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• BC ends quarantine program for temporary foreign workers, self-isolation continues – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  31-03-2022 17:30 via theprogress.com
  
  BC ends quarantine program for temporary foreign workers, self-isolation continues – Chilliwack Progress  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Hundreds of thousands march in Toronto rally in support of Iran protests

  15-02-2026 00:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Hundreds of thousands of people marched down Yonge Street to the beat of drums and chants of “King Reza Pahlavi” at a rally in North York, as similar protests took place in major cities around the world.
  Protesters held aloft and draped themselves in red, white and green flags emblazoned with a golden lion — the flag Iran used before the Islamic Republic came to power in 1979, toppling the previous monarchy.Demonstrators called for an end to government repressio
  
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• Tumbler Ridge, B.C., teacher says he knew school staff would protect students

  14-02-2026 23:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TUMBLER RIDGE — A teacher who helped to protect his students at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School when a killer began shooting says he never felt alone and knew all the staff were doing their best to shelter and protect the children.Mark Deeley, the science teacher at the small community in British Columbia's northeast, said in a statement Saturday that he knew the moment the shooting started "that other teachers and staff were going to do their best to protect our kids."Deeley's story was fi
  
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• Tens of thousands march in Toronto rally in support of Iran protests

  14-02-2026 22:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Tens of thousands of people marched down Yonge Street to the beat of drums and chants of “King Reza Pahlavi” at a rally in North York, as similar protests took place in major cities around the world.
  Protesters held aloft and draped themselves in red, white and green flags emblazoned with a golden lion — the flag Iran used before the Islamic Republic came to power in 1979, toppling the previous monarchy.Demonstrators called for an end to government repression in
  
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• City of Chilliwack plans Family Day activities - Fraser Valley Today | Everything Fraser Valley

  14-02-2026 21:55 via news.google.com
  City of Chilliwack plans Family Day activities  Fraser Valley Today | Everything Fraser Valley
  
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• City of Chilliwack plans Family Day activities

  14-02-2026 21:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – Though it wasn’t announced on its social media channels, the City of Chilliwack still has Family Day activities planned this weekend at a number of civic facilities across the city.
  On its website, the city says there will be complimentary skate admission and free hot chocolate at the Chilliwack Coliseum on Sunday, Feb. 15 from 2:30 p.m to 4 p.m., at the secondary rink. Skate rentals are available for $5 (cash only). Residents can take part in a colouring activity and su
  
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• Canada and Germany sign declaration of intent to grow AI field together

  14-02-2026 20:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada and Germany have signed a joint declaration of intent to work together on growing the field of artificial intelligence.
  The signing also coincides with the launch of a Sovereign Technology Alliance between the two countries.
  A statement says the declaration of intent allows the two countries to focus on expanding AI research and addressing critical skills gaps in the field.
  The alliance will focus on delivering real capability and economic benefits for both countries.
  Minis
  
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• Thousands march in Toronto rally in support of Iran protests

  14-02-2026 20:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Thousands of people marched down Yonge Street to the beat of drums and chants of “King Reza Pahlavi” at a rally in North York, as similar protests took place in major cities around the world.
  Protesters held aloft and draped themselves in red, white and green flags emblazoned with a golden lion — the flag Iran used before the Islamic Republic came to power in 1979, toppling the previous monarchy.Demonstrators called for an end to government repression in Iran as
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Canada beats Germany to advance to women’s hockey semifinals

  14-02-2026 19:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canada advances to the Olympic women’s hockey semifinals with a 5-1 win over Germany.
  More to come.
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• Kazuma Okamoto, Jesus Sanchez arrive at Toronto Blue Jays spring training camp

  14-02-2026 18:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUNEDIN — Third baseman Kazuma Okamoto and outfielder Jesus Sanchez have officially arrived at the Toronto Blue Jays' spring training camp.
  Okamoto, who also plays right field, signed a four-year US$60-million deal with Toronto on Jan. 4 after spending his entire 10-year career with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball.
  He couldn't join the Blue Jays when their camp opened on Wednesday due to issues with his work visa.
  Sanchez was acquired by Toronto in a trade with the Houst
  
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• Canada’s Mboko falls in straight sets to Muchova in Qatar Open final

  14-02-2026 18:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DOHA — Canada's Victoria Mboko fell 6-4, 7-5 to Czechia's Karolina Muchova in the women's final at the Qatar Open on Saturday.
  The 19-year-old from Toronto had four aces and one double fault while converting her only break-point opportunity.
  Mboko, who is now 13-4 on the season in singles play, will move into a career-high No. 10 in the world rankings.
  It was her second final of the season — she lost to Russian Mirra Andreeva in the Adelaide International final in January — and
  
