
Fraser Valley

Child on kick scooter collides with car
8-year-old boy on kick scooter struck by passing car, transported to hospital: Mission RCMP
MISSION - A spokesperson for the Mission RCMP detachment says an 8-year-old boy was transported to hospital after being struck by a passing car last week. According to a statement from Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr, first responders in Mission were called to Egglestone Avenue east of Cedar Street las...
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Police incident
Police presence surrounds Hope residence Sunday night
HOPE - A Hope RCMP spokesperson says two people were taken into custody Sunday night in Hope after police located a vehicle taken from Mission, B.C. without permission.According to a statement from Hope RCMP spokesperson Staff Sgt. Mike Sargent, Hope RCMP located a white Chevy Suburban in the area of Richmond Drive in ...
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Overnight detours on Highway 1
Highway 1 detours through Langley for the next 3 weeks will begin this Tuesday: B.C. govt.
LANGLEY - The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit says Highway 1 through Langley will be detoured in the late evening to overnight hours starting this week for the next three weeks.According to a statement from the provincial government, motorists should plan for overnight detours along Highway 1 at the 264 Str...
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Wind warning
Wind warning in effect for the Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt, Crowsnest east of Hope
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY/CROWSNEST HIGHWAY - Fraser Valley motorists who might be traveling to B.C.'s Interior could get a good jolt of wind on two major highways later today and into Monday night.Environment Canada has issued a wind warning amid strong southwesterly winds with gusts of up to 80 km/h expected later today and...
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Road project in Chilliwack
Multi-use pathway project on Knight Road in Chilliwack to wrap up next month
CHILLIWACK - A multi-use pathway project that began at the end of October is slated for completion by next month. The City of Chilliwack says the Knight Road multi-use pathway project was tendered under the 2025 Active Transportation Upgrades process. The multi-use pathway is being constructed on the south side of Knig...
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Business closure
Chilliwack poké franchises close
CHILLIWACK - Two Hawaiian poké eateries in Chilliwack have shuttered operations. Steve's Poké Bar, a franchise with over 20 locations throughout British Columbia, has closed at 5535 Vedder Road, unit 109, and 8635 Young Road, unit 5, in Chilliwack. A sign outside the Garrison location on Vedder Road had t...
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British Columbia

Indigenous Act can be repealed in days if Eby recalls legislature: Opposition leader
VICTORIA - The interim leader of the Conservative Party of B.C. says the Declaration on the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples Act can be repealed in a few days, if Premier David Eby immediately recalls the provincial legislature. Trevor Halford says Bri...
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Warnings about strong winds, rain or snow as system slides over B.C.
VANCOUVER - A strong Pacific frontal system is moving in over parts of British Columbia, bringing rain or snow, strong winds and poor driving conditions through to Tuesday. Environment Canada has issued yellow alerts - a caution of moderate impacts - ...
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B.C. First Nation meets with Alberta minister to oppose changing tanker ban
HARTLEY BAY - Leaders of a First Nation on British Columbia's northern coast say they met Friday with Alberta's minister of Indigenous relations to express opposition to any changes to Canada's tanker ban to service a potential new pipeline. The Gitga'...
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'One Battle After Another' dominates Toronto Film Critics Association Awards with 4 wins
TORONTO - "One Battle After Another" picked up one prize after another from the Toronto Film Critics Association on Sunday night. The action thriller about an ex-revolutionary turned stoner whose past catches up with him won four awards, including best...
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Shots fired, cars burned: Surrey Police
Shots fired, cars burned: Surrey Police
VICTORIA - Police in Surrey, B.C., say shots fired at a residence and two vehicle fires Sunday morning are connected, but it is not clear whether they involve extortion. A statement from the Surrey Police Service says officers responded to a vehicle ...
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RCMP say a woman died in single-vehicle collision near Golden Ears Bridge
VICTORIA - Police in British Columbia say they are investigating a fatal vehicle collision near a well-known bridge across the Fraser River. A statement from Ridge Meadows RCMP serving the area around Maple Ridge, B.C. says officers responded to a sin...
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Canada

Indigenous Act can be repealed in days if Eby recalls legislature: Opposition leader
VICTORIA - The interim leader of the Conservative Party of B.C. says the Declaration on the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples Act can be repealed in a few days, if Premier David Eby immediately recalls the provincial legislature. Trevor Halford says Bri...
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The salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios is still ongoing. What you need to know
As holiday baking season begins, federal health agencies are warning Canadians that an investigation into salmonella-contaminated pistachios is still ongoing. Since March, 155 people have been reported sick with the bacterial illness after eating vari...
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Plan in works to save some jobs slated to be cut at Algoma Steel: union
SAULT STE. MARIE - Plans are in the works to save hundreds of the roughly 1,000 jobs slated to be lost at Algoma Steel Inc. in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Bill Slater, president of United Steelworkers local 2724 that represents some of the affected employee...
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B.C. First Nation meets with Alberta minister to oppose changing tanker ban
HARTLEY BAY - Leaders of a First Nation on British Columbia's northern coast say they met Friday with Alberta's minister of Indigenous relations to express opposition to any changes to Canada's tanker ban to service a potential new pipeline. The Gitga'...
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Quebec announces plan to cut environmental assessment times in half
MONTREAL - Quebec's environment minister says the province will reduce the amount of time it takes to complete an environmental assessment by about half. Bernard Drainville says the time savings will come from simplifying the process for industry and ...
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Ottawa opening new express entry pathway for international doctors next year
OTTAWA - Canada will open a new express permanent residency program for international doctors next year, Immigration Minister Lena Diab said Monday. She said the program will be open to physicians in Canada on temporary work permits - including emergen...
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World

Trump's former lawyer Alina Habba resigning as top federal prosecutor in New Jersey
President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, Alina Habba, said Monday she is resigning as the top federal prosecutor for New Jersey, giving up her fight to stay in the job after an appeals court said she had been serving in the pos...
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Settlement approved for New Orleans Archdiocese to pay hundreds of clergy abuse victims
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The New Orleans Archdiocese will pay at least $230 million to hundreds of victims of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement approved Monday by a federal judge that follows years of negotiations. Richard T...
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Magnitude 7.5 quake in northern Japan injures 23 people and triggers a tsunami
TOKYO (AP) - A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday, injuring more than 20 people and triggering a tsunami of up to 70 centimeters (28 inches) in Pacific coast communities, officials said. ...
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Sports

Cooper expects 'excruciatingly tough' decisions with Canada's Olympic roster
TORONTO - Jon Cooper expects there will be "excruciatingly tough" decisions when it comes down to formalizing Canada's roster for the NHL's Olympic return. The Tampa Bay Lightning head coach and bench boss of the country's men's hockey team at the 2026...
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Calgary Stampeders re-sign Canadian wide receiver Clark Barnes
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders have re-signed Canadian receiver Clark Barnes, the CFL team announced Monday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Barnes was eligible to become a free agent on Feb. 10. The 25-year-old from Brampton, Ont., had a caree...
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Sorokin, Oettinger, Verhaeghe named NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin, Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger and Florida Panthers centre Carter Verhaeghe have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Sorokin, who made at least 30 saves in all three of his starts...
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