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• ‘Hitting everybody so hard’: Alberta town remembers 3 hockey players killed in crash

  03-02-2026 23:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  STAVELY — Tributes across Canada and the hockey community have embraced a small Alberta town, where three junior hockey players died in a car crash trying to cross a divided highway to get to morning practice.
  Although most of the Southern Alberta Mustangs are not from Stavely, they fit right in, said resident Dale Ohler.
  He and others would watch out their front windows as players go by on their routine runs, a coach's young daughter sometimes trailing behind them on her bicycle.
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• Canada’s Fernandez loses to Kessler in second round of Abu Dhabi Open

  03-02-2026 23:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABU DHABI — Canada's Leylah Fernandez was eliminated in the second round of the Abu Dhabi Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-2 loss to McCartney Kessler on Tuesday.
  Fernandez, who was seeded sixth at the WTA 500 hard court tournament, was broken five times on 10 chances while only converting one of her six break points.
  The 23-year-old from Laval, Que., struggled on serve and hit into eight double-faults.
  Fernandez picked up her only win of the season so far when she defeated Chloé
  
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• Diallo, Draxl lead young Canada team against Brazil in Davis Cup tie

  03-02-2026 23:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Captain Frank Dancevic says there’s plenty of unknowns as ninth-ranked Canada prepares to host No. 18 Brazil in this weekend’s Davis Cup Qualifiers first round.
  Canada will be led by 24-year-old Gabriel Diallo of Montreal, who is ranked 39th in the world, and Liam Draxl of Newmarket, Ont., who is 146th.
  Brazil does not have a have a top-200 singles player in its lineup.
  "It’s a challenge because you’re playing an opponent that you don’t the know th
  
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• B.C. man feared ‘hit’ because of a feeling, ex-Mountie tells inquest into deaths

  03-02-2026 22:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BURNABY — A former RCMP officer says a man found dead with his wife and two young sons in Prince Rupert, B.C., told him days before that he had a "feeling" that someone was trying to kill them, not because anyone had actually threatened them.
  Former corporal Matthew Jones, now a constable with the CN Police Service, told a B.C. coroners inquest into the deaths that he pulled over Christopher Duong and his wife, Janet Nguyen, as they were driving around Prince Rupert at about 2 a.m. in June
  
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• NBA names Raptors’ Darko Rajaković as coach for World team at All-Star Game

  03-02-2026 22:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Darko Rajaković always feels like he's representing Serbia. At the All-Star Game, he'll be representing the world.
  Rajaković, the Toronto Raptors' head coach, will be the coach for the international team at the All-Star Game in Inglewood, California, on Feb. 15, the NBA announced Tuesday. It's a move that will give the new U.S. vs. The World format even more of a global feel.
  Rajaković, who is Serbian and coaches the only NBA team that plays its home games outside of the U.S., wil
  
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• MPs must close loopholes that allows extortion suspects to claim refugee status: Eby

  03-02-2026 22:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  British Columbia Premier David Eby says federal lawmakers must close "corrosive" loopholes that allow suspects in extortion-related shootings to apply for refugee status as the "paralyzing" situation undermines public confidence and commerce.
  There have been dozens of shootings aimed at business members of the South Asian community since the new year in Surrey, B.C., and Eby says the loopholes need to be quickly shut to help police in their investigations.The premier met with South Asian busines
  
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• Argos release veteran linebacker Wynton McManis ahead of free agency

  03-02-2026 22:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Wynton McManis is on the open market.
  The Toronto Argonauts released the veteran middle linebacker Tuesday, a week ahead of the start of CFL free agency. McManis, 31, was set to become a free agent next week.
  "The harsh reality of professional football is that our sport is marked by constant change," Toronto general manager Mike Clemmons said in a statement. "I do my best to appreciate each and every player that walks through the door, but some players are just different."They le
  
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• Collision between migrant speedboat, Greek coast guard vessel leaves at least 14 dead

