• AbbyPD remove more than a dozen impaired drivers Saturday

    AbbyPD remove more than a dozen impaired drivers Saturday
    ABBOTSFORD — There’s been no shortage of impaired drivers in Abbotsford as AbbyPD’s Traffic Enforcement Unit removed 13 drivers in a single overnight shift on Saturday, April 12.“The increasing number of impaired drivers remains a significant concern for us. Many have asked why this is happening, and there could be various reasons,” wrote the Abbotsford Police Department in a social media post.
    Officers have now taken more than 350 impaired drivers off the roads thi
  • Judge pauses much of Trump administration’s massive downsizing of federal agencies

    Judge pauses much of Trump administration’s massive downsizing of federal agencies
    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Trump administration must halt much of its dramatic downsizing of the federal workforce, a California judge ordered Friday.
    Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco issued the emergency order in a lawsuit filed last week by labor unions and cities, one of multiple legal challenges to Republican President Donald Trump’s efforts to shrink the size of a federal government he calls bloated and expensive.
    “The Court holds the President likely must request Congre
  • Marchand scores in OT, Panthers top Maple Leafs 5-4 to cut series deficit to 2-1

    Marchand scores in OT, Panthers top Maple Leafs 5-4 to cut series deficit to 2-1
    SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brad Marchand scored on a deflected shot at 15:27 of overtime and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on Friday night to cut their deficit in the Eastern Conference semifinal series to 2-1.
    Aleksander Barkov, Sam Reinhart, Carter Verhaeghe and Jonah Gadjovich scored for Florida, which got 27 saves from Sergei Bobrovsky. Evan Rodrigues had two assists for the Panthers. They 13-2 in their last 15 playoff overtime games.
    John Tavares scored twice, and Ma
  • Lee Stecklein leads Frost past Sceptres 5-3; best-of-five series tied 1-1

    Lee Stecklein leads Frost past Sceptres 5-3; best-of-five series tied 1-1
    TORONTO — Defender Lee Stecklein enjoyed a two-goal, three-point outing and Sophie Jacques scored the winner to help the Minnesota Frost defeat the Toronto Sceptres 5-3 on Friday.
    Jacques, who hails from Toronto, beat Sceptres goalie Kristin Campbell off the rush with 6:13 left to play to square the Professional Women’s Hockey League first-round best-of-five series at 1-1.
    Michela Cava and Mellissa Channell-Wadkins had the other goals for the defending champion Frost.
    Hayley Scamurra
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  • NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says league encouraged by status of CBA talks with players

    NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says league encouraged by status of CBA talks with players
    SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The NHL is encouraged by the status of collective bargaining talks, Commissioner Gary Bettman said Friday, adding that he’s optimistic a deal will be done long before the September 2026 expiration of the current deal between the league and its players.
    Talks began in earnest earlier this year and given the current state of the game — revenues soaring, the sport booming and some additional momentum that came out of the 4 Nations Face-Off event in February &m
  • Nelly Korda makes late run of birdies at Liberty National and shares the lead

    Nelly Korda makes late run of birdies at Liberty National and shares the lead
    JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Defending champion Nelly Korda hit her stride late on a long and soft Liberty National, making three birdies over her last five holes for a 4-under 68 and a share of the lead Friday in the Mizuho Americas Open.
    Rain and cloud cover made the course across the Hudson River from Manhattan play longer than ever, and that much was evident on the par-4 ninth hole. Korda and Jeeno Thitikul each had to use fairway metals for their approach on the 429-yard hole.
    “Just
  • Pakistan’s army spokesman says India has fired missiles at 3 Pakistani air bases

    Pakistan’s army spokesman says India has fired missiles at 3 Pakistani air bases
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s army spokesman said that India has fired missiles at three air bases inside the country, but most of the missiles have been intercepted.
    Lt. Gen. Ahmad Sharif said in a televised address that all Pakistan Air Force assets are safe. He added that some of the Indian missiles also hit India’s eastern Punjab.
    The army spokesman said the missiles fired by India targeted the Nur Khan air base in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, Murid air base in
  • Five youth plead guilty in 2024 swarming of girl in Kelowna, B.C.

