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• Canada women to face Puerto Rico, Panama and Nicaragua in CONCACAF U17 Championship

  24-02-2025 23:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada has been drawn alongside Puerto Rico, Panama and Nicaragua in Group B at the CONCACAF Women’s U‑17 Championship.
  The 12-team regional tournament, which is divided into three groups, is set to run March 31 to April 6 and will send four teams — the three group winners and the best second-place finisher — to the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup scheduled for Oct. 17 to Nov. 8 in Morocco.
  Panama will host Canada’s group.
  Group A consists of host Mexico, Haiti, C
  
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• Google ‘actively working’ to fix mislabelling of Canadian ‘state parks’

  24-02-2025 23:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canadians have taken to social media wondering why Google Maps is referring to some provincial parks as “state” parks, an incorrect designation that’s ruffling feathers at a time of heightened tension between Canada and the United States.
  Social-media users are sharing screenshots showing provincial parks in British Columbia and elsewhere described by the search engine as “state” parks, with some expressing confusion and anger and referencing U.S. President Donald T
  
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• Convicted killer, 85, missing from minimum security prison north of Montreal

  24-02-2025 23:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, Que. — Correctional Service Canada says an 85-year-old convicted killer has escaped from a minimum security prison north of Montreal.
  Officials say Ricardo Vilches was not present during the noon head count today at the Archambault Institution in Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, Que.
  Prison officials say an arrest warrant has been issued for Vilches and Quebec provincial police have been notified.
  Vilches is currently serving an indeterminate sentence for second-degree murder
  
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• Two members of Regina Rams arrested after police make ‘significant’ fentanyl seizure

  24-02-2025 23:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — Two university football players in Regina have been arrested after police seized what they’re calling a “significant” amount of fentanyl.
  Twenty-four-year-old Tarick Polius and 21-year-old Michael Jourdan, both from Toronto, are among a group of five people facing drug charges.
  The University of Regina says Polius and Jourdan are enrolled there and played for the Rams during the 2024 season.
  The school says they have been suspended from the football team.
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• First Nation report says communication shortfalls hampered B.C. landslide response

  24-02-2025 23:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A report from a First Nation says the massive Chilcotin River landslide in the B.C. Interior last year revealed shortfalls in communication and co-ordination of the emergency response from provincial and federal governments.
  The Tsilhqot’in National Government’s report says it had to overcome “jurisdictional confusion,” and that the province “struggled” to share information about the slide.
  It says that as a result, the First Nation’s own emergency manag
  
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• Ottawa’s Clark, Toronto’s Campbell and Miller named PWHL three stars of the week

  24-02-2025 23:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Ottawa Charge forward Emily Clark, Toronto goaltender Kristen Campbell and Sceptres forward Hannah Miller have been named the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s three stars of the week.
  Clark had two goals and two assists in two games as Ottawa lost 3-2 in overtime to visiting Boston on Thursday before defeating league-leading Montreal 3-1 Saturday.
  She factored in on all three goals in the win over Montreal.
  Campbell made 23 saves in a 4-1 victory at New York on We
  
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• Canada names 13-man sevens roster for second-tier World Rugby Challenger Series

  24-02-2025 23:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Veterans Alex Russell, Thomas Isherwood, Kal Sager and Elias Hancock lead the Canadian men’s rugby sevens side looking to win its way back into the elite HSBC SVNS series.
  The four are among 13 players chosen by head coach Sean White for the first two legs of the second-tier HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series.Relegated from the top tier last June, the Canadian men are looking to finish in the top four in the three-event Challenger Series. That will earn them a spot in a promotion/re
  
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• Hartman suspension for roughing Stutzle reduced to eight games

  24-02-2025 22:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — The NHL has reduced Minnesota forward Ryan Hartman’s suspension to eight games after the NHL Players’ Association appealed the ban.
  The league announced Monday that Hartman’s suspension for roughing Ottawa’s Tim Stutzle will be decreased by two games after commissioner Gary Bettman heard Hartman’s appeal at a Feb. 14 hearing.
  Hartman was originally suspended for 10 games on Feb. 3 after he received a match penalty for falling on top of Stutzle and d
  
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• Musqueam and Feds make deal to share Vancouver airport lease revenue

  24-02-2025 22:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Musqueam Indian Band has signed an agreement with the federal government to share ground lease revenue from the Vancouver International Airport.
  Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Gary Anandasangaree says the specifics of the agreement are being kept confidential but it’s the first revenue-sharing deal involving major federal government infrastructure.
  Chief Wayne Sparrow says in a statement that the deal is an incremental measure that “will undoubtedly prov
  
