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• Liam Draxl to open Canada’s Davis Cup qualifiers first-round match against Brazil

  05-02-2026 23:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Playing the opening match gives Liam Draxl the opportunity to start Canada off on the right foot against Brazil when the Davis Cup Qualifiers first round begins Friday.Draxl, ranked 145th in the world, faces Joao Lucas Reis da Silva, ranked No. 207, in the first singles match.
  “I’m just looking forward to setting the tone,” Draxl, of Newmarket, Ont., said after Thursday’s draw. “For sure nerves, excitement are both going to be there.
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• Repeated threats shut down some schools in Coquitlam, B.C.

  05-02-2026 23:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  COQUITLAM — A Coquitlam, B.C., mother says her 16-year-old daughter sent her an alarming text Wednesday that the girl's school room window had been covered by paper and students were sitting on the floor because of a police lockdown.Sharon Perry says the same school, Centennial Secondary, was locked down a week before and again on Thursday in a situation that is "beyond scary" for her family.Mounties in the Metro Vancouver city say two additional threats were received against schools in th
  
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• Public servants ordered to work in-office 4 days a week starting in July

  05-02-2026 23:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government is ordering public servants to be in the office at least four days a week starting this summer, with executives expected to return to the office full time in May.
  A Treasury Board message to deputy department heads published Thursday said executives will have to work on-site five days per week starting May 4. All other employees must be in the office four days a week as of July 6.
  The directive applies to public servants working in the core departments and a
  
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• Judge approves bid to revoke Canadian citizenship over man’s hidden role in massacre

  05-02-2026 23:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A judge has approved a federal bid to revoke the Canadian citizenship of a former member of the Guatemalan military who took part in the murder of villagers.
  In a ruling today, Federal Court Justice Roger Lafrenière says Jorge Vinicio Sosa Orantes deceived Canadian immigration officials throughout the permanent residence application process and obtained his Canadian citizenship by fraud.
  The federal government went to court in 2017 seeking declarations that would effectivel
  
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• Budget bill ‘unfair’ for dismissing decades of overcharging veterans: watchdog

  05-02-2026 23:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada’s veterans’ watchdog is calling on MPs to remove a provision in the federal budget bill she said will paper over a technical mistake that led to veterans in long-term care being overcharged for decades.
  Retired colonel Nishika Jardine, the federal veterans ombud, told a House of Commons committee Thursday the government is trying to retroactively fix its decades-old error through a provision buried deep in its budget implementation bill — but it will still
  
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• From EV rebates to charging stations: here are 5 take-aways from Ottawa’s new EV plan

  05-02-2026 23:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government announced a suite of policy changes on Thursday in its efforts to get more electric vehicles on the road, while maintaining a sustainable auto sector.
  Among the highlights are a return of the popular government rebates program for Canadians to buy EVs, money for charging station infrastructure, and plans to develop a cap-and-trade system to encourage automakers to build more vehicles in Canada.
  Here are five take-aways tucked in among the fine print of the a
  
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• UPDATE: Eastbound Lougheed Highway reopens in Mission after multi-vehicle crash

  05-02-2026 23:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  UPDATE 2:10 P.M.: Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr says Lougheed Highway has fully reopened through Mission after a motor vehicle incident closed e/b Lougheed Highway at the Cedar Valley Connector.
  “Thank you for your patience. Additional details of the collision to follow later today,” Cpl. Mohr said.
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  MISSION – Mounties in Mission say there’s been a closure of eastbound Lougheed Highway Thursday due to a multi-vehicle crash in Missio
  
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• Montreal launches blitz to repair ‘catastrophic’ number of potholes plaguing roadways

  05-02-2026 23:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The City of Montreal says it's launching a blitz in the coming days to fill the numerous potholes that are plaguing the streets.Claude Pinard, chair of the city's executive committee, says this winter is one of the worst for potholes since 2018, calling the state of the roadways "catastrophic."
  Pinard told reporters the city has awarded 10 contracts without public tenders to three companies to repair the roads within eight days.
  He says the contracts, totalling roughly $500,000,
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Seth Jarvis added to Canadian men’s Olympic hockey roster

