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• Amazon violated labour code with selective pay increase to B.C. workers, board finds

  17-02-2026 21:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW WESTMINSTER — The B.C. Labour Relations Board says online retail giant Amazon violated the province's labour code by giving workers at most of its facilities scheduled pay increases, but leaving out unionized warehouse employees in Delta, B.C.
  The board says in a ruling that Amazon must now give the same wage increase to workers at the Delta facility, which applies retroactively to the date of the increases given to workers at its non-union sites.Gavin McGarrigle, Unifor's western regi
  
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• Over 1,700 lose power in Chilliwack Thursday morning

  19-02-2026 20:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Over 1,700 residential customers in Promontory have lost power Thursday morning, and the reason isn’t immediately clear.
  According to its online dashboard, BC Hydro says 1,704 customers lost power at 10:23 a.m. Thursday morning.
  The impacted areas include south of Uplands Drive, east of Morton Road, west of Sylvan Drive, and north of Chilliwack Lake
  Crews are expected to arrive by 11:30 a.m.
  Its website was last updated at 10:51 a.m.
  The cause is under investigation.Ther
  
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• New study to help assess potential impact of expanding port on Hudson Bay

  19-02-2026 20:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — The federal government is taking another step toward a potential expansion of the Port of Churchill in Manitoba and increased shipping through the Arctic.
  Ottawa, along with the Manitoba government and other partners, is launching a market-sounding study on how road, rail and port improvements might attract more business from exporters.
  The idea of expanding trade through Churchill and the Arctic Ocean has been discussed for decades but faces obstacles, including a short ice-fre
  
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• Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger to give Democratic response to Trump’s State of the Union address

  19-02-2026 20:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address next week, just months after resoundingly winning an office previously held by a Republican.The Democratic rebuttal will immediately follow Trump’s address to Congress next Tuesday, offering the party’s most high-profile opportunity to deliver a countermessage.Spanberger, who served three terms in Congress, became Virginia’s
  
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• NDP leadership candidates to square off in final debate

  19-02-2026 20:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The five NDP leadership candidates are in the Vancouver area today for the second and final party-organized debate of the leadership race.
  This English language debate follows a French language debate in Montreal late last year that was also held predominantly in English.
  Dockworker union leader Rob Ashton, social worker Tanille Johnston, documentarian Avi Lewis, Alberta MP Heather McPherson and organic farmer Tony McQuail are competing for the leadership.
  There will be no in-stud
  
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• Far too many Chilliwack residents are leaving their vehicles unlocked, resulting in criminal activity: RCMP

  19-02-2026 19:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Mounties in Chilliwack say far too many motorists are leaving their vehicles unlocked, making it easy for crooks to make off with people’s valuables across the city.According to a statement from police, Chilliwack RCMP members responded to 29 theft from auto reports between Sunday, January 25 and Saturday, February 7.Of the 29 theft from auto reports, 14 involved vehicles that were left unlocked. Police say this provides easy access to the criminals involved.“These
  
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• Pressure mounts on Quebec justice minister to backtrack on enshrining abortion rights

  19-02-2026 19:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  QUÉBEC — Pressure is mounting on Quebec's justice minister to abandon plans to enshrine abortion rights in the province's proposed constitution.
  Consultations on the constitution bill ended this week, with opposition parties noting that the section on abortion was roundly criticized.
  Legal experts and women's rights groups have warned the government against legislating on abortion, saying doing so could potentially open the door to legal challenges from anti-abortion groups.
  They co
  
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• B.C. to spend $50 million expanding access to anti-overdose nasal naloxone kits

  19-02-2026 19:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — British Columbia Health Minister Josie Osborne says the province is spending $50 million to expand availability of anti-overdose nasal naloxone across the province.
  She says the expansion is an important response to the overdose crisis, which was declared 10 years ago this April, and it will save lives.
  Osborne says the funding over two years means the nasal medication will make up about half of the more than 400,000 naloxone kits distributed annually.
  A statement from her minis
  
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• Slavery exhibit removed by Trump administration is returning to Independence Mall in Philadelphia

  19-02-2026 18:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Workers on Thursday began restoring an exhibit on the lives of the nine people once enslaved at the former President's House in Philadelphia amid a contentious legal fight between the city and the Trump administration.Mayor Cherelle Parker visited the site Thursday morning and thanked the workers for their efforts, spokesperson Joe Grace said.A federal judge had set a Friday deadline for the Interior Department to restore the exhibit on the people enslaved by George Was
  
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• Finance minister unveils Ottawa’s ‘follow the money’ plan to tackle extortion

  19-02-2026 18:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government is bringing law enforcement and financial institutions together to fight extortion operations targeting Canadian businesses and households.
  Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne was in Mississauga, Ont., on Thursday to announce a suite of new initiatives he said will make it easier for police to "follow the money" and disrupt criminal networks.
  Champagne said organized crime is making Canadians anxious in their own neighbourhoods.
  "For too many
  
