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Chilliwack Chiefs clinch home ice for 1st round of BCHL playoffs
CHILLIWACK - There's no place like home ice. The Chilliwack Chiefs announced Monday morning that they have they have clinched home ice for the first round of the Rogers BCHL Playoffs, following this weekend's BCHL action. While the opponent is yet to be named, the Chiefs know at the very least that they will host Game ...
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Provincial election
Retired B.C. Hydro employee of 26 years to run for newly redrawn riding that now includes Hope, Agassiz and Harrison
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Conservatives announced Friday (Mar. 15) that Tony Luck, whose professional experience spans finance, public service and a 26-year career with B.C. Hydro, has been selected as its MLA candidate in the newly redrawn Fraser-Nicola riding located northeast of Chilliwack. The newly redrawn, expansive F...
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City of Chilliwack
Chilliwack council to consider drone light show on Canada Day instead of traditional fireworks show
CHILLIWACK - Given the uncertainty of provincial fire bans over the summer and its corresponding impact on traditional fireworks shows, Chilliwack council is set to consider a proposal at its meeting this Tuesday (Mar. 19) that would see a drone light show performance on Canada Day this year. According to a report prep...
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City of Chilliwack
City of Chilliwack agrees to participate in provincial program allowing e-scooters on public roads
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack says it has agreed to participate in a provincial pilot program that will allow residents to operate electric scooters. According to a document from city staff accompanying Mayor Ken Popove's appearance on 89.5 JR Country last week, Chilliwack council agreed at its meeting on Tuesday...
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British Columbia

B.C. auditor to release reports on overdose prevention, safer-supply programs
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general is expected to release two independent audits on government programs aimed at curbing the death toll from the toxic drug crisis. Michael Pickup's office has conducted reports on the government's overdose prevention and supervised consumption services and the first phase of...
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COVID was a good chance to study what the animals did while humans were locked down
VANCOUVER - The COVID-19 lockdown for humans was not an opportunity for wildlife to run free, in fact a new study found herbivores tend to be more active around people, while carnivores remained hidden. The study, published Monday in Nature Ecology and Evolution and led by researchers at the University of B.C., is one...
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B.C. officials to give drought update as province adopts new wildfire prediction tool
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is introducing technology to improve wildfire prediction and decision-making even as the association representing Canadian insurance companies warns residents about the potential for another destructive fire season. The Insurance Bureau of Canada issued a statement encouraging residents to...
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B.C. to provide $80 million to help farmers cope with drought
DELTA, B.C. - Unprecedented drought in British Columbia last year has prompted the provincial government to invest $80 million to help manage, collect and store water for crops and livestock. Premier David Eby made the announcement while inside a bell pepper greenhouse in Delta, B.C., saying says this summer's drought...
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AGM
BC Teacher's Federation convention continuing
VANCOUVER - More than 650 B.C. teachers are in Vancouver to vote on their leadership and priorities during the BC Teachers' Federations' 108th Annual General Meeting.The federation says in a news release that its president Clint Johnston made an opening speech on Saturday, saying key issues, like workload, haven't gone...
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Almost 40 temperature records broken across B.C. Saturday, Environment Canada says
VANCOUVER - Balmy weather across much of British Columbia helped set dozens of new temperature records across the province on Saturday. Environment Canada says a ridge of high pressure brought warm temperatures to the province this weekend, with above-normal conditions forecast to continue into this week. Several regio...
Mar 17, 2024
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Canada

In the news today: Public tribute to Mulroney in Ottawa, February inflation report
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Public to pay tribute to Mulroney in Ottawa Members of the public who wish to pay tribute to Brian Mulroney can visit his casket in Ottawa starting this afternoon. The former prime minister's casket ...
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As former prime minister Mulroney lies in state, public tributes in Ottawa begin
OTTAWA - Members of the public who wish to pay tribute to Brian Mulroney can visit his casket in Ottawa starting this afternoon. The former prime minister's casket is being brought to the Sir John A. Macdonald building opposite Parliament Hill this morning. Dignitaries including the Governor General and Prime Minister...
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B.C. auditor to release reports on overdose prevention, safer-supply programs
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general is expected to release two independent audits on government programs aimed at curbing the death toll from the toxic drug crisis. Michael Pickup's office has conducted reports on the government's overdose prevention and supervised consumption services and the first phase of...
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'The lost season': Winter comes to a close as Canada's warmest on record
The warmest winter on record could have far-reaching effects on everything from wildfire season to erosion, climatologists say, while offering a preview of what the season could resemble in the not-so-distant future unless steps are taken to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Winter comes to a close on Tuesday night - earl...
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Quebec anti-corruption police arrest retired judge, say he inflated hours worked
MONTREAL - Quebec anti-corruption police say they have arrested a retired municipal court judge for fraud. Police say Jean Herbert, who sat on the municipal court in Longueuil, Que., south of Montreal, created fake records to inflate the time he claimed to have spent hearing cases. He is alleged to have billed the City...
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'This tragedy has shaken me': Ottawa father of slain family thanks public for support
OTTAWA - The surviving father of an attack that Ottawa's mayor has called one of the city's worst cases of mass violence is thanking the public for its support. Dhanushka Wickramasinghe released his first public statement though police after hundreds gathered at a convention centre Sunday to mourn his family. Police ...
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