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• Diana Taurasi of the Phoenix Mercury retires after 20 WNBA seasons, 3 titles and 6 Olympic golds

  25-02-2025 23:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Diana Taurasi is retiring after 20 seasons, ending one of the greatest careers in women’s basketball history.
  The WNBA’s career scoring leader and a three-time league champion, Taurasi announced her retirement on Wednesday in an interview with Time magazine. The Phoenix Mercury — the only WNBA team she played for — also confirmed her decision.
  “Mentally and physically, I’m just full,” Taurasi told Time. “That’s probably t
  
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• Poll shows Freeland a close second on first ballot in Liberal leadership race

  25-02-2025 23:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A new poll suggests that while former central banker Mark Carney is still the odds-on favourite to win the Liberal leadership, he isn’t likely to win on the first ballot.
  A Mainstreet Research survey shows Carney with a solid lead among registered Liberals — and former finance minister Chrystia Freeland coming in second.
  The poll suggests 43 per cent of Liberal supporters would vote for Carney on the first ballot, while 31 per cent would choose Freeland.
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• Candlelight vigil in Chilliwack marks 3 years for war in Ukraine - Chilliwack Progress

  25-02-2025 23:42 via news.google.com
  Candlelight vigil in Chilliwack marks 3 years for war in Ukraine  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Audit of B.C. Crown corporation board appointments show ‘gaps’ in oversight

  25-02-2025 23:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — An audit of board appointments at British Columbia’s public-sector organizations shows that provincial oversight fell short when handling conflict-of-interest cases.
  The audit by the Office of the Auditor General says the provincial body overseeing health authorities, Crown corporations and other organizations fulfilled most of its duties on supporting board appointments.
  However, the audit says it found “shortcomings” in the Crown Agencies and Board Resourcing
  
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• Hope firefighters respond to overnight shed fire at mobile home park

  25-02-2025 22:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — Hope Fire Department says it responded to a shed fire in the middle of the night early Tuesday, its fourth call for service in 12 hours.
  The department says no injuries were reported to civilians or firefighters after a small shed fire happened at 3:36 a.m. Tuesday morning.
  The fire happened at 63961 Flood Hope Road, Silverhope Mobile Home Park. Two fire engines and seven firefighters attended the call. RCMP were also in attendance, according to a statement from Deputy Fire Chi
  
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• Ukraine and US have agreed on a framework economic deal, Ukrainian officials say

  25-02-2025 22:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine and the U.S. have reached an agreement on a framework for a broad economic deal that would include the exploitation of rare earth minerals, three senior Ukrainian officials said Tuesday.The officials, who were familiar with the matter, spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. One of them said that Kyiv hopes that signing the agreement will ensure the continued flow of U.S. military support that Ukraine urgently needs.
  
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• Front-runner Carney’s French under scrutiny after faux pas during Liberal debate

  25-02-2025 22:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The first major French test for Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney during Monday night’s debate proved to be a tough slog.
  Carney, the former Bank of Canada governor, is the presumed front-runner for the Liberal leadership and by extension the prime minister’s job.
  One political science professor echoed what many commentators in Quebec have been saying, that Carney’s mastery of French was the weakest of the four candidates debating.
  One gaffe that stood out
  
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• Here’s the latest as the Liberal leadership candidates face off in English debate

  25-02-2025 22:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — In a few hours, Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, Chrystia Freeland, Karina Gould and Frank Baylis will square off in an English-language debate in Montreal.
  The event is set to run from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. and is being moderated by former CBC journalist Hannah Thibedeau of Global Public Affairs.
  Here’s the latest (all times Eastern):
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  3:15 p.m.
  Ahead of the second of two leadership debates, disqualified candidate Ruby Dhalla issues a news release
  
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• Scherzer strikes out four in two innings as Blue Jays top Cardinals 3-2

  25-02-2025 22:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUNEDIN — Max Scherzer had a solid spring training debut for Toronto as the Blue Jays defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Tuesday.
  Scherzer started the game and struck out four of the six batters he faced.He gave up the Cardinals’ opening run in the first inning after surrendering a triple to Victor Scott II, who later scored on an Alec Burleson sacrifice fly.
  Toronto acquired the 40-year-old Scherzer, a three-time Cy Young Award winner, earlier this month. The eight-time all-sta
  