  05-02-2026 22:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — Hockey Canada says Seth Jarvis of the Carolina Hurricanes has been added to Canada’s men’s Olympic team, replacing injured Brayden Point of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
  More to come.
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• 6 men charged in drug trafficking investigation spearheaded by Chilliwack RCMP’s drug detectives

  05-02-2026 22:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – Mounties in Chilliwack say charges have been laid against six men in relation to a multi-jurisdictional drug trafficking investigation spearheaded by the Chilliwack RCMP Drug Section between July 2023 and April 2024.
  According to a statement from Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada approved multiple charges against six men on January 8, 2026, as a result of this investigation.
  Preston Lahmer, 35, has been charged with:1
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Public servants ordered to work in office 4 days a week as of July

  05-02-2026 22:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government is ordering public servants to return to the office at least four days a week.
  A Treasury Board message to deputy department heads says executives will have to work on-site five days per week starting May 4.
  All other employees must be in the office four days a week as of July 6.
  The message says the government will engage with unions to implement the plan.
  Discussions will focus on issues such as assigned seating and occupational health and safety.
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• Budget bill ‘unfair’ for dismissing decades of over-charging veterans: watchdog

  05-02-2026 22:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada’s veterans’ watchdog is calling on MPs to remove a provision in the federal budget bill that she says will paper over an error that led to veterans in long-term care being overcharged for decades.
  Veterans ombuds Nishika Jardine told a House of Commons committee Thursday it is “patently unfair” that the government is trying to retroactively fix its mistake through a provision buried deep in its budget implementation bill.
  She said Ottawa has for year
  
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• Alberta hockey players who died in crash memorialized with stickers

  05-02-2026 21:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  A young group of hockey players north of Calgary will be donning and distributing stickers made in memory of three junior hockey players who died in an Alberta highway crash.
  A parent of the under-13, AA Airdrie Lighting hockey team requested nearly 100 stickers with the numbers of the three players and their Southern Alberta Mustangs team logo.
  The Lightning plan to wear them on their own helmets and pass them to their opponents during a tournament they're attending in Regina this week.
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• For the 2nd day in a row, threats directed at Lower Mainland schools

  05-02-2026 21:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LOWER MAINLAND – For the second day in a row, police are investigating threats targeting schools in B.C.’s Lower Mainland.
  According to a statement from Sergeant Adriana O’Malley, Coquitlam RCMP media relations officer, police in Coquitlam received additional alleged threats Thursday morning toward schools in the Coquitlam School District. The affected schools initiated their hold and secure protocols, and officers attended to ensure the safety and security of staff and student
  
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• Eastbound Lougheed Highway closed in Mission due to multi-vehicle crash

  05-02-2026 21:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION – Mounties in Mission say there’s been a closure of eastbound Lougheed Highway Thursday due to a multi-vehicle crash in Mission.
  According to a statement from police, e/b Lougheed Highway is currently closed before the intersection with the Cedar Valley Connector.
  All eastbound traffic on Lougheed Highway is being diverted south onto Highway 11, with detour access onto London Avenue or the bypass to Horne Street.Police say there is also currently no access to turn left from L
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps signing new one-year lease on B.C. Place: CEO

  05-02-2026 21:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps will play at B.C. Place this year after the Major League Soccer club came to an agreement on a new lease with the provincial Crown corporation that owns and operates the stadium.Whitecaps CEO and sporting director Axel Schuster says the club has accepted an offer from PavCo and lawyers for both sides are working on the wording for a one-year deal.
  The two sides have long been negotiating a new lease for the 55,000-seat stadium in downtown Vancouver, and
  
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• British man who lived in Vancouver convicted in overdose deaths of U.S. servicemen

  05-02-2026 20:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  A British man who was living in Vancouver has been convicted in the United States after an RCMP investigation into a dark web drug trafficking network that resulted in the overdose deaths of two U.S. Navy servicemen.
  The RCMP statement says 47-year-old Paul Anthony Nicholls was convicted Jan. 29 of one count each of conspiracy to import and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances resulting in death following a jury trial in Georgia.
  The Mounties say Nicholls was living in Vancouver in 201
  
