a provincewide state of emergency as wildfires continue to rage, forcing even more evacuations out of northern communities. The government declared the order Thursday, for the second time this year, and with the latest round of fires and evacuations, the province reported more than one million hectare...
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Ottawa to reimburse auto dealers on hook for $11 million in unpaid EV rebates
OTTAWA - The federal government will explain today how it plans to reimburse auto dealers who were left hanging when Ottawa suspended its electric vehicle rebate program earlier this year. In January, Transport Canada paused its popular Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles program - iZEV - after its funding ran out. O...
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A timeline of U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada
For over a year before the November 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump had been signalling plans to impose across-the-board tariffs if he won the United States presidency. Trump was elected on Nov. 5, and it's been a roller-coaster ever since for Canadian leaders and businesses. He has threatened, enacted, modifi...
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World
State Department is laying off over 1,300 staffers under Trump administration plan
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - The State Department is firing over 1,300 career diplomats and civil servants in line with a dramatic reorganization plan initiated by the Trump administration earlier this year. A senior State Department official said Friday the department is sending layoff notices to 1,107 civil servants...
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UK and France agree to send some migrants arriving in Britain by boat back to France
LONDON (AP) - Britain and France agreed Thursday to a pilot plan that will send some migrants who cross the English Channel on small boats back to France as the U.K. government struggles to tamp down criticism that it has lost control of the country's borders. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emman...
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Amanda Anisimova upsets No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka at Wimbledon to reach her first Grand Slam final
LONDON (AP) - Amanda Anisimova upset No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 at Wimbledon on Thursday to reach the first Grand Slam final of her career a little more than a year after taking a break from tennis because of burnout. The 13th-seeded Anisimova, who was born in New Jersey and grew up in Florida, was play...
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Sports
After battling leukemia, Tsubasa Endoh signs one-day contract to retire as TFC player
TORONTO - Tsubasa Endoh comes full circle Saturday when he retires as a Toronto FC player. After being diagnosed with acute undifferentiated leukemia in December 2021, the 31-year-old winger from Japan had a dream. "Every step of the treatment, every setback, the time that I had to spend in the hospital, I always ...
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New Canada rugby coach Stephen Meehan looks to play a more expansive game
It looks like change and opportunity will be the buzzwords in coach Stephen Meehan's debut with the Canadian men's rugby team. Change in that the 59-year-old Australian is looking for his players to express themselves by playing a more expansive style of rugby. And opportunity because Meehan, who officially started the...
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Patches O'Houlihan, Canada's reigning horse of the year, is euthanized after injury
TORONTO - Patches O'Houlihan, Canada's reigning horse of the year, was euthanized Thursday. Patches O'Houlihan, ridden by Sofia Vives, held off My Boy Prince to win the Grade 2 Highlander by a neck at Woodbine Racetrack on Saturday. Patches O'Houlihan was pulled up after the race and left the track in a van for further...
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