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• Chilliwack School District appoints communication manager

  26-03-2024 17:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Filling a critical need within its administrative operations, the Chilliwack School District says it has hired Shelley O’Brien as its communication manager.According to a news release from SD33 dated Monday, March 25, O’Brien will step into the role of the communication manager on March 25, where she is expected to play a crucial role in implementing and executing communication strategies in support of the Chilliwack Board of Education’s strategic plan and fa
  
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• Carney says he spoke to Trump after president threatened to block Gordie Howe bridge

  10-02-2026 17:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke to Donald Trump about the Gordie Howe International Bridge Tuesday morning, one day after the U.S. president threatened to prevent it from opening.
  "I explained that Canada paid for the construction of the bridge — $4 billion — that the ownership is shared between the state of Michigan and the government of Canada," Carney told reporters in Ottawa, before the weekly cabinet meeting.
  The prime minister said he also told Trump Canadia
  
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• Old-school financial advice that no longer applies to modern day life

  10-02-2026 16:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Buying a starter home, living on one income and staying in the same job for 40 years — life was very different for older generations and many young people have realized what worked for their parents doesn't necessarily work in today's modern world.
  As younger Canadians continue to face high housing costs, slowing wage growth and other challenges, age-old financial adages have become outdated, forcing a rethink of what smart money management looks like today.
  Here are some common rules of t
  
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• Chilliwack-area home sales drop double digits in January year-over-year

  10-02-2026 16:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – The sale of single-family detached homes in the greater Chilliwack area fell by nearly 20 per cent year over year in January as inventory levels remain high amid an entrenched buyer’s market.
  According to the latest sales numbers from Zealty.ca, a real estate brokerage operated by Hollywell Properties, only 66 single-family detached homes sold in January 2026, a drop of 19.5 per cent from January 2025 when 81 single-family detached homes.
  Of the 66 single-family detached
  
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• Olympic, Team Canada memorabilia up for grabs in latest Hudson’s Bay auction

  10-02-2026 16:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Fans of Canada's Olympic team are on the cusp of their own competition.
  Heffel Fine Art Auction House's latest sale of Hudson's Bay treasures includes Canadian Olympic memorabilia.Up for grabs in the auction starting today are Team Canada podium jackets signed by athletes, flag and torch bearer uniforms and several Olympic coats.
  Team Canada shearling hats, luggage, coins, ball caps and scarves round out the Olympic pieces available.
  Bidding for the items will happen on Heffel's
  
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• Carney spoke to Trump about dispute over Gordie Howe bridge

  10-02-2026 16:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump today about the Gordie Howe International Bridge after Trump threatened to prevent it from opening.
  In a social media post late Monday, Trump insisted the U.S. must be compensated before he'll allow the bridge to open.
  He claimed the bridge was built with virtually no U.S. content.
  Carney says he explained to Trump that Canada paid for the bridge, that the ownership is shared between the government of Michigan
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Carney spoke to Trump about dispute over Gordie Howe bridge

  10-02-2026 15:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump this morning about the Gordie Howe International Bridge after Trump threatened to prevent it from opening.
  Carney says he explained to Trump that Canada paid for the bridge, that the ownership is shared between the government of Michigan and the government of Canada and that steel from both countries was used in its construction.
  More coming.
  The Canadian Press
  
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• Canada’s Mboko dispatches Zvonareva in straight sets at Qatar Open

  10-02-2026 15:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DOHA — Canada's Victoria Mboko made quick work of former world No. 2 Vera Zvonareva to reach the round of 16 at the Qatar Open on Tuesday.
  The 10th seed from Toronto won 6-4, 6-4 in a one-hour, 37-minute match at the WTA 1000 tournament.
  Mboko hit six aces and won 71 per cent of her first-serve points. She broke Zvonareva twice in each set and erased seven of nine break points.
  It was the first-ever meeting between the 19-year-old Mboko and the 41-year-old Russian.
  Mboko, who improved her
  
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• Ottawa plans to add 8,000 new electric vehicle charging ports in Canada

  10-02-2026 15:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government is looking to scale up the number of electric vehicle chargers across the country as part of its new automotive strategy.
  Ottawa is planning to spend more than $84 million to add 8,000 electric vehicle charging ports to Canada's existing stock of more than 30,000 chargers.
  Prime Minister Mark Carney said last week Ottawa would spend $1.5 billion on EV infrastructure in Canada as part of a suite of changes to the federal auto strategy.
  That announcement inclu
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Canada captain Poulin ruled out for game against United States

