CHARLOTTE - The Abbotsford Canucks are Calder Cup champions. After spotting the host Charlotte Checkers the first two goals on Monday night at Bojangles Coliseum, the Canucks roared back with three unanswered goals, including the winner from Linus Karlsson at 17:19 of the second period. Sammy Blais and Danila Klimovich...

AGASSIZ - Bullet holes and broken windows are now visible outside the Agassiz home where multiple police were called Thursday night (June 19). At about 7:43 p.m. that night, Agassiz RCMP responded to a call about a person damaging a home. Officers arrived to find an affected person and a woman with a handgun, who repor...

ABBOTSFORD - When it wasn't keeping a watchful eye at the sold-out Abbotsford Centre as the Canucks took on the Charlotte Checkers in the AHL Calder Cup, police in Abbotsford handled over 300 calls over the weekend.Of the 309 calls for service between 5 p.m. on Friday and 6 a.m. Monday morning, the Abbotsford PD says i...

CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Fire Department says it is now accepting applications for the 2025-26 paid on-call (POC) firefighter Recruit Training Program. According to a news release from Assistant Fire Chief Wade Meeres, paid on-call firefighters are committed residents of Chilliwack who respond to emergencies 24 hour...

MISSION - Mounties in Mission are warning the public about a complex bank scam in which an elderly woman from Mission was scammed out of tens of thousands of dollars in May. According to a statement from Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr, a 68-year-old woman from Mission called authorities to report that...

CHILLIWACK - A boutique store in Garrison offering what it calls "thoughtful, curated and beautiful products" for customers and their homes has vacated its retail storefront but will remain open online.The Cottage Boutique, once located at 7-45575 Keith Wilson Road in Chilliwack at Garrison Village, posted a ...

SURREY - Police in Surrey say they're an investigating a shooting near a park that sent one person to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Surrey Police Service says frontline officers were dispatched on Monday, June 23, at approximately 12:15 a.m., to attend a local hospital for a report from hospital personne...

CHILLIWACK - Cultus Lake Park Board commissioners remain the lowest-paid elected officials in the Chilliwack area, according to the latest data released by the park board. In 2024, park commissioners who did not serve as chair or vice chair of the five-member board earned a base salary of $17,090.16 annually, or $1,424...

SURREY - Surrey-based FortisBC says it has received approval from B.C.'s energy regulator to have more gas it supplies to homes designated as Renewable Natural Gas, a move the energy company acknowledges will result in a price increase to customer bills. In a news release dated June 18, the company says the B.C. Utilit...

CHILLIWACK - Guests are invited to view a host of visual treats as the Chilliwack Visual Artists Association (CVAA) showcases three exhibits this summer. The Fraser Valley Woodturners Guild's "12 Turners" and the Fibre Art Network's "Narrow Works" and "I Am" will all be presented at the Ch...

ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford has released the results of its first city-led Point-in-Time (PiT) Count, conducted last fall, and the numbers show that the homeless population has gone up from the previous year. For 20 years, the Fraser Valley Regional District led PiT counts in Abbotsford to determine the number ...

CHILLIWACK - Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.Name: Shawn RiversAge: 43Height: 5'11" ft Weight: 175lbsHair: Blonde/Brown Eyes: GreenWanted: Assault Causing Bodily HarmWarrant in effect: June 16, 2025Parole Jurisdiction: ChilliwackName: Roy Pelg...

ABBOTSFORD - Jesse Puljujarvi spoiled the party in Abbotsford on Saturday night when he scored at 15:22 of overtime to lift the visiting Charlotte Checkers to a 4-3 victory over the Canucks. A sold-out crowd at Abbotsford Centre was hoping to see the Canucks - who entered the game leading 3-1 in the best-of-seven champ...

LANGLEY - Drivers have been left stalled on a portion of Highway 1 after a motor vehicle incident early Saturday afternoon (Jun. 21).At 12:37 p.m., BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) received a call about the incident at around 236 St. and Highway 1 in Langley. BCEHS Communications Officer Vincent Chou told Fraser Va...

