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Rebecca Strong won $1 million as this year’s Canada’s Got Talent champion. Canada’s Got Talent photo

B.C. acts close, but Rebecca Strong $1M winner of ‘Canada’s Got Talent’

Saskatchewan singer outlasts the competition to win popular program’s largest prize

Rebecca Strong won $1 million as this year’s Canada’s Got Talent champion. Canada’s Got Talent photo
Mission singer Eshan Sobti performed “The Power of Love” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood during the elimination round of Canada’s Got Talent on Tuesday night (May 7). /Submitted Photo, Courtesy of Citytv

B.C. singer moves on to Canada’s Got Talent finale

Mission’s Eshan Sobti will have chance at $1 million in final round

Mission singer Eshan Sobti performed “The Power of Love” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood during the elimination round of Canada’s Got Talent on Tuesday night (May 7). /Submitted Photo, Courtesy of Citytv
Mission singer Eshan Sobti moved on to the next round of Canada’s Got Talent after wowing judges with an audition that aired on Tuesday night (April 30). /Submitted Photo

B.C. singer moves on to next round of Canada’s Got Talent

Mission’s Eshan Sobti receives unanimous praise from judges after rendition of Whitney Houston song

Mission singer Eshan Sobti moved on to the next round of Canada’s Got Talent after wowing judges with an audition that aired on Tuesday night (April 30). /Submitted Photo
An advertisement for bitcoin, one of the cryptocurrencies, is displayed on a building in Hong Kong, on Nov. 18, 2021. A Hatzic woman lost $25,000 in a cryptocurrency scam last week, according to Mission RCMP’s “Community Connection”. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Kin Cheung)

B.C. woman loses roughly $25,000 in cryptocurrency scam

Initial returns lead woman to invest further, provide access to bank account

An advertisement for bitcoin, one of the cryptocurrencies, is displayed on a building in Hong Kong, on Nov. 18, 2021. A Hatzic woman lost $25,000 in a cryptocurrency scam last week, according to Mission RCMP’s “Community Connection”. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Kin Cheung)
According to Mission RCMP, a pair of residents fell victim to a scam in which a person claiming to be a single parent was asking for cash donations for their child’s birthday party. (Pixabay photo)

Birthday party scam in B.C. draws police attention

Two Mission residents donate to ‘single parent’ asking for cash to use for child’s birthday party

According to Mission RCMP, a pair of residents fell victim to a scam in which a person claiming to be a single parent was asking for cash donations for their child’s birthday party. (Pixabay photo)
Season two of HBO’s The Last of Us is reportedly filming scenes in Mission. /Mission Record Photo

HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ reportedly filming in Fraser Valley

Emmy-nominated show will feature various locations throughout B.C. in its upcoming second season

Season two of HBO’s The Last of Us is reportedly filming scenes in Mission. /Mission Record Photo
People take part in a march in Mission, B.C., Saturday, June 4, 2022 in a handout photo. The trial began on Monday (March 4), for Richard Albert Manuel, who is charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle after four people claimed they were hit by a pickup truck during the march. ( THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Robert Jago)

Trial begins for man charged in B.C. residential school march incident

Richard Albert Manuel is charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle

People take part in a march in Mission, B.C., Saturday, June 4, 2022 in a handout photo. The trial began on Monday (March 4), for Richard Albert Manuel, who is charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle after four people claimed they were hit by a pickup truck during the march. ( THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Robert Jago)
Mission RCMP responded to a mental health call on Saturday (Feb. 24) that involved a 54-year-old man playing the piano nude at a senior living facility on 7th Avenue. /Mission RCMP Photo

Nude man plays piano, throws chairs at police in B.C. seniors facility

54-year-old man and Mission RCMP officer both taken to hospital after incident

Mission RCMP responded to a mental health call on Saturday (Feb. 24) that involved a 54-year-old man playing the piano nude at a senior living facility on 7th Avenue. /Mission RCMP Photo
A special weather statement was issued by Environment Canada on Monday morning (Feb. 26) for the Lower Mainland with snow and rain expected to begin Tuesday evening (Feb. 27). /File Photo

Snow and rain expected Tuesday for Lower Mainland

Environment Canada issues weather statement for wintry precipitation

A special weather statement was issued by Environment Canada on Monday morning (Feb. 26) for the Lower Mainland with snow and rain expected to begin Tuesday evening (Feb. 27). /File Photo
Mission RCMP seized a loaded 3D-printed handgun during a traffic stop on Feb. 15 that was concealed in a bag of chips. /Mission RCMP Photo

Police seize 3D-printed gun concealed in chip bag during B.C. traffic stop

Mission RCMP officer spots loaded handgun peeking out of bag of chips after vehicle fails to stop