    Five youth plead guilty in 2024 swarming of girl in Kelowna, B.C.
    KELOWNA — Prosecutors say five youth involved in a violent swarming of a girl in Kelowna, B.C., last year have entered guilty pleas.
    Damienne Darby, a spokeswoman for the BC Prosecution Service, says one young person pleaded guilty to one count of assault in January and was handed a sentence of two years’ probation in April.
    Darby says four other young people have since entered guilty pleas to the same charge, with court appearances scheduled in June and July.
    The offenders cannot be
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  • Ticats to add offensive lineman Miles Gorrell to their Wall of Honour

    Ticats to add offensive lineman Miles Gorrell to their Wall of Honour
    HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will add Hall of Famer Miles Gorrell to their Wall of Honour this summer.
    The six-foot-eight, 285-pound Gorrell played on Hamilton’s offensive line from 1985-91 and again in 1996. He will be formally inducted Aug. 7 at Hamilton Stadium.
    “Miles Gorrell was the heart of our offensive line during some of the Tiger-Cats’ most memorable seasons,” said former Ticats player Sandy Beveridge, who is the president of the Ticats alumni associ
  • Residents invited to host pizza parties discussing Chilliwack community plan

    Residents invited to host pizza parties discussing Chilliwack community plan
    CHILLIWACK — The City of Chilliwack is launching a new engagement project to get people talking about their community in the long run.
    Residents are invited to host an “OCPizza Party” with friends and family to discuss the City’s Official Community Plan (OCP).“This plan, called Chilliwack 2050, will guide how the city will grow and develop over the next 25 years,” wrote the City. “Through a phased process of planning research and community engagement, th
  • Chilliwack RCMP seek help locating missing 55-year-old female

    Chilliwack RCMP seek help locating missing 55-year-old female
    CHILLIWACK — Mounties in Chilliwack are appealing to the public for help in locating a 55-year-old female who was last spoken to about six weeks ago.
    According to a statement from B.C. RCMP, Lara Kinley was reported missing on Friday, May 2.
    Lara is described as:Female
    55-years-old
    5’5″
    Thin build
    Blue eyes
    Dark hairPolice and family are concerned for Lara’s health and wellbeing.
    Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Lara is asked to call the Chilliwack RCMP at 60
  • Toronto FC coach understands fan unrest but says club is working hard to fix things

    Toronto FC coach understands fan unrest but says club is working hard to fix things
    TORONTO — Toronto FC coach Robin Fraser says he understands fan unrest at the MLS team’s recent struggles, but says the club is working hard to change its fortunes.
    Toronto has not made the playoffs since 2020 and currently sits 28th in the 30-team league at 1-6-4.
    “Without a doubt I understand and appreciate the frustration of the fans,” Fraser said after training Friday. “There’s so much going on behind the scenes to improve the team whether it’s just
  • Oilers in the driver’s seat heading home in series against Golden Knights

    Oilers in the driver’s seat heading home in series against Golden Knights
    LAS VEGAS — The Edmonton Oilers head home from Las Vegas with the odds in their favour.
    Teams that win the first two games of a best-of-seven series that starts on the road are 88-22 for a winning percentage of .800, according to the NHL.
    The Oilers taking two at T-Mobile from the Vegas Golden Knights was the first time since 2017 that Edmonton opened a playoff series with two road wins. The Anaheim Ducks winning that second-round series in seven games is a cautionary tale for Edmonton, ho
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney to unveil his new cabinet on Tuesday

    Prime Minister Mark Carney to unveil his new cabinet on Tuesday
    OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to unveil his new cabinet at Rideau Hall on Tuesday — and it’s expected to be a slimmed-down front bench meant to signal a more businesses-minded approach to government.
    Rideau Hall confirmed the timing of the swearing-in ceremony in a media release on Friday.
    Marci Surkes of the government relations firm Compass Rose Group said Carney will seek to draw a sharp contrast between his government and that of former prime minister Justin Tr
  • Onex selling minority stakes in WestJet to Delta and Korean Air

    Onex selling minority stakes in WestJet to Delta and Korean Air
    Onex Corp. has sold a minority stake in WestJet to Delta Air Lines and Korean Air in a US$550-million deal that aims to position the Calgary-based airline for growth abroad amid intensifying domestic competition and plummeting demand for flights to the U.S.
    Under the deals announced Friday, Delta will acquire a 15 per cent stake in WestJet for US$330 million, while Korean Air will buy a 10 per cent stake for US$220 million.
    After the agreement closes, Delta plans to sell a 2.3 per cent stake in
  • ‘Policing in Nunavik is broken’: Inuit group wants change after latest fatal shooting

