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Update: Vedder Mountain Road reopens, power restored to Cultus Lake
UPDATE: Vedder Mountain Road has reopened and power has been restored to Cultus Lake customers. CHILLIWACK - An overnight motor vehicle accident has left over 1,200 customers in Chilliwack and Cultus ...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 08, 2024

Lack of treatment, housing options exacerbating substance abuse crisis in Abbotsford: study
ABBOTSFORD - A preliminary study focusing on the plight of users in Abbotsford suggests that the toxicity of street substances and a lack of resources are barriers exacerbating the unregulated drug cr...
Dave Barry Sep 08, 2024

Mediation aimed at resolving Metro Vancouver accessible transit strike set to begin
VANCOUVER - Mediated negotiations between the union representing striking HandyDART transit workers in Metro Vancouver and their employer are set to begin today, six days into the stoppage. About 600 ...
Dave Barry Sep 08, 2024

Trudeau to face fretful caucus ahead of return to the House
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face a fretful and strained caucus in British Columbia Monday, with MPs looking for him to finally reveal his plan to address the political purgatory the pa...
Dave Barry Sep 08, 2024

Surging Elks lick Stamps 37-16 to escape West basement
EDMONTON - McLeod Bethel-Thompson threw a pair of touchdown passes as the Edmonton Elks defeated the Calgary Stampeders 37-16 on Saturday to leapfrog their Alberta rivals into fourth place in the West...
Dave Barry Sep 07, 2024

Winnipeg Blue Bombers down Saskatchewan Roughriders 26-21
WINNIPEG - Zach Collaros threw a touchdown and Sergio Castillo booted four field goals as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 26-21 on Saturday. The victory moved the Bombe...
Dave Barry Sep 07, 2024

RCMP Constable Frederick "Rick" O'Brien to be included on memorial wall at national service
REGINA - The RCMP's annual memorial service remembering those killed in the line of duty will add a Lower Mainland officer to its honour roll on Sunday. Constable Frederick "Rick" O'Brien's name will ...
Dave Barry Sep 07, 2024

Hiker rescued overnight southeast of Hope
MOUNT OUTRAM (MANNING PROVINCIAL PARK) - Mount Outram is a sought after destination for backcountry hikers as one of the highest Cascade Range peaks in southern British Columbia. However, a hiker that...
Dave Barry Sep 07, 2024

Driver dead after tow truck collides with semi on Highway 1 near Langley: RCMP
LANGLEY - A tow truck driver is dead following a crash on the Trans-Canada Highway near Langley late Friday night, say RCMP. A passenger was also injured after the vehicle collided with a semi-trailer...
Dave Barry Sep 07, 2024

Strategist Rachael Segal to headline women in politics showcase in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A former issues and policy advisor within the Canadian Federal Cabinet will be a keynote speaker at a Women in Politics showcase in Chilliwack this month. Political strategist Rachael Seg...
Dave Barry Sep 07, 2024