• Apartment Fire

    (Photo Courtesy: The Valley Voice News)
    On July 4, 2018 at approximately 3:45pm the Chilliwack Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire located in the 46000 block of Yale Rd. Firefighters responded from Halls 1 and 4.On arrival fire crews reported seeing heavy black smoke from a 3rd floor suite balcony of a 3 storey multi-tenant residential apartment.
    Fire crews performed an exterior attack and worked quickly to knock the fire down and extinguish, minimizing fire damage to the
  • CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie named for induction into Gridiron Greats Hall of Fame

    CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie named for induction into Gridiron Greats Hall of Fame
    CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie will be inducted into the Gridiron Greats Hall of Fame later this summer.
    Joining Ambrosie in the class of 2024 will be former NFL players Steve Largent and Emery Moorehead. The induction ceremony will be held June 7 in Chicago.
    Gridiron Greats is a non-profit organization founded by former Green Bay Packer Jerry Kramer. It provides financial grants and pro bono medical assistance to retired NFL players in need.
    The CFL Alumni Association works in conjunction with
  • Casey, McCormick to face each other as nominees in Pennsylvania’s high-stakes US Senate contest

    Casey, McCormick to face each other as nominees in Pennsylvania’s high-stakes US Senate contest
    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick will face each other in Pennsylvania’s high-stakes U.S. Senate contest this fall, as Tuesday’s primary election put the men on track for a race that is expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars and help decide control of the Senate next year.
    Casey and McCormick won their respective party primary contests after they were uncontested and now enter what is likely to be a grueling, ex
  • Ex-Washington officer wanted in 2 killings found in Oregon with gunshot wound, police say

    Ex-Washington officer wanted in 2 killings found in Oregon with gunshot wound, police say
    SEATTLE (AP) — A former Washington state police officer wanted in two killings has been found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a chase in Oregon, authorities said Tuesday. His 1-year-old baby was taken safely into custody by Oregon State Patrol troopers.
    The troopers began chasing ex-Yakima, Washington officer Elias Huizar when they saw him driving southbound on Interstate 5 near Eugene, Oregon, at about 3 p.m. Tuesday.Huizar sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the hea
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  • Canada’s Kia Nurse hopes to inspire with WNBA exhibition in Edmonton on May 4

    Canada’s Kia Nurse hopes to inspire with WNBA exhibition in Edmonton on May 4
    When Kia Nurse was growing up in Hamilton, the nearest professional basketball that she could see in person was the Toronto Raptors. Although superstar Vince Carter was her favourite player, she couldn’t see herself in him.
    She’s hoping to change that feeling for young Canadian girls.
    Nurse will lead the Los Angeles Sparks against the Seattle Storm at Edmonton’s Rogers Place in a WNBA exhibition game on May 4. She said on Tuesday that the pre-season event is a real opportunity
  • Saskatchewan MP won’t run again, cites Tory decision to disallow open nomination race

    Saskatchewan MP won’t run again, cites Tory decision to disallow open nomination race
    OTTAWA — A Conservative member of Parliament says he isn’t seeking re-election because his party is not allowing an open nomination in a new riding. 
    Gary Vidal cites the party’s response to changing electoral boundaries in his announcement that he won’t run.
    Vidal was elected in 2019 to represent the sprawling Saskatchewan riding of Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River in the province’s far north.
    Vidal says the riding boundaries are changing “dras
  • B.C. govt. to require City of Chilliwack to hit housing targets

    B.C. govt. to require City of Chilliwack to hit housing targets
    CHILLIWACK — The British Columbia government has named another 20 cities and towns as priority communities for housing targets over the next five years.The government says in a statement the communities are in high-growth, high-need regions of B.C.Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says the goal is to complement work those cities are already doing while they implement recent provincial legislative changes to build more homes.The province named 10 priority cities last year, based on the areas of
  • Chilliwack Chiefs welcome their newest staff member

