Chilliwack news

• B.C.’s move to end clock changes won’t be without complications

  03-03-2026 23:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The mayor of Prince George in northern British Columbia is the father of six adult children, who got used to the struggle of getting his kids out of bed on dark winter mornings as they were growing up.
  Those days are now behind Simon Yu, but he still has some tips as the province prepares for an end to time changes that will result in even darker winter mornings — stock up on Vitamin D and set plenty of alarms.
  British Columbia Premier David Eby announced on Monday that the province will b
  
  Read more

• FIFA puts World Cup playoff tickets on sale for less than $17 for matches in Mexico

  03-03-2026 23:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Tickets for the playoffs in Mexico that will determine two of the final World Cup berths are being sold by FIFA for less than $17, far less than the $4,185 to $8,680 FIFA is charging for this year's final in New Jersey.
  FIFA put tickets on sale Tuesday for the games on March 26 and 31 in Guadalajara and Monterrey involving Bolivia, Congo, Jamaica, New Caledonia and Suriname.
  Tickets are priced at 200 Mexican pesos ($11.30) for the March 26 semifinals and 300 pesos ($16.95) for the March 31 final
  
  Read more

• Suspect in Vancouver Starbucks stabbing ‘unmedicated’ at the time, his lawyer said.

  03-03-2026 23:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The lawyer for a man accused of fatally stabbing another man on a Vancouver Starbucks patio in 2023 told his murder trial that her client suffers from psychosis and schizophrenia and was unmedicated on the day of the killing.
  Inderdeep Singh Gosal, 34, pleaded not guilty last month to the second-degree murder of Paul Schmidt on March 26, 2023.
  Gloria Ng told Gosal's B.C. Supreme Court trial in her opening statement on Tuesday that though her client had been prescribed antipsych
  
  Read more

• NLL defenceman La Roue looking forward to donning football pads at CFL combine

  03-03-2026 23:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Sam La Roue is getting another chance to be a football player.
  The six-foot-four, 220-pound receiver figured he was done in the sport after the Western Mustangs lost 51-31 to Wilfrid Laurier in the 2024 Yates Cup. But on Friday, La Roue, currently a defenceman with the National Lacrosse League's Halifax Thunderbirds, will don the pads again at the CFL's invitational combine.
  "Towards my last season at Western, I realized it (football) was probably going to be over and I'd kind of come to terms w
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Tirotta hits three-run homer, Blue Jays beat Canada 10-7 in WBC tune-up

  03-03-2026 22:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUNEDIN — Riley Tirotta hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated Canada's national baseball team 10-7 in an exhibition game Tuesday afternoon.
  Tirotta's homer came after Canada came back to tie the game after giving up seven runs over the first two innings.It was the first of Canada's two games against Major League Baseball opposition as it prepares for the World Baseball Classic.
  Jesús Sánchez drove in three runs and Kevin Gausman pitched
  
  Read more

• U.S. women expect tougher test against Canada this time at SheBelieves Cup

  03-03-2026 21:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  United States coach Emma Hayes is expecting to face a tougher Canada on Wednesday than the side that meekly succumbed 3-0 to the Americans in July the last time they met.
  "Canada is in a different place," Hayes told a pre-match news conference Tuesday.
  "I'm seeing more aggression from them out of possession, (they're) tougher to beat … I think this will be a much tougher test," she added. "I think they'll be hurting from that (July) game so you have to expect a reaction from them, but I a
  
  Read more

• Suspect in Vancouver Starbucks stabbing in 2023 testifies at his murder trial

  03-03-2026 21:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A man accused of murder in a fatal stabbing at a Vancouver Starbucks has been called to testify at his trial after his defense lawyer argued he was suffering mental illness on the day of the killing.
  Inderdeep Singh Gosal, 34, pleaded not guilty last month to the second-degree murder of Paul Schmidt, who was stabbed on the patio of the cafe on March 26, 2023.
  His lawyer, Gloria Ng, told the court in her opening statement that her client suffers from psychosis and schizophrenia
  
  Read more

• Braves’ Jurickson Profar faces 162-game suspension for second positive drug test, AP source says

