ABBOTSFORD - Details are limited thus far, but police in Abbotsford are investigating the suspicious death of a person who experienced a medical emergency and had previously lived at a senior home in Abbotsford. According to a statement from AbbyPD Sgt. Paul Walker, police were first alerted on Sunday, July 6 by staff ...

ABBOTSFORD - A spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department has confirmed a police presence at a home on Peardonville Road in Abbotsford Wednesday morning. According to a brief statement from Abbotsford PD Sgt. Paul Walker, police are executing a search warrant at a home on Peardonville Road. The search warrant is...

CHILLIWACK - A French bakery and pastry shop specializing in macarons and other sweet treats is tentatively set to open its doors next month in Chilliwack. Maison Macaron has mounted signage above its retail storefront at 107-5615 Teskey Way in Promontory, in the same shopping centre as Close to Home Grocery & Deli...

CHILLIWACK - It's no secret that animal shelters across British Columbia, even right here in Chilliwack, are overflowing with unwanted dogs and cats. Which is why the province's first non-profit mobile vet clinic has expanded its service platform to now include Chilliwack, Abbotsford and the rest of the Fraser Valley. ...

HUNTSVILLE, ONT. - Three miners have been trapped underground at British Columbia's Red Chris copper and gold mine. B.C. Premier David Eby released the news at the end of the premiers' gathering in Ontario. Eby says there was an accident overnight at the mine, which is located in B.C.'s northern Interior. He says to th...

British Columbia is one of the greatest places on earth to live and work, and our top resource is our hard-working and talented professionals across all sectors, including health care. As with many regions across the country and the world, we have been experiencing a shortage in health care workers, and we've been lase...

MISSION - Mounties in Mission say a man has been arrested for assault and uttering threats after he pushed a woman to the ground because of the loud nature of her barking dog. According to a social media post from the detachment, Mission RCMP say a woman was walking her dog along 1st Avenue shortly after 2 a.m. on Tues...

MISSION - Police in Mission are looking to identify a man they say allegedly stole a wallet and used the victim's banking and credit cards for purchases in Mission. According to a social media post, Mission RCMP say a resident from 9th Avenue near Stave Lake Street reported on Tuesday, July 15 to police that his wallet...

CHILLIWACK - The Fraser Valley Regional District board is set to review a motion this week involving an agricultural land addition to a First Nation between Chilliwack and Hope, but will not be voting on the merits of the proposed Addition to Reserve. According to item 13.3 on Thursday's board agenda, the FVRD board ha...

CHILLIWACK - Two more businesses are set to open the first week of August at Cottonwood Centre mall in Chilliwack, joining a new café and protein bar that recently opened. According to Mark Davis, general manager of Warrington PCI, the company entrusted with leasing space at the mall, Snore MD and Sunrise Record...

Rancher John Parkes wants more water storage in B.C.'s Interior, which is suffering the impacts of a multi-year drought. But Parkes, manager of Nicola Ranch near Merritt, says it's not just for irrigation - water from dams is released into drying rivers to maintain flows and river ecosystems. "My predecessors, ove...

UPDATE 9:40 A.M. WEDNESDAY: The BC Wildfire Service now says the small fire near Hemlock Valley is being held, while the fire east of Mission is also being held. Both were small in nature and had ignited earlier this week. Original story from 3:41 p.m. Tuesday afternoon: HEMLOCK VALLEY - The B.C. Wildfire Service says ...

UPDATE 7 P.M. WEDNESDAY: Abbotsford PD says Siobhan Kirby was arrested earlier today and remains in police custody. "The Abbotsford Police Department extends its sincere thanks to the public for their assistance, which played a key role in facilitating this swift arrest," AbbyPD wrote on Facebook. "We ar...

CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack announced Tuesday that a new youth and child advocacy centre will open later this year in downtown Chilliwack. According to a statement from Chilliwack RCMP Corporal Carmen Kiener, who works as a supervisor in the Serious Crime Unit, the opening of the Chilliwack Child and Youth Advo...

MISSION - Mission Mayor Paul Horn has written a letter to the B.C. government urging them to address excessive commercial rent hikes that he says are causing small businesses to close or relocate in downtown Mission. According to the text of a letter dated June 16, 2025 from the City of Mission, Mayor Horn asks Diana G...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack has seen a substantial drop in its violent crime rate year over year, but still has the highest reported crime rate of any census metropolitan area in Canada. According to new numbers released by Statistics Canada, police reported 11,352 crimes per 100,000 population in Chilliwack in 2024, the h...

CHILLIWACK - Amid news earlier this year that the Vancouver Mural Festival is shutting down, the Chilliwack Mural Festival has teamed up with a local tour guide company based in Chilliwack to fill the void. During the upcoming Chilliwack Mural Festival slated for August 7-17, Chilliwack Tours will offer 14 guided walki...

MISSION - Mounties in Mission say two witnesses were instrumental in getting an impaired female driver from Abbotsford off the road nearly two weeks ago. According to a police blotter-style social media post, Mission RCMP say two witnesses reported seeing a possible impaired driver in a parking lot at Cedar Valley Conn...

ABBOTSFORD - Karyn Santiago's time with Communitas Care Society in Abbotsford has come full circle.Back in the early 2010s, Santiago had been working for a sister charity and felt convinced that her time there was wrapping up, but she had no idea where she thought God would lead her next. All she knew at the time was t...

UPDATE 4:05 P.M. TUESDAY: The City of Mission says it is aware of a small wildfire that has ignited within the Norrish Creek watershed near Nicomen Slough. A four-person BC Wildfire Crew is now on site with one water tender. The City of Mission added that the fire is outside of the portion of the watershed that supplie...

MISSION - Mounties in Mission now say the missing 20-year-old male has been safely located. According to a social media post at 6:49 p.m. Tuesday night, police say they are pleased to confirm that the 20-year-old male reported missing on July 21 has been located, and he is safe and sound. "The RCMP thanks the medi...

CHILLIWACK - A spokesperson for the Chilliwack RCMP has confirmed that a report of shots fired near downtown Chilliwack on Sunday night was not corroborated.Like it did on Saturday night with a possible incident of shots fired near Ashwell Road, social media lit up late Sunday night when a heavy police presence converg...

VANCOUVER - The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms says a former nurse who was sanctioned by the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives has filed two human rights complaints with the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal. A disciplinary panel with the college determined Amy Hamm committed unprofessional conduct f...

LANGLEY - Mounties in Langley now say the 43-year-old woman who was reported missing on Sunday, June 13 has been located.

CHILLIWACK - A gas station and convenience store will be built at a new commercial and retail development near Highway 1 and Lickman Road in Chilliwack. According to a news release from Denciti Development Corp., Canco Gas has committed to a long-term lease to build a new service station and convenience store on the so...

SURREY - Authorities in Surrey are asking for the public's help in locating two missing 12-year-old females. According to a statement from Staff Sergeant Lindsey Houghton, Surrey Police Service (SPS) and the RCMP Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit (SPOSU) need help locating Anastasia Louis and Aliyah Babisky, wh...

MISSION - Mounties in Mission say a suspect is in custody after allegedly assaulting an elderly residential manager at an apartment building in Mission where the person had previously lived. Mission RCMP say they were called to an apartment building on 1st Avenue near Grand Street on Thursday afternoon, July 10 after r...

CHILLIWACK - Despite online reports from people believing they heard shots fired, a Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson says police were not able to locate any evidence of a shooting Saturday night near Ashwell Road in Chilliwack. Chilliwack-area Facebook groups lit up Saturday night as residents reported hearing what sounded...