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• Pembina green-lights two pipeline projects, reports dip in quarterly earnings

  26-02-2026 23:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Pembina Pipeline Corp. says it has decided to proceed with two pipeline expansion projects in British Columbia and Alberta as it announced a dip in fourth-quarter earnings.The Calgary-based energy infrastructure company says earnings for the final three months of 2025 were $489 million, or 78 cents per share, compared to $572 million, or 92 cents per share, a year earlier.Revenue fell to $1.91 billion from $2.15 billion during the same 2024 quarter.Pembina says the two pipeline e
  
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• CP NewsAlert: OpenAI says Tumbler Ridge shooter had second ChatGPT account after ban

  26-02-2026 23:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Artificial intelligence firm OpenAI has revealed that the shooter involved in mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., got around a ban on her problematic use of ChatGPT by having a second account.
  The firm revealed the information as it outlined a series of "immediate steps" it would be taking in response to the killings.
  OpenAI vice-president for global policy, Ann O'Leary, says the company only discovered the second account after Jesse Van Rootselaar's name was announced by RCMP.
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• Alberta budget comes with spending hikes, $9.4B deficit

  26-02-2026 23:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Alberta’s new budget will carry an eye-popping $9.4-billion deficit as the province, after decades of trying to get off a roller-coaster of oil revenues, seeks to manage the ride and weather the whiplash.
  The deficit is the largest since the COVID-19 era, a time of global economic catastrophe that saw oil prices trade in negative numbers.
  Finance Minister Nate Horner says the costs of a rising population coupled with low oil prices are hammering the province’s bottom
  
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• Big spending, big deficit and fee hikes: Highlights from the Alberta budget

  26-02-2026 23:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner tabled the province's latest budget on Thursday. Here are some of the highlights:
  — The government expects to take in $74.6 billion while spending $83.9 billion (including $2 billion set aside as a contingency fund).
  — It predicts a $9.4-billion deficit, the largest since the COVID-19 crisis when the budget came in nearly $17 billion in the red for 2020-2021.
  — This is the second deficit under Premier Danielle Smith, with a
  
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• Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim started false rumour councillor ‘handed out illegal drugs’

  26-02-2026 23:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim accused city Coun. Sean Orr of "handing out illegal drugs on Christmas Day" in a briefing for Chinese-speaking reporters earlier this month, in a false assertion that was partially repeated and then retracted with an apology by a Sim ally.
  Sim on Tuesday had applauded Coun. Lenny Zhou for "acknowledging his mistake" and retracting elements of the claim that his ABC Party colleague shared on Chinese-language social media — but Sim did not reveal tha
  
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• Cuba says 8 World Baseball Classic delegation members denied US visas

  26-02-2026 23:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Eight members of Cuba's delegation were denied visas to the United States for the World Baseball Classic, the Cuban Baseball and Softball Federation (FCBS) said Thursday.Cuba is set to play against Puerto Rico, Colombia, Panama and Canada in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during pool play of the WBC, which is scheduled from March 5-17.Among the Cubans that were denied visas are FCBS president Juan Reinaldo Pérez Pardo and general secretary Carlos del Pino Muñoz. Pitching coach Pedro Luis L
  
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• Jays pitcher Gausman strikes out three in spring debut, but Jays fall 8-7 to Marlins

  26-02-2026 23:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUNEDIN — Kevin Gausman had three strikeouts in his first inning of work at spring training as the Toronto Blue Jays fell 8-7 to the visiting Miami Marlins on Thursday.
  The Blue Jays starter opened with a strikeout of Otto Lopez. He got into a bit of trouble after surrendering a single to Kyle Stowers and a walk to Esteury Ruiz, but got out of it by striking out Canadians Liam Hicks and Owen Caissie.
  Gausman went 10-11 with a 3.59 earned-run average for Toronto last season and was 2-3 with
  
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• Liberals survive confidence vote on omnibus budget bill

  26-02-2026 22:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal Liberals' Budget Implementation Act has passed a confidence vote in the House of Commons.
  Bill C-15 carried on division, meaning there was no recorded vote in Parliament.
  The legislation enacts key measures proposed in the Liberals' 2025 federal budget, which passed a confidence vote for Prime Minister Mark Carney's government in November last year.
  Opposition parties worked with the Liberals to fast-track the bill through the House of Commons.
  The Conservatives and th
  
