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• Four-time champion Koe, 2025 runner-up Dunstone off to winning starts at Brier

  28-02-2026 22:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ST. JOHN'S — Kevin Koe and his Alberta rink opened a tight game with a four-point seventh end in an 8-2 win over Manitoba's Braden Calvert on Saturday to open Pool B action at the Montana's Brier.
  Koe, a four-time Canadian men's curling champion, capped his win with a steal of one in the eighth end as the two teams shook hands early.
  Koe's team advanced to the Brier as the reigning Alberta champion, while Calvert's squad won the Manitoba playdowns.
  In other Draw 2 action, 2025 runner-up Ma
  
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• UFV students join Secretary of State in global change discussion panel

  28-02-2026 21:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — Global Development students and alumni have recently gathered to learn more about global leadership in uncertain times without leaving the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV). 
  Randeep Sarai, secretary of state for international development, attended the school’s “Changemaking in Complex Times — Why Global Engagement Matters” panel to highlight the importance of collaboration among government, academia and society in tackling complex global chall
  
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• Nine candidates make the cut in the race for the leadership of B.C. Conservatives

  28-02-2026 21:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — The B.C. Conservative Party says nine candidates have advanced to the next phase of the race to replace former leader John Rustad, but one of the candidates who did not make the cut says the party must remain "grounded in genuine Conservative principles."A release from the Official Opposition says it has approved the applications of MLA Bruce Banman, MLA Harman Bhangu, former B.C. Liberal cabinet minister Iain Black, commentator Caroline Elliott, former federal MP Kerry-Lynne Fi
  
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• Kane scores 2 more as Bayern beats Dortmund in Klassiker to open 11-point gap in Bundesliga

  28-02-2026 20:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BERLIN (AP) — Harry Kane scored twice again and Bayern Munich opened an 11-point lead in the Bundesliga with a 3-2 win at Borussia Dortmund in Der Klassiker on Saturday.Joshua Kimmich let fly with his left boot to score the winner with a volley in the 87th minute, just four minutes after Daniel Svensson equalized for Dortmund with a brilliant volley inside the left post.Nico Schlotterbeck put Dortmund 1-0 up at the break, but Serge Gnabry set up Kane’s response and the England star g
  
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• Canada’s pro-U.S. stance in Iran attack carries security risks, experts say

  28-02-2026 20:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Experts say Canada's support for U.S. strikes against Iran could come with security risks as Iran looks to retaliate against perceived enemies abroad.
  Prime Minister Mark Carney says the government backs American military action to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and "prevent its regime from further threatening international peace and security."
  But the regime of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has a history of lashing out against Western countries through cyberattacks on critical
  
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• Mission locals petition to stop logging project in Hatzic Valley, cites area history of landslides

  28-02-2026 19:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION — Hundreds of Mission residents are hoping to stop a logging project at its root before the first branch breaks. 
  The Hatzic Valley Community Association recently issued an advisory regarding plans to log between Eng and Kussman Roads, with construction set to begin this summer if Forest Service Road Proposal 2801 is permitted.
  Residents were then advised to share their thoughts about terrain stability, historical flooding and landslide events, or watershed concerns in the are
  
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• Calgary teen skier dead, another survives after avalanche near ski hill

  28-02-2026 19:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KANANASKIS — Mounties say a 15-year-old skier has died after an avalanche buried him under snow in southern Alberta.
  Cochrane RCMP say they responded to a call for two people missing after an avalanche near the Nakiska ski hill, located west of Calgary in the Kananaskis Country, just before 1 p.m. Friday.
  Police say one person later escaped the snow while a Calgary teen remained missing.
  He was eventually found unconscious and taken to hospital, where he died Saturday morning.
  RCMP say mul
  
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• ‘D-Day for Iranians’: Some Iranian Canadians welcome U.S. attack of Iran

  28-02-2026 19:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Some Iranian Canadians are expressing their support for foreign intervention in Iran after the U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on the Middle Eastern country, sending missiles into Iran overnight.Iranian Canadian filmmaker Ezra Soleh welcomed the attack, saying the people of Iran have had enough of “a regime that has been massacring people, killing people by the thousands.”
  Iran’s recent violent crackdowns on anti-government protests resulted in more than 3,000 deaths ac
  