  03-02-2026 22:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A collision between a speedboat carrying migrants and a Greek coast guard patrol vessel off the eastern Aegean island of Chios late Tuesday has killed at last 14 people, the coast guard said. A search and rescue operation involving patrol boats, a helicopter and divers was underway in the area.The coast guard said another 24 migrants were rescued and transported to a hospital on Chios, as were two coast guard officers who were injured in the incident. It was unclear h
  
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• House passes bill to end the partial government shutdown, sending it to Trump

  03-02-2026 22:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Tuesday passed a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package to end the partial government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump while setting the stage for an intense debate in Congress over Homeland Security funding.The vote was 217-214, and wrapped up congressional work on 11 annual appropriations bills that fund government agencies and programs through Sept. 30. Trump has said he will sign the bill when it reaches his desk, ending the partial
  
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• Friends fighting to bring home B.C. man after 40-metre fall from ice wall in Colorado

  03-02-2026 21:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Friends of an avid adventure seeker critically injured after a 40-metre fall from a Colorado ice wall are fighting to bring him back to Canada to continue his long recovery.
  Vratislav (Vrato) Durech and his wife, who live in Squamish, B.C., were ice climbing in Colorado on Jan. 24 when he fell.
  Ever since, Durech has been in intensive care in a hospital in Grand Junction, Colo., 395 kilometres west of Denver, said friend Pierre Carret.
  "When I received that first call, I didn't have much hope,"
  
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• Social media ban would need oversight, mother of exploited teen tells MPs

  03-02-2026 21:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A ban on social media for children would need oversight and monitoring of the tech industry in order to work, online safety advocate Carol Todd told members of Parliament Tuesday.
  "If we're going to encourage and create a social media … ban in Canada, we have to ensure that there are safety designs to monitor it, to oversee it," said Todd, whose daughter Amanda died by suicide in 2012 after experiencing online sextortion.
  "Oversight is a big part of … when the govern
  
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• Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of Libya’s late dictator, killed in north Africa country, officials say

  03-02-2026 21:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CAIRO (AP) — Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son and one-time heir apparent of Libya ’s late dictator Moammar Gadhafi, was killed in the northern African country, Libyan officials said Tuesday.The 53-year-old was killed in the town Zintan, 136 kilometers (85 miles) southwest of the capital, Tripoli, according to two Libyan security officials in western Libya. The circumstances of his death were not immediately clear.The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not autho
  
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• PavCo willing to operate ‘at net zero’ to keep Whitecaps at BC Place: Minister

  03-02-2026 21:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  British Columbia's minister of economic growth says the latest offer to keep the Vancouver Whitecaps playing at B.C. Place Stadium would see the Crown corporation that owns and operates the facility "operating at net zero."
  Ravi Kahlon says PavCo makes approximately $1 million to $1.5 million in profit each year from hosting the Major League Soccer team, and that the latest offer, which emerged from a meeting between the two sides on Monday, would return all of that revenue to the club.
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• 3 men arrested after alleged break and enter at Chilliwack apartment complex: RCMP

  03-02-2026 20:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – Mounties in Chilliwack say three men have been arrested for their alleged roles in a reported break and enter at an apartment complex on Webb Avenue in Sardis.
  According to a statement from RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener, Chilliwack RCMP members responded to a report of a break and enter in the early morning hours of Sunday, February 1.
  At approximately 3:30 a.m., Chilliwack RCMP members were notified about an activated security alarm at an apartment building located
  
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• Social media ban would need oversight through online harms bill: Carol Todd

  03-02-2026 20:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Online safety advocate Carol Todd says a potential ban on social media for children would need oversight and monitoring of the tech industry.Todd, whose daughter Amanda died by suicide after online sextortion, says the government needs to bring online harms legislation forward to ensure children are safe.Todd appeared at a Parliamentary committee studying the effects of influencers and social media content on children and adolescents.
  Sara Austin, founder of Children First Canada,
  
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• Bennett replaces injured Cirelli on Canadian men’s Olympic hockey team

