One day after Chilliwack mayor Ken Popove accused the Western Hockey League of “ghosting” the city, a prospective team buyer has stated the City of Chilliwack abruptly ended negotiations with them on Feb. 4. The MRG Group, a Vancouver-based live entertainment and events company, told Black Press Media that they were selected as the WHL’s […]
On the Victoria Day long weekend, with many people planning trips across B.C., police and ICBC are working together to warn drivers about the risks of speeding. “This long-weekend you can expect to see our officers continue to focus on dangerous and unsafe driving behaviours, including removing impaired drivers from our roads,” said Maple Ridge
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An 86-year-old Chilliwack man who killed his two neighbours has been sentenced to life in prison. Robert Freeman shot John Kavaloff and Valerie Smith on Sept. 13, 2023, at their home in the Chilliwack River Valley. On May 15, Freeman was sentenced in the Supreme Court, with no eligibility for parole for 10 years. Earlier
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Frank Needs A Liver is the name of his website, and his plea. Frank Reiter’s cirrhosis of the liver has left him so addled he couldn’t read a clock, it has seen him bleed out in the ER at Ridge Meadows Hospital, and it has him wondering if he will find a donor in time.
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Two B.C. men are charged in a scheme to allegedly smuggle Vietnamese citizens from Canada into the U.S. through a small airport. Van Phuong Vu, 28, of Vancouver, and Johnny Huynh, 36, of Burnaby, appeared in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, Wash., on Wednesday (May 13), according to a release from the Western District of
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