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• E-cyclist rider airlifted to hospital in critical condition after collision in downtown Chilliwack

  24-02-2025 22:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A male e-cyclist suffered significant injuries Monday morning and was airlifted to hospital after he collided with a vehicle in downtown Chilliwack.A witness who wished to remain anonymous told Fraser Valley Today that she was in the area at the time and saw a man on a stand-up e-scooter traveling at a high rate of speed near Victoria Avenue and Fletcher Street.“He was on one of those e-scooters going Mach 10, and the person in the car had just started going through the
  
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• Toronto FC loans teenage defender Adam Pearlman to CPL’s Halifax Wanderers

  24-02-2025 22:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Toronto FC has sent teenage defender Adam Pearlman on a season-long loan to Halifax Wanderers FC of the Canadian Premier League.
  The 19-year-old Canadian youth international from Maple, Ont., made his first-team debut with TFC off the bench in July 2023 against St. Louis City SC, having signed a short-term contract.He graduated to the first team as a homegrown player in February 2024.
  Pearlman, who joined the Toronto academy in 2016, made 72 appearances from 2022 to 2024 with Tor
  
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• Here’s the latest as Liberal leadership candidates square off in French debate

  24-02-2025 22:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Liberal leadership candidates square off in a French-language debate in Montreal on Monday.
  The event is set to run from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. and will be moderated by former TVA-Québec anchor Pierre Jobin.
  Here’s the latest (all times Eastern):
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  4 p.m.Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, Chrystia Freeland, Karina Gould and Frank Baylis are expected to arrive in Montreal later today for the French-language debate, set to begin at 8 p.m.
  The Libe
  
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• Trump says he’s moving forward with tariffs on Canada and Mexico next week

  24-02-2025 22:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump says devastating duties on products from Canada and Mexico are coming next week after the levies were paused for a month.
  In a press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House today, Trump was asked whether he was moving ahead with tariffs against America’s closest neighbours.
  “The tariffs are going forward on time, on schedule,” Trump said.
  Trump’s executive order to implement 25 per cent tariffs on
  
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• Cleveland Guardians owner Lawrence Dolan dies at 94

  24-02-2025 22:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Lawrence J. Dolan, owner of Cleveland’s major league baseball team since 2000, has died at age 94.
  The Cleveland Guardians put out a statement Monday saying Dolan died Sunday night of natural causes.
  Dolan, a Cleveland native, purchased the team from Richard Jacobs in 2000 for $320 million. The Dolan family is the longest-tenured owners in Cleveland franchise history.
  The franchise was known as the Cleveland Indians before changing its name to the Guardians after the
  
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• N.S. premier retreats on bill that allowed firing of auditor general without cause

  24-02-2025 22:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s premier has retreated from a contentious bill that would have allowed his government to fire the province’s auditor general without cause.
  Tim Houston says he no longer supports the bill’s amendments, which would have also permitted ministers to veto the release of auditor reports.
  In an emailed statement, Houston said he made the decision after discussions with auditor general Kim Adair and her team.
  He says he is withdrawing the amendments today.
  
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• Ex-Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld loses appeal in defamation suit - Aldergrove Star

  24-02-2025 21:48 via news.google.com
  Ex-Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld loses appeal in defamation suit  Aldergrove Star
  
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• Canadian receiver Elic Ayomanor to work out at NFL combine

  24-02-2025 21:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Count Daniel Jeremiah among those looking forward to seeing Canadian receiver Elic Ayomanor work out at the NFL combine.
  The six-foot-two, 210-pound Ayomanor, of Medicine Hat, Alta., will be among the receivers on the field Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Also auditioning before NFL coaches, general managers and scouts at that time will be quarterback and running back prospects.
  Ayomanor and Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke, of Oakville, Ont., were both invited to the combine. Ro
  
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• A craving for ginger ale leads to a big jackpot for Chilliwack couple

  24-02-2025 21:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Who could have predicted that a simple request for ginger ale would lead to a massive jackpot for two Chilliwack residents?
  B.C. Lottery Corporation says Beverley Poitras and her husband Raymond Bailey not only quenched their thirst by getting a drink at Canco on Vedder Road, but also won Set for Life’s top prize of $675,000 by purchasing a ticket.
  “I was in the parking lot and decided to scratch the ticket,” Bailey recalled as he realized they had won. &ldqu
  
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• 3 years of war: B.C. residents reflect on Ukraine invasion - Chilliwack Progress

  24-02-2025 21:20 via news.google.com
  3 years of war: B.C. residents reflect on Ukraine invasion  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• A craving for ginger ale leads to a big jackpot for Chilliwack couple - Fraser Valley Today

