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• Survivors of boarding school in Saskatchewan say agreement in principle reached

  03-03-2025 23:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ÎLE-À-LA-CROSSE, Sask. — Survivors of a boarding school that housed Métis and First Nations children in Saskatchewan say they’ve reached an agreement in principle with the Canadian government.
  The Île-à-la-Crosse Boarding School Steering Committee says the settlement would see up to $27 million paid to survivors.It would also see a fund of $10 million set up for projects that address healing, education, language and culture.The committee filed a lawsu
  
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• Nearly 2,000 without power in Hope, Fraser Canyon

  03-03-2025 23:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EASTERN FRASER VALLEY — Nearly 2,000 customers in parts of Hope and the Fraser Canyon are without power Monday afternoon.
  According to BC Hydro’s dashboard, 1,939 customers in Laidlaw, Ruby Creek, Katz, downtown Hope, as well as smaller unincorporated Fraser Canyon communities like Haig, Choate and Dogwood Valley, even stretching as far north as Yale, have been without power since 1:32 p.m.Crews are on-site. Hydro’s website was last updated at 2:17 p.m.The cause is under invest
  
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• Federal privacy watchdog heads to court over Pornhub operator’s consent practices

  03-03-2025 23:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne is seeking a Federal Court order directing the operator of the Pornhub website to comply with Canadian privacy law.
  Dufresne’s application comes a year after he concluded Aylo, the Montreal-based firm behind Pornhub and other pornographic sites, broke the law by allowing intimate images to be shared without direct knowledge or consent.
  The commissioner’s investigation of Aylo, formerly known as MindGeek, followed a complaint from
  
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• LA Kings apologize for selling scarves made in Turkey on Armenian Night

  03-03-2025 23:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Kings have apologized for selling scarves made in Turkey during Armenian Heritage Night last month.
  “We, the LA Kings and our partners at Rank & Rally want to sincerely apologize to all our friends in the Armenian Community and beyond for the oversight that may have inadvertently impacted your experience during what should’ve been a joyous celebration,” the Kings said in a statement released Saturday. “We source, stock a
  
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• Avs captain Gabriel Landeskog about to miss 3rd straight season, with still no timeline for a return

  03-03-2025 23:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DENVER (AP) — It’s becoming clearer and clearer that Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog may miss a third straight regular season.
  What’s becoming murkier is if he can give it a go come playoff time — or even at all.
  A lingering right knee injury has kept Landeskog from suiting up for Colorado since June 26, 2022, when he helped the Avalanche claim the Stanley Cup with a Game 6 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. He underwent a cartilage transplant procedure on May
  
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• Newcomers Santander, Giménez lead offensive outburst as Jays thump Tigers 13-3

  03-03-2025 22:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAKELAND — Anthony Santander drove in three runs, fellow off-season addition Andrés Giménez drove in two and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 13-3 in spring training action Monday.
  Alejandro Kirk and Joey Loperfido also had run-scoring hits for the Blue Jays, who improved to 6-3 this spring.
  José Berrios got the start for Toronto and pitched 2 2/3 shutout innings to lower his earned-run average to 1.69. He allowed three hits and two walks while striking ou
  
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• BMO Field going through number of renovations to elevate fan experience for World Cup

  03-03-2025 21:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — BMO Field will have a number of renovations made to enhance the stadium and elevate the fan experience for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including expanded capacity and four new LED scoreboards.
  The announcement was made at the stadium on Monday with Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow, executive director of Toronto’s World Cup secretariat Sharon Bollenbach and Milton MP Adam van Koeverden among those in attendance.
  Work has already started, with capacity being temporarily increased to 45
  
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• Highway 1 accident in the Fraser Valley sends 1 to hospital: BC Highway Patrol

  03-03-2025 21:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FRASER VALLEY — BC Highway Patrol says it is currently investigating a collision on Highway 1 involving a tractor-trailer and sedan that sent one person to hospital.
  According to a statement from BC Highway Patrol spokesperson Corporal Michael McLaughlin, the collision happened Monday morning at 11:15 a.m. and involved a tractor-trailer and a sedan. The driver of the sedan has been taken to hospital with what appear to be minor injuries, he said.
  Cpl. McLaughlin says road users should expe
  
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• One dead after Langley, B.C., explosion that may have been caused by drug lab: police

  03-03-2025 21:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY, B.C. — A spokesman for the RCMP in Langley, B.C., has confirmed that one person has been found dead inside a house destroyed in an explosion on Friday.
  Sgt. Zynal Sharoom says in a news release that investigators remained at the scene over the weekend and were working with the BC Coroners Service to identify the remains.
  The explosion and fire left two people with critical injuries and one person unaccounted for as the flames destroyed the home, spread to nearby residences and for
  
