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  29-04-2022 16:30 via theprogress.com
  
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• Peru’s Congress removes interim President Jerí as he faces corruption allegations

  17-02-2026 20:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s Congress on Tuesday voted to remove interim President José Jerí from office as he faces corruption allegations, triggering a fresh wave of political instability just weeks before the nation’s April presidential election.Jerí is under a preliminary investigation into corruption and influence peddling, stemming from a series of undisclosed meetings with two Chinese executives.With 75 votes in favor, 24 against and 3 abstentions, Peru&
  
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• Availability of desk space unclear as feds boost in-office time for public servants

  17-02-2026 20:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Public Services and Procurement Canada will not answer repeated questions about whether there will be enough office space to accommodate the federal government's new policy on in-office work.
  Most public servants are expected to be in the office three days per week and executives are expected to attend the office four days per week, with the remaining days being worked remotely.
  But executives will be required to be in the office full-time starting in May, and the federal governme
  
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• Ottawa kept people on Canada’s no-fly list without ‘necessary grounds’: spy watchdog

  17-02-2026 19:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A new report from the national spy watchdog says the federal government kept some people on Canada's no-fly list without proper justification.
  The government is responsible for screening travellers through the Passenger Protect Program, commonly known as the no-fly list.
  Federal officials inform air carriers when a passenger requires additional screening or is prohibited outright from boarding a flight.
  The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency looked at how people are
  
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• B.C. police watchdog to determine whether to investigate Tumbler Ridge shooting

  17-02-2026 19:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — British Columbia's police watchdog is taking steps to determine whether its mandate is met to investigate the mass shooting in the small northeastern community of Tumbler Ridge last week.
  Nine people, including the shooter, were killed last Tuesday in the tragedy that left more than two dozen others injured.Jessica Berglund, the chief civilian director of the Independent Investigations Office, says it was notified by the RCMP and has assigned investigators to determine whether the
  
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• Multiple Chilliwack-area businesses impacted by criminal activity this past week

  17-02-2026 19:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – Mounties in Chilliwack say multiple businesses in the greater Chilliwack area were impacted by criminal activity this past week.
  According to a weekly recap compiled by Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener, there were 808 calls for service between Monday, Feb. 9 and Sunday, Feb. 16, including three break and enters at businesses.
  During the Feb. 9-16 period, Chilliwack RCMP received a report of a man who threw a rock through the window of a convenience store in
  
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• Canada should work to recruit bilingual health workers, Senate report says

  17-02-2026 18:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A Senate report is calling on the federal government to fast-track immigration and credential recognition for francophone and bilingual health-care workers.
  The Senate committee on Official Languages recently wrapped up a study on language barriers in the health system.It heard from witnesses from across the country, including anglophones in Quebec and francophones in the rest of Canada, that they have trouble accessing care in their own language.
  The report makes 14 recommendatio
  
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• Federal judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detained by immigration authorities

  17-02-2026 18:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  GREENBELT, MD (AP) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporting him, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. The Salvadoran national’s case has become a focal point in the immigration debate after he was mistakenly deported to his home country last year. Since his return, he has been fighting a second deportation to a series of African countries proposed by Depar
  
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• Israeli military says more than 1,500 Canadians were serving in its ranks last year

  17-02-2026 18:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Israeli military says more than 1,500 people with Canadian citizenship — soldiers holding dual or multiple citizenships — were serving in its ranks as of a year ago, according to documents obtained by an Israeli organization.
  The news comes months after the RCMP confirmed it would be collecting reports from members of the public about possible war crimes by Hamas or the Israeli military during the Israel-Hamas war.
  The Israeli consumer advocacy organization Hatzlac
  
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• Apartment development could be built on the site of a former day care on Keith Wilson Road

  17-02-2026 18:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – A 3.25-acre parcel of land once occupied by a day care centre on Keith Wilson Road could become an apartment development.According to the text of a City of Chilliwack planning sign, a rezoning application has been submitted for property at 44490 Keith Wilson Road, which once housed a day care centre.The rezoning application seeks to amend the text of the CD-16 (Comprehensive Development) zone to increase density and height, reduce setbacks, parking, and previous surfaces, and
  
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• Toronto FC acquires forward Emilio Aristizábal from Colombian First Division team

  17-02-2026 17:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Toronto FC acquired forward Emilio Aristizábal from Colombian First Division team Atlético Nacional on Tuesday.
  Aristizábal will be on loan for the entire 2026 Major League Soccer (MLS) season, with Toronto FC having an option to purchase.
  Aristizábal will occupy an under-22 initiative slot and international roster position; however, he'll be added to the lineup pending receipt of his medicals and International Transfer Certificate (ITC).
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• Quebec auto board sorry for online platform boondoggle, aims to regain public trust