  10-02-2026 15:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — Captain Marie-Philip Poulin has been ruled out of Canada's women's hockey preliminary-round game against the United States at the Milan Cortina Olympics with alower-body injury.
  More to come.
  The Canadian Press
  
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• Oral HIV self-test approved for sale, advocates say it’s key to elimination

  10-02-2026 15:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — An oral, at-home HIV test that delivers results in as little as 20 minutes and has been used in the U.S. for well over a decade is finally coming to Canada.OraSure Technologies announced Tuesday its OraQuick HIV self-test received a licence to distribute from Health Canada.
  While it's not the first self-test on the market in Canada, it's the first oral swab, which doesn't require a drop of blood. The oral option looks like a popsicle stick with a flat pad on one end that's swabbe
  
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• Carney leaves Wednesday for Munich Security Conference

  10-02-2026 14:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Germany later this week for the world’s top security conference, as Canada works to update its own defence policy.
  Carney's office says he will leave for Munich Wednesday, and be in Germany until Sunday.
  The Munich Security Conference involves heads of government who discuss major issues in defence, and they're meeting as U.S. President Donald Trump disrupts the global order.
  Trump ordered the forced apprehension of Venezuelan Preside
  
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• Silver in short track; women’s hockey rivalry reignites at Milan Cortina Games

  10-02-2026 13:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — Canada picked up its first silver medal of the Milan Cortina Olympics on Tuesday with a silver in the short-track speedskating mixed team relay.
  William Dandjinou, Kim Boutin, Félix Roussel and Courtney Sarault finished in two minutes 39.258 seconds, behind host Italy and ahead of Belgium, to give Canada a silver and two bronze at the Games.
  Also Tuesday, Canadian star Mikael Kingsbury and teammate Julien Viel easily advanced to the freeski men's moguls final, and the women'
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Canada wins silver in short-track speedskating mixed team relay

  10-02-2026 13:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — Canada has won a silver medal in the short-track speedskating mixed team relay.
  For Canada, it's the third medal overall of the Milan Cortina Games.
  More to come.
  The Canadian Press
  
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• Doctors warn against dangers of health misinformation from AI sources

  10-02-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Canadian Medical Association says doctors are worried that more of their patients are turning to artificial intelligence for health advice — and getting answers that put them in danger.
  The national group, which represents physicians across the country, says the trend is especially alarming because so many people don't have access to a primary care provider, and they're turning to sources that are easily available and quick.
  "It's alarming because a lot of that informati
  
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• In the news today: Canadians in Cuba, Trump threatens bridge opening, Olympic roundup

  10-02-2026 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
  Canadians awaiting flights home as U.S. oil blockade causes energy shortage in Cuba
  Canadians in Cuba are waiting for flights home as an energy crisis worsens in the nation amid a U.S. oil blockade.
  Major Canadian airlines have already suspended service to Cuba, including Air Canada and WestJet.
  All three airlines have confirmed they plan to bring travellers back home to Canada.
  Calgary-based WestJet says i
  
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• Ukrainians push for permanent residency in Canada as war with Russia grinds on

  10-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Roksolana Kryshtanovych never planned on moving to Canada before Russia's war, but the invasion made it impossible for her to go home to Ukraine.
  In the years since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, she said, Canada has become her new home. But without a path to permanent residency, she and thousands of other Ukrainians here face an uncertain future as the war drags on.
  Immigration Minister Lena Diab has acknowledged many of these visa holders are no longer here tem
  
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• Montreal parish fights to demolish derelict church that’s become a TikTok destination

  10-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Tacked on the plywood fence keeping intruders away from the long-closed St-Eusèbe-de-Verceil church in Montreal, next to "Free Gaza" and anti-police graffiti, is a poem.
  "This church is no more," begins the unnamed poet. A few lines later, the handwritten verse concludes: "Why is the building moulding too?"
  Officials at the once-stately Montreal Catholic church are asking the same question.After years of neglect, a fire, hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines from the
  
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• Conservatives to propose changing the rules for non-citizens convicted of crimes

  10-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Conservatives are planning to introduce a motion today to bar non-citizens convicted of serious crimes from making refugee claims.
  The motion also calls on the government to prevent asylum claims from people whose cases are still working their way through the courts.
  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on social media Monday non-citizens who commit serious crimes "must be forced to leave our country."
  The Conservative motion cites an increase in extortion cases and what
  
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• Canadians awaiting flights home as U.S. oil blockade causes energy shortage in Cuba

  10-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canadians in Cuba are waiting for flights home as an energy crisis worsens in the nation amid a U.S. oil blockade.
  Major Canadian airlines have already suspended service to Cuba, including Air Canada and WestJet.
  All three airlines have confirmed they plan to bring travellers back home to Canada.
  Calgary-based WestJet says its decision to wind down winter operations will affect WestJet, Sunwing Vacations, WestJet Vacations, and Vacances WestJet Quebec.
  Air Canada has said its decision to cancel
  
