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• CP NewsAlert: Carney to be sworn in as Canada’s 24th prime minister Friday

  12-03-2025 23:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Mark Carney will be sworn in as Canada’s 24th prime minister at a ceremony at Rideau Hall Friday after the formal resignation of Justin Trudeau.
  A senior Liberal source says a new cabinet will also be sworn in.
  More coming.Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press
  
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• ‘Several critical safety failures’ behind B.C. workers death, WorkSafeBC says

  12-03-2025 22:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RICHMOND, B.C. — WorkSafeBC says a worker killed in Vancouver last year when a mould used for concrete fell 26 storeys should never have been able to stand where she was.
  The report released by the province’s worker safety agency says “several critical safety failures” are to blame for the death of the woman at the Oakridge Park development site in February of 2024.It says CCTV footage revealed “no effective controls in place” and safety protocols not followed
  
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• Chilliwack North MLA says 2025 B.C. budget falls short on infrastructure, public safety needs - Fraser Valley Today

  12-03-2025 22:45 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack North MLA says 2025 B.C. budget falls short on infrastructure, public safety needs  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• YouTuber sues B.C. conservation officer, government over alleged profit losses

  12-03-2025 22:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A YouTube hunting personality is suing British Columbia’s Conservation Officer Service alleging one of its officers defamed and targeted him in a “malicious, obsessive and compulsive fashion,” allegedly causing him to lose sponsorship deals.The B.C. Supreme Court lawsuit says it started in May 2020, when Michele Beaulieu gave a hunting tag to his wife who killed a black bear in the province, believing the “prerequisite tag” could be shared.The laws
  
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• U.S. gender backlash hitting UN agencies, Canadian ambassador Bob Rae says

  12-03-2025 22:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UNITED NATIONS — Canada is mobilizing to advance gender equity and feminism in global forums as the Trump administration attempts to roll back diversity programming at the United Nations.
  “We’re in a major fight at the moment about equity, about diversity, about LGBTQ+ rights — generally, about even the concept of gender,” Bob Rae, Canada’s ambassador to the UN, said in an interview.
  “Absolutely, it’s a struggle. We’re up against a number of
  
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• Kuwait frees a group of jailed Americans, including contractors held on drug charges

  12-03-2025 22:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Kuwait has released a group of American prisoners, including veterans and military contractors jailed for years on drug-related charges, in a move seen as a gesture of goodwill between two allies, a representative for the detainees told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
  The release follows a recent visit to the region by Adam Boehler, the Trump administration’s top hostage envoy, and comes amid a continued U.S. government push to bring home American citizens jailed
  
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• Road-weary Leafs back home with new faces — and new questions about Marner’s future

  12-03-2025 22:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Craig Berube wanted to get to know Mitch Marner.
  The Toronto Maple Leafs head coach met with the team’s star winger — a fan snapped a picture and posted the encounter to social media — shortly after he was hired last spring.
  Berube came away impressed, and he’s since watched Marner lead the group on many nights. The 27-year-old winger’s 80 points in 64 games tops the roster’s ledger by a wide margin.
  There were always going to be questions abou
  
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• B.C.’s New Democrat government and Greens finalize confidence agreement

  12-03-2025 21:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s NDP government and the provincial Green Party caucus have signed an agreement that consolidates the New Democrats’ hold on the provincial legislature where they have a one-seat majority.
  A statement from the NDP caucus says the final deal includes “additional commitment” to consult the Greens on U.S. tariff and trade actions related to “shared initiatives” on housing, health care, transit, environment and social justice.
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• B.C. RCMP conduct hearing delayed over disclosure issues, possible publication ban

  12-03-2025 21:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  An RCMP code of conduct hearing that could see three Mounties from Coquitlam, B.C., lose their jobs has been delayed until Thursday over disclosure issues and a possible publication ban.The hearing in Surrey, B.C., was to begin with the testimony of a female officer who lawyers for the conduct hearing said would testify that Const. Ian Solven “outright lied” during his testimony at the hearing earlier this week.Constables Solven, Mersad Mesbah and Philip Dick face allegations of disc
  