  24-02-2025 21:18 via news.google.com
  A craving for ginger ale leads to a big jackpot for Chilliwack couple  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Former player Mackie appointed as CFLPA executive director

  24-02-2025 21:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — The CFL Players’ Association appointed David Mackie as its new executive director Monday.
  Mackie replaces Brian Ramsay, who left the organization in August to take on the same post with the Professional Hockey Players’ Association. Former CFL player Peter Dyakowski had been serving as interim executive director.
  Mackie, 30, retired earlier this month following six seasons as a fullback with the B.C. Lions. He had served as a player rep with B.C. and in 2024
  
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• Jagmeet Singh says he’s still the right person to lead NDP despite falling support

  24-02-2025 21:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Jagmeet Singh says he’s “absolutely” the right person to lead New Democrats into the next election despite the party’s drop in support.
  A recent Leger poll suggests the NDP stands at just 14 per cent — and that its support would drop to 12 per cent with Mark Carney as Liberal leader.
  Singh says both the Liberals and Conservatives are proposing cuts to federal spending and he suggests that could include health and dental care programs.
  He says U.S. Pre
  
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• First Nations must not be forgotten amid Trump threats, outgoing Chief Picard says

  24-02-2025 21:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Indigenous people risk being pushed aside as Canada looks to defend itself against a possible trade war with the United States, says an outgoing regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations.Ghislain Picard, who has represented the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador since 1992, is concerned by Quebec Premier François Legault’s recent promise to accelerate energy and construction projects to bolster the province’s economy in the face of U.S. President Donal
  
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• Ex-Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld loses appeal in defamation suit - Chilliwack Progress

  24-02-2025 21:04 via news.google.com
  Ex-Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld loses appeal in defamation suit  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Quotes marking the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine

  24-02-2025 20:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The world marked the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Monday. Here are some quotes:
  “Despite the immense pain and devastation that they have endured, the Ukrainian people continue to defend their country with unwavering courage and resilience.
  “In these times of global uncertainty, the deep and enduring bonds between our nations are more significant than ever. Let us uphold our shared values of democracy, human rights, respect for n
  
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• Green Party selects Salina Derish candidate for Chilliwack-Hope riding - Chilliwack Progress

  24-02-2025 20:40 via news.google.com
  Green Party selects Salina Derish candidate for Chilliwack-Hope riding  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack Jets complete four-game sweep of Abbotsford Pilots - Chilliwack Progress

  24-02-2025 20:09 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack Jets complete four-game sweep of Abbotsford Pilots  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Blue Jays’ spring training game against Tigers cancelled due to rain

  24-02-2025 19:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAKELAND — The Toronto Blue Jays’ spring training game against the Detroit Tigers scheduled for Monday afternoon was cancelled due to rain.
  Right-hander Bowden Francis, Toronto’s scheduled starter, was set to make his spring debut as he looks to build on his strong finish to the 2024 season.
  The Blue Jays said on social media that Francis will instead pitch Tuesday in Dunedin, Fla., when the Blue Jays host the St. Louis Cardinals.
  Francis is expected to take the mound after vet
  
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• Trump says Putin would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine as part of potential deal to end war

  24-02-2025 19:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Russian leader Vladimir Putin would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine as part of a potential deal to end Russia’s war there.
  Trump made the comments to reporters at a start of a meeting at the White House on Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
  “Yeah, he will accept it,” Trump said. “I have asked him that question. Look, if we do this deal, he&
  
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• Abbotsford PD arrests armed teenager, issues statement about video circulating online

  24-02-2025 19:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Context is everything, particularly when video emerges online about an arrest involving two youth.According to a statement from the police agency, Abbotsford Police Department personnel say they are aware of a video posted Sunday night (Feb. 23) that depicts some kind of interaction between police and a pair of young adults. Fraser Valley Today has not seen the video in question.Police say the incident happened Friday, February 14, at approximately 2:20 p.m., following multipl
  
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• B.C. Opposition Leader Rustad wants to hit U.S. with ‘carbon tax’ on coal shipments

  24-02-2025 19:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbia Opposition Leader John Rustad is proposing a “carbon tax” on U.S. thermal coal that is shipped out of B.C. ports to use as leverage against threats of American tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber.
  Rustad says such a tax would be a “tool to fight back” on softwood tariffs and duties proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, which Forests Minister Ravi Parmar said last week could increase to more than 50 per cent.
  He says that until “u
  
