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• Large explosion rocks Iran’s capital

  01-03-2026 09:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A massive explosion rocked Iran’s capital Sunday as the Israeli military said it was targeting the “heart” of the city.The blast sent a huge plume of smoke into the sky over Tehran and shook the ground. It wasn’t immediately clear what the target was. The blast appeared centered in a neighborhood that is home to the country’s police headquarters and Iranian state television.The Israeli military said it was striking targets in
  
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• In the news: Carney in Canberra, Canada and the Mideast, knitting popularity booms

  05-03-2026 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …
  Carney continues middle power pitch in Australia
  Canada and Australia have a "rare" ability to help convene a coalition of middle powers because their allies know they can be trusted, Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a speech to Australia's Parliament on Thursday.
  Carney's words built on the headline-grabbing speech he delivered in January at the World Economic Forum, in which he said the old world
  
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• The little we know about Canadian troops stationed in the Middle East

  05-03-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — As Ottawa refuses to say exactly how many Canadian troops are in the Middle East, experts are questioning the government's claim it has had no role in the American attack on Iran.
  Here's what we know about Canada's involvement in the war launched this past weekend by U.S. President Donald Trump.
  1) 'Some' troops in the region
  When asked Tuesday, Defence Minister David McGuinty would only say there are "some" Canadian military personnel in the Middle East and he insisted they are "
  
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• Dairy group to seek designated status for ‘Quebec poutine cheese’

  05-03-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A group representing Quebec's dairy industry says it's eyeing a special designation — similar to the one applied to Bordeaux wine or champagne — for the squeaky cheese curds best known as a key ingredient in poutine.
  The Conseil des Industriels laitiers du Québec is seeking a protected geographical indication — a status similar to a trademark that links products to a specific region — for "Quebec poutine cheese."
  A protected indication "is a public
  
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• Crochet and knitting weave a spell as younger Canadians find comfort and connection

  05-03-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Kevin Yee says the repetition of crochet has helped him release a lot of anger in a creative process he calls "cro-raging.""You really can get a lot of angst out of crochet because it is about tying knots," laughed Yee, who said it makes his chest feel lighter.The actor, artist and TV writer's new passion began during the 2023 Hollywood writers' strike as his work dried up.Yee, 43, moved back to Vancouver from Los Angeles to navigate his "big millennial unemployment" period, and stumbled onto a
  
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• A search for mental health answers amid the trauma of Tumbler Ridge shootings

  05-03-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The metal-clad portable classrooms are arranged in a semicircle on a snowy sports field at Tumbler Ridge Elementary.
  It's a 15-minute walk from the community's secondary school, where five students and a teacher's aide were shot dead about three weeks ago and B.C.'s infrastructure minister calls the new buildings "an important step toward restoring routine & connection for students & staff" of the secondary school.
  While some mental health experts say they understand the "knee-jerk react
  
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• Voting peaceful in first Nepal election since September youth-led protests

  05-03-2026 09:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Voting was peaceful Thursday in Nepal's first nationwide election since a violent, youth-led uprising forced the government from power in September.Security forces patrolled streets and guarded polling stations across the Himalayan nation of about 30 million people as voters lined up to cast their ballots. Vote counting is set to begin later Thursday, with results expected over the weekend.Campaigning and voting through Thursday had not been disrupted by any inciden
  
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• Canada’s Diallo, Shapovalov advance at Indian Wells; Andreescu out in first round

  05-03-2026 08:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  INDIAN WELLS — Canada's Gabriel Diallo picked up his first win in nearly two months on the ATP Tour, defeating Italy’s Mattia Bellucci in the first round of the Indian Wells tennis tournament.
  The 24-year-old from Montreal, ranked No. 38 in the world, beat the 94th-ranked Bellucci 7-6 (5), 6-4 in men's singles action Wednesday.
  Diallo, who had been eliminated in the first round of his previous four ATP tournaments, fired 10 aces and committed just one double fault.
  Denis Shapovalov o
  