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• Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim started false claim councillor ‘handed out illegal drugs’

  26-02-2026 22:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim accused city Coun. Sean Orr of "handing out illegal drugs on Christmas Day" in a briefing for Chinese-speaking reporters earlier this month, in a false assertion that was partially repeated and then retracted with an apology by a Sim ally.
  Sim on Tuesday had applauded Coun. Lenny Zhou for "acknowledging his mistake" and retracting elements of the claim that Zhou shared on Chinese-language social media, but Sim did not reveal that it was he who originally
  
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• Canadian says NFL team that drafts him will reap benefits on and off the field

  26-02-2026 22:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Akheem Mesidor feels any NFL team drafting him will get the total package.
  "On the field they're going to get a relentless player, somebody who has a deep bag in rushing the passer," Mesidor told reporters at the NFL combine in Indianapolis "Also, on first and second down (someone) who can set the edge.
  "Off the field, I'm a happy guy, always happy, positive, I'm a people person and I like to think I have great character. My mom is super giving and she put that in me. I just want to be able to m
  
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• Liberal, Bloc Québécois rematch in Terrebonne riding after Supreme Court nixes result

  26-02-2026 22:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TERREBONNE — The Bloc Québécois' Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné will once again face off against Liberal Tatiana Auguste in the Terrebonne riding after the Supreme Court recently invalidated last year's result.
  Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet announced his candidate today, paying tribute to Sinclair-Desgagné's relentless drive.
  The Liberals, for their part, officially nominated Auguste on Wednesday night in the Montreal-area riding.
  Elections Canada had de
  
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• Suspected serial kidnapper charged in B.C. after multiple attacks in Metro Vancouver

  26-02-2026 21:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PITT MEADOWS — A man accused of kidnapping three women across Metro Vancouver over a four-day stretch last month now faces more than a dozen charges.Ridge Meadows RCMP say the 28-year-old man was arrested on Jan. 18 after police received a report that a woman was being held against her will in a car by an armed suspect.
  The suspect and the woman were later found in Pitt Meadows, and the man was taken into custody.
  Investigators then found that two other similar attacks had happened in Surr
  
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• 171 bodies found in mass graves in eastern Congo, an official says

  26-02-2026 21:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese authorities and a civil society group said Thursday that mass graves were found in part of eastern Congo that the M23 rebel group has recently withdrawn from, as fighting in the region escalates despite a U.S.-mediated peace deal.The governor of South-Kivu province, Jacques Purusi, said authorities found two mass graves with at least 171 dead bodies in the Kiromoni and Kavimvira neighborhoods on the outskirts of the eastern city of Uvira. “At this sta
  
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• B.C. man facing multiple charges of kidnapping, sexual assault, for alleged role in multiple incidents

  26-02-2026 21:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MAPLE RIDGE – Mounties in Maple Ridge say a 28-year-old man is facing charges of kidnapping, sexual assault, uttering threats and a host of other crimes for his alleged role in three incidents spanning multiple jurisdictions in B.C.
  According to a statement from police, Ridge Meadows RCMP members received a report on January 18, 2026, at 12:40 a.m., that a woman was allegedly being held against her will in a car. The alleged suspect had been reportedly armed and was exhibiting threatening
  
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• Tkachuk returns to the Panthers as a gold medal party awaits against the Maple Leafs

  26-02-2026 21:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk is ready to go back to work. That doesn't mean he's ready to stop celebrating Olympic gold.
  Tkachuk — part of the U.S. men's hockey team that won gold at the Milan Cortina Games — is in the Florida Panthers' lineup for their first post-Olympic game Thursday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Panthers are throwing a gold medal celebration and U.S. captain Auston Matthews, who also captains the Maple Leafs, is set to be part of it as w
  
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• Coalition says Vancouver’s World Cup rights plan not to tackle ‘FIFA-related harms’

  26-02-2026 21:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A coalition of about 20 organizations working in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and Chinatown say they're worried the city isn't adequately addressing human rights implications and "FIFA-related harms" of the upcoming soccer World Cup.
  The group, which includes the BC Civil Liberties Association and the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition, says a draft "human rights action plan" released last week makes no promises to increase supports for homeless people during the tournament and le
  