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• Senators, Blue Jackets, Rangers and Bruins lead an East wild-card playoff race full of surprises

  12-03-2025 21:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Ottawa Senators last qualified for the playoffs in 2017, while the Columbus Blue Jackets have only won a round once in more than two decades of existence and none since before the pandemic.
  The New York Rangers were the top team in the NHL last season before making a run to the Eastern Conference final and losing to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers. The Boston Bruins are just two years removed from setting league records for wins and points in a season.
  Now those four teams
  
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• Canadians Pendrith, Conners ready to attack TPC Sawgrass at the Players Championship

  12-03-2025 21:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TPC Sawgrass is considered one of the toughest courses in the world, with its No. 17 one of the most recognizable and difficult holes in pro golf.But Canadians Corey Conners and Taylor Pendrith feel they’re up for the challenge at the Players Championship this week.“It’s a course where the way it’s set up, you need to hit fairways,” said Pendrith, a native of Richmond Hill, Ont. “If you can drive it well, then there’s lots of scoring opportunities. If yo
  
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• Rare unanimous support for B.C. bill on perinatal, postnatal mental health care

  12-03-2025 21:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s politicians have found rare common ground and given unanimous support in the legislature to a private member’s bill proposing universal access to mental health care for pregnant women and new mothers.
  The Opposition B.C. Conservatives say the proposal by caucus chair Jody Toor is the first private member’s bill to pass second reading with unanimous support in a recorded vote in 43 years.
  Bill 204 would give the government a year to create a s
  
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• Busy week ahead as Chilliwack Chiefs continue to dominate Coastal Conference - Chilliwack Progress

  12-03-2025 20:57 via news.google.com
  Busy week ahead as Chilliwack Chiefs continue to dominate Coastal Conference  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack North MLA says 2025 B.C. budget falls short on infrastructure, public safety needs

  12-03-2025 20:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliack North MLA Heather Maahs says the 2025 B.C. budget as introduced by the governing New Democratic Party falls woefully short on critical infrastructure and public safety projects.According to a statement, Maahs, who was elected in October 2024 with 54 per cent of the vote, says the budget neglects the pressing needs of Chilliwack and doesn’t go far enough to improve life in Chilliwack.“This budget completely fails Chilliwack and my riding of Chilliwack Nort
  
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• Dortmund advances to Champions League quarterfinals with 2-1 win at Lille

  12-03-2025 20:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Borussia Dortmund reached the Champions League quarterfinals by beating Lille 2-1, overcoming an early deficit Wednesday to set up a final-eight matchup against Barcelona.
  Last season’s runner-up advanced 3-2 on aggregate after last week’s 1-1 draw in the round-of-16 first leg in Germany.
  Maximilian Beier’s winner in the 65th minute came shortly after teammate Emre Can had equalized from the penalty spot. Can converted in the 54th after former Dortmund player Thomas Meunier too
  
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• Chilliwack non-profit names new leader, staff

  12-03-2025 20:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A Chilliwack non-profit whose platform facilitates a variety of support services for older adults in Chilliwack has named its new executive director and two additional staff members.
  According to a social media post, Chilliwack-based Compassionate Neighbourhood Health Partners Society has named Coletta Holmes as its new executive director, Amber Peters as program manager, and Arlene Haley as its volunteer coordinator.CNHPS’ stated mission is to increase social and emotio
  
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• Congo government and M23 rebel group will hold peace talks on March 18, mediator Angola says

  12-03-2025 20:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo’s government and the M23 rebel group will participate in peace talks on March 18, Angola said Wednesday.
  A statement from Angolan President João Lourenço’s office said they would begin “direct peace negotiations” in the Angolan capital, Luanda.
  Angola has acted as a mediator in the conflict in eastern Congo, which escalated in late January when the Rwanda-backed rebels advanced and took control of the strategic eastern Congo
  
