Restaurant Closure
Langley sports bar shuts doors after more than a decade in service
LANGLEY - A local pub and restaurant has now closed its doors to service, not long after it switched to new management. Oak & Thorne, which was located in the Walnut Grove neighbourhood in the Township of Langley, announced that it has permanently closed on Tuesday, March 31. "To everyone who's walked through ...
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Draft Policy
AbbyPD seeks public feedback on police response to service complaints
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department is seeking residents' input on a draft policy regarding public complaints about how the agency runs itself.AbbyPD's Board Governance and Policy Committee has drafted a policy that specifically outlines how police respond to service, policy or conduct complaints in accordanc...
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Fraser Valley
Air quality is being monitored after a barge fire in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - Officials say they are monitoring the air quality after a barge fire in Surrey, B.C., sent large plumes of smoke into the air. Metro Vancouver Regional District says it's aware of a barge fire near the stal̕əw̓asəm Bridge, also known as River...
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BOLO Program
Police arrest one of Canada's most wanted murder suspects in Surrey
SURREY - The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia (CFSEU-BC) has recently arrested a suspect who was wanted nationwide in connection with a killing in Manitoba. On March 26, Uniform Gang Enforcement Team (UGET) officers were conducting proactive patrols in Surrey when they spotted a man wanted i...
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Fire Officer Development
Chilliwack firefighters to participate in wildfire training exercise Saturday
CHILLIWACK - Fire crews are gathering for a multi-jurisdictional training exercise in Chilliwack this weekend.Starting 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, fire departments in Chilliwack, Chilliwack River Valley, Abbotsford and Richmond are heading to Little Mountain and surrounding areas, including Quarry Road and Beaver Crescent, ...
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Missing teen
14-year-old boy reported missing: Abbotsford PD
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating a 14-year-old boy who was last seen earlier this week.According to a statement, 14-year-old Malcolm Gerbrand was last seen on Monday afternoon, March 30, in the 34700 block of Delair Road in Abbotsford. He last had contact with his c...
Apr 03, 2026
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British Columbia
Air quality is being monitored after a barge fire in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - Officials say they are monitoring the air quality after a barge fire in Surrey, B.C., sent large plumes of smoke into the air. Metro Vancouver Regional District says it's aware of a barge fire near the stal̕əw̓asəm Bridge, also known as River...
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B.C. mother and seven-year-old daughter freed from ICE, says MLA
VANCOUVER - A Canadian mother and her seven-year-old daughter who spent three weeks detained at an immigration facility in Texas were released from detention on Thursday. Amelia Boultbee, an independent MLA who represents the electoral district of Pent...
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'Absolute betrayal': First Nations blast Eby in leaked transcript of DRIPA meeting
A leaked transcript of a meeting between Indigenous leaders and British Columbia Premier David Eby, about his plan to suspend the province's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, or DRIPA, shows them accusing him of "absolute betrayal" a...
Apr 03, 2026
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Does your single friend excel? Try a PowerPoint dating pitch
VANCOUVER - Harjot Rai had three minutes to make his PowerPoint pitch. The subject? His cringing friend, Matt White. And the audience was a far cry from executives in a corporate boardroom. Instead, it was 150 strangers at the Hollywood Theatre in Vanc...
Apr 03, 2026
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B.C. Appeals Court sides with First Nation over Aboriginal title on Nootka Island
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal has overturned a lower-court ruling after finding the judge used an "arbitrary boundary" to determine a First Nation's Aboriginal title over a swath of Nootka Island off western Vancouver Island. A three-judge pane...
Apr 02, 2026
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Eby faces 'complete opposition' after proposing suspension of DRIPA sections
British Columbia Premier David Eby says he will stake his government on suspending sections of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act for up to three years, calling it the "least invasive" way of mitigating its potentially sweeping and...
Apr 02, 2026
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Canada
Why the Iran war has renewed calls for a sovereign medical supply chain
OTTAWA - The fallout from the war in the Middle East has led to cuts in helium supplies for health services in at least one province - and experts are warning that Canada still hasn't done enough to secure sovereignty over critical medical supply chain...
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Could Trump follow through on his threats to quit NATO? Experts say it's possible
OTTAWA - President Donald Trump's comments to a British newspaper this week revived speculation about whether he is ready to pull the U.S. out of the NATO defensive pact, of which Canada is a member. Venting his frustration over what he claimed is the ...
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Canadian Space Agency's first space to Earth video call with Colonel Jeremy Hansen
LONGUEUIL - Canadian Astronaut Jeremy Hansen connected with Earth from deep space today in a historic first for the Canadian Space Agency, as part of a live question-and-answer session during the Artemis II mission. The virtual event featured Hansen s...
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CFIA announces recalls for salads, cheeses and meal kits over listeria concerns
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced recalls due to possible listeria contamination affecting products including salads, cheese and meal kits. The agency says Co-Op brand creamy garlic and spinach salad, sold in Alberta, British Columbia, ...
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B.C. mother and seven-year-old daughter freed from ICE, says MLA
VANCOUVER - A Canadian mother and her seven-year-old daughter who spent three weeks detained at an immigration facility in Texas were released from detention on Thursday. Amelia Boultbee, an independent MLA who represents the electoral district of Pent...
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Grassy Narrows chief wants Carney to apologize in person for comments about protester
OTTAWA - The chief of Grassy Narrows First Nation is demanding an in person apology from Prime Minister Mark Carney after he said "I can outlast her" when a press conference he held in Toronto on Monday was disrupted by mercury-poisoning protesters. C...
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World
5.8 magnitude quake hits Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing 8 in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 rattled parts of northern and eastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan late Friday, killing at least eight people in Afghanistan, authorities said. The region is...
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Myanmar's parliament elects ruling general as president, keeping the army in charge
BANGKOK (AP) - Myanmar's parliament on Friday elected Min Aung Hlaing, a general who ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government in 2021 and kept an iron grip on power for the past five years, as the country's new president. The move m...
Apr 03, 2026
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Cuba releasing 2,010 prisoners as the US pressures the island's government
HAVANA (AP) - The Cuban government said Thursday it would release 2,010 prisoners in a move that comes while the Trump administration puts extreme pressure on the island's government with a suffocating oil blockade. The announcement said ...
Apr 03, 2026
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Sports
Abstreiter's patience pays off in brilliant shutout performance for Victoire
OTTAWA - Sandra Abstreiter bet on herself two years ago and Friday night she was rewarded with her first shutout in the Professional Women's Hockey League. Abstreiter, named the game's first star, made 39 saves in a 3-0 win over the Ottawa Charge that ...
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Edmonton Oilers getting solid defensive contributions during winning streak
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers didn't make any flashy moves at the NHL trading deadline, but general manager Stan Bowman did obtain some impactful defensive-minded players who have contributed significantly to the team's five-game winning streak. Bowma...
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NHL roundup: Michkov leads Flyers to 4-1 win over Islanders, tightening Metro playoff race
NEW YORK (AP) - Matvei Michkov had a goal and two assists and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the New York Islanders 4-1 on Friday night to move within one point of the Islanders for third place in the Metropolitan Division. Travis Sanheim and Alex Bump h...
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