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• Chilliwack trustee announces resignation, says recent tribunal decision places chill on free speech

  26-02-2026 21:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – A Chilliwack school board member has resigned from his position today, saying a recent decision by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal against a former Chilliwack trustee has placed a chilling effect on the rights of democratically-elected officials to speak freely without fear of legal repercussions.
  According to a statement, Chilliwack Board of Education member Laurie Throness has announced his decision to resign effective immediately as a result of last week’s Human Rights
  
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• A capsule look at the 2026 Canadian men’s curling championship field

  26-02-2026 21:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  A capsule look at the field for the 2026 Canadian men's curling championship, Feb. 27 to March 8 in St. John's, N.L. (lineups include alternate):
  POOL A
  Canada
  Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert, Mike Caione.
  The Glencoe Club, Calgary.
  Defending champions coming off an Olympic gold medal in Cortina, Italy.
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  Newfoundland and Labrador
  Brad Gushue, Brendan Bottcher, Mark Nichols, Geoff Walker, Adam Casey.
  RE/MAX Centre/St. John’s Curling Club.
  Last Brier for six-time cham
  
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• Decorated curler Brad Gushue braces for big Brier feelings in his hometown

  26-02-2026 21:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Curling drama didn't end with the Olympic Games.The Montana's Brier, starting Friday in his hometown of St. John's, N.L., will be the last for decorated skip Brad Gushue.
  The 45-year-old is a six-time Canadian champion, a world champion and an Olympic gold and bronze medallist.
  Gushue's first Brier victory in St. John's in 2017 wasn't just electric. It also launched his team to more success in the ensuing years.So the 2026 Brier will also be packed with emotion for Gushue.
  "I want to perform wel
  
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• Surrey, B.C., officer cleared after scooter driver hurt in crash with stolen truck

  26-02-2026 21:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — British Columbia's civilian police watchdog says there are no connections between the actions of Surrey police and a crash that seriously injured a scooter rider.
  The Independent Investigations Office says the crash happened on Jan. 21 in the intersection 88 Avenue and 128 Street, when a stolen Ford F-350 pickup collided with a Honda and a man riding on a motorized scooter.
  Investigators say a Surrey police officer had been driving in a marked vehicle near the eventual crash site
  
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• Move to national PharmaCare expands B.C. residents access to diabetes, hormone drugs

  26-02-2026 20:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — The national PharmaCare program will start in British Columbia on Sunday, giving residents free access to a variety of diabetes medications and menopausal hormone therapy.Health Minister Josie Osborne says the changes will benefit more than half a million residents who are living with diabetes, and about 160,000 people with menopausal symptoms.
  The provincial and federal governments signed a four-year agreement last year to implement a national PharmaCare initiative in B.C. with
  
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• LeBlanc sets up talks with U.S. trade rep next week in Washington

  26-02-2026 20:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he will meet with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer late next week in Washington, D.C.
  The discussions comes as both countries are preparing for the mandatory review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade.
  LeBlanc told the Canadian Club Toronto today that he's not pessimistic about the future of the trilateral trade deal because the U.S. maintained a continued CUSMA exemption when President Donald Trump announced new tar
  
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• Feds earmark $1.55 billion to ensure equal services for First Nations kids

  26-02-2026 20:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty is expected to announce $1.55 billion in federal funding today to support Jordan's Principle, a legal principle that states First Nations children must have equal access to social and health services.
  MPs unanimously passed a motion in 2007 committing the government to ensuring First Nations children get necessary services without delays caused by jurisdictional squabbles between governments.
  The funding, which will last until 2027, co
  
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• Myles Gray had injected testosterone, doctor tells hearing into police-involved death

  26-02-2026 20:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Myles Gray's family doctor has told a public hearing into his patient's 2015 police-involved death that Gray told him he had been injecting unprescribed testosterone, an anabolic steroid.
  But Dr. Christoffel Mentz-Serfontein says Gray never displayed any behaviour that caused concern about him being violent toward anyone and described him as "always pleasant and courteous."
  He says Gray, who had bipolar disorder, had been using "black market" steroids, which are sometimes much
  
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• Sens captain Brady Tkachuk unhappy with White House AI video that insulted Canadians