Mission RCMP seized a loaded 3D-printed handgun during a traffic stop on Feb. 15 that was concealed in a bag of chips. /Mission RCMP Photo
Mission’s Rishma Johal is researching historic relations between South Asian migrants and Indigenous peoples in the Pacific Northwest for her PhD at McGill. /Submitted Photo

B.C. historian explores South Asian-Indigenous relations

McGill PhD candidate Rishma Johal looks to hear voices from both communities in Pacific Northwest

Mission’s Rishma Johal is researching historic relations between South Asian migrants and Indigenous peoples in the Pacific Northwest for her PhD at McGill. /Submitted Photo
A Delta Police Department officer demonstrates recording on a body camera during a news conference by the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police about implementing body-worn cameras for officers, in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Five BC RCMP detachments chosen to initially deploy body-worn cameras

Rollout expected in fall at the earliest for Mission, Cranbrook, Prince George, Kamloops and Tofino

A Delta Police Department officer demonstrates recording on a body camera during a news conference by the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police about implementing body-worn cameras for officers, in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
A flood watch advisory for the Fraser Valley, including the Sumas area, remains in effect on Monday (Jan. 29). /B.C. River Forecast Centre Photo

Flood watches remain in effect for multiple areas of B.C.

Advisory for Fraser Valley’s Sumas River upped to warning, then downgraded to watch Sunday night

A flood watch advisory for the Fraser Valley, including the Sumas area, remains in effect on Monday (Jan. 29). /B.C. River Forecast Centre Photo
Snow is expected to continue to fall through to early this evening (Jan. 17) in the Lower Mainland, with schools closed throughout the region./City of Mission Photo

Snow continues to fall in Lower Mainland as schools close

Weather warning from Environment Canada remains in effect with snow expected until early evening

Snow is expected to continue to fall through to early this evening (Jan. 17) in the Lower Mainland, with schools closed throughout the region./City of Mission Photo
An arctic outflow warning from Environment Canada remains in effect on Friday (Jan. 12) with cold weather hitting the Lower Mainland. /Pixabay Photo An arctic outflow warning from Environment Canada remains in effect on Friday (Jan. 12) with cold weather hitting the Lower Mainland. /Pixabay Photo

Morning wind chill exceeds -20 C in Lower Mainland; weather warning remains

Frigid temperatures expected to stay until at least Saturday afternoon, Environment Canada says

An arctic outflow warning from Environment Canada remains in effect on Friday (Jan. 12) with cold weather hitting the Lower Mainland. /Pixabay Photo An arctic outflow warning from Environment Canada remains in effect on Friday (Jan. 12) with cold weather hitting the Lower Mainland. /Pixabay Photo
A man was taken into custody after a break-and-enter in Hatzic last weekend. /Mission RCMP Photo

Stolen items later returned with apology after B.C. break-in

Mission RCMP take one man into custody and seize vehicle associated with Hatzic break-and-enter

A man was taken into custody after a break-and-enter in Hatzic last weekend. /Mission RCMP Photo
An arctic outflow warning from Environment Canada is in effect for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, with wind chill values expected to reach -20 C from tonight (Jan. 11) to Saturday (Jan. 13). /Pixabay Photo

Wind chill expected to dip to -20 C for Lower Mainland this weekend

Environment Canada releases arctic outlfow warning for Fraser Valley and Metro Vancouver

An arctic outflow warning from Environment Canada is in effect for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, with wind chill values expected to reach -20 C from tonight (Jan. 11) to Saturday (Jan. 13). /Pixabay Photo
Police were on Riverside Road in Abbotsford on Sunday night (Dec. 17) after a police-involved shooting. (Shane MacKichan photo)

Man dead after police-involved shooting in Abbotsford

Abbotsford Police Department notifies Independent Investigations Office of Sunday night incident

Police were on Riverside Road in Abbotsford on Sunday night (Dec. 17) after a police-involved shooting. (Shane MacKichan photo)
Mission RCMP seized half a kilogram of cocaine stored in a public bathroom ceiling last week. /Mission RCMP Photo

Did you leave your drugs in the bathroom? B.C. police can help

Mission RCMP seize half a kilogram of cocaine stashed in public bathroom ceiling last week

Mission RCMP seized half a kilogram of cocaine stored in a public bathroom ceiling last week. /Mission RCMP Photo
Canada’s Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Gary Anandasangaree, visited Deroche on Tuesday (Nov. 14) for a signing ceremony related to Leq’á:mel First Nation’s specific claim settlement with the federal government. /Dillon White Photo

B.C. First Nation, Canadian government agree to $75 million settlement

Canadian government ‘righting past wrongs’ by reaching settlement with Leq’á:mel on specific claim

Canada’s Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Gary Anandasangaree, visited Deroche on Tuesday (Nov. 14) for a signing ceremony related to Leq’á:mel First Nation’s specific claim settlement with the federal government. /Dillon White Photo