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• Alberta junior soccer coach accused of defrauding team arrested by RCMP

  24-02-2025 19:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — An Alberta junior soccer coach accused of vanishing with thousands of dollars raised by his team has been arrested.
  RCMP say they found Randy Knodel on Saturday in a vehicle in a parking lot in Sherwood Park, east of Edmonton.
  Cpl. Troy Savinkoff says the 46-year-old head coach of the Selects Football Club’s Tier 1 boys team was arrested peacefully.
  About $40,000 that was raised by players of the team disappeared days before they were to travel to Las Vegas for a tournamen
  
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• Equinox Gold signs all-stock deal worth about $2.6B to acquire Calibre Mining

  24-02-2025 19:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Equinox Gold Corp. has signed an all-stock deal to acquire Calibre Mining Corp. and its Valentine gold mine in Newfoundland and Labrador in a proposal that values the company at about $2.6 billion.
  The companies say the combined gold miner will become the second largest gold producer in Canada with ownership of Valentine and Equinox’s Greenstone mine in Ontario.
  Equinox chief executive Greg Smith says the deal brings together two complementary companies with strong produc
  
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• Lion Electric shareholders file class-action against struggling bus manufacturer

  24-02-2025 19:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec-based electric-vehicle manufacturer Lion Electric Co. is facing a class-action lawsuit from shareholders who allege the company misled investors and misrepresented its financial health.
  The proposed lawsuit claims Lion Electric hid facts and details about its order book and production capacities from investors.
  Shareholders say the company’s alleged actions led to huge financial losses for them, claiming that when Lion Electric’s struggles became public the st
  
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• Former Army reservist, truck driver and correctional officer to run for Green Party in Chilliwack-Hope

  24-02-2025 19:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A Chilliwack entrepreneur who previously worked as an Army reservist, truck driver and correctional officer will run as the Green Party candidate for Chilliwack-Hope in the next federal election, which could come in just a few months.According to a news release Monday, Salina Derish, an environmental advocate, has been selected as the Green Party’s candidate. In 2018, she founded PickEco Refills, the Fraser Valley’s first zero-waste grocery store. To minimize envir
  
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• Fire guts Seabird Island home Sunday, as Popkum and Harrison crews pitch in

  24-02-2025 18:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEABIRD ISLAND — Multiple fire crews from Agassiz Fire, Popkum Fire and Harrison Hot Springs Fire Department were dispatched to a residential fire in Seabird Island Sunday evening.
  According to scanner traffic, Agassiz Fire was dispatched shortly before 5 p.m. for a report of a fire in the 8300 block of Sth,l;Tsem Drive on Seabird Island.
  Responding firefighters notified dispatch that they observed smoke coming from a home and said the home was fully involved with flames.
  Shortly thereafte
  
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• Goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan says Casey Stoney is the right coach to advance Canada

  24-02-2025 18:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The sixth-ranked Canadian women are getting their first taste of coach Casey Stoney at the Pinatar Cup in Spain.
  Having played for Stoney at the NWSL’s San Diego Wave, goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan is ahead on that score. And the Canadian No. 1 believes the former England and Britain captain is the right coach to advance the team.Sheridan, who earned her 30th shutout for Canada in Saturday’s 2-0 win over Mexico at the four-team tournament, sees a new beginning under the 42-year-old Ston
  
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• Environment Canada warns winds on Vancouver Island, Metro Vancouver may cause damage

  24-02-2025 18:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has issued wind warnings for large sections of Vancouver Island and Metro Vancouver as a low pressure centre approaches the coast.
  It says the weather system will near Vancouver Island Monday afternoon before tracking across southern Vancouver Island.
  The agency says southeasterly winds gusting up to 100 km/h are expected, but are anticipated to ease early Tuesday as the system moves inland.It says the weather system will also cause wind gusts of up to 90 km/
  
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• Canada names 60-man preliminary roster for CONCACAF Nations League Finals

  24-02-2025 18:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada coach Jesse Marsch has submitted his 60-man preliminary squad for the 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals.
  The 31st-ranked Canadian men take on No. 19 Mexico in one semifinal while the 16th-ranked Americans face No. 36 Panama, with both games March 20 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. The championship game and third-place playoff are scheduled for three days later at the same venue.
  The deadline for declaring the final 23-man roster is March 10.
  Thirty of the 60 players are with Major
  
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• Coquitlam Express @ Chilliwack Chiefs Saturday, March 08, 2025 - BCHL

  24-02-2025 18:01 via news.google.com
  Coquitlam Express @ Chilliwack Chiefs Saturday, March 08, 2025  BCHL
  
