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• Vancouver makes plans to tackle organized crime in city’s Downtown Eastside

  13-02-2025 23:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and the city’s police chief have unveiled a task force to tackle organized crime in the Downtown Eastside and beyond.Sim says the status quo isn’t working in the neighbourhood, and criminal gangs, drug traffickers and repeat offenders are preying on the most vulnerable who live there.The city says Task Force Barrage will expand tactics that bring together police, fire, bylaw officers, sanitation crews and engineering teams to ensure sidewalks
  
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• Winter storm wreaks havoc on commute, closes schools across Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic

  13-02-2025 23:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ONALD AND JOE BONGIORNO — A major winter storm disrupted travel plans, closed schools and shuttered city services across Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces Thursday, as communities dug out from a wintry cocktail that brought upwards of 20 centimetres of snow.
  Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, where several flights were delayed or cancelled, had seen about 26 cm of snowfall by the afternoon, said Steven Flisfeder, a warning preparedness meteorologist with Environment Ca
  
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• Vancouver FC adds to offence with Terran Campbell, the CPL’s all-time leading scorer

  13-02-2025 23:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Vancouver FC has signed Terran Campbell, the Canadian Premier League’s all-time leading goal-scorer, to a two-year contract with an option for 2027.
  The 26-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., has 39 goals in regular-season and playoff play from previous stints with Forge FC and Pacific FC and adds to a Vancouver offence that includes Mexican Alejandro Diaz.“Terran Campbell is a champion, a winner, and the top goal-scorer of the CPL,” Vancouver coach Afshin Ghotbi said in a statement.
  
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• Parent grateful for community support after soccer coach — and $40K — disappear

  13-02-2025 23:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — An Edmonton mother says she’s thrilled to see the community rally to support her son’s soccer team after its coach dropped out of contact and tens of thousands of dollars vanished.Lauren Scorgie says the Selects Football Club has been working for more than two years to raise money to travel to a tournament in Las Vegas.
  She says parents found out on Monday the team’s coach allegedly hadn’t registered them for the event or booked hotel rooms.Scorgie says n
  
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• American receiver Steven Dunbar Jr. rejoins the Edmonton Elks

  13-02-2025 23:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Steven Dunbar Jr. is back with the Edmonton Elks.
  The veteran American receiver signed with Edmonton on Thursday as a free agent.Dunbar is coming off a stellar 2024 campaign with Hamilton that saw him set career highs in catches (76) and receiving yards (1,159) with five touchdown receptions for the Tiger-Cats.
  The six-foot-three, 202-pound Dunbar spent the ’23 season with Edmonton, posting 39 catches for 536 yards and five touchdowns in 13 games.
  The 29-year-old has accum
  
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• Transit fare review by Chilliwack could see increase on the way - Chilliwack Progress

  13-02-2025 23:21 via news.google.com
  Transit fare review by Chilliwack could see increase on the way  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canadian-led study sheds new light on planets forming in ‘cosmic nursery’

  13-02-2025 23:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A new study is offering a clearer picture of how planets are born alongside stars, with the lead researcher from British Columbia calling the findings an exciting step toward understanding the formation of planets and their atmospheres.
  University of Victoria doctoral candidate Dori Blakely says researchers have known that planets form by pulling in mass from gas and dust from their surroundings, a process known as accretion.
  But the study Blakely led used the James Webb Space Telescope to zoom
  
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• Chilliwack trustee candidates disagree on their vision to be the next SD33 trustee

  13-02-2025 22:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack Board of Education by-election candidate Katie Bartel issued a statement Thursday (Feb. 13) in which she highlighted concerns about opponent Laurie Throness’ responses to a recent questionnaire from the Chilliwack Teachers Association.
  According to a news release, Katie Bartel stressed the importance of collaboration and respect for all district partner groups in effective educational leadership while highlighting what she referred to as a “lack of thoug
  
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• Midfielder Carly Wickenheiser called into Canada camp as an injury replacement

  13-02-2025 22:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada has called in midfielder Carly Wickenheiser to replace the injured Bianca St-Georges for the upcoming Pinatar Cup soccer tournament in Spain.
  Wickenheiser is the daughter of the late Doug Wickenheiser, the first overall pick in the 1980 NHL draft who went on to play for Montreal, St Louis, Vancouver, the New York Rangers and Washington. Carly was born in St. Louis while her father was with the Blues and has Canada and U.S. citizenship.
  Doug was cousin to Hall of Famer Hayley Wickenheiser.
  