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• Veteran CFL middle linebacker Wynton McManis comfortable donning black and gold

  05-02-2026 20:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Wynton McManis feels he was always destined to wear black and gold.
  The veteran middle linebackers met with reporters Thursday, a day after signing a one-year deal with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The move comes after McManis spent four seasons with the archrival Toronto Argonauts, helping that franchise win two Grey Cups over that span.
  "I grew up a (Pittsburgh) Steelers fan, and for me, I always wanted to wear black and yellow or black and gold," McManis said, a trusty toothpick in the side of hi
  
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• Abbotsford officers cleared in 2022 crash that killed two during chase: watchdog

  05-02-2026 20:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — British Columbia's police watchdog has cleared officers involved in a crash in Abbotsford that killed two people who were fleeing police at the time.
  The report from the Independent Investigations Office says the crash happened Aug. 7, 2022, as Abbotsford Police were pursuing a stolen Acura Integra linked to a double homicide that occurred in a different part of B.C. the day before.
  The civilian watchdog says police tried to stop the speeding Acura using a ramming manoeuvre meant
  
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• 19 degrees in Bella Bella: Weather records tumble amid B.C.’s warm February

  05-02-2026 20:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A sweltering high of 19.5 C in Bella Bella, B.C., on Wednesday marked the warmest February day in the community ever recorded as a ridge of high pressure brings in an unseasonably warm air mass over much of the province.It is one of several B.C. communities that saw records fall on Wednesday, some that have been in place for decades.But the weather system also brought heavy rain to the northern coast, with two-day totals of 144 mm of rain in Kitimat and 132 mm at the Prince Rup
  
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• With US-Russia nuclear treaty set to expire, Trump calls for new stronger pact

  05-02-2026 20:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MOSCOW (AP) — With the U.S.-Russia nuclear pact expiring on Thursday, President Donald Trump is renewing calls for a new stronger pact instead of extending the current agreement known as the New START treaty.“Rather than extend “NEW START” (A badly negotiated deal by the United States that, aside from everything else, is being grossly violated), we should have our Nuclear Experts work on a new, improved, and modernized Treaty that can last long into the future,” Tru
  
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• Labour board rejected challenge of unpaid leave for unvaccinated federal staff: union

  05-02-2026 20:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada's largest federal public sector union says the federal labour relations board has dismissed its policy grievances over Ottawa's decision to put unvaccinated employees on leave without pay during the height of the pandemic.
  The Public Service Alliance of Canada says in a news release that it filed several grievances challenging the implementation of vaccination policy.
  Starting in October 2021, the federal government’s mandatory vaccination policy required employees wo
  
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• Police officer says man needed jaw wired shut after being punched twice by McKenna

  05-02-2026 19:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  STATE COLLEGE — A police affidavit about the arrest of top National Hockey League prospect Gavin McKenna says he was allegedly caught on video punching a man twice in the face, resulting in surgery for a fractured jaw that needed to be wired shut.
  McKenna faces charges from the alleged confrontation on Jan. 31 of aggravated and simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct in State College, Pa., where he is a member of Pennsylvania State University men's hockey team.
  The police complai
  
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• Former Conservative leader John Rustad might be running for his old job: report

  05-02-2026 19:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — Former B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad says he will "make himself available" to talk about a potential bid for his old job next week when the legislature resumes in Victoria.
  Rustad says he has "no comment" about a report, which says he has received and requested a leadership application, but promises to discuss the issue when the legislative session starts next week.A report from CHEK News says Rustad "recently requested and received a leadership application" after he resi
  
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• Toronto, Vancouver show biggest signs of mortgage stress: CMHC

  05-02-2026 19:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says it sees signs of financial stress among homeowners in Toronto and Vancouver, with missed mortgage payments projected to steadily increase, albeit from a low level.
  Tania Bourassa-Ochoa, deputy chief economist at CMHC, said in a report Thursday that financial pressures among homeowners vary across major markets in Canada, but Toronto and Vancouver appear to be most at risk.
  "Vulnerabilities are becoming apparent in high-priced markets like Toronto and Va
  
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• Canadian Inuit head to Greenland to show solidarity, attend consulate opening