    Chilliwack Chiefs welcome their newest staff member
    CHILLIWACK — The Chilliwack Chiefs say they’re proud to welcome Yasmin Baranow to the team’s front office roster as the Chiefs’ administrative assistant and technical director.
    In a news release, the Chiefs say Baranow will be a familiar face for many Chiefs fans. She began volunteering for the team during the 2021-22 season and has been a member of the box office and game day team ever since.
    “It’s really exciting to bring Yasmin on full-time. She’s bee
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  • West Fraser Timber earns US$35 million in first quarter, up from loss last year

    West Fraser Timber earns US$35 million in first quarter, up from loss last year
    VANCOUVER — West Fraser Timber Co. says it earned US$35 million in its first quarter, up from a loss of US$42 million a year earlier.
    Earnings per diluted share were 42 cents US, compared with a loss of 52 cents during the same quarter last year.
    The Vancouver-based company says sales totalled US$1.63 billion, unchanged from a year earlier. 
    West Fraser president and CEO Sean McLaren says the company is already seeing early financial benefits from the recent closures of some of its hi
  • B.C. government to set out housing targets for 20 more communities

    B.C. government to set out housing targets for 20 more communities
    VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has named another 20 cities and towns as priority communities for housing targets over the next five years. 
    The government says in a statement the communities are in high-growth, high-need regions of B.C. 
    Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says the goal is to complement work those cities are already doing while they implement recent provincial legislative changes to build more homes. 
    The province named 10 priority cities last year, bas
  • Douglas DC-4 plane with 2 people on board crashes into river outside Fairbanks, Alaska

    Douglas DC-4 plane with 2 people on board crashes into river outside Fairbanks, Alaska
    FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A Douglas C-54 Skymaster airplane crashed into the Tanana River near Fairbanks on Tuesday, Alaska State Troopers said.
    There were two people on board, the Federal Aviation Administration said in an email to The Associated Press. There was no immediate word on their conditions.
    The C-54 is a military version of the Douglas DC-4, which was a World War II-era airplane. The website www.airlines.net said standard passenger seating for a DC-4 was 44 during its heyday, bu
  • Montreal seeking first place in PWHL standings: ‘You want to be the best’

    Montreal seeking first place in PWHL standings: ‘You want to be the best’
    Montreal’s Professional Women’s Hockey League team can book a ticket to the post-season on Wednesday night. But just securing a playoff spot won’t quite satisfy general manager Danièle Sauvageau as the regular season nears the finish line.
    “We want to finish first,” Sauvageau said from the Verdun Auditorium on Tuesday. “It’s our objective since Day 1, and it remains attainable.”
    Montreal (8-3-5-5) is tied with Minnesota for second place and
  • With PWHL playoff spot secured, Toronto remains focused on improving little things

    With PWHL playoff spot secured, Toronto remains focused on improving little things
    TORONTO — With a Professional Women’s Hockey League playoff spot secured, Toronto remains focused on improvement over its final three regular-season games. 
    Toronto returned from the international break with a loss against Boston on Thursday and a win against Montreal at Bell Centre on Saturday that clinched its post-season berth. 
    Tuesday was the first time most of the team got to practice together, with some players having rest and recovery days following the women’
  • Defencemen injuries are already piling up early in the NHL playoffs

    Defencemen injuries are already piling up early in the NHL playoffs
    Deep NHL playoff runs Jason Demers went on during his playing career usually ended the same way.
    “The injuries just accumulated too much,” he said. “And then you’re just not playing at 100%.”
    That attrition is already showing early in the first round this spring at Demers’ old position, as defences have been depleted by existing and new injuries, from Tampa Bay’s Mikhail Sergachev and Colorado’s Samuel Girard being out long term to Carolina’s
  • Another female has died in an off-road collision in the Chilliwack River Valley

    Another female has died in an off-road collision in the Chilliwack River Valley
    CHILLIWACK — For the second time in a week, a female has died after an off-road vehicle collision in the Chilliwack River Valley.
    According to a weekend recap of police activity sent by Corporal Carmen Kiener, Chilliwack RCMP were dispatched on Saturday, April 20 at approximately 5:30 p.m. for the report of a collision between two off-road motorcycles on Chipmunk Creek Forest Service Road.Corporal Kiener, spokesperson for the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment, says life-saving measur
  • Alligator on runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida captured, released into nearby river

