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• Canadian Union of Postal Workers set to vote on tentative deals in spring

  23-02-2026 23:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says its members will hold a ratification vote on tentative agreements with Canada Post between April 20 and May 30.The deals with two bargaining units were reached in late December, after nearly two years of labour strife.Workers were out on the picket line multiple times as the negotiations dragged on, with the two sides at odds over pay and structural changes to the postal service.
  The union has previously said it is recommending its 55,000
  
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• Quebec government sued after it cancelled Christian event over anti-abortion concerns

  23-02-2026 23:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  QUÉBEC — A Quebec government cabinet minister has taken the stand in a civil case over her decision to cancel an event in 2023 because she thought it would promote anti-abortion views.
  British Columbia-based Harvest Ministries International is suing the provincial government for $80,000 and seeking a declaration from the Superior Court that the Christian group's Charter rights were violated by the cancellation.
  Housing Minister Caroline Proulx defended her decision to block the "Fai
  
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• Former B.C. school trustee to challenge $750,000 penalty for anti-SOGI campaign

  23-02-2026 23:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The lawyer for former Chilliwack, B.C., school trustee Barry Neufeld says he will be filing a court challenge against a ruling by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal that he poisoned the workplaces of LGBTQ+ staff members with a public campaign against classroom resources on sexual orientation and gender identity.
  Lawyer James Kitchen says Neufeld will be seeking a judicial review in the B.C. Supreme Court after the tribunal last week ordered him to pay $750,000 to members of the Ch
  
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• Jets rave about goaltender Connor Hellebuyck’s gold-medal game outing for U.S.

  23-02-2026 23:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — The rest of the hockey world marvelled as Connor Hellebuyck put on a 41-save clinic to snap a 46-year Olympic gold-medal drought for the United States.Inside the Winnipeg Jets’ locker room, though, they just call that a typical night at the office.
  As Hellebuyck’s teammates gathered for practice on Monday, they reflected on their goaltender’s 2-1 overtime victory against Canada in Milan. The overriding sentiment was not shock, but rather a mixture of national h
  
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• Online Lions bingo games lead to generous donation to Chilliwack hospital - Chilliwack Progress

  23-02-2026 23:16
  Online Lions bingo games lead to generous donation to Chilliwack hospital  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Grand opening date set for new Chilliwack warehouse store - Fraser Valley Today

  23-02-2026 23:08
  Grand opening date set for new Chilliwack warehouse store  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Okamoto homers in Blue Jays 4-3 loss to Mets in pre-season play

  23-02-2026 22:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUNEDIN — Kazuma Okamoto hit a two-run home run, his first in a Blue Jays jersey, in Toronto's 4-3 pre-season loss to the New York Mets on Monday.
  Okamoto, who made his debut Saturday, belted it deep in the bottom of the second inning to open the scoring.The 29-year-old signed a four-year deal with Toronto (1-2) in January after an 11-year career in Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. He was a career .277 hitter with 248 home runs, 717 runs batted in, while leading the league in homers
  
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• Schneider, Kirk to lead the way for Blue Jays on Automated Ball-Strike challenges

  23-02-2026 22:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Davis Schneider and Alejandro Kirk will have the green light, George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. probably have a yellow.Everyone else will sit on red, at least at first, as the Toronto Blue Jays get used to Major League Baseball's new Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System in regular-season games.
  Manager John Schneider said that, at least early in the pre-season, there is a firm hierarchy for who can and can't challenge umpire calls using the new instant-replay system.
  His logic is that
  
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• Fact File: Viral video of Ghislaine Maxwell in Quebec City made with AI, creator says

  23-02-2026 22:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  A video of someone approaching a woman on a Quebec City street and asking if she is "Ghislaine" went viral after viewers noticed the woman's resemblance to Ghislaine Maxwell. The Instagram account that posted the video last week says it used artificial intelligence to place Maxwell's face on the woman. The account is known for posting prank videos that use AI-generated faces, including the late Jeffrey Epstein.
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  A video posted to Instagram Wednesday sparked conspiracy theories about a c
  
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• Tentative contract reached for 25,000 B.C. health-science workers

  23-02-2026 22:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — A tentative contract agreement has been reached for the group representing 25,000 health-science professionals in British Columbia.The Health Employers Association of BC and Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association have issued separate statements announcing the deal, which is based on the government's balanced measures mandate.
  The Finance Ministry issued a statement saying further details wouldn't be released until after a ratification vote, but the union says the de
  
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• OpenAI safety reps summoned to Ottawa after B.C. mass shooting, minister says

