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• Suspect arrested after unprovoked stranger attacks in B.C.

  16-02-2025 23:58
  
  SURREY, B.C. — Police is Surrey B.C., say they have arrested a suspect believed to be involved in two unprovoked stranger assaults last week.
  Shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 9, Surrey police officers were called to a report of an assault at a business in the 6400 block of 120 Street.Officers say they found that two men had been assaulted — one had been assaulted with a weapon — and the suspect had left the scene.Police say detectives located the suspect and arrested him in De
  
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• Max-imum Gains: Veteran Blue Jays right-hander Scherzer continues to evolve

  16-02-2025 21:51
  
  DUNEDIN — Blue Jays right-hander Kevin Gausman shakes out his arm when he thinks back to stepping into the batter’s box to face now-teammate Max Scherzer.
  Gausman, who was with Baltimore at the time of the 2018 interleague series against Washington, remembers specific details from the matchup.“I struck out on a change-up and I thought I hyperextended my elbow,” Gausman said. “I thought I was all over it and then it just, you know, (dropped).”
  Scherzer has made
  
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• Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to permit the firing of whistleblower agency head

  16-02-2025 20:54
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to permit the firing of the head of the federal agency dedicated to protecting whistleblowers, according to documents obtained Sunday that would mark the first appeal to the justices since President Donald Trump took office.
  The emergency appeal is the start of what probably will be a steady stream from lawyers for the Republican president and his administration seeking to undo lower court rulings that have slowed his secon
  
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• Canadian racewalker Evan Dunfee sets North American 20km record

  16-02-2025 20:49
  
  ADELAIDE — Canadian racewalker Evan Dunfee set a North American 20-kilometre record on Sunday at the Australian 20km Race Walking Championships.
  Dunfee won the race in one hour, 17 minutes and 39 seconds to beat Australia’s Rhydian Cowley (1:18:35).
  “Dream day,” Dunfee posted to X, formerly known as Twitter. “For nearly 20 years I’ve been looking at Julio Martinez’s 1:17:46 North American Record with dreams of taking it down one day.
  “Today was tha
  
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• UPDATE: Sunday morning power outage hits southern Chilliwack - Fraser Valley Today

  16-02-2025 20:30 via news.google.com
  UPDATE: Sunday morning power outage hits southern Chilliwack  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Dandjinou captures gold again, Canada wins short track Crystal Globe

  16-02-2025 20:03
  
  MILAN — Short track speedskating star William Dandjinou captured gold again to help Canada win the team Crystal Globe as the top country on the ISU WorldTour on Sunday.
  Dandjinou won the men’s 1,000 metres in one minute 23.025 seconds to edge Italy’s Pietro Sighel (1:23.119) and Korea’s Jang Sung-woo (1:23.220) on the final day of competition.
  The 23-year-old from Montreal became the first Canadian to claim the men’s Crystal Globe on Saturday after a fourth-place fi
  
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• Canadian teenage surfer Erin Brooks loses quarterfinal at Surf Abu Dhabi Pro

  16-02-2025 19:47
  
  ABU DHABI — Canadian teenager Erin Books stands ninth in the World Surf League season standings after losing her quarterfinal to Australian Molly Picklum at the Surf Abu Dhabi Pro.
  Picklum made it as far as Sunday’s final where she lost to American Caitlin Simmers, the reigning world champion. Brazilian Italo Ferreira won the men’s event.
  Simmers tops the women’s standings, with Picklum second.
  The Abu Dhabi competition was the second event on the WSL’s elite Champi
  
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• 8 people die in Kentucky storm that flooded roads, governor says

  16-02-2025 19:22
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — At least eight people have died in Kentucky as creeks swelled from heavy storms and water covered roads, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Sunday. Hundreds of people stranded by flooding had to be rescued.
  Beshear said many of the deaths, including a mother and 7-year-old child, were caused by cars getting stuck in high water.
  “So folks, stay off the roads right now and stay alive,” he said. “This is the search and rescue phase, and I am very proud of
  
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• Snowmobiler killed after crash in Quebec’s Charlevoix region

  16-02-2025 19:21
  
  MONTREAL — A snowmobiler was killed in a crash in Quebec’s Charlevoix region, northeast of Quebec City.
  Provincial police received a 911 call for a missing man about 11 a.m. Saturday.
  The victim, a man in his 40s, was found later the same day after a police search in Notre-Dame-des-Monts and was declared dead in hospital.
  Sgt. Ève Brochu-Joubert said it is likely the man swerved and collided with a tree while riding in a wooded area about 340 kilometres northeast of Montreal.
  