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• Manitoba’s Carruthers beats New Brunswick’s Grattan to remain unbeaten at Brier

  03-03-2025 21:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KELOWNA, B.C. — Manitoba’s Reid Carruthers defeated New Brunswick’s James Grattan 6-4 to keep his perfect record intact at the Montana’s Brier.Carruthers improved to 4-0 in round-robin play. Defending champion Brad Gushue (3-0), who was idle for the early draw, is the only other unbeaten skip in Pool A.Northern Ontario’s John Epping made a game-winning runback for an 8-7 win over Manitoba’s Matt Dunstone. Both teams are 3-1.
  Alberta’s Kevin Koe beat Brit
  
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• U.S. plans to nearly triple anti-dumping duty on Canadian softwood as tariffs loom

  03-03-2025 20:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced it’s planning to almost triple the anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood lumber, bringing total levies to almost 27 per cent even before the American president’s threatened tariffs.The department issued a preliminary anti-dumping rate of 20.07 per cent today, up from 7.66 per cent sent three years ago, which is in addition to countervailing duties of 6.74 per cent.The BC Lumber Trade Council says in a statement that t
  
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• CIBC branch in Hope closing end of August - Chilliwack Progress

  03-03-2025 20:56 via news.google.com
  CIBC branch in Hope closing end of August  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Fundraiser aims to return man's body to Philippines after Chilliwack crash - Aldergrove Star

  03-03-2025 20:43 via news.google.com
  Fundraiser aims to return man's body to Philippines after Chilliwack crash  Aldergrove Star
  
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• Fundraiser aims to return man's body to Philippines after Chilliwack crash - Chilliwack Progress

  03-03-2025 20:42 via news.google.com
  Fundraiser aims to return man's body to Philippines after Chilliwack crash  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Vasilevskiy, Hintz, Suzuki named NHL’s three stars of the week

  03-03-2025 20:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, Dallas centre Roope Hintz and Montreal captain Nick Suzuki have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week.
  Vasilevskiy stopped 71 of the 73 shots he faced last week, going 3-0-0 with a 0.67 goals-against average, .973 save percentage and one shutout, as the Lightning extended its winning streak to eight games.
  He highlighted his week by making 24 saves for his 38th career shutout in a 3-0 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday.H
  
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• Quebec man accused of killing three men in 2023 truck attack to stand trial in May

  03-03-2025 20:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The trial for a Quebec man charged with killing three pedestrians with his truck will begin mid-May and is expected to last eight weeks.The Crown prosecutor’s office says a judge confirmed today that Steeve Gagnon’s trial will begin May 15 in Rimouski, Que.
  Gagnon faces 14 counts in the alleged attack in Amqui, Que., on March 13, 2023, including three counts of first-degree murder.
  He is also charged with nine counts of attempted murder and two counts of dangerous dr
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP respond to report of naked man inside gymnastics club, later arrest him - Fraser Valley Today

  03-03-2025 20:04 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack RCMP respond to report of naked man inside gymnastics club, later arrest him  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP respond to report of naked man inside gymnastics club, later arrest him

  03-03-2025 20:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A spokesperson for the Chilliwack RCMP says police attended a Chilliwack gymnastics building over the weekend for an unclothed male inside the premises.According to a statement from Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener, Mounties responded to a report of a naked man inside the Chilliwack Gymnastics building on Young Road on Friday night at 9:20 p.m.Cpl. Kiener says police were able to locate the male and arrest him in the parking lot attached to the building.Imag
  
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• Canada Cricket GM named tournament director of Canada Super 60 League.

  03-03-2025 20:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Cricket Canada general manager Ingleton Liburd has been named tournament director of the new Canada Super 60 League.
  The league is set to debut in July at the CAA Centre in Brampton, Ont., featuring the short-form 10-over version of the game. Matches last about 90 minutes with each team batting for 10 overs (60 balls), making for all-action contests with batsmen swinging for the boundary in search of runs.
  In contrast, the Global T20 Canada tournament, which has taken place at th
  
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• Pope Francis suffers new breathing crises, is back on noninvasive ventilation, Vatican says

  03-03-2025 19:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROME (AP) — Pope Francis suffered two new episodes of acute respiratory crises Monday and was put back on noninvasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said.
  Francis had inhaled “copious” amounts of mucus in another setback in what has become a more than two-week battle to overcome a complex respiratory infection and pneumonia.
  In a late update, the Vatican said the episodes were caused by a “significant accumulation” of mucus in his lungs and bronchial spasms. &l
  