  23-02-2026 21:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon has called representatives of OpenAI to Ottawa to discuss safety concerns after learning the killer in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., was banned from using the company's ChatGPT platform months before the murders
  The company banned Jesse Van Rootselaar's account in June but said the activities on the account didn't meet the threshold for informing law enforcement at the time because it didn't identify credible or imminent pl
  
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• B.C. police release photo of now-deported extortion suspect in appeal for information

  23-02-2026 21:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., have released the image of a foreign national suspected of involvement in a wave of extortion gripping the region.The Surrey Police Service says 22-year-old Lovebir Singh has been removed from Canada, but they've released his image as they appeal to the public for any information about his associates and activities while he was in the country.
  They say Singh had been in Canada since the fall of 2023, and police identified him as a suspect in extortion-relat
  
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• Chilliwack Giants host free event focused on youth resilience - Chilliwack Progress

  23-02-2026 21:45
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• B.C. approves expansion of open-pit Copper Mountain mine in southern Interior

  23-02-2026 21:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has approved the expansion of an open-pit copper and gold mine in the province's southern Interior.
  A statement from Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals says B.C. has issued permits under mines and environmental management legislation for the New Ingerbelle expansion at the Copper Mountain mine near Princeton.
  The province says the work will extend the mine's operation by 12 years, supporting about 800 jobs, with most workers living in the ar
  
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• $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes race to be run Sept. 7 at Fort Erie Racetrack

  23-02-2026 21:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FORT ERIE — The $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes will be held Sept. 7, Fort Erie Racetrack announced Monday.
  The 1 3/16-mile dirt race is the second jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown. It will follow the $1-million King's Plate, which will be run Aug. 15 at Toronto's Woodbine Racetrack.
  This year's Prince of Wales will mark the 91st running of the race.
  Woodbine hasn't yet divulged a date for the $400,000 Breeders Stakes, the third leg of the Triple Crown.
  This report by The Canadian Press
  
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• CONCACAF monitoring violence in Mexico as Champions Cup continues

  23-02-2026 21:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Soccer's governing body in North America says it's closely monitoring ongoing violence in Mexico as its international tournament continues.
  A spokesperson for CONCACAF, which oversees the sport in North America, Central America and the Caribbean, said in a statement Monday that the safety and security of everyone participating in the Champions Cup is the organization's highest priority.Two Canadian teams are still in the 27-club tournament, with Canadian Premier League side Atletico Ottawa set t
  
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• OpenAI safety reps summoned to Ottawa after B.C. shooting incident, minister says

  23-02-2026 20:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says he has called representatives of OpenAI to Ottawa to discuss safety concerns after a report emerged about the Tumbler Ridge shooter's engagement with the AI platform ChatGPT.
  The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Jesse Van Rootselaar's account was banned last June after it was flagged for troubling posts, including some that included scenarios of gun violence.
  While the report says employees considered alerting authorities,
  
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• Mounties arrest dozens for retail theft at Metrotown mall in Burnaby, B.C.

  23-02-2026 20:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BURNABY — Mounties say they made 73 arrests in a five-week retail theft operation at the Metrotown shopping centre in Burnaby, B.C.Police say they also recovered $23,000 worth of stolen merchandise in the initiative that began shortly before Christmas last year.They say it was prompted by a "significant increase" in calls for service to the mall.
  Of those arrested, police say three people had outstanding warrants and two were breaching court-ordered conditions, while officers made two yout
  
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• PHOTOS: Youth compete at Ladies Kennel Club dog show in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  23-02-2026 20:36
  PHOTOS: Youth compete at Ladies Kennel Club dog show in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• ‘We need to act,’ health minister says as Canada seeks feedback on men’s health

  23-02-2026 20:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Health Minister Marjorie Michel says Canada needs to take action on men's health, as she launched the first step toward a national strategy today.The federal government is seeking feedback from people across the country, starting March 2.Michel says the consultations are important to help the government understand the priorities as it looks to tackle the issues that lead men to poor health outcomes.Data released by Movember Canada last summer shows men are three times more likely
  
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• Olympic medallists Gilles, Poirier headline Canadian world championship team

  23-02-2026 20:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Newly minted Olympic bronze medallist ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier will be part of the Canadian contingent at the figure skating world championships in March.
  The event will be held in Prague, Czechia, March 24-29.
  Gilles, of Toronto, and Poirier, of Unionville, Ont., who captured their first Olympic medal at the Milan Cortina Games, have earned silver at the last two world championships.
  Joining them will be breakout star Stephen Gogolev. The 21-year-old from Toronto
  