  17-02-2026 17:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  QUÉBEC — Quebec's automobile insurance board is apologizing over the botched rollout of its online platform and the hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overruns on the project.
  The apology comes after a public inquiry concluded on Monday that auto board management hid the true cost of the platform from elected officials.
  Quebec's premier launched the inquiry following a February 2025 auditor general report that found the new platform was expected to cost taxpayers at least $1.1
  
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• City of Chilliwack purchases Young Road property, plans to have former business centre demolished

  17-02-2026 16:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – Chilliwack councillors are set to vote today on the demolition of two city-owned properties in downtown Chilliwack, including a commercial building that was once a thriving two-storey business centre.
  According to the text of item 7.6 on today’s agenda (Tuesday, Feb. 17), the City of Chilliwack issued a request for quotations to pre-qualified demolition contractors for the demolition of commercial buildings at 9240 Young Road and 46010 Princess Avenue.The city says propo
  
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• NewsAlert: Canadian speedskaters Maltais, Blondin, Weidemann win gold in team pursuit

  17-02-2026 16:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — Canada's speedskaters have won a gold medal in the women's team pursuit at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Defending champions Valérie Maltais, Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann defeated the Netherlands in the final to top the podium for the second straight Games.
  More to come.
  The Canadian Press
  
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• Quebec police bust sophisticated forged documents operation, arrest two

  17-02-2026 16:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police say they've made a pair of arrests in what they are calling a sophisticated counterfeit ID and credit card operation.The force's economic crimes division says two men ages 34 and 42 face charges of production of counterfeit documents and identity theft.
  They were expected to appear virtually at the courthouse in Joliette, Que., northeast of Montreal.
  The arrests come after a March 2025 raid by provincial police on a clandestine document production lab on
  
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• Tony Clark resigning as head of MLB players union, AP source says, as possible cap fight looms

  17-02-2026 16:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tony Clark is resigning as head of the Major League Baseball Players Association, a person familiar with union’s deliberations said Tuesday.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because his decision, first reported by ESPN, had not been announced. The person said an announcement was likely later Tuesday.Clark’s decision comes during an investigation by the U.S. Attorney in Brooklyn, New York, into One Team Partners, a licensing co
  
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• Here’s a list of January inflation rates for selected Canadian cities

  17-02-2026 14:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.3 per cent in January, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely because they are based on small statistical samples (previous month in brackets):
  — St. John's, N.L.: 2.6 per cent (3.1)
  — Charlottetown-Summerside: 1.9 per cent (2.9)
  — Halifax: 2.8 per cent (3.1)
  — Saint John, N.B.: 2.9 per cent (3.1)
  — Quebec City: 3.0 per cent (3.
  
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• Here’s a list of January inflation rates for Canadian provinces

  17-02-2026 14:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.3 per cent in January, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets):
  — Newfoundland and Labrador: 2.4 per cent (3.0)
  — Prince Edward Island: 1.8 per cent (2.8)
  — Nova Scotia: 2.7 per cent (3.1)
  — New Brunswick: 2.9 per cent (3.1)
  — Quebec: 3.0 per cent (3.2)
  — Ontario: 2.0 per cent (2.1)
  — Manitoba: 2.6 per cent (3.7)
  — Saskatchewan: 1.8 per cent (2.2)
  
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• Iran temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz as it held latest round of indirect talks with US

  17-02-2026 14:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  GENEVA (AP) — Iran announced the temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday for live fire military drills in a rare show of force as its negotiators held another round of indirect talks with the United States in Geneva over its disputed nuclear program.It was the first time Iran has announced the closure of the key international waterway, through which 20% of the world’s oil passes, since the U.S. began threatening Iran and rushing military assets to the region. It marks a
  
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• Iran temporarily closing Strait of Hormuz for live fire drills as new talks with US start

  17-02-2026 13:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  GENEVA (AP) — The U.S. and Iran held their second round of talks about Iran’s nuclear program on Tuesday in Geneva as Iran said it will close the Strait of Hormuz for several hours for live fire military exercises and the United States ramps up its military forces in the region. As the talks began, Iranian media announced that Iran had fired live missiles toward the Strait of Hormuz, and said it will close the Strait for several hours for “safety and maritime concerns.”Th
  
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• Iran temporarily closing Strait of Hormuz for live fire drills as nuclear talks with US begin

