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• B.C. property firms say $91M tax bill will jeopardize construction

  20-02-2026 23:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia property companies controlled by prominent developer Terry Hui say a tax bill of more than $91 million will jeopardize construction projects if they're made to pay up after a 12-year audit by the Canada Revenue Agency.
  Vancouver-based Adex Securities Ltd., One West Holdings Ltd. and an affiliated numbered B.C. company filed an application in Federal Court earlier this month seeking to halt the minister of national revenue from issuing tax assessments dating fro
  
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• 3 men charged with 2nd-degree murder in Chilliwack shooting - CBC

  20-02-2026 23:27
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• Montreal promises new approach to homeless with encampment ‘tolerance zones’

  20-02-2026 23:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The City of Montreal is changing its approach to unhoused people, promising to tolerate some homeless encampments instead of dismantling them.Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada unveiled the city's new protocol on Friday, saying camps are not a long-term solution, but dismantling them often causes trauma for vulnerable people and usually results in displacing the problem.
  "Dismantling as we have seen in the past does not work," Martinez Ferrada said.
  "You are not creating a path or a
  
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• 3 men charged in fatal downtown Chilliwack shooting - Chilliwack Progress

  20-02-2026 22:50
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• ‘We encouraged one another’: Fathers of two Tumbler Ridge victims meet

  20-02-2026 22:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The father of a 12-year-old boy killed in the Tumbler Ridge mass shootings says he met with the father of another victim who is fighting for her life in hospital, offering encouragement in her battle.
  While Abel Mwansa's family makes plans for his funeral in Africa, 12-year-old Maya Gebala remains unconscious in hospital after being shot in the head at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School on Feb. 10, where five schoolmates and a teacher's aide were killed.Mwansa's father Abel Mwansa, who shares the sa
  
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• 3 men charged with Chilliwack killing have Abbotsford connections - Abbotsford News

  20-02-2026 22:23
  3 men charged with Chilliwack killing have Abbotsford connections  Abbotsford News
  
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• Abbotsford auction seeks to raise over $500K for farmers in rural Africa

  20-02-2026 22:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — A Canadian humanitarian agency is hoping to break its last fundraising record for rural African farmers – with the help of some local agriculture communities in the Fraser Valley.
  The annual Make a Difference fundraiser is returning to support more than 75,000 small-scale farmers in rural Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique and Zimbabwe through the Canadian Foodgrains Bank’s Nature+ program, which supports sustainable agricultural practices and helps families to move towar
  
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• Montreal creates tolerance zones, won’t dismantle homeless encampments

  20-02-2026 22:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The City of Montreal is changing the way it deals with homeless encampments by moving away from dismantling operations condemned by advocates.
  Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada says dismantling operations are often traumatic for the vulnerable inhabitants and often result in tents moving to another area.
  The city says its new policy creates so-called tolerance zones on city-owned land, where encampments would be permitted if they meet certain safety rules.
  And instead of dismantling
  
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• Kazuma Okamoto set to make Blue Jays debut Saturday in exhibition vs. Phillies

  20-02-2026 22:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Kazuma Okamoto will don a Toronto Blue Jays jersey in a competitive baseball game for the first time on Saturday.
  Okamoto, like Toronto's entire infield, will be playing in the World Baseball Classic in March, forcing Blue Jays manager John Schneider to get him into the lineup as quickly as possible, including the team's Grapefruit League home opener.
  "I'd like for him to play on Saturday and that's kind of the plan we've talked about with our medical staff," said Schneider on Feb. 14. "With all
  
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• Three men charged in connection with fatal Chilliwack shooting - Vancouver Sun

  20-02-2026 21:41
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• CF Montreal rebuild put to the test with season opener against San Diego FC

  20-02-2026 21:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Following a historically bad 2025 season, CF Montreal faces an uphill climb towards sustainable success in Major League Soccer.After promising fans a rebuild in July and then targeting several weak points in the squad’s depth, the club will now get its first competitive test on Saturday, opening its season at San Diego FC.
  “It was a long pre-season, but I think it was very good work on and off the field. We used our time perfectly (…) this is like a brand-new
  
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• Five things Canadians should know about the U.S. Supreme Court tariff ruling

  20-02-2026 21:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a set of President Donald Trump's tariffs in a landmark ruling Friday — but that decision didn't affect all duties on Canadian goods entering the United States.
  Here's what you need to know about the ruling and the fallout for Canada.
  IEEPA tariffs are over, but impact on Canada is minimal
  In a 6-3 ruling on Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court said tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, were illegal.
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• Alberta Premier Smith defends referendum questions on immigration changes

