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Abbotsford squads win their divisions at Pat Quinn Classic minor hockey tournament
BURNABY - A pair of Abbotsford-based minor hockey clubs came away with the top prize at the Pat Quinn Classic tournament in Burnaby.The Fraser Valley Thunderbirds knocked off another Abbotsford-based ...
Jan 03, 2025
Canada pausing applications for parent, grandparent permanent residency sponsorships
OTTAWA - Canada will not accept new parent and grandparent permanent residency sponsorship applications until further notice, according to a ministerial directive. The directive published in the Canad...
Jan 03, 2025
Woman dies after being struck by train in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A woman was struck and killed by a train early Friday morning near the Yale Road Overpass and McIntosh Drive in Chilliwack. Chilliwack RCMP say officers responded to the scene at approxim...
Jan 03, 2025
Case of Fraser Valley teen with avian flu shows 'worrisome' mutation of virus
Infectious disease experts say the avian flu case that infected a 13-year-old in the Fraser Valley shows "worrisome" signs that the virus could be mutating to more easily infect humans, but that the t...
Jan 02, 2025
Chilliwack property values rise marginally - Abbotsford assessments flat
CHILLIWACK - Fraser Valley property owners can now access their 2025 property assessments, reflecting market values as of July 1, 2024. BC Assessment has mailed updated notices to over 1.12 million pr...
Jan 02, 2025
B.C. research suggests road salt linked to death and deformities in salmon
Researchers at the University of British Columbia say they've found evidence suggesting high levels of road salt in B.C. streams can cause death and deformities in young salmon. Zoology students Carle...
Jan 02, 2025
AbbyPD pull more than a half dozen impaired drivers off road
ABBOTSFORD - Members of the Abbotsford Police Department (AbbyPD) had a busy New Year's morning locating and removing impaired drivers from the streets of the city.According to AbbyPD, eight impaired ...
Jan 02, 2025
Chilliwack has a New Year's Baby
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack's first baby of 2025 arrived Wednesday afternoon at Chilliwack General Hospital.Parents Janessa and Kyle Mueller of Chilliwack welcomed their baby boy into the world at 3:37 p....
Jan 01, 2025
Fraser Valley teen with avian flu deemed no longer infectious, taken off supplemental oxygen
VANCOUVER - A letter sent to the editor of The New England Journal of Medicine signed by Canadian health officials says the British Columbia teenager who tested positive for avian flu has been taken o...
Jan 01, 2025
Abbotsford's New Year's baby arrives
ABBOTSFORD - The first baby of 2025 at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital arrived Wednesday morning.Nawaab Sher Singh Gill was welcomed into the world at 8:30 a.m. He was weighed at 5 lbs. 11 oz. If the...
Jan 01, 2025