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• Injuries are reported in a more than 100-vehicle pileup near Portland in whiteout conditions

  13-02-2025 22:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A more than 100-vehicle pileup in whiteout conditions has closed part of a major interstate along the Columbia River near Portland, Oregon, authorities said Thursday.
  The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said on social media that westbound Interstate 84 was closed near Multnomah Falls after a vehicle pileup in which an SUV caught fire. Authorities say the people in the SUV were able to escape, but that there are reports of people being trapped in their vehicles.
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• DeSantis signs sweeping immigration bills after a feud with Florida Republicans

  13-02-2025 22:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Associated Press/Report for America (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a sweeping package of immigration bills aimed at carrying out President Donald Trump ’s mass deportation agenda.Republicans say the legislation puts Florida — long a haven for immigrants — on the leading edge of conservative-controlled states working to leverage state and local resources to carry out federal immigration enforcement.
  As Trump supporters in state capitols across the country race
  
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• Changes to Inuit child funding program putting families at risk: health care workers

  13-02-2025 22:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Health-care workers in Nunavut say changes to a federal funding program for Inuit children are forcing some pregnant to make a tough choice: have a safe birth or ensure the kids they already have are properly cared for.
  The Inuit Child First Initiative (ICFI) was launched in 2019 to ensure Inuit kids have access to health and social services without having to leave their communities.
  Funding for the program, which has mirrored Jordan’s principle and helps backstop a wide ran
  
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• CP NewsAlert: B.C. cancels $1,000 grocery rebate, pauses hiring over tariff threats

  13-02-2025 22:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s finance minister says the government is cancelling the $1,000 grocery rebate it promised during the election and will pause government hiring over U.S. President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs.Brenda Bailey says the impacts of the “reckless” and “destabilizing” tariffs are impossible to predict.
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  The Canadian Press
  
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• Resilience, determination best describe Canadian Ankou over his NFL career

  13-02-2025 22:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Statistics don’t begin to tell the epic tale that is Eli Ankou’s NFL journey.
  The 30-year-old defensive tackle from Ottawa has appeared in 36 regular-season games (three starts) with six different teams since 2017. Ankou has been with nine clubs, some — the Houston Texans (twice), Atlanta Falcons (three times) and Ankou’s current squad the Buffalo Bills (three)— more than once.
  He has been traded once and released/waived at least 12 times, including on five occasion
  
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• Russian crypto expert Alexander Vinnik returns to Moscow in Russia-US prisoner swap, reports say

  13-02-2025 22:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Alexander Vinnik, a Russian cryptocurrency expert who faced Bitcoin fraud charges in the United States, returned to Russia on Thursday after being freed in a swap that saw Moscow release American Marc Fogel, Russian news agency reported.
  Alexander Vinnik arrived in Moscow on a flight from Turkey, where he was flown after being released from custody in California, Russia’s state Tass and RIA-Novosti news agencies reported, citing his lawyer.
  Vinnik, who operated cryptocu
  
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• Canada beats Curaçao in CONCACAF qualifier, moves a step closer to FIFA U17 World Cup

  13-02-2025 22:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — Marius Aiyenero’s hat trick helped Canada all but clinch a berth in the FIFA U-17 World Cup with a commanding 7-1 win over Curaçao in CONCACAF U-17 men’s qualifying play Thursday.
  A win or draw against host Bermuda on Sunday and Canada qualifies for the U-17 World Cup, which runs Nov. 5-27 in Qatar. The Canadians (3-0-0) could also qualify with a loss, given their considerable advantage in goal difference (plus-20 compared to plus-one) in Group A over Cura&cce
  
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• Trudeau congratulates Syrian interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa despite terrorist listing

  13-02-2025 22:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau congratulated Syria’s interim president today, despite him leading a group Canada still designates as a terrorist organization.
  Ahmed al-Sharaa leads Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a group Canada has listed as a terrorist organization since 2013.
  That group, often called HTS, toppled the regime of Bashar al-Assad last December, ending a brutal dictatorship that was supported by the Russian government.
  Al-Sharaa now leads the country and has hinted at aim
  
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• Border guards can cancel temporary visas in addition to turning people away

  13-02-2025 22:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A notice published Wednesday by Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada gives border guards the “explicit” authority to revoke temporary resident visas and electronic travel documents in certain circumstances.Border guards have always been able to turn people away if they believe someone will overstay their allotted time in Canada, but now they are able to revoke a temporary visa for that reason.Border and immigration officers are also now able to revoke documents
  
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• Conservative strategists say Trump comparisons no reason for Poilievre to change gear

  13-02-2025 21:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s pledge to boost Arctic security through a “massive” cut to Canada’s foreign aid budget has led to renewed attacks from his political opponents, who are accusing him of borrowing policy from U.S. President Donald Trump.
  But some Conservative strategists are brushing off those comparisons, saying now is not the time for the party to change course even as it plans a large rally in Ottawa this weekend that pundits have bil
  
