Fraser Valley
Coquihalla Highway
Update: Coquihalla Highway n/b between Hope and Merritt reopens
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...
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Pedestrian struck
Elderly male dies after being hit by a car in Abbotsford Tuesday night, the city's 10th fatal accident this year
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...
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Trudeau expected to announce temporary GST break on some items, NDP says
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 ...
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MLA Á’a:líya Warbus
Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA receives high-ranking leadership position with the Opposition
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...
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Fraser Health
Councillor shreds Fraser Health, labels them 'inept' over negative experience at Chilliwack walk-in clinic
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...
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Significant power outage in Hope
Over half of Hope loses power Wednesday morning, as outage stretches all the way to Lytton
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...
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British Columbia
Border agency detained dozens of 'forced labour' cargo shipments. Now it's being sued
VANCOUVER - Canada's border agency says it has detained about 50 shipments of cargo over suspicions they were products of forced labour under rules introduced in 2020 - but only one was eventually determined to be in breach of the ban. The Canada Border Services Agency provided the figures after being asked about a law...
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B.C. RCMP say multiple victims injured in single vehicle crash
SAANICH - Mounties on Vancouver Island say they are investigating a single-vehicle crash that left "multiple" people injured. Sidney North Saanich RCMP say officers were called to a shopping plaza in Sidney at about 2:30 p.m. They say a number of people have been taken to hospital with non-life-threatening in...
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Estate sale Emily Carr painting bought for US$50 nets C$290,000 at Toronto auction
TORONTO - An Emily Carr painting that sold for US$50 at an estate sale has fetched C$290,000 at a Toronto auction. Heffel Fine Art Auction House says "Masset, Q.C.I." sold for $290,000 at its fall sale Wednesday night. That's above a presale estimate of $100,000 to $200,000, and does not include auction house...
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Site of massive B.C. river slide remains unstable, effects on salmon not yet clear
A salmon task force examining the impacts of the massive landslide that temporarily dammed British Columbia's Chilcotin River last July says there have been three "significant" slope failures since then, and the site remains unstable. A statement from the Tsilhqot'in National Government, which is part of the ...
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B.C. Conservative leader names shadow cabinet, gives job to controversial member
VICTORIA - B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad has assigned jobs to 41 of his 44-member caucus, including giving a critic's position to MLA Brent Chapman, who faced calls to step down during the campaign over controversial social media remarks. Several groups called on Rustad during last month's election to remove Cha...
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Eby's NDP cabinet 'bloated, expensive,' says B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad
VICTORIA - British Columbia Conservative Leader John Rustad says Premier David Eby's new cabinet appears to be a taxpayer-funded loyalty program that rewards NDP caucus. Eby introduced his new cabinet this week, which includes 23 ministers, four ministers of state and 14 parliamentary secretaries. He also announced pos...
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Canada
Joly says next U.S. ambassador Hoekstra will help advance 'shared priorities'
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is welcoming president-elect Donald Trump's pick for the next U.S. ambassador in Ottawa. Joly posted on social media that the Canadian government looks forward to working with Pete Hoekstra to strengthen bilateral ties and advance shared priorities between the two n...
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Liberals to offer GST break on toys, restaurant meals but need help to pass it
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are seeking to temporarily take the federal sales tax off a slew of items just in time for Christmas. A senior government official who was not authorized to speak publicly about the announcement says the move would affect a number of items including toys, diapers, restaurant meals and beer...
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In the news today: NDP says Trudeau expected to announce GST break
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trudeau expected to announce temporary GST break on some items, NDP says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce on Thursday a temporary GST break for certain essential items to help ease affordability pressures. NDP...
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Border agency detained dozens of 'forced labour' cargo shipments. Now it's being sued
VANCOUVER - Canada's border agency says it has detained about 50 shipments of cargo over suspicions they were products of forced labour under rules introduced in 2020 - but only one was eventually determined to be in breach of the ban. The Canada Border Services Agency provided the figures after being asked about a law...
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Trudeau expected to announce temporary GST break on some items, NDP says
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 ...
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Trump nominates former congressman Pete Hoekstra as ambassador to Canada
WASHINGTON - U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has picked a former Michigan congressman as his upcoming administration's ambassador to Canada. Trump said in a statement that Pete Hoekstra would help him "once again put America first." Hoekstra thanked Trump on social media platform X, saying he was honoured f...
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World
Middle East latest: Netanyahu denounces international court arrest warrant against him
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas officials, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The announcement came as health officials in the Gaza Strip said the death toll from the 13-month-o...
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At least 38 killed as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Gunmen opened fire on vehicles carrying Shiite Muslims in Pakistan's restive northwest on Thursday, killing at least 38 people, including six women, and wounding 20 others in one of the region's deadliest such attacks in recent years, police said. The attack happened in Kurram, a district in K...
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International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas officials
THE HAGUE (AP) - The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas officials, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity over the war in Gaza and the October 2023 attacks that triggered Israel's offensive...
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Sports
Vancouver Rise FC hires Denmark's Heiner-Moller as head coach
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Rise FC has its first head coach - former Danish national team midfielder Anja Heiner-Moller. Heiner-Moller, 46, joins the Northern Super League club following two years as head coach of Denmark's U-19 national women's team. She previously coached in the Danish women's league, and spent three year...
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Youth internationals Okeke, Rose receive first senior call-up for Canada friendlies
North Carolina State University defender Janet Okeke and SMU forward Nyah Rose have received their first Canadian senior call-ups for upcoming friendlies against Iceland and South Korea. The sixth-ranked Canadian women will face No. 13 Iceland on Nov. 29 and No. 19 South Korea on Dec. 3, with both games at the Pinatar ...
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Our Lady Peace, Mike Weir among Canada's Walk of Fame honourees for 2025
TORONTO - Rock band Our Lady Peace, golf star Mike Weir and actress Tonya Williams are among those set to be inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame next year. They will join Juno-winning guitarist Liona Boyd, pioneering cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Tirone David and War Child Canada founder Dr. Samantha Nutt. The Walk of Fam...
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