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• Former CFL star Elliott Brown getting a head start on life after football

  03-03-2025 19:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Elliott Brown is taking the off-season to do more than just prepare for his first NFL opportunity.
  The six-foot-four, 225-pound defensive end signed a one-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals in January following two seasons with the Edmonton Elks. But the 27-year-old American spent last week participating in the CFL mentorship program, a joint venture between the league and CFL Players’ Association that provides a behind-the-scenes look at the business of the game and potential opportunit
  
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• 1 person confirmed dead in Langley house explosion: RCMP

  03-03-2025 19:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY — A spokesperson for the Langley RCMP detachment has confirmed that a deceased person has been located inside a Langley home where an explosion occurred on Friday.
  According to a statement from Langley RCMP Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, Mounties in Langley received a report of an explosion at a home in the 7300 block of 196 Street Friday, Feb. 28 at approximately 10:40 a.m. Police say investigators have remained on scene to carefully examine the scene.
  Sgt. Sharoom says one person has been f
  
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• Tennis legend Serena Williams joining ownership of WNBA’s Toronto Tempo

  03-03-2025 18:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Tennis legend Serena Williams is joining the Toronto Tempo’s ownership group, the WNBA expansion team announced Monday.
  Williams said in a release that women’s sports are an “incredible investment opportunity” and she is looking forward to being part of the WNBA’s first Canadian team.
  Her investment in the ownership team, led by Kilmer Sports Ventures chairman Larry Tanenbaum, is pending final league approval.
  The Tempo say Williams will play an acti
  
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• Emotions run high after Chilliwack by-election, as SD33 trustee labels winner ‘career politician’ - Fraser Valley Today

  03-03-2025 18:43 via news.google.com
  Emotions run high after Chilliwack by-election, as SD33 trustee labels winner ‘career politician’  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Emotions run high after Chilliwack by-election, as SD33 trustee labels winner ‘career politician’

  03-03-2025 18:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Emotions ran high in the aftermath of Saturday’s Chilliwack by-election, with one current SD33 trustee labeling the by-election winner a “career politician.”
  According to the text of a social media post Saturday night, roughly two hours after Laurie Throness won, current SD33 trustee Teri Westerby said the nearly 3,800 votes Throness received did not reflect Chilliwack.
  “3,800 votes do not define Chilliwack. They do not determine the heart of our commun
  
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• Canada extending tax credit for investors in critical mineral exploration

  03-03-2025 18:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government is extending a tax break for those investing in critical mineral exploration.
  Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson made the announcement today at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto.
  The 15 per cent tax cut is being extended for two more years and is expected to free up $110 million to help develop mining sites, primarily in the North.
  Critical minerals have become a leading political issue in recent weeks, tha
  
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• Trump slams Zelenskyy for saying the end of the Russia war ‘is still very, very far away’

  03-03-2025 18:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump slammed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday for suggesting that end of Russia’s war against Ukraine is still likely “very, very far away.”
  “This is the worst statement that could have been made by Zelenskyy, and America will not put up with it for much longer!” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform.
  Zelenskyy late Sunday said he believed the war would go on for some time, while trying to offer
  
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• Victim of fatal motor vehicle collision in Chilliwack identified - Fraser Valley Today

  03-03-2025 18:13 via news.google.com
  Victim of fatal motor vehicle collision in Chilliwack identified  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Victim of fatal motor vehicle collision in Chilliwack identified

  03-03-2025 18:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The man who died after a motor vehicle collision near the intersection of Vedder Road and Promontory Road in February has been identified as a native of the Philippines.
  According to the text of a GoFundMe organized by Bish Kalsi, the victim is Nestor Ferdinand Pelaez, who was on his way to work on Tuesday, February 18 and was struck by a commercial vehicle. Pelaez was pronounced deceased at the scene. As of Monday morning, $815 had been raised for Pelaez.
  Kalsi wrote in the G
  
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• CRTC delays implementation of next-generation 911 service for two years

  03-03-2025 17:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Next-generation 911 service — which would allow Canadians to send texts or video to summon help — won’t be implemented for another two years.
  The CRTC had set Tuesday as the deadline for transitioning to next-generation 911.
  But the telecom regulator now says it has moved that deadline to March 2027.
  It says that while telecoms are ready for the move, most provincial, territorial and municipal emergency services are not.
  The CRTC says it was warned by multiple gr
  
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• Former P.E.I. premier Dennis King appointed ambassador to Ireland

