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Spike in fatal crashes leads to BC Coroners Service warning
CHILLIWACK - The last week has been marked by a tragic surge in fatal motor vehicle incidents on highways throughout British Columbia. Between Friday, July 5, and Wednesday, July 10, the BC Coroners S...
Dave Barry Jul 12, 2024

BCHL announces 2024 Showcase event in Chilliwack and Abbotsford
CHILLIWACK - The British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) has announced that the 2024 Showcase event will be held in Chilliwack and Abbotsford from October 13 to 17, with the Vancouver Canucks co-hosting...
Dave Barry Jul 12, 2024

Hot weekend in store for Fraser Valley residents
CHILLIWACK - Another hot summer weekend lies ahead for the Fraser Valley as a high-pressure ridge continues to dominate weather patterns in British Columbia's southwest corner.While not as hot as the ...
Dave Barry Jul 12, 2024

Abbotsford Canucks open season on the road
ABBOTSFORD - The American Hockey League has released its 2024-25 regular season schedule, setting the stage for the Abbotsford Canucks' campaign. The Canucks will kick off their season on the road wit...
Dave Barry Jul 12, 2024

2 people dead after vehicle incident on Hwy. 1 near Boston Bar
UPDATE July 12 - 4:30 a.m. - DriveBC reported the highway reopened in both directions. BOSTON BAR - BC Highway Patrol says two people have died due to a serious motor vehicle collision on Highway 1 ne...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 11, 2024

Latest poll shows it's all tied up between B.C. NDP & B.C. Conservatives; more would consider Rustad over Eby
CHILLIWACK - It's all tied up now in this year's provincial election, at least from one polling firm in British Columbia. According to the latest poll from Mainstreet Research that surveyed 1,048 adul...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 11, 2024

Abbotsford man selflessly reaches the century mark as prolific Fraser Valley blood donor
ABBOTSFORD - All it took for Abbotsford resident Nikolas Venema to start giving blood as a young adult was a simple advertisement he heard one day from Canadian Blood Services. And when life got busy ...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 11, 2024

Update: Human-caused fire east of Harrison Lake is now under control
**Update: The fire east of Harrison Lake is now under control.** **Update at 1:57 p.m. Thursday: BC Wildfire Service now reports that the fire east of Harrison Lake has grown from a single hectare to ...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 11, 2024

Shooting in Abbotsford hospitalizes 38-year-old man Thursday morning
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say a 38-year-old male has been hospitalized after sustaining a gunshot wound from a shooting early Thursday morning in the 2000 block of Topaz Street.According to a ...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 11, 2024

Update: Hwy. 99 in Surrey has reopened after a fatality overnight
**Update at 1:47 p.m. Thursday: Surrey RCMP now says Highway 99 northbound from King George to Highway to Highway 91 has reopened, and traffic is flowing once again, after a single-vehicle collision o...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 11, 2024