Chilliwack Chiefs add international D-man to roster

Austin Peters is joining the Chilliwack Chiefs for the 2023-24 BCHL season. (Chilliwack Chiefs Twitter)
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Raymond Salgado of Nanaimo, competes on 'Canada's Got Talent'. (Canada's Got Talent photo)

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In Vancouver, Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma, left, looks on as BC Wildfire Service operations director Cliff Chapman speaks over Zoom June 8, 2023 in an update about the province’s wildfire situation. (Lauren Collins)

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Slow start to New York’s legal pot market leaves farmers holding the bag

Slow start to New York’s legal pot market leaves farmers holding the bag
Ticket to ride: Southern California theme parks roll out new attractions for summer

Ticket to ride: Southern California theme parks roll out new attractions for summer

A combination of dried-out forests, potentially strong winds and lightning could make for a “very challenging” fire season in 2023, which has already turned to be unprecedented in many ways, provincial officials said Thursday (June 8) during a news conference. (Black Press Media file photo)

Officials warn of ‘very challenging’ fire season ahead in B.C.
Last year, Hope Air was able to facilitate 10,251 travel arrangements for Canadians in medical need. (Hope Air/Special to The News)

Give Hope Wings fundraiser cleared for takeoff at B.C. regional airports
The Hugh Keenleyside Dam near Castlegar was one of three built as part of the Columbia River Treaty. It has had a huge impact on the Columbia River valley all the way to Revelstoke. Photo: Contributed

Agreement reached to share Columbia River Treaty revenues with First Nations
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    The Francis Lake wildfire north of Harrison Hot Springs, shown here from the air, is being held as of Tuesday (June 6). (Photo/B.C. Wildfire Service)

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    Semiahmoo First Nation Councillor Joanne Charles, left, Surrey Coun. Mike Bose, Semiahmoo First Nation Chief Harley Chappell, Delta Mayor George Harvie, Surrey-Newton MP Sukh Dhaliwal, Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke and Surrey-Panorama MLA Jinny Sims celebrate the planting of a living dyke as part of the Mud Bay Nature-based Foreshore Enhancements Project on Wednesday (June 7). (City of Surrey photo)

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    Bigg’s Killer Whales, more commonly seen off B.C. shores, are recorded in a hunting and feeding frenzy in the waters off California. (evanb_ocean for the California Killer Whale Project/Instagram)

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    12,000 BC Hydro customers without power north of Kamloops. (BC Hydro)

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    The U19 BCPFA flag football provincial championships are happening this weekend, June 9-11, at South Surrey Athletic Park, bringing more than 180 teams and approximately 2,000 people to the Semiahmoo Peninsula. (White Rock South Surrey Titans Minor Football photo)

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    Ridge Meadows Burrards will be hosting a female lacrosse tournament called Reign Storm from June 8 to 11. (Ridge Meadows Burrards/Special to The News)

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