  26-02-2026 20:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Brady Tkachuk said he did not appreciate an AI-doctored video shared by the White House that made it appear he was disparaging Canadians, calling it fake and not something he would ever say.
  The Ottawa Senators captain spoke Thursday in his first availability since helping the United States defeat Canada 2-1 in overtime to win men’s hockey gold Sunday at the Milan Winter Olympics.
  The U.S. women also beat Canada 2-1 in overtime three days earlier, the first time the American
  
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• Downtown Abbotsford fire hall to be demolished for larger, more modern facility

  26-02-2026 20:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD – The City of Abbotsford says a fire station in downtown Abbotsford will be replaced with a more modern facility now that it has reached the end of its service life cycle.According to a statement from the City of Abbotsford, the existing Fire Hall No. 6 building on West Railway Street near Laurel Street has reached the end of its service life and will be demolished to make way for a larger, modern and more functional facility.The city says the new four-bay fire hall will feature
  
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• Chief justice says institutions are strong after Smith targets court appointments

  26-02-2026 20:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada's chief justice says the independence of the courts continues to be tested even as Canadians maintain a strong trust in their institutions.
  Justice Richard Wagner told the general meeting of the Canadian Bar Association today that trust in the courts can't be taken for granted noting recent pressures on the appointments process for judges, and threats to withhold funding for the justice system.
  He did not name Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in the speech, who in early Febru
  
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• B.C. workers’ muscle, joint injury claims cost more than $2 billion over five years

  26-02-2026 20:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  RICHMOND — British Columbia’s workers’ compensation agency says claims for musculoskeletal injuries — those involving muscles, joints, tendons and nerves — have resulted in more than $2.35 billion in time-loss claims over a five-year period.
  WorkSafeBC says the type of injury was the most common claim seen in the province between 2020 and 2024, with 88,000 such files from workers.
  The agency says in a statement that those injuries account for about a quarter of all
  
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• ‘Scotty’ Morrison, former top executive of Hockey Hall of Fame, dead at 95

  26-02-2026 19:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Ian (Scotty) Morrison, a former NHL referee and top executive with the Hockey Hall of Fame, has died. He was 95.
  The Hockey Hall of Fame said in a release that Morrison died Wednesday in Invermere, B.C. A cause of death was not given.
  The Montreal native joined the NHL as a referee in 1954 after two years of officiating in the Western Hockey League. The 24-year-old was the youngest referee to work an NHL game at that time.
  Morrison was appointed the NHL's Referee-in-Chief in 1965
  
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• SD33 to hold two open houses next week as it deals with growth, capacity challenges in Chilliwack

  26-02-2026 19:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – The Chilliwack School District will hold two open houses next week as it considers options to balance school enrolment and capacity in Chilliwack over the next 10 years.According to a statement from SD33 spokesperson Amy Dhanjal, SD33 will host two open houses on March 3 and March 5 in order receive input from staff, families, students, and community members about a draft plan for managing long-term growth in Chilliwack schools.The district is examining all its options as Chil
  
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• Quebec campaign aims to combat alpha male influencers who trivialize sexual violence

  26-02-2026 19:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTRÉAL — Universities and junior colleges across Quebec are launching a new campaign to counter the rise of male influencers.
  The bilingual strategy is part of the third phase of the campaign entitled "Consent is Key," led by Concordia University researcher and author Léa Clermont-Dion. It takes aim at alpha male influencers who are spreading a message that trivializes sexual violence, said Clermont-Dion, who is urging the government to prioritize the issue as a growing con
  
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• Olympic star Jack Hughes returns to NHL, jokes about his missing teeth as Devils resume playoff push

  26-02-2026 19:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Olympic hero Jack Hughes was honored by the New Jersey Devils before their loss to Buffalo on Wednesday night as NHL play resumed following a three-week break. Hughes took a moment to bring out a special guest.
  The Devils showed video of Hughes’ overtime goal in the United States’ 2-1 victory over Canada on Sunday in the gold medal game in Milan. Hughes made sure that one of his Team USA teammates — Buffalo star Tage Thompson — joined him at
  
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• Students in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., begin returning to class following mass shooting