  20-02-2026 21:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending a suite of fall referendum questions aimed at immigration reform, saying "not every newcomer is a net contributor" to provincial coffers.
  Smith announced in a TV address Thursday night that her United Conservative Party government is putting nine questions to a provincewide referendum on Oct. 19.They include proposals to restrict social services from some immigrants and to open up Constitutional negotiations on abolishing the Senate and giving province
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Canada’s Mackay wins bronze in Olympic men’s halfpipe

  20-02-2026 21:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LIVIGNO — Canadian freestyle skier Brendan Mackay has won a bronze medal in men's halfpipe at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
  More to come.
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• Here’s a list of the U.S. tariffs still hammering Canadian industries

  20-02-2026 20:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to hit the world with tariffs.
  While the decision ends the fentanyl-related duties on Canada, Trump said he would use a different tool — Section 122 — to implement a 10 per cent global tariff. That duty can only stay in place for 150 days unless it gets Congressional approval.
  It's not clear if that new levy will stack on top of the barrage o
  
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• 3 charged with murder after weekend shooting in Chilliwack - CityNews Vancouver

  20-02-2026 19:54
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• Business group serves B.C. Premier Eby a budget blast at breakfast meeting

  20-02-2026 19:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby has been served up a heap of criticism about his government's budget while attending a breakfast meeting of business leaders.Bridgitte Anderson, president and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, says she hopes he heard the "concerns and the anxiety of the business community" about Tuesday's budget, which forecasts a $13.1 billion deficit and includes various tax hikes.
  They include the expansion of the provincial sales tax to some prof
  
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• Bloc MP says he was mugged and pepper-sprayed while in Brussels for NATO visit

  20-02-2026 19:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A Bloc Québécois member of Parliament says he was assaulted and pepper-sprayed this week while in Brussels for a NATO parliamentary assembly meeting.
  Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, who represents the riding of Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton, posted on social media that three people jumped him in the street around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday and stole his watch.
  Savard-Tremblay says he fought back and shouted loudly in hopes of alerting people nearby but the individu
  
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• Three charged with second-degree murder in fatal Chilliwack, B.C., shooting - Toronto Star

  20-02-2026 19:17
  Three charged with second-degree murder in fatal Chilliwack, B.C., shooting  Toronto Star
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Canada advances to Olympic men’s hockey final with 3-2 win over Finland

  20-02-2026 19:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — Canada has advanced to the gold-medal game of the Olympic men's hockey tournament with a 3-2 win over Finland.
  More to come.
  The Canadian Press
  
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• Three men charged in connection with fatal Chilliwack shooting - Yahoo News Canada

  20-02-2026 19:13
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• Alberta’s Smith blaming immigrants for her own failures: Opposition NDP

  20-02-2026 18:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Alberta's Opposition NDP says Premier Danielle Smith is stoking hatred by blaming her government's financial "mismanagement" on newcomers.
  Smith announced in a TV address Thursday night that her government is putting nine questions to a provincewide referendum on Oct. 19.They include proposals to restrict social services from some immigrants and to open up Constitutional negotiations on abolishing the Senate and giving provinces the power to appoint superior court judges.
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• 3 charged with murder after Chilliwack shooting, IHIT says - CTV News

  20-02-2026 18:42
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• Mustang N driver just ‘wanted to test the engine’ after being clocked speeding on Hwy 1 near Hope 

  20-02-2026 18:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LAIDLAW — A novice driver’s newly purchased Ford Mustang had to sit in the impound lot for a week after it drove at double the speed limit early this month.
  On February 4, at 4:30 p.m., the vehicle was clocked doing 200 km/h in a 100 zone heading eastbound on Highway 1 at McKay Road in Laidlaw, roughly 16 kilometres west of Hope.
  The 39-year-old Class 7 Novice driver told police she had just bought the 2018 Mustang and wanted to test the engine. 
  “We’ve heard this ex
  
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• 3 charged after deadly shooting in Chilliwack Sunday morning - Fraser Valley Today | Everything Fraser Valley

  20-02-2026 18:26
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• 3 charged after deadly shooting in Chilliwack Sunday morning

  20-02-2026 18:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Three men are now facing charges after a fatal shooting in Chilliwack earlier this week.
  On Sunday, February 15, at about 8:40 a.m., RCMP responded to the shooting at a home on Mellard Avenue and found two men suffering from gunshot wounds inside.
  One of them, 48-year-old Kristopher Benson, died on scene. The other was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
  Between Wednesday evening and Thursday afternoon, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team worked with the L
  
