CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack is ramping up programming for a bright yellow summer with the opening of a new corn maze at Greendale Acres ahead of the local Corn Festival that weekend.The beloved farmstead at 41905 Yale Road West is kicking off its "GOT CORN? Corn Maze" on Wednesday, July 29, from 2 to 6 p.m., befo...

CHILLIWACK - The local Rotary Club is looking to support the community with a new 50/50 raffle in Chilliwack.Local Club President Jared Mumford says half of all proceeds will go towards the winner, with the Rotary putting the other half into scholarships, environmental projects and food security programs."We're ex...

ABBOTSFORD - Some local parents have managed to breathe a heavy sigh of relief after police brought their child back from a solo venture near Crossley Park.The Abbotsford Police Department says last weekend, officers spotted the "determined" three-year-old out on a bike ride without a guardian.Police took him...

MISSION - The City of Mission's latest project is recognizing a longtime coach whose impact continues to ripple through the local lacrosse community.The upgraded outdoor lacrosse box at Centennial Park on Taulbut honours the late Brent Boutilier, who volunteered, coached and led generations of youth lacrosse players in...

ABBOTSFORD - A young Abbotsford woman has received a ticket after speeding past a police car early this week.On Monday evening, July 13, an unmarked AbbyPD traffic enforcement vehicle clocked the driver going 116 km/h in a posted 50 km/h zone on Sumas Way.Officers stopped her when she pulled into a grocery store parkin...

ABBOTSFORD - A local senior has now been released from hospital after an early morning assault at Ellwood Park Thursday (July 16). The Abbotsford Police Department says at around 6:40 a.m., a woman in her 70s was in a public washroom at the park when an unknown suspect, who was believed to be a man, went in and attacke...

VICTORIA - A former B.C. cabinet minister is the new leader of CentreBC, an upstart political party that lacks a seat in the legislature but offers itself as a middle-of-the-road alternative to the two major parties in provincial politics. The party a...

More than 950 wildfires are scorching Canada from coast to coast, the national wildland fire summary says. Roughly 241 blazes are out of control. The fires have prompted Environment Canada to issue air quality warnings from B.C. to Quebec, as well as t...

The wildfire season in British Columbia has been transformed in a flash, with lightning strikes sending the number of blazes burning in the province past 100. One of those fires is the Signal Hill Wildfire, which on Saturday afternoon was burning about...

OTTAWA - Across Canada, plans are underway for a massive boom in construction of the huge new data centres needed for artificial intelligence technology. But opposition is also building as residents worry about how the facilities will affect their comm...

PRINCE GEORGE - The union representing 60,000 nurses in British Columbia says four days of mediated talks with the employers have been "productive" but it's "too early to know" if a deal can be reached. BC Nurses' Union president Adriane Gear says in a...

VANCOUVER - The Canadian Cancer Society says Canada's federal and provincial governments need to strengthen regulations of vaping products to stem more youth addiction to nicotine, as e-cigarette marketing practices are poised to be put on trial in a n...

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has named MP Dane Lloyd as his "referendum lead" for Alberta. Albertans will vote this October on whether to hold a future referendum on separation from Canada. Poilievre says in an open letter Lloyd will w...

Taco Bell in Canada says the lettuce that has caused an outbreak of the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora in the United States has not been served at its locations. The company made the announcement in a social media post after lettuce served at fiv...

More than 950 wildfires are scorching Canada from coast to coast, the national wildland fire summary says. Roughly 241 blazes are out of control. The fires have prompted Environment Canada to issue air quality warnings from B.C. to Quebec, as well as t...

More than 950 wildfires are scorching Canada from coast to coast, the national wildland fire summary says. Roughly 241 blazes are out of control. The fires have prompted Environment Canada to issue air quality warnings from B.C. to Quebec, as well as ...

Thousands of Canadian auto workers could secure three per cent wage increases every year for the next three if they agree to a new labour contract. Unifor released details of a proposed collective agreement between its bargaining leads and Ford Motor C...

Crews in Nova Scotia were in the air and on the ground as they continued efforts Saturday to fight an out-of-control wildfire northeast of Halifax. The province's Natural Resources Department said the fire, which started earlier this week and triggered...

Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, whose social media empire promoting wealth, male dominance and misogyny has made them among the world's most polarizing internet personalities, were arrested Saturday in Miami as British authorities sought t...

BUNIA, Congo (AP) - At least a dozen attacks on health facilities and workers have been recorded during Congo's Ebola outbreak as safety fears restrict the response in the worst-affected region, authorities said Saturday. Many health wor...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - Islamic militants and a separatist group ambushed a Malian army convoy in the country's hard-hit north on Saturday, resulting in the killing or capture of scores of soldiers, the rebels said. The Malian army confirmed ...

HAMILTON - No official practice, no problem for Tre Ford. The Niagara Falls, Ont., native threw for 218 yards and a touchdown and ran for a game-high 109 yards as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats nipped the Toronto Argonauts 24-23 on Saturday night. It was Ford...

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Clairey Lin of Canada won the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship on Saturday, beating Amelie Zalsman of St. Petersburg, Fla., 5 and 4 in the 36-hole final at Old Chatham Golf Club. The 16-year-old Lin, from Langley, B.C., is the second...

TORONTO - The Toronto Tempo will attempt to snap a two-game losing streak on Monday night without coach Sandy Brondello. The Tempo's bench boss has been suspended by the WNBA for one game without pay for an "inappropriate" comment she made about Atlant...