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• Abbotsford PD converges at Matsqui First Nation after vehicle collision to property

  12-03-2025 20:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD/MATSQUI FIRST NATION — Abbotsford Police Department officers have converged in Matsqui First Nation Wednesday around noon after a vehicle collision to a property.
  According to a social media post, Abbotsford police say the driver of a suspect vehicle fled on foot, resulting in an active police dog track to the west of the scene.
  AbbyPD says an Air 1 helicopter is also assisting in the search. Officers are canvassing along the rail line near Burgess Avenue.
  Property owners in the
  
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• Multi-vehicle crash shuts Highway 99 south of Whistler, B.C.

  12-03-2025 20:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WHISTLER, B.C. — A multi-vehicle crash has shut down the Sea-to-Sky Highway in both directions on the way to Whistler, B.C.
  RCMP say poor weather is contributing to the road conditions and drivers are being asked to avoid the area.Police say in a news release that the crash happened between Callaghan Valley and Brew Creek roads on Wednesday.Cpl. Katrina Boehmer with the Sea to Sky RCMP says there will be extensive delays until the investigation can be completed and the road is re-opened.
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• Canada-linked team finds Saturn has 128 more moons, leaving Jupiter in cosmic dust

  12-03-2025 20:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Canadian and other researchers have confirmed Saturn as the solar system’s undisputed “moon king,” after discovering 128 more moons circling the ringed planet.
  The discovery by a team, including current and former University of British Columbia astronomers, brings Saturn’s total to 274, almost twice as many as all other planets in our solar system combined, and leaving Jupiter in a distant second place with 95 moons.
  “Based on our projections, I do
  
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• Canada’s short-track speedskaters to treat world championships as Olympic trial run

  12-03-2025 19:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Canada’s short-track speedskaters are gearing up for the biggest event of their season.
  And a good showing at this weekend’s world championships in Beijing is more meaningful than other years with an even bigger stage 11 months down the road: the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.
  “It is a practice,” Canadian head coach Marc Gagnon said of the competition in China with the Games in Italy just over the horizon. “There is more pressure.”
  Canada’
  
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• ‘Motorcyclist’s unfortunate decision’ not the fault of Vancouver police: watchdog

  12-03-2025 19:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY, B.C. — B.C.’s police watchdog has cleared Vancouver officers in relation to the death of a motorcyclist that occurred shortly after a chase had stopped.The Independent Investigations Office says police tried to conduct a traffic stop on Nov. 6 last year because a motorcycle didn’t have a license plate.The officers called off the subsequent chase, but the investigations office says a short time later the motorcycle hit a parked car and the rider was pronounced dead at th
  
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• Vatican says a chest scan confirms improvements in the pope’s condition

  12-03-2025 19:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROME (AP) — The Vatican says a chest scan has confirmed improvements in Pope Francis’ condition in his fourth week in the hospital for treatment of double pneumonia.
  The pope continues to receive high flows of oxygen through nasal tubes during the day, and he has a non-invasive mechanical mask to aid his rest at night.
  The Vatican said the 88-year-old Francis again followed the Vatican’s spiritual retreat remotely, and resumed physical and respiratory therapy after a quiet nigh
  
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• Chilliwack home sales drop in February as uncertainty grips market - Fraser Valley Today

  12-03-2025 19:30 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack home sales drop in February as uncertainty grips market  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Chilliwack home sales drop in February as uncertainty grips market

  12-03-2025 19:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Home sales in the Chilliwack area dropped sharply in February as economic uncertainty loomed over the real estate market.
  The Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board says 187 homes were sold through the MLS system last month, a 13.8 per cent decline from February 2024. Sales were also well below historical averages, sitting 38.8 per cent below the five-year norm and 28.8 per cent below the 10-year trend.
  On a year-to-date basis, 357 homes changed hands in the first two month
  