  03-03-2026 21:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK (AP) — Atlanta outfielder Jurickson Profar faces a 162-game suspension by Major League Baseball for a possible second failed test for a performance-enhancing drug, a person familiar with the issue told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
  The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the process, first reported by ESPN, was ongoing.
  Profar intends to ask the players' association to file a grievance to appeal any discipline to baseball’s independent arbitrator, Martin F, Sch
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• How sticky-fingered thieves use hot glue to find break-in targets in Vancouver

  03-03-2026 21:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver are warning apartment residents of thieves using strands of hot glue to select which units they will break into.
  Vancouver police say that 10 apartment units in five separate buildings in the city and nearby Burnaby reported such break-and-enters between Aug. 9 and Dec. 24 of last year.
  Police say the suspects begin by entering the buildings at nighttime and applying hot glue to the top corner of the units' doors, stretching strands of glue between the door
  
  Read more

• B.C. expands firefighters’ compensation coverage by adding eight cancers to list

  03-03-2026 21:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — British Columbia has expanded its compensation coverage for firefighters in the province by adding eight cancers to the list of eligible illnesses.
  The province says the additions to the list of diseases "presumed to be linked to the work done by firefighters" make B.C. the most comprehensively covered Canadian province.
  The newly added diseases include skin cancer, mesothelioma, soft-tissue sarcoma and pharynx cancers, putting the total number of cancers covered for B.C. firefi
  
  Read more

• Abbotsford PD’s media strategy pays off as familiar face reinforces trust, transparency with community

  03-03-2026 20:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD – When high-profile incidents like highway closures, homicides, extortions or other emergencies impacting the community happen in Abbotsford, there’s a familiar face working behind the scenes to provide clear, accurate and timely updates the public can trust.
  At the centre of that effort is Abbotsford Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker, a recognized member of the police force. Abbotsford isn’t just home for Sgt. Walker. He grew up in Abbotsford, graduate
  
  Read more

• Macron orders France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean

  03-03-2026 20:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday ordered France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to move from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean to help protect allied assets during the ongoing war in the Middle East. Macron said the Charles de Gaulle will be escorted by its air wing, and its escorting frigates. In a pre-recorded speech on French TV, Macron added that Rafale fighter jets, air-defense systems, and airborne radar systems have been deployed over the past few
  
  Read more

• B.C. announces mandatory crane-related licensing after string of fatal accidents

  03-03-2026 20:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it will make crane-related licensing and permitting mandatory in a bid to increase safety after a string of deadly accidents over the last five years.
  The announcement comes after a WorkSafeBC report last year on the death of worker Yuridia Flores at the Oakridge Park development site in Vancouver in February 2024 found "several critical safety failures" leading to the fatality.
  The B.C. government says in a statement it will introduce a new
  
  Read more

• Jack Hughes returns to his day job in the NHL after TV tour as the US Olympic hockey hero

  03-03-2026 19:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes was enthralled by Lorne Michaels' stories that highlighted his time at “Saturday Night Live” and enjoyed sharing the stage with brother Quinn and U.S. women's captain Hilary Knight on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”
  Now the U.S. men's golden goal-scorer is ready to get back to his day job in the NHL.
  Hughes skated Tuesday morning in the aftermath of appearing on Fallon's show, which is expected to be the last stop on his whi
  
  Read more

• Male pedestrian who smelled of liquor lurches toward vehicle, hits car’s windshield: Mission RCMP

  03-03-2026 19:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION – Mounties in Mission are investigating after a man who smelled of liquor and appeared to be intoxicated lurched toward a vehicle over the weekend, causing self-inflicted injuries when he struck his head on the car’s windshield.
  According to a statement from Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr, police were called to the intersection of Logan Avenue and Park Street at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 1 at approximately 3:30 p.m. for a collision between a v
  
  Read more

• Chilliwack RCMP seize suspected illegal drugs, tobacco after reported break and enter

  03-03-2026 19:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – Mounties in Chilliwack say they’ve seized a large quantity of suspected illicit drugs and illegal cigarettes after getting a report of a break and enter on the north side of town this past week.
  According to a recap summarizing police activity for the week of Monday, February 23 to Sunday, March 1, police say a concerned neighbour contacted police to say two men had allegedly forced entry into a nearby home.Frontline officers attended immediately and safely took both men
  
  Read more

• Witnesses called at civil trial for Quebec cardinal suing accuser for defamation