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• Virginia Democrats pass map that could flip 4 US House seats, if courts and voters approve

  20-02-2026 18:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrats passed a new congressional map through the Virginia legislature on Friday that aims to help their party win four more seats in the national redistricting battle. It's a flex of state Democrats' political power, however hurdles remain before they can benefit from friendlier U.S. House district boundaries in this year's midterm elections.A judge in Tazewell, a conservative area in Southwest Virginia, has effectively blocked a voter referendum on the redrawn map
  
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• Three men charged in Sunday’s Chilliwack homicide - Indo-Canadian Voice

  20-02-2026 18:20
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• Chilliwack marks 4th anniversary of Ukraine invasion with public event - Fraser Valley Today | Everything Fraser Valley

  20-02-2026 18:19
  Chilliwack marks 4th anniversary of Ukraine invasion with public event  Fraser Valley Today | Everything Fraser Valley
  
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• Chilliwack marks 4th anniversary of Ukraine invasion with public event - Fraser Valley Today

  20-02-2026 18:19
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• Ontario man accused in Ryan Wedding case denied bail

  20-02-2026 18:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — An Ontario man accused of laundering hundreds of millions of dollars in assets for an international drug smuggling ring allegedly led by former Olympian Ryan Wedding has been denied bail.
  Rolan Sokolovski sought to be released ahead of a hearing that will determine whether he'll be extradited to the United States, where he faces charges over his alleged role in the organization.
  Sokolovski's legal team proposed to have him live with three of his sureties if released on bail and b
  
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• Gwendolyn Point of Chilliwack joins elders and knowledge keepers council - Chilliwack Progress

  20-02-2026 18:04
  Gwendolyn Point of Chilliwack joins elders and knowledge keepers council  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• CP NewsAlert: McDavid sets points record at single Olympics with NHL players

  20-02-2026 18:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — Connor McDavid set a record for most points in a single Olympic tournament involving NHL players with his 12th of the Milan Cortina Games during Canada’s semifinal against Finland.
  More to come.
  The Canadian Press
  
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• Dine Chilliwack 2026 happening till March 1 - CTV News

  20-02-2026 17:58
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• CP NewsAlert: Canadian speedskater Valérie Maltais wins bronze in long-track 1,500m

  20-02-2026 17:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canadian speedskater Valérie Maltais has won a bronze medal in the women's 1,500-metre long-track final.More to come.
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• Chilliwack marks 4th anniversary of Ukraine invasion with public event

  20-02-2026 17:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Locals in the Fraser Valley are looking to support their displaced neighbours from Ukraine with a public gathering this weekend.
  “Hear the Voice of Ukraine” will be coming to Chilliwack on Saturday, February 21, to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 
  “Four years into the full-scale invasion, this war is not history — it is lived reality,” said Iryna Kobets, one of the organizers. “This event creates space
  
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• U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s use of emergencies law for tariffs

  20-02-2026 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down President Donald Trump's use of a national security statute to deploy tariffs, reining in his efforts to realign global trade.
  Trump used the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, better known as IEEPA, for his “Liberation Day” tariffs and fentanyl-related duties on Canada, Mexico and China.
  The 6-3 decision found that the Constitution "very clearly" gives Congress power over taxes and tariffs.
  "The Framers did not vest
  
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• Canada’s Dabrowski and Brazilian partner Stefani advance to doubles final in Dubai

  20-02-2026 16:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUBAI — Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski is through to the final at the Dubai Championships.
  Dabrowski and partner Luisa Stefani of Brazil defeated Anna Danilina, of Kazakhstan, and Aleksandra Krunic, of Serbia, 4-6, 6-2, 10-6 in doubles semifinal play Friday.
  Dabrowski and Stefani converted four-of-nine break-point chances and won 67.5 per cent of their first-serve points. The fifth seeds rallied after dropping the opening set to close out the match in one hour, 29 minutes.
  Dabrowski and Stefa
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Canada to play for bronze after losing women’s curling semifinal

  20-02-2026 16:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CORTINA D'AMPEZZO — Canada's women's curling team will play for bronze at the Milan Cortina Olympics after a 6-3 loss to Sweden in the semifinals.
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  The Canadian Press
  
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• Veteran American receiver Rhymes retires after eight CFL campaigns

  20-02-2026 16:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Dominique Rhymes is retiring after eight CFL seasons.
  The veteran American receiver confirmed his retirement to The Canadian Press on Friday.
  The six-foot-four, 215-pound Rhymes registered three 1,000-yard campaigns over his career in Canada.
  Last year, he averaged a career-best 17.7-yards per reception with the Calgary Stampeders (50 catches, 886 yards, six touchdowns) before becoming a free agent Feb. 10.
  Rhymes, 32, has registered 372 career catches for 5,822 yards with 32 TDs in 110 regular-
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps sign head coach Jesper Sorensen to two-year extension

