Vancouver Canucks right-winger Brock Boeser out for decisive Game 7: report
VANCOUVER - Canucks star Brock Boeser will miss Game 7 of Vancouver's second-round playoff series Monday against the Edmonton Oilers, according to reports. Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, citing several unnamed sources, was first to report Sunday that the 27-year-old right-winger is dealing with a blood clotting issue t...
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CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of May 19, 2024
CHILLIWACK - Here are two people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.Name: Warren David BonsellAge: 55Height: 5'7" ft Weight: 189lbsHair: Grey Eyes: HazelWanted: Unlawfully at LargeWarrant in effect: May 14, 2024 Parole Jurisdiction: SurreyName: Mark DayAge: 35Height: ...
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Weather Statement
Cool weather could lead to more snow along highways connecting the Fraser Valley to the Interior
CHILLIWACK - Environment Canada's Special Weather Statement warning of snowy weather for the Coquihalla Highway and Okanagan Connector has been extended to Sunday.Environment Canada says a cold and unstable airmass is continuing to reside over British Columbia's interior, producing precipitation in the form of rain in ...
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road safety
Cone Zone Campaign Urges Caution to Protect Roadside Workers
CHILLIWACK - The annual Cone Zone safety awareness campaign launched this week in the Fraser Valley and other parts of British Columbia, emphasizing the need for drivers to slow down and obey work zone laws to protect roadside workers."Every time you drive through a roadside work zone, you're not just passing cone...
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Growing Communities Fund
Chilliwack unveils new community amenities with provincial funding
CHILLIWACK - With the support of over $1 million from the BC Growing Communities Fund, the City of Chilliwack has completed five new community amenities aimed at enhancing recreational opportunities for residents. The projects include upgrades and new facilities at Fairfield Park, Jinkerson Park, and Vedder Park.Fairfi...
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Environment
Last weekend for Mission residents to pick up free compost
MISSION - Time is running out for Mission residents who are looking to pickup one free cubic yard of compost this spring from the Mission landfill. The offer opened April 1 and will continue until May 31. The deal is open to residents of Mission who live within and outside the curbside collection area. You'll need to p...
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British Columbia
Northern Rockies Regional Municipality says four homes lost in B.C. wildfire
FORT NELSON, B.C. - The Northern Rockies Regional Municipality in British Columbia says four homes have been lost in a wildfire that forced the evacuation of Fort Nelson more than a week ago. In an update posted late Saturday, the municipality says forecasted rain has provided "a window for progress," but pr...
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Economists to have a close eye on April inflation report as BoC rate decision nears
OTTAWA - Forecasters expect this week's inflation report to show Canada's inflation rate fell last month, but financial markets are still unsure whether a June interest rate cut is in the cards for the Bank of Canada. Statistics Canada is set to release its April consumer price index report Tuesday. The new inflation ...
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Doctors, patients want options to reduce dialysis waste adding to climate change
VANCOUVER - Francis Silva watches the blood flow through astraw-like tube in his left arm to a dialysis machine where it's cleaned of toxins and returned to his body through a second tube. The 60-year-old chef endures the four-hour process every Tuesday, Thursday and Sundayat St. Paul's Hospital where a 42-bed unit is ...
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President tells Gaza protesters that University of B.C. must remain neutral
VANCOUVER - The president of the University of British Columbia has told pro-Palestinian protesters that the school must remain neutral on the Gaza conflict. Benoit-Antoine Bacon says in response to demands by the organizers of a protest encampment on the Vancouver campus that professors and students hold a broad range...
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Crews fighting wildfires near Fort Nelson hope skies open up after rainy Thursday
FORT NELSON, B.C. - A rainy Thursday in and around Fort Nelson was exactly what fire crews were looking for. In a video released late Thursday night by the B.C. Wildfire Service, fire behaviour specialist for the Parker Lake and Patry Creek blazes Evan Peck said recent rain was much needed and made for excellent condit...
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Mother, stepfather get 15 years for manslaughter in death of B.C. boy Dontay Lucas, 6
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - The mother and stepfather of six-year-old Dontay Lucas have been sentenced to 15 years each in prison by a B.C. Supreme Court judge. Mitchell Frank and Rykel Frank stood in shackles in a court in Port Alberni as they were sentenced for the death of the boy who was found in medical distress inside ...
