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• Court to rule on B.C. class-action lawsuit against Whitecaps over Messi no-show

  27-02-2026 23:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A British Columbia judge says he'll decide on Monday whether to approve a settlement in a class-action lawsuit against the Vancouver Whitecaps over soccer star Lionel Messi's no-show at a game in 2024.
  The lawsuit against the team and Major League Soccer was filed after the game with Inter Miami was heavily marketed as featuring stars including Messi, Luis Suárez and Sergio Busquets, but they didn't end up playing.
  The proposed settlement calls for updates to the team's
  
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• Witness denies Vancouver officers on Myles Gray’s back before his death

  27-02-2026 23:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — One of the Vancouver officers who responded to the scene after a man was beaten by police in 2015 faced questioned of discrepancies between notes he took that day and how he describes the situation more than 10 years later.
  Const. Chris Bowater told a public hearing Friday that he saw Myles Gray in the "recovery position" on his side, unconscious but breathing.Under questioning from hearing counsel Brock Martland, Bowater said there were no officers on Gray's back, however his
  
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• Heartbreaking Olympic loss fuels Canadian players as PWHL resumes

  27-02-2026 23:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The sting of a heartbreaking Olympic loss is morphing into something else for Canadian defender Claire Thompson.
  It's been more than a week since Canada's women's hockey team fell 2-1 to the United States in overtime in the gold medal game, and as the days go by, the Vancouver Goldeneyes associate captain is gaining new perspective on her experience at the Milan Cortina Games.
  "As time goes on, I look back at it with a lot of fondness. I'm really proud of our group," she said.
  
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• McGill, Concordia drop legal battle with Quebec government over tuition hikes

  27-02-2026 23:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Concordia and McGill universities say they are abandoning their legal challenge against the Quebec government's decision to maintain a 33 per cent tuition hike for out-of-province students.
  The English universities won a ruling last April after the Superior Court overturned the hike of about $3,000, finding that it was unreasonable.
  But the province formally entrenched the tuition increase in a revised framework published in January, saying the government wanted to ensure Quebec
  
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• Manitoba premier says USA men’s hockey team offside for behaviour on Trump phone call

  27-02-2026 23:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is praising Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck for his performance in this year's winter Olympics, but says when it comes to promoting sport and respect, the entire USA men’s hockey team was way offside.
  Kinew, speaking to reporters in Winnipeg, made the comments when asked about Team USA players celebrating in their dressing room after their gold medal win over Canada and laughing at disparaging comments about the gold-medal-winning women’s team made b
  
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• Blue Jays fans keeping Dunedin economy afloat during turbulent times for tourism

  27-02-2026 23:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Toronto Blue Jays have made Dunedin, Fla., into a virtual oasis during turbulent economic times in Florida.
  Canadians' broad grassroots boycott of the United States has had a massive impact on the tourism industry, especially in states like Florida. Dunedin, which is the home of the Blue Jays' spring training facility and its single-A minor league team, seems to be have spared thanks to the loyalty of Canadian baseball fans.
  "We're in this kind of special bubble. It's a special place. It rea
  
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• Raptors looking for more consistency after close losses to Thunder, Spurs

  27-02-2026 22:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors are well aware that they need to find a way to play a consistent 48 minutes and hold on to leads against the NBA's best teams.
  The only question is: how?
  "I think we have to be better at communicating when we have the momentum to keep the momentum, not getting so caught up into being up 10 by the fourth quarter, actually just pushing even harder when we get those leads like that," said all-star Brandon Ingram on Friday after stepping off the court at OVO Athle
  
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• Lauer tagged for three runs as Rays edge Blue Jays 6-5 in spring training

  27-02-2026 22:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PORT CHARLOTTE — Toronto starter Eric Lauer was tagged for three runs in 1 2/3 innings, and a Blue Jays comeback fell short in a 6-5 spring training loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.
  Lauer gave up singles to the first two batters he faced, then loaded the bases when he hit Jake Fraley with a pitch.
  All those baserunners came across the plate as Junior Caminero hit a two-run single and Cedric Mullins hit a sacrifice fly.
  Lauer settled down after that and retired the next four batters he
  