  03-02-2026 20:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett has been named to Canada's men's hockey team for the Milan Cortina Olympics in place of injured Tampa Bay Lightning centre Anthony Cirelli.
  Hockey Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee announced the change Tuesday.
  Cirelli was injured Sunday in Lightning's 6-5 shootout win over Boston in an outdoor game in Tampa, Fla., when he was hit by Bruins forward Mark Kastelic.
  Cirelli has 15 goals and 20 assists in 49 games with the Lighting with a defensive rating
  
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• House passes bill to end the partial government shutdown, sending the measure to Trump

  03-02-2026 20:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Tuesday passed a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package to end the partial government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump and setting the stage for a debate in Congress over Homeland Security funding.The vote was 217-214, and wraps up congressional work on 11 of the 12 annual appropriations bills, funding the vast majority of the government for the budget year ending Sept. 30. The last bill still to be worked out covers the Department of H
  
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  03-02-2026 19:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
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• NASA delays Artemis launch with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen until March

  03-02-2026 19:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — NASA has delayed the planned launch of moon rocket with a Canadian on board until at least March.
  In a press conference in Florida today, NASA officials said the Artemis II astronauts, including Canadian Jeremy Hansen, have been released from quarantine and are in Houston, home to the Johnson Space Center.
  The space agency ran into fuel leaks during a test of its new moon rocket at the Kennedy Space Center on Monday.
  NASA can only conduct launches a few days each month and spa
  
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• Former NHL defenceman Morrison, a three-time all-star with Leafs, dead at 94

  03-02-2026 19:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Former NHL defenceman Jim Morrison, a three-time all-star with the Toronto Maple Leafs, has died at 94.
  The Maple Leafs confirmed Morrison's death Tuesday on their official X feed. A cause of death was not given.
  Morrison played in 399 regular-season games over parts of seven seasons with the Maple Leafs and appeared in three straight NHL all-star Games from 1955-57.
  He also played in the NHL for Boston, Detroit, the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh in a professional career that s
  
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• French prosecutors request 5-year ban on Marine Le Pen from holding office

  03-02-2026 19:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors Tuesday requested a five-year ban on holding elected office against far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a crucial appeal trial in Paris, an outcome that may prevent her from running in the 2027 presidential election.Le Pen, 57, is seeking to overturn a March 2025 ruling that found her guilty of misusing European Parliament funds in the hiring of aides from 2004 to 2016. Prosecutors accused Le Pen of being at the head of a “system” meant to “s
  
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• UPDATE: 2 lanes of e/b Highway 1 in Langley clear after Tuesday morning rear-ender

  03-02-2026 19:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  UPDATE: DriveBC says eastbound Highway 1 through Langley is clear after this morning’s traffic collision.
  Original story: 
  LANGLEY – DriveBC says two lanes of eastbound Highway 1 in Langley are blocked Tuesday morning due to a vehicle incident at 216 Street.
  According to a brief statement at 8:59 a.m. Tuesday, motorists are being asked to use the HOV lane to pass.
  DriveBC shared an image showing at least two fire engines, one RCMP unit, and an ambulance on scene.
  The PulsePoint
  
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• Victim suffers injuries at homeless camp in Hope due to fire, is being airlifted: RCMP spokesperson

  03-02-2026 19:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HOPE – Details are very limited at this juncture, but an Upper Fraser Valley RCMP spokesperson has confirmed one person is being airlifted due to a injuries from a fire at an encampment in Hope Tuesday morning.
  According to a brief statement of confirmation from RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener, Hope RCMP members are currently responding to a fire at an encampment for unhoused persons.
  Corporal Kiener says one person has suffered injuries as a result of the fire and is being airlif
  
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• French prosecutors request 5-year ban Marine Le Pen from office, jeopardizing 2027 presidential bid

  03-02-2026 19:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors Tuesday requested a five-year ban on holding elected office against far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a crucial appeal trial in Paris, an outcome that may prevent her from running in the 2027 presidential election.Le Pen, 57, is seeking to overturn a March 2025 ruling that found her guilty of misusing European Parliament funds in the hiring of aides from 2004 to 2016. Prosecutors accused Le Pen of being at the head of a “system” meant to “s
  
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• US shoots down Iranian drone that ‘aggressively’ approached an aircraft carrier, military says