  03-03-2026 19:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Cardinal Marc Ouellet is back in Quebec Superior Court as he tries to clear his name in the wake of an allegation of sexual misconduct.Lawyers for Ouellet called several witnesses today in his defamation suit against a woman who named him in a wider class-action lawsuit against the archdiocese of Quebec.
  Three women who worked with Ouellet took the stand and described him as warm and caring.
  They each said they were shocked to learn of the allegations against him and had never h
  
  Read more

• Ending seasonal time change could help business, but not enough for universal support

  03-03-2026 19:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — There are potential economic benefits to ending seasonal time changes, but not enough for British Columbia's move to have drawn complete support from the business community.The province's move to make daylight savings permanent, without co-ordination with neighbouring U.S. states, has led the B.C. Chamber of Commerce to voice support while the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade has raised concerns.
  Along with the potential health benefits of ending future time changes, the B.C. Cha
  
  Read more

• Scherzer calls daughter’s letter to Blue Jays ‘the cutest thing you can possibly imagine’

  03-03-2026 19:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Max Scherzer says the note his daughter composed asking the Toronto Blue Jays to re-sign the three-time Cy Young Award winner arose as his kids were writing letters to Santa Claus in December.
  After Scherzer agreed last week to a $3 million, one-year contract to return to the Blue Jays, his wife posted on Instagram the handwritten note from their 8-year-old daughter, Brooke.“It’s the cutest thing you can possibly imagine when you read that, how much it mean
  
  Read more

• Pierre Poilievre set to give speech in London during first official trip overseas

  03-03-2026 18:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to speak at a think tank in London, England, today.
  He is on his first official trip abroad as Opposition leader with stops planned in both the U.K. and Germany.
  In London today he will deliver the Margaret Thatcher Lecture at the Centre for Policy Studies, after meeting this morning with U.K. Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch.
  On Monday, he attended a reception hosted by CANZUK International, a group that promotes closer ties among Cana
  
  Read more

• Rising foreign investment in Canada doesn’t tell the whole story, economists say

  03-03-2026 18:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the flow of foreign direct investment into the economy came close to a two-decade high last year, but economists caution the volume of capital entering Canada isn't the only metric that matters.
  Agency data released last week show foreign direct investment hit $96.8 billion last year, the highest level recorded since 2007.
  StatCan says more than half of last year's foreign investment came from the United States, while TD Bank economist Maria Solovieva notes
  
  Read more

• Quebec hotels reporting lacklustre bookings for March break week

  03-03-2026 18:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTRÉAL — Hotels across Quebec are reporting a relatively quiet March break week.
  A survey by the province's main hotel association shows there are fewer overall bookings this week compared with last year's March break, with most primary and secondary school students off.
  Data shows that of 75 members surveyed, 40 per cent reported a similar number of bookings as last year.
  But 43 per cent reported fewer bookings and only 16 per cent said they were expecting more guests than March
  
  Read more

• Lawyer for Frank Stronach questions final complainant in sexual assault case

  03-03-2026 17:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — A lawyer representing Frank Stronach is questioning the final complainant in the businessman's sexual assault case about the lawyers she consulted before speaking to police.
  Leora Shemesh began cross-examining the woman this morning after the court heard some legal arguments.
  The woman, who is in her late 60s, testified Monday that she went on a dinner date with Stronach in the early 1980s after meeting him at Rooney's, the restaurant and nightlife venue he owned.
  She says he too
  
  Read more

• UPDATE: 68-year-old missing senior located safely per Mission RCMP

  03-03-2026 17:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION – Mounties in Mission now say the 68-year-old male who was reported missing on Monday afternoon near Mission Memorial Hospital has been located, and he is safe and sound. “The RCMP thanks the media and public for their assistance,” Mission RCMP Corporal Harrison Mohr said.
  
  Read more

• Mounties warn of increasing parking lot, distraction scams across B.C.

