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• Canada slaps retaliatory tariffs on hundreds of U.S. goods, outlines response plan

  02-02-2025 22:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Ottawa is imposing 25 per cent tariffs on hundreds of goods originating in the United States — from meat and milk to carpets and curtains — in response to steep new American levies against Canada.
  A federal official also signalled that Canada will pursue available legal remedies in response to the U.S. breaching its international trade commitments.
  The federal government released a detailed list of the retaliatory tariffs on $30 billion in goods Sunday, less than 24 ho
  
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• Officials say remains of 55 of 67 victims of midair collision have been recovered and identified

  02-02-2025 22:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Authorities said Sunday they have recovered the remains of 55 of the 67 people killed in the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001.
  Washington, D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly said at a news conference that divers still need to find the bodies of 12 more victims and are committed to the dignified recovery of remains as they prepare to lift wreckage from the Potomac River as early as Monday morning.
  “Reuniting those lost in this tragic incident is really w
  
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• B.C. political leaders call for premier to do more amid looming trade war

  02-02-2025 22:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia politicians are calling on the premier to do more as the province prepares to face U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods as well as retaliation by Ottawa.The move came after U.S. President Donald Trump signed executive orders Saturday to slap Canada with duties of 10 per cent on energy and 25 per cent on everything else.B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad says his party has laid out a 10-point tariff response plan and is urging the NDP government to immediately put i
  
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• Toronto Raptors fans boo American national anthem as trade war heats up

  02-02-2025 22:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Fans at Scotiabank Arena loudly booed during the American national anthem before the Toronto Raptors hosted the Los Angeles Clippers.
  They then switched to loud cheers when “O Canada” began.
  The strong reactions to both national anthems was likely in response to a mounting trade war between Canada and the United States.
  Fans also sang along with 15-year-old Kyra Daniel when she began the Canadian national anthem.
  L.A. head coach Tyronn Lue also sang the Canadian natio
  
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• Hundreds of B.C. health care workers risk deportation after cuts to immigration program

  02-02-2025 21:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Over 500 health care workers in Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal are expected to face deportation after the federal government slashed its immigration targets this year.The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) was designed to attract skilled workers looking to become permanent residents in Canada.Last year, British Columbia had 8,000 PNP spaces. They have since been reduced to 4,000.According to the Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU), the visa program has been helping with s
  
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• New additions look to make quick impact for Vancouver Canucks - Chilliwack Progress

  02-02-2025 21:00
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• New additions look to make quick impact for Vancouver Canucks

  02-02-2025 20:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Hours before puck drop, Drew O’Connor still wasn’t sure what he would wear to the rink Sunday.The winger made it to Vancouver after being traded from the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Canucks late Friday night. His suits, however, did not.
  “I think they’re stuck in Denver right now,” O’Connor said of the garments. “So I don’t know what I’m gonna be wearing tonight, but we’ll see. My hockey bag made it. Bag and sticks, tha
  
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• Devotees pay homage to Afro-Brazilian sea goddess on Rio de Janeiro beach

  02-02-2025 20:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Thousands of worshippers clad in white robes spilled onto Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to pay homage to Yemanja, the Afro-Brazilian sea goddess.
  Devotees waded into the sea to the sound of drums and rhythmic clapping and offered up colorful bouquets to the goddess who is celebrated annually on Feb. 2.
  “We bring offerings to the sea asking for her to bring us protection, prosperity and that she take away with the sea everything that is bad, all the
  
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• Rubio says Panama must reduce Chinese influence around the canal area or the US will act

  02-02-2025 20:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PANAMA CITY (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panama’s president in a face-to-face meeting Sunday that the Central American ally must reduce alleged Chinese influence over the Panama Canal area or the Trump administration would take “measures necessary” to do so.
  Rubio, on his first foreign trip as America’s top diplomat, held talks with President Jose Raul Mulino, who has resisted pressure from the new U.S. government over Panama’s management of
  
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• Support, silence and confusion: Republicans respond to Trump’s trade war

  02-02-2025 20:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s unprecedented move to pull America’s closest neighbours into a trade war has left some Republican lawmakers precariously navigating how to support the leader’s tariff agenda while their local economies brace for impact.
  Many Republicans — caught between risking the president’s ire and facing backlash from constituents concerned about rising costs — remained quiet about the damaging duties, set to be deployed Tue
  
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• Hope Fire to ‘climb the wall’ in annual BC Lung fundraiser