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• Influencer charged in human trafficking case, police say

  27-02-2026 22:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The RCMP say a social media influencer from Vancouver is facing six charges in a case where a victim is alleged to have been trafficked in British Columbia and Ontario.Charges against 31-year-old Tevin Douglas include trafficking in persons, advertising sexual services and sexual assault.An investigation was launched last May into offences that are alleged to have occurred between July and December 2023.Police say it's alleged that the victim was trafficked throughout B.C.'s Lo
  
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• Canada can’t brush aside security concerns about India, ex-adviser warns

  27-02-2026 22:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A former national security and intelligence adviser to the federal government says it "strains credibility" to suggest India has stopped harmful meddling in Canadian affairs.
  Vincent Rigby, who now teaches at McGill University, says Canada needs to strike a balance between poking India in the eye and pretending national security threats no longer exist as the countries try to rebuild their relationship.
  Asked during a briefing with reporters whether agents acting on behalf of Indi
  
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• N.S. RCMP will not charge two of four arrested in alleged hockey hazing sex assault

  27-02-2026 21:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — Nova Scotia RCMP confirmed Friday they will not be moving ahead with charges against two of four teenage hockey players who were facing sexual assault charges after police investigated a complaint about a hazing ritual last fall.
  The Mounties' announcement comes less than a week after the provincial judiciary released court documents showing the other two accused, both 15 years old, had been formally charged. The police force says its investigation is continuing, but did not expl
  
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• Witness denies officers on Myles Gray’s back before his death

  27-02-2026 21:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — One of the Vancouver officers who responded to the scene after a man was beaten by police in 2015 faced questioned of discrepancies between notes he took that day and how he describes the situation more than 10 years later.
  Const. Chris Bowater told a public hearing that he saw Myles Gray in the "recovery position" on his side, unconscious but breathing.Under questioning from hearing counsel Brock Martland, Bowater said there were no officers on Gray's back, however his notes i
  
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• Josh Sargent leaves Norwich City for Major League Soccer’s Toronto in messy departure

  27-02-2026 21:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Josh Sargent joined Toronto from Norwich City in England's second-tier League Championship on Friday, ending a difficult situation in which the striker was exiled to the under-21 squad after he refused to play in an FA Cup match last month.Sargent, 26, was signed as a designated player through the 2030-31 Major League Soccer season. He had eight goals this season and 56 goals in 157 appearances with the Canaries overall.“Regardless of the manner of his departure, Josh has been a significan
  
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• A golden sweep by Team USA in Olympic hockey led to celebrations that got complicated and political

  27-02-2026 21:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The United States swept the hockey gold medals at the Winter Olympics for the first time, beating Canada 2-1 in overtime in both the men’s and women’s tournaments and finishing the tournaments unbeaten.
  It set off a celebration that quickly became political:
  The celebrations
  — Women’s team: The players largely steered away from politics. Many said they failed to notice Vice President JD Vance, his family and guests — and large security detail — attending two p
  
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• B.C. influencer charged with trafficking victim for ‘sexual services’ across Lower Mainland released on conditions

  27-02-2026 21:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LOWER MAINLAND — A B.C. man is now facing several charges in relation to human trafficking offences in 2023.
  In May 2025, investigators began looking into a Vancouver-based musician and influencer suspected of being involved in human trafficking, in which the victim was allegedly trafficked throughout the Lower Mainland and the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario.
  The offences are reportedly from July to December 2023.
  The BC Counter Human Trafficking Unit, with help from CFSEU-GET, Vancouver
  
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• Eby credits OpenAI for coming clean after mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

  27-02-2026 21:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby is crediting artificial intelligence firm OpenAI for not trying to hide problematic interactions between the Tumbler Ridge shooter and its chatbot.
  But while he says the firm "did come forward" about Jesse Van Rootselaar's ChatGPT activity and "didn't try to cover it up after the fact," the firm still made a "colossal, horrific mistake" by not telling police about it before the killings.
  Eby has been scathing about OpenAI's possible role in th
  
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• Nova Scotia RCMP will not charge two accused of sexual assault after hockey hazing

