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• Abbotsford PD seeks help finding missing 31-year-old

  04-06-2024 18:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford Police Department is appealing to the public for help in locating a 31-year-old missing person who was last seen nearly two weeks ago on South Fraser Way in Abbotsford.
  According to a social media post from the department, and not a news release, police say 31-year-old Cathi-Lee Williams was last seen on Wednesday, May 22 in the 32800 block of South Fraser Way.
  Williams was last seen wearing black sandals, a lighter-coloured long-sleeve shirt and yoga pants.
  Wil
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Canadian freestyle skier Megan Oldham wins gold in big air

  16-02-2026 21:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canada’s Megan Oldham has won gold in the women’s freestyle skiing big air competition.
  More to come.The Canadian Press
  
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• AI minister seeks new investments through visits to Germany, Saudi Arabia, India

  16-02-2026 21:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon is visiting Saudi Arabia and India after a trip to Germany as part of an effort to drum up new investment in Canadian tech.
  The stops are "about broadening our trade alliances and looking for investment … in great Canadian infrastructure, great Canadian technology," Solomon said in an interview.
  He was at the Munich Security Conference over the weekend, and will stop in Saudi Arabia before going to the AI Impact Summit in India.
  
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• Ottawa says national security incident, error at emergency stockpile unrelated

  16-02-2026 21:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Public Health Agency of Canada now says there was no connection between a national security incident at the country's emergency stockpile warehouse in 2024 and an error that caused the loss of $20-million of medication.
  At a House committee meeting last week, a senior agency official told MPs that a "foreign national" had tried to access the warehouse after the loss happened in December 2024.The official told the committee she didn't know what country the person was from, and
  
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• Advocate urges feds to update equity act, settle class action with Black employees

  16-02-2026 20:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — An advocate is urging the federal government to update equity legislation for Black employees and to drop its fight against a discrimination lawsuit that has cost more than $15 million so far.
  Nicholas Marcus Thompson, president and CEO of the Black Class Action Secretariat, says changes to Canada's Employment Equity Act are long overdue after former labour minister Seamus O'Regan announced in 2023 two new designated groups would be created for Black and LGBTQ+ people.
  The act req
  
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• Council to consider agreement with Chilliwack Park Society to manage Community Forest Trails

  16-02-2026 20:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — When Chilliwack City Council sits down Tuesday (Feb 17) for their regular meeting, one of the items on their agenda will be the consideration of a new five-year management agreement with the Chilliwack Park Society for Chilliwack’s Community Forest trail network.
  City staff is recommending council approve the agreement, which would run from March 1, 2026 to February 28, 2031. Under the agreement, the Chilliwack Park Society would manage and maintain the Community Trails.
  
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• Anand says ‘regime change’ in Iran would be required for restarting diplomatic ties

  16-02-2026 19:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada will not re-establish ties with Iran until "regime change" takes place in Tehran.
  Anand made the comment to The Globe and Mail Saturday, and her office and department would not repeat that phrasing but has not disputed it.
  "We will not open diplomatic relationships with Iran unless there is a regime change. Period," the newspaper quoted Anand as saying.
  Encyclopaedia Britannica defines regime change as "the overthrow of a government
  
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• 13-year-old skier from Ottawa dies days after she was injured on Quebec ski lift

  16-02-2026 19:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A 13-year-old Ottawa girl who was seriously injured on a Quebec ski lift last week has died.
  The girl's family confirmed her death on Sunday in a statement released by the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario — CHEO — in Ottawa."Her sweet, bubbly spirit and love for those around her will live on through the lives she has touched and the lives she has saved through Trillium Gift of Life organ donation," the family said, thanking their community for the support they'
  
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• US troops arrive in Nigeria to help train its military, Nigerian military says

  16-02-2026 19:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — About 100 U.S. troops plus equipment have arrived in Nigeria to help train soldiers in the West African country as the government fights against Islamic militants and other armed groups, the Nigerian military announced Monday. The arrival followed a request by the Nigerian government to the U.S government for help with training, technical support and intelligence-sharing, the military said in a statement.The deployment follows an easing of tensions that flared between
  
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• AI minister seeks new investments in Germany, Saudi Arabia, India

  16-02-2026 18:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon is on his way to Saudi Arabia and India following a visit to Germany.
  He says the visits are about broadening trade alliances and obtaining investment in Canadian infrastructure and technology.
  Solomon was at the Munich Security Conference over the weekend, and will stop in Saudi Arabia before going to the AI Impact Summit in India.
  The global conferences are taking place as Prime Minister Mark Carney has drawn global attention for a s
  
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• Quebec auto board lied about cost overruns for online platform, inquiry finds