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• Chilliwack North MLA says NDP budget 'neglects' city's needs - Chilliwack Progress

  12-03-2025 19:29 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack North MLA says NDP budget 'neglects' city's needs  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Trump administration drops lawsuit against company over alleged abuse at its child migrant shelters

  12-03-2025 18:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Trump administration is dropping a civil lawsuit against the largest provider of housing for unaccompanied migrant children over allegations of repeated sexual abuse and harassment of minors in its facilities.
  The dismissal was filed on Wednesday after the federal government announced they would no longer use services by Southwest Key Programs. The complaint, filed last year during the Biden administration, alleged a litany of offenses between 2015 and 2023 as Sou
  
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• Blue Jays sign right-hander Dillon Tate to one-year deal

  12-03-2025 18:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have signed right-hander Dillon Tate to a one-year contract, the team announced Wednesday.
  The deal is worth US$1.4 million.
  In a corresponding move, the Blue Jays transferred right-hander Angel Bastardo to the 60-day injured list.Tate made four appearances with Toronto in 2024 after being claimed off waivers in September.Between the Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles, the 30-year-old appeared in 54 games across Major League Baseball and Triple-A, posting a 3.7
  
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• Industry group says Trump tariffs could destroy U.S. demand for aluminum

  12-03-2025 18:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A representative of Canada’s aluminum industry says the Trump administration’s 25 per cent tariffs could destroy demand for the metal in the American market.Jean Simard, president and CEO of the Aluminum Association of Canada, says orders from U.S. clients will slow and aluminum will pile up at Canadian factories if the tariffs persist.He says Canadian producers may look to sell more of the metal to Europe if U.S. President Donald Trump’s punishing 25 per cent
  
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• Ottawa, province to provide rent support for B.C. gender-based violence survivors

  12-03-2025 18:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia and federal governments have announced funding to ensure adequate housing for survivors of gender-based violence in the province.
  The B.C. Housing Ministry says in a news release that Ottawa is providing nearly $37 million over four years and the province will match the investment.
  It says the money will be used to help victims transition to secure rental housing in the private market.
  The ministry says the benefit provided by BC Housing will supply an avera
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Protecting what matters most to British Columbians

  12-03-2025 18:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Budget 2025 was delivered during the most consequential time in B.C. for many generations. The same morning, we were hit by unjustified tariffs from our largest trading partner, we introduced a budget that meets the moment, protecting jobs and the public services people need while preparing the province’s economy to weather this threat.
  Budget 2025 is about standing strong for B.C. and making sure public services are there when we need them. It focuses on what matters most — our peop
  
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• Canada calls for unity, pushes back on U.S. tariffs as G7 ministers gather in Quebec

  12-03-2025 18:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is welcoming her counterparts from some of the world’s most powerful countries to Quebec this week, as Ottawa works to maintain unity between Washington and its Group of Seven partners and pushes back on U.S. tariffs.
  “We all need to band together in the best way that we can,” said Sen. Peter Boehm, a former diplomat who played a central role in Canada’s participation in the G7 for decades.
  “Success is gett
  
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• Quebec Court of Appeal to hear Gilbert Rozon over defence in sex assault civil trial

  12-03-2025 17:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec’s highest court says it will hear Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon’s appeal over a decision that limited the questions his defence could ask during his civil trial for sexual assault.
  Court of Appeal Justice Martin Vauclair did not order the trial suspended, but he did write in a short judgment Tuesday that a final decision in the lawsuit would not be possible until the appeal is settled.
  Rozon’s civil trial for sexual assault opened in early Decemb
  
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• Norwegian ski jumpers Lindvik and Forfang have been suspended as suit tampering scandal escalates