  02-02-2025 20:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — The Hope Fire Department is racing other fire halls atop the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre for this year’s Climb the Wall event.Since 2002, the BC Lung Foundation has challenged firefighters to run up the stairs of a nearly 50-storey building.Moon Pruvost with Hope Fire is looking forward to beating her time and fundraising goal after another year with the fire department.
  “I was new to the station and had only been on active duty for a few weeks before last year’
  
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• Veteran linebacker Wynton McManis re-signs with Toronto Argonauts

  02-02-2025 19:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Wynton McManis will help the Toronto Argonauts defend their Grey Cup title.
  The veteran linebacker re-signed with the CFL club Sunday, less than an hour after the league’s free-agent window opened. McManis was slated to become a free agent Feb. 11.
  Contract details weren’t made available.
  The six-foot-one, 225-pound McManis appeared in 12 regular-season games in 2024. He recorded 57 tackles, three special-teams tackles, one sack, an interception returned for a TD and
  
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• Toronto FC’s pre-season game against Swedish side in Spain called off

  02-02-2025 19:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MARBELLA — Toronto FC’s pre-season game scheduled for Monday against Sweden’s BK Hacken in Spain has been called off.
  The Marbella Football Center, which was to have hosted the contest, cited “technical reasons” without elaborating. A Toronto spokeswoman said the MLS team had been prepared to play.
  Toronto will leave Spain as scheduled on Monday. The squad is due to overnight in Amsterdam before returning to Toronto on Tuesday for a brief stay.
  The side will head so
  
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• Canada prevails in must-win doubles match, trails Hungary 2-1 in Davis Cup qualifier

  02-02-2025 19:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Canada prevailed in a must-win doubles match to stay alive at the Davis Cup on Sunday.Vasek Pospisil of Vernon, B.C., and Liam Draxl of Newmarket, Ont., defeated Hungary’s Mate Valkusz and Peter Fajta 7-6 (2), 6-4 in the men’s team tennis tournament first-round qualifier at IGA Stadium.
  Canada’s back was against the wall after falling behind 2-0 in the best-of-five tie with two singles losses Saturday. Fabian Marozsan beat Alexis Galarneau of Laval, Que., befor
  
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• Local poets set to take the stage at downtown Abbotsford

  02-02-2025 18:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Voices from diverse, underrepresented groups are being amplified at a spoken poetry event in downtown Abbotsford later this February.Diverse VOICES will feature poets and troubadours with Indigenous, Black and People of Colour (IBPOC) backgrounds– a lineup inspired by the organizer’s own life with the written word.Abbotsford-born and raised Melissa Ly is an Asian woman who has gone through disability.“It’s through these intersections of my identity that
  
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• USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk’s DOGE from classified info, officials say

  02-02-2025 18:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they refused to turn over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s government-inspection teams, a current and a former U.S. official told The Associated Press on Sunday.
  Members of Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, eventually did gain access Saturday to the aid agency’s classified information,
  
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• Auger-Aliassime defeats American Kovacevic to win Open Occitanie men’s title

  02-02-2025 18:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTPELLIER — Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated American Aleksandar Kovacevic to win the Open Occitanie men’s tennis tournament Sunday.The second-seeded Auger-Aliassime, of Montreal, took the victory 6-2, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2). He registered 19 aces and also won 78 per cent of his first serves in the final of the ATP 250 event, which lasted two hours 39 minutes.
  Auger-Aliassime converted on two-of-three break points to earn his second title of the season and seventh overall. T
  
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• Thompson downs Maier again in final to win World Cup ski cross crown

  02-02-2025 18:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VEYSONNAZ — Another day, another women’s World Cup ski cross win for Canadian Marielle Thompson.Thompson, of Whistler, B.C., defeated Germany’s Daniela Maier to capture the women’s event. It marked the second time in as many days the two had squared off, with the Canadian winning both times.
  Switzerland’s Fanny Smith was third ahead of India Sherret of Cranbrook, B.C.
  Thompson captured her 35th career World Cup victory.
  In the men’s event, Ottawa’s Jared
  
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• Canadian Grondin claims second win of snowboard cross World Cup campaign

  02-02-2025 18:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BEIDAHU SHEQU — For a second straight day, Canada’s Eliot Grondin was golden on the snowboard cross World Cup campaign.Grondin, 23, of Sainte-Marie, Que., earned his second World Cup win in as many days, downing German Leon Ulbricht in the big final.
  France’s Loan Bozzolo was third.
  Grondin tops the overall World Cup standings so far this season. He won the title last year with seven wins and 10 top-three finishes.
  This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 2, 2
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of February 2, 2025