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• Canadian Forces to conduct earthquake training exercise around Hope

  14-02-2026 18:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HOPE — Hope residents can expect to see a lot of military activity in the area next week. The Vancouver-based 39 Canadian Brigade Group will be participating in an exercise named Cougar Ready. It is three days of earthquake preparedness training beginning Friday, February 20.
  The Brigade Group is made up of Canadian Armed Forces Army Reservists. They will be dealing with a simulation of a 6.2 magnitude earthquake with an epicenter near the Fraser Valley.
  Officials say residents should expe
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Canada’s Dubreuil wins bronze in men’s speedskating 500

  14-02-2026 17:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — Canadian speedskater Laurent Dubreuil has won the bronze medal in the men's 500 metres at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
  More to come.
  The Canadian Press
  
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• Abbotsford residents facing a possible 4.94 per cent tax increase

  14-02-2026 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — Abbotsford residents are likely facing a 4.94 per cent increase in taxes in 2026. City Council confirmed the tax hike earlier this week when it endorsed its 2026-2030 Financial Plan.
  The tax increase comes in the form of a 4.44 per cent increase in property taxes and a 0.5 per cent infrastructure levy. According to the civic officials, the increase will allow the City to meet rising cost pressures that are being felt across the region. That includes labour market conditions, c
  
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• 200,000 people expected to gather in Toronto in support of Iran protests

  14-02-2026 16:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — A major rally is set to march down Yonge Street in North York today as Toronto police expect more than 200,000 people to gather in solidarity with anti-government protesters in Iran.Police closed roads, including portions of Yonge Street and North York Boulevard, ahead of the protest, which they say will cause extreme traffic and transit delays.
  The rally is set to be one of many happening worldwide today as part of what Iran’s exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi labelled a Gl
  
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• Tumbler Ridge students will have safe place to return to school: Eby

  14-02-2026 16:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TUMBLER RIDGE — B.C. Premier David Eby is promising that students in Tumbler Ridge will have a safe space to learn when classes eventually resume.
  Five students and an educator were killed at the community's secondary school this week, along with the shooter's mother and brother at their home.
  RCMP have said the shooter killed herself as officers arrived at the school on Tuesday.
  Hundreds of people attended a vigil in Tumbler Ridge on Friday to pay their respects, including Prime Minister
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Canada captain Poulin back from injury for quarterfinal against Germany

  14-02-2026 15:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — Captain Marie-Philip Poulin is in the lineup for Canada's women's hockey quarterfinal against Germany at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
  More to come.
  The Canadian Press
  
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• 5 European nations say Russian opposition leader Navalny was poisoned and blame the Kremlin

  14-02-2026 14:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by the Kremlin with a lethal toxin derived from the skin of poison dart frogs, five European countries said Saturday.The foreign ministries of the U.K., France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands said analysis of samples from Navalny, who died two years ago, “have conclusively confirmed the presence of epibatidine.” It is a toxin found in poison dart frogs in South America that is not found naturally in Russia
  
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• 5 European nations say Russian opposition leader Navalny was poisoned and blame Kremlin

  14-02-2026 14:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON (AP) — Five European nations say Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal toxin, and are blaming the Russian state for the attack.The foreign ministries of the U.K., France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands said Saturday that analysis of samples from Navalny, who died two years ago, “have conclusively confirmed the presence of epibatidine.” It is a toxin found in poison dart frogs in South America.The countries said that “only the Russ
  
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• Tottenham names Igor Tudor interim manager till end of season

  14-02-2026 13:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON (AP) — Tottenham appointed Igor Tudor as interim manager on Saturday after Thomas Frank was fired three days ago.The former Juventus coach takes over till the end of the season at a time when Spurs are just five points above the relegation zone in the Premier League.“It is an honour to join this club at an important moment," Tudor said. “I understand the responsibility I have been handed and my focus is clear. To bring greater consistency to our performances and compete
  
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• What is B.C.’s Mental Health Act and why is it relevant to Tumbler Ridge shooting?

