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• Goaltender Ullmark not hurrying into long-term commitment with Sens

  26-06-2024 23:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators believe they’ve solved their goaltending woes by acquiring Linus Ullmark, but unless a contract extension is signed over the summer this coming season will be an extended tryout for both the player and the team.
  Ullmark, who was acquired Monday from the Boston Bruins in exchange for goalie Joonas Korpisalo, centre Mark Kastelic and the 25th first-round pick in Friday’s NHL entry draft, is in the final year of his four-year, US$20-million contract.
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• WorkSafeBC issues fine of over $63,000 for hazardous work conditions at Langley work site

  18-02-2026 16:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LANGLEY — WorkSafeBC has issued an administrative penalty of over $63,000 to a Lower Mainland construction company over hazardous conditions at a Langley work site.
  According to its website, WorkSafeBC says it conducted an inspection at a Langley Township worksite, managed by Industra Construction Corp, in response to an incident where a worker lost consciousness from carbon monoxide exposure.
  WorkSafeBC says its investigation determined that the worker, under supervision, had been exposed
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux crosses floor to join Liberals

  18-02-2026 16:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Alberta MP Matt Jeneroux has crossed the floor from the Conservative party to join the Liberal caucus.
  Prime Minister Mark Carney made the announcement on social media this morning.
  More coming.
  The Canadian Press
  
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• WorkSafeBC issues fine of over $63,000 for dangerous work conditions at Langley work site

  18-02-2026 15:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LANGLEY — WorkSafeBC has issued an administrative penalty of over $63,000 to a Lower Mainland construction company over dangerous conditions at a Langley work site.
  According to its website, WorkSafeBC says it conducted an inspection at a Langley Township worksite, managed by Industra Construction Corp, in response to an incident where a worker lost consciousness from carbon monoxide exposure.
  WorkSafeBC says its investigation determined that the worker, under supervision, had been exposed
  
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• Hiring begins for Chilliwack’s newest grocery store

  18-02-2026 15:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Hiring is now underway for Chilliwack’s newest grocery store.
  According to its website, Nature’s Fare Markets is currently hiring for a number of positions ahead of its projected opening date later this year at 45940 Promontory Road, Building A, in Chilliwack, part of the Andmar development.
  The company says it is currently hiring for an assistant store manager, food services department manager, pharmacist, pharmacy manager, store team leader, and store team member
  
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• In the news: P.M. fundraises in B.C., Polievre speaks for the Tories, Ramadan arrives

  18-02-2026 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …
  Carney returning to B.C. week after mass shooting
  Prime Minister Mark Carney is returning to B.C. today, less than a week after he attended a vigil honouring the victims of a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
  While in B.C., the prime minister will attend a Liberal Party fundraiser at a private residence in Vancouver, with tickets costing $1,775.Carney's itinerary says he will be in Richmond, B.C.,
  
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• Tough sell for B.C. budget featuring tax hike, record deficit and construction delays

  18-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — British Columbia's finance minister begins selling a budget today that has drawn critics from all sides with its soaring debt and deficit, public sector cuts, and construction delays for care homes, student housing and a cancer centre.
  Brenda Bailey calls the budget “serious work for serious times."
  It raises the base income tax rate by 0.54 per cent — the first increase in 26 years — while the deficit is predicted to soar to a record $13.3 billion next fiscal
  
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• Third complainant expected to testify at Frank Stronach’s sex assault trial

  18-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — A third complainant is set to testify in Toronto today at the sexual assault trial of auto parts tycoon Frank Stronach.
  Stronach, who is 93, has pleaded not guilty to 12 charges related to seven complainants over alleged incidents spanning decades.
  Two complainants, both women in their 60s, have testified in the trial since it began last week, laying out their accounts of encounters with the billionaire businessman in the early 1980s.
  On Tuesday, the second complainant said she m
  
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• Prime Minister Carney returning to B.C. one week after mass shooting