  05-02-2026 19:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NUUK — As Canada prepares to launch its new consulate in Greenland this week, dozens of Inuit from across the Canadian Arctic flew into the Danish territory's capital Nuuk on Thursday to show solidarity.
  Makivvik, the group representing Inuit from across northern Quebec, commissioned an Air Inuit flight Thursday from Montreal with more than 60 Inuit leaders and youth on board, along with a handful of journalists.
  The Canadian Press spoke with passengers on the flight about why they're goin
  
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• Wife sobs as she recounts discovery of drowned kids at husband’s murder trial

  05-02-2026 19:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The mother of two children drowned by their father in a Laval, Que., home sobbed as she testified about the day they were discovered dead in the family home in October 2022.
  Kamaljit Arora, 49, has admitted he caused his 13-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son to drown, but pleaded not guilty to the four charges against him including two counts of first-degree murder.
  The Crown told the court it will prove that the acts were premeditated.
  Arora is also accused of attempting to kill his eldest d
  
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• Alberta’s Smith owes answers before separation vote: former federal minister Dion

  05-02-2026 19:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — The former federal cabinet minister responsible for the law dictating what happens after a provincial separation vote says Premier Danielle Smith must answer questions before a referendum.
  Stéphane Dion, a former Liberal leader, tabled the Clarity Act in 1999 after the unsuccessful referendum in Quebec four years earlier.The act says a vote with a clear majority in favour of separation creates an obligation for provincial and federal governments to enter negotiations that
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps pick up Senegalese forward Sabaly from FC Metz

  05-02-2026 18:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have acquired Senegalese forward Cheikh Sabaly from French side FC Metz.
  The Major League Soccer team announced the move Thursday, saying in a release that the 26-year-old player has agreed to a contract through the 2028-29 season with a club option for the following year.
  He will be added to the roster after the 'Caps receive his international transfer certificate, visa, work permit and medical.
  Sabaly has spent the last eight years with FC Metz, making
  
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• Chilliwack firefighters battle second-alarm house fire on Chilliwack River Road Thursday morning

  05-02-2026 18:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – Chilliwack firefighters were called to the 7400 block of Chilliwack River Road Thursday morning for a reported structure fire at a home.
  According to scanner traffic, firefighters were paged at approximately 8:30 a.m. Thursday (Feb. 5) after getting reports of smoke coming from the area near Knight Road and Chilliwack River Road. Responding firefighters then upgraded the incident to a second-alarm.
  Firefighters radioed dispatch at about 8:38 a.m. to say a water supply had been
  
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• Emergency crews respond to vehicle down an embankment in Chilliwack Wednesday night, but driver left the scene

  05-02-2026 17:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – Police say impairment is not believed to be a factor in a reported rollover that happened Wednesday evening on Industrial Way in Chilliwack.
  According to scanner traffic, Chilliwack Fire Department personnel, BC EHS paramedics and Chilliwack RCMP members responded to Industrial Way, west of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, at approximately 9:40 p.m. Wednesday evening.
  The initial call paged Chilliwack Fire Department Engines 1, 4 and 6 for the report of a vehicle down an embankment.
  
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• Supreme Court to hear long-running case about Air Canada’s advertised pricing

  05-02-2026 17:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear arguments on a class-action lawsuit that alleged Air Canada charged passengers more than the advertised ticket price.
  The long-running case was brought forward by a consumer advocacy group and Montreal resident Michael Silas, who said the airline did not include all extra fees in the price listed online, violating a consumer protection law passed weeks before his ticket purchase in 2010.
  Silas said he was charged $124 more in taxes, f
  
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• Canada-Finland hockey postponed, McMorris to miss big air qualifying at Winter Games

  05-02-2026 17:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics have yet to officially open, but Canada is already dealing with setbacks.
  Canada’s opening women’s hockey game against Finland was postponed Thursday due to illness while snowboarder Mark McMorris is skipping big air preliminaries after a training crash.
  The women’s hockey opener in Milan was postponed after cases of norovirus were identified within Finland’s team.
  "The decision was taken following consultations with medical
  
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• Here are all the Toronto officers charged in a corruption and organized crime probe