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• Canada eyes gold in short-track speedskating; Canada to face U.S. in women’s hockey

  10-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — Canada has its sights set on its first gold of the Olympics with the short-track speedskating team set to compete in the mixed relay event, while the women's hockey team takes on archrival United States in the preliminary round on Day 4 of the Milan Cortina Games.The mixed team short-track group, led by breakout star William Dandjinou, will skate against China, Belgium and Kazakhstan in one of three quarterfinal races. The two best teams in each race and the two fastest third-place
  
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• Advocates urge Ottawa to extend ‘no-brainer’ tax incentive for employee ownership

  10-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — It took Peter Deitz eight years to figure out the best way to sell his business. But it wasn't until the federal government opened up a new option for succession planning that he found the right buyer: his own employees.
  Deitz — co-founder of Grantbook, a Toronto-based firm that supports organizations doling out grants to non-profits — said he dreaded the idea of simply selling to an outside buyer who couldn't see beyond his company's bottom line.
  "I could not foresee
  
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• Traffic pattern changes on Highway 1 in Abbotsford could begin tonight

  10-02-2026 01:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD – The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit says overnight traffic pattern changes on Highway 1 at the Highway 11 interchange in Abbotsford will begin as early as tonight.
  In conjunction with ongoing construction activities to widen Highway 1 through Abbotsford, the on-ramp from Highway 11 southbound to Highway 1 westbound will be closed just before midnight until 4:30 a.m., starting Monday, Feb. 9, through to Thursday, Feb 19.
  The ministry says traffic will be diverted so
  
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• Chilliwack’s Delta Irrigation partners with West Coast Robotics to deliver integrated farm solutions across Western Canada - paNOW

  10-02-2026 01:05 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack’s Delta Irrigation partners with West Coast Robotics to deliver integrated farm solutions across Western Canada  paNOW
  
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• Trump threatens to block opening of Windsor-Detroit bridge

  10-02-2026 00:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening not to allow a new bridge linking Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, Mich., to open, arguing that the United States should first be compensated.Trump says on social media that the U.S. will "immediately" start negotiations over the Gordie Howe International Bridge, which is set to open early this year after delays.He says the U.S. should own "at least one half of this asset."
  In his post, Trump says Canada has treated the United States "very unf
  
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• 4 pepper-sprayed youth among 802 calls for service to Chilliwack RCMP in 1 week - Chilliwack Progress

  09-02-2026 23:34 via news.google.com
  4 pepper-sprayed youth among 802 calls for service to Chilliwack RCMP in 1 week  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Canada defeats Czechia 5-1, improves to 2-0 in women’s hockey prelims

  09-02-2026 23:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — Canada's women's hockey team has defeated Czechia 5-1 to improve to 2-0 in preliminary round action at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
  More coming.
  The Canadian Press
  
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• Fact File: U.S. Olympic team did not use Tate McRae song to ‘troll’ Canada

  09-02-2026 23:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  A video that supposedly showed Team USA walking out to a Tate McRae song during the Milan Cortina Olympics opening ceremony went viral on Instagram over the weekend. The video was generated with the Sora AI platform, as a watermark that briefly appears on the video shows, and it includes inaccurate flags, flag-bearers and clothing. The account that posted the video has a history of generating AI fakes.
  THE CLAIM
  A video posted to Instagram Friday claimed to show Team USA "trolling" Team Canada a
  
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• Montreal Alouettes sign American quarterback Anthony Brown Jr.

  09-02-2026 22:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes have added to their quarterback corps, signing American Anthony Brown Jr.
  The CFL club announced Monday it has signed the 27-year-old athlete to a two-year contract.
  Brown spent 2025 playing for the Houston Roughnecks of the UFL and made three starts.
  He previously spent time in the NFL with stints in Baltimore, Las Vegas, Buffalo and Arizona.
  The six-foot-one, 217-pound quarterback played three seasons at the University of Oregon and was the Ducks' starte
  
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• Canada’s Poulin leaves after hard hit vs Czechia, does not return for second period

  09-02-2026 22:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin left the first period of an Olympic women’s hockey game against Czechia with an apparent knee injury and did not return for the second.
  Poulin was checked by Kristyna Kaltounkova midway through the opening period and skated off, favouring her right knee.
  She returned to the ice with Canada’s second power-play unit while Kaltounkova served an illegal hit penalty, but skated out of the offensive zone seconds later in discomfort and hea
  
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