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• Predatory sales, unfair contract terms a focus of B.C.’s new consumer protection laws

  25-02-2025 22:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is making changes to its consumer protection laws to stop predatory sales and protect people from unfair business practices.The amendments to the law were introduced in the legislature on Tuesday that would ban direct sales on high-cost items such as air conditioners and furnaces, as well as give a clearer path for people to cancel their contracts and force notification requirements for automatic subscription renewals.The government says in a stat
  
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• Rustad says B.C. Conservatives having ‘family’ issues, amid defiance and disunity

  25-02-2025 22:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad says the party is having “family” issues ahead of its annual general meeting, with his attorney general critic defying his wishes and a lack of unity on display in the legislature.
  But Rustad says the Opposition party supports free speech and free voting among its caucus, dismissing suggestions he could face a leadership contest at the weekend meeting.
  Five Conservatives voted against a motion on Monday condemning American tariffs
  
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• On-ramp to Highway 1 in the Fraser Valley closed due to flooding

  25-02-2025 21:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FRASER VALLEY — After heavy rains pounded the Fraser Valley overnight, DriveBC says one of the eastbound on-ramps onto Highway 1 in the Fraser Valley is flooded.
  According to a Tuesday morning post from DriveBC on X/Twitter at 9:55 a.m., the eastbound on-ramp from 264 Street onto Highway 1 in Langley is closed due to flooding.
  Crews are on scene, and motorists are advised to use an alternate on-ramp.
  A picture from DriveBC shows at least 25 meters of curved on-ramp roadway covered in water
  
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• A look at outgoing Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey

  25-02-2025 21:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey has announced he is leaving politics and will step down once the Liberal party chooses a replacement. Here is a look at the province’s 14th premier.
  Age: 49
  Early years: Born in St. John’s, Furey was involved in Liberal politics from a young age. His father, George Furey, is the former Speaker of the Senate. His uncle, Chuck Furey, served as a provincial legislator.
  Education: He earned his medical degree a
  
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• Mimi Alidou scores a hat trick as Canada blanks Taiwan 7-0 to win Pinatar Cup

  25-02-2025 21:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MURCIA — Marie-Yasmine (Mimi) Alidou scored a hat trick Tuesday as sixth-ranked Canada won the Pinatar Cup women’s soccer tournament with a dominant 7-0 victory over No. 42 Taiwan.Alidou, who plays her club football in Portugal for Benfica, completed her hat trick 32 minutes into the first half at the Pinatar Arena. The 29-year-old from Saint-Hubert, Que., now has five goals in eight appearances for Canada.Jordyn Huitema scored twice and Megan Reid and Clarissa Larisey added singles
  
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• Ontario shifts from Pap to HPV test for cervical cancer screening, but no at-home kits yet

  25-02-2025 20:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Ontario will replace its main method of cervical cancer screening next week to a more accurate and less frequent test, but the dreaded speculum exam is not in the rear-view just yet.Human papillomavirus (HPV) tests in the province will replace Pap tests, also known as Pap smears or cervical cytology, on March 3, following similar moves in British Columbia and Prince Edward Island.Both tests aim to detect cervical cancer and involve collecting a cell sample from the cervix. Ontari
  
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• B.C. First Nation files Charter challenge over RCMP refusal to enforce bylaws

  25-02-2025 20:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A small First Nation on British Columbia’s Central Coast is taking the attorney general of Canada to court, arguing its Charter rights have been violated because the RCMP refuses to enforce its bylaws.
  The Heiltsuk Tribal Council says in its lawsuit that the police are “emboldening drug dealers” and other wrongdoers to enter and stay on reserve lands by refusing to enforce its bylaws banning people engaged in dangerous activities.
  Elected Chief Marilyn Slett s
  
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• Chilliwack man went to buy ginger ale, brings home $675,000 lotto ticket - Chilliwack Progress