  18-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is returning to B.C. today less than a week after he attended a vigil honouring the victims of a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
  While in B.C., the prime minister will attend a Liberal Party fundraiser at a private residence in Vancouver, with tickets costing $1,775.Carney's itinerary says he will be in Richmond, B.C., to celebrate Lunar New Year with community members and will later tour an affordable housing project.
  The Prime Minister's Office sa
  
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• NDP leadership candidates look to break out from the pack as final debate approaches

  18-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The memberships have been sold, entry fees have been paid and now the NDP leadership candidates are preparing for their second and final party-organized debate in B.C. on Feb. 19.
  This second debate will be held in English. The first debate, held in November, was supposed to be a French-language debate — but since most of the candidates are not fluently bilingual, much of it was held in English.
  While the candidates share a broad range of benchmark social democratic values &
  
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• Canada men continue march for hockey gold; Sarault seeks fourth medal at Olympics

  18-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — Canada's men's hockey team returns to action in the quarterfinals and Courtney Sarault chases another short-track speedskating medal on Day 12 of the Milan Cortina Olympics.
  The Canadians are set to face Czechia in the men's hockey tournament in a rematch of their tournament opener.
  Canada handed the Czechs a 5-0 loss before going on to defeat Switzerland 5-1 and France 10-2. Czechia defeated Denmark 3-2 yesterday in a qualification playoff to face Canada.
  Moncton's Sarault headlin
  
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• Olympic figure skaters offer wellness tips for weekend athletes. The ‘hard ice always wins’

  18-02-2026 07:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The figure skaters at the Winter Olympics make it look easy; sheer elegance on hard ice. But elite skaters also fight injuries, much like the rest of us who work out, go to the gym or swim to stay fit. “No athlete at this level is 100% fully healthy,” Gretchen Mohney, the director of medical and performance services for U.S. Figure Skating, told The Associated Press from Milan. “It’s about managing whatever it is that may be breaking down.”The key for Olympic skater
  
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• Nashville SC beats Atletico Ottawa 2-0 in Champions Cup opener

  18-02-2026 04:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canadian-born Woobens Pacius scored in the 66th minute, striker Sam Surridge scored five minutes into stoppage time, and the visiting Nashville Soccer Club edged Atletico Ottawa 2-0 in the opening game of their two-leg, first round CONCACAF Champions Cup matchup on Tuesday.
  Nashville SC, which plays in Major League Soccer, outshot the hosts 17-6 (6-0 on target) and took 10 of the match's 14 fouls. Nashville also had five corners.
  Atletico Ottawa, which plays in the Canadian Premie
  
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• Rescuers race to save 6 skiers trapped in California avalanche that’s left 10 more missing

  18-02-2026 03:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rescue crews on skis and snowcats battled blizzard conditions in an effort to reach six backcountry skiers still alive but trapped Tuesday after an avalanche high in the rugged Northern California mountains that left 10 other skiers missing as the danger of more slides remained high. The search and rescue crews were dispatched to Frog Lake in the Castle Peak area, northwest of Lake Tahoe, after someone called 911 at about 11:30 a.m. to report an avalanche with people b
  
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• Rescuers race to save 6 skiers found alive after avalanche, 10 still missing in Northern California

  18-02-2026 03:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rescue crews on skis and snowcats battled blizzard conditions in an effort to reach six backcountry skiers trapped after an avalanche high in the rugged Northern California mountains that left 10 other skiers missing as the danger of more slides remained high. The search and rescue crews were dispatched to Frog Lake in the Castle Peak area, northwest of Lake Tahoe, after someone called 911 at about 11:30 a.m. to report an avalanche with people buried as a powerful wint
  
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• Authorities say 6 backcountry skiers found alive, 10 are missing after Northern California avalanche

