Fraser Health is encouraging people to give more thought to safety during winter whether on foot or behind the wheel. The frosty, slippery and dark conditions of winter bring increased risks for everyone on the road, especially pedestrians. “The number of motor vehicle crashes involving pedestrians in the winter months drastically increases compared to the […]
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The United States intervention in Venezuela and seizure of the country’s president immediately raised questions about what impact American stewardship of the oil-rich nation could have on demand for Canadian bitumen. But Werner Antweiler, an associate professor at the University of British Columbia and expert on international oil economics, argues it won’t make a new
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A man has died after a shooting in west Abbotsford on Friday afternoon (Jan. 9) that police say is gang-related. Sgt. Paul Walker, media officer with the Abbotsford Police Department, said police were called to the 3200 block of Siskin Drive – just west of Blue Jay Street – at 12:38 p.m. Walker said the
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Snow pack levels in British Columbia are higher than normal this year. The Jan. 1 snow survey and water supply bulletin, which was issued on Jan. 9, showed the province’s snow pack is at 107 per cent of its normal levels. One year earlier, on Jan. 1, 2025, the provincial average was 87 per cent
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A Chilliwack family was given a difficult diagnosis on Christmas Day. Joel and April Korytko had taken their youngest daughter Asha into an emergency room for fever and vomiting on Christmas Eve. That turned into an emergency hospital transfer, and on Dec. 25, a team of doctors had performed a bone marrow biopsy on the
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