  03-03-2025 17:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Former Prince Edward Island premier Dennis King has been appointed Canada’s new ambassador to Ireland.
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office announced the appointment today.
  King abruptly resigned as premier and Progressive Conservative leader last month, saying the decision was in the best interests of his family, the government and P.E.I. residents.
  He also resigned his seat as an MLA and said he did not want to seek elected office again.
  The 53-year-old had been pr
  
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• Sources: Team Einarson lead Briane Harris files complaint against CCES with WADA

  03-03-2025 17:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Curler Briane Harris, recently reinstated after sitting out nearly a year due to a provisional suspension, has filed a complaint against the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport with the World Anti-Doping Agency, two sources with knowledge of the situation said.
  The complaint was sent to the Montreal-based agency on Feb. 7, claiming nonconformity with the WADA Code by the CCES, according to a 10-page document that has been seen by The Canadian Press.
  The CCES is an independent organization respon
  
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• Former PM Harper blasts Liberal leadership candidate Carney’s economic record

  03-03-2025 17:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Former prime minister Stephen Harper is taking shots at Liberal leadership frontrunner Mark Carney’s economic record.
  Harper accuses Carney of taking unearned credit for steering the Canadian economy out of the global financial crisis more than 15 years ago.
  While Harper appointed Carney to run the Bank of Canada at the beginning of the 2008 financial crisis, he says it was then-finance minister Jim Flaherty who made the “hard calls.”
  Harper makes the attacks in
  
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• Man pleads guilty to murder and attempted murder in shooting at suburban Chicago July 4 parade

  03-03-2025 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WAUKEGAN, Ill (AP) — The man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more at a 2022 Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb pleaded guilty Monday to murder and attempted murder, just moments before opening arguments in his trial.Appearing in a Lake County circuit courtroom, Robert E. Crimo III, 23, withdrew his earlier not-guilty plea in the Highland Park shooting. The trial started Feb. 24 with jury selection.
  Prosecutors initially charged him with 21 counts of first-degre
  
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• Busy weekend for AbbyPD, including threats, domestics and break-ins, as police manage over 360 files

  03-03-2025 16:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford Police Department dealt with everything from threats to break-ins, domestic violence calls and sudden deaths, just to name a few, during a busy weekend.
  Police in Abbotsford say their frontline teams managed 370 police files between 5 p.m. on Friday and 6 a.m. Monday morning. They responded to break and enters, assaults, domestic dispute/violence calls, mischiefs, noise complaints, traffic issues, threats and sadly, sudden deaths.
  Police also removed 22 impaired
  
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• Another earthquake shakes awake some British Columbians

  03-03-2025 15:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  An earthquake has shaken awake some B.C. residents, the latest in a series of tremors for the province.
  Earthquakes Canada says the 4.1 magnitude earthquake was detected at 5:02 a.m. PST roughly 44 kilometres northeast of Victoria, B.C., and 75 kilometres southeast of Vancouver but it isn’t believed to have caused any damage.
  The agency says the quake would have been lightly felt around Victoria and Vancouver, and by 6 a.m. more than 1,500 people had reported feeling the quake to the agenc
  
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• Capitals sign goaltender Charlie Lindgren to a 3-year, $9 million extension

  03-03-2025 15:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Capitals have shored up their goaltending tandem for the next few seasons by signing Charlie Lindgren to a three-year extension worth $9 million.
  General manager Chris Patrick announced the move Monday, with the Capitals atop the Eastern Conference with roughly a quarter of the regular season left to play.
  Lindrgen’s deal comes five weeks since they signed fellow netminder Logan Thompson to a six-year deal worth $35.1 million.
  “Since joining our
  
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• Suspect arrested, guns/ammo seized after police execute a search warrant near Lytton

  03-03-2025 15:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LYTTON — A suspect was arrested, and multiple guns and ammunition were seized following a search warrant near the Village of Lytton.
  Lillooet-Lytton RCMP say officers from its detachment as the South East District Response executed a search warrant in a community near Lytton without incident Sunday (March 2).
  RCMP say there was a larger police presence in the area than normal but there is no risk to public safety.
  In a news release, police say one man was arrested and remains in custody to
  
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• Busy weekend for AbbyPD, including death threats, domestics and break-ins, as police manage over 360 files

  03-03-2025 15:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford Police Department dealt with everything from death threats to break-ins, domestic violence calls and sudden deaths, just to name a few, during a busy weekend.
  Police in Abbotsford say their frontline teams managed 370 police files between 5 p.m. on Friday and 6 a.m. Monday morning. They responded to break and enters, assaults, domestic dispute/violence calls, mischiefs, noise complaints, traffic issues, threats and sadly, sudden deaths.Police also removed 22 imp
  