  16-02-2026 18:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  QUÉBEC — A public inquiry has concluded that Quebec's automobile insurance board lied to the provincial government to conceal exploding costs in the creation of the agency's online platform.
  The inquiry overseen by Judge Denis Gallant says officials at the auto board undertook a "conscious effort" to mislead the public about the total costs of the project.
  However, Gallant says that despite the agency's actions, members of the government and certain public servants did, at various t
  
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• Ukrainian emergency visa holders expected to return after war: immigration department

  16-02-2026 18:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada's immigration department says it still expects Ukrainians who fled the war with Russia to return to their home country once the conflict ends.
  That's in spite of comments from Immigration Minister Lena Diab, who recently acknowledged that many Ukrainians who came to Canada on temporary visas are here to stay.Nearly 300,000 people came to Canada through an emergency work and study visa program that was launched after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost
  
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• Here’s what we know about the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting investigation

  16-02-2026 18:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TUMBLER RIDGE — The investigation into last week's shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that claimed nine lives has moved into a new phase after police cleared the two crime scenes.
  While police say the only known suspect in the case, 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, killed herself as police closed in Tuesday, questions remain.By Friday, police had interviewed more than 80 students, educators, and first responders, with more underway. They are also gathering digital evidence, including video
  
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• Dolphins releasing star receiver Tyreek Hill in major roster cuts, AP source says

  16-02-2026 18:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Dolphins are releasing star receiving Tyreek Hill, ending the All-Pro's four-year tenure in Miami, a person familiar with the move told The Associated Press on Monday.
  Hill, who turns 31 on March 1, is recovering from a season-ending injury suffered in a game against the New York Jets on Sept. 29 that required surgery to repair significant damage to his left knee, including a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
  It is one of several major roster cuts the Dolphins
  
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• Foreign aid groups urge Canada to maintain funding for abortion, LGBTQ+ advocacy

  16-02-2026 17:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Feminist and development groups are urging Canada not to turn its back on funding reproductive health and gender initiatives, as Canada focuses its foreign aid cuts on global health programming.
  "A bold diplomatic voice is really crucial," Oxfam Canada executive director Lauren Ravon told a panel she hosted on Parliament Hill earlier this month.
  "It's easy to get into a scarcity mindset. We think 'Well, we can't afford it, so let's cut out the work on LGBTQ+ rights, let's cut off
  
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• Janice Charette to be Canada’s top trade negotiator during CUSMA review

  16-02-2026 16:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has chosen former privy council clerk Janice Charette to serve as the country's chief trade negotiator to the United States ahead of a scheduled review of the North American free-trade pact.
  More coming.
  The Canadian Press
  
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• Canada’s Fernandez ousted in Dubai, while Mboko withdraws from WTA 1000 event

  16-02-2026 15:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUBAI — Leylah Fernandez was eliminated in the Round of 32 at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Monday, falling 7-6 (5), 6-4 to Indonesia’s Janice Tjen.
  The 23-year-old from Laval, Que., fired six aces but also six double faults and won just 39 per cent of her second-serve points. Tjen converted four of nine break-point chances to secure the straight-set victory.
  Fernandez, unseeded in the WTA 1000 event, is ranked 29th in the world after dropping two spots last week. Tjen is ranked
  
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• Canada’s Sarault wins Olympic silver in 1,000m short-track speedskating

  16-02-2026 15:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN —Courtney Sarault earned her third medal of the Games with silver in short-track speedskating, and Canada’s women’s hockey team found itself one step closer to playing for gold as it takes on Switzerland in the semifinals on Day 10 of the Milan Cortina Olympics.
  Sarault, a 25-year-old from Moncton, finished second in the women’s 1,000 metres, adding to her mixed team relay silver and individual bronze in the 500 from earlier in the Games.
  She held the lead for the f
  
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• Sarault earns short-track silver in 1,000m; Canada women eye hockey gold-medal final

  16-02-2026 13:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — Courtney Sarault earned her third medal of the Games with silver in short-track speedskating and Canada's women's hockey team found itself one step closer to playing for gold as it takes on Switzerland in the semifinals on Day 10 of the Milan Cortina Olympics.
  Sarault, a 25-year-old from Moncton, finished second in the women's 1,000 metres, adding to her mixed team relay silver and individual bronze in the 500 from earlier in the Games.
  She held the lead for the first six of nine l
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Canada’s Sarault wins Olympic silver in 1,000m short-track speedskating

  16-02-2026 12:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — Canada's Courtney Sarault has won silver in the women's 1,000 metres in short-track speedskating at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
  More coming.
  The Canadian Press
  
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• ‘I was sure that was going to be my day’: A year on, fiery crash at Toronto’s Pearson airport still haunts passengers

