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A record-breaking sturgeon was just pulled from the Fraser River
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (241+ words) A Chilliwack fishing guide landed " and released " an estimated 1, 100-pound white sturgeon. There are giants in the Fraser River, and a Chilliwack fishing guide just found one. In June, Kevin Estrada of Sturgeon Slayers guided a group to one of…...
COLIN MACLEAN: Canada Day to me
41+ min ago (700+ words) Canada Day is my second-favourite holiday. I wish I could say it was the first, but Christmas has a tinsel string stranglehold on my nostalgic heart. But I do so love Canada Day " I always have. I don't remember going…...
Port Alberni celebrates Canada Day with festival at waterfront quay
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (593+ words) Published 5: 30 am Thursday, July 2, 2026 The Davis family, from left, Spencer, Violet, Rosetta and Tetley, enjoy Canada Day cupcakes at Celebrate PA! , a July 1, 2026 event held at Harbour Quay in Port Alberni. (Susie Quinn/ Alberni Valley News) Jack Bouma, left, and…...
Celebrating 159 years of Canada in Annapolis Royal
5+ hour, 3+ min ago (395+ words) Canada Day was celebrated throughout the Annapolis Valley on July 1. On Canada's 159th birthday, people reflected on the past and looked to the future. Canada was formed on July 1, 1867, when representatives of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the province of Canada,…...
Canada Day: then and now
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (255+ words) Trisha Matabalan, Philippine Canadian Inquirer July 2, 2026 CANADA " July 1 is celebrated as Canada Day to commemorate the British North America Act (known as the Constitution Act 1867) that created Canada. This was guaranteed after Governor General Lord Monck signed a proclamation on…...
Girl Guides with Calgary Stampede in their hearts to now wear it on their sleeves
10+ hour, 2+ min ago (451+ words) CALGARY " Girl Guides who hold the Calgary Stampede in their hearts will now wear it on their sleeves. The organization has created an official badge to honour the young women who yearly don cowboy hats, white gloves and kerchiefs to…...
PHOTOS: Thousands celebrate Canada Day at new venue in Chilliwack
10+ hour, 14+ min ago (238+ words) Published 9: 21 pm Wednesday, July 1, 2026 Cheese trings are handed out during the parade at the Columbia Valley Canada Day celebrations on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress) Izzy Lachlan, 8, waves flags while waiting for the parade to come down the road…...
Canada Day Fireworks | World
11+ hour, 35+ min ago (154+ words) Canada Day Fireworks guardonline. com A couple kiss during a Canada Day fireworks show at Woodbine Beach, in Toronto on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language....
Junior Anglers Urged to Fish This Trout Season
13+ hour, 15+ min ago (222+ words) The Tasmanian Government is continuing its support of our inland freshwater recreational fishery, once again waiving the junior freshwater angling fees for the upcoming 2026-27 angling season. Junior anglers, aged 14 to 17 years old, can apply for their required free licence through…...
Where Texas became Texas: Washington-on-the-Brazos plans July 4 celebrations
11+ hour, 2+ min ago (356+ words) NAVASOTA, Texas (KBTX) - For many Texans, the Fourth of July is about fireworks and family cookouts. At Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, it's also about standing where Texas' own independence story began, and marking a milestone in how the Lone Star…...