  18-02-2026 01:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Six backcountry skiers were found alive and 10 others were still missing Tuesday after an avalanche in Northern California during a powerful winter storm moving through the state. Search and rescue crews were dispatched to the Castle Peak area, northwest of Lake Tahoe, after someone called 911 to report an avalanche with people buried. Ashley Quadros, a spokesperson with the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office, said the six skiers located were still awaiting rescue. Q
  
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• Canadian Gabriel Diallo loses opening match at Delray Beach Open tennis tournament

  18-02-2026 01:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DELRAY BEACH — Canadian Gabriel Diallo lost his opening match Tuesday at the Delray Beach Open men's tennis tournament.
  Australian Adam Walton dispatched Diallo, of Montreal, in straight sets 7-6 (4), 6-3.
  The two stayed on serve in the first set, thus establishing the tie-breaker. Walton surged to a 5-2 advantage before eventually earning the final two points on serve.
  The Australian converted the lone break chance he got in the match to go up 2-0. Diallo was unable to get a break of his
  
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• Here’s what people are saying about B.C.’s 2026 budget

  18-02-2026 00:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — Here's what people are saying about the 2026 British Columbia budget, which delivers a tax-rate increase, a record deficit and public sector cuts.
  "It’s our time to take a pause on some of the things we want to do, to do the things that we need to do." — B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey
  “(This) budget is an assault on seniors, working families and the small businesses that drive our economy.” — B.C. Conservative Party finance critic Peter Milobar
  
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• Poilievre says Conservatives want national unity in face of separation threats

  18-02-2026 00:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his party will fight for a united Canada as a movement in Alberta pushes for that province to separate.
  Answering a question from a reporter today, Poilievre said the Conservatives are "entirely a federalist caucus" and that he has not had a single member of Parliament on his team express they are in favour of Alberta separatism.
  The group Stay Free Alberta is seeking a referendum vote for the province to become its own country, and has un
  
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• Tax hike, record deficit and public sector cuts among B.C. budget highlights

  18-02-2026 00:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — Here are some highlights from British Columbia’s 2026 budget, which Finance Minister Brenda Bailey says involves “serious work for serious times.”
  It includes a tax increase on the lowest income tax bracket, cuts to public-sector staffing and delays to capital projects, even as the deficit continues to spike.INCOME TAX HIKE
  The tax rate on the lowest income tax bracket is being raised by 0.54 per cent to 5.6 per cent, while offsetting that with tax credits for
  
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• By the numbers as British Columbia releases its 2026 budget

  18-02-2026 00:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — Here are some of the key figures in British Columbia's 2026 budget, delivered by Finance Minister Brenda Bailey on Tuesday.
  5.6 per cent: The new income tax rate for the lowest tax bracket, for people with taxable earnings of up to $50,363.
  $76: The increase in income tax for the average taxpayer in B.C.
  60 per cent: Proportion of taxpayers who will be paying more as a result of the 2026 budget.
  $13.3 billion: The record-high provincial deficit forecast for 2026.
  $183 billion: P
  
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• Ottawa Redblacks sign veteran offensive linemen Gregor MacKellar, Martez Ivey

  17-02-2026 23:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks shored up their offensive line Tuesday by signing Canadian Gregor MacKellar and American Martez Ivey.
  Both players were CFL free agents and spent last season with the Edmonton Elks.
  MacKellar, of Timberlea, N.S., played all 18 regular-season games in 2025 with Edmonton. The six-foot-four 331-pound Canadian has appeared in 61 career CFL regular-season games with the Elks and Toronto Argonauts (2022-24), earning Grey Cup titles with the Double Blue in 2022 and '
  
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• Chilliwack Dogwood Monarch Lions Club makes substantial donation to Fraser Valley foundation through bingo proceeds

  17-02-2026 23:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation says it is the recipient of a substantial donation from members of the Chilliwack Dogwood Monarch Lions Club, thanks to the weekly bingo game that attracts thousands of players from Chilliwack, Hope, Agassiz and Boston Bar.In a statement Tuesday, the foundation says its director of philanthropy, Jennifer Menge, recently accepted a $46,000 cheque from the Chilliwack Dogwood Monarch Lions Club. The donation was made possible by the club&r
  
