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Cougar sighting in Chilliwack prompts warning notices in residential area

This cougar alert was posted in a wooded area of River’s Edge on Anglers Boulevard on Aug. 10, 2021. (Rob Lachlan)

Cougar was spotted on Vedder Rotary Trail and near River’s Edge

by Jenna Hauck
updated 39 mins ago

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1,262 more COVID-19 infections in B.C. Friday, 9,574 active cases
From toad documentary to ukulele jams, Fraser Valley libraries offer various virtual events
- 2h ago
Chilliwack tulip attraction open this weekend after being closed last year due to COVID-19
- updated 6h ago
Jumping for joy over Oregon spotted frog discovery near Agassiz
Third outbreak declared at Chilliwack care home run by church known for opposing vaccinations

A new saline gargle test, made in B.C., will soon be replacing COVID-19 nasal swab tests for kids. (PHSA screenshot)

Take-home COVID-19 tests available for some B.C. students who fall ill at school

by Sarah Grochowski

updated 3 mins ago

Ruming Jiang and his dog Chiu Chiu are doing fine following a brush with hypothermia that saw several people work together to get them out of the Fraser River near Langley’s Derby Reach Park on March 25, 2021 (Special to the Advance Times)

Man finds men who rescued him from drowning in B.C.’s Fraser River

by Dan Ferguson

updated 2h ago

New Mexico primed to join U.S. recreational pot wave

Cannabis 19+

Reservations open April 13 for these guided Rocky Mountain hikes!

West Coast Traveller

The 10-part Netflix series Maid, which is being exclusively shot in Greater Victoria, was filming near Prospect Lake in Saanich last month. (Photo courtesy Fred Haynes)

Province announces $150,000 towards film studio, fulfilling B.C. NDP promise

by Devon Bidal

updated 2h ago

Tyson Ginter, 7, is proud of his latest Hot Wheels he recently received by Quesnel RCMP Const. Matt Joyce. (Photo submitted)

B.C. Mountie handing out toy cars to light up children’s faces

by Rebecca Dyok, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

updated 5h ago

The talented team at Mr. Lube have truly turned their passion into a profession!

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Four seasons of memory-making adventures await at Sugar Lake

From now on, all COVID-19 cases in B.C. presumed to be more infectious variants: Henry

A server clears a table on a patio at a restaurant, in Vancouver, on Friday, April 2, 2021. B.C. has banned indoor dining at restaurants and bars as part of a three-week measure to curb the spread of COVID-19 amid growing concern about the spread of COVID-19 variants. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. businesses hurt by COVID ‘circuit breaker’ can apply for grants up to $10K

A basket of needles containing Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine waits to be administered to patients at a COVID-19 clinic in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

B.C.’s COVID-19 case count up to 1,068 on Tuesday

A cross made out of hockey sticks at a makeshift memorial is silhouetted against the setting sun at the intersection of a fatal bus crash near Tisdale, Sask., on Monday, April, 9, 2018. A virtual tribute is planned to mark the third anniversary of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

VIDEO: Humboldt Broncos team to be honoured on third anniversary of fatal bus crash

1 dead, 3 injured in shooting at Missouri convenience store

The shooting occurred at a Snappy Mart convenience store in Koshkonong, a town of about 200 people on the Missouri-Arkansas border

by Associated Press

1h ago

Thousands of federal New Democrats gathered online Friday afternoon to kick off a three-day policy convention that has already exposed some internal party divisions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

NDP convention targets inequality, as contentious planks threaten to steal spotlight

Barry Weisleder, who chairs the NDP’s unofficial socialist caucus, moved to amend the $15 minimum wage resolution to $20, calling the amount ‘outdated’

by The Canadian Press

1h ago

Chilliwack sports bulletin board: What’s happening in your community

Updated weekly, the bulletin board has the latest news and notes from youth and school sports

by Eric Welsh

University of Victoria rowing coach Barney Williams at the University of Victoria in Victoria, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

UVic, women’s rowing coach deny former athlete’s allegation of verbal abuse

Lily Copeland alleges coach Barney Williams would stand close to her and speak aggressively in the sauna

by The Canadian Press

6h ago

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