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• New Chilliwack retail store under construction gears up for spring opening

  23-02-2026 19:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – As construction activities continue on its interior, a retail franchise that purchases and sells gently used attire, shoes and accessories is moving closer to its opening in Chilliwack this spring.
  According to its social media channels, interviews are set to begin soon for job openings at Plato’s Closet, which will be located at 2-45676 Yale Road in Chilliwack, next door to OK Tire.
  The company wrote on social media that training for new employees will begin on Monday,
  
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• New Chilliwack retail store under construction gears up for spring opening - Fraser Valley Today

  23-02-2026 19:52
  New Chilliwack retail store under construction gears up for spring opening  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Man charged with impaired driving in northern B.C. crash that killed an Alberta man

  23-02-2026 19:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FORT ST. JOHN — Police say a man has been charged with impaired driving causing death in a crash in northern British Columbia that killed a 32-year-old man from Alberta.
  Fort St. John RCMP say the crash involving two pickup trucks happened on Highway 97 near the Sikanni River Bridge just after 6 a.m. on June, 12, 2024.They say a Ford F350 collided with a Chevrolet Silverado, killing the man driving the Chevy and leaving a 24-year-old passenger with minor injuries.
  The Mounties say the BC P
  
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• Carney travelling to India, Australia, Japan on 9-day trade mission

  23-02-2026 19:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is travelling to India, Australia and Japan later this week and next, his office announced today.
  Carney, whose government is looking to reduce Canada's reliance on trade with the United States, will head to the Indo-Pacific region to discuss trade ties with three leading economies.
  Carney will first visit Mumbai on Thursday for talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and business leaders.
  During a stop in Canberra, Carney will address both houses
  
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• Canadian tourist says streets of Puerto Vallarta quiet after day of violence

  23-02-2026 19:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX —
  Marc Edge says the streets of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, are eerily quiet a day after fire and violence engulfed the popular tourist destination on Sunday.
  The communications professor from Vancouver says he saw billowing clouds of black smoke and burned out vehicles while walking on the boardwalk.
  The Canadian government issued a shelter in place order for tourists following the death by Mexican special forces of the notorious leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
  Cars burn
  
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• Environment Canada issues snowfall warning for the Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt

  23-02-2026 19:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY – A heads up for drivers traveling between B.C.’s southern interior and the coast on Monday (Feb. 23).
  Environment Canada says a snowfall warning is in effect for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt until Monday afternoon.
  Around 15 to 20 centimetres of snowfall is expected for the stretch of Highway 5. It’s due to a convective system that will bring periods of snow to the area throughout the day.
  “Roads and walkways will likely be difficult to
  
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• Police in Britain arrest former ambassador Mandelson in probe into Epstein ties

  23-02-2026 19:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON (AP) — British police on Monday arrested Peter Mandelson, a former U.K. ambassador to the United States, in a misconduct probe stemming from his ties with Jeffrey Epstein. It came days after a friendship with Epstein landed the former Prince Andrew in police custody.The arrest occurred as revelations continue from the trove of more than 3 million pages of Epstein-related documents released by the U.S. Justice Department.London’s Metropolitan Police force said “officers h
  
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• Langley man sentenced for possession of prohibited weapons, including loaded sawed-off shotgun

  23-02-2026 18:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LANGLEY – Authorities say a 39-year-old Langley man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison after an investigation by the Combined Special Forces Enforcement Unit of B.C. led to the seizure of multiple firearms and prohibited weapons, including a sawed-off shotgun, body armour and a machete.
  According to a statement from Sgt. Sarbjit K. Sangha, media relations officer for CFSEU-BC, a special task force officer with the Uniform Gang Enforcement Team conducted a traffic stop in Surrey on M
  
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• Canada’s Auger-Aliassime wins opening-round match at Dubai Championships

  23-02-2026 18:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUBAI — Canada's Félix Auger-Aliassime defeated China's Zhang Zhizhen 6-3, 7-6 (4) in first-round men's singles tennis action at the Dubai Championships on Monday.
  Auger-Aliassime, the tournament's top seed, fired 11 aces to three double faults and broke on two of his 11 chances.
  The Montreal native also won 78 per cent of first-serve points.
  Zhang had 10 aces to just one double fault and won 71 per cent of first-serve points. However, he failed to convert on all four of his break-p
  
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• Kendamil baby formula sold at Costco recalled due to concerns about toxin