    Alligator on runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida captured, released into nearby river
    TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A large alligator made its way onto the runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida where it had to be captured and taken away for release in a nearby river, officials said.
    The toothy reptile was spotted Monday morning beside the landing gear of a KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft, officials at the base in Tampa posted on Facebook.
    Officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission were summoned. They captured the animal and then released it into the nea
  • B.C. government sets November date for Surrey police transition

    B.C. government sets November date for Surrey police transition
    VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s government has set Nov. 29 as the date when the Surrey Police Service will take over from the RCMP as the city’s force of jurisdiction.
    Solicitor General Mike Farnworth says Surrey RCMP will continue to operate and provide support after the official transition, although the Mounties will determine what type of support will be offered.
    Farnworth says the transition is taking place under existing provincial and federal procedures and does not requir
  • Basketball autographed by 19 Canadian NBA players up for grabs in online contest

    Basketball autographed by 19 Canadian NBA players up for grabs in online contest
    TORONTO — There’s at least one piece of basketball memorabilia that Bennedict Mathurin wishes he was a part of.
    A basketball with the signatures of 19 Canadian players currently in the NBA is up for grabs in an online contest through the NBA Represent website. All of the signatures were gathered in the hallways of Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena as teams came through the venue over the course of the season to play the Raptors.
    Mathurin, the Pacers swingman from Montreal, didn’
  • Veteran Niederreiter says this year’s Jets have more pilots than ‘passengers’

    Veteran Niederreiter says this year’s Jets have more pilots than ‘passengers’
    WINNIPEG — It was just over a year ago when Nino Niederreiter made a frank assessment of the Winnipeg Jets.
    The veteran forward said there were too many “passengers” on the team as it was fighting to grab the second wild-card spot for the 2023 Western Conference playoffs.
    Flip the calendar to this season and there are a lot of pilots to take the controls.
    “We need to have a full team going to be successful,” Niederreiter said after Winnipeg’s morning skate Tue
  • Aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan advances in Senate with big bipartisan vote

    Aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan advances in Senate with big bipartisan vote
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to move ahead with $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, bringing the bill to the brink of passage after months of delays and contentious internal debate over how involved the United States should be abroad.
    The vote to end a filibuster drew the support of 80 senators — 10 more than supported the bill when the Senate first passed it in February — virtually guaranteeing that the bill will soon reach Presid
  • Ombudsperson calls B.C.’s handling of youth confinement an embarrassment

    Ombudsperson calls B.C.’s handling of youth confinement an embarrassment
    VANCOUVER — B.C.’s ombudsperson says the Ministry of Children and Family Development should be embarrassed by its neglect toward reducing the practice of isolating youth in custody. 
    Jay Chalke says the ministry has failed to take action on a 2021 report by his office that called for “separate confinement” of young people to be limited and its prolonged use abolished.
    He says in an update to the report that in many cases the ministry is “moving backwards”
  • Jockey David and Pietro Moran set to face one another this year at Woodbine

    Jockey David and Pietro Moran set to face one another this year at Woodbine
    TORONTO — It’s the only must-win race of David Moran’s 2024 season.
    The veteran Woodbine rider will race this year against his son, Pietro, an 18-year-old apprentice jockey. That’s expected to happen repeatedly this season but for the elder Moran, the first meeting will be the most crucial.
    “I’ve got to try to get bragging rights beating him first time down the lane,” David Moran said. “After that, he can have it.
    “We don’t let each oth
  • Yasmin Baranow joins Chiefs front office staff

    The Chilliwack Chiefs are very proud to announce the addition of Yasmin von Baranow to the front office staff. She will serve as the team’s Administrative Assistant & Technical Director.Yasmin will be a familiar face for many Chiefs fans. She began volunteering for the team during the 2021-22 season and has been a member of the Box Office and game day team ever since.
     