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• Gaudet takes bronze in World Cup parallel grand slalom snowboard

  28-02-2026 18:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KRYNICA — Canada's Arnaud Gaudet won the bronze medal in a World Cup men's parallel grand slalom snowboard event Saturday.
  Gaudet, from Montcalm, Que., beat Slovenia's Tim Mastnak in the small final to pick up his second World Cup medal of the season.
  He won silver at an event in Bulgaria leading into the Milan Cortina Olympics.
  Italy's Maurizio Bormolini defeated South Korea's Lee Sang-ho in the big final to take the gold medal. Bormolini defeated Gaudet in the semifinals.
  In the women's
  
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• Chilliwack Hospice Society to host month-long pet death grief support group

  28-02-2026 18:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Spring is coming next month, but it may not feel that way for pet owners who have lost their companion creature, and the Chilliwack Hospice Society is hoping to alleviate some of that grief with one of its upcoming programs.
  A pet death grief support group is set to run between 6 and 8 p.m. from March 16 to April 13 at the hospice society’s office at 7112 Vedder Road. 
  “Sometimes, others may not recognize the death of a pet as a significant loss, leaving those
  
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• Canada aiming to sign India trade deal this year, Carney says in Mumbai

  28-02-2026 18:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MUMBAI — Canada is aiming to sign a comprehensive trade deal with India this year, Prime Minister Mark Carney told a business audience in Mumbai Saturday.
  "We are now negotiating a comprehensive economic partnership agreement, with the intention to double two-way trade by 2030. Our goal, to be clear, is to sign that agreement by the end of this year," Carney said in a speech at the Canada-India Growth and Investment Forum.
  Carney is visiting Mumbai and New Delhi as part of an ongoing reset
  
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• Here’s the latest on the U.S. attack on Iran from a Canadian perspective

  28-02-2026 18:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran in a major attack on Saturday, as U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to decimate the country's military, destroy its nuclear program and spur a change in government. Iran retaliated by firing ballistic missiles toward Israel and U.S. bases in the region, where the threat of a broader conflict now looms.
  Here are the latest developments. All times Eastern.
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  11:22 a.m.Alexandre Boulerice, NDP foreign affairs critic, issues a statement saying
  
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• Ski cross star Reece Howden back on top of the podium with World Cup win

  28-02-2026 18:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KOPAONIK — Canada's Reece Howden overcame recent disappointments to race to victory Saturday at a World Cup men's ski cross event.
  Calgary's Howden finished ahead of Germany's Florian Wilmsmann and France's Youri Duplessis Kergomard to pick up his record 23rd World Cup men's ski cross victory.
  Howden leads the overall World Cup men's ski cross standings with 743 points, followed by Wilmsmann at 574.
  He is seeking his second straight Crystal Globe as overall champion, and fourth overall.
  Ho
  
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• Carney says Canada supports U.S. action in Iran but won’t get involved militarily

  28-02-2026 17:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MUMBAI — Prime Minister Mark Carney said he supports the U.S. action in Iran, but Canada will not get directly involved in the conflict after American and Israeli militaries launched an attack on the Middle Eastern country overnight.
  "We have not been party to the military build-up to this or the military planning of this, so it is not envisioned that we would be part of it moving forward," he said at an event in Mumbai, India.
  Carney called Iran the "principal source of instability and te
  
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• Here’s the latest on the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran

  28-02-2026 17:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran in a major attack on Saturday, as U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to decimate the country's military, destroy its nuclear program and spur a change in government. Iran retaliated by firing ballistic missiles toward Israel and U.S. bases in the region, where the threat of a broader conflict now looms.
  Here are the latest developments. All times Eastern.
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  10:34 a.m.:Toronto Police say on social media they are monitoring the situation in Ir
  
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• Some Iranian Canadians welcome U.S. attack of Iran

  28-02-2026 17:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Some Iranian Canadians are expressing their support for foreign intervention in Iran after the U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on the Middle Eastern country, sending missiles into Iran overnight.Iranian Canadian filmmaker Ezra Soleh welcomed the attack, saying the people of Iran have had enough of the Islamic Republic's recent killing of protesters.Iran’s violent crackdowns on anti-government protests resulted in more than 3,000 deaths according to the government, but U.S.-based Hu
  