  27-02-2026 21:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — Nova Scotia RCMP confirmed they will not be moving ahead with charges against two of four teenage hockey players who were facing sexual assault charges after police investigated a complaint about a hazing ritual last fall.
  The Mounties' announcement comes less than a week after the provincial judiciary released court documents showing the other two accused, both 15 years old, had been formally charged.
  The police force says its investigation is continuing, but did not explain why
  
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• Politics, trade on tap for Poilievre during trip to U.K. and Germany

  27-02-2026 20:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is planning his first official international trip as opposition leader next week, with plans to meet with parliamentary colleagues and business leaders in both London and Germany.
  The trip comes just after he outlined his vision for Canada's relationship with the United States, at a speech in Toronto on Thursday.
  A press release listing Poilievre's itinerary says the goal of the trip is to "reinforce and strengthen" business and diplomatic ties
  
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• Sheinbaum says FIFA will visit Mexico to assess World Cup security and mobility

  27-02-2026 20:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — FIFA representatives will visit Mexico soon to assess security and mobility issues for the World Cup, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday.
  The country’s ability to co-host the World Cup has been under scrutiny this week following the violence that erupted after the army killed powerful drug lord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes on Sunday.
  The operation and its violent repercussions claimed the lives of 70 people. Cartel members set cars on fire to block st
  
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• Sweden says it intercepted Russian drone during visit by French aircraft carrier

  27-02-2026 20:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Russian drone carried out an unauthorized flight off southern Sweden earlier this week while a French aircraft carrier was docked in the port of Malmö, the Swedish military said Friday.The armed forces said in a statement that a Swedish naval vessel detected a drone taking off from a Russian signals intelligence ship in the Öresund strait, which separates Sweden from Denmark.It said that systems on board the Swedish ship took countermeasures to jam the drone.Th
  
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• China suspends some canola, seafood tariffs on Canada after Carney visit

  27-02-2026 20:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  China's government says it will suspend some tariffs on Canadian agricultural goods following a recent visit by Prime Minister Mark Carney.
  The country's finance ministry says 100 per cent tariffs on canola meal and peas, and a 25 per cent levy on lobsters and crabs, will not be imposed.
  A statement says the announcement, which made no mention of canola seed tariffs, will take effect March 1 and continue through to the end of 2026.
  The announcement comes after Carney met earlier this year with C
  
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• Poilievre to talk politics, trade and visit ports during trip to U.K. and Germany

  27-02-2026 20:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will meet with parliamentary colleagues and business leaders and give multiple speeches when he visits London and Germany next week for his first official international trip as opposition leader.
  Poilievre is scheduled to meet with British MPs and members of the business community in London this coming Monday and Tuesday.
  He will conclude his time in London by delivering the Margaret Thatcher Lecture at the Centre for Policy Studies on Tuesday.
  
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• Attorney general announces indictments against 30 more people who protested at a Minnesota church

  27-02-2026 19:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday that 30 more people have been indicted for allegedly taking part in an anti-immigration enforcement protest at a Minnesota church.Of those people, 25 have already been arrested, Bondi said in a post on X.Others arrested include independent journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, and prominent local activist Nekima Levy Armstrong, who was the subject of a doctored photo posted by the White House showing her crying during her
  
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• Indigenous Peoples play a key role in national security: Gov. Gen. Mary Simon

  27-02-2026 19:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says Indigenous communities across the country — and particularly in the Arctic — play a vital role in Canada's national security.
  Speaking at the National Indigenous Defence Conference today in Ottawa, Simon said Canada can't afford to overlook the strategic advantages Indigenous communities provide through their knowledge of terrain and traditional practices.
  Simon says the Canadian Rangers in the North have shared vital information with the Cana
  
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• Chilliwack trustee role may remain vacant until October after latest resignation by Throness

  27-02-2026 19:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — A seat may be unfilled for a few months at the Chilliwack School District’s education board after the latest move by member Laurie Throness.
  On Thursday, Throness resigned immediately following the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal judgment to penalize Barry Neufeld for his public campaign against sexual orientation and gender identity resources in schools.
  Today, SD33 Board of Education Chair David Swankey issued a statement that reads: “Laurie’s voice at the board
  
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• Frontal system brings heavy snow, strong winds and record warmth to areas of B.C.