    “It’s really exciting to bring Yasmin on full-time. She’s been a dedicated member of our Chief
  • Abbotsford PD seeks help in finding missing 27-year-old man

    Abbotsford PD seeks help in finding missing 27-year-old man
    ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford Police Department is appealing to the public for help in finding a missing 27-year-old man, Wesley Bosman.According to a statement from AbbyPD spokesperson Constable Jody Thomas, Wesley Bosman was last seen on foot near Ash Street and Cedar Avenue in Abbotsford at approximately 3 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23. Police say Bosman’s disappearance is out of character, and police are concerned for his well-being. All attempts to locate him have not yielded any resu
  • Zameer acquittal demonstrates why politicians should keep quiet on bail, lawyer says

    Zameer acquittal demonstrates why politicians should keep quiet on bail, lawyer says
    OTTAWA — A leading voice for criminal lawyers in Canada says police and political leaders need to learn the consequences of weighing in on bail decisions.And Boris Bytensky, president of the Criminal Lawyers’ Association, says the case of Umar Zameer offers a perfect teachable moment.A jury found Zameer not guilty Sunday in the death of a Toronto police officer who was run over in an underground parking garage in July 2021.
    Zameer was granted bail some months later — a decision
  • ‘Kings fatigue,’ high prices dampen enthusiasm for Oilers playoff tickets

    ‘Kings fatigue,’ high prices dampen enthusiasm for Oilers playoff tickets
    EDMONTON — The in-house decibel meter shot past 100 throughout the game. More than 1,150 hats — 14 bags full — were collected after Zach Hyman scored his third goal of the game.
    Just another raucous playoff night at Edmonton’s Rogers Place, right? Not quite.
    The Oilers announced a sellout crowd for their 7-4 win over Los Angeles on Monday that opened a first-round playoff series with the Kings.
    Unoccupied seats, however, were noticeable throughout the arena. There was an
  • Canucks star goalie Thatcher Demko unavailable for Game 2: coach

    Canucks star goalie Thatcher Demko unavailable for Game 2: coach
    VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks will be without all-star goalie Thatcher Demko when they face the Nashville Predators in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series.
    Coach Rick Tocchet says Demko is “day-to-day” and will be evaluated later today. 
    He will be replaced in net by back-up Casey DeSmith.
    Demko, 28, stopped 20 shots for the Canucks in a 4-2 Game 1 victory on Sunday. 
    Demko missed a month after suffering a knee injury on March 9, but returned for Vancouver&
  • FVRD to seek collaboration with B.C. govt. on all-season mountain resort proposal northeast of Hope

    FVRD to seek collaboration with B.C. govt. on all-season mountain resort proposal northeast of Hope
    SPUZZUM — The Fraser Valley Regional District board is set to consider a recommendation at its meeting this week from staff that the regional district work with the province on a proposed all-season mountain resort project put forward by Spuzzum First Nation north of Hope.
    According to agenda item 12.13 of this week’s FVRD board meeting, Spuzzum First Nation has submitted project paperwork, known as an expression of interest (EOI), to the Mountain Resorts Branch of the Ministry of To
  • B.C. places online harms bill on hold after agreement with Meta, X, TikTok, Snapchat

    B.C. places online harms bill on hold after agreement with Meta, X, TikTok, Snapchat
    VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is putting its proposed online harms legislation on hold after reaching an agreement with some of the largest social media platforms to make people safer online. 
    Premier David Eby says in a joint statement with representatives of the firms Meta, TikTok, X and Snap that they will form an online safety action table, where they’ll discuss “tangible steps” towards protecting people from online harms. 
    Eby says the social m
  • Plastic treaty talks in Ottawa get underway with pleas for high ambition, flexibility

    Plastic treaty talks in Ottawa get underway with pleas for high ambition, flexibility
    OTTAWA — The Ecuadorean diplomat tasked with shepherding the fourth round of talks for a global plastic treaty in Ottawa this week says the world cannot wait much longer for governments to get it right.
    Luis Vayas Valdivieso was tapped last fall to be the lead negotiator for the treaty negotiations which got underway in Ottawa this morning.
    It is the fourth of five planned rounds aimed at having an agreement by the end of this year to chart a course towards ending plastic waste by 2040.
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