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• The UN adopts resolution demanding Russia immediately withdraw troops from Ukraine

  24-02-2025 17:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly approved a Ukrainian resolution Monday demanding an immediate withdrawal of all Russian troops from Ukraine on the third anniversary of the invasion.
  The vote in the 193-member world body, whose resolutions are not legally binding but are seen as a barometer of world opinion, was 93-18 with 65 abstentions. That’s lower than previous resolutions, which saw over 140 nations condemn Russia’s aggression and demand a reversal of its an
  
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• Pamela Anderson is back and busier than ever: ‘I hope people don’t get sick of me’

  24-02-2025 16:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Pamela Anderson recently watched “Barb Wire” for the very first time.
  The B.C.-born actor says her son had asked if she’d ever seen the 1996 dystopian action flick — her first starring role in a movie that was a box-office and critical flop.
  “I said, ‘No, I’ve actually never seen it.’ So I did and I was like, ‘Oh my God.’ It was stuck in French with English subtitles. I said, ‘That’s a good way to watch it.’ I could se
  
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• Fraser Valley university appoints its 6th president

  24-02-2025 16:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY — Trinity Western University, Canada’s largest Christian university with over 6,000 students hailing from 70 countries around the globe, announced this past week that Dr. Todd Martin, a nearly 17-year faculty member, has been appointed as the university’s sixth president, effective Feb. 20, 2025.According to a statement from the university, Dr. Martin has served Trinity Western since 2008, starting off as a faculty member teaching in the areas of sociology and family st
  
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• Authorities seize nearly $150,000 in contraband from Agassiz prison

  24-02-2025 16:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AGASSIZ — Correctional Service Canada says vigilant staff members played a key role in intercepting and ultimately seizing nearly $150,000 in contraband like meth and illicit substances at an Agassiz prison earlier this month.According to a statement from federal correctional authorities, a package containing contraband and other unauthorized objects was confiscated on Saturday, February 15 at Mountain Institution, a medium-security prison west of Agassiz.The contraband seized consisted of
  
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• Agassiz Fire responds to house fire in Seabird Island Sunday, as Popkum and Harrison crews pitch in

  24-02-2025 16:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEABIRD ISLAND — Multiple fire crews from Agassiz Fire, Popkum Fire and Harrison Hot Springs Fire Department were dispatched to a residential fire in Seabird Island Sunday evening.According to scanner traffic, Agassiz Fire was dispatched shortly before 5 p.m. for a report of a fire in the 8300 block of Sth,l;Tsem Drive on Seabird Island.Responding firefighters notified dispatch that they observed smoke coming from a home and said the home was fully involved with flames.Shortly thereafter,
  
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• Federal workers sue over Elon Musk’s threat to fire them if they don’t explain their accomplishments

  24-02-2025 15:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorneys for federal workers said Monday in a lawsuit that billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk had violated the law with his weekend demand that employees explain their accomplishments or risk being fired.
  The updated lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in California and was provided to The Associated Press, is trying to block mass layoffs pursued by Musk and President Donald Trump, including any connected to the email distributed by the Office of Personnel Managem
  
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• A century of health, happiness and gratitude - Chilliwack Progress

  24-02-2025 15:11 via news.google.com
  A century of health, happiness and gratitude  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canadian rising star Nicole Havrda to race in all-female F1 Academy

  24-02-2025 15:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Nicole Havrda has never seen a woman start a race in Formula One. No one has in nearly 50 years.
  The rising Canadian racing star sees no reason why she can’t be the one to end that streak.
  “When you put your helmet on, no one really knows your gender,” Havrda said. “You’re another racer on the track.”
  Havrda, a 19-year-old from the small Vancouver Island town of Comox, B.C., is already making a habit of overtaking male drivers on the racetrack.
  She captured a
  
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• In the news today: PM Trudeau to attend summit in Ukraine: Zelenskyy

  24-02-2025 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  PM Trudeau arrives in Kyiv with other leaders
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other world leaders have arrived in Ukraine’s capital to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of that country.
  The visitors arrived by train in Kyiv and were greeted at the station by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and the president’s chief of staff Andrii Yermak.European Commission Pr
  
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• Ontario votes 2025: Ford expected to release platform as campaign enters final week

  24-02-2025 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Ontario’s main political party leaders are keeping things hot on the campaign trail to start the final week of the provincial election campaign.
  Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is expected to release his party’s official platform today — just three days before voters head to the polls.
  NDP Leader Marit Stiles and Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie released their full platforms Friday and Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner released his platform on Feb. 12.The leaders will fa
  
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