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• 3 charged in extortion investigation after shots fired at Surrey home November 2025

  28-02-2026 17:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — Three men are facing extortion-related charges after shots were fired at a Surrey home in November last year.
  Surrey officers responded to calls of a possible shooting at a residence in the 17000 block of 32 Avenue on November 8 and November 12. 
  The BC Provincial Extortion Task Force then took charge of both files to investigate the incidents as a series, and on December 8, the BC Prosecution Service approved one count of unlawfully discharging a firearm against then 21-year
  
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• World leaders react cautiously to US and Israeli strikes on Iran as fears grow of a wider war

  28-02-2026 16:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BRUSSELS (AP) — World leaders reacted warily to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday that triggered concerns of a broader conflict. European leaders held emergency meetings and took measures to protect their citizens in the Middle East, with key leaders calling for a negotiated settlement between Iran and the U.S. Australia and Canada were more open in their support for the strikes, while Russia and China responded with criticism. Britain, France and Germany called for a resumption
  
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• US and Israel launch a major attack on Iran. Trump urges Iranians to ‘take over’

  28-02-2026 16:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on Iran on Saturday, and President Donald Trump called on the Iranian public to “seize control of your destiny” by rising up against the Islamic leadership that has ruled the nation since 1979. Iran retaliated by firing missiles and drones toward Israel and U.S. military bases in the region.Some of the first strikes on Iran appeared to hit areas around the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Kham
  
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• Carney says Canada supports U.S. action in Iran after attack launched

  28-02-2026 15:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MUMBAI — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada supports the U.S. action in Iran after the American and Israeli militaries launched an attack on the Middle Eastern country overnight.Speaking in Mumbai, Carney called Iran the "principal source of instability and terror throughout the Middle East" and said it must never be able to develop a nuclear weapon."Canada supports the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent its regime from further threateni
  
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• European leaders call for resumption of US-Iran negotiations

  28-02-2026 14:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BRUSSELS (AP) — Britain, France and Germany called for a resumption of U.S.-Iran negotiations and condemned Iranian attacks on countries in the region. They did not comment on Saturday's U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz issued a statement Saturday saying their countries didn’t take part in the strikes on Iran but are in close contact with the U.S., Israel and partners in the reg
  
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• Carney urges Canadians in Iran to shelter in place as Israel, U.S. attack

  28-02-2026 14:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Prime Minister Mark Carney is urging Canadians to shelter in place in Iran after it was attacked this morning by the United States and Israel.
  Iranian media has reported strikes nationwide, with some of the first strikes appearing to hit areas around the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.It wasn’t immediately clear whether the 86-year-old leader was in his offices at the time of the strike.
  A statement from Carney and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand on Saturday said Can
  
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• Carney tells Canadians in Iran to shelter in place after U.S., Israel attack

  28-02-2026 13:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Prime Minister Mark Carney is urging Canadians to shelter in place in Iran after it was attacked this morning by the United States and Israel.
  Iranian media has reported strikes nationwide, with some of the first strikes appearing to hit areas around the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.It wasn’t immediately clear whether the 86-year-old leader was in his offices at the time of the strike.
  A statement from Carney and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand on Saturday said Can
  
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• CP NewsAlert: PM Carney tells Canadians in Iran to shelter in place

  28-02-2026 13:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Prime Minister Mark Carney is urging Canadians to shelter in place in Iran after it was attacked this morning by the United States and Israel.
  More coming.
  The Canadian Press
  
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• Russian Foreign Ministry condemns US-Israel strikes on Iran as ‘unprovoked act of armed aggression’

  28-02-2026 12:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran as “a pre-planned and unprovoked act of armed aggression against a sovereign and independent U.N. member state,” demanding an immediate halt to the military campaign and a return to diplomacy. In a statement posted to Telegram, the ministry accused Washington and Tel Aviv of “hiding behind” concerns about Iran’s nuclear program while pursuing regime change.It warned the attacks ri
  