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• ‘It’s our Game 7’: Canada confident as 4 Nations Face-Off shifts to Boston

  16-02-2025 19:16
  
  MONTREAL — Canada boarded its plane in the wee hours of Sunday morning feeling confident.
  The men’s national team also has little margin for error as the 4 Nations Face-Off shifts to Boston.
  Hours earlier, Canada fell 3-1 to the archrival United States inside an incandescent Bell Centre that witnessed three fights in a chaotic opening nine seconds.
  When the game finally settled down after the card of Brandon Hagel (Canada) versus Matthew Tkachuk (U.S.), Sam Bennett (Canada) versus Ma
  
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• Manitoba’s Lawes downs provincial rival Cameron 12-3 in Tournament of Hearts

  16-02-2025 19:01
  
  THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Manitoba’s Kaitlyn Lawes recovered from a tough loss at the Canadian women’s curling championship with a 12-3 win over provincial rival Kate Cameron.
  Lawes had given up steals in seven ends, which was a Scotties Tournament of Hearts record, in an 8-2 loss to Quebec to start the tournament.
  Quebec’s Laurie St-Georges improved to 2-0 in Pool B with a 12-3 victory over Northwest Territories’ Kerry Galusha.
  Ontario’s Danielle Inglis was an 8-7
  
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• Canada’s Lotholz, Sieben claim bobsled bronze in World Cup final

  16-02-2025 19:01
  
  LILLEHAMMER — Canada’s Melissa Lotholz and Skylar Sieben claimed bronze in their two-woman bobsled race at the final World Cup event of the season on Sunday.
  The result came after a last-minute decision to insert Sieben for Leah Walkeden as the brakewoman in Lotholz’s sled. Walkeden decided to withdraw Sunday after battling illness all week.
  Lotholz, a two-time Olympian from Barrhead, Alta., earned her first podium in 20 World Cup starts as a pilot. She has 19 World Cup and wor
  
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• Congo says Rwanda-backed rebels occupy a 2nd major city in its mineral-rich east

  16-02-2025 18:39
  
  BUKAVU, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels have “occupied” a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Congo’s government said Sunday, as M23 rebels positioned themselves at the governor’s office in Bukavu and pledged to clean up after the “old regime.”
  Associated Press journalists witnessed scores of residents cheering on the rebels after they entered Bukavu following a dayslong march from Goma, a city of 2 million people they seized last month.
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• Abbotsford police dealing with rash of airsoft gun complaints

  16-02-2025 18:25
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Police seized three realistic-looking firearms in just over 24 hours following a proactive traffic stop and two separate 911 calls reporting individuals with guns, the Abbotsford Police Department said.
  AbbyPD officers responded swiftly to the calls, treating each incident as a serious threat. Upon locating the individuals involved, police determined the weapons were airsoft or pellet guns but noted their striking resemblance to real firearms.
  Image: AbbyPD image of imitation
  
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• Galusha hands off Northwest Territories women’s curling torch to daughter at Hearts

  16-02-2025 18:15
  
  THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Kerry Galusha’s last Canadian women’s curling championship is about the next generation in Northwest Territories.
  Her 18 appearances at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts is tied for second all-time with Jennifer Jones behind leader Colleen Jones (21).Galusha, 47, thought she would retire last year. The chance to play a Tournament of Hearts with her 15-year-old daughter Sydney as a teammate kept the mother playing to 2025.
  “It’s pretty special,&rd
  
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• Meillard wins slalom gold to cap ‘crazy week’ for the Swiss ski team at world championships

  16-02-2025 17:44
  
  SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — Loic Meillard won his second world title and became the first Swiss skier in 75 years to take gold in the men’s slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships on Sunday.
  Meillard earned his third medal after winning the team combined with Franjo von Allmen and placing third in the giant slalom.
  “It’s been a crazy week,” Meillard said after beating silver medalist Atle Lie McGrath of Norway by 0.26 seconds. Linus Strasser of Germ
  
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• UPDATE: Sunday morning power outage hits southern Chilliwack

  16-02-2025 17:40
  
  UPDATE — CHILLIWACK — BC Hydro reports crews have arrived on site and expect to restore power by 10:15 a.m.
  CHILLIWACK — BC Hydro says a tree has come down across some wires, leading to a large power outage in the Chilliwack area Sunday (Feb. 16) morning.
  2753 BC Hydro customers lost power shortly before 7 a.m. in an area east of Tolmie Road.
  According to the BC Hydro website, crews have been dispatched to the site however it has not set a time that residents can expect to
  
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• Chilliwack parents asked for opinion on school district’s strategic plan - Chilliwack Progress

  16-02-2025 17:12 via news.google.com
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of February 16, 2025