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• Federal judge pauses President Trump’s order restricting gender-affirming care for trans youth

  13-02-2025 21:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s recent executive order aimed at restricting gender-affirming health care for transgender people under age 19.The judge’s ruling came after a lawsuit was filed earlier this month on behalf of families with transgender or nonbinary children who allege their health care has already been compromised by the president’s order. A national group for family of LGBTQ+ people and a doctors orga
  
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• Quebec EV company Lion Electric made big promises, but struggled to deliver

  13-02-2025 21:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A Quebec company once hailed as a success story in the electric-vehicle transition has struggled to deliver on many of its most ambitious plans.Lion Electric Co. made a name for itself selling electric school buses in Canada and the United States. It later targeted the commercial truck market, advertising agreements with Amazon, Canadian National Railway and IKEA.Headquartered in St-Jérôme, Que., the company opened its first U.S. plant in Illinois in 2023, with an e
  
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• Theodore injury raises questions about Canada’s roster flexibility at 4 Nations

  13-02-2025 21:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Canada head coach Jon Cooper says he doesn’t believe the NHL will force his team to play short-handed at the 4 Nations Face-Off.
  Canada is facing some roster uncertainty after defenceman Shea Theodore exited Wednesday’s tournament-opening win against Sweden.
  Theodore — who quarterbacked Canada’s second power-play unit — will miss the remainder of the tournament and is considered week-to-week with an upper-body injury, the Vegas Golden Knights announ
  
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• 2 Valley Huskers players advance to play collegiate ball in Canada

  13-02-2025 21:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Over two years ago, Steven Koniuck relocated from Winnipeg to Chilliwack with a goal of one day playing university football by joining the Valley Huskers team in the Canadian Junior Football League.
  Koniuck made the most of his opportunity in the B.C. Football Conference by hauling in 34 receptions for 687 yards in 2024. This remarkable season made him a prime candidate for collegiate football in Canada, something the University of Ottawa reciprocated when they announced this
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs sign forward from AJHL - Chilliwack Progress

  13-02-2025 20:50 via news.google.com
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• Manhattan US attorney resigns after refusing orders to drop case against New York City Mayor Adams

  13-02-2025 20:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan resigned Thursday rather than obey a Justice Department order to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
  The resignation of Danielle Sassoon, a Republican who was the interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, was confirmed by a spokesperson for the office.
  Her resignation came days after a senior Justice Department official directed New York prosecutors to drop the case against Adams, who was
  
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• Manhattan US attorney resigns after refusing orders to drop case against New York City mayor

  13-02-2025 20:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan resigned Thursday after being ordered by the Justice Department to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
  The resignation of Danielle Sassoon, a Republican who was the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, was confirmed by a spokesperson for the office.Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press
  
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• Inquest scheduled for April into overdose death in Victoria university dorm room

  13-02-2025 20:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — A coroner’s inquest has been scheduled for April 28 into the overdose death of a University of Victoria student last year after her family says there were delays in administering naloxone and starting CPR.
  Eighteen-year-old Sidney McIntyre-Starko died in January 2024 of cardiac arrest due to fentanyl poisoning in a dorm room at the university.In an open letter to Premier David Eby last May, her parents blamed “catastrophic failures” by both the university and t
  
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• B.C. real estate sales off to a stronger start in January 2025

  13-02-2025 19:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Real estate sales across British Columbia were up in January compared with the year before, but average prices went down slightly.The B.C. Real Estate Association says in a statement that the 4,221 residential sales in January were up 6.4 per cent from January 2024, although unit sales were 12 per cent below the 10-year average.The association’s chief economist Brendon Ogmundson says an increase in both sales and listings may foreshadow a stronger year, with a caution tha
  
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• Canada makes sweeping changes to Jordan’s Principle after CHRT ruling

  13-02-2025 19:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada has announced sweeping changes to a program designed to ensure First Nations kids get the care and supports they need, when they need them.
  The changes come almost a year after the federal government argued before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal that requests for funding under Jordan’s Principle were including things like modelling headshots and gaming consoles.
  The CHRT said last month it was “quite concerned” about that.
  This week Ottawa moved to bar
  
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• Want to own a ski hill? The Newfoundland and Labrador government has one for sale

  13-02-2025 19:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — The Newfoundland and Labrador government is once again trying to off-load its ski resort.
  The province has published a request for proposals to purchase its Marble Mountain Ski Resort in western Newfoundland.
  A government report in 2021 says the Crown corporation operating the resort has long been losing money, costing the province about $2 million a year.
  The report urged the province to sell the facility, saying the government does not have the expertise to run a
  