ABBOTSFORD - The region's health authority is looking to raise awareness about some services available to brain injury survivors, especially those who suffered from toxic drug poisoning. Fraser Health has contracted Lookout Housing and Health Society and Connective Support Society to provide complete, wraparound care a...

MISSION - A Mission resident went back to school after a 20-year break- and her hard work has been rewarded with the Governor General's Silver Medal at the University of the Fraser Valley's convocation ceremony earlier this month. On June 10, Thea Bramer received her award along with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Child ...

Environment Canada is warning residents of British Columbia's southern Interior of possible heavy rain and thunderstorms as flood risks rise in the region. The weather agency says areas including the Fraser Canyon, the Okanagan, Kamloops and parts of the Shuswap could see overall rainfall of up to 40 millimetres, along...

CHILLIWACK - Andy Harrington is happily back in Chilliwack after being away on a humanitarian visit a few months ago. Speaking with Fraser Valley Today from his home on the lush green pastures of Ryder Lake, the Canadian Foodgrains Bank executive recollected his time spent on the dry tropical savanna of South Sudan. Th...

CHILLIWACK - Two vehicles had to be towed late Friday night after a motor vehicle incident near First Avenue and Charles Street in Chilliwack. According to scanner traffic, the call first came in as a vehicle into a hydro pole at approximately 10:41 p.m. Engine 1 arrived on scene at 10:43 p.m. at the intersection and l...

CHILLIWACK - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has put up controls on the movements of birds around two commercial poultry farms experiencing the first outbreaks of virulent Newcastle disease in Canada in more than 50 years. The establishment of the primary control zones in the Fraser Valley means that birds, byprodu...

UPDATE 3:32 P.M. FRIDAY: The Surrey Police Service says the missing 10-year-old boy has now been found alive and safe. All identifying information has been removed for privacy reasons.

OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal has granted a stay, pausing the potential cull of nearly 400 ostriches at a B.C. farm. Court records show that a motion to pause plans for the cull, pending an appeal, was granted this afternoon in Ottawa. More coming. The Canadian Press

AGASSIZ - B.C.'s police watchdog is now investigating an incident in Agassiz that left one person injured and airlifted to hospital Thursday night (Jun. 19). At about 7:43 p.m., Agassiz RCMP responded to a call about a person damaging a home on Highway 9 between McDonald Road and Bristol Drive. Officers arrived to find...

MISSION - A Chilliwack man has now been convicted of second-degree murder for the fatal stabbing of 64-year-old Holbert Tew nearly three years ago.On December 14, 2022, Mission RCMP responded to a report of a stabbing in the 33800-block of 4th Avenue, near Mary Street. Police found a man suffering from stab wounds, and...

HOPE - Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt on Friday (Jun. 20). It may be the first day of summer, but an upper disturbance travelling over southern B.C. is bringing widespread showers and possibly - wet snow - over the highway summits. Snow levels m...

FRASER VALLEY - Surrey firefighters were in and out of an incident at a local Super Save early Friday morning (Jun. 20).Witnesses reported seeing the fire on the Langley Bypass at around 8:30 a.m. The Surrey Fire Fighters Association then shared a post shortly before 9 a.m., saying crews were on scene at the Super Save...

ABBOTSFORD - The Abby Canucks have been on fire over the ice this season- going from a historic franchise first in the Western Conference Final, to only being one win away from the 2025 Calder Cup. With a synergetic team and Artūrs Šilovs blocking 30 out of 32 shots against him, Abbtosford took a 3-2 win in Gam...

CULTUS LAKE - Rain or shine, Cultus Lake Day is back for another year of community spirit with a full roster of activities. Cultus Lake Day kicks off at the Cultus Lake Fire Hall with a pancake breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., followed by the parade at 11 a.m. Image: Kevin Plastow Photography, via Cultus Lake Pa...