  23-02-2026 18:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says a baby formula sold online and at Costco is being recalled due to concerns of a toxin that can cause food poisoning.
  The federal agency says the one-kilogram containers of Kendamil brand infant formula that say "with whole milk" on the label may contain cereulide toxin, which can quickly cause nausea and vomiting.
  Cereulide is not destroyed by heat and can survive temperatures that would usually kill bacteria.
  The CFIA says no one has repo
  
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• Complainant in Stronach trial breaks into tears as she describes alleged sex assault

  23-02-2026 18:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — A woman broke into tears on the stand this morning as she described Frank Stronach allegedly forcing himself on her in a hotel suite more than 30 years ago.
  The woman, who is the fifth complainant to testify in the case, says she first encountered Stronach through a friend in the early '80s then reconnected with the businessman when they crossed paths about a decade later.
  She says they met at a hotel restaurant for lunch two days after that and Stronach offered to continue the c
  
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• Police in Britain arrest Peter Mandelson, a former ambassador, in probe into Epstein ties

  23-02-2026 18:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON (AP) — British police on Monday arrested Peter Mandelson, a former U.K. ambassador to the United States, in a misconduct probe stemming from his ties with Jeffrey Epstein.London’s Metropolitan Police force said “officers have arrested a 72-year-old man on suspicion of misconduct in public office” at an address in north London. He has been taken to a police station for questioning.It did not name Mandelson, in keeping with British police practice, but the suspect in
  
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• Two area governments ask province to remove land from Harrison-area park

  23-02-2026 18:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HARRISON – Two government agencies have asked the B.C. government to remove land from a provincial park northeast of Harrison Hot Springs for the purpose of emergency preparedness and readiness.
  According to the BC Parks website, the District of Kent (Agassiz) and the Village of Harrison Hot Springs are requesting to remove land from Sasquatch Provincial Park to allow for the construction of an emergency evacuation route.
  The province says the proposed route would provide an alternate egre
  
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• MPs settle in for marathon meeting to amend Liberal budget bill

  23-02-2026 17:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Members of Parliament could be in for a marathon day of debate as the federal finance committee faces a tight timeline to amend the Liberals' omnibus budget implementation bill.
  Members of the finance committee are scheduled to meet for up to 12 hours in Ottawa today to go clause by clause through Bill C-15.
  Liberal MP Karina Gould, the committee chair, says she booked the lengthy meeting so House of Commons resources would be available to MPs late into the evening as they tackle
  
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• Canada-Ukraine Foundation calls on feds to match donations as war hits four-year mark

  23-02-2026 17:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Canada-Ukraine Foundation is calling on Ottawa to match donations to support humanitarian work in the country as the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion approaches.
  Executive director Valeriy Kostyuk says that while his organization has collected more than $100 million for Ukraine, demand for food and water, medical equipment and power generators continues to grow.
  He says he hopes the federal government matches all private donations to the Canada-Ukraine Founda
  
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• Historic Montreal church destroyed by fire; flames spread to adjacent retirement home

  23-02-2026 17:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL —A fire has destroyed a historic former church in southwestern Montreal and the flames spread to an adjacent seniors home.
  The fire broke out around 1:40 a.m. in the former Saint-Paul Church in the city's Sud-Ouest borough.
  No one was inside the building when it caught fire but officials evacuated 148 people from the nearby area as a precaution.
  Among the evacuees were 73 people in the church's former rectory, which had been converted into a seniors residence.
  Firefighters said th
  
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• Andy Roddick is joining ESPN’s coverage of Wimbledon and the US Open

  23-02-2026 17:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Tennis Hall of Famer Andy Roddick is joining ESPN for its coverage of Wimbledon and the U.S. Open under a multi-year deal announced Monday.Roddick, the 2003 U.S. Open champion, will work as a match commentator and studio analyst, starting just before play begins at the All England Club in late June. His championship in New York was the last time an American man won a Grand Slam singles title.He retired as a player in 2012 and was inducted into the International Tennis
  
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• Senate committee recommends removing immigration measures from border bill

  23-02-2026 16:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Senators on the social affairs committee wants to see immigration-related sections in the government's border bill, C-12, removed or significantly modified by the Senate national security committee.
  The national security committee is responsible for tabling amendments, while the social affairs committee has conducted an in-depth study of the bill's immigration measures.
  That report, obtained by The Canadian Press, says the committee heard concerns the legislation contains possible
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP urge residents to lock doors after a senior’s home was broken into while he slept - Fraser Valley Today

  23-02-2026 16:02
  Chilliwack RCMP urge residents to lock doors after a senior’s home was broken into while he slept  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Grand opening date set for new Chilliwack warehouse store