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• Raptors announce multi-year extension for recently acquired forward Brandon Ingram

  13-02-2025 18:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have signed recently acquired small forward Brandon Ingram to a multi-year contract extension, the NBA club announced Wednesday.
  Terms were not disclosed but ESPN, which first reported the extension on Tuesday, said it was a three-year, US$120-million deal with a player option for 2027-28.
  The Raptors acquired Ingram last week before the NBA’s trade deadline in a deal that sent a 2026 first-round pick from Indiana, their own 2031 second-round pick and ve
  
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• Meeting planned as opponents of gravel pit expansion in Hope mobilize

  13-02-2025 18:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — A meeting has been tentatively scheduled for next week as opponents of a proposed gravel pit expansion in Hope have mobilized and circulated a petition with over 650 signatures against the expansion.Hundreds of residents have signed on to a plea that would stop Cemetery Gravel Pit from growing, citing environmental risks, district tourism efforts and health concerns to people living nearby.
  A town hall to discuss the proposed expansion is set for next Friday, February 21 from 1 p.m.
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP respond to report of possible home invasion on Chilliwack Lake Road

  13-02-2025 18:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — An online claim about some kind of home invasion near a mobile home park on Chilliwack Lake Road in the Chilliwack River Valley appears to have been a dispute among tenants.
  A Facebook user in the 42,000-member Chilliwack Beware Crime & Safety group re-posted a note at 4:12 a.m. Thursday (Feb. 13) that there had been a home invasion near Baker Trails, a mobile home park on Chilliwack Lake Road, in which 15 RCMP vehicles attended.
  “Good morning folks! Just a heads up
  
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• Aid groups ask Canada to prevent child soldiers by rallying G7 heads around education

  13-02-2025 18:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s aid sector is rallying around a call for Ottawa to use its place on the world stage to promote education as a way of shoring up global security.
  Canada is hosting the G7 leaders’ summit this June in Alberta and typically the host makes an international development pledge.
  Aid groups and Canadian senators have joined to ask Canada to use that opportunity to champion “peace, education and security.”
  They are focusing on how Canada can bolster securit
  
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• Power outage hits 1,288 households in Chilliwack, Agassiz: BC Hydro - Chilliwack Progress

  13-02-2025 18:06 via news.google.com
  Power outage hits 1,288 households in Chilliwack, Agassiz: BC Hydro  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP respond to report of possible home invasion on Chilliwack Lake Road - Fraser Valley Today

  13-02-2025 18:06 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack RCMP respond to report of possible home invasion on Chilliwack Lake Road  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Jets announce they’ve told Aaron Rodgers they’re moving forward without him

  13-02-2025 18:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The New York Jets announced Thursday they told quarterback Aaron Rodgers they are moving on without him next season.
  While Rodgers hasn’t said whether he intends to continue playing for a 21st NFL season, the Jets — with new general manager Darren Mougey and coach Aaron Glenn in charge — have officially ruled out a return to New York.
  In a joint statement issued by the team, Mougey and Glenn said they met with the 41-year-old quarterback last week and informed him of their plan
  
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• Liberal party denies Ruby Dhalla translator for French debate

  13-02-2025 17:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Liberal party says it will not accommodate leadership hopeful Ruby Dhalla’s request for a translator at the upcoming French debate in Montreal.
  Party spokesman Parker Lund says only the candidates and the moderator will be allowed on the debate stage and no translation will be provided.Dhalla said in a recent interview that her campaign planned to ask this week for a translator for the French debate because she is not fluent in the language.
  But she plans to attend eithe
  
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• Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota won’t seek reelection, dealing blow to Democrats’ hopes to take Senate

  13-02-2025 17:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota said Thursday that she won’t seek reelection, dealing a blow to her fellow Democrats’ hopes of retaking the Senate.
  Smith made the announcement on a video posted to social media. The 66-year-old said she wants to spend more time with her family after 20 years of work in the public sector.The Associated Press
  
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• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as Trump’s health secretary after a close Senate vote

  13-02-2025 17:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion in federal spending, vaccine recommendations and food safety as well as health insurance programs for roughly half the country.
  Republicans fell in line behind Trump despite hesitancy over Kennedy views on vaccines, voting 52-48 to elevate the scion of one of America’s most storied political &mda
  
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• Abbotsford PD investigates shooting that left bullet homes in a home just east of Abbotsford Int’l

