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• FVRD soft-launches digital building permit application system

  16-11-2025 00:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FRASER VALLEY — The Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) is bringing its building permit process into the modern age by trying out a new online application system.
  Through the myFVRD portal, the District is soft-launching a process to gather user feedback on tracking review progress, submitting revisions, and receiving approved permits for applications submitted after October 17.“This service update will affect property owners, builders, designers, and anyone else applying for a bu
  
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• Billionaire Frank Stronach’s sex assault trial delayed as defence deals with new info

  03-02-2026 16:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto sexual assault trial of Canadian auto parts magnate Frank Stronach has been delayed.
  Stronach's trial was set to begin this morning but his lawyer Leora Shemesh asked for more time to prepare in light of what she called "voluminous" disclosure and new information received in the last few weeks.
  Shemesh told the court she and her client are "extremely anxious" to start the trial and hope it can still proceed in the time allotted. The case is expected to return Thursday
  
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• Fraser Valley housing prices drop to ‘pandemic-era’ levels: FVREB

  03-02-2026 15:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FRASER VALLEY – The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board says housing prices in the region have dropped substantially to “pandemic-era” levels amid economic headwinds and heightened levels of inventory.According to a statement issued Tuesday morning, the FVREB says home prices in the Fraser Valley fell for the 10th consecutive month in January, pushing the benchmark price below $900,000 for the first time since spring 2021.
  In the midst of a buyer’s market, the benchmark price
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP Supt. to discuss latest stats showing uptick in crimes against persons

  03-02-2026 15:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – Upper Fraser Valley RCMP Detachment Superintendent Darren Pankratz is expected to make an appearance before Chilliwack City Council today to discuss the latest crime stats, some of which show a nearly five per cent uptick in crimes against persons year over year.According to PowerPoint slides contained within Tuesday’s Chilliwack City Council meeting, there were 2,921 incidents of crimes against persons in 2025, an increase of 4.7 per cent versus 2024’s mark of 2,7
  
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• 6 US cities including New York picked to host soccer at 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

  03-02-2026 14:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN (AP) — Six cities across the United States have been named as hosts of soccer games at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
  Group stage games will go to New York City; Columbus, Ohio; Nashville, Tennessee; St. Louis, Missouri; plus San Diego and San Jose in California, organizers of the next Summer Games said on Tuesday.
  LA 2028 chief executive Reynold Hoover told International Olympic Committee members the Games would be played in “premier existing Major League Soccer stadiums.&rdqu
  
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• 2028 LA Olympics soccer will be hosted by New York, Columbus, Nashville, St. Louis, San Diego and San Jose

  03-02-2026 14:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN (AP) — 2028 LA Olympics soccer will be hosted by New York, Columbus, Nashville, St. Louis, San Diego and San Jose.
  The Associated Press
  
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• Nylander’s return to action gives Leafs much-needed lift, wins

  03-02-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — William Nylander's return to Toronto's lineup has sparked the Maple Leafs' return to the win column.
  Nylander scored his 18th goal of the season and added two assists on Monday to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-2 NHL victory over the Calgary Flames.
  “He's just so good and so dangerous,” said linemate John Tavares. “His ability — it seems like the puck is glued to his stick, following him around the ice — that's what makes great players special i
  
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• In the news today: Canadian Syria trial, Hockey player deaths, Super Bowl tinderbox

  03-02-2026 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
  Canadian who says he was tortured in Syria wants court to force Ottawa's hand
  A Canadian man who says he has been tortured in Syria is asking the Federal Court to order Ottawa to decide whether to help bring him home.
  The man is one of several Canadians held in prison camps and jails in northeastern Syria run by the Kurdish-led forces, which wrested territory away from the militant group Islamic State of Ir
  
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• Stephen Harper’s official portrait to be unveiled today

  03-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Former prime minister Stephen Harper's official portrait is set to be unveiled today, ahead of the 20th anniversary of the election of his first Conservative government.
  Harper's portrait will be presented during a ceremony at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in downtown Ottawa this afternoon.
  The portrait was painted by Canadian artist Phil Richards, who is known for the Diamond Jubilee Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
  Harper was sworn in as prime minister in February 2006 and s
  
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• Junior hockey community mourns loss of three players after Alberta vehicle crash

  03-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  STAVELY — The junior hockey community in western Canada is in mourning after three players were killed in a southern Alberta vehicle crash on their way to practice.
  On social media, the Humboldt Broncos have posted condolences for the Southern Alberta Mustangs hockey team following the deaths of JJ Wright, Cameron Casorso and Caden Fine.
  RCMP have said officers were called Monday to the fatal crash between a semi truck and a vehicle in the small town of Stavely, about an hour's drive south
  
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• Canadian who says he was tortured in Syria wants court to force Ottawa’s hand