  05-02-2026 17:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Eight current and retired Toronto police officers have been charged in an organized crime and corruption investigation.The sprawling investigation led by York regional police alleges Toronto officers provided personal information used to carry out crimes including shootings, robberies and a murder plot. Investigators allege some officers also trafficked cocaine and accepted bribes to support illegal cannabis dispensaries.Toronto police Chief Myron Demkiw says the accused officers have been suspe
  
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• Calgary Flames forward Huberdeau to have season-ending hip surgery

  05-02-2026 17:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Calgary Flames forward Jonathan Huberdeau will undergo season-ending hip surgery, the club announced Thursday.
  The procedure is scheduled for March, following consultations with team doctors and outside specialists.
  The Flames expect Huberdeau will make a full recovery in time for the start of the 2026-27 N-H-L season.
  The 31-year-old has been dealing with hip-related symptoms throughout the season.
  “After extensive evaluation, this was determined to be the best course of a
  
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• Emergency crews respond to rollover in Chilliwack Wednesday night, but driver left the scene

  05-02-2026 17:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – Emergency crews were called to Industrial Way in Chilliwack Wednesday evening for a reported rollover near Highway 1 in which the driver could not immediately be located at the scene.
  According to scanner traffic, Chilliwack Fire Department personnel, BC EHS paramedics and Chilliwack RCMP members responded to Industrial Way, west of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, at approximately 9:40 p.m. Wednesday evening.
  Scanner traffic indicated a white Mazda passenger vehicle had rolled over
  
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• Seven Toronto cops charged in corruption, organized crime investigation: York police

  05-02-2026 16:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  York regional police say seven Toronto police officers and one retired officer are facing charges in an organized crime and corruption investigation allegedly involving bribery, conspiracy to commit murder and drug trafficking, among other offences.
  Deputy Chief Ryan Hogan alleges Toronto officers accessed personal information and provided it to individuals who then carried out crimes including shootings, extortions and robberies.He says the investigation began last June after a vehicle rammed a
  
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• MP Johns endorses McPherson, calls her a ‘strong’ choice for NDP leader

  05-02-2026 16:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — B.C. NDP MP Gord Johns endorsed his caucus colleague Heather McPherson for the NDP leadership on Thursday.
  Johns told The Canadian Press he's backing the Alberta MP because he sees McPherson as someone who can grow the party, noting she won her Edmonton riding for a third term.
  He said McPherson's ability to connect with voters and her broad knowledge of issues can help the NDP get back to recognized party status in the House of Commons.
  "There's only seven NDP MPs that made it th
  
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• Three Nova Scotia youths on hockey team face sexual assault charges after hazing

  05-02-2026 16:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — Nova Scotia RCMP say three youths are facing sexual assault charges after police received a complaint about a hockey team’s hazing ritual last fall.
  The Mounties in Colchester County say the allegations involve a hockey team in the Truro area, north of Halifax.
  Investigators say that on Jan. 30, a youth reported being assaulted during a private team gathering in October.
  RCMP Staff Sgt. Marc Rose issued a statement saying investigators acted quickly and used a trauma‑
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Three Nova Scotia youths face sex assault charges after hockey hazing

  05-02-2026 16:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — Nova Scotia RCMP say three youths are facing sexual assault charges after police received a complaint about a hockey team’s hazing ritual in October.The Mounties in Colchester County say the allegations involve a hockey team in the Truro area, north of Halifax.
  Investigators say that on Jan. 30, a youth reported being assaulted during a private team gathering last fall.
  Police say they collected statements from multiple witnesses, which led to allegations indicating other o
  
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• NATO 5% pledge to add $63B to deficit by 2035, budget watchdog says

  05-02-2026 16:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The parliamentary spending watchdog says Prime Minister Mark Carney's plan to spend the equivalent of five per cent of GDP on defence by 2035 will push the federal budget deficit up by $63 billion in 2035.
  A report by Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques estimates that gradually ramping up core defence spending to meet the new target will cost the country roughly an extra $33.5 billion a year.
  NATO members committed to the steep new five per cent target last year in response
  
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• UK’s Starmer didn’t know Jeffrey Epstein. But the PM’s job is under threat