  03-03-2026 17:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FRASER VALLEY/LOWER MAINLAND/BRITISH COLUMBIA – Mounties across British Columbia say they’re getting an increasing number of police reports involving a gold or distraction theft scam taking place in communities throughout the province.
  According to a statement from B.C. RCMP spokesperson Corporal Brett Urano, who works out of E Division headquarters in Surrey, police say suspects continue to approach people in public areas such as restaurant parking lots, gas stations, and other busy
  
  Read more

• Phoenix pay errors continue to haunt public service a decade after launch

  03-03-2026 17:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Errors stemming from the federal government's Phoenix pay system continue to plague thousands of public servants, 10 years after the system's launch.
  Karine Chawla, who works for Transport Canada, says she is being told she still owes $35,000 in overpayments dating back to 2017.
  Chawla says most of the money owed dates from prior to the six-year limitation period for overpayment recovery and the total includes sums she has already paid.
  She also says she was warned in June that mo
  
  Read more

• Dunstone beats Calvert in all-Manitoba battle at Montana’s Brier

  03-03-2026 17:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ST. JOHN'S — Matt Dunstone defeated Braden Calvert 6-3 in a battle of Manitoba skips on Tuesday morning at the Montana's Brier.Dunstone (4-0) scored pairs in the fifth and seventh ends en route to his fourth straight round-robin victory.
  He remained tied for first place in Pool B with Alberta's Kevin Koe (4-0), who posted a 6-3 win over brother Jamie Koe of the Northwest Territories.Saskatchewan's Mike McEwen beat New Brunswick's James Grattan 10-4 and Northern Ontario's Sandy MacEwan roll
  
  Read more

• Fraser Valley real estate sales show signs of spring bloom in February: FVREB

  03-03-2026 17:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FRASER VALLEY – The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board says home sales during February showed early signs of a spring thaw as sales activity made a sharp jump from an otherwise dreary January to start the year.
  In a statement, the board says it recorded 843 sales on its Multiple Listing Service in February, a 36 per cent increase from January, but still 38 per cent below the historical ten-year seasonal average.The board says new listings declined nine per cent in February to 2,796, revealing
  
  Read more

• Warm winter temperatures returning to B.C. as daily records fall in five communities

  03-03-2026 17:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CRANBROOK — Warmer than usual weather has returned to British Columbia after a brief cold spell last month, with five communities set to break daily high temperature records this week.
  Environment Canada says Pemberton, about 150 kilometres north of Vancouver, saw daily highs reach almost 16 degrees C on Monday, breaking the previous daily record set last year nearly 13 degrees.
  In the Interior Trail in the west Kootenays region saw temperatures reach 14 degrees, beating a previous record
  
  Read more

• Georgia school shooting suspect’s father convicted of second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter

  03-03-2026 17:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINDER, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man whose teenage son is accused of killing two students and two teachers at a high school was convicted of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter Tuesday.Colin Gray also was found guilty of all other charges in the September 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, northeast of Atlanta. Gray is one of a number of parents across the country who have been charged after their children were accused in fatal shootings.He showed little emotion as
  
  Read more

• Victim suffers serious burns from fire at Abbotsford RV park, airlifted

  03-03-2026 15:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD – A fire broke out at an RV park on Fraser Highway in Abbotsford Monday night, leaving one person with burns that required them to be airlifted to hospital for treatment.
  Abbotsford PD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker told Fraser Valley Today in a text message that an RV fire happened in the 29600 block of Fraser Highway. One person suffered burns, Sgt. Walker said.AbbyPD officers attended the scene to assist Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service with traffic control, Sgt. Walker said.Sus
  
  Read more

• Senior reported missing near Mission Memorial Hospital: RCMP

  03-03-2026 14:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION – Mounties in Mission are appealing to the public for help locating a 68-year-old senior who was last seen near Mission Memorial Hospital on Monday afternoon (Mar. 2).
  According to a statement from Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr, Henry Daoust was last seen near the hospital. He also goes by the name of Gerry.
   Description of Henry:
  • Caucasian male
  • 68 years old
  • 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
  • Slender build
  • Grey hair
  • Brown eyes
  Miss
  
  Read more

• Two young individuals rescued after getting stuck at Mission waterfall made right decision to call 9-1-1

  03-03-2026 14:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION – Personnel with Mission Search and Rescue say two young individuals who got stuck on a rocky ledge at Cascade Falls this past Sunday made the right decision by calling 9-1-1.The search and rescue group says its members were deployed after getting a call that two young people somehow became stuck on a rocky ledge at Cascade Falls, located northeast of Mission, without a safe path to exit.Mission SAR says it was quickly deployed to make use of the dwindling daylight on Sunday and de
  