  03-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A Canadian man who says he has been tortured in Syria is asking the Federal Court to order Ottawa to decide whether to help bring him home.
  The man, known publicly only as SS, is one of several Canadians held in prison camps and jails in northeastern Syria run by the Kurdish-led forces which wrested territory away from the militant group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
  SS has been imprisoned since 2019 but has not been charged with a criminal offence and has not been offered
  
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• Billionaire Frank Stronach’s sexual assault trial set to begin today in Toronto

  03-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto sexual assault trial of Canadian auto parts magnate Frank Stronach is set to begin today before a judge alone.
  Stronach faces 12 charges involving seven complainants for alleged incidents dating back as far as the 1970s.
  The 93-year-old billionaire, who has denied all allegations against him, initially chose to be tried by a jury but later switched to a judge alone with the consent of the Crown.
  Stronach, the founder of car parts manufacturer Magna International, is a
  
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• A timeline of key events leading up to Frank Stronach’s Toronto sexual assault trial

  03-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canadian business tycoon Frank Stronach is set to face the first of two sexual assault trials on Tuesday. The founder of the auto parts giant Magna, now in his 90s, will stand trial in Toronto before a judge alone. A separate trial is expected to take place later this year in Newmarket, Ont.
  Stronach has denied all allegations against him, many of which date back decades.
  Here is a timeline of some key dates in the case.
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  1957 - Frank Stronach opens a business in a Toronto garage, eventua
  
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• NHL roundup: Zucker scores the winner as surging Sabres pounce on Panthers 5-3

  03-02-2026 07:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Jason Zucker broke a 3-3 tie on a power play at 5:31 of the third period and the Buffalo Sabres beat the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers 5-3 on Monday.
  The Sabres have won six of seven and took over the first wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference standings. They hold a 10-point lead over the Panthers. Florida, which has lost four straight, trails Boston by nine for the final playoff position with 27 games remaining.
  Peyton Krebs had a goal a
  
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• Nylander nets three points to lead Maple Leafs to 4-2 win over Flames

  03-02-2026 06:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — William Nylander scored his 18th goal of the season and added two assists to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-2 NHL victory over the Calgary Flames on Monday.
  Matias Maccelli, Troy Stecher, and Bobby McMann, into an empty net, also scored for Toronto (26-21-9), which has won back-to-back games to open a three-game Western Canada road trip.
  The Maple Leafs moved to within seven points of the Boston Bruins, who occupy the second wild-card berth in the Eastern Conference.
  Nazem K
  
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• Iran’s president seeks ‘fair and equitable negotiations’ with the United States

  03-02-2026 06:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's president said Tuesday that he instructed the country’s foreign minister to “pursue fair and equitable negotiations” with the United States, the first clear sign from Tehran it wants to try to negotiate as tensions remain high with Washington after the Mideast country's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests last month.The announcement marked a major turn for reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian, who broadly had warned Iranians
  
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• Nick Schmaltz nets hat trick as Mammoth overpower Canucks 6-2

  03-02-2026 06:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Nick Schmaltz had his second hat trick of the season and added an assist for a four-point night in the Utah Mammoth's 6-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday.
  Schmaltz had his third career NHL hat trick to push his season goals total to 22, one shy of his career high set with Arizona in 2021-22.
  JJ Peterka scored his 20th of the season, John Marino had three assists and Mikhail Sergachev and Lawson Crouse also scored to help Utah end a two-game losing streak.
  
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• Two Kamloops teens among 3 that sadly died in Alberta highway crash

  03-02-2026 06:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  STAVELY — The Southern Alberta Mustangs junior hockey team says three players have been killed in a vehicle crash while heading to practice.
  Two Kamloops teenagers were among three junior hockey teammates killed in a horrific highway crash in Alberta Monday (Feb. 2).
  A photo posted to social media identifies the victims as J.J. Wright and Cameron Casorso, both 18 years old and from Kamloops, and 17-year-old American-born player Caden Fine.
  According to the Mustangs, the players were o
  
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• Harley scores in OT as Stars beat Jets 4-3 for fifth straight win

  03-02-2026 05:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DALLAS (AP) — Thomas Harley scored at 2:05 of overtime, and the Dallas Stars matched their longest winning streak of the season at five games with a 4-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday night.
  The goal came moments after Jake Oettinger made a pad save on Mark Schiefele's breakaway in a matchup of the top two goalies for Team USA in the second-to-last game before the break for the Milan Cortina Olympics. Oettinger and expected U.S. starter Connor Hellbuyck each stopped 24 shots.
  Mik
  
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• Kaprizov scores OT winner on power play as Wild clip Canadiens 4-3

  03-02-2026 04:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored his second goal of the game on a power play at 3:38 of overtime to give the Minnesota Wild a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night.
  Minnesota got the power play when Phillip Danault hooked Kaprizov in front of the goal. Kaprizov took a feed from Quinn Hughes and fired a shot past Jakub Dobes from the high slot for his 32nd goal of the season.
  Joel Eriksson Ek and Brock Faber also scored, and Hughes had three assists to reach 5
  
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• Giroux’s late goal lifts surging Senators past Penguins 3-2