  16-02-2025 17:00
  
  CHILLIWACK — Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.
  Name: Christopher Lutz-VeinotAge: 30
  Height: 6’1” ft Weight: 205lbsHair: Brown Eyes: Hazel
  Wanted: Unlawfully at Large
  Warrant in effect: February 8, 2025
  Parole Jurisdiction: Vancouver
  Name: Austin KarduxAge: 23
  Height: 6’0” ft Weight: 157lbs
  Hair: Black Eyes: Brown
  Wanted: Assault
  Warrant in effect: January 29, 2025Parole Jurisdiction: Chilliwack
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• Sunday morning power outage hits southern Chilliwack

  16-02-2025 16:57
  
  CHILLIWACK — BC Hydro says a tree has come down across some wires, leading to a large power outage in the Chilliwack area Sunday (Feb. 16) morning.
  2753 BC Hydro customers lost power shortly before 7 a.m. in an area east of Tolmie Road.
  According to the BC Hydro website, crews have been dispatched to the site however it has not set a time that residents can expect to have power restored.
  
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• University of the Fraser Valley celebrates Top Employer award

  16-02-2025 15:08
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) has been recognized as one of British Columbia’s Top Employers for the 11th consecutive year. The annual award, part of the Canada’s Top Employer competition, highlights industry-leading organizations with outstanding workplace environments.
  In a news release, UFV says the honour comes as the school celebrates its 50th anniversary and reinforces a strong foundation for the university’s future.
  “This achievement
  
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• Itiqtitsijut: Hockey Night in Canada in Inuktitut to debut on APTN this spring

  16-02-2025 14:06
  
  Hockey was a regular part of life for Robert Kabvitok growing up in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut.
  In his youth, he’d travel by all-terrain snow vehicle to tournaments and watch televised games at home with his father. As an adult, he’d referee the hamlet’s senior men’s league.
  With a vast knowledge of Canada’s favourite pastime, Kabvitok is to be one of the first Inuit to provide live game coverage in Inuktitut as part of a partnership between APTN and Sportsnet’s &l
  
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• Invictus Games to wrap up with closing ceremony in Vancouver

  16-02-2025 12:04
  
  VANCOUVER — The Invictus Games wrap up in Vancouver today with a closing ceremony that will include Canadian band Barenaked Ladies, singer-songwriter Jelly Roll and duo The War And Treaty.
  The ceremony marks the end of the week of competition that saw 550 wounded, injured or sick service personnel and veterans from 23 countries competed in 11 sports in Whistler and Vancouver.
  This year included six winter sports that were part of the Games for the first time.
  Prince Harry, the Duke of Suss
  
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• Internal report urged Canada to counter rhetoric about a ‘crisis’ at border

  16-02-2025 12:03
  
  OTTAWA — An internal government report warned a year ago that allowing “the trend of negative rhetoric” about the security of the Canada-U.S. border could lead to a thickening of the 49th parallel, adversely affecting trade and travel.
  The report, written by a diplomat at Canada’s embassy in Washington, said that failing to refute U.S. claims about a “crisis at the northern border” would lead to the erosion of Canada’s image as a secure neighbour.
  The re
  
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• Colder Quebec winter gives ice fishing aficionados reason to celebrate

  16-02-2025 12:03
  
  MONTREAL — Olivier Soumis’s green canvas tent sits in the middle of the frozen St. Lawrence River, providing a stark pop of colour against the muted tones of the snow and the open water in the distance. While thousands of people are heading to work just across the river in Montreal, the 25-year-old is out fishing.
  As the sky turns from pink to grey, the end of his pole dips and he begins pulling fish from the hole in the ice. First a couple of walleye that are too small to keep are u
  
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• Canadian LGBTQ+ advocacy group won’t visit UN forum over concerns about U.S. border

  16-02-2025 12:03
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s leading LGBTQ+ advocacy organization is boycotting travel to the U.S. — and won’t attend an upcoming United Nations event — in response to concerns about how their members might be treated at the border under the Trump administration.
  “I don’t think there’s anything more important than safeguarding my staff and our community members, and also sending a strong message to the U.S.,” said Egale Canada head Helen Kennedy.
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• Austrian official says the suspect in the fatal stabbing attack had an ‘Islamic terror motive’

  16-02-2025 11:53
  
  VIENNA (AP) — Austrian authorities say they have classified the deadly stabbing attack in a southern city as an “Islamic terror incident.”The suspect, a 23-year-old Syrian man, stabbed six passersby in broad daylight in Villach on Saturday, killing a 14-year-old boy and wounding five others. He was arrested after the attack.Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said Sunday he felt “anger about an Islamist attacker who indiscriminately stabbed innocent people here in this city.
  
