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• Chilliwack home burns overnight, gets demolished Saturday

  13-05-2023 17:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Multiple units from the Chilliwack Fire Department responded to a structure fire at an abandoned house near Reece Avenue and Robson Street early Saturday morning (May 13).According to Chilliwack resident Julie Hiscock, who works outside overnight outside and monitors fires around town, Chilliwack Fire Department units Air 1, Engines 2, 5, 6, and 5-2, Rescue 1, and Rehab Unit 6, were all dispatched to Reece Avenue for a report of a structure fire in the 45800 block of Reece Ave
  
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• As Ontario civil servants return to office full time, union calls order ‘ridiculous’

  05-01-2026 19:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Ontario government employees are expected to return to the office five days per week starting Monday, despite objections from public sector unions.
  In August, Premier Doug Ford announced thousands of Ontario civil servants would return to the office full time by January, ending work-from-home and hybrid models that have persisted more than five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ford said it was time to bring people back to work so they can be mentored and collaborat
  
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• Veteran safety Katsantonis signs three-year extension with Hamilton Tiger-Cats

  05-01-2026 19:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HAMILTON — Canadian safety Stavros Katsantonis signed a three-year contract extension with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Monday.
  Katsantonis, 29, was slated to become a free agent next month.
  Katsantonis was a CFL all-star last season, registering 69 tackles, three special-teams tackles and six interceptions in 17 regular-season contests.
  The five-foot-nine, 193-pound Katsantonis has appeared in 81 career games with Hamilton, which selected him in the fourth round of the 2020 CFL draft out of
  
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• B.C. govt. awards contract for Hwy. 11 interchange replacement in Abbotsford, work to begin soon

  05-01-2026 19:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — The B.C. government says a design-build contract has been awarded to reconstruct the Highway 11 (Sumas Way) interchange in Abbotsford, with construction set to begin this month.
  According to a statement from the Ministry of Transportation and Transit, the $242 million contract for this specific project has been extended to Metro Vancouver (Infrastructure) Partnership, a joint venture between Hall Constructors, Jacob Bros. and EBC Inc. Work is expected to begin in January 2026.
  
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• After one-year hiatus, GT20 cricket tournament to return to Toronto area in July

  05-01-2026 19:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  After a one-year hiatus, the GT20 Canada cricket tournament is back.The T20 competition is slated to run July 23 to Aug. 8, following the FIFA World Cup, organizers announced Monday. The tournament, previously held in King City and Brampton, Ont., will take place in the Toronto area with an announcement on exact location to come later.
  The GT20 tournament kicked off in 2018 with subsequent editions in 2019 and, after the pandemic, 2023 and '24.
  The competition, which involved domestic and intern
  
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• Maduro says ‘I was captured’ as he pleads not guilty to drug trafficking charges

  05-01-2026 18:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK (AP) — A defiant Nicolás Maduro declared himself the “president of my country” as he protested his capture and pleaded not guilty on Monday to the federal drug trafficking charges that the Trump administration used to justify removing him from power.“I was captured,” Maduro said in Spanish as translated by a courtroom reporter before being cut off by the judge. Asked later for his plea to the charges, he stated: "“I’m innocent. I am not g
  
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• Quebec students must address teachers as ‘Mr.’ and ‘Ms.’ under new civility rules

  05-01-2026 18:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Quebec students returning to class after winter break will now have to use formal language to address their teachers under new rules designed to foster civility.
  The province announced last year that public and private schools had until January to create a code of conduct that includes requirements for students to address teachers and staff as "Mr." or "Ms." and use the formal form of "you" in French.
  As well, elementary and high schools must also outline respectful conduct betw
  
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• Maduro says ‘I was captured’ as he pleads not guilty on drug trafficking charges

  05-01-2026 18:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK (AP) — Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro declared himself “innocent” and a “decent man” as he pleaded not guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in a U.S. courtroom on Monday.“I’m innocent. I am not guilty. I am a decent man, the president of my country," Maduro told a judge.Maduro was making his first appearance in an American courtroom Monday on the narco-terrorism charges the Trump administration used to justify capturing him and b
  
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• Toronto FC acquires US$300,000 in allocation money from Minnesota United

  05-01-2026 18:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Toronto FC acquired US$300,000 in 2026 general allocation money from Minnesota United on Monday in exchange for an international roster spot.
  Allocation money can be used in Major League Soccer to "buy-down" a player's salary budget charge (each club had a salary budget of US$5.95 million in 2025)
  Each club receives an annual allotment of general allocation money (was US$2.93 million per club in 2025).That amount can be increased depending on circumstances, from missing out on th
  
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• Ontario government workers set to return to office full time as of this week

  05-01-2026 18:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Ontario government employees are expected to return to the office five days per week starting Monday, despite objections from public sector unions.
  In August, Premier Doug Ford announced thousands of Ontario civil servants would return to the office full time by January, ending work-from-home and hybrid models that have persisted more than five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ford said it was time to bring people back to work so they can be mentored and collaborat
  