  03-02-2026 03:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Claude Giroux scored with just over five minutes remaining in the third period and the Ottawa Senators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Monday night.
  Giroux skated in on goal, was tripped by Erik Karlsson and went hard into the post. The net lifted off its moorings, but officials determined the puck crossed the line first at 14:52.
  Giroux, a longtime Philadelphia Flyer, tied Alex Ovechkin for the most points against Pittsburgh by an active player. He has 23 goals and 7
  
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• ‘Grieving together’: 3 players on Alberta junior hockey team dead in vehicle crash

  03-02-2026 03:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  STAVELY — Three players on an Alberta junior hockey team were killed Monday in a vehicle crash while heading to practice.
  The Southern Alberta Mustangs in the small town of Stavely said in a Facebook post that they're working closely with authorities and offering support to other players, staff and families.
  "There are no words that can adequately express the depth of our grief," the team said.
  "These young men were more than hockey players — they were teammates, sons, brothers, frie
  
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• Three players on Alberta junior hockey team dead in vehicle crash

  03-02-2026 03:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  STAVELY — Three players on an Alberta junior hockey team were killed Monday in a vehicle crash while heading to practice.
  The Southern Alberta Mustangs in the small town of Stavely said in a Facebook post that they're working closely with authorities and offering support to other players, staff and families.
  "There are no words that can adequately express the depth of our grief," the team said.
  "These young men were more than hockey players — they were teammates, sons, brothers, frie
  
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• Clintons agree to testify in House Epstein investigation before contempt of Congress vote

  03-02-2026 02:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed late Monday to testify in a House investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but the Republican leading the probe said an agreement had not yet been finalized.Rep. James Comer, the chair of the House Oversight Committee, was advancing criminal contempt of Congress charges against both Clintons Monday evening for defying a congressional subpoena when attorneys for the Clinton
  
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• Two Kamloops teens die in Alberta highway crash

  03-02-2026 02:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  STAVELY — The Southern Alberta Mustangs junior hockey team says three players have been killed in a vehicle crash while heading to practice.
  Two Kamloops teenagers were among three junior hockey teammates killed in a horrific highway crash in Alberta Monday (Feb. 2).
  A photo posted to social media identifies the victims as J.J. Wright and Cameron Casorso, both 18 years old and from Kamloops, and 17-year-old American-born player Caden Fine.
  According to the Mustangs, the players were o
  
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• B.C. minister is ‘cautiously optimistic’ Ottawa will help after Fraser Valley floods

  03-02-2026 02:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — British Columbia's emergencies minister says she's cautiously optimistic about securing federal funding to prevent future flooding in the Abbotsford region, as she prepares to head to Ottawa with the city's mayor.
  Kelly Greene's mission to Ottawa on Tuesday with Abbotsford Mayor Ross Siemens and Sumas First Nation Chief Dalton Silver comes more than seven weeks after Siemens blasted federal "inaction" on cross-border flooding that has repeatedly inundated his city.
  She says in a
  
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• Alberta junior hockey team says 3 players dead in vehicle crash

  03-02-2026 02:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  STAVELY — The Southern Alberta Mustangs junior hockey team says three players have been killed in a vehicle crash while heading to practice.
  The team says in a Facebook post that the crash happened Monday.
  No other details were provided about the crash.
  The Mustangs are based in Stavely, Alta., about an hour's drive south of Calgary, and play in the U.S. Premier Hockey League.
  RCMP said officers responded Monday morning to a crash on Highway 2.
  The team says it's working closely with autho
  
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• Veteran defensive lineman Dylan Wynn agrees in principle to deal with Redblacks

  03-02-2026 01:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Ottawa Redblacks agreed in principle to a contract with American defensive lineman Dylan Wynn on Monday.
  The move came on the second day of the CFL's negotiation window. After a flurry of deals when the window opened Sunday, the pace slowed noticeably on Monday.
  Wynn, 32, spent the last two seasons with the Montreal Alouettes. He had 20 tackles and a sack in 14 regular-season games in 2025.
  The six-foot-one, 290-pound Wynn enters his ninth CFL season, having also spent time previously with T
  
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• Judge blocks Trump administration from ending protections for Haitians

  03-02-2026 01:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary protections that have allowed roughly 350,000 Haitians to live and work in the U.S. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington granted to pause the termination of temporary protected status for Haitians while a lawsuit challenging it proceeds. The TPS designation for people from the Caribbean island country was scheduled to end on Feb. 3. Reyes said in an accompanying 83-page opinion
  
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• Appeals court overturns former UCLA gynecologist’s sex abuse conviction

  03-02-2026 01:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court on Monday overturned the conviction of a former campus gynecologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, on sex abuse charges. James Heaps was sentenced in 2023 to 11 years in prison for sexually abusing female patients. The ruling ordered the case to be sent back for retrial. A three-justice panel from California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled Heaps was denied a fair trial because his defense counsel was not made aware of
  
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