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• ‘Polarized’ world is fuelling a growing number of protests in Canada, police say

  28-02-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  For hours, protesters slowly marched shoulder to shoulder down Toronto's Yonge Street in what seemed like an endless throng. The scale of the rally could only be truly appreciated in photos taken far above street level, showing a kilometre-long stretch of road packed with people.
  Toronto police estimated that 350,000 demonstrators took over the streets in the city's north end on Feb. 14. Salar Gholami, the lead organizer of Iran solidarity protests in Toronto, believes the crowd was much bigger
  
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• US and Israel launch a major attack on Iran and Trump urges Iranians to ‘take over your government’

  28-02-2026 11:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on Iran on Saturday, with President Donald Trump calling on the Iranian public to “seize control of your destiny” and rise up against the Islamic leadership that has ruled the nation since 1979.Some of the first strikes appeared to hit areas around the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Iranian media reported strikes nationwide, and smoke could be seen rising from the capital.&ldqu
  
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• United Arab Emirates says 1 person killed from falling shrapnel after Iranian missile attack

  28-02-2026 11:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Shrapnel from an Iranian missile attack on the capital of the United Arab Emirates killed one person Saturday, state media said.The state-run WAM news agency reported the fatality, the first known in the Iranian counterattack following the United States and Israeli launching a major airstrike campaign targeting Iran.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. and Israel launched
  
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• Bahrain says a missile attack targeted the US Navy’s 5th Fleet headquarters in the island kingdom

  28-02-2026 10:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain said that a missile attack targeted the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet headquarters in the island kingdom.It offered no other immediate information about the attack.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. and Israel launched an attack Saturday on Iran, with the first apparent strike happening near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Iranian media reporte
  
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• US and Israel launch an attack on Iran with tensions high over nuclear talks

  28-02-2026 08:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. and Israel launched an attack Saturday on Iran, with the first apparent strike happening near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Iranian media reported strikes nationwide, and smoke could be seen rising from the capital.President Donald Trump said in a video posted on social media that the U.S. had begun “major combat operations in Iran.”It also wasn’t immediately clear whether the 86-year-old Khamenei was in h
  
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• Israel launches attack on Iran’s capital with US help as tensions high over nuclear talks

  28-02-2026 08:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel launched a daylight attack Saturday on Iran's capital, with a cloud of smoke rising from the city's downtown. The first apparent strike happened near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Iranian media reported strikes nationwide.The United States is participating in the strikes, according to a U.S. official and a person familiar with the operation, who spoke on condition of anonymity to detail sensitive military operations. It was n
  
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• Anand won’t say if Ottawa believes India still engaged in foreign interference

  28-02-2026 08:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MUMBAI — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is refusing to answer questions about whether the government believes India is still engaged in foreign interference.
  Anand was repeatedly pressed on the question by reporters at a media availability in Mumbai.
  Prime Minister Mark Carney is visiting India as part of an ongoing reset of the trade and diplomatic relationship with India, which disintegrated over the past two years.
  The government said in 2023 Canada had evidence linking Indian gov
  
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• Apparent strike in Iran’s capital happened near offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

  28-02-2026 07:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An apparent strike in Iran’s capital Saturday happened near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.State television acknowledged an explosion in the area of the offices.It wasn’t immediately clear whether the 86-year-old Khamenei had been in his offices at the time. He hasn’t been seen publicly in days as tensions with the United States have grown.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.TEL AVIV, Israel
  
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• Emma Maltais scores go-ahead goal and the Toronto Sceptres beat the Seattle Torrent 5-2

  28-02-2026 07:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SEATTLE (AP) — Emma Maltais scored a go-ahead goal early in the third period, and Sara Hjalmarsson and Kali Flanagan added empty netters in the final two minutes to give the Toronto Sceptres a 5-2 victory over the Seattle Torrent on Friday night.
  Toronto (5-1-3-8) had gone winless in four straight road games. The Sceptres were also held scoreless in their last two games before the Olympic break.
  Four different players scored their first goal of the season.Jesse Compher scored 28 seconds in
  
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• Kreider beats Hellebuyck in OT to lift the Ducks past the Jets, 5-4