  27-02-2026 19:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A strong frontal system passing over British Columbia brought record warmth to parts of province, blustery winds over the Interior and piles of snow elsewhere.Environment Canada says in its weather summary that winds reached 98 km/h in Hope on Thursday, 94 km/h in Lytton and 85 km/h at the Smithers Airport.Temperatures reached 15.2 C in Salmon Arm, almost five degrees warmer than the same day the last record was set in 1932.Decades-old records were also toppled in Cache Creek a
  
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• Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA tables petition to increase PWD shelter allowance

  27-02-2026 18:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The official opposition house leader in British Columbia has called on her peers to increase shelter aid for people with disabilities (PWD).
  Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA Á’a:líya Warbus has tabled a petition in the B.C. Legislature Thursday, February 26, calling for urgent action to match PWD shelter allowances to current market rates.
  The petition was started by local advocate Mary-Jean Belanger, who herself had been disabled in her 50s.
  “These are rea
  
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• Bill Clinton says he ‘did nothing wrong’ with Epstein as he faces grilling over their relationship

  27-02-2026 18:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton told members of Congress on Friday that he “did nothing wrong” in his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and saw no signs of Epstein's sexual abuse as he faced hours of grilling from lawmakers over his connections to the disgraced financier from more than two decades ago.“I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong,” the former Democratic president said in an opening statement he shared on social media at the outset of the d
  
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• Stéphane Dion named first ‘diplomat in residence’ at Université de Montréal

  27-02-2026 17:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTRÉAL — Stéphane Dion, the former leader of the federal Liberals and an ex-ambassador, has been named the first "diplomat in residence" at Université de Montréal.
  The position within the arts and sciences faculty will see Dion share his expert knowledge with students in areas such as foreign policy, public administration and the environment.
  In a news release, the university says Dion will also participate in panels and conferences and help with research proj
  
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• Federal government reports deficit of $26.1B for its April-to-December period

  27-02-2026 17:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $26.14 billion for the April-to-December period of its 2025-26 fiscal year.
  In its monthly fiscal monitor, the Finance Department says the result compared to with deficit of $21.72 billion reported for the same period a year earlier.
  The result came as revenue totalled $363.36 billion for the nine-month period, up from $355.62 billion a year earlier, reflecting increases in customs import duties due to the countermeasures impose
  
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• Canada’s Kevin Drury injured in ski cross crash, still takes silver

  27-02-2026 17:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KOPAONIK — Canada’s Kevin Drury was injured in a violent, multi-skier crash in the men’s ski cross big final at a World Cup stop Friday, but still finished second.
  Contact at the front of the pack sent several racers tumbling, with Drury, from Toronto, caught in the wreckage before being awarded silver.
  Germany’s Tim Hronek was the only skier to clear a key gate cleanly and secured his first career victory.
  Fellow Canadian Reece Howden, the World Cup leader from Chilliwac
  
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• All opposition parties support changes to Indian Act status, Liberals say not yet

  27-02-2026 17:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — All four opposition parties in the House of Commons are backing legislation to change the status rules in the Indian Act to end what is known as the second-generation cutoff.
  But the Liberals say while they support changes to registration eligibility, more consultations with First Nations are needed before the law is amended.
  The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs says they have consulted with the federal government on the issue for decades and that the Liberals are using consultations a
  
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• Rubio plans to visit Israel next week as US-Iran tensions remain high after latest talks

  27-02-2026 17:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will make a quick trip to Israel early next week, the State Department said, as tensions between the United States and Iran remain high after their latest nuclear talks and American forces gather in the region.The U.S. Embassy in Israel had earlier urged staff who want to leave to depart, joining other nations in encouraging people to leave the region and signaling that U.S. military action might be imminent. The announcement of Rubio'
  
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• Asian and Black skips look to carve a place in curling history at Brier

