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• CHIEFS RE-ACQUIRE SORACE

  02-08-2024 21:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Chilliwack Chiefs are thrilled to announce that 2004-born defender Lucas Sorace will be back home in Chilliwack for his final BCHL season. Sorace, committed to Quinnipiac for the 2025-26 NCAA season, was re-acquired from Penticton in exchange for future considerations. The Chiefs are thrilled to have Sorace back in the fold, and there are many reasons why this was the right move at the right time for the club. “First off, Lucas is a great person. It was a really tough decision to make
  
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• An attacker detonates an explosive device in Moscow, killing a police officer and himself

  24-02-2026 01:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MOSCOW (AP) — An unidentified assailant detonated an explosive device next to a patrol vehicle in Moscow early Tuesday, killing himself and a police officer, and leaving two other officers injured, officials said.The attack happened minutes after midnight near the Savyolovsky Train Station in the Russian capital's downtown, according to Moscow's branch of the Interior Ministry. It said the assailant approached a traffic police vehicle and detonated an explosive device, killing an officer o
  
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• Two snowmobilers die after falling through ice in central B.C.: police

  24-02-2026 01:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ANAHIM LAKE — RCMP in central British Columbia say their underwater recovery team has pulled the bodies of two snowmobilers from Charlotte Lake after they fell through the ice last week.Police in Anahim Lake, north of Charlotte Lake, say they received a report on Feb. 20 that the couple had not been seen since three days before that.Neighbours started a search on Charlotte Lake while police were on their way and found them beneath the ice.Police say they believe the snowmobilers fell throu
  
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• Former Chilliwack school trustee to contest $750,000 penalty for anti-SOGI campaign

  24-02-2026 00:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The lawyer for former Chilliwack, B.C., school trustee Barry Neufeld says he will be filing a court challenge against a ruling by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal that he poisoned the workplaces of LGBTQ+ staff members with a public campaign against classroom resources on sexual orientation and gender identity.
  Lawyer James Kitchen says Neufeld will be seeking a judicial review in the B.C. Supreme Court after the tribunal last week ordered him to pay $750,000 to members of the Ch
  
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• Canada Soccer says it’s in close contact with Bayern about Alphonso Davies injury

  24-02-2026 00:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Soccer's governing body in Canada says its men’s national team medical staff remain in close communication with Bayern Munich regarding star Alphonso Davies after he suffered a torn muscle fibre in his right hamstring.
  Canada Soccer said a decision on his availability for the March international window has not been made.
  "Our Men’s National Team’s medical staff continues to be in close communication with FC Bayern München’s medical staff concerning Alphonso Davies. A
  
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• Immigration Department helping Canadian military recruit foreign military members

  24-02-2026 00:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — The head of Canadian Armed Forces says a policy aimed at attracting specialized foreign military members is getting a boost from the federal Immigration Department as the military scrambles to fill jobs amid a protracted personnel shortage.
  Gen. Jenni Carignan, chief of defence staff, says the military already has a program in place to attract military members with specialized skills, including pilots who already know how to fly F-35 fighter jets, which Canada is buying from the
  
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• Canadian Union of Postal Workers set to vote on tentative deals in spring

  23-02-2026 23:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says its members will hold a ratification vote on tentative agreements with Canada Post between April 20 and May 30.The deals with two bargaining units were reached in late December, after nearly two years of labour strife.Workers were out on the picket line multiple times as the negotiations dragged on, with the two sides at odds over pay and structural changes to the postal service.
  The union has previously said it is recommending its 55,000
  
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• Quebec government sued after it cancelled Christian event over anti-abortion concerns

  23-02-2026 23:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  QUÉBEC — A Quebec government cabinet minister has taken the stand in a civil case over her decision to cancel an event in 2023 because she thought it would promote anti-abortion views.
  British Columbia-based Harvest Ministries International is suing the provincial government for $80,000 and seeking a declaration from the Superior Court that the Christian group's Charter rights were violated by the cancellation.
  Housing Minister Caroline Proulx defended her decision to block the "Fai
  
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• Former B.C. school trustee to challenge $750,000 penalty for anti-SOGI campaign

  23-02-2026 23:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The lawyer for former Chilliwack, B.C., school trustee Barry Neufeld says he will be filing a court challenge against a ruling by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal that he poisoned the workplaces of LGBTQ+ staff members with a public campaign against classroom resources on sexual orientation and gender identity.
  Lawyer James Kitchen says Neufeld will be seeking a judicial review in the B.C. Supreme Court after the tribunal last week ordered him to pay $750,000 to members of the Ch
  
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• Jets rave about goaltender Connor Hellebuyck’s gold-medal game outing for U.S.