  12-03-2025 17:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GENEVA (AP) — Sign stealing in baseball. Match fixing in soccer. Doping allegations in swimming. Now ski jumping has its own scandal that escalated Wednesday.
  Cheating by Norway team officials manipulating ski suits has shaken a national reputation for fair play and high-minded principles at their home Nordic world championships, where the host team dominated the medal table.Two Olympic gold medalists, Marius Lindvik and Johann André Forfang, had denied involvement since the allegat
  
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• Chilliwack convenience store owners dismayed by RCMP investigation into break and enter - Fraser Valley Today

  12-03-2025 17:10 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack convenience store owners dismayed by RCMP investigation into break and enter  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Philippine ex-president Duterte is heading to the ICC to face charges linked to ‘war on drugs’

  12-03-2025 17:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A jet that took Philippine ex-President Rodrigo Duterte from Manila landed Wednesday in the Netherlands a day after he was arrested on an International Criminal Court warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity over deadly anti-drugs crackdowns he oversaw while in office.
  Within days, Duterte will face an initial appearance where the court will confirm his identity, check that he understands the charges against him and set a date for a hearing to assess if
  
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• Chilliwack convenience store owners dismayed by RCMP investigation into break and enter

  12-03-2025 17:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Unsworth Market owners Moe and Nina, a husband and wife team, say they’re dismayed at what they say is a lack of police investigation into an attempted break and enter that happened about two months ago.
  On Sunday, January 12, a stolen pickup truck forcibly backed into the convenience store during an attempted break and enter over the weekend. The incident occurred at about 6:30 a.m.Police were quick to respond to the scene, arriving at the store before the owner could.
  
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• Fire at residential building in downtown Vancouver displaces dozens

  12-03-2025 17:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A fire at a high-rise building in downtown Vancouver has displaced 42 residents.
  Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services says crews were called to the building on Nelson Street on Tuesday and arrived to find flames coming from the building’s seventh storey, extending into the eighth floor.It says firefighters fought the blaze with a ladder truck from the outside, while crews entered the building to temper the flames on the inside.
  The department says several people with mobili
  
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• Government asks that detained Columbia student’s legal fight be moved to New Jersey or Louisiana

  12-03-2025 16:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A government lawyer asked a federal judge in Manhattan on Wednesday to move the legal fight over the detention of Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil to New Jersey or Louisiana, where he’s being held as the Trump administration seeks to deport him over his participation in pro-Palestinian protests at the school.
  Immigration enforcement agents arrested Khalil, a permanent U.S. resident who is married to an American citizen, in New York on Saturday. He w
  
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• New leadership at Chilliwack non-profit - Fraser Valley Today

  12-03-2025 16:45 via news.google.com
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• New leadership at Chilliwack non-profit

  12-03-2025 16:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A longtime Chilliwack non-profit agency has installed a new executive to lead the social services organization that provides education, prevention and support services to people affected by abuse or violence.
  According to its website, Ann Davis Transition Society says it is honoured to introduce Tracey Brezovski as the new executive director of the society. Brezovski brings over 20 years of expertise as a distinguished leader in the non-profit sector managing complex, multi-se
  
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• Gaels feeling overlooked as they make return to U Sports men’s basketball Final 8

  12-03-2025 16:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Queen’s Gaels head coach Stephan Barrie says his team feels it has been overlooked and has received too low a seeding for the U Sports men’s basketball Final 8.
  The Ontario University Athletics (OUA) finalists enter the tournament as the No. 7 seed after losing to top-seeded Ottawa 95-87 in the conference title game on Saturday. Queen’s was 16-6 during the regular season before defeating Carleton and Ontario Tech en route to the title game.
  “We feel like we got ranked too
  
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• Ravens lean on experience with eyes on three-peat at U Sports women’s Final 8