  17-02-2026 13:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  GENEVA (AP) — The U.S. and Iran are holding their second round of talks about Iran’s nuclear program Tuesday in Geneva as Iran said it will close the Strait of Hormuz for several hours as it holds live fire military exercises and the United States ramps up its military forces in the region. As the talks began, Iranian media announced that Iran had fired live missiles toward the Strait of Hormuz, and said it will close the Strait for several hours for “safety and maritime concer
  
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• The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84

  17-02-2026 11:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader's assassination, died Tuesday. He was 84. His daughter, Santita Jackson, confirmed that her father died at home, surrounded by family.As a young organizer in Chicago, Jackson was called to meet with King at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis shortly before King was killed and he publicly positioned himse
  
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• Iran fires live missiles into Strait of Hormuz in drill as a new round of nuclear talks begins

  17-02-2026 11:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  GENEVA (AP) — The U.S. and Iran are holding their second round of talks about Iran’s nuclear program Tuesday in Geneva as the United States ramps up its military presence in the Middle East and Iran holds large-scale maritime exercises.As the talks began, Iranian media announced that Iran had fired live missiles towards the Strait of Hormuz. Iran had announced a maritime military exercise on Monday in waterways that are crucial international trade routes through which 20% of the worl
  
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• Suicide bomber and gunmen kill 11 soldiers and a child in northwestern Pakistan

  17-02-2026 11:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — A suicide bomber backed by a group of gunmen rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the wall of a security post after troops signaled for it to stop in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold in northwestern Pakistan, causing part of the compound to collapse and killing 11 soldiers and a child, the military and police said Tuesday.The military said in a statement that the attackers overnight had sought to breach the checkpoint but were thwarted by security forces. It said t
  
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• Bangladesh’s new prime minister is sworn in after his party’s landslide election win

  17-02-2026 11:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’ s new prime minister was sworn in on Tuesday after his party’s landslide win in last week’s parliamentary elections, the country’s first since the massive 2024 uprising. The vote was billed as key to Bangladesh’s future political landscape after years of intense rivalry and disputed polls.Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, whose term will last the next five years, is the son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and former Presi
  
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• In the news today: Carney defence strategy, Tumbler Ridge, Ottawa called to help Cuba

  17-02-2026 10:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
  Carney set to announce defence industrial strategy today
  Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to publicly release today his new Buy Canadian plan for supplying the military and growing Canada's domestic defence industry.
  The $6.6-billion plan promises to prioritize building military equipment at home, hike the share of defence contracts awarded to Canadian firms and add up to 125,000 new jobs over the nex
  
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• 11 soldiers and 1 child killed as suicide bomber hits security post in restive northwest Pakistan

  17-02-2026 10:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — A suicide bomber backed by a group of gunmen rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the wall of a security post after troops signaled him to stop in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold in northwestern Pakistan, causing part of the compound to collapse and killing 11 soldiers and a child, the military and police said Tuesday.In a statement, the military said the attackers overnight had sought to breach the checkpoint but were thwarted by security forces. It said troops l
  
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• Plummeting temperatures, heavy snow forecast as winter returns to Prairies

  17-02-2026 10:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Winter is making a comeback on the Prairies, with cold temperatures and heavy snow in the forecast.
  Environment Canada says parts of southern Saskatchewan are under an orange snowfall warning, with an area stretching from Prince Albert to Estevan expecting up to 35 centimetres of snow by Thursday morning.
  The weather office also says a blowing snow advisory is in effect for much of southern Saskatchewan, with wind gusts forecast to reach up to 70 kilometres an hour.
  Southern and
  
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• Health, education, public safety to be protected in B.C. budget, Minister Bailey says

  17-02-2026 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — British Columbia's finance minister describes the government's budget being unveiled today as disciplined, focused and serious.Brenda Bailey says the government will protect the core services of health and education, while there will also be money for public safety in response to numerous shootings connected to extortion threats.The NDP government has been criticized for a deficit forecast to reach $11.2 billion this year, and Bailey says the plan is to bring that down year over
  
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• Road to ruin: Montreal’s pothole problems have solutions — but city lacks money

  17-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Montrealer Marianick Baril says she's had eight flat tires since Christmas. Now, she plans her daily commute less on travel time and more by choosing the streets that have the fewest craters that threaten to send her vehicle back to the mechanic.
  This winter has been particularly perilous for Baril and other Montreal drivers, with officials reporting 3,824 pothole-related complaints between Jan. 1-27, nearly five times the 796 logged over the same period last year.''This isn't n
  
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