  03-02-2026 19:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Navy fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that was approaching the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday, threatening to ramp up tensions as the Trump administration warns of possible military action to get Iran to the negotiating table.The drone “aggressively approached” the aircraft carrier with “unclear intent” and “continued to fly toward the ship despite de-escalatory measures
  
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• Liberals say NDP MPP Doly Begum will be their candidate in Blair’s Scarborough riding

  03-02-2026 19:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Liberals have named Ontario NDP politician Doly Begum as their candidate for Scarborough Southwest following the resignation Monday of longtime MP Bill Blair.
  Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Monday that Blair will become Canada's new high commissioner to the United Kingdom this spring.
  Begum has represented Scarborough for the provincial New Democratic Party in Queen's Park for more than seven years and was serving as deputy leader of the opposition.
  "I understand the pri
  
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• A look at the three Alberta junior hockey players killed in highway crash

  03-02-2026 18:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  STAVLEY, ALTA. — Three members of the Southern Alberta Mustangs junior hockey team in Stavely, Alta., were killed Monday while headed to practice in the town south of Calgary.
  RCMP say the small vehicle they were in collided with a semi truck hauling gravel on a highway on the edge of town.
  Here's a look at the players:
  JJ Wright
  The U.S. Premier Hockey League's Premier Division website says the 18-year-old left-winger from Kamloops, B.C., played in 25 games this season with the Mustangs.
  
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• Executive public servants received more than $146 million in performance pay

  03-02-2026 18:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Executives in the core federal public service received more than $146 million in performance pay last year.
  Data from the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat shows 7,987 executives earned performance pay, which is awarded for achieving specific performance objectives.
  It says there were 8,140 executives at the time in the core public service — departments and agencies under the purview of the Treasury Board — meaning just over 98 per cent of executives earned performa
  
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• Clintons finalize agreement to testify in House Epstein probe, bowing to threat of contempt vote

  03-02-2026 18:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton finalized an agreement with House Republicans Tuesday to testify in a House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein this month, bowing to the threat of a contempt of Congress vote against them.Hillary Clinton will testify before the House Oversight Committee on Feb. 26 and Bill Clinton will appear on Feb. 27. It will mark the first time that lawmakers have compelled a former president to testify.The ar
  
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• US shoots down Iranian drone that approached aircraft carrier, military says

  03-02-2026 18:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Central Command says a U.S. Navy fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that was approaching the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea.In an emailed statement Tuesday, U.S. Central Command said the drone “aggressively approached” the aircraft carrier with “unclear intent” and it “continued to fly toward the ship despite de-escalatory measures taken by U.S. forces operating in international waters.” The U.S. milita
  
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• Liberals announce NDP MPP Doly Begum will be candidate for Blair’s Scarborough riding

  03-02-2026 18:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Liberals have named New Democratic provincial politician Doly Begum as their candidate for Scarborough Southwest following the resignation on Monday of longtime MP Bill Blair.
  Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced Blair will become Canada's high commissioner to the United Kingdom this spring.
  Begum has represented Scarborough for the provincial New Democratic Party in Queen's Park for more than seven years, and was serving as deputy leader of the opposition.
  She says it's a
  
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• 2 lanes of e/b Highway 1 in Langley blocked Tuesday morning due to rear-ender

  03-02-2026 18:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LANGLEY – DriveBC says two lanes of eastbound Highway 1 in Langley are blocked Tuesday morning due to a vehicle incident at 216 Street.
  According to a brief statement at 8:59 a.m. Tuesday, motorists are being asked to use the HOV lane to pass.
  DriveBC shared an image showing at least two fire engines, one RCMP unit, and an ambulance on scene.
  The PulsePoint app indicates a traffic collision occurred at approximately 8:39 a.m. One ambulance is on scene, one has arrived to transport any pati
  
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• Smith says Alberta will withhold funding for judges without more input on selection

  03-02-2026 18:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith says her government will withhold funding for new judicial appointments in Alberta if the federal government doesn't give the province a say on who is picked.
  In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney more than a week ago, Smith says the appointment process for judges needs reform.
  She says she wants the province to be consulted on future appointments to Alberta's Court of King's Bench, the Alberta Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada.
  Smith propose
  
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• Transport minister will ‘not interfere’ with plane certification despite Trump threat

  03-02-2026 18:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon says he will not interfere with the work of regulators after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to decertify Canadian-built planes unless the government green-lights Gulfstream business jets.
  MacKinnon says Canadian regulators have a decades-long history of co-operation with their American counterparts, and that recent talks with manufacturers have clarified "any ambiguities or misunderstandings" — though he did not elaborate further.
  
