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Numerous charges expected against prolific offender who tried to elude police in Abbotsford
MISSION - Police in Abbotsford say they expect to file numerous new charges after a police incident unfolded Friday morning involving a prolific property offender. According to a social media post, po...
Sep 05, 2025
Chilliwack hosts fall-friendly festivities in September
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack is warming up for the cooler season with a wide range of autumn activities this September. Tourism Chilliwack's fall calendar starts with a queer-themed event at Smoking Gun Co...
Sep 05, 2025 Image: Tourism Chilliwack / Provided / Chilliwack is hosting a range of fall-friendly events from lawn bowling (pictured) to a tasting festival.
Chilliwack, Abbotsford unemployment rises as jobs fall across B.C. in August
CHILLIWACK - Statistics Canada's latest Labour Force Survey says a number of provinces experienced major job losses between July and August, and core cities in B.C.'s Fraser Valley were no exception. ...
Sep 05, 2025
Environment Canada expands air alerts as wildfire smoke spreads over B.C.
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada's special air-quality statements for wildfire smoke have now expanded to cover most of British Columbia, with air quality at its worst possible level in parts of the Fra...
Sep 05, 2025
Power restored after outage leaves over 5,400 without power in Abbotsford Friday morning
UPDATE: Power has now been restored to thousands of customers in Abbotsford who lost power this morning due to downed trees. Original story: ABBOTSFORD - Over 5,400 BC Hydro customers lost power in ce...
Sep 05, 2025
1 seriously injured after head-on collision with semi near Yale
YALE - A portion of Highway 1 has been blocked off this morning (Sep. 5) after a head-on collision in the Fraser Canyon. Scanner traffic reported a massive accident on the highway involving multiple v...
Sep 05, 2025 Image: Jodi Emery Walsh, with permission / Facebook / Highway 1 has been closed in both directions near Yale due to a major vehicle incident.
Chilliwack first responders paged for multi-vehicle crash on Prest Road, north of Hwy. 1
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP members, B.C. Ambulance paramedics and Chilliwack firefighters were dispatched shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday evening for a multi-vehicle incident on Prest Road north of Hi...
Sep 04, 2025 Image: Submitted / A vehicle wound up in a ditch during a multi-vehicle MVI Thursday evening on Prest Road in Chilliwack.
AbbyPD investigating targeted home invasion
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say they are investigating a home invasion that happened late Wednesday night in west Abbotsford.According to a statement from AbbyPD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker, A...
Sep 04, 2025
Mine Creek wildfire NE of Hope nearly quadruples in size from Wednesday
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - In a remarkable turn of events, the B.C. Wildfire Service now says the Mine Creek wildfire 44 kilometres northeast of Hope has nearly quadrupled in size from yesterday. According ...
Sep 04, 2025
BC govt. confirms drug consumption space will exist at Abbotsford housing site - near school
ABBOTSFORD - After an Abbotsford South MLA claimed in July that drugs will be consumed at a proposed housing site in Abbotsford, BC Housing has since released a statement confirming the presence of an...
Sep 04, 2025