  Read more

• Preparations continue in Toronto, Vancouver with FIFA World Cup 100 days away

  03-03-2026 13:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Signs of the FIFA World Cup are slowly beginning to emerge in Vancouver and Toronto — literally.Windows at the former Hudson's Bay flagship store in downtown Vancouver now don the tournament's logo in a variety of colours with the words "We are Vancouver." Billboards proclaiming that "the beautiful game is coming to Toronto" have popped up among the city's snowy streets.
  Tuesday marks 100 days until the tournament kicks off with matches in Mexico City and Guadalajara, and
  
  Read more

• 3M Canadian adults taking GLP-1 drugs, reshaping eating and spending, survey suggests

  03-03-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — A new survey suggests about three million Canadian adults are currently taking GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic or Mounjaro and that many more would like to, but cost is a barrier.The poll conducted by Leger Healthcare says more than half of the people surveyed who are taking the medications reported decreased appetite and 40 per cent said they have fewer food cravings.Leger Healthcare says those effects are reshaping how GLP-1 users are spending their money, with about 30 per cent go
  
  Read more

• Iranian drones hit the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia, while hundreds are reported dead in Iran

  03-03-2026 11:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VIENNA (AP) — Iran struck the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia’s capital with a drone early Tuesday as it kept hitting targets around the region, while the United States and Israel pounded Iran with airstrikes in what U.S. President Donald Trump suggested was just the start of a relentless campaign that could last more than a month.The attack from two drones on the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh caused a “limited fire” and minor damage, according to Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minis
  
  Read more

• Leafs remain positive despite four-game skid, losing ground in playoff race

  03-03-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs put a positive spin on their fourth straight loss since the Olympics.
  The Maple Leafs gained a point in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday, but they will enter their final 21 regular-season games seven points out of a playoff position.
  But the Boston Bruins, the team that holds down the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, have played two fewer games than the Maple Leafs.
  “We’re just trying to stay positive,&rdquo
  
  Read more

• In the news today: Carney in Australia, McGuinty talks Iran, Tumbler Ridge probe

  03-03-2026 10:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
  Carney in Australia to deepen trade, defence ties
  Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Australia as Canada seeks to build on already strong intelligence ties by broadening collaboration in trade and defence.
  The prime minister arrived in Sydney midday Tuesday local time and is expected to meet with business leaders and will travel to the capital Canberra on Thursday to address the Australian Parliament.
  Carney
  
  Read more

• Carney in Australia to deepen trade and defence ties with ‘natural partner’

  03-03-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SYDNEY — Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Australia, as Canada seeks to build on already strong intelligence ties by broadening collaboration in trade and defence.
  The prime minister arrived in Sydney midday Tuesday local time, which was Monday evening in Canada. He is expected to meet with business leaders here in Sydney.
  "This is a very important relationship for Canada to continue to build on. It is one that's predicated on years of cooperation," Defence Minister David McGuinty, who is
  
  Read more

• B.C. coroner to make Tumbler Ridge announcement amid call for mass shooting inquiry

  03-03-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — British Columbia's chief coroner is set to make an announcement about last month's mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, amid calls for a public investigation.
  Dr. Jatinder Baidwan will make the announcement this morning at the legislature building in Victoria.
  B.C. Premier David Eby has said that his government will use "any tools available" to make sure all questions about the mass shooting are answered.
  Eby has said there will either be a coroner's inquest or a public inquiry after
  
  Read more

• Floundering Vancouver Canucks need to believe in comebacks: coach

  03-03-2026 08:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Adam Foote knows a deflated feeling has periodically crept into the Vancouver Canucks' locker room this season.It's something the head coach wants to banish — quickly.“That's what we’ve got to keep out. And the players are aware of it. Just believe they can come back," Foote said after the Dallas Stars thumped the Canucks 6-1 on Monday.
  "When you get down two (goals) quick — it’s happened a lot, through a mistake, or a bad bounce, or being youthful
  
  Read more

• US Embassy in Saudi Arabia hit by Iranian drones as Israeli military ramps up operations in Lebanon

  03-03-2026 08:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran struck the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia’s capital with a drone early Tuesday as it kept hitting targets around the region, while the United States and Israel pounded Iran with airstrikes in what U.S. President Donald Trump suggested was just the start of a relentless campaign that could last more than a month.The attack from two drones on the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh caused a “limited fire” and minor damage, according to Saudi Arabia&
  