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• 54-year-old Vancouver doctor facing charges for alleged sexual assaults of teenage female patients

  03-02-2026 18:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Police Department says a Vancouver doctor is facing charges for allegedly sexually assaulting two of his female patients ages 17 and 14 after an investigation was launched nearly three years ago.
  According to a statement, police in Vancouver are asking anyone else who had contact with Dr. Herman Hau Man Lee to come forward if they want to report a crime.
  “It is always a personal decision for anyone to come forward and report a sexual assault. We understand,
  
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• Crooks strip over 1,300 metres of copper cable in Surrey, equal to an elephant in weight: BC Hydro

  03-02-2026 18:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY – BC Hydro is sounding the alarm about the dangers connected to copper cable theft following a major incident in Surrey that left multiple maintenance holes unsecured and more than 1,300 metres of electrical cable stolen.
  In a statement, the power company says the most recent theft came to light just weeks after issuing a province-wide alert involving increasing incidents of copper thefts. Copper thefts from maintenance holes have skyrocketed by more than 300 per cent in the past 18
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Alberta seeks more input on picking judges, may withhold funding

  03-02-2026 18:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith says her government will withhold funding for new judicial appointments in Alberta until the federal government gives the province a say on who is picked.
  More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• Three junior hockey players mourned after crash in southern Alberta

  03-02-2026 18:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  STAVELY — Prime Minister Mark Carney says his heart goes out to the families and teammates of three junior hockey players killed in a crash in Alberta.
  The crash happened Monday morning between a semi truck hauling gravel and a vehicle in the small town of Stavely, south of Calgary.
  The Southern Alberta Mustangs in Stavely said the three players had been on their way to practice.
  JJ Wright and Cameron Casorso, both 18, were from Kamloops, B.C., and Caden Fine, 17, was from Alabama.
  "To eve
  
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• Raptors’ Rajakovic to coach Team World at 2026 NBA All-Star Game

  03-02-2026 17:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic will coach the World Team at the 2026 NBA All-Star Game later this month.
  The league made the announcement in a release Tuesday.
  Rajakovic will be the third Raptors coach to participate in the All-Star game, joining Dwane Casey in 2018 and Nick Nurse in 2020.
  The 2026 all-star format features two teams of American players and one international team competing in a round-robin tournament with four 12-minute games on Feb. 15 at the Intuit
  
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• Vancouver doctor arrested for alleged sex assaults of teenage patients

  03-02-2026 17:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say a doctor has been charged for allegedly sexually assaulting two teenage girls who were his patients, and there may be more victims involved.
  Vancouver police say the charges come after a multi-year investigation beginning in March 2023, when they learned of a 17-year-old girl who had allegedly been assaulted by the doctor over a number of years while attending a clinic in the Chinatown neighbourhood.
  Police say the investigation then uncovered another ca
  
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• Montreal mayor says she got two flat tires due to potholes on busy street

  03-02-2026 17:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada is sharing her own experience about one of the city's most infamous road problems after saying she blew two tires when she hit potholes on a busy Montreal street.
  Ferrada posted a video on social media Monday evening with a tow-truck driver, promising solutions for Montreal drivers.
  The issue has become a big headache for many Montreal motorists over the past few weeks after numerous potholes appeared on the streets of the city during a war
  
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• McGuinty: Ottawa remains opposed to acquiring nuclear weapons

  03-02-2026 17:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty says Canada remains opposed to acquiring nuclear weapons, despite a suggestion from a former head of the military that Ottawa should not rule it out.
  McGuinty says Canada signed international treaties explicitly opposed to the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
  The minister, who spoke to reporters on his way into a cabinet meeting, said Canada will continue to focus on rebuilding the military and producing conventional weapons.
  Former chief of the de
  