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• Ehlers scores hat trick, Carolina Hurricanes hold off Vancouver Canucks for 6-4 win

  05-03-2026 06:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Nikolaj Ehlers sealed his hat trick with an empty-net strike and the Carolina Hurricanes held off the Vancouver Canucks for a 6-4 victory on Wednesday.Sean Walker, Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho each added a goal and an assist for the Canes (39-16-6), while Seth Jarvis contributed a pair of helpers and Brandon Bussi stopped 18 of the 22 shots he faced.The Canucks (18-36-7) showed signs of life in the first period, taking a 2-1 lead with goals 44 seconds apart, then made it
  
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• Canada’s Diallo advances at Indian Wells, Andreescu out in first round

  05-03-2026 06:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  INDIAN WELLS — Canada's Gabriel Diallo picked up his first win in nearly two months on the ATP Tour, defeating Italy’s Mattia Bellucci in the first round of the Indian Wells tennis tournament.
  The 24-year-old from Montreal, ranked No. 38 in the world, beat the 94th-ranked Bellucci 7-6 (5), 6-4 in men's singles action Wednesday.
  Diallo, who had been eliminated in the first round of his previous four ATP tournaments, fired 10 aces and committed just one double fault.
  Next up, Diallo wi
  
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• Hertl’s late power-play winner in OT caps Golden Knights’ rally past Red Wings

  05-03-2026 05:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DETROIT (AP) — Tomas Hertl scored a power-play goal with 2:49 remaining in overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights rallied from a two-goal, third-period deficit to edge the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Wednesday night.
  Hertl scored in front off a pass from Mitch Marner as Vegas snapped a three-game losing streak. Marner scored the tying goal with 3:24 left in regulation and had two assists.
  Reilly Smith and Ivan Barbashev had the other goals for Vegas, which wrapped up a five-game road trip. Adi
  
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• Fanuza Kadirova scores twice, Charge defeat Torrent 4-3 in PWHL play

  05-03-2026 05:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Fanuza Kadirova scored two goals, including the power-play winner with 1:46 remaining, as the Ottawa Charge defeated the Seattle Torrent 4-3 on Wednesday night in the Professional Women's Hockey League.
  Alexa Vasko and Emily Clark also scored for Ottawa (5-5-1-7), while Katerina Mrazova and Kathryn Reilly provided two assists each. Gwyneth Philips made 33 saves.
  Jessie Eldridge replied with two goals and Alex Carpenter scored on a penalty shot for Seattle (4-1-2-9). Carpenter adde
  
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• Cotter and Bratt score in shootout after Brown forces OT in Devils’ 4-3 win over Maple Leafs

  05-03-2026 05:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Paul Cotter and Jesper Bratt scored in the shootout, Connor Brown forced overtime with a tying goal with 2:21 left in the third period and the New Jersey Devils beat Toronto 4-3 on Wednesday night, sending the Maple Leafs to their fifth straight loss.Timo Meier and and Arseny Gritsyuk also scored in regulation for the Devils, who have won three in a row and improved to 25-8-1 when scoring at least three goals. Jacob Markstrom made 24 saves.
  William Nylander, Matias Macc
  
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• Oilers trade Mangiapane, first-round draft pick to Blackhawks for Dickinson, Dach

  05-03-2026 05:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have completed another deal with the Chicago Blackhawks.
  Edmonton has acquired centre Jason Dickinson and forward Colton Dach from Chicago in exchange for winger Andrew Mangiapane and a conditional first-round draft pick in 2027, the NHL team announced Wednesday.
  The Blackhawks retain 50 per cent of Dickinson’s $4.25-million salary cap hit on a contract set to expire at the end of this season.The trade comes two days after the Blackhawks dealt longtime
  
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• OpenAI agrees to strengthen safeguards following B.C. mass shooting: minister