  23-02-2026 15:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – Chilliwack’s newest warehouse plans to hold a grand opening celebration in less than two weeks.According to its social media page, Uncle Wiener’s Wholesale will officially open its Chilliwack location on Saturday, March 7 at 9 a.m., at 110-7955 Evans Road.Uncle Wiener’s Wholesale, which proudly touts itself as being Canadian-owned, says it offers Canadians competitive prices on all types of goods tailored to contractors, hunters, small shop owners and weekend
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP urge residents to lock doors after a senior’s home was broken into while he slept

  23-02-2026 15:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – A Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson is urging residents to lock their doors while they sleep after a resident’s home was broken into over the weekend and an important belonging of his was stolen.A social media user reported in a Chilliwack Facebook group over the weekend that a retired Army veteran living on Broadway Street in Chilliwack had his studio broken into early Saturday morning (Feb. 21) while he was resting. An IPad was stolen from the residence, and the social medi
  
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• Judge blocks release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on Trump classified documents case

  23-02-2026 15:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday permanently barred the release of a report by special counsel Jack Smith on his investigation into President Donald Trump’s hoarding of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was nominated to the bench by Trump, granted a request from the Republican president to keep under wraps the report on a criminal investigation once seen as posing significant legal peril to Trump. Smith and his team produ
  
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• UEFA provisionally suspends Gianluca Prestianni after accusation he racially abused Vinícius Júnior

  23-02-2026 15:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA said on Monday it has provisionally suspended Benfica player Gianluca Prestianni for one match following accusations he racially abused Vinícius Júnior.The decision means that Prestianni will miss Wednesday’s second leg of the Champions League playoff between Real Madrid and Benfica. Madrid won the first match in Lisbon last Tuesday with Vinícius scoring a second-half winner for a 1-0 victory.The game was halted for nearly 10 minutes
  
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• State Department orders nonessential US diplomats to leave Lebanon as tensions with Iran soar

  23-02-2026 15:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has ordered nonessential diplomats and their family members to leave Lebanon, a State Department official said Monday, as tensions over Iran rise with the threat of a potentially imminent military strike. The official said a continuous assessment of the regional security environment determined it was “prudent” to draw down the U.S. Embassy’s footprint so that only essential personnel remained at their posts.The official, who spoke on th
  
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• Dutch king swears in new coalition government led by youngest premier Rob Jetten

  23-02-2026 10:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch King Willem-Alexander swore in a new minority Dutch coalition government Monday led by the Netherlands’ youngest-ever prime minister, who will have to use all his bridge-building skills to pass laws and see out a full four-year term in office.Rob Jetten, 38, heads a three-party administration made up of his centrist D66, the center-right Christian Democrats and the center-right People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy.The parties together hol
  
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• New Dutch coalition government led by youngest premier has been sworn into office

  23-02-2026 10:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch King Willem-Alexander has sworn in a new minority Dutch coalition government led by the Netherlands’ youngest-ever prime minister, who will have to use all his bridge-building skills to pass laws and see out a full four-year term in office.Rob Jetten, 38, heads a three-party administration made up of his centrist D66, the center-right Christian Democrats and the center-right People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy.The parties together hold o
  
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• International Criminal Court opens hearings into former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte

  23-02-2026 10:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court began pre-trial hearings on Monday for former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is facing three counts of crimes against humanity for deadly anti-drugs crackdowns he oversaw while in office.The 80-year-old was not in The Hague courtroom, having waived his right to appear as prosecutors began presenting evidence to support their charges of his alleged involvement in dozens of killings as part of his so-called war on drug
  
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• In the news today: Canadians anxious in Mexico, Conservative probe, tax season begins

  23-02-2026 10:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
  Canadians in Mexican state of Jalisco taking cover following outbreak of violence
  Canadians in Mexico continue to shelter in place as violence grips parts of the country.
  Government officials in western Mexico warn that Jalisco State, which includes the popular resort city of Puerto Vallarta, is currently unsafe for travel after the leader of a major drug cartel was reportedly killed in a government operati
  
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• Parti Québécois looking to maintain momentum with today’s byelection

  23-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SAGUENAY — The Parti Québécois is looking for its fourth consecutive byelection win today in the riding of Chicoutimi, north of Quebec City.
  The riding had been a PQ stronghold before Andrée Laforest captured it twice for the Coalition Avenir Québec, first in 2018 and again in 2022.
  Chicoutimi has been vacant since Laforest, a former cabinet minister, left provincial politics in September.
  The Parti Québécois is high in the polls ahead of the provi
  
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