  05-02-2026 15:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON (AP) — Keir Starmer never met Jeffrey Epstein. But the British prime minister’s job is under threat because of the fallout from the late sex offender’s global web of relationships.Friendship with Epstein has already brought down a British royal – Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew – and U.K ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson, fired by Starmer over his friendship with the financier. Now new revelations have plunged Starmer’
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Budget watchdog says NATO 5% pledge to hike deficit by $63B

  05-02-2026 15:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney's pledge to NATO allies that Canada will spend the equivalent of five per cent of GDP on defence will cost the country an extra $33.5 billion a year, the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer says.
  A PBO report released today says all that extra defence spending will push up the federal budget deficit by $63 billion by the 2035-36 fiscal year.
  More coming.
  The Canadian Press
  
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• Johns says McPherson can bring NDP back to official party status

  05-02-2026 14:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — B.C. NDP MP Gord Johns is putting his support behind his caucus colleague Heather McPherson for NDP leader.Johns tells The Canadian Press that he is backing the Alberta MP because he sees McPherson as someone who can grow the party due in part to her ability to win her Edmonton riding for a third term.The NDP lost official party status after holding onto just seven seats in the last election and Johns says that anyone who held on proved they can win under the most challenging circ
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Canada-Finland Olympic hockey game postponed due to Finnish illness

  05-02-2026 14:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — Canada’s opening women’s hockey game against Finland at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics has been postponed after members of Finland’s team were struck with norovirus.
  The preliminary round game will be played Feb. 12 at the Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena.More coming.
  The Canadian Press
  
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• UK leader Starmer apologizes to victims of Epstein for giving Mandelson an ambassador job

  05-02-2026 13:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer apologized Thursday to victims of Jeffrey Epstein for appointing Peter Mandelson as the U.K.'s ambassador to Washington despite his ties to the disgraced financier.The prime minister said Mandelson had lied and “portrayed Epstein as someone he barely knew.” To the victims, he said: “I am sorry, sorry for what was done to you, sorry that so many people with power failed you. Sorry for having believed Mandelson’s lies
  
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• Famine spreads to more towns in Sudan’s Darfur region, hunger experts warn as war rages on

  05-02-2026 13:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CAIRO (AP) — Famine is spreading in war-torn Sudan's western Darfur region and has now engulfed two more towns there, a global hunger monitoring group said Thursday. The announcement came after the group said last year that people in Darfur’s major city of el-Fasher, overrun by the paramilitary forces after an 18-month siege, were enduring famine.Since April 2023, war has gripped much of Sudan after a power struggle erupted between the East African country’s military and the po
  
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• ‘It was honestly really fun’: Cooley comes up big for Flames in win over Oilers

  05-02-2026 13:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Devin Cooley was the first to admit that his second career start against the Edmonton Oilers went way better than his first.
  Cooley made 36 saves on Wednesday to backstop the Calgary Flames to a 4-3 victory over Edmonton as both teams wrapped up play and now head into the Olympic break.
  “It was honestly really fun,” said Cooley.
  “When it's back and forth, and maybe I give up a goal that I don't really want to give up and it's like, oh, shoot, now it's tied again
  
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• Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris said to be ‘feeling good’ after big air crash

  05-02-2026 12:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LIVIGNO — Veteran Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris was said to be "feeling good" Thursday, the morning after crashing during big air training at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
  Brendan Matthews, Canada Snowboard's vice-president of business development and partnerships, said the 32-year-old from Regina was taken to hospital late Wednesday and released soon after. McMorris, who won bronze medals in slopestyle in each of his three previous Olympics, spent the night at the Olympic Village.
  "He'
  
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• UK leader apologizes to victims of Epstein for giving Peter Mandelson an ambassador job

  05-02-2026 12:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer apologized Thursday to victims of Jeffrey Epstein for appointing Peter Mandelson as the U.K.'s ambassador to Washington despite his ties to the disgraced financier.The prime minister said Mandelson had “portrayed Epstein as someone he barely knew.” In a speech on Thursday, he said “I am sorry … for having believed Mandelson’s lies and appointed him.”Starmer fired Mandelson in September after emails were
  
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