  14-02-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Police have said the teenage shooter who killed eight people and herself in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., had previously been apprehended under the Mental Health Act.In a Wednesday press conference, RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald said police had previously visited the home where Jesse Van Rootselaar, 18, lived, and that she had been apprehended under the act on multiple occasions.Here's what you need to know about the act.
  THE FRAMEWORK
  Each province has a mental health act, which is designed t
  
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• U.S. senators express support for trade pact as Trump questions CUSMA’s future

  14-02-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — United States lawmakers expressed support for the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade during a Thursday committee hearing after President Donald Trump floated the idea of ending the critical continental trade pact.
  Republican Sen. Mike Crapo, from Idaho, told the Senate finance committee that the trade agreement, better known in Canada as CUSMA, has protected American jobs, strengthened manufacturing and helped to expand the economy.
  "As the (CUSMA) review process proceeds,
  
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• ‘Slowly work together’: How students in La Loche returned after mass shooting

  14-02-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  A northern Saskatchewan high school that was the site of a deadly shooting a decade ago closed for weeks before students returned to class.
  Jason Young with the Northern Lights School Division says time was needed after the tragedy at Dene High School in La Loche to ensure supports and security were in place. Two died and several were injured.
  "We were just in a difficult position to be able to start school again," Young said in an interview.
  "We didn't have the resources to do that. We just nee
  
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• Inuit look to Greenland’s social model as Canada pursues military buildup in Arctic

  14-02-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NUUK — As Ottawa looks to use military spending to build up infrastructure in the Far North, Inuit say they want Canada to take tips from Greenland — where a Nordic social model adapted to local needs has built health, housing and education services deemed superior to anything in Canada's Arctic.
  "There is a lot that we can learn from them," said Lukasi Whiteley-Tukkiapik, who leads Saqijuq, an Inuit wellness organization in Kujjuaq, Que.
  Speaking last week on a charter flight from M
  
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• Rubio reassures somewhat on trans-Atlantic ties after a year of deepening differences with Europe

  14-02-2026 10:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MUNICH (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a calm and reassuring message to America’s allies on Saturday, striking a far less aggressive but still firm tone about the Trump administration’s intent to reshape the trans-Atlantic alliance after more than a year of President Donald Trump’s often-hostile rhetoric toward traditional allies.Reminding his audience at the annual Munich Security Conference about America’s centuries-long roots in Europe, Rubio
  
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• Two sailors are injured after a crash between New Zealand and France at a SailGP race

  14-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — One sailor is in hospital with two broken legs and another was also injured in a high-speed crash between yachts representing New Zealand and France on the first day of the SailGP race in Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday.The New Zealand team said Louis Sinclair was receiving treatment for compound fractures to both legs. Sullivan, a grinder aboard the New Zealand yacht, turns winches to adjust the sails.“Black Foils grinder Louis Sinclair is in a stable
  
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• Canada opens women’s hockey playoffs; Dandjinou chases medal

  14-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — Canada’s women’s hockey team opens the playoff round, and short-track speedskater William Dandjinou looks to win his first individual Olympic medal on Day 8 of the Milan Cortina Olympics.
  The defending Olympic champion Canadians face Germany in their first elimination game after going 2-1 in the preliminary round, with convincing wins over Czechia and Finland and a humbling 5-0 loss to the United States.
  Captain Marie-Philip Poulin returned to practice Friday after bein
  
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• Rubio expresses desire to maintain trans-Atlantic relations despite increasing rift

  14-02-2026 09:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MUNICH (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday emphasized the United States’ desire to preserve the trans-Atlantic alliance, declaring that it “will always be a child of Europe” at a conference where a rift with Washington’s European allies opened up a year ago.Rubio told the Munich Security Conference that the “euphoria” of the Western victory in the Cold War led to a dangerous delusion of triumph that is now threatening the very institut
  
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• Rome Flynn repeats as NBA All-Star Celebrity Game MVP; Team Giannis wins

  14-02-2026 09:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Rome Flynn earned MVP honours for the second straight year in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game on Friday night, scoring 17 points to lead a team coached by Giannis Antetokounmpo to a 65-58 victory.
  Actor-comedian Anthony Anderson coached the losing team, led by former 7-foot-6 NBA player Tacko Fall with 20 points.
  The game brought basketball back to the Forum, home of the Los Angeles Lakers’ “Showtime” era until 1999, when they moved 10 miles away
  
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• Two sailors injured after crash between New Zealand, France at SailGP race

  14-02-2026 09:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — One sailor is in hospital and another was also injured in a high-speed crash between yachts representing New Zealand and France on the first day of the SailGP race in Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday.
  “A member of the (New Zealand) team is being treated at Auckland hospital. The team member was transferred in a stable condition,” the New Zealand team said in a statement.
  A sailor from the France team also was injured. The names of the injured sailo
  
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