  02-02-2025 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Here are two people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.
  Name: Waylon VendraminiAge: 45
  Height: 5’8” ft Weight: 170lbsHair: Grey/Brown Eyes: Blue
  Wanted: Assault
  Warrant in effect: January 20, 2025
  Parole Jurisdiction: Chilliwack
  Name: Brian Kiraly-MillerAge: 31
  Height: 6’3” ft Weight: 200lbs
  Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue
  Wanted: Unlawfully at Large
  Warrant in effect: January 6, 2025Parole Jurisdiction: Abbotsford
  
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• Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces removal of U.S. booze from LCBO amid tariff feud

  02-02-2025 15:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford says American products will be removed from LCBO shelves on Tuesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s promised tariffs come into effect.
  The Ontario premier says every year, the Ontario liquor store sells nearly $1 billion worth of wine, beer, spirits and seltzers from the U.S., but not anymore.Ford says the LCBO will be removing all American products from shelves and from its catalogue, meaning Ontario-based restaurants and retailers cannot order or restock U.S.
  
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• Russian-Vancouver band Autonomous Apes to perform in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  02-02-2025 14:58
  Russian-Vancouver band Autonomous Apes to perform in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Groundhog Day 2025: Willie and Sam at odds over spring’s arrival

  02-02-2025 14:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada’s famous prognosticating rodents were split over spring’s arrival on Groundhog Day.
  Ontario’s Wiarton Willie reportedly did not see his shadow on Sunday morning, which is good news for people tired of wintry weather, but Nova Scotia’s Shubenacadie Sam saw her shadow predicting a long winter ahead.
  The tradition holds that if a groundhog doesn’t see its shadow on Groundhog Day, springlike weather will soon arrive. But if a shadow appears, winter’s icy gr
  
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• ‘Here we are again’: Death row Canadian waits as Montana looks at resuming executions

  02-02-2025 14:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The fate of a Canadian who has been on death row in Montana for the past 42 years has been thrown into more uncertainty as state legislators try again to remove obstacles to resuming executions.Ronald Smith, 67, is originally from Red Deer, Alta., and has been on death row since 1983, a year after he and another man, high on LSD and alcohol, shot and killed two young Indigenous cousins near East Glacier, Mont.Time moves slowly at Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge, Mont. where Sm
  
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• Ontario election 2025: Leaders set to make stops in Ottawa, Orangeville

  02-02-2025 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Ontario’s party leaders are set to continue campaigning across the province today as Canada gears up for a trade war with the United States.Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford, who spent Saturday speaking out against U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods, does not have any public events scheduled today.
  Liberal Party Leader Bonnie Crombie is set to make a stop at an Ottawa health-care facility before attending the re-election campaign kickoff for K
  
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• 10 to 20 centimetres of snow hit Metro Vancouver today as arctic air invades region

  02-02-2025 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — British Columbians need to get their winter jackets and shovels ready as a snowfall warning is in effect for the Lower Mainland in B.C.
  Environment Canada says about 10 to 20 centimetres of snowfall will hit Metro Vancouver today until Monday morning after arctic air invades the region.A special weather statement is also in effect for B.C.’s South Coast, saying a wintry mix of weather conditions is set to hit the region over the next several days.It says snowfall amounts
  
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• Canada’s retaliation plan against 25 per cent tariffs still largely unknown

  02-02-2025 10:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced last night Canada will respond with retaliatory tariffs after U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed 25 per cent tariffs against the country would go into effect Tuesday, but the entirety of Canada’s plan to fight back remains largely unknown.
  Trudeau said Saturday night Canada will respond to Trump’s threat with 25 per cent tariffs against $155 billion worth of American goods, including alcohol, furniture and natural resources.
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• Frustrated Flames look to newcomers for offensive help

  02-02-2025 08:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The Calgary Flames’ scoring woes struck again on Saturday, but in the debut of Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost, both showed glimpses that they should be able to help in that area.
  The two forwards were acquired Thursday from the Philadelphia Flyers in a trade that sent Jakob Pelletier, Andrei Kuzmenko, and two draft picks the other direction.
  Neither hit the scoresheet in the Flames’ 3-1 loss to the red-hot Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, but both had opportunities as th
  
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• NHL roundup: Jets trip Caps 5-4 in OT, overshadow Ovechkin goal

  02-02-2025 07:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored the 877th goal of his career to move 18 away from breaking the NHL record, but the Washington Capitals lost 5-4 in overtime to the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night in a showdown of the NHL’s top two teams that lived up to the billing.
  Ovechkin tied the game 4-4 with 7:39 left in the third, setting off “Ovi! Ovi!” chants from a sellout crowd. His 24th goal of the season keeps him on pace to challenge Wayne Gretzky’s mark of 894 t
  
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• Luka Doncic to the Lakers, Anthony Davis to the Mavs in blockbuster trade, AP source says