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• Two-vehicle crash in Burnaby, B.C., leaves one driver dead

  05-01-2026 18:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BURNABY — Police are investigating a crash in Metro Vancouver where one driver was killed.Burnaby RCMP say officers were called to the scene on Austin Road near the city's boundary with Coquitlam at about 5:20 a.m. on Monday.Police say one of the drivers died at the scene and the other is co-operating with investigators.
  The crash remains under investigation and no further details have been released.
  Police say the area where the crash happened was expected to be closed off for some time d
  
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• Environment Canada warns of heavy rain, snow in higher elevations in Metro Vancouver

  05-01-2026 17:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Parts of Metro Vancouver could see heavy rain approaching 70 millimetres in some areas and snowfall at higher elevations, starting Monday night.
  Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement, signalling the arrival of a strong frontal system that is expected to bring heavy precipitation stretching into Tuesday afternoon.
  The heaviest rain is expected near the North Shore mountains while Vancouver itself may see up to 40 millimetres of rain.
  Environment Canada says t
  
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• Former OHL commissioner, CHL president David Branch dead at 77

  05-01-2026 17:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Former Ontario Hockey League commissioner and Canadian Hockey League president David Branch has died. He was 77.
  The OHL and Canadian Hockey League announced his death Monday, stating he died Sunday. No cause of death was revealed.
  Branch was commissioner of the OHL from 1979 until his retirement in 2024. He was also president of the CHL from 1996-2019.
  "This is a very sad day for a lot of people," said OHL Commissioner Bryan Crawford. "David's contributions to the game of hockey
  
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• Rising star Diallo headlines Canadian roster for Davis Cup tie against Brazil

  05-01-2026 17:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Rising star Gabriel Diallo headlines the five-man roster for Canada's Davis Cup qualifier against Brazil next month at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.Diallo, the world No. 40 from Montreal, will be joined on the squad by Liam Draxl of Newmarket, Ont., Alexis Galarneau of Laval, Que., Nicolas Arsenault of Richmond Hill, Ont., and Calgary's Cleeve Harper, Tennis Canada said Monday in a release.
  The first-round tie is set for Feb. 6-7 at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbir
  
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• Hegseth censures Sen. Kelly after warning about following illegal orders

  05-01-2026 16:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday announced that he is issuing a letter of censure to Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over the lawmaker’s participation in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders.
  Hegseth said that the censure was “a necessary process step” to proceedings that could result in a demotion from Kelly’s retired rank of captain in the U.S. Navy.
  “Six weeks ago, Senator Mark Kelly — and five other
  
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• Walz, Democrats’ 2024 VP pick, drops bid for third term as Minnesota governor; Klobuchar considers

  05-01-2026 15:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ST PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Democrats' 2024 candidate for vice president, is ending his bid for a third term as governor amid President Donald Trump’s relentless focus on a fraud investigation into child care programs in the state.Less than four months after announcing his reelection campaign, Walz said Monday that he could no longer devote the energy necessary to win another term, even as he expressed confidence that he could win.Walz said in a statement Monday th
  
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• Micah Johnson retires as a player to become Riders defensive line coach

  05-01-2026 15:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  REGINA — Micah Johnson is entering the CFL coaching ranks.
  The veteran defensive lineman retired after 13 CFL seasons Monday but will remain with the Grey Cup-champion Saskatchewan Roughriders as their defensive line coach.
  Johnson, 37, capped his CFL playing career by helping Saskatchewan win the 2025 Grey Cup. The six-foot-one, 255-pound American was a league all-star last season for a second straight year after registering 20 tackles (two for loss) and six sacks.
  Johnson is in his third
  
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• Chrystia Freeland named economic development adviser by Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

  05-01-2026 15:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed former federal minister Chrystia Freeland as an adviser on economic development.
  Freeland has long expressed her support for Ukraine amid its war with Russia.
  She has said the country could become an economic juggernaut by taking up the opportunities it missed after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
  In a post on social media Monday, Zelenskyy said Ukraine needs to strengthen what he called its "internal resilience."
  "Chrystia i
  
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• Chilliwack councillors to vote on form and character of new furniture store

  05-01-2026 15:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack city councillors are set to vote on the form and character of a new furniture store on Luckakuck Way at their meeting this week.
  According to item 7.6 on this Tuesday’s council meeting agenda, applicant J. Floris Construction Ltd. is seeking council approval for the issuance of a development permit, subject to the recommendations of the Design Review Advisory Committee and the conditions as stipulated within the draft Development Permit.
  Senior planner Stacy J
  
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• Tim Walz, Democrats’ 2024 VP candidate, won’t run for a third term as Minnesota governor

  05-01-2026 15:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ST PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Democrats 2024 candidate for vice president, is ending his bid for a third term as governor less than four months after launching a reelection campaign.Walz said in a statement Monday that he believes he would have won another term but decided “that I can’t give a political campaign my all” after what he described as an “extraordinarily difficult year for our state.”The 61-year-old cited ongoing investigations int
  
