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Inaccurate data on forest fuels may stoke B.C. wildfires, study finds
VANCOUVER - Wildfire fighting and forest management decisions are potentially being hampered by inaccurate government data that misrepresents forest fuel loads in British Columbia's Interior, a new st...
Dave Barry Mar 03, 2024

Abbotsford launches online effort to increase building permit efficiency
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford says residents and developers in Abbotsford can navigate the building and renovation permit process more easily, thanks to its new online building permit applicatio...
Dave Barry Mar 03, 2024

Goalie scores as Chilliwack Chiefs beat Alberni Valley
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Chiefs took a big step towards locking down second place in the BCHL Coastal Division Saturday (Mar. 2) at the Chilliwack Coliseum. Parker Murray and Brady Milburn scored f...
Dave Barry Mar 03, 2024

Questions loom for proposed Surrey bio-fuel plant
SURREY - A Conservative M.P. says a proposed biofuel plant in South Surrey on First Nations land is no longer receiving federal financial support from Natural Resources Canada. Kerry-Lynn Findlay, M.P...
Dave Barry Mar 03, 2024

Long time between Briers, Newfoundland and Labrador lead back in it 35 years later
REGINA - Alex Smith is back in the Canadian men's curling championship 35 years after his last appearance in Saskatoon in 1989. Newfoundland and Labrador's lead at the Montana's Brier in Regina was a ...
Dave Barry Mar 03, 2024

Vancouver Whitecaps battle to 1-1 draw in MLS home opener against Charlotte FC
VANCOUVER - A goal from Ryan Raposo in stoppage time salvaged a point for the Vancouver Whitecaps in their season-opening 1-1 draw with Charlotte FC at B.C. Place on Saturday. Iuri Tavares opened the ...
Dave Barry Mar 02, 2024

Dazzling lights illuminate First Avenue for month-long celebration in Mission
MISSION - First Avenue in downtown Mission is set to shine thanks to a month-long self-directed outdoor light display. The lights, initially unveiled during last year's Shine Bright Mission event, wil...
Dave Barry Mar 02, 2024

Naked man plays piano at seniors facility in Mission, assaults police officer while being subdued
MISSION - A 54-year-old man was arrested by Mission RCMP last week after he allegedly entered a seniors facility, disrobed, played piano and then assaulted an officer when police tried to subdue him. ...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 02, 2024

Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah bumped from spring start due to right shoulder soreness
DUNEDIN, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays say right-hander Alek Manoah has been bumped from his next scheduled pre-season start due to right shoulder soreness. Sebastian Espino will start Sunday's game ag...
Dave Barry Mar 02, 2024

Injured white raven found in Qualicum; third rare bird to be treated locally in three years
ERRINGTON, B.C. - For the third time in as many years, a rare white raven has come under the care of a Vancouver Island wildlife refuge centre. The unnamed leucitic raven was brought to the North Isla...
Dave Barry Mar 02, 2024