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• Chilliwack firefighters respond to two fires near Young and Princess early Thursday AM (VIDEO)

  19-02-2026 18:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack Assistant Fire Chief Chris Wilson says firefighters were called to a fire near the former Business Centre at Young and Princess early Thursday, and later located a second fire nearby.
  According to a statement from Wilson, Chilliwack firefighters were dispatched for a reported structure fire at 5:30 a.m. in the 9200 block of Young Road. The first batch of responding fire crews observed a small fire on the exterior of the commercial style building. Firefighters exting
  
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• U.S. International Trade Commission launches CUSMA rules-of-origin auto investigation

  19-02-2026 18:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. International Trade Commission has launched an investigation into rules-of-origin regulations for automobiles under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico agreement on trade.
  A news release from the commission says the investigation will analyze the rules' impact on the U.S. economy.
  It's the third investigation into the rules since the trilateral trade pact, known as CUSMA, was adopted during the first Trump administration.
  The North American automobile market is deeply integrated b
  
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• Ottawa making progress on defence purchasing reforms, Fuhr says

  19-02-2026 18:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Ottawa is now well into its defence procurement reforms and plans to introduce changes to make it easier for small and medium-sized businesses to navigate government contracting.
  That’s according to Secretary of State for defence procurement Stephen Fuhr, who's overseeing changes to how the federal government buys equipment for the military.
  He says the Defence Investment Agency, an new office created to streamline the procurement process, will soon become a stand-alone agen
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP explain reason for large police response Wednesday night at site of recent homicide

  19-02-2026 18:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Social media lit up after Chilliwack residents reported seeing a police helicopter circling Wednesday night above the site of Sunday’s homicide on Mellard Avenue, coupled with a large police response.There’s a good reason for that “large police response,” according to an RCMP spokesperson.
  Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener says the large response was not related to the homicide, but rather a report of individuals on the property in the
  
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• 2026/27 Season Tickets On Sale Now!

  19-02-2026 18:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  2026/27 SEASON TICKET MEMBERSHIPS ON SALE NOW
  Secure your seat for the 2026/27 Chilliwack Chiefs season and be part of every big moment at the Coliseum.
   
  Early Bird – available until April 30Adult: $359 (reg. $359)
  Youth: $179 (reg. $199)
  Family: $1,149 (reg. 1,349) – includes 2 adults & 4 youth
  Parking PassSave over 40% compared to walk-up prices!
  Purchase your season tickets during the Early Bird period and pay in full to be entered into a draw. Four season ticket holders
  
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• Wolitarsky signs one-day deal with Winnipeg so he can retire with Blue Bombers

  19-02-2026 17:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Drew Wolitarsky retired Thursday as a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
  The veteran receiver signed a one-year deal with Winnipeg, allowing him to call it a career with the franchise.
  Wolitarsky, 30, spent seven of his eight CFL seasons with Winnipeg (2017-19, 2021-24). He was with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats last year, suiting up for two games.
  Wolitarsky won two Grey Cups with Winnipeg (2019, 2021). He recorded 227 catches for 2,954 yards and 18 touchdowns in 96 regular-season
  
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• B.C. health workers breached privacy of injured victims of Vancouver festival attack

  19-02-2026 17:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — British Columbia's privacy commissioner has found 16 people who were sent to medical facilities after the deadly vehicle-ramming attack at the Lapu Lapu Day festival in Vancouver last year had their privacy breached by health workers.
  A statement from Michael Harvey's office says its investigation found 71 incidents of snooping by 36 health workers in the Fraser and Vancouver Coastal health authorities as well as the Provincial Health Services Authority.
  It says the breaches vio
  
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• Trump gets pledges for Gaza reconstruction and troop commitments at inaugural Board of Peace talks

  19-02-2026 17:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Thursday at the inaugural Board of Peace meeting that nine members of the body have agreed to pledge $7 billion toward a Gaza relief package and that five countries have agreed to deploy troops to take part in an international stabilization force to the war-battered Palestinian territory.Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo and Albania have pledged to send troops for Gaza stabilization force, while Egypt and Jordan have committed to trai
  
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• Impairment not suspected in Wednesday night rollover on Chilliwack River Road

  19-02-2026 17:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  UPDATE, 8:35 A.M. THURSDAY: Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener says police were called to a reported single-vehicle rollover at 8:20 p.m. She says the driver and lone occupant did not suffer any injuries and alcohol was not a factor.
  No criminal offence was committed, and the driver was issued a ticket under the Motor Vehicle Act, Cpl. Kiener says.
  Original story from 6:32 a.m. Thursday: 
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack first responders were called to an apparent rollover on
  
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• An arts panel made up of Trump appointees approves his White House ballroom proposal