  23-02-2026 23:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — The rest of the hockey world marvelled as Connor Hellebuyck put on a 41-save clinic to snap a 46-year Olympic gold-medal drought for the United States.Inside the Winnipeg Jets’ locker room, though, they just call that a typical night at the office.
  As Hellebuyck’s teammates gathered for practice on Monday, they reflected on their goaltender’s 2-1 overtime victory against Canada in Milan. The overriding sentiment was not shock, but rather a mixture of national h
  
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• Okamoto homers in Blue Jays 4-3 loss to Mets in pre-season play

  23-02-2026 22:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUNEDIN — Kazuma Okamoto hit a two-run home run, his first in a Blue Jays jersey, in Toronto's 4-3 pre-season loss to the New York Mets on Monday.
  Okamoto, who made his debut Saturday, belted it deep in the bottom of the second inning to open the scoring.The 29-year-old signed a four-year deal with Toronto (1-2) in January after an 11-year career in Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. He was a career .277 hitter with 248 home runs, 717 runs batted in, while leading the league in homers
  
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• Schneider, Kirk to lead the way for Blue Jays on Automated Ball-Strike challenges

  23-02-2026 22:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Davis Schneider and Alejandro Kirk will have the green light, George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. probably have a yellow.Everyone else will sit on red, at least at first, as the Toronto Blue Jays get used to Major League Baseball's new Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System in regular-season games.
  Manager John Schneider said that, at least early in the pre-season, there is a firm hierarchy for who can and can't challenge umpire calls using the new instant-replay system.
  His logic is that
  
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• Fact File: Viral video of Ghislaine Maxwell in Quebec City made with AI, creator says

  23-02-2026 22:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  A video of someone approaching a woman on a Quebec City street and asking if she is "Ghislaine" went viral after viewers noticed the woman's resemblance to Ghislaine Maxwell. The Instagram account that posted the video last week says it used artificial intelligence to place Maxwell's face on the woman. The account is known for posting prank videos that use AI-generated faces, including the late Jeffrey Epstein.
  THE CLAIM
  A video posted to Instagram Wednesday sparked conspiracy theories about a c
  
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• Tentative contract reached for 25,000 B.C. health-science workers

  23-02-2026 22:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — A tentative contract agreement has been reached for the group representing 25,000 health-science professionals in British Columbia.The Health Employers Association of BC and Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association have issued separate statements announcing the deal, which is based on the government's balanced measures mandate.
  The Finance Ministry issued a statement saying further details wouldn't be released until after a ratification vote, but the union says the de
  
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• OpenAI safety reps summoned to Ottawa after B.C. mass shooting, minister says

  23-02-2026 21:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon has called representatives of OpenAI to Ottawa to discuss safety concerns after learning the killer in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., was banned from using the company's ChatGPT platform months before the murders
  The company banned Jesse Van Rootselaar's account in June but said the activities on the account didn't meet the threshold for informing law enforcement at the time because it didn't identify credible or imminent pl
  
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• B.C. police release photo of now-deported extortion suspect in appeal for information

  23-02-2026 21:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., have released the image of a foreign national suspected of involvement in a wave of extortion gripping the region.The Surrey Police Service says 22-year-old Lovebir Singh has been removed from Canada, but they've released his image as they appeal to the public for any information about his associates and activities while he was in the country.
  They say Singh had been in Canada since the fall of 2023, and police identified him as a suspect in extortion-relat
  
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• B.C. approves expansion of open-pit Copper Mountain mine in southern Interior

  23-02-2026 21:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has approved the expansion of an open-pit copper and gold mine in the province's southern Interior.
  A statement from Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals says B.C. has issued permits under mines and environmental management legislation for the New Ingerbelle expansion at the Copper Mountain mine near Princeton.
  The province says the work will extend the mine's operation by 12 years, supporting about 800 jobs, with most workers living in the ar
  
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• $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes race to be run Sept. 7 at Fort Erie Racetrack

  23-02-2026 21:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FORT ERIE — The $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes will be held Sept. 7, Fort Erie Racetrack announced Monday.
  The 1 3/16-mile dirt race is the second jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown. It will follow the $1-million King's Plate, which will be run Aug. 15 at Toronto's Woodbine Racetrack.
  This year's Prince of Wales will mark the 91st running of the race.
  Woodbine hasn't yet divulged a date for the $400,000 Breeders Stakes, the third leg of the Triple Crown.
  This report by The Canadian Press
  
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• CONCACAF monitoring violence in Mexico as Champions Cup continues

  23-02-2026 21:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Soccer's governing body in North America says it's closely monitoring ongoing violence in Mexico as its international tournament continues.
  A spokesperson for CONCACAF, which oversees the sport in North America, Central America and the Caribbean, said in a statement Monday that the safety and security of everyone participating in the Champions Cup is the organization's highest priority.Two Canadian teams are still in the 27-club tournament, with Canadian Premier League side Atletico Ottawa set t
  
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• OpenAI safety reps summoned to Ottawa after B.C. shooting incident, minister says

  23-02-2026 20:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says he has called representatives of OpenAI to Ottawa to discuss safety concerns after a report emerged about the Tumbler Ridge shooter's engagement with the AI platform ChatGPT.
  The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Jesse Van Rootselaar's account was banned last June after it was flagged for troubling posts, including some that included scenarios of gun violence.
  While the report says employees considered alerting authorities,
  
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• Mounties arrest dozens for retail theft at Metrotown mall in Burnaby, B.C.