    ‘Policing in Nunavik is broken’: Inuit group wants change after latest fatal shooting
    MONTREAL — The political organization that represents Inuit in Quebec says policing in the Far North is “broken” after an officer shot and killed an Inuk man on Tuesday.
    The shooting by the Nunavik Police Service is the second officer-involved death in the northern region since November.
    Makivvik, a group that represents the Inuit of Nunavik, says there is a pattern of police using excessive force in the region.
    In a news release, Makivvik head Pita Aatami asked how many famili
  • Pembina Pipeline sees enough demand for potential expansion to Cedar LNG project

    Pembina Pipeline sees enough demand for potential expansion to Cedar LNG project
    CALGARY — The chief executive of Pembina Pipeline Corp. says he believes there will be enough demand to support an expansion to the Cedar LNG project on the B.C. coast as it looks to sign on more shippers for the first phase now in early construction.Pembina has shortlisted the preferred counterparties, and has begun negotiating definitive agreements, Scott Burrows told analysts on a conference call Friday to discuss his company’s first-quarter results.
    “They’re big, comp
  • New Jersey mayor arrested at ICE detention center where he was protesting, prosecutor says

    New Jersey mayor arrested at ICE detention center where he was protesting, prosecutor says
    NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at an ICE Detention Center where he was protesting its opening, a federal prosecutor said.
    Alina Habba, acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, said on the social platform X that Baraka committed trespass and ignored warnings from Homeland Security personnel to leave Delaney Hall, an ICE detention facility run by private prison operator GEO Group.The mayor has been protesting the opening of the facility throughout this week, sayi
  • Traffic lane blocked due to car fire on Coquihalla Highway

    Traffic lane blocked due to car fire on Coquihalla Highway
    HOPE — Traffic on one section of the Coquihalla Connector from Hope to Merritt has been blocked off after a vehicle incident late Friday morning, May 9.Social media users reported a northbound vehicle fire just past the Great Bear Snow Shed at around 11:15 a.m.At 11:41 a.m., DriveBC posted that the incident has the right lane blocked.Drivers are asked to watch for crews and pass with caution.More information will be added as it becomes available.
  • Liberal candidate says judicial recount ordered in Ontario riding he narrowly lost

    Liberal candidate says judicial recount ordered in Ontario riding he narrowly lost
    OTTAWA — A Liberal candidate who lost to his Conservative rival by just 77 votes in the federal election says his request for a judicial recount has been granted.
    Irek Kusmierczyk, the Liberal incumbent in Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore, argues in a social media post today that several ballots were “wrongly rejected.”
    He says that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ordered a judicial recount to give the community “confidence” in the election result.
    Kusmi
  • Canadian defensive back Adeleke calls it a career after seven CFL seasons

    Canadian defensive back Adeleke calls it a career after seven CFL seasons
    OTTAWA — Canadian defensive back Tunde Adeleke is calling it a career after seven CFL seasons.
    The Ottawa Redblacks announced Friday that Adeleke, 29, had retired. Adeleke signed with Ottawa as a free agent after helping the Toronto Argonauts win a Grey Cup title last season.
    More surprising, though, was Ottawa also announcing Canadian offensive lineman Dontae Bull had retired. The Redblacks selected the six-foot-seven, 326-pound Bull first overall in 2023.
    Also retiring was American defen
  • White House downplays North American auto industry’s concerns about U.K. trade deal

    White House downplays North American auto industry’s concerns about U.K. trade deal
    WASHINGTON — The White House is downplaying the North American automobile industry’s claim that U.S. President Donald Trump’s new trade deal with the United Kingdom could make the sector less competitive.
    The preliminary deal announced Thursday would drop tariffs on U.K. automobiles to 10 per cent for a quota of 100,000 vehicles.
    The American Automotive Policy Council — which represents the Big Three automakers — says the deal makes it cheaper to import U.K. vehicle
  • Ontario First Nation seeks emergency relief in Federal Court over water crisis

    Ontario First Nation seeks emergency relief in Federal Court over water crisis
    A First Nation in northwestern Ontario is seeking $200 million in emergency relief from the federal government to address the “critical” state of its water and sewage system as part of legal action launched in Federal Court, lawyers for the community said Friday.Pikangikum First Nation submitted a motion Thursday asking the court to compel the government to provide the emergency funds to deliver adequate water and sanitation services to the community of more than 4,000 people.The Fir
  • Newly discovered wildfires reported burning out of control in B.C.