  05-03-2026 03:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Federal Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says the CEO of OpenAI has agreed to take several actions to bolster safety, including providing a report outlining the new systems the firm is developing to identify high-risk offenders and policy violators.
  A statement from Solomon following his meeting Wednesday with Sam Altman says the minister will also ask the Canadian AI Safety Institute to examine the company's model and provide expert technical advice to his office.
  The meeting follo
  
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• Flames trade defenceman MacKenzie Weegar to Mammoth for Maatta, prospect, picks

  05-03-2026 03:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — The Calgary Flames traded veteran defenceman MacKenzie Weegar to the Utah Mammoth on Wednesday, two days before the NHL’s trade deadline.
  In return, the Flames receive defenceman Olli Maatta, forward prospect Jonathan Castagna and three second-round picks in the 2026 NHL draft. The selections originally belonged to the Mammoth, New York Rangers and Ottawa Senators.
  Weegar needed to waive his no-trade clause to complete the transaction, which was announced hours after the Fl
  
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• Ally Sentnor’s goal lifts the U.S. past Canada at SheBelieves Cup in Columbus

  05-03-2026 02:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  COLUMBUS — Ally Sentnor's second-half goal lifted the U.S. to a 1-0 win over Canada on Wednesday in women's soccer play at the SheBelieves Cup.
  The U.S. had been turning on the pressure as the first half wore on and went ahead in the 55th minute when Canada failed to clear a Rose Lavelle corner, allowing an unchallenged Sentnor to fire a shot into the corner of the goal.
  The U.S. had chances to add to its lead in the second half with Canadian 'keeper Kailen Sheridan stopping Alyssa Thompso
  
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• Montana Republican US Sen. Steve Daines drops reelection bid in surprise move

  05-03-2026 02:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines of Montana dropped his bid for reelection to a third term in a surprise withdrawal just minutes before a Wednesday filing deadline for candidates.Daines, 63, said in a statement that he wrestled with the decision for months before deciding to retire. He said he looked forward to spending time with his seven grandchildren and more time in Montana.Montana U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme, who is also a Republican, entered the race shortly befor
  
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• Polls open in Nepal’s first election after last year’s youth-led protests toppled the government

  05-03-2026 02:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Polls opened across Nepal on Thursday in the first nationwide election since last year’s violent, youth-led uprising forced the government from power.Security forces patrolled streets and guarded polling stations across the Himalayan nation of about 30 million people as voters lined up to cast their ballots. Counting of votes will begin later Thursday, with results expected over the weekend.Authorities banned vehicles from the streets and prohibited political
  
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• Last 2 names of 6 US soldiers who died in Kuwait attack identified by the Pentagon

  05-03-2026 02:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The last two names of the six U.S. soldiers killed in a Kuwait attack were released Wednesday by the Pentagon, and they are from California and Iowa.The soldiers identified Wednesday were Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, 54, of Sacramento and Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa.The Pentagon said Marzan was at the scene when a drone strike hit the command center in Kuwait and is “believed to be the individual who perished at the scene,
  
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• Montana Republican US Sen. Steve Daines drops his bid for reelection to a third term

  05-03-2026 02:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines of Montana dropped his bid for reelection to a third term in a surprise withdrawal just minutes before a Wednesday filing deadline for candidates.Daines, 63, said in a statement that he wrestled with the decision for months before deciding to retire. He said he looked forward to spending time with his seven grandchildren and more time in Montana.Montana U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme, who is also a Republican, entered the race shortly befor
  
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• Province to expand Abbotsford interchange to 5 lanes

  05-03-2026 01:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD – As part of ongoing construction activities to improve travel along Highway 1 through the heavily-congested Fraser Valley, the province plans to expand an Abbotsford interchange from three lanes to five lanes.
  According to a statement from the Ministry of Transportation and Transit, the B.C. government plans to widen the Mount Lehman Road Interchange from three to five lanes, to better connect Abbotsford to the Fraser Highway and Abbotsford International Airport.
  Upgrades inclu
  
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• New B.C. legislation cracks down on weapons, violence in supportive housing