  25-02-2025 20:24 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack man went to buy ginger ale, brings home $675,000 lotto ticket  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• A federal judge in Seattle blocks Trump’s effort to halt the refugee admissions system

  25-02-2025 20:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge in Seattle blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to halt the nation’s refugee admissions system Tuesday.
  The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by major refugee aid groups, who argued that Trump’s executive order suspending the federal refugee resettlement program ran afoul of the system Congress created for moving refugees into the U.S.
  Lawyers for the administration argued that Trump’s order was well within his authority to deny entr
  
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• Ottawa appoints Inuk leader for external review of embattled Nutrition North program

  25-02-2025 20:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government has appointed Inuk leader Aluki Kotierk to head an external review of a northern food subsidy program.
  Kotierk is the former president of Nunavut Tunngavik, which represents the territory’s Inuit, and will serve as a special representative to the northern affairs minister.
  Nutrition North is a food subsidy program that provides money to retailers to help bring down the high cost of groceries in some 124 communities.
  Some retailers have faced accusation
  
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• On-ramp to Highway 1 in the Fraser Valley flooded

  25-02-2025 19:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FRASER VALLEY — After heavy rains pounded the Fraser Valley overnight, DriveBC says one of the eastbound on-ramps onto Highway 1 in the Fraser Valley is flooded.
  According to a Tuesday morning post from DriveBC on X/Twitter at 9:55 a.m., the eastbound on-ramp from 264 Street onto Highway 1 in Langley is closed due to flooding.
  Crews are on scene, and motorists are advised to use an alternate on-ramp.
  A picture from DriveBC shows at least 25 meters of curved on-ramp roadway covered in water
  
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• Update: One person deceased after Seabird Island fire Sunday: Upper Fraser Valley RCMP, B.C. Coroners Service

  25-02-2025 19:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEABIRD ISLAND — Spokespersons for both the B.C. Coroners Service and the Upper Fraser Valley RCMP have now confirmed that one person died following a house fire in Seabird Island Sunday evening.
  Amber Schinkel, manager of strategic communications and media relations for the B.C. Coroners Service, told Fraser Valley Today Tuesday morning that the agency is investigating the fatality.
  After Fraser Valley Today published its story Tuesday morning, Agassiz RCMP released a statement Tuesday mo
  
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• Public safety minister heads to Washington to discuss efforts to fight fentanyl

  25-02-2025 19:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister David McGuinty is headed to Washington to discuss the latest efforts by Canada and the United States to fight deadly fentanyl.Joining McGuinty is newly appointed “fentanyl czar” Kevin Brosseau and representatives of the RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency.
  The Canadians are slated to meet senators and senior White House officials during the visit, which concludes Friday.
  The meetings will unfold against the backdrop of U.S. President Donald Tr
  
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• Joly seeks more intelligence sharing with Europeans as Washington drifts from Ukraine

  25-02-2025 19:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Ottawa seeks to deepen its intelligence sharing with European partners, as Washington diverges on issues like Ukraine.
  Intelligence experts have expressed concern about U.S. President Donald Trump appointing officials who have shared false information and talked of retribution for intelligence agencies that don’t align with Trump.
  Joly says she is concerned by the U.S. voting against Canada and its allies Monday in a United N
  
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• Canadian forward Ayo Akinola enjoying life in Switzerland after parting ways with TFC

  25-02-2025 19:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Some 6,500 kilometres from Toronto, Ayo Akinola is looking to make the most of a second chance in Switzerland.
  The 25-year-old forward from Brampton, Ont., is playing for FC Wil, which currently sits fifth in the second-tier Swiss Challenge League at 8-7-8. Wil’s general manager, who had watched Toronto FC while spending time at Syracuse University, reached out to Akinola’s agent after he left Toronto last summer.
  “Once he found out that I was a free agent, he took a chance on
  
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• Abbotsford PD seeks witnesses after a pedestrian was struck by a car

  25-02-2025 19:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Investigators from the Abbotsford Police Department have released video footage from an incident in December 2024 in which a pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle.
  According to a statement Tuesday (Feb. 25), AbbyPD’s General Investigation Section continue to investigate the Dec. 13 collision that sent a 20-year-old to hospital with significant injuries. Investigators are urging any witnesses who observed the collision and left the
  