    Newly discovered wildfires reported burning out of control in B.C.
    KAMLOOPS — The BC Wildfire Service says four new wildfires are burning out of control in the Prince George Fire Centre.
    It says all of the new blazes were discovered Thursday.
    The service says all four fires, which range in size from one to 80 hectares, are suspected to be caused by lightning.
    It also says another fire that was discovered Thursday in the Southeast Fire Centre near Nelson is burning out of control.The service says about 40 fires are currently burning across the province, wi
  • Hearing in September on whether Quebec daycare crash accused is high-risk offender

    Hearing in September on whether Quebec daycare crash accused is high-risk offender
    LAVAL — A court hearing will take place in September into whether a man who killed two children by driving a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare should be declared a high-risk offender.
    Superior Court Justice Éric Downs today set aside one week beginning Sept. 15 to hear arguments from prosecutors and the defence team for Pierre Ny St-Amand.
    Last week, the 53-year-old former bus driver was found not criminally responsible after Downs agreed with a joint recommendation from the Cro
  • Filipino BC confirms identities of all 11 people killed in Vancouver festival attack

    Filipino BC confirms identities of all 11 people killed in Vancouver festival attack
    VANCOUVER — The group that organized the Lapu Lapu Day festival where 11 people were killed last month has released the names of the dead. Filipino BC says in a social media post that its members honour the lives lost in the tragedy and hold their families close in their thoughts.“May their memory live on in the hearts of those who knew and loved them,” its statement says.Here is what we know about the 11 victims:
    Jendhel Sico
    Filipino BC and the Lapu Lapu Day festival said on
  • Chilliwack Chiefs head to Game 5 at home with 3-1 series lead

    Chilliwack Chiefs head to Game 5 at home with 3-1 series lead
    CHILLIWACK — The Chiefs are back from the road with a hopeful 3-1 series lead over the Victoria Grizzlies.At the Q Centre in Victoria on Tuesday (May 6), Grizzlies kicked off Game 3 with their only goal of the first period before the Chiefs dominated the next 20 minutes of play with forwards Connor Dick, Carter Anderson and Dustin Renas. Right-winger Caleb Elfering scored in the third period, marking his 10th goal in the 2024-25 Playoff Season. With a 4-2 win, Chiefs took the lead in the C
  • Czechs open their defense of hockey worlds title with 5-4 win over Switzerland

    Czechs open their defense of hockey worlds title with 5-4 win over Switzerland
    HERNING, Denmark (AP) — Defending champion Czech Republic prevailed in overtime to open the men’s ice hockey world championship with a 5-4 victory over Switzerland on Friday in a rematch of last year’s final.
    Roman Cervenka scored the winner 2:30 into overtime from the left circle after David Pastrnak fed him with his second assist in the game played in Herning, Denmark.
    Czech Lukas Sedlak tied the game at 4-4 on a rebound on a power play with 3:47 left to force overtime.
    Matej
  • CFL says concussions, man-games lost due to injury were both down in 2024

    CFL says concussions, man-games lost due to injury were both down in 2024
    TORONTO — The CFL says it saw the fewest number of concussions recorded last season since 2015 when it introduced enhance detection and tracking of the injury.
    The league stated Friday that 38 total concussions were recorded in 2024, a 21 per cent decrease from 2023 (48) and 50 per cent from 2015 (76).
    “The decreases in concussions, and injury events as a whole, demonstrate progress as we strive to make the game safer,” CFL commissioner Stewart Johnston said in a statement. &ld
  • William Nylander shining for Maple Leafs in playoffs: ‘Nothing gets to him’

    William Nylander shining for Maple Leafs in playoffs: ‘Nothing gets to him’
    FORT LAUDERDALE — Craig Berube joked earlier this week William Nylander has little time for his head coach.
    “He doesn’t want me to talk to him,” the Toronto Maple Leafs bench boss said with a smirk of his star winger. “I probably should just leave him alone.”
    Berube navigated his first campaign in Toronto getting to know a talented offensive core that had experienced plenty of regular-season success — and very little of it in the playoffs.
    Nylander has b

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