  19-02-2026 17:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, a panel made up of President Donald Trump's appointees, on Thursday approved his proposal to build a ballroom larger than the White House itself where the East Wing once stood. The meeting was supposed to be on the design, with a final vote expected at next month’s session. But the chairman, Rodney Mims Cook Jr., made a motion to also vote on final approval, and six of the seven commissioners who were all installed by the Republican
  
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• An arts panel made up of Trump appointees unanimously approves his White House ballroom proposal

  19-02-2026 16:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, a panel made up of Trump appointees, on Thursday unanimously approved President Donald Trump's White House ballroom proposal. At the panel's January meeting, some commissioners questioned the lead architect about the “immense” design and scale of the project even as they broadly endorsed the Republican president's vision for a ballroom roughly twice the size of the White House itself. Trump's decision in October to demolish th
  
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• Trump gathers members of Board of Peace for first meeting, with some US allies wary of new body

  19-02-2026 16:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Thursday at the inaugural Board of Peace meeting that nine members of the body have agreed to pledge $7 billion toward a Gaza relief package.Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, UAE, Morocco, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and Kuwait are the countries that are making pledges, Trump added.“But every dollar spent is an investment in stability and the hope of new and harmonious (region),” said Trump in thanking the donors.The amount,
  
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• Suspected impaired driver strikes 2 vehicles and flees – all with 4 kids in his car – and is later arrested

  19-02-2026 16:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — Police in Abbotsford say a motorist suspected of being impaired has been arrested after he allegedly struck two vehicles in the Langley area last week, fled the scene but was eventually caught.
  According to a statement from police, AbbyPD officers received a report last Thursday, Feb. 12, just after 4:30 p.m., about a suspected impaired driver who allegedly struck two vehicles in the Langley area and was believed to be heading toward Abbotsford.A second caller contacted author
  
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• Champagne unveils Ottawa’s ‘follow the money’ plan to tackle extortion

  19-02-2026 16:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The federal government is bringing law enforcement and financial institutions together in a bid to fight extortion operations targeting Canadian businesses and households.
  Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is in Mississauga, Ont., today to announce a suite of new initiatives he says will make it easier for police to "follow the money" and disrupt criminal networks.
  Canada's financial intelligence agency Fintrac will put new resources behind tackling extortion and will share data with
  
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• Feds put up $50 million for Inuit-led university as part of funding package

  19-02-2026 16:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government is expected today to announce $50 million to help develop Canada's first Inuit-led university.
  Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty will be in Nunavik in Quebec this afternoon, where she's also expected to announce another $178 million in federal funding for tuberculosis elimination, Nutrition North and programs for children and families.
  As first reported by CBC News, most of the money is going to the Inuit Child First Initiative.
  That program prov
  
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• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to address province in pre-budget TV broadcast

  19-02-2026 15:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to address the province in a TV broadcast Thursday evening and is expected to discuss immigration.
  Smith said Wednesday that rapid population growth coupled with slagging oil prices have put an unsustainable strain on the province's finances.
  "You have to be a taxpayer before you start using our services," she told reporters at an unrelated announcement in Calgary.
  "And we've had the reverse — we've had people who have been heavy, heav
  
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• First responders called to apparent rollover Wednesday night on Chilliwack River Road

  19-02-2026 15:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack first responders were called to an apparent rollover on Chilliwack River Road Wednesday evening.According to a witness who observed the crash scene, a vehicle wound up upside down in the 7500 block of Chilliwack River Road.The road was briefly closed as a result of the accident.The vehicle involved in the crash was in the process of being towed at approximately 8:55 p.m. Lights from a police car were visible in the background.Image: Hailey VanBasten
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• Pneumonia hospitalizations rose dramatically last year, new CIHI data shows

  19-02-2026 13:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Canadian Institute for Health Information says pneumonia hospitalizations rose by almost one-third across Canada last year.The data released Thursday shows kids between five and 17 years oldwere especially hard hit, with pneumonia hospitalizations more than doubling over the previous year.
  Dr. Jesse Papenburg, an infectious disease specialist at Montreal Children's Hospital, says CIHI's numbers reflect what health-care workers already sensed — that the 2024-2025 respira
  
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• Former South Korean president receives life sentence for imposing martial law in 2024

  19-02-2026 12:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was found guilty of leading an insurrection on Thursday and sentenced to life in prison for his brief imposition of martial law in 2024, a ruling that marks a dramatic culmination of the country’s biggest political crisis in decades.The conservative leader was ousted from office after he declared martial law and sent troops to surround the National Assembly on Dec. 3, 2024, in a baffling attempt to overcome a legis
  
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• In the news: Former Prince arrested, LeBlanc to meet Trump soon, Tory floor crossing

  19-02-2026 11:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …
  Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
  UK police have arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former Prince Andrew, on suspicion of misconduct in public office.On Thursday, Thames Valley Police said they opened an investigation after assessing reports about his alleged contact with Jeffrey Epstein. Police did not name him, which follows U.K. practice, but they
  
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