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• Seven-storey building, 275+ housing units eyed for long-vacant property near Yale Road overpass

  05-01-2026 15:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack city councillors will review a rezoning application at their meeting this week that could potentially see over 275 residential units constructed near a Yale Road overpass.
  According to item 7.2 on this Tuesday’s meeting agenda, councillors are set to give first, second and third reading to a proposal by OTG Developments Ltd. to rezone 8850 and 8890 School Street from a CS1 (service commercial zone) to a C9 (mid-rise apartment commercial) zone to facilitate a f
  
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• GoFundMe launched for 4-year-old Chilliwack girl diagnosed with acute leukemia, undergoing chemo

  05-01-2026 15:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The community has stepped forward to support a 4-year-old Chilliwack girl who was diagnosed with leukemia on Christmas Day and is now undergoing chemotherapy.According to organizer Steel Lane, Asha Korytko was initially brought to the emergency room on Christmas Eve for fever and vomiting but was subsequently transported via ambulance transfer to B.C. Children’s Hospital. On Christmas Day, physicians performed a bone marrow biopsy that confirmed Asha has acute myeloid. L
  
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• Carney travelling to Paris for meetings with Ukraine’s allies

  05-01-2026 14:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is travelling to Paris Monday to meet with Ukraine's allies in a bid to end Russia's war on the country.
  The meeting of the "coalition of the willing," made up of nations including Canada, France and other European countries, seeks to accelerate a negotiated peace plan for Ukraine nearly four years after Russia's invasion.
  In a media statement issued Friday, Carney said his focus remains on fortifying Ukraine and deterring future Russian aggression as Uk
  
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• Chrystia Freeland named as economic adviser by Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

  05-01-2026 12:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Former federal minister Chrystia Freeland was appointed Monday as an economic adviser by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
  Freeland has long expressed her support for Ukraine amid its war with Russia.
  She has said the country could become an economic juggernaut by taking up the opportunities it missed after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
  Zelenskyy, in a post on social media, said Ukraine needs to strengthen what he called its "internal resilience."
  "Chrystia is highly sk
  
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• Manchester United coach Amorim out one day after provocative comments about club structure

  05-01-2026 11:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United said Ruben Amorim is out as coach on Monday, one day after the Portuguese made provocative comments about his own role and the club’s management in a post-game news conference.Amorim lasted just 14 months in what has proved one of the most difficult jobs in English soccer in 13 years — and no Premier League titles — since club legend Alex Ferguson retired.“With Manchester United sitting sixth in the Premier League, the cl
  
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• Carney to be in Paris on Monday for a meeting with Ukraine’s allies

  05-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Paris today for a meeting with Ukraine's allies in a bid to end Russia's war on the country.
  The meeting of the "coalition of the willing," made up of nations like Canada, France and other European countries, seeks to accelerate a negotiated peace plan for Ukraine nearly four years after Russia's invasion.
  In a media statement issued Friday, Carney said his focus remains on fortifying Ukraine and deterring future Russian aggression as Ukraine
  
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• ‘It sucks’: Canada falls to Czechia in medal round for third straight world juniors

  05-01-2026 07:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SAINT PAUL — Gavin McKenna and Porter Martone stood alongside teammates with their heads down.
  Behind them on the opposite blue line was a country belting out its national anthem after once again ending the powerhouse's gold-medal dreams at the world junior hockey championship.
  Tomas Poletin scored with 1:14 left in the third period as Czechia crushed Canadian hopes of topping the podium a third straight year with a 6-4 victory in the semifinals at the men's under-20 tournament Sunday."It'
  
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• Canada falls to Czechia in medal round for third straight year at world juniors

  05-01-2026 06:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SAINT PAUL — Canada will play for bronze at the world junior hockey championship.
  Tomas Poletin scored with 1:14 left in the third period as Czechia ended Canadian gold-medal dreams for a third straight year with a 6-4 victory in the semifinals at the men's under-20 tournament Sunday.
  Vojtech Cihar had two goals, including one into the empty net, for the Czechs, who also eliminated Canada at the quarterfinal stage in both 2024 and 2025 — the first time the country failed to make the
  
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• Los Steelers ganan el título del Norte de la AFC al vencer 26-24 a los Ravens

  05-01-2026 05:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Los Steelers ganan el título del Norte de la AFC al vencer 26-24 a los Ravens.
  The Associated Press
  
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• NHL roundup: Crosby sets up tying goal, scores in OT as Penguins rally past Blue Jackets 5-4

  05-01-2026 04:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Sidney Crosby set up Ricard Rakell’s tying goal with 13.7 seconds left in regulation, then scored at 2:22 of overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 5-4 come-from-behind victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday.
  The Penguins overcame a three-goal deficit to win their fifth straight game overall and third in a row in the road. Ville Koivunen, Noel Acciari and Tommy Novak also scored, and Ben Kindel had two assists. Arturs Silovs made 25 saves.
  After be
  
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