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• CP NewsAlert: N.L. Premier Andrew Furey says he is leaving politics

  25-02-2025 18:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey says he is stepping down after nearly five years in power.
  The orthopedic surgeon says he has always maintained that he is not “a career politician.”
  More coming.The Canadian Press
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• Windstorm knocks out power to thousands of BC Hydro customers along south coast

  25-02-2025 18:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — An overnight windstorm along British Columbia’s south coast has knocked out power for thousands.
  BC Hydro is reporting more 7,000 people along southern Vancouver Island woke up to outages on Tuesday.
  More than 20,000 had power knocked out during the storm across the island and the Lower Mainland although it had been restored to most by 9 a.m.
  Environment Canada says peak winds were felt along the coast, with Discovery Island off Victoria seeing the highest gusts of up to
  
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• Downtown fire kills dogs, injures firefighter Sunday in Merritt

  25-02-2025 18:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MERRITT — Fire officials in Merritt are continuing their investigation into a blaze that destroyed a residence in the 600-block area of Granite Avenue on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 23).
  Merritt Fire Rescue Chief Dave Tomkinson told Q101 that frontline members were called to the structure fire at around 4:00 p.m.
  All the occupants safely escaped the two-story home, however several dogs perished in the fire. Tomkinson added that the blaze “completely gutted the structure”, rendering
  
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• One person deceased after Seabird Island fire Sunday: B.C. Coroners Service

  25-02-2025 18:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEABIRD ISLAND — A spokesperson for the B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed that one person died following a house fire in Seabird Island Sunday evening.Amber Schinkel, manager of strategic communications and media relations for the B.C. Coroners Service, told Fraser Valley Today Tuesday morning that the agency is investigating the fatality.Multiple fire crews from Agassiz Fire, Popkum Fire and Harrison Hot Springs Fire Department were dispatched to a residential fire in the 8300 block of
  
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• Former Football Canada president Mullin named chair of tackle football task force

  25-02-2025 18:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Jim Mullin has a new football gig.
  The former president of Football Canada has been appointed chair of the Global Tackle Football Task Force. It was established by the International Federation of American Football, of which Mullin is a vice-president.
  The task force is being mandated with evaluating the global state of tackle football and establishing strategies to support the growth, competitiveness and inclusivity of the game.
  “We are at a pivotal moment in tackle football’s evolut
  
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• Rock slide disrupts technical lines, closes road in Hope

  25-02-2025 17:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — The District of Hope says a rock slide occurred in the Richmond Hill area of Flood Hope Road Monday night, disrupting technical lines and posing a safety risk to motorists.
  According to a statement from the municipality, district staff received an emergency call from the RCMP Monday night, Feb. 24, at about 10:30 p.m., concerning a rock slide. Once staff received the call, the District of Hope took immediate action by coordinating with the RCMP and local roads maintenance crews to t
  
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• Inmate who escaped from prison in Quebec caught hours later in Toronto

  25-02-2025 16:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, Que. — A federal inmate serving time for murder who vanished on Monday from a prison north of Montreal was arrested hours later in Toronto.
  Correctional Service Canada said 85-year-old convicted killer Ricardo Vilches wasn’t present during head count at noon on Monday.
  He was incarcerated in the minimum security unit at Archambault Institution in Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, Que., 35 kilometres north of Montreal.
  An arrest warrant was issued for Vilches, who is serv
  
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• Supreme Court throws out Oklahoma man’s murder conviction and death sentence

  25-02-2025 16:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has steadfastly maintained his innocence and averted multiple attempts by the state to execute him.
  The justices found that Glossip’s trial violated his constitutional rights.
  The justices heard arguments in October in a case that produced a rare alliance in which lawyers for Glossip and the state argued that the high court should overturn Glossip&
  
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• Former Chilliwack trustee’s appeal in defamation lawsuit dismissed by B.C. Court of Appeal - Fraser Valley Today

  25-02-2025 15:58 via news.google.com
  Former Chilliwack trustee’s appeal in defamation lawsuit dismissed by B.C. Court of Appeal  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Former Chilliwack trustee’s appeal in defamation lawsuit dismissed by B.C. Court of Appeal