  28-02-2026 07:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Chris Kreider beat Connor Hellebuyck off a rebound at 4:47 of overtime to give the Anaheim Ducks a 5-4 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night.
  Beckett Sennecke kept the puck and shot on a two-on-one break, with Kreider backhanding the loose puck in at the side of the net.
  After Leo Carlsson, Pavel Mintyukov and Ryan Poehling scored third-period goals to give Anaheim a 4-3 lead, Winnipeg's Kyle Connor tied it with 1:22 left and Hellebuyck off for an extra atta
  
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• Canadians in Middle East should be vigilant as tensions rise: Anand

  28-02-2026 06:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canadians in the Middle East are being warned to stay vigilant as tensions rise amid stalled nuclear talks between the United States and Iran and a buildup of American military presence in the region.
  U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened military action if Iran doesn't agree to a deal on its nuclear program, while Iran says it has the right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes and denies seeking a nuclear weapon.
  Trump on Friday said he's unhappy with the latest talks but
  
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• Canada’s mixed diving team captures bronze medal at Montréal World Cup

  28-02-2026 06:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Canada's mixed diving team captured a bronze medal at Montréal World Cup on Friday night.
  Mia Vallée, Nathan Zsombor-Murray, Katelyn Fung and Matt Cullen were third with 448.80 points.
  But it came down to the team's final dive in the 10-metre synchro. Fung and Cullen scored 76.80 to all but secure a medal for Canada with 448.80 points overall.
  "It was stressful," Cullen said. "We had the last word and that put a little pressure on Katelyn and me."I think we handled
  
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• 64-year-old man reported missing in Abbotsford

  28-02-2026 03:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD – Police in Abbotsford are appealing to the public for help in locating a 64-year-old man who was last seen nearly two weeks ago in the central Abbotsford area.
  According to a statement, police say Henry Pattridge was last seen on Sunday, Feb. 15 in central Abbotsford. He is described as the following:
  • 5’11”
  • Brown hair
  • Blue eyes
  • Caucasian
  There is no clothing description available at this time. He is known to frequent the Seven Oaks Mall a
  
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• Gushue opens final Montana’s Brier with 10-2 victory over Quebec

  28-02-2026 03:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ST. JOHN'S — Brad Gushue opened his final Montana's Brier on a winning note Friday night.
  Gushue, of St. John's, N.L., earned a 10-2 victory over Quebec's Jean-Michel Ménard in opening action.The 45-year-old Gushue, a six-time national champion, is appearing in the Canadian men's curling championship for the last time in his decorated career.
  Gushue opened with two in the first end, but after scoring one in the third, Menard, a former Brier champion and world silver medallist, pulle
  
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• Cargo plane carrying money crashes near Bolivia’s capital, killing at least 15 people, official says

  28-02-2026 03:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A cargo plane carrying money crashed Friday near Bolivia’s capital, damaging about a dozen vehicles on a highway, scattering bills on the ground and leaving at least 15 people dead and others injured, an official said.Defense Minister Marcelo Salinas said the Hercules C-130 plane was transporting newly printed Bolivian currency when it “landed and veered off the runway" at an airport in El Alto, a city adjacent to the capital of La Paz, before ending up i
  
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• Cargo plane crashes near Bolivia’s capital, killing at least 15 people, official says

  28-02-2026 03:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A cargo plane carrying money crashed Friday near Bolivia’s capital, damaging about a dozen vehicles on a highway, scattering bills on the ground and leaving at least 15 people dead and others injured, an official said.Defense Minister Marcelo Salinas said the Hercules C-130 plane was transporting newly printed Bolivian currency when it “landed and veered off the runway" at an airport in El Alto, a city adjacent to the capital of La Paz, before ending up i
  
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• B.C. RCMP say three foreign nationals charged with extortion, one suspect at large

  28-02-2026 02:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — Police say three foreign nationals face extortion and firearms charges amid a spasm of shootings at homes and businesses in British Columbia.The charges were announced Friday by the B.C. Extortion Task Force, set up to investigate the dozens of threats, shootings and arsons, mostly aimed at the South Asian business community.Twenty-two-year old Avtar Singh, 28-year-old Sandeep Singh and 24-year-old Jagdeep Singh face charges of extortion and unlawfully discharging a firearm in con
  
