MISSION - Officials with the City of Mission are set to kick off the holiday season with the "Lighting of the Trees" at Centennial Park on Friday. In a release, a spokesperson said the public is invited to "a small community ceremony" featuring live music from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The lights will ...

MAPLE RIDGE - B.C.'s Conservation Officer Service (COS) says a black bear was killed during an attack in Maple Ridge on Wednesday. In a statement, the COS said the incident happened around 2:30 p.m. on a trail near 240th Street, where a man was walking an off-leash dog. Investigators say the bear initially engaged with...

ABBOTSFORD - With holiday movies set to delight viewers in the coming month, fans of these festive films can visit spots across the Fraser Valley that have hosted filmmakers. Tourism Abbotsford has made it easy for enthusiasts with a "Countdown to Christmas Films" list, which maps sites across the Fraser Vall...

MISSION - RCMP say they are still seeking information from the public to solve a mid-November break-in in Mission, during which over a dozen firearms were stolen. Investigators say some of the Nov. 14 theft was captured on overnight CCTV footage, which shows a group of people breaking into a Sylvester Road property in ...

CHILLIWACK - First responders have kicked off their annual Food Drive, running for the next five Saturdays in a row at multiple locations across Chilliwack. The initiative teams the Salvation Army up with the RCMP, Chilliwack Fire Department, Chilliwack Search and Rescue, and Chilliwack Emergency Support Services. Food...

ABBOTSFORD - After receiving a flood of negative messages, the owner of a small Abbotsford flower shop took to social media on Thursday to clear the air in a case of mistaken identity. Keri McKinley, owner of Everbloom Designs on McCallum Road, says she has spent the week in damage control, dealing with criticism and e...

VANCOUVER - Police say they are investigating a homicide involving the death of a woman. Vancouver police say officers were called overnight to a home in an area near Rupert Street and Euclid Avenue on the city's east side. Police say they found a woman in her 20s dead at the scene while a second male victim in his 20s...

VICTORIA - There won't be a sitting of the British Columbia legislature this fall as originally planned. The Office of the Premier issued a brief statement Friday saying that Raj Chouhan has been confirmed to serve again as the Speaker of the legislature, so there is no need to hold a sitting. Premier David Eby previou...

Even with eight legs it was difficult to hang on during this week's bomb cyclone in British Columbia, with a remote camera capturing an octopus battling currents whipped up by the hurricane-force winds. The giant Pacific octopus was spotted by an Ocean Networks Canada video camera on the sea floor off Vancouver Island'...

CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. - Hundreds of students in Campbell River, B.C., couldn't attend class on Friday because of a fire in their high school. A statement from Campbell River Fire Chief Dan Verdun says they responded to a report of a fire in Carihi Secondary School late Thursday night. Verdun's statement says the fire wa...

RICHMOND - Mounties in Richmond, B.C., say a man has been arrested for allegedly uttering threats against police while livestreaming on a social media platform. RCMP say they received the complaint about the man on Friday morning as he stood outside Richmond City Hall. Police say officers flooded the area and made an a...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Police in British Columbia say a June school bus crash followed by the death of a pedestrian was a "tragic accident" triggered when the 60-year-old bus driver suffered a medical event. Cpl. Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol says the evidence shows there was no criminality involv...

HALIFAX - With two days left before Nova Scotians elect their next government, polls suggest Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston's decision to call an early vote will pay off and the real battle will be between the Liberals and NDP for second place. The Progressive Conservatives are seeking a second consecutive...

MONTREAL - Federal cabinet ministers condemned an anti-NATO protest in Montreal that turned violent on Friday, saying "hatred and antisemitism" were on display, but protesters deny the claim, saying they demonstrated against the "complicity" of NATO member countries in a war that has killed thousand...

HALIFAX - Canada's top general firmly rejected the notion of dropping women from combat roles - a position promoted by president-elect Donald Trump's nominee for defense secretary - at a security forum underway in Halifax today. Gen. Jennie Carignan, chief of defence staff, was responding to Republican Senator James Ri...

OTTAWA - Canada Post says it has seen a shortage of more than eight million parcels amid the ongoing strike that has effectively shut down the postal system for nine days compared with the same period of 2023. The Crown corporation said Saturday that customers have been forced to turn to competitors for their deliverie...

Christmas cards are a cherished annual tradition for Percy. He sends out dozens of them every year - more than 70 last Christmas, each with a personalized message. But this year, things might be a little different. With the Canada Post strike stretching into its second week, Percy's dad isn't sure when he'll be able to...

RIO GRANDE CITY - Efrain Garcia points to the large Donald Trump flag waving outside his Rio Grande City home in South Texas, not far from the United States border with Mexico. The 84-year-old flashes a knowing smile. He was part of a red wave that ended a 132-year streak of Starr County backing Democrats for president...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) - Uruguayans on Sunday began voting for their next president in a tight runoff election between the candidates of the center-right incumbent party and a moderate left-wing coalition. The close race between conservative Álvaro Delgado, most recently secretary of the current president, and...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel said Sunday that the body of of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who went missing in the United Arab Emirates has been found after he was killed in what the government described as a "heinous antisemitic terror incident." The statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office sa...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel says the body of of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who went missing in the United Arab Emirates has been found, citing Emirati authorities. The statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Sunday said Zvi Kogan was murdered, calling it a "heinous antisemitic terror inciden...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Matvei Michkov scored a power-play goal in overtime as the Flyers overcame a two-goal deficit in the third period to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Saturday. Michkov scored on a set play, taking a pass from Travis Konecny on the back door and slamming it home at 1:06 of overtime. Trailing 2-0 in...

EDMONTON - Vasily Podkolzin vowed there's more to come after his first goal as an Edmonton Oiler. Podkolzin scored the game's first goal and Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist for the Oilers in a 6-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Saturday Podkolzin was all over opposing nets in recent games and was final...

EDMONTON - Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist for the Edmonton Oilers in a 6-2 win over the visiting New York Rangers on Saturday. Leon Draisaitl and Evan Bouchard each had a goal and an assist and Vasily Podkolzin and Darnell Nurse also scored for the Oilers (11-9-2) who improved to 5-2-1 in their last eight g...