  25-02-2025 15:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Former Chilliwack School District trustee Barry Neufeld has lost his appeal in which he was found responsible for defaming current SD33 trustee Carin Bondar.
  According to the text of a ruling posted Monday (Feb. 24), the B.C. Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal from Neufeld, saying the judge found no reviewable errors in ruling that his statement about Bondar was defamatory and that his defences raised were not available. The court said his award of damages is entitled to defe
  
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• Canada’s Auger-Aliassime advances to second round of Dubai Tennis Championships

  25-02-2025 15:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUBAI — Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime pulled out a 7-6 (7), 6-7 (4), 6-3 win over Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik in opening-round action on Tuesday at the Dubai Tennis Championships.
  The Montreal native had eight aces to five double faults and won 77 per cent of his first-serve points. He broke on three of his 17 opportunities in the two-hour 49-minute match.
  Bublik had 16 aces to seven double faults in the contest and won 66 per cent of his first-serve points. He broke on just
  
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• French fugitive ‘The Fly’ is being extradited from Romania to France, official says

  25-02-2025 15:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A notorious French fugitive who staged a deadly escape that killed two guards last year was being extradited Tuesday to France from Romania, an official said, days after his arrest in Bucharest ended a nine-month international manhunt.
  Mohamed Amra, nicknamed “The Fly”, was arrested near a shopping center in Bucharest on Saturday after being identified by Romanian police, despite the 30-year-old having dyed his hair red possibly to evade detection. On
  
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• Ailing Pope Frances appoints new Archbishop of Vancouver

  25-02-2025 15:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Pope Francis, who is hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, has named a new archbishop for Vancouver.
  The Vancouver archdiocese says the Pope appointed Archbishop Richard Smith and accepted the resignation of J. Michael Miller.In accordance with church law, Miller submitted his resignation on his 75th birthday in 2021 but had been asked to stay in office until his successor’s arrival.Smith, who had been serving as Archbishop of Edmonton, was the general co-ordinator of t
  
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• Provinces have roughly $100B at hand for tariff relief, Desjardins estimates

  25-02-2025 15:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s provincial governments have enough fiscal firepower to respond to looming U.S. tariffs without supersizing their debt burdens, a new report says.The analysis released Tuesday from Desjardins Economics predicted upcoming provincial budgets will be dominated by plans to prepare for an unknown 2025 as promised tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump put a cloud over fiscal forecasts.
  “The provinces are heading into a budget season with the type of uncertainties
  
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• Pope Francis met at the hospital with Vatican secretary of state over candidates for sainthood

  25-02-2025 12:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was well enough to meet in the hospital with the Vatican secretary of state and his deputy to approve new decrees of candidates for possible sainthood, the Vatican said Tuesday.The decrees, published Tuesday in the Holy See’s noon bulletin, signaled that the machinery of the Vatican is grinding on even with Francis hospitalized and in critical condition.
  The audience occurred on Monday.
  THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
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• In the news today: Liberal leadership debate begins with Trump talk

  25-02-2025 10:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  Liberal hopefuls set to square off in final debate
  Liberal leadership contenders will take the stage again Tuesday night for the English-language debate in Montreal — their last shot to confront each other in person and shake up the race.
  The four candidates left in the race played it safe in Monday night’s French-language debate.
  Presumed front-runner Mark Carney had his guard up and stumb
  
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• Younger Canadians drive trust in AI-generated information, poll indicates

  25-02-2025 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — More than a quarter of Canadians — 28 per cent — consider artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT reliable sources of information, a new survey suggests.
  Among generation Z Canadians — those born between 1997 and 2012 — 41 per cent say they see AI systems as reliable information sources. That’s not far off from the 49 per cent of gen Z respondents who said they trust stories on news media websites, according to the annual CanTrust Index published
  
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• Ontario election 2025: Leaders make stops in Ottawa, London, GTA as countdown begins