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• ‘This tournament’s a big moment’: Vancouver Whitecaps kick off CONCACAF Champions Cup

  17-02-2026 23:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Falling short still eats at the Vancouver Whitecaps.
  The club stunned many in 2025, first downing a series of big-name opponents to earn a spot in the CONCACAF Champions Cup final, where it fell to Liga MX giant Cruz Azul.
  Vancouver then followed up with its best Major League Soccer season on record and capped the year with an appearance in the MLS Cup final. The team fell again, this time to Lionel Messi's Inter Miami.
  Now those losses are serving as motivation as a new season
  
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• B.C. budget delays care homes, hospital and cancer facility, student housing

  17-02-2026 23:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s budget is delivering hits to the young, the old and cancer patients alike as government construction undergoes “re-pacing” to address fiscal pressures.
  There are delays to seven long-term care projects from Abbotsford to Fort St. John, as well as the second phase of Burnaby Hospital and Cancer Care, and student housing at the University of Victoria.
  Seniors Advocate Dan Levitt says the delays will put immediate pressure on the health-care sys
  
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• African Nova Scotian community, church leaders mourn Rev. Jesse Jackson

  17-02-2026 23:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — Rev. Jesse Jackson left a lasting impact on Nova Scotia, say leaders of the African Nova Scotian community, and was considered like an extended family member to those he met during a visit to the province in 2009.
  Sherri Borden Colley, a longtime Halifax journalist, says getting to interview the prominent civil rights leader in person at the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia in Cherrybrook, N.S., nearly 17 years ago was one of the most significant moments of her career.
  "That
  
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• Canada’s new top envoy to Washington takes up his post

  17-02-2026 23:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Canada's new top diplomat in Washington presented his credentials to U.S. President Donald Trump today, officially taking on the role of ambassador to the United States at a turbulent moment in Canada-U.S. relations.
  Mark Wiseman, a global investment banker and pension fund manager, will be looking to help Canada find tariff off-ramps and stability ahead of a review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade.
  Wiseman is a longtime friend of Prime Minister Mark Carney.
  He rep
  
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• B.C. man sentenced to life in prison for killing ex-partner, says IHIT

  17-02-2026 23:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BURNABY — A British Columbia man convicted of killing his girlfriend has been sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole for 12 years.
  Everton Downey, who is now 35 years old, was found guilty of second-degree murder last August in the death of 25-year-old Melissa Blimkie from North Vancouver, B.C.
  Mounties in Burnaby, B.C., were called on Dec. 19, 2021, to Metrotown Mall, where officers found Blimkie with stab wounds, and she later died of her injuries in hospital.Officers w
  
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• Poilievre says he’s spoken with Jivani about U.S. trip and MP ‘speaks for himself’

  17-02-2026 22:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he encourages MPs to use their connections to fight U.S. tariffs — but acknowledges he has spoken to one member of his caucus who has drawn criticism over his recent trip to D.C.
  Ontario MP Jamil Jivani travelled to Washington earlier this month, where he met with his college friend, Vice President JD Vance, and other Trump administration officials.
  Jivani, who was not asked to go by the Canadian government, met with Canada-U.S. Trad
  
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• Shooter killed ex-wife and a son in Rhode Island ice rink attack, police say

  17-02-2026 22:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — A person who opened fire Monday during a youth hockey game at an ice rink in Rhode Island killed their ex-wife and one son, authorities said Tuesday.Pawtucket Chief of Police Tina Goncalves said the victims were the shooter's ex-wife Rhonda Dorgan and adult son Aidan Dorgan. Three others were injured: the parents of the shooter's ex-wife and a family friend, Goncalves said. Police said the shooter died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.Police identified t
  
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