Local
Dosanjh joins Surrey council race as part of six-candidate slate
SURREY - The Conservative Party of Surrey has welcomed Sandy Dosanjh as its newest candidate for Surrey City Council, joining a slate headed up by a f...
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Chilliwack road to undergo weekday closures for over two weeks due to infrastructure project
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack road will be closed weekdays for over two weeks due to an ongoing infrastructure project. The City of Chilliwack says South ...
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British Columbia
B.C.'s provincial health officer to hold news conference amid wildfire smoke warnings
VANCOUVER - B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is set to hold a news conference today as much of the southern half of the province remains blanketed in wildfire smoke. The news conference will also include Emergency Management Minister Kel...
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Take a bough: Climbing takes relationship with B.C.'s trees to the next level
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA - Fifty metres up a grand fir tree, and the rigidities of the world at ground level fall away. There are the branches, needles, the smell of freshness and a profound stillness. Look up, and tiny flakes of bark patter gent...
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B.C. couple awarded damages against neighbour after 2022 shooting
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Supreme Court has awarded more than $1 million in damages in a shooting that left a man with lifelong injuries and his wife traumatized after witnessing the violent confrontation. Anthony and Wendy Nelson of Sooke, B.C....
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No charges recommended against officers in two death cases, police watchdog says
SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog says it won't be recommending charges against officers involved in two situations where people died. The first case involved a man who was arrested in an alleged home invasion who was taken to Smithers RCMP c...
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Canada
In the news today: Tariff deadline looms, B.C. wildfires, Tumbler Ridge demolition
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Deadline looms as Trump's 50 per cent tariffs set to take effect There are less than 24 hours left until U.S. President Donald Trump's high-stakes tariff deadline....
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B.C.'s provincial health officer to hold news conference amid wildfire smoke warnings
VANCOUVER - B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is set to hold a news conference today as much of the southern half of the province remains blanketed in wildfire smoke. The news conference will also include Emergency Management Minister Kel...
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Palestinian envoy says Canada 'pivotal' in Mideast peace, urges more action
OTTAWA - The new Palestinian ambassador to Ottawa says Canada's recognition of the State of Palestine has been "pivotal" for her people and for upholding international law, but she says Canada must do more to end Israel's occupation. "My message to Can...
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Take a bough: Climbing takes relationship with B.C.'s trees to the next level
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA - Fifty metres up a grand fir tree, and the rigidities of the world at ground level fall away. There are the branches, needles, the smell of freshness and a profound stillness. Look up, and tiny flakes of bark patter gent...
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World
Student kills schoolmate and himself in livestreamed Philippine school attack, official says
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A high school student carrying two pistols shot to death a fellow student before killing himself Tuesday in an attack in a southern Philippine high school campus that he livestreamed using a body-worn camera, police and other...
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Zambia President Hichilema has been reelected for a second term
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) - Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has been reelected for a second five-year term, the Electoral Commission of Zambia announced early Tuesday. He was declared the outright winner of last Thursday's presidential ele...
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Trump administration pauses contentious border construction in Texas' Big Bend National Park
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration says it is temporarily pausing construction of a controversial border construction project in the Big Bend National Park while the head of the agency tasked with building the wall visits Texas to do an "on-the...
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Lindsay Clancy's sister, former coworker take the stand for the defense in her murder trial
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) - The defense began calling witnesses Monday in the emotionally charged trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mom who has admitted killing her three young children but blamed her actions on her failing mental health. ...
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Sports
Wilkerson, Humana-Paredes seek Montreal three-peat in pro beach volleyball
Home court has been good to Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson. The Canadian beach volleyball duo seeks a Montreal three-peat in an FIVB Beach Pro Tournament starting Wednesday at Parc Jean-Drapeau. Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson won in Montrea...
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Canadian women dunk Senegal 72-57 in Olympic pre-qualifying tournament opener
GUADALAJARA - Kayla Alexander scored a team-high 16 points and hauled in seven rebounds as Canada's senior women's national basketball team opened the FIBA Olympic pre-qualifying tournament with a 72-57 win over Senegal on Monday. Syla Swords and Delan...
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Scores and sports schedule for Monday, Aug. 17, 2026
Monday's Scoreboard MLB American League Tampa Bay 7 Baltimore 6 Kansas City 9 Athletics 5 National League L.A. Dodgers 11 Colorado 5 N.Y. Mets 2 San Diego 1 Philadelphia 6 Miami 5 St. Louis 2 Cincinnati 1, 1st game Cincinnati 6 St. Louis 5 (10), 2nd ga...
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Vancouver Goldeneyes embracing mentor roles at girls summer hockey camps
VANCOUVER - Ashton Bell knows what it means to young girls to get a chance to play hockey with female professional players. It's the reason the Vancouver Goldeneyes captain has dedicated a large chunk of her off-season to running camps for kids. "I di...
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