  26-02-2026 19:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TUMBLER RIDGE — Some students are heading back to classes in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., just over two weeks after an 18-year-old shooter killed eight people, including six at the local secondary school, before turning the gun on herself.
  A message to parents posted on the Peace River South school district website says elementary students are returning to classes with shortened days today and tomorrow, with their regular schedules set to resume on Monday.
  The district says portables set up on the
  
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• Feds announce more than $41.5 million for cancer prevention research

  26-02-2026 19:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government is announcing more than $41 million for cancer prevention research.
  A news release says six research funding organizations contributed funds, including the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Terry Fox Research Institute and the Canadian Cancer Society.
  The Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, the Cancer Research Society and BioCanRx also contributed funds.
  The release says the funding will support 19 teams that will work over the next
  
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• Judge rejects request to block Trump White House from building its $400 million ballroom project

  26-02-2026 18:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday rejected a preservationist group’s request to block the Trump administration from continuing construction of a $400 million ballroom where it demolished the East Wing of the White House.U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled that The National Trust for Historic Preservation was unlikely to succeed on the merits of its bid to temporarily halt President Donald Trump’s project.Leon said the group has a better chance of success if it am
  
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• Montreal police conducting searches in lead-up to teen’s death by South Shore police

  26-02-2026 18:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Montreal police say they are conducting searches in an investigation connected to the death of a teenager shot dead by police on the city's South Shore.
  Nooran Rezayi, 15, was killed by Longueuil police after officers responded to a 911 call on Sept. 21 about a group of allegedly armed youth in a residential neighbourhood.
  The shooting is being investigated by the province's police watchdog — Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes — which has said the only gu
  
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• District of Hope urges people not to travel on the Coquihalla Highway today

  26-02-2026 18:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HOPE – Environment Canada says a wind advisory is in effect for the Hope area today as a storm brings gale-force winds to the eastern Fraser Valley and heavy snow on the Coquihalla.
  The wind advisory from Environment Canada says gusts of up to 90 km/h are expected today. Power outages could occur.Winds should ease late this evening.In a related advisory, the District of Hope is asking people to consider delaying their travel plans today amid projected accumulations of 20-30 centimetres on
  
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• ‘More work to do’ to ensure agents of India are not threatening Canadians: minister

  26-02-2026 18:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says there's "a lot more work to do" to ensure agents of the Indian government are not coercing or intimidating people in Canada.
  Anandasangaree stopped short today of agreeing with a federal official who said Wednesday that Ottawa is confident people acting on behalf of India are not currently engaging in extortion or threats of violence in Canada.
  Asked during a briefing with reporters on Prime Minister Mark Carney's trip to India if ag
  
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• Snowfall, high wind warnings expand in B.C. as frontal system moves across province

  26-02-2026 18:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  COQUIHALLA — Large portions of British Columbia are under warnings and advisories for heavy snowfall and high winds as a frontal system moves across the province, triggering an expansion of alerts.
  Environment Canada has posted wind warnings from the Fraser Canyon and Chilcotin to the Lakes District and Stuart-Nechako regions, including Burns Lake, Anahim Lake, Lillooet and Lytton.
  Special weather statements for high winds have also been issued for Prince George, Quesnel, parts of Highway
  
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• Afghan authorities carry out strikes in retaliation for earlier Pakistani airstrikes

  26-02-2026 18:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan military authorities said Thursday they had begun carrying out strikes against Pakistan in retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan's border area days ago.A statement issued by the media office of Afghanistan’s military corps in the east said “heavy clashes” had begun Thursday night “in response to the recent airstrikes carried out by Pakistani forces" in eastern Afghanistan.“In response to the repeated rebellions an
  
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• B.C.’s minimum wage to increase to over $18/hr

  26-02-2026 18:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA – The province announced Thursday morning that British Columbia’s lowest-paid workers will get a 40-cent raise later this year.
  According to a statement, the minimum wage will increase from the current rate of $17.85 an hour to $18.25 an hour starting June 1, 2026.The province says annual minimum-wage increases are based on the province’s average inflation rate from the previous year. B.C.’s average monthly inflation in 2025 was just over 2.1 per cent.“Work
  
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• Conservative leader pitches vision for Canada-U.S. relations in Toronto speech