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• Chilliwack, B.C., school trustee Laurie Throness resigns over free speech ‘chill’

  28-02-2026 02:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — A school trustee in Chilliwack, B.C., has resigned his position, saying he "no longer feels safe in expressing" himself after the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal's decision to fine former trustee Barry Neufeld $750,000.Laurie Throness says in a statement that he can't do his job or speak his mind freely without "worrying about accusations of workplace discrimination," after the tribunal found Neufeld violated the human rights code by publishing hate speech against LGBTQ+ people.He
  
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• Cargo plane carrying money crashes near Bolivia’s capital, killing at least 15, official says

  28-02-2026 02:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A cargo plane carrying money crashed Friday near Bolivia’s capital, damaging about a dozen vehicles on a highway, scattering bills on the ground and leaving at least 15 people dead, an official said.Fire Chief Pavel Tovar did not clarify if the dead were in the plane or in the cars on the highway near the airport in La Paz. He said there were people injured. The aircraft struck vehicles in the city of El Alto, which is adjacent to La Paz, before coming to rest
  
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• Pedestrian killed by train in Maple Ridge, B.C., RCMP say

  28-02-2026 01:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MAPLE RIDGE — A man has been struck and killed by a train in Maple Ridge, B.C.RCMP say officers were called Friday afternoon to a report of a person being hit along the tracks on River Road.The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
  RCMP say they are working with Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway police on the case.TransLink said service to its West Coast Express trains was temporarily delayed because of the death.Trains were travelling as far as the Coquitlam Central Station and passeng
  
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• Los Angeles school superintendent placed on paid leave during federal probe

  28-02-2026 01:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alberto Carvalho, the superintendent of Los Angeles public schools in the nation’s second-largest district, was put on paid leave Friday, two days after the FBI served search warrants at his home and the district’s headquarters.Authorities have not provided details of the nature of the investigation involving the school district, which serves more than 500,000 students, nor have they accused Carvalho of any wrongdoing.The Los Angeles Unified School District B
  
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• Cargo plane crashes shortly after takeoff in Bolivia, killing at least 15 people, official says

  28-02-2026 01:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A cargo plane crashed moments after takeoff Friday near Bolivia’s capital, damaging about a dozen vehicles on a highway and leaving at least 15 people dead, an official said.Fire Chief Pavel Tovar did not clarify if the dead were in the plane or in the cars on the highway near the airport in Bolivia's capital of La Paz.The aircraft skidded off the runway, striking vehicles in the city of El Alto, which neighbors La Paz, before coming to rest in an adjacent fiel
  
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• Troy Ryan tells AP he believes it’s time he steps down as Canadian women’s team coach after 6 years

  28-02-2026 01:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Troy Ryan is grateful and honored to have overseen the Canadian women’s hockey team at two Olympics and told The Associated Press on Friday that he believes it’s time he stepped down as coach.
  Asked if he foresees coaching the team at the world championships in November, Ryan said: “I don’t believe so. I would never say never, but very unlikely.”
  He then added: “I think it’s time for someone else to run with it and take it to new heights.”
  Ryan spo
  
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• Pedestrian struck, killed by train in Maple Ridge: RCMP

  28-02-2026 01:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MAPLE RIDGE – Mounties in Maple Ridge have confirmed that a male pedestrian was struck and killed by a train on River Road Friday afternoon.
  According to a brief statement from the Ridge Meadows RCMP detachment, police were called to the 22300 block of River Road Friday at approximately 2 p.m.Officers attended and confirmed that a male pedestrian was struck by a train in this area. The male was tragically pronounced deceased at the scene by emergency services.Ridge Meadows RCMP says it is
  
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• Los Angeles school superintendent placed on paid leave amid federal probe

  28-02-2026 01:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles School Superintendent Alberto Carvalho is being put on paid leave while he is part of a federal investigation. The move on Friday by the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education comes two days after the FBI served search warrants at his home and the district’s headquarters.Authorities have not provided details of the nature of the investigation involving the nation’s second-largest school district, which serves more than 500,000 stud
  
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