UPDATE 6:13 A.M. THURSDAY: DriveBC says northbound Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt has reopened. UPDATE 11:10 P.M. WEDNESDAY: Corporal Dave Noon says tonight's incident on the Coquihalla Highway is a serious vehicle incident. The Lower Mainland Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service has de...

ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker has confirmed that a 69-year-old man who was struck after trying to cross moving traffic on George Ferguson Way in Abbotsford Tuesday night has died.According to an emailed statement sent to Fraser Valley Today, Sgt. Walker says Tuesday night's inc...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce on Thursday a temporary GST break for certain essential items to help ease affordability pressures. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says in a statement that the announcement is in response to his party's demands to permanently lift the goods and services tax on a ...

CHILLIWACK - Newly elected Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA Á'a:líya Warbus will have an opportunity to effect change within the official Opposition in the B.C. legislature. Warbus, who defeated Kelli Paddon in last month's provincial election, has been named to a leadership post in Opposition Leader John Rusta...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Councillor Bud Mercer criticized Fraser Health Authority during Tuesday's council meeting after a negative experience at an FHA-funded walk-in clinic at the Evans roundabout in Chilliwack. Councillor Mercer made the comments amid an open discussion about Chilliwack's Community Safety Plan and Fr...

HOPE - While the eastern Fraser Valley emerged from Tuesday night's fierce windstorm relatively unscathed, the District of Hope has experienced a significant power outage Wednesday morning.According to BC Hydro's website, over 3,700 customers in just Hope alone lost power at about 9:24 a.m. Wednesday due to a transmiss...

CHILLIWACK - Given the repeated delays and uncertainty associated with a provincially funded supportive housing project currently under construction on Trethewey Avenue, Chilliwack Councillor Jeff Shields doesn't have much confidence the province can deliver the next social housing project in Chilliwack. Councillor Shi...

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have fired head coach and co-general manager Rick Campbell. The Lions also named co-general manager Neil McEvoy vice-president of football operations and promoted assistant general manager Ryan Rigmaiden to general manager. The team made the announcement Wednesday, with president Duane Vienne...

KAMLOOPS - Bell Media's iHeartRadio Canada and Kamloops-based Pattison Media announced Tuesday (Nov. 19) that all 51 radio stations under the banner of Pattison Media, including Chilliwack's own 89.5 JR Country, are now available on the iHeartRadio platform.In a news release from Bell Media and Pattison Media, the new ...

BURNABY, B.C. - The metallic screech of a train rolling by. The constant hum of traffic on the nearby Trans-Canada Highway. These are the sounds of the Brunette River in the fall, as it cuts through the suburbs of Burnaby, B.C. And rising above the din of Metro Vancouver, the splashing of chum salmon as they push upstr...

VANCOUVER - Hurricane-force winds of up to 159 km/h have slammed into parts of the British Columbia Coast as a massive storm swirling off Vancouver Island severed highways and cut power to about 225,000 people. Winds from the bomb cyclone weather system were expected to reach 120 km/h on the central and north coast, al...

UPDATE 8:35 P.M. WEDNESDAY: Abbotsford Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker has confirmed that a 69-year-old man who was struck after trying to cross moving traffic on George Ferguson Way in Abbotsford Tuesday night has died. According to an emailed statement sent to Fraser Valley Today, Sgt. Walker says Tue...

UPDATE 7:50 A.M. WEDNESDAY: BC Hydro says crews made "significant progress" overnight restoring power to over 175,000 customers, nearly two-thirds of the more than 272,000 customers who were impacted. BC Hydro says restoration work will continue throughout the day. The special weather statement for Chilliwack...

Police in Kamloops say they are requesting help from the public in locating a Kamloops man who is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant and could be traveling to the Lower Mainland. In a statement Tuesday (Nov. 19), police say 41-year-old Chad Douglas Berry is wanted on an arrest warrant for being unlawfully at large."A...