  26-02-2026 17:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to give a speech in Toronto today laying out his views on Canada's relationship with the United States.
  Poilievre has been broadly criticized for failing to talk enough about U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war and annexation threats during last spring's election campaign.
  He has said repeatedly he believes Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to secure an agreement with the Trump administration that restores tariff-free trade — ev
  
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• ‘Go Habs Go!’ to return to Montreal buses after language controversy

  26-02-2026 17:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Montreal's transit agency says the "Go Habs Go!" slogan will return to some city buses next month after the provincial language watchdog authorized the use of the English expression.
  The story made headlines last year after the watchdog pressured the agency to scrub the word "go" from the electronic screens on buses used to cheer on the NHL's Montreal Canadiens and other sports teams.
  But the Office québécois de la langue française reversed course after publ
  
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• Man accused of assaulting alleged home intruder in high-profile Lindsay, Ont., case sees charges withdrawn

  26-02-2026 17:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Charges have been withdrawn against an Ontario man accused of assaulting an alleged home intruder last August in a case that attracted significant political attention.
  Kawartha Lakes police reported at the time that the man woke up in his Lindsay apartment in the middle of the night on Aug. 18 to find an intruder. They said an altercation left the intruder seriously injured and requiring hospitalization.
  The resident, Jeremy David McDonald, was charged with aggravated assault and assault with a
  
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• Hillary Clinton testifies she has no information on Epstein’s crimes and doesn’t recall meeting him

  26-02-2026 17:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told U.S. House lawmakers on Thursday that she had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's or Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes at the start of two days of depositions that will also include former President Bill Clinton.“I had no idea about their criminal activities. I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein," Hillary Clinton said in an opening statement she shared on social media.The closed-door depositions in the Clintons' hometow
  
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• ‘Old guy with a ruler’ keeping Newfoundland informed through record-breaking snowfall

  26-02-2026 17:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ST. JOHN'S — A 62-year-old retiree with an arsenal of rulers has been keeping people informed about snowfall in eastern Newfoundland during a record-breaking winter.
  Lloyd Leaman has been diligently measuring snowfall in his backyard in Paradise, N.L., and posting the results to social media since January 2024.
  His careful measurements are regularly cited by Environment Canada meteorologists in media interviews and in the federal agency's weather summaries.
  Eastern Newfoundland has been po
  
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• Hilary Knight wants focus on the US women’s Olympic success, not Trump’s ‘distasteful’ joke

  26-02-2026 17:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SEATTLE (AP) — Hilary Knight doesn't want to let what she called a “distasteful” joke by President Donald Trump about the gold-medal winning U.S. women's Olympic hockey team get in the way of a historic performance by American women across all sports at the Milan Cortina Games.
  “I just thought the joke was distasteful and unfortunate," Knight said on Wednesday alongside fellow Olympians Alex Carpenter, Hannah Bilka and Cayla Barnes at the Seattle Space Needle ahead of the
  
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• Abbotsford City Council rejects housing project with drug consumption room near Abbotsford school

  26-02-2026 16:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD – The Abbotsford City Council has voted almost unanimously to reject a rezoning application for a supportive housing project near an Abbotsford school that would have featured a drug consumption room for its on-site residents.
  Abbotsford councillors voted 8-1 this past week to deny rezoning 2270 Martens Street for a supportive housing project backed by BC Housing that would have included an “overdose prevention” site on the premises.
  Abbotsford Councillor Dave Loewen
  
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• At least 2 South Africans died fighting for Russia in Ukraine, South Africa says

  26-02-2026 16:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — At least two South Africans have died fighting for Russia in the war in Ukraine after being tricked into traveling there by a recruitment scheme, South Africa’s foreign minister said Thursday.It was the first time South African authorities had confirmed any of their citizens who were allegedly lured to Russia with false promises of employment or training opportunities had been killed in the war.Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola didn’t name the two pe
  
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• Budget watchdog predicts zero population growth this year

  26-02-2026 15:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer predicts Canada's population growth will remain flat in 2026, mainly due to cuts in non-permanent resident admissions in the latest federal Immigration Levels Plan.
  The PBO analysis of annual immigration targets projects the government will hit its goal of reducing non-permanent residents from 7.6 per cent of the total population in 2024 to five per cent by the end of 2027, one year later than originally planned.
  The federal immigration plan includ
  
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