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Canada to host NCAA champion UCLA Bruins in Victoria summer exhibition
7+ hour, 12+ min ago (535+ words) Published 2: 30 pm Monday, June 15, 2026 The absolute best of American college basketball is coming north to take on Canada. Canada's senior women's national team will host the 2026 NCAA champion UCLA Bruins on July 22 at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in the return…...
PHOTOS: Sasquatch Days celebrates Sts'ailes culture in Harrison
16+ hour, 43+ min ago (250+ words) Published 5: 00 am Monday, June 15, 2026 The ladies teams race from Harrison Lake's southern shore during the canoe races of Sasquatch Days on Saturday, June 14. (Adam Louis) Thousands of canoe racers and other visitors flocked to Harrison Hot Springs for Sasquatch Days....
Canadian classic rock trio announced for Abbotsford in October
6+ hour, 57+ min ago (331+ words) Published 2: 41 pm Monday, June 15, 2026 Canadian classic rock is taking over Abbotsford's Rogers Forum on Friday, Oct. 30. The trio of Honeymoon Suite, Streetheart and Harlequin invade the Fraser Valley, with tickets going on sale on Friday (June 19). The Niagara Falls-based Honeymoon…...
Chilliwack guitarist to join singer-songwriter for Gordon Lightfoot tribute show
15+ hour, 55+ min ago (471+ words) Published 5: 30 am Monday, June 15, 2026 "I met Gordon Meredith Lightfoot in October of 2014 at the Kelowna Community Theatre, and I was able to tell him that I thought "If You Could Read My Mind" was the best song ever written," John…...
Entire city block evacuated after gas leak reported in downtown Chilliwack
11+ hour, 18+ min ago (261+ words) Published 9: 16 am Monday, June 15, 2026 Chilliwack Fire Department evacuated city block around Wellington Avenue after gas leak detected on June 15, 2026. (Jessica Peters/Chilliwack Progress) The entire block of downtown Chilliwack was evacuated Monday morning (June 15) as a safety precaution after a…...
Mattress fire in basement extinguished at Chilliwack house on Gladys
10+ hour, 46+ min ago (139+ words) Published 10: 54 am Monday, June 15, 2026 Chilliwack Fire Department called out for structure fire on June 14, 2026. (Chilliwack Progress file) Crews responding to the call for a structure fire in the 10000 block of Gladys Street found a mattress on fire. The call came…...
Vancouver's 1st FIFA match led to Trans Link's busiest Saturday since Olympics
10+ hour, 18+ min ago (310+ words) Published 11: 19 am Monday, June 15, 2026 Trans Link says there were more than one million boardings on June 13, the system's busiest Saturday for a BC Place event since the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. There were 1, 031, 000 boardings on Saturday, a 14. 3-per-cent increase from the typical…...
LETTER: Chilliwack's new garbage contract a mess from the start
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (174+ words) Published 3: 30 pm Sunday, June 14, 2026 To submit a letter to the editor, e-mail editor@theprogress. com. Include your first and last name and your city of residence. Letters may be edited. The new garbage contract has been mismanaged from the start....
Chilliwack Cultural Centre operations manager appointed board chair of B. C. arts organization
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (277+ words) Published 5: 30 am Sunday, June 14, 2026 By Chilliwack Progress staff Theresia Reid, operations manager at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre, was appointed chair of the board of directors for the BC Live Performance Network. (Chilliwack Cultural Centre) Theresia Reid, operations manager at the…...
LETTER: Chilliwack pedestrian sees "vast improvement" on Knight Road
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (123+ words) Published 4: 00 pm Saturday, June 13, 2026 To submit a letter to the editor, e-mail editor@theprogress. com. Include your first and last name and your city of residence. Letters may be edited. A big thank you to the City of Chilliwack for…...