  02-02-2025 07:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Luka Doncic is being traded by the reigning Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, a person with knowledge of the agreement said early Sunday.
  Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris are headed to the Lakers, while Davis and Max Christie are going to Dallas, said the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither team can announce the deal while it awaits league approval.
  The Utah Jazz are also involved in the
  
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• Talbot helps Red Wings douse Flames 3-1 for fifth straight win

  02-02-2025 07:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Dylan Larkin scored his 23rd goal and Cam Talbot made 33 saves to lead the streaking Detroit Red Wings to a 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames, their fifth win in a row.
  Simon Edvinsson and Andrew Copp, with an empty-netter, also scored for Detroit (26-21-5). The Red Wings are now only one point behind the Tampa Bay Lightning, who occupy the second wild-card playoff berth in the Eastern Conference.
  Todd McLellan improves to 13-4-1 since being named head coach on Dec. 26.
  Nazem K
  
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• Senators send Wild a powerful message after hit on Stutzle

  02-02-2025 05:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators aren’t going to let anyone go after their best players and let them get away with it.
  Saturday night the Minnesota Wild learned that the hard way.
  The Senators (28-20-4) scored three power-play goals en route to a 6-0 win after Minnesota’s Ryan Hartman went after Tim Stutzle.
  The two were lined up for a faceoff at the end of the second period and after the puck was dropped Hartman shoved Stutzle down and pushed his head into the ice. Officials revie
  
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• Woll ensures Leafs escape Edmonton with gritty 4-3 win

  02-02-2025 05:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — What looked like a game on cruise control ended up with a wild finish and a sigh of relief for the Toronto Maple Leafs, who held on for a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.
  After taking a 3-0 lead on first-period on goals by Matthew Knies, William Nylander and Bobby McMann, and going up 4-1 just 18 seconds into the third period on a goal by Mitch Marner, the game looked to be in the bag for the Leafs, who came into the game with a 20-0-0 record when leading after
  
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• What’s coming in Canada’s response plan to Donald Trump’s tariffs

  02-02-2025 04:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has outlined Canada’s strategy to retaliate against the United States, as President Donald Trump moves to hit the country with 25 per cent tariffs on Tuesday.
  Trudeau said Saturday night that Canada will hit the U.S. with reciprocal 25 per cent tariffs against some $155 billion worth of American goods.That response comes even as the Trump White House threatens such retaliation would invite escalation.
  Here’s a look at some of the cards Ott
  
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• Morrissey lifts Jets to 5-4 OT win, overshadowing Ovechkin’s goal

  02-02-2025 04:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored the 877th goal of his career to move 18 away from breaking the NHL record, but the Washington Capitals lost 5-4 in overtime to the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night in a showdown of the top two teams in the NHL that lived up to that billing.
  Ovechkin tied the score with 7:39 left, setting off “Ovi! Ovi!” chants from a sellout crowd. His 24th goal of the season keeps him on pace to challenge Wayne Gretzky’s mark of 894 this spring.
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• Surging Senators’ special teams shine in 6-0 win over Wild

  02-02-2025 04:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators gave their fans plenty to cheer about before leaving on a weeklong road trip and heading into their league-mandated break.
  The Senators (28-20-4) capped off their four-game homestand with an impressive 6-0 victory over the Minnesota Wild Saturday night, completing a perfect 4-0-0 run at Canadian Tire Centre.
  Ottawa controlled the first 40 minutes to take a 3-0 lead, but three power-play goals in a span of 2:14 to start the third put the game out of reach.
  Ryan
  
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• Leafs jump on Oilers early, hang on for 4-3 win

  02-02-2025 04:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Matthew Knies and Mitch Marner each had a goal and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs came out flying and survived a frantic finish to record a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.
  William Nylander and Bobby McMann also scored and Auston Matthews had a pair of assists for the Leafs (31-19-2) who snapped a three-game losing streak during which they had only recorded three goals.
  Evan Bouchard, Zach Hyman and Corey Perry replied for the Oilers (32-16-4) who have los
  
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• B.C. Premier says he has directed BC Liquor Branch to stop buying American liquor

  02-02-2025 03:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  British Columbia Premier David Eby was quick to retaliate to “crushing” 25 per cent tariffs announced by the U.S. on Saturday, including targeting U.S. liquor.Eby called the tariffs implemented by U.S. President Donald Trump “a complete betrayal” of the historic bond between Canada and the U.S. on Saturday.
  “It’s a declaration of economic war against a trusted ally and friend,” said Eby in Vancouver from a press conference.
  Trump will hit Canada with 25
  