  Read more

• Marchenko scores 2nd goal in OT as Blue Jackets beat Rangers 5-4

  03-03-2026 08:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK (AP) — Kirill Marchenko scored his second goal of the game 1:04 into overtime and the Columbus Blue Jackets edged the New York Rangers 5-4 Monday night after squandering a four-goal lead.Columbus built a 4-0 advantage through the first two periods before the Rangers staged a furious comeback, scoring four unanswered goals, including Gabe Perreault’s tying goal with 4:46 remaining in the third __ to force OT.Marchenko also added an assist for Columbus, which snapped a two-gam
  
  Read more

• Stars extend win streak to franchise-high nine games with 6-1 victory over Canucks

  03-03-2026 06:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Two goals from Lian Bichsel powered the Dallas Stars to a lopsided 6-1 victory over the struggling Vancouver Canucks on Monday.Colin Blackwell, Jason Robertson and Matt Duchene each scored and notched a helper for the Stars (37-14-9), who stretched their win streak to a franchise-record nine games.Adam Erne added a goal for Dallas, while Miro Heiskanen and Sam Steel recorded two helpers apiece, and Jake Oettinger made 13 saves.The Canucks opened the scoring midway through the f
  
  Read more

• US Embassy in Saudi Arabia hit with Iranian drones as American and Israeli attacks on Iran escalate

  03-03-2026 06:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia acknowledged coming under attack from Iranian drones Tuesday, urging Americans to avoid the diplomatic post for the time being.The embassy posted on X: “Avoid the Embassy until further notice due to an attack on the facility.”It said all appointments had been canceled.The Saudi Defense Ministry earlier Tuesday said the embassy was attacked by two drones.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story f
  
  Read more

• Canadian military personnel in Middle East out of harm’s way: McGuinty

  03-03-2026 06:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SYDNEY — Canada’s defence minister says Canadian military personnel in the Middle East are out of harm’s way.
  David McGuinty did not answer when asked how many Canadian military personnel are in the region, saying only there are “some.”
  McGuinty told reporters in Sydney, Australia, where he is on a visit with Prime Minister Mark Carney, that the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is a positive development.
  Carney has endorsed the American and Israeli m
  
  Read more

• Flyers win third in a row with 3-2 shootout decision over struggling Maple Leafs

  03-03-2026 04:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Matvei Michkov and Trevor Zegras scored in a shootout and the visiting Philadelphia Flyers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2, extending the hosts' losing streak to four games on Monday.
  William Nylander scored on the Maple Leafs’ first shootout attempt, but Auston Matthews and Max Domi failed to convert.
  Noah Cates converted a pass from Bobby Brink with 5:18 remaining in regulation time to give the Flyers a 2-1 lead, only to see Nylander slam in a John Tavares' feed on the p
  
  Read more

• Carney lands in Australia ahead of planned speech to Australian parliament

  03-03-2026 02:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SYDNEY — Prime Minister Mark Carney has landed in Australia, where he is seeking more collaboration in trade and defence.
  The prime minister arrived in Sydney midday Tuesday in Australia, or Monday evening in Canada.
  He is expected to meet with business leaders in Sydney, before heading to Canberra on Thursday to address the Australian parliament.
  Carney is also slated to address the Lowy Institute think tank Wednesday and he's expected to meet Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese la
  
  Read more

• Feds release Musqueam title agreements covering much of greater Vancouver

  03-03-2026 01:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government has released details of recent agreements with the Musqueam First Nation recognizing Aboriginal title over an area potentially covering much of Greater Vancouver, but it says the agreements do not have any effect on privately owned land.
  The office of Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty says in a statement the agreements instead provide "general recognition" of Musqueam Aboriginal rights and title within their territory, while establishing a fra
  
  Read more

• Supreme Court blocks law against schools outing transgender students to their parents in California

  03-03-2026 01:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for California schools to tell religious parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student's approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group. The order blocks for now a state law that bans automatic parental notification requirements if students change their pronouns or gender expression at school.The decision comes after religious parents and educators challenged California school
  
  Read more

Follow @NewsChilliwack on Twitter!