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• Canada Soccer unveils new philanthropic programs, offers details on World Cup tickets

  03-03-2025 14:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Canada Soccer unveiled two new philanthropic programs Monday, one partnering with Infinity Records and award-winning Canadian producer Boi-1da and the other linking an expanded Canada Red supporters’ club program to tickets for Canada’s games at the 2026 World Cup.
  Boi-1da (pronounced Boy Wonder) has been named Canada Soccer’s first “national teams music ambassador” and will oversee a program titled “Perfect Pitch” that will produce a Wor
  
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• Chilliwack residents invited to 'plant a row' for food bank - Chilliwack Progress

  03-03-2025 14:47 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack residents invited to 'plant a row' for food bank  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Major law enforcement operation underway in German city of Mannheim as public told to stay inside

  03-03-2025 13:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MANNHEIM, Germany (AP) — Police in the western German city of Mannheim have asked the public to stay away from the downtown area and keep inside their homes. Mannheim is a city of about 300,000 people located south of Frankfurt.Police would not disclose what prompted the large law enforcement presence in the city center.
  A spokesperson for police, Stefan Wilhelm, told n-tv television that an “incident” occurred at around 12.15 in the Paradeplatz area of downtown Mannheim that t
  
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• Austria’s new government takes office after a 5-month wait for a new administration

  03-03-2025 11:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VIENNA (AP) — Christian Stocker was sworn in as Austrian chancellor on Monday as a new government, a three-party coalition, took office after a five-month wait following elections in September.The new government will have to deal with rising unemployment, a recession and a creaking budget. Its coalition agreement, presented on Thursday after the longest negotiations in post-World War II Austria, also foresees strict new asylum rules in the European Union country of 9 million people.
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• In the news today: Trudeau set to visit King Charles before trip home

  03-03-2025 10:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  Trudeau set to visit King Charles before trip home
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau planned to meet with King Charles today before leaving London for Ottawa.
  Trudeau was in London for a weekend security summit, making Canada the only non-European nation represented in talks on how to ensure a possible Ukraine ceasefire actually holds.
  Analysts say Trudeau’s visit was meant to maintain Canada’s
  
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• Trudeau set to visit King Charles before flying home to Ottawa after security summit

  03-03-2025 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau planned to meet with King Charles today before leaving London for Ottawa.
  Trudeau was in London for a weekend security summit, making Canada the only non-European nation represented in talks on how to ensure a possible Ukraine ceasefire actually holds.
  Analysts say Trudeau’s visit was meant to maintain Canada’s role in the transatlantic alliance, despite U.S. President Donald Trump pulling back from NATO and blaming Ukraine for Russia&rsqu
  
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• Nurses, midwives can help treat depression during pregnancy and new motherhood: study

  03-03-2025 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A new study says nurses, midwives and doulas can treat depression and anxiety symptoms experienced during pregnancy and after delivery.The clinical trial, published today in the journal Nature Medicine, suggests training non-mental health specialists in short-term behavioural therapy can make treatment available for people who don’t have a psychologist or psychiatrist.Lead author Dr. Daisy Singla from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health says depression and anxiety sy
  
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• Canada’s bracing for Trump’s tariffs. Here’s how it’s expected to respond

  03-03-2025 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods imposed by the U.S. government are expected to take hold tomorrow, marking the start of a North American trade war.President Donald Trump signed the order to impose the devastating levies on his northern and southern neighbours on Feb. 1, saying the measures would help stop “illegal migration” and the smuggling of opioids into U.S. territory.In early February, Trump delayed the start date on the tariffs by 30 days after two phone calls between Pr
  
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• Canada waiting to see if Trump starts North American trade war with steep tariffs

  03-03-2025 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — Canada is bracing to see whether U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on his threats of economy-wide tariffs — or whether another last-minute pause materializes, averting a North American trade war.
  Trump’s executive order to implement 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian products, with a lower 10 per cent levy on energy, was delayed until Tuesday after Canada agreed to introduce new security measures at the border.
  Despite boosted border efforts and a weeks-
  
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• Hwy. 1 closed near Chilliwack as air ambulance called for rollover crash - The Chilliwack Progress

  03-03-2025 09:00 via news.google.com
  Hwy. 1 closed near Chilliwack as air ambulance called for rollover crash  The Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Hwy. 1 closed near Chilliwack as air ambulance called for rollover crash - Abbotsford News

  03-03-2025 09:00 via news.google.com
  Hwy. 1 closed near Chilliwack as air ambulance called for rollover crash  Abbotsford News
  
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