  25-02-2025 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Ontario’s main political party leaders will be making multiple campaign stops today as the countdown to Thursday’s vote begins.Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is set to hold a news conference in Ottawa this morning before making stops in Manotick and Stittsvile and then heading to Mississauga later in the day.Ford released his party’s official platform on Monday — just three days before election day — and it contains $40 billion worth of promises but not a
  
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• Liberal leadership candidates to face off in final debate in Montreal

  25-02-2025 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Liberal leadership contenders will take the stage again Tuesday night for the English-language debate in Montreal — their last shot to confront each other in person and shake up the race.
  The four candidates left in the race played it safe in Monday night’s French-language debate.
  Presumed front-runner Mark Carney had his guard up and stumbled the most in French.
  But none of the other candidates attacked him despite his perceived lead.
  Freeland even bailed Carney out
  
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• Second earthquake in four days strikes off B.C. coast

  25-02-2025 08:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Another earthquake has struck off the British Columbia coast.
  A post on X from Emergency Info BC Monday night said a 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck west of Port Alice, a community on northwest Vancouver Island.
  The agency added there was no risk of a tsunami, and there have been no reports of damage or injuries.
  This is the second earthquake in British Columbia in four days, after a 4.7-magnitude temblor struck the southwest coast on Friday, northeast of Sechelt.
  Tremors were felt on the Sunshi
  
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• Paul bounces Diallo in two straight sets in first round of Mexican Open

  25-02-2025 07:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ACAPULCO DE JUÁREZ — Third-seeded American Tommy Paul made quick work of Canadian qualifier Gabriel Diallo in the opening round of the ATP 500 Mexican Open on Monday night.
  Paul only needed 72 minutes to bounce the 23-year-old Montreal player 6-2, 6-2 and advance to the second round where he’ll face American Marcos Andre Giron, who beat Adam Walton of Australia 7-6 (4), 6-2.
  Diallo finished Monday’s match with four aces, two double faults, 26 unforced errors. He won 61 p
  
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• Scheifele sinks Sharks in overtime to set Jets’ goal record in dramatic fashion

  25-02-2025 06:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele couldn’t have picked a more dramatic way to become the Winnipeg Jets’ franchise leader for goals on Monday.
  Scheifele recorded his 329th career goal on a rebound 1:33 into overtime to give the Jets a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks and boost the team’s franchise-record win streak to 10 games.
  “Yeah, that was fun. That building was rocking,” said Scheifele, who passed Ilya Kovalchuk’s Atlanta Thrashers’ record with his
  
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• Canadian men’s basketball team advances to AmeriCup despite 98-94 loss to Mexico

  25-02-2025 05:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAN LUIS POTOSÍ CITY — Canada’s senior men’s basketball team endured a 90-minute delay at the start of the game, and then worked through a couple on-court issues of their own before dropping a 98-94 decision to Mexico on Monday in a FIBA Men’s AmeriCup Qualifier game.
  Despite the loss, Canada still finished first in Pool C with a 4-2 record and punched its ticket to this summer’s AmeriCup.
  Mfiondu Kabengele led the Canadian attack with 24 points and eight reb
  
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• Jets rally to beat Sharks 2-1 in OT, extend win streak to 10 straight

  25-02-2025 04:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele became the Winnipeg Jets’ all-time goals leader when he scored his 329th at 1:33 of overtime to beat the San Jose Sharks 2-1 on Monday.
  The victory boosted Winnipeg’s franchise-record win streak to 10 games.
  Scheifele passed Ilya Kovalchuk’s Atlanta Thrashers’ record with his team-leading 32nd goal of the season.
  Jets defenceman Josh Morrisey tied the game with a blast from the top of the circle with 26 seconds remaining in the third after
  
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• Liberal party confirms Ruby Dhalla’s disqualification from leadership race

  25-02-2025 03:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Liberal Party of Canada confirms that leadership candidate Ruby Dhalla has been disqualified from the race.
  In a statement released shortly before the start of the French-language leadership debate on Monday, national director Azam Ishmael says the party’s permanent appeals committee confirmed the decision of the leadership vote committee to disqualify Dhalla.
  The former MP was kicked out of the race Friday after the party’s vote committee said she had violated mul
  
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