  12-03-2025 16:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Jacqueline Urban and the Carleton Ravens look to use their experiences of the past two seasons in their favour to three-peat at the U Sports women’s basketball Final 8.
  The two-time defending national champions enter the tournament as the No. 3 seed after falling short of three-peating with a loss to Ottawa in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) title game on Saturday. The Ravens finished 22-0 in the regular season.
  “I think without the past two years that we’ve had, this ye
  
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• Many people don’t get screened for cervical cancer. Self-testing kits can change that

  12-03-2025 16:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — While cervical cancer screening is a routine part of health care for Canadians, many fall through the cracks.Robby Mukonjero, a 63-year-old who moved to Canada from Kenya in 2023, had never been screened for cervical cancer until she took part in a HPV self-sampling study in Toronto last spring.Mukonjero heard about the study through Pasan, a community-based health organization that supports people who were previously incarcerated. A short instructional video showed participants
  
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• Emirati diplomat identified as having Trump letter meets with Iran’s foreign minister

  12-03-2025 16:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Emirati diplomat earlier identified by Tehran as carrying a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump met Wednesday with Iran’s foreign minister.Iranian state television showed Emirati official Anwar Gargash meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran, Iran’s capital.The footage did not show the letter, but Iran earlier said Gargash would carry the letter. Gargash and the UAE government did not immediately acknowledge his t
  
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• ‘Not gonna change my ways’: NHL’s no-visor class continues to dwindle

  12-03-2025 15:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Ryan O’Reilly has had the conversation a number of times.
  Family members will often call or text to let the veteran NHL centre know, again, it’s finally time to put on a visor.
  Sticks have nicked O’Reilly’s face. Pucks and skate blades have come perilously close to his unprotected eyes. There have been plenty of close calls.
  Those moments haven’t changed his thinking — despite the coaxing from loved ones.
  “Every time I get a little stick or anything, eve
  
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• Carney and Ford meet and discuss trade ahead of premier’s visit to Washington

  12-03-2025 15:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Prime-minister designate Mark Carney met with Ontario Premier Doug Ford this morning, ahead of the provincial leader’s trip to Washington, D.C., to discuss tariffs and free trade with a top U.S. official.
  Ford says in a statement that he and Carney had a productive discussion, agreeing on the need to stand firm in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump imposing tariffs on Canadian goods.
  Starting today, the U.S. has imposed tariffs of 25 per cent on steel and aluminum impo
  
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• In blow to Democrats, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen will not seek reelection in New Hampshire

  12-03-2025 15:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H. will not seek reelection next year, a decision that will end the longtime senator’s historic political career and deals a significant blow to Democrats who were already facing a difficult path to reclaiming the Senate majority.
  Shaheen was the first woman elected to serve as both governor and senator in the United States. She turned 78 in January.A spokesperson confirmed her decision through email.Even before Shaheen’s move, Democrats were facing a challen
  
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• Newcomers Daniel Jebbison, Promise David make Canada’s CONCACAF Nations League roster

  12-03-2025 15:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Forwards Daniel Jebbison and Promise (Tobi) David, coach Jesse Marsch’s newest recruits, have been included in Canada’s 23-man roster for the CONCACAF Nations League Finals.
  Jebbison, who plays his club football for Bournemouth in England’s Premier League, previously represented England at the under-18 and U-20 level while David, who is with Belgium’s Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, played for Nigeria’s under-23 team.
  Both have now committed to Canada.
  The 31st-ranked
  
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• Canadian moguls king Mikael Kingsbury claims 99th World Cup win

  12-03-2025 14:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LIVIGNO — Canadian freestyle skiing star Mikael Kingsbury secured his 99th World Cup win by claiming the season-ending duel moguls event Wednesday.
  Kingsbury, competing on the same course that will be used at next year’s Milan-Cortina Olympics, outdueled Japanese rival Ikuma Horishima in the final.
  Filip Gravenfors of Sweden captured bronze.
  With the victory, Kingsbury, of Deux-Montagnes, Que., secured his third Crystal Globe this year, his 29th overall, as the dual moguls champion.
  
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