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Canada
Federal byelection announced for June 24 in Toronto St. Paul's riding
TORONTO - The Prime Minister's Office has announced a federal byelection will be held in the Ontario riding of Toronto-St. Paul's on June 24 to fill the seat left vacant by longtime Liberal cabinet minister Carolyn Bennett. Bennett announced in December that she was retiring as an MP after 26 years in the House of Com...
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Ex-partner to face charges after 55-year-old woman killed in Montreal
MONTREAL - A 55-year-old woman is dead and her former partner is facing charges in what police say is Montreal's 13th homicide of the year. Police were called Saturday evening to an apartment in the Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension borough, where they found the victim with fatal upper body wounds. Police spokesman ...
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As Canada renews strategy for Rohingya crisis, advocates urge rethink
OTTAWA - As Canada's strategy for supporting Rohingya people expires, advocates are calling for a rethink of how Ottawa is trying to limit suffering in refugee camps in Bangladesh, and to rout the military junta overseeing ethnic violence in Myanmar. "We cannot turn away from this," said Bob Rae, Canada's amb...
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In the fight for planetary health, how do we preserve our mental health?
TORONTO - It was early May and wildfire season had already started to rage in Western Canada when seven people settled into a monthly support-group meeting over Zoom. The facilitator, Toronto-based Kady Cowan, opened the conversation by prompting others to acknowledge any climate change-related concerns weighing on t...
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Canadian immigration asks medical worker fleeing Gaza if he treated Hamas fighters
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Lawyers are questioning Canada's approach to screening visa applications for people in Gaza with extended family in Canada after one applicant, a medical worker, was asked whether he had treated members of Hamas. The Canadian Press obtained a redacted letter sent to the applicant by a Canadian immigr...
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Montreal artists and venue owners support 24-hour party district - with reservations
MONTREAL - It's 2:55 a.m. on a recent evening at Blue Dog bar, in Montreal's Plateau district. A bell rings, the bartender shouts, "last call," and a handful of people wander to the bar for one more drink. Slight variations of this scene occur across the city every night, as bars and venues are prohibited - m...
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World
Edwards leads Wolves back from 20-point deficit for 98-90 win over defending champion Nuggets
DENVER (AP) - Anthony Edwards overcame a slow start and the Timberwolves roared back from a 20-point second-half deficit to eliminate the reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets 98-90 in a Game 7 Minnesota masterpiece on Sunday night. The Timberwolves overcame a 15-point halftime deficit - the largest comeback in a Game 7...
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Dominican Republic's president on path to reelection as main opponents concede
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader is on the path to a second term following Sunday's general elections, with his top competitors conceding early in the night as he took a big lead in early vote tallies. The ballot came amid his government's crackdown along the country's...
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Official says rescuers see helicopter that was carrying Iran's president, others at a distance
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Rescuers on Monday found a helicopter that was carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country's foreign minister and other officials that had apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran the day before. As the sun rose Monday, rescuers saw the helicopter from...
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Sports
Boston rides Healey goal to 4-3 win in first game of PWHL championship series
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) - Jess Healey scored from the point late in the second period to lift Boston to a 4-3 win over Minnesota on Sunday night in the first game of the inaugural Walter Cup Final, the championship series of the Professional Women's Hockey League post-season. The best-of-five series continues Tuesday. Game ...
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Vancouver Canucks right-winger Brock Boeser out for decisive Game 7: report
VANCOUVER - Canucks star Brock Boeser will miss Game 7 of Vancouver's second-round playoff series Monday against the Edmonton Oilers, according to reports. Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, citing several unnamed sources, was first to report Sunday that the 27-year-old right-winger is dealing with a blood clotting issue t...
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United States routs Kazakhstan 10-1 at world hockey championship
OSTRAVA (AP) _ Brady Tkachuk had three goals and an assist to lead the United States past Kazakhstan 10-1 on Sunday at the world hockey championship. In a later Group B contest, Latvia prevailed over Slovakia 3-2 in a shootout to send the U.S. to the next round. Its fourth victory lifted the Americans into second place...
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