  20-02-2026 16:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Choosing to stay in Vancouver was an easy decision for Jesper Sorensen.After all, the head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps still has work to do.Now he'll have time to accomplish his goals — the Major League Soccer team announced Friday that it has signed Sorensen to a two-year extension through the 2027-28 season.“From both sides, I think it was obvious that it has functioned very well from last year. And for me, it was an easy choice," he said. "There’s alwa
  
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• Quebec justice minister withdraws article on abortion rights in constitution bill

  20-02-2026 16:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  QUÉBEC — Quebec's justice minister has reversed course in the face of strong criticism of his plan to enshrine abortion rights in his constitution bill.
  Simon Jolin-Barrette says on social media that after hearing from legal experts and women's rights groups he made the difficult decision to withdraw the abortion section from the legislation.
  The minister had wanted to codify the right to abortion in Quebec's new constitution, which has not yet been adopted by the legislature.
  But c
  
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• Dr. Joss Reimer named Canada’s new chief public health officer

  20-02-2026 16:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Dr. Joss Reimer, a physician from Manitoba, has been named Canada's new chief public health officer.
  Health Minister Marjorie Michel welcomed Reimer to the role in a social media post today.She replaces Dr. Theresa Tam, who retired in June after becoming a household name during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Reimer was chief medical officer for the Winnipeg health authority, and was medical lead for Manitoba's COVID-19 vaccine implementation task force.She is also the past president of th
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s use of emergencies law for tariff

  20-02-2026 16:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down President Donald Trump's use of a legal tool to deploy tariffs.
  Trump used the International Emergency Economic Powers Act for his “Liberation Day” tariffs and fentanyl-related duties on Canada, Mexico and China.
  More coming.Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press
  
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• Final commercial flight operated by Canadian airline departed from Cuba: Anand

  20-02-2026 15:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says the final flight operated by Canadian airlines departed from Cuba yesterday.
  For more than a year, Global Affairs Canada has warned travellers of "shortages of basic necessities, including food, medicine and fuel" across most of Cuba.In January, the island lost its main source of fuel when the United States took control of Venezuela's oil reserves.
  Canadian airlines have suspended flights to the island, citing fuel shortages, while carrier
  
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• Canada’s men’s hockey team eyes spot in gold-medal game, but captain Crosby out

  20-02-2026 15:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canada’s men’s hockey team will vie for a spot in the gold medal game, but they'll have to win without captain Sidney Crosby. And short-track speedskaters aim for another podium finish on Day 14 of the Milan Cortina Olympics.Crosby sustained a lower-body injury when Canada beat Czechia 4-3 in overtime Wednesday to advance to the semifinal match against Finland.
  The Pittsburgh Penguins superstar was scratched from Canada’s lineup Friday morning. Connor McDavid will serve as capt
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Crosby out of Olympic semifinal, McDavid to captain Canada

  20-02-2026 15:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — Sidney Crosby will not play for Canada in the men’s Olympic hockey semifinal against Finland after sustaining a lower-body injury in the quarterfinal win over Czechia. Connor McDavid will serve as Canada’s captain in Crosby’s absence.
  More to come.
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• What’s Happening Chilliwack: A list of events from Feb. 20 onward - Chilliwack Progress

  20-02-2026 14:46
  What’s Happening Chilliwack: A list of events from Feb. 20 onward  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• In the news today: Olympics, India trade deal with Canada, Tumbler Ridge, NDP debate

  20-02-2026 13:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
  Canada's men's hockey team is vying for a spot in the gold-medal game at the Milan Cortina Olympics
  A spot in the gold-medal game will be on the line today when Canada's men's hockey team takes on Finland in semifinal action.The Canadians are coming off a gutsy 4-3 overtime victory against Czechia, while the Finns edged Switzerland to advance.The other semifinal will see the United States battle underdog Sl
  
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• In the news today: India trade deal with Canada, Tumbler Ridge, NDP debate

  20-02-2026 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
  India envoy says trade deal possible within a year
  India's envoy to Ottawa says Canada could sign a comprehensive trade deal with New Delhi within a year — despite the fact that trade talks between the two nations have stalled multiple times since they started in 2010.
  Ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney's anticipated visit to India, High Commissioner Dinesh Patnaik said Thursday a 12-month timeline i
  
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