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• B.C. premier announces trade retaliations to U.S. tariffs

  02-02-2025 03:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — B.C. premier David Eby has introduced a number of counter-measures to U.S. president Donald Trump’s upcoming tariffs.“President Trump’s 25 per cent tariffs are a complete betrayal of the historic bond between our countries and a declaration of economic war against a trusted ally,” said Premier Eby. “As British Columbians, and as Canadians, we will stand strong and united in the face of this unprecedented attack.”Eby shared his plans at a prov
  
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• Trading star centre J.T. Miller was ‘a tough decision’: Vancouver Canucks GM

  02-02-2025 03:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — As the Vancouver Canucks struggled to string together wins over the past two months, the team’s general manager was quietly working in the background on finding a new home for one of the club’s top stars.Patrik Allvin spoke to reporters Saturday, less than 24 hours after executing a trade that sent centre J.T. Miller to the New York Rangers.“Great hockey player, did a lot for the Vancouver Canucks on and off the ice,” Allvin said. “And it was a tou
  
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• Quotes on Canada facing Trump tariffs

  02-02-2025 01:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump will hit Canada with 25 per cent tariffs on Tuesday, with a lower 10 per cent duty for energy.
  Here are some quotes:
  “I’m extremely disappointed that President Trump has chosen to walk away from a trading relationship that for decades has made life better for millions of workers on both sides of the border.”
  — Ontario Premier Doug Ford
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  “So Trump built a wall, but it’s a wall targeting us. Trump’s tariff
  
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• Straka’s late surge helps to regain Pebble Beach lead over McIlroy, Lowry

  02-02-2025 01:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Sepp Straka took a trip down to the beach that derailed his round Saturday, and then recovered with four birdies on his last five holes in a cold, whipping wind for a 2-under 70 to reclaim the lead over the Irish duo of Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
  McIlroy was practically flawless, at least in the nasty conditions, by getting through the exposed stretch of Pebble Beach without dropping a shot and chipping his way around for a
  
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• Canadian speedskater Dubreuil claims 500 metres bronze at World Cup in Milwaukee

  02-02-2025 01:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MILWAUKEE — Canadian speedskater Laurent Dubreuil claimed bronze in the men’s 500 metres at a World Cup event on Saturday.
  Dubreuil became the first Canadian in nearly 20 years to reach the podium at the historic Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee.
  American star Jordan Stolz set a new track record of 33.91 seconds to capture gold, while Jenning De Boo of the Netherlands took silver (34.28). Dubreuil posted a time of 34.36 seconds.The 20-year-old Stolz also won the 1500m later Sa
  
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• A Lim Kim maintains 3-shot lead over Grant at Lake Nona

  02-02-2025 01:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Lim Kim maintained a three-shot lead over Linn Grant on Saturday in the LPGA Tour’s season-opening Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, with each shooting 5-under 67 in the final group at Lake Nona.
  Trying to complete a wire-to-wire victory for her third LPGA Tour title, Kim holed out from greenside bunkers for eagle on the par-5 ninth and birdie on the par-4 14th. The 29-year-old South Korean player also birdied the par-4 18th to get to 15-under 201
  
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• Snowfall warning in effect from Hope to Merritt

  02-02-2025 00:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning on the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt this afternoon (Feb. 1).The weather agency said a frontal system is bringing roughly 15 to 25 centimetres of snow by Saturday night, but the snow is expected to ease in the evening.Travel may be difficult over some locations, and mountain weather can get especially dangerous due to rapidly changing road conditions.A travel advisory is also in effect for the 48-kilometre stretch betw
  
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• Turnbull, Gosling break through for Toronto Sceptres before international break

  02-02-2025 00:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Toronto Sceptres captain Blayre Turnbull and her rookie teammate Julia Gosling picked a good time for breakthrough performances.
  In desperate need of a victory before an 11-day international break, Turnbull scored twice and set up Gosling for her first Professional Women’s Hockey League goal to push the Toronto Sceptres to a 4-2 win against the Ottawa Charge on Saturday.
  For Turnbull, it was the perfect tonic before her two-game tour of duty with the Canadian national team
  
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• Which industries will feel the pinch of Trump’s tariffs the hardest?

  02-02-2025 00:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order Saturday to impose tariffs of 10 per cent on Canadian energy and 25 per cent on everything else beginning on Feb. 4.
  Statistics Canada says the value of Canadian exports to the United States in 2023 exceeded $594 billion.More than 43 per cent of that came from just six industries: oil and gas extraction, oil and gas refining, auto manufacturing, aluminum production and processing, aerospace and crop and animal production
  The U.S. is by f
  
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