MERRITT - For the second time in three days, Merritt residents have been impacted by a disruption to emergency room services at Nicola Valley Hospital. Interior Health announced the closure would begin Monday evening (Nov.18) at 7 p.m. and remain in affect until 8 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19. As has been the case recently, I...

CHILLIWACK - B.C. Wildfire Service will hold the first of three online hiring webinars starting this week as it gears up for the 2025 wildfire season. According to a social media post, BCWS says it will conduct an online webinar designed to introduce itself to prospective applicants who want to be a part of the provinc...

UPDATE 11:45 A.M. WEDNESDAY: North Vancouver RCMP says an alleged suspect wanted in connection with a rash of groping incidents has turned himself in. Following two appeals for public assistance on October 2 and November 19 and the release of newly obtained video of a suspect in an effort to further the investigation, ...

SQUAMISH - Police in Squamish, B.C., say recent social media posts claiming allegations of stalking and attempted kidnappings of women by an unidentified man or men are without merit. According to a statement from Constable Kelly Wu, spokesperson for the Sea to Sky RCMP detachment in Squamish, police say a thorough and...

ABBOTSFORD - The Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation says Abbotsford Regional Hospital has acquired critical new equipment in its physiotherapy department that significantly advances rehab services for patients in care at the hospital.In a news release from Dr. Lakhbir Jassal, the foundation says two new innovative pi...

CHILLIWACK - A home in the 5600 block of Tyson Road isn't the only major incident of unsightly premises that City of Chilliwack bylaw staff have been dealing with this year. A home in the 46100 block of Princess Avenue closer to downtown Chilliwack has generated nearly a dozen bylaw complaints for its derelict appearan...

CHILLIWACK - In the midst of a labour strike that's less than a week old, the local union representing over 100 postal workers in Chilliwack, Hope and the surrounding area says Canada Post wants to weaken their pensions. Postal workers went on strike Friday, saying they came to the decision after "a year of bargai...

ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford PD says it is looking to identify a female suspect who allegedly robbed an elderly female of her engagement ring Monday afternoon on South Fraser Way.According to a social media post, AbbyPD patrol officers are currently investigating a robbery that occurred in the 32900 block of South Fraser Wa...

VANCOUVER - Prince Harry is in Vancouver for the launch of a campaign to raise awareness of the Invictus Games among children and youth, one day after surprising Canadian football fans by appearing at the Grey Cup in the city. The prince visited Vancouver-area elementary and high school students at Seaforth Armoury. Th...

ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department says it fielded over 300 operational files over the weekend, including nearly a dozen DUIs and a stolen vehicle incident in which the driver who was arrested had a loaded handgun and drugs. AbbyPD says it received 335 operational files since 5 p.m. Friday evening, some of w...

SOUTH SURREY - Mounties in Surrey are investigating a motor vehicle collision early Monday morning (Nov. 18) that left two people deceased.According to a statement from Sgt. Tammy Lobb, media relations spokesperson, Surrey RCMP responded to a report of a vehicle rollover in the northbound lane of Highway 99 between 16 ...

CHILLIWACK - DriveBC says a westbound vehicle incident has the right lane of Highway 1 blocked between Gibson Road and Prest Road (exit 123) in Chilliwack Monday morning. Chilliwack Fire Department and RCMP personnel were dispatched after a vehicle wound up in a ditch. Crews are currently on scene. Motorists should exp...

CHILLIWACK - The executive director of a Chilliwack nature reserve says an incident of cable theft left the non-profit without phone service for almost two weeks. In response to an email from Fraser Valley Today, Great Blue Heron Reserve Executive Director Camille Coray said Friday (Nov. 15) via email that she's been s...

CHILLIWACK - Environment Canada issued a special weather statement late Sunday night saying very windy conditions could roll into Abbotsford and Chilliwack by Tuesday morning, with peak wind speeds arriving Tuesday evening. According to the statement issued Sunday night at 9:44 p.m. Pacific Time, a significant fall sto...