  23-02-2026 20:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BURNABY — Mounties say they made 73 arrests in a five-week retail theft operation at the Metrotown shopping centre in Burnaby, B.C.Police say they also recovered $23,000 worth of stolen merchandise in the initiative that began shortly before Christmas last year.They say it was prompted by a "significant increase" in calls for service to the mall.
  Of those arrested, police say three people had outstanding warrants and two were breaching court-ordered conditions, while officers made two yout
  
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• ‘We need to act,’ health minister says as Canada seeks feedback on men’s health

  23-02-2026 20:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Health Minister Marjorie Michel says Canada needs to take action on men's health, as she launched the first step toward a national strategy today.The federal government is seeking feedback from people across the country, starting March 2.Michel says the consultations are important to help the government understand the priorities as it looks to tackle the issues that lead men to poor health outcomes.Data released by Movember Canada last summer shows men are three times more likely
  
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• Olympic medallists Gilles, Poirier headline Canadian world championship team

  23-02-2026 20:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Newly minted Olympic bronze medallist ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier will be part of the Canadian contingent at the figure skating world championships in March.
  The event will be held in Prague, Czechia, March 24-29.
  Gilles, of Toronto, and Poirier, of Unionville, Ont., who captured their first Olympic medal at the Milan Cortina Games, have earned silver at the last two world championships.
  Joining them will be breakout star Stephen Gogolev. The 21-year-old from Toronto
  
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• New Chilliwack retail store under construction gears up for spring opening

  23-02-2026 19:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – As construction activities continue on its interior, a retail franchise that purchases and sells gently used attire, shoes and accessories is moving closer to its opening in Chilliwack this spring.
  According to its social media channels, interviews are set to begin soon for job openings at Plato’s Closet, which will be located at 2-45676 Yale Road in Chilliwack, next door to OK Tire.
  The company wrote on social media that training for new employees will begin on Monday,
  
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• Man charged with impaired driving in northern B.C. crash that killed an Alberta man

  23-02-2026 19:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FORT ST. JOHN — Police say a man has been charged with impaired driving causing death in a crash in northern British Columbia that killed a 32-year-old man from Alberta.
  Fort St. John RCMP say the crash involving two pickup trucks happened on Highway 97 near the Sikanni River Bridge just after 6 a.m. on June, 12, 2024.They say a Ford F350 collided with a Chevrolet Silverado, killing the man driving the Chevy and leaving a 24-year-old passenger with minor injuries.
  The Mounties say the BC P
  
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• Carney travelling to India, Australia, Japan on 9-day trade mission

  23-02-2026 19:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is travelling to India, Australia and Japan later this week and next, his office announced today.
  Carney, whose government is looking to reduce Canada's reliance on trade with the United States, will head to the Indo-Pacific region to discuss trade ties with three leading economies.
  Carney will first visit Mumbai on Thursday for talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and business leaders.
  During a stop in Canberra, Carney will address both houses
  
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• Canadian tourist says streets of Puerto Vallarta quiet after day of violence

  23-02-2026 19:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX —
  Marc Edge says the streets of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, are eerily quiet a day after fire and violence engulfed the popular tourist destination on Sunday.
  The communications professor from Vancouver says he saw billowing clouds of black smoke and burned out vehicles while walking on the boardwalk.
  The Canadian government issued a shelter in place order for tourists following the death by Mexican special forces of the notorious leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
  Cars burn
  
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• Environment Canada issues snowfall warning for the Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt

  23-02-2026 19:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY – A heads up for drivers traveling between B.C.’s southern interior and the coast on Monday (Feb. 23).
  Environment Canada says a snowfall warning is in effect for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt until Monday afternoon.
  Around 15 to 20 centimetres of snowfall is expected for the stretch of Highway 5. It’s due to a convective system that will bring periods of snow to the area throughout the day.
  “Roads and walkways will likely be difficult to
  
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• Police in Britain arrest former ambassador Mandelson in probe into Epstein ties

  23-02-2026 19:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON (AP) — British police on Monday arrested Peter Mandelson, a former U.K. ambassador to the United States, in a misconduct probe stemming from his ties with Jeffrey Epstein. It came days after a friendship with Epstein landed the former Prince Andrew in police custody.The arrest occurred as revelations continue from the trove of more than 3 million pages of Epstein-related documents released by the U.S. Justice Department.London’s Metropolitan Police force said “officers h
  
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• Langley man sentenced for possession of prohibited weapons, including loaded sawed-off shotgun

  23-02-2026 18:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LANGLEY – Authorities say a 39-year-old Langley man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison after an investigation by the Combined Special Forces Enforcement Unit of B.C. led to the seizure of multiple firearms and prohibited weapons, including a sawed-off shotgun, body armour and a machete.
  According to a statement from Sgt. Sarbjit K. Sangha, media relations officer for CFSEU-BC, a special task force officer with the Uniform Gang Enforcement Team conducted a traffic stop in Surrey on M
  
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