Author Archives: Alyssa Conti
Snowfall warning in effect across Fraser Valley Sunday
CHILLIWACK - Winter is in full swing at the Fraser Valley. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning Sunday afternoon (Feb. 2) in the east, central and west regions from Hope to Abbotsford. Res...
Feb 02, 2025
Canada slaps retaliatory tariffs on hundreds of U.S. goods, outlines response plan
OTTAWA - Ottawa is imposing 25 per cent tariffs on hundreds of goods originating in the United States - from meat and milk to carpets and curtains - in response to steep new American levies against Ca...
Feb 02, 2025
B.C. political leaders call for premier to do more amid looming trade war
VANCOUVER - British Columbia politicians are calling on the premier to do more as the province prepares to face U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods as well as retaliation by Ottawa. The move came after U.S...
Feb 02, 2025
Hundreds of B.C. health care workers risk deportation after cuts to immigration program
CHILLIWACK - Over 500 health care workers in Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal are expected to face deportation after the federal government slashed its immigration targets this year. The Provincial...
Feb 02, 2025
Local poets set to take the stage at downtown Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Voices from diverse, underrepresented groups are being amplified at a spoken poetry event in downtown Abbotsford later this February. Diverse VOICES will feature poets and troubadours wit...
Feb 02, 2025
B.C. premier announces trade retaliations to U.S. tariffs
VANCOUVER - B.C. premier David Eby has introduced a number of counter-measures to U.S. president Donald Trump's upcoming tariffs. "President Trump's 25 per cent tariffs are a complete betrayal of the ...
Feb 01, 2025
Quotes on Canada facing Trump tariffs
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump will hit Canada with 25 per cent tariffs on Tuesday, with a lower 10 per cent duty for energy. Here are some quotes: "I'm extremely disappointed that President Tru...
Feb 01, 2025
Snowfall warning in effect from Hope to Merritt
CHILLIWACK - Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning on the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt this afternoon (Feb. 1). The weather agency said a frontal system is bringing roughly 15 to...
Feb 01, 2025
Which industries will feel the pinch of Trump's tariffs the hardest?
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order Saturday to impose tariffs of 10 per cent on Canadian energy and 25 per cent on everything else beginning on Feb. 4. Statistics Canada says the val...
Feb 01, 2025
Chilliwack meat plant sanctioned after B.C. government investigation
CHILLIWACK - Toronto-based organization Animal Justice has shared the provincial Ministry of Food and Agriculture's sanctions against Johnston's Packers Ltd., a Chilliwack meat processor. On December ...
Feb 01, 2025