  16-02-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — As his plane descended in Toronto, John Nelson looked out the window to get a view of the city and felt the aircraft was coming down at an abnormally high speed. Moments later, the plane hit the ground so hard that it broke the landing gear, slid, flipped and burst into flames on the runway at Pearson airport.
  "It was like being in a washer," Nelson said in an interview, describing how the plane flipped over in the fiery crash one year ago.
  "When we finally came to a stop ... we
  
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• RCMP say investigation of shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School completed

  16-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TUMBLER RIDGE — RCMP say an investigation of the crime scene at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School where five students and an educator were killed last week has concluded.
  Police say in a statement that the school has been turned back over to the local school district.
  Mounties pulled down the yellow tape that had surrounded the school since Tuesday, when 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar shot and killed five students and an educator after killing her mother and half brother at the family home.
  
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• Car dealers still seeking reimbursement for EVs sold under old rebates program

  16-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The reborn federal electric vehicle rebate program is set to launch today — but some of Canada's auto dealers say they're still out tens of thousands dollars from the last one.
  Starting today, Canadians can access up to $5,000 in government rebates toward the purchase of new electric vehicles that cost less than $50,000. Plug-in hybrids will be eligible for $2,500 in subsidies.
  The return of the popular program is being welcomed by car dealerships. But some dealerships have
  
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• Canadian women eye hockey gold-medal final; speedskaters, skiers aim for medals

  16-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — Canada's women's hockey team is one step closer to playing for gold as it takes on Switzerland in the semifinals and eyes will be set on speedskating for another potential short-track medal on Day 10 of the Milan Cortina Olympics.
  The women's hockey squad is coming off a 5-1 quarterfinal win over Germany on Saturday to advance, with captain Marie-Philip Poulin having made her return from injury. Canada defeated Switzerland in its opening game 4-0 on Feb. 7.
  Meanwhile, Moncton's Cou
  
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• Morikawa birdies 18th to win Pebble Beach, ends more than 2-year drought

  16-02-2026 03:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Collin Morikawa had gone 28 months since his last win, and he was reminded Sunday at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-am why it's never easy.
  He was among six players who had a share of the lead at one point in a wild and windy final round, one name getting everyone's attention — Scottie Scheffler — who nearly pulled off the biggest comeback in the tournament's history.
  Tougher still was standing in the fairway on the par-5 18th, the cold Pacific air ri
  
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• Winter threatening to make a return to the Fraser Valley this week

  16-02-2026 01:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Just when it looked like spring was here to stay, old man winter is returning to the Fraser Valley and the South Coast this week. Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement, warning of snow Monday from Metro Vancouver to Abbotsford in the Fraser Valley.
  It says a low pressure system is moving south from Alaska and will arrive over the South Coast Monday. It is expected to bring light precipitation in the early morning hours. But as the day wears on, a cold front
  
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• Misinformation experts warn of dire consequences in online hunt for blame

  16-02-2026 01:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Disinformation experts say while it's human nature to seek out more information after a tragedy, an online rush to identify suspects can have terrible consequences.
  Their remarks come after RCMP highlighted a falsehood targeting an Ontario woman as the suspect in the recent shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
  RCMP released a confirmed photo of the actual shooter, Jesse Van Rootselaar, on Friday as Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald called out false accusations against a person named Zylii Strang,
  
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• How a day of chaos and heartache unspooled in Tumbler Ridge

  16-02-2026 00:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Nothing is too far apart in tiny Tumbler Ridge, B.C., and there was a well-worn path between the local RCMP detachment and the nondescript brown timber home on Fellers Avenue, less than a kilometre away.
  The detachment's five officers, headed by Sgt. Bill Hughes, handled a little over 100 crimes a year, according to recent crime statistics.But their repeated interactions at the home that troubled teenager Jesse Van Rootselaar shared with her siblings and mother Jennifer Jacobs were different.
  RC
  
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• Quebec Liberal Party welcomes new leader Charles Milliard

  15-02-2026 23:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TROIS-RIVIÈRES — About 600 people welcomed Charles Milliard as the new head of the Quebec Liberal Party in Trois-Rivières on Sunday, days after he was acclaimed in a leadership race that no one else joined.
  Milliard, who entered the room at the Delta Hotel in the city about halfway between Montreal and Quebec City on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, takes over a party recently shaken by the December resignation of former leader Pablo Rodriguez.
  Milliard outlined his
  
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• Former Conservative leader John Rustad decides against running for his old job

  15-02-2026 22:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — Former B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad has announced he will not be entering the party's leadership race, saying the decision comes after "a lot of reflection."
  He says in a statement posted to social media that he did not make the choice lightly and he believes the best thing he can do for the party and the province is "support the next leader and help ensure we come out of this process stronger, not divided."
  Rustad resigned as the leader in December after 20 members of h
  
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