CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack crime statistics are down over the first three months of 2024 according to a report that will go before Chilliwack City Council Tuesday (May 21). Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment Superintendent Davy Lee is scheduled to present the report to elected officials. The report reveals overall pr...

MAPLE RIDGE - Mounties in Maple Ridge say they've recovered more than $200 thousand worth of stolen property after tracking a GPS locator last week.Police say they received a report on May 9 about stolen commercial equipment. "The prompt response and combined effort of the various units involved not only helped re...

CHILLIWACK - First responders like police, paramedics and search and rescue personnel go the extra mile to help rescue anyone in a pinch in Chilliwack and the surrounding backcountry. Case in point, Chilliwack Search and Rescue, Chilliwack RCMP and B.C. Ambulance Service were dispatched for an apparent rescue mission d...

CHILLIWACK - Here are two people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.Name: Warren David BonsellAge: 55Height: 5'7" ft Weight: 189lbsHair: Grey Eyes: HazelWanted: Unlawfully at LargeWarrant in effect: May 14, 2024 Parole Jurisdiction: SurreyName: Mark DayAge: 35Height: ...

SURREY, B.C. - Four Indian nationals accused in the murder of British Columbia Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar are all due in court today. Twenty-two-year-old Amandeep Singh appeared via video link for his first appearance in a Surrey, B.C., court last week, and the matter has been put forward to today. Singh was ch...

FORT NELSON, B.C. - The mayor of the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality in British Columbia says drones are endangering helicopters being used to fight wildfires near Fort Nelson, which was ordered evacuated earlier this month. In a video posted on Facebook, Rob Fraser says drones can be an excellent tool, but und...

FORT NELSON, B.C. - The Northern Rockies Regional Municipality in British Columbia says four homes have been lost in a wildfire that forced the evacuation of Fort Nelson more than a week ago. In an update posted late Saturday, the municipality says forecasted rain has provided "a window for progress," but pr...

OTTAWA - Forecasters expect this week's inflation report to show Canada's inflation rate fell last month, but financial markets are still unsure whether a June interest rate cut is in the cards for the Bank of Canada. Statistics Canada is set to release its April consumer price index report Tuesday. The new inflation ...

VANCOUVER - Francis Silva watches the blood flow through astraw-like tube in his left arm to a dialysis machine where it's cleaned of toxins and returned to his body through a second tube. The 60-year-old chef endures the four-hour process every Tuesday, Thursday and Sundayat St. Paul's Hospital where a 42-bed unit is ...

VANCOUVER - The president of the University of British Columbia has told pro-Palestinian protesters that the school must remain neutral on the Gaza conflict. Benoit-Antoine Bacon says in response to demands by the organizers of a protest encampment on the Vancouver campus that professors and students hold a broad range...

QUEBEC - An investigation commissioned by the Vatican has concluded a senior leader of Quebec's Roman Catholic Church did not commit sexual misconduct. The allegations against Cardinal Gérald Lacroix, the archbishop of Quebec City, emerged in January when he was named as an alleged perpetrator in a class-action ...

PHILADELPHIA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Philadelphia today, on his first trip south of the border since his government launched a new "Team Canada" charm offensive in the United States. Officially he is in Pennsylvania after accepting an invitation to speak at a the Service Employees International ...

SURREY, B.C. - Four Indian nationals accused in the murder of British Columbia Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar are all due in court today. Twenty-two-year-old Amandeep Singh appeared via video link for his first appearance in a Surrey, B.C., court last week, and the matter has been put forward to today. Singh was ch...

A new report says shelters are not designed to the meet the physical or mental health needs of the growing number of older adults who are homeless. Lead author Dr. Jillian Alston says people who experience homelessness age faster than people who are housed due to factors such as ongoing stress and the inability to prop...

MONTREAL - Correctional Service Canada says an inmate has been injured in what it's calling a major assault at the Port-Cartier Institution located on Quebec's north shore. The federal agency says the injured inmate was taken to hospital to receive treatment. It says the assailant has been identified and the appropriat...

Ramped-up intelligence sharing among police forces and a working group involving all levels of government are among the measures Ottawa unveiled Monday as part of a broader national strategy to combat auto theft. A slue of senior federal cabinet ministers, including Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Public Safety ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Spain on Tuesday said it was pulling its ambassador from Argentina in response to comments made by Argentine President Javier Milei, who accused the Spanish prime minister's wife of corruption and described socialism as "cursed and carcinogenic." Spanish Foreign Minister Jos&eac...

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli officials seized a camera and broadcasting equipment belonging to The Associated Press in southern Israel on Tuesday, accusing the news organization of violating the country's new ban on Al Jazeera. The Qatari satellite channel is among thousands of clients that receive live video feeds from th...

PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron is traveling to New Caledonia, signaling French authorities' growing confidence that reinforced security and emergency measures are bringing unrest on the French Pacific territory under control. Government spokeswoman Prisca Thevenot announced the trip. "He will go the...

MADRID (AP) - Toni Kroos will retire from soccer after the 2024 European Championship, Real Madrid said Tuesday. Madrid said the 34-year-old German international "has decided to bring an end to his time as a professional footballer following Euro 2024." "Real Madrid would like to express its gratitude an...

They're down to the final four as the NHL post-season gets ready to play into June in Florida, Texas, New York and Alberta. The much-hyped Battle of Canada ended with a 3-2 Oilers' victory, while fans in Dallas scrambled to locate Edmonton via Google, and to let Oiler fans know their goal song at American Airlines Cent...

VANCOUVER - Quinn Hughes couldn't quite find the words to describe his emotions Monday night. The sting of losing Game 7 to the Edmonton Oilers on home ice was still washing over the Vancouver Canucks captain. "Hard to reflect," he told reporters. "I'm kind of just trying to take it all in right now.&qu...