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• Jill Sache Obituary - Chilliwack, BC - Dignity Memorial

  16-02-2025 09:00 via news.google.com
  Jill Sache Obituary - Chilliwack, BC  Dignity Memorial
  
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• Chinese skier Fanghui wins in Calgary, finishes tied for Crystal Globe with Atkin

  16-02-2025 06:40
  
  CALGARY — The race to win the women’s freestyle ski halfpipe Crystal Globe went down to the wire on Saturday night at WinSport’s Canada Olympic Park.
  With defending champion Eileen Gu not competing in Calgary due to an injury, fellow Chinese skier Li Fanghui won gold with a run of 90.50 points to finish in a tie for the season-long points title with Zoe Atkin of Great Britain.
  “I knew I could win the gold medal,” said Fanghui after her clutch performance under the l
  
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• Canada, U.S. drop the gloves in fight-filled start to 4 Nations matchup

  16-02-2025 03:05
  
  MONTREAL — Canada’s game against the United States at the 4 Nations Face-Off started with plenty of fireworks Saturday.
  After the Bell Centre crowd once again lustily booed the American national anthem before puck drop, Canadian forward Brandon Hagel and U.S. counterpart Matthew Tkachuk fought two seconds into the first period.
  Canada’s Sam Bennett and Brady Tkachuk of the U.S. then dropped the gloves off the ensuing faceoff.
  The teams then played six seconds before Canadian de
  
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• Fans again boo U.S. anthem before spirited rendition of ‘O Canada’ at 4 Nations

  16-02-2025 02:51
  
  MONTREAL — Hockey fans loudly booed the American national anthem before passionately singing “O Canada” ahead of Saturday night’s showdown between Canada and the United States at the 4 Nations Face-Off.
  The Bell Centre crowd gave the Canadian team a hero’s welcome when players skated onto the ice after being introduced by legendary MMA fighter Georges St-Pierre.
  The mood quickly changed when warrant officer David Grenon of the Royal Canadian Air Force Band launched
  
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• Patrick Rodgers takes the lead at Torrey Pines as Scheffler and McIlroy falter

  16-02-2025 02:49
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Patrick Rodgers is often mentioned alongside Tiger Woods because they share the Stanford record for most wins. What usually follows is the reminder that the 32-year-old Rodgers has yet to win on the PGA Tour.
  He has a chance to change that in the Genesis Invitational, with Woods presenting the trophy.
  Rodgers was at his best Saturday when golf’s best were faltering on a tough day at Torrey Pines, playing mistake-free until dumping a gap wedge into the water on the pa
  
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• B.C. health authorities confirm new measles case in the Lower Mainland

  16-02-2025 02:49
  
  VANCOUVER — Health authorities in British Columbia say a new case of the measles has been confirmed in the Lower Mainland in a resident who travelled to Southeast Asia.
  A joint statement from Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health says the infection was acquired by a Fraser Health resident and that public health officials are following up directly with anyone known to have been exposed to the virus.
  The statement says members of the public may have been exposed to measles if they were
  
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• New measles case confirmed in Lower Mainland

  16-02-2025 02:15
  
  SURREY — Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health are confirming a new case of measles infection in the Lower Mainland.
  The health agencies released details this afternoon (Feb. 15), saying the infection was acquired by a Fraser Health resident who travelled abroad to Southeast Asia. Both authorities are now following up directly with anyone known to have been exposed to the virus.
  Exposed individuals include those on Air Canada Flight 66 arriving in Vancouver on February 11, 2025, or in
  
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• Rodgers grabs lead at Torrey Pines as Scheffler, McIlroy falter

  16-02-2025 02:04
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Patrick Rodgers played some of his best golf when golf’s best were starting to falter Saturday. It ended with a 4-under 68 and a one-shot lead going into a final round at Torrey Pines with Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy lagging well behind.
  The only downer for Rodgers on a tough day in the sunshine was hitting a gap wedge into the water on the par-4 18th and having to scramble for bogey at the Genesis Invitational.
  He was at 8-under 208, one shot ahead of Denny M
  
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• Montreal Victoire’s scoring depth instrumental in club’s 6-2 PWHL win over Sirens

  16-02-2025 01:32
  
  LAVAL, Que. — Much of the discussion surrounding the Montreal Victoire through the midway mark of the Professional Women’s Hockey League schedule has revolved around captain Marie-Philip Poulin.
  The 33-year-old Beauceville, Que., native leads the team in scoring with 13 points in 15 games. Her league-leading 11th goal of the season led Montreal to a 6-2 win over the New York Sirens on Saturday afternoon but also surpassed the 10 goals she scored in 21 games last season.
  “(Marie
  
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