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• Vancouver International Airport set records for passengers and cargo in 2025

  03-02-2026 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  RICHMOND — Vancouver International Airport says it saw a record number of travellers and cargo shipments last year.
  The airport says it saw more than 26.9 million travellers in 2025, a 2.7 per cent year-over-year increase.
  The previous record of 26.3 million passengers was set in 2019.
  Domestic travel was up 3.8 per cent, while Asia Pacific passenger volumes rose 15.6 per cent year-over-year.The number of passengers travelling between Vancouver and U.S. destinations fell 7.1 per cent.
  Mean
  
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• Billionaire Frank Stronach’s sex assault trial delayed as defence deals with new info

  03-02-2026 16:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto sexual assault trial of Canadian auto parts magnate Frank Stronach has been delayed.
  Stronach's trial was set to begin this morning but his lawyer Leora Shemesh asked for more time to prepare in light of what she called "voluminous" disclosure and new information received in the last few weeks.
  Shemesh told the court she and her client are "extremely anxious" to start the trial and hope it can still proceed in the time allotted. The case is expected to return Thursday
  
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• Fraser Valley housing prices drop to ‘pandemic-era’ levels: FVREB

  03-02-2026 15:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FRASER VALLEY – The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board says housing prices in the region have dropped substantially to “pandemic-era” levels amid economic headwinds and heightened levels of inventory.According to a statement issued Tuesday morning, the FVREB says home prices in the Fraser Valley fell for the 10th consecutive month in January, pushing the benchmark price below $900,000 for the first time since spring 2021.
  In the midst of a buyer’s market, the benchmark price
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP Supt. to discuss latest stats showing uptick in crimes against persons

  03-02-2026 15:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – Upper Fraser Valley RCMP Detachment Superintendent Darren Pankratz is expected to make an appearance before Chilliwack City Council today to discuss the latest crime stats, some of which show a nearly five per cent uptick in crimes against persons year over year.According to PowerPoint slides contained within Tuesday’s Chilliwack City Council meeting, there were 2,921 incidents of crimes against persons in 2025, an increase of 4.7 per cent versus 2024’s mark of 2,7
  
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• 6 US cities including New York picked to host soccer at 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

  03-02-2026 14:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN (AP) — Six cities across the United States have been named as hosts of soccer games at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
  Group stage games will go to New York City; Columbus, Ohio; Nashville, Tennessee; St. Louis, Missouri; plus San Diego and San Jose in California, organizers of the next Summer Games said on Tuesday.
  LA 2028 chief executive Reynold Hoover told International Olympic Committee members the Games would be played in “premier existing Major League Soccer stadiums.&rdqu
  
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• 2028 LA Olympics soccer will be hosted by New York, Columbus, Nashville, St. Louis, San Diego and San Jose

  03-02-2026 14:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN (AP) — 2028 LA Olympics soccer will be hosted by New York, Columbus, Nashville, St. Louis, San Diego and San Jose.
  The Associated Press
  
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• Nylander’s return to action gives Leafs much-needed lift, wins

  03-02-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — William Nylander's return to Toronto's lineup has sparked the Maple Leafs' return to the win column.
  Nylander scored his 18th goal of the season and added two assists on Monday to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-2 NHL victory over the Calgary Flames.
  “He's just so good and so dangerous,” said linemate John Tavares. “His ability — it seems like the puck is glued to his stick, following him around the ice — that's what makes great players special i
  
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• In the news today: Canadian Syria trial, Hockey player deaths, Super Bowl tinderbox

  03-02-2026 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
  Canadian who says he was tortured in Syria wants court to force Ottawa's hand
  A Canadian man who says he has been tortured in Syria is asking the Federal Court to order Ottawa to decide whether to help bring him home.
  The man is one of several Canadians held in prison camps and jails in northeastern Syria run by the Kurdish-led forces, which wrested territory away from the militant group Islamic State of Ir
  
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