  13-02-2025 17:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Police in Abbotsford are investigating a shooting earlier this week that left bullet holes in a home on Columbia Street near Abbotsford International Airport.
  According to a statement from Sgt. Paul Walker, AbbyPD patrol officers were called to the 900 block of Columbia Street on Tuesday morning, February 11 at 8 a.m., after a resident discovered bullet holes in their home. Police say witnesses reported hearing gunshots around 12:40 a.m. early Tuesday but did not notify police
  
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• Canadian women down Scotland 3-0 for first win at U17 MIMA Cup in Spain

  13-02-2025 17:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MURCIA — Adalyn Fairweather scored twice and Gabriela Istocki added another from the penalty spot as Canada blanked Scotland 3-0 Thursday at the U-17 Costa Cálida MIMA Cup women’s soccer tournament.
  All three goals came after the 60-minute mark at the Pinatar Arena.
  Fairweather plays for the St. Albert Impact Soccer Club in Alberta while Istocki is with the National Development Centre (NDC) Ontario team.
  Canada lost 2-0 to England in its opening game Tuesday while Scotland was
  
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• As camp opens, Blue Jays manager Schneider says club looks better on paper this year

  13-02-2025 16:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUNEDIN — Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider says he thinks his club is better this year — on paper, at least — and a lot of players have a chip on their shoulder as they look to put last season behind them.
  He held a media availability this morning at the team’s player development complex on the first official day of spring training.Pitchers and catchers are on site while position players have until Tuesday to report.General manager Ross Atkins is scheduled to spea
  
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• Stephen Aboud to step down as Rugby Canada’s high performance director in May

  13-02-2025 16:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Rugby Canada says high performance director Stephen Aboud is leaving the organization in May, at the end of his two-year contract, in order to be closer to his family.
  Aboud’s wife continued to work as a medical secretary in an Irish hospital when the Irish native joined Rugby Canada in May 2023.
  “Under Steve’s leadership, we’ve restarted and aligned our age grade-programs, recruited a new head coach (Steve Meehan) to rebuild our men’s program and seen our women&rsq
  
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• Telus reports fourth-quarter profit and revenue up from year ago

  13-02-2025 15:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Telus Corp. reported its fourth-quarter profit and revenue rose compared with a year ago.
  The company says its net income attributable to common shares totalled $358 million or 24 cents per share for the quarter ended Dec. 31.
  The result compared with a profit of $288 million or 20 cents per share in the last three months of 2023.
  Operating revenue and other income totalled $5.38 billion for the quarter, up from $5.20 billion a year earlier.
  On an adjusted basis, Telus says it
  
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• Italian skier Brignone wins the GS at worlds as defending champ Shiffrin skips race

  13-02-2025 14:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — Federica Brignone won the women’s giant slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships on Thursday.
  The Italian skier beat Alice Robinson of New Zealand by 0.90 seconds for her second medal from these worlds after earning silver in super-G a week ago.
  Paula Moltzan of the United States was 2.62 seconds behind and took bronze for her first individual world championship medal.
  Britt Richardson, of Canmore, Alta., finished 10th, 3.89 seconds back of
  
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• LETTER: Maybe we should be auditing former politicians - Chilliwack Progress

  13-02-2025 14:30 via news.google.com
  LETTER: Maybe we should be auditing former politicians  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Zelenskyy says he will not accept any agreements about Ukraine that do not include his country

  13-02-2025 14:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KHMELNYTSKI, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday he will not accept any agreements about Ukraine that do not include his country in talks.
  In his first comments to journalists since U.S. President Donald Trump held individual calls first with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and then Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian leader said the main thing was to “not allow everything to go according to Putin’s plan.”
  “We cannot accept it, as an independent
  
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• Krista McCarville’s road to hometown Scotties Tournament of Hearts intense

  13-02-2025 13:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Her face plastered on billboards in her hometown of Thunder Bay, Ont., turned up the heat on Krista McCarville’s curling team this winter.
  Marketing aside, she and her teammates still had to win Northern Ontario to gain entry to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts starting Friday in Thunder Bay’s Fort William Gardens.
  McCarville stared down near-elimination twice on the final weekend of playdowns, also in her hometown at the Port Arthur Curling Club, to wear Northern Ontario’s co
  
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• Cavalry FC midfielder Charlie Trafford looking to make a difference on the food front

  13-02-2025 13:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  While playing soccer in Europe, Charlie Trafford found himself disappointed during trips to the grocery store on visits home to Calgary for Christmas.
  “You’d eat the tomatoes or something and there’s just no flavour in them, no taste,” he said. “And out of a kind of frustration, I started to look a little deeper into it.
  “And you realize that there’s a ton of issues in the (agriculture) world at the moment with the nutrient levels in the produce, how far
  
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