  27-02-2026 17:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ST. JOHN'S — Two curlers believed to be the first Black and Asian skips in Brier history are set to break new ground as Canada’s national men’s curling championship opens today.
  Cody Tanaka says it wasn’t until he and his team won the provincial championships in British Columbia to qualify for the Brier that someone suggested he would be the first Asian skip at the national event.
  Tanaka, of Tsawwassen, B.C., says he is honoured to be making history.
  He says the team&rsqu
  
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• Abbotsford Police deploy spike belt after 25-year-old man clocked at over 200 km/h crashes, later crashes into light pole

  27-02-2026 17:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD – Police in Abbotsford have arrested a 25-year-old man for alleged dangerous driving and refusing to provide a breath sample following a high-speed chase in which he was clocked at over 200 km/h in a posted 60 zone before crashing and hitting a light pole.
  According to a statement from AbbyPD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker, an AbbyPD patrol officer was conducting speed enforcement on Highway 11 near Townshipline Road this past Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 10:44 p.m., using a speed laser.
  
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• NASA revamps Artemis moon landing program to reduce flight gaps and risk

  27-02-2026 17:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NASA said Friday it’s adding an extra moon mission by Artemis astronauts before attempting a high-risk lunar landing with a crew.The shake-up in the flight lineup and push for a faster pace came just two days after NASA’s new moon rocket returned to its hangar for more repairs and a safety panel warned the space agency to scale back its overly ambitious goals for humanity’s first lunar landing in more than half a century.Artemis II — a lunar fly-around by four astronauts
  
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• Canada blanks Italy 4-0 in para hockey tune-up before Paralympics

  27-02-2026 16:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VARESE — Canada’s para hockey team wrapped up its pre-Paralympic schedule Friday with a 4-0 win over Italy.
  Dominic Cozzolino of Mississauga, Ont., and James Dunn of Wallacetown, Ont., each had a goal and an assist for Canada. Adam Dixon of Midland, Ont., and Tyler McGregor of Forest, Ont., also scored.
  Greg Westlake of Oakville, Ont., and Micah Kovacevich of Edmonton added assists.Canada outshot Italy 32-7 in front of a vocal home crowd.
  Corbin Watson of Kingsville, Ont., got the wi
  
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• Transgender youths are targeted in Scouting America changes pushed by the Pentagon

  27-02-2026 16:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Scouting America will alter several policies at the urging of the Pentagon, including one targeting transgender youths, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday as he pushes a campaign against military support for diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.Some of the changes mirror what the organization suggested to the Defense Department in January, which included discontinuing its Citizenship in Society merit badge and introducing a Military Service merit badge as
  
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• Rubio to visit Israel next week as US-Iran tensions soar

  27-02-2026 16:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will make a quick trip to Israel early next week as tensions between the United States and Iran soar amid a massive buildup of U.S. forces in the Middle East, the State Department said Friday.The department said in a statement that Rubio would visit Israel on Monday and Tuesday to “discuss a range of regional priorities including Iran, Lebanon, and ongoing efforts to implement President Trump’s 20-Point Peace Plan for Gaza.
  
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• NASA overhauls its Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon

  27-02-2026 16:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NASA said Friday it’s adding an extra moon mission by Artemis astronauts before attempting a high-risk lunar landing with a crew.The shakeup in the flight lineup came just two days after NASA’s new moon rocket returned to its hangar for more repairs and a safety panel warned the space agency to scale back its overly ambitious goals for humanity’s first lunar landing in more than half a century.Artemis II — a lunar fly-around by four astronauts — is off until at leas
  
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• Abbotsford Police deploy spike belt after 25-year-old man clocked at over 200 km/h crashes, hits light pole

  27-02-2026 16:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD – Police in Abbotsford have arrested a 25-year-old man for alleged dangerous driving and refusing to provide a breath sample following a high-speed chase in which he was clocked at over 200 km/h in a posted 60 zone before crashing and hitting a light pole.
  According to a statement from AbbyPD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker, an AbbyPD patrol officer was conducting speed enforcement on Highway 11 near Townshipline Road this past Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 10:44 p.m., using a speed laser.
  