  05-03-2026 01:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — The B.C. government has tabled legislation, which the housing minster says will make it easier to kick "problematic" tenants out of supportive housing.
  Groups like the BC Coalition of Safe and Supportive Housing have long raised concerns about weapons and violence from tenants, and Housing Minister Christine Boyle says the legislation responds to those concerns.She says the "vast majority" of the nearly 15,000 residents who live in supportive housing are good tenants, but operat
  
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• NASA says meteor that lit up Vancouver sky was travelling 100 times speed of sound

  05-03-2026 01:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A meteor that NASA says soared across the night sky above Metro Vancouver at about 100 times the speed of sound set off a fireball, a sonic boom and an explosive response online.
  Social media was filled with videos and reactions on Tuesday night after the bright flash and house-rattling boom was seen and heard over southeastern B.C. at roughly 9:10 p.m., with footage showing the sky brightening from one horizon to the other.
  Michael Unger, director of programming at the H.R. Ma
  
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• Judge orders refunds after Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs

  05-03-2026 00:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — A judge with the U.S. Court of International Trade has ordered refunds for companies that paid tariffs that were later struck down by the United States Supreme Court.
  America's top court struck down U.S. President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" and fentanyl-related tariffs last month.
  It concluded that the International Economic Emergency Powers Act, the national security statute Trump used to impose his erratic and wide-ranging tariff campaign on most of the world, did not a
  
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• Solomon tells OpenAI CEO Sam Altman that Tumbler Ridge deserves apology

  05-03-2026 00:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Federal Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says he met with the CEO of OpenAI and told him the people of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., deserve an apology for the tech firm's role in events leading up to the mass shooting there last month.
  Solomon, speaking on CBC's Power and Politics, says he told Sam Altman that he "absolutely" supports the apology request from British Columbia Premier David Eby, who is scheduled to meet Altman on Thursday.
  Solomon says he told Altman on Wednesday's Zoom meet
  
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• Man charged with murder in death of live-in partner: B.C. homicide investigators

  05-03-2026 00:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — Police say a 48-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Jessica Cunningham, whose remains were found last August in a home the pair shared in Maple Ridge, B.C.
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says Ridge Meadows RCMP had been at the home gathering information as part of what was then a missing person probe for the 43-year-old woman.
  The statement from police says that visit led to the discovery of human remains inside the home and the BC P
  
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• Fireball and sonic boom over Vancouver was likely meteor

  05-03-2026 00:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Metro Vancouver residents got a rare glimpse of a piece of the universe streaking across the night sky on Tuesday, a fireball and subsequent sonic boom that experts say was "undoubtedly" caused by a meteor.
  Social media was flooded with videos and reactions after the bright flash and house-rattling boom was seen and heard over Metro Vancouver at roughly 9:10 p.m., with footage showing the sky brightening from one horizon to the other as the suspected meteor soars above the clou
  
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• U.S. international Josh Sargent happy to be in Toronto after prolonged transfer saga

  04-03-2026 23:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — After a six-month transfer saga that came with an ever-rising dollar amount, U.S. international forward Josh Sargent was formally introduced Wednesday as Toronto FC's newest designated player.
  And while Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment opted to unveil the 26-year-old former Norwich City striker with all the bells and whistles before an audience that included MLSE execs and former TFC players at Scotiabank Arena, the soft-spoken Sargent kept it simple.
  "Hello everyone. I'm not
  
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• Photo Gallery: Dance festival celebrates Indigenous artistry

  04-03-2026 23:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Clad in colourful regalia and intricate masks, the Dancers of Damelahamid perform an art form that was once outlawed in Canada.Now, 75 years after the end of the potlatch ban that forbade Indigenous cultural and artistic expression, the group is among dozens of Indigenous performers taking part in a festival that celebrates their artistry through stories, song and dance.
  The 19th annual Coastal Dance Festival opened at the Anvil Centre in New Westminster on Tuesday and continues at the Museum of
  
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