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• Tyler McGregor, Natalie Wilkie named Canada’s flag bearers for Paralympics

  27-02-2026 16:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — Para hockey captain Tyler McGregor and Para nordic skiing star Natalie Wilkie have been named Canada’s opening ceremony flag bearers for the Milan Cortina Paralympic Winter Games.
  McGregor, of Forest, Ont., is heading to his fourth Games and owns two silver medals and a bronze, along with three world titles.
  Wilkie, of Salmon Arm, B.C., has won seven Paralympic medals over two appearances, including two gold at Beijing 2022.
  Canada will send 50 athletes to the Games, which ru
  
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• Félix Auger-Aliassime eliminated by Daniil Medvedev in Dubai semifinal

  27-02-2026 15:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUBAI — Félix Auger-Aliassime’s run at the Dubai Tennis Championships ended Friday with a 6-4, 6-2 semifinal loss to third seed Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, at the ATP 500 event.
  The top seed from Montreal had not dropped a set through his first three matches this week and entered the semifinal riding an 11-1 record in February.
  Medvedev won 88 per cent of his first-serve points and broke Auger-Aliassime three times to control the match.
  Auger-Aliassime was bidding for a third
  
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• Scouting America will alter its policies to maintain support from the US military, Pentagon says

  27-02-2026 15:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Scouting America will alter several policies at the urging of the Pentagon, including a requirement that members use “biological sex at birth and not gender identity,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday. Some of the changes mirror what the organization suggested to the Defense Department in January, which included discontinuing its Citizenship in Society merit badge and introducing a Military Service merit badge as well as waiving registration fee
  
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• UN nuclear watchdog says it’s unable to verify whether Iran has suspended all uranium enrichment

  27-02-2026 15:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VIENNA (AP) — Iran has not allowed the United Nations nuclear watchdog to access nuclear facilities affected by the 12-day war in June, according to a confidential report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog circulated to member states and seen Friday by The Associated Press. The report stressed that therefore the agency “cannot verify whether Iran has suspended all enrichment-related activities,” or the “size of Iran’s uranium stockpile at the affected nuclear facilities.&
  
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• Pentagon says Scouting America will alter policies to maintain support from US military

  27-02-2026 15:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Scouting America will alter several policies at the urging of the Pentagon, including a requirement that members use “biological sex at birth and not gender identity,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday. Some of the changes mirror what the organization suggested to the Defense Department in January, which included discontinuing its Citizenship in Society merit badge and introducing a Military Service merit badge as well as waiving registration fee
  
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• Islanders rookie sensation Matthew Schaefer steals the show against Canadiens

  27-02-2026 13:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — All eyes were on Montreal Canadiens defenceman Noah Dobson as he was set to play against his former team, the New York Islanders.But Isles teen phenom Matthew Schaefer had stolen that spotlight by the end of New York's 4-3 overtime win on Thursday.“I thought we fought so hard,” said Schaefer. “It’s so fun playing with this group of guys. I love coming to the rink when all the boys are going to war. We’re all battling for each other.”
  The 18-ye
  
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• US advises embassy staff in Israel to leave now if they want, as risk of war hangs over Middle East

  27-02-2026 12:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Israel on Friday told its staff that it could leave the country and urged anyone considering departure to do so immediately, as the threat of an American strike on Iran looms.U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee told embassy employees in an email that discussions with officials in Washington had led to a decision authorizing departures for those who wished to leave.The email was recounted to The Associated Press by someone involved with the U.S. mission
  
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• In the news today: Carney in India, Alberta budget, GDP

  27-02-2026 10:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
  PM Carney lands in India to begin Asia trip
  Prime Minister Mark Carney landed in India on Friday, where he will continue his government's ongoing efforts to reset a fractured diplomatic relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.
  Carney and Modi are each looking to decrease their countries' dependence on trade with the United States under President Donald Trump.
  Since becoming prime m
  
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• Carney lands in India to kick off Asia trip

  27-02-2026 10:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MUMBAI — Prime Minister Mark Carney landed in India on Friday, where he will continue his government's ongoing efforts to reset a fractured diplomatic relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.
  Carney and Modi are each looking to decrease their countries' dependence on trade with the United States under President Donald Trump.
  "Both for India and for Canada, the big picture is one of diversification and reducing overreliance on the U.S.," Asia Pacific Foundation vic
  
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