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  19-01-2022 16:30 via theprogress.com
  
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• Cargo plane carrying money crashes near Bolivia’s capital, killing at least 15, official says

  28-02-2026 02:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A cargo plane carrying money crashed Friday near Bolivia’s capital, damaging about a dozen vehicles on a highway, scattering bills on the ground and leaving at least 15 people dead, an official said.Fire Chief Pavel Tovar did not clarify if the dead were in the plane or in the cars on the highway near the airport in La Paz. He said there were people injured. The aircraft struck vehicles in the city of El Alto, which is adjacent to La Paz, before coming to rest
  
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• Pedestrian killed by train in Maple Ridge, B.C., RCMP say

  28-02-2026 01:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MAPLE RIDGE — A man has been struck and killed by a train in Maple Ridge, B.C.RCMP say officers were called Friday afternoon to a report of a person being hit along the tracks on River Road.The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
  RCMP say they are working with Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway police on the case.TransLink said service to its West Coast Express trains was temporarily delayed because of the death.Trains were travelling as far as the Coquitlam Central Station and passeng
  
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• Los Angeles school superintendent placed on paid leave during federal probe

  28-02-2026 01:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alberto Carvalho, the superintendent of Los Angeles public schools in the nation’s second-largest district, was put on paid leave Friday, two days after the FBI served search warrants at his home and the district’s headquarters.Authorities have not provided details of the nature of the investigation involving the school district, which serves more than 500,000 students, nor have they accused Carvalho of any wrongdoing.The Los Angeles Unified School District B
  
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• Cargo plane crashes shortly after takeoff in Bolivia, killing at least 15 people, official says

  28-02-2026 01:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A cargo plane crashed moments after takeoff Friday near Bolivia’s capital, damaging about a dozen vehicles on a highway and leaving at least 15 people dead, an official said.Fire Chief Pavel Tovar did not clarify if the dead were in the plane or in the cars on the highway near the airport in Bolivia's capital of La Paz.The aircraft skidded off the runway, striking vehicles in the city of El Alto, which neighbors La Paz, before coming to rest in an adjacent fiel
  
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• Troy Ryan tells AP he believes it’s time he steps down as Canadian women’s team coach after 6 years

  28-02-2026 01:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Troy Ryan is grateful and honored to have overseen the Canadian women’s hockey team at two Olympics and told The Associated Press on Friday that he believes it’s time he stepped down as coach.
  Asked if he foresees coaching the team at the world championships in November, Ryan said: “I don’t believe so. I would never say never, but very unlikely.”
  He then added: “I think it’s time for someone else to run with it and take it to new heights.”
  Ryan spo
  
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• Pedestrian struck, killed by train in Maple Ridge: RCMP

  28-02-2026 01:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MAPLE RIDGE – Mounties in Maple Ridge have confirmed that a male pedestrian was struck and killed by a train on River Road Friday afternoon.
  According to a brief statement from the Ridge Meadows RCMP detachment, police were called to the 22300 block of River Road Friday at approximately 2 p.m.Officers attended and confirmed that a male pedestrian was struck by a train in this area. The male was tragically pronounced deceased at the scene by emergency services.Ridge Meadows RCMP says it is
  
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• Los Angeles school superintendent placed on paid leave amid federal probe

  28-02-2026 01:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles School Superintendent Alberto Carvalho is being put on paid leave while he is part of a federal investigation. The move on Friday by the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education comes two days after the FBI served search warrants at his home and the district’s headquarters.Authorities have not provided details of the nature of the investigation involving the nation’s second-largest school district, which serves more than 500,000 stud
  
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• Federal judge extends order protecting refugees in Minnesota from being arrested and deported

  28-02-2026 00:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge on Friday extended his order protecting refugees in Minnesota who are lawfully in the U.S. from being arrested and deported, saying a Trump administration policy turns the “American Dream into a dystopian nightmare.” U.S. District Judge John Tunheim granted a motion by advocates for refugees to convert a temporary restraining order that he issued in January into a more permanent preliminary injunction.The order applies only in Minnesota. But t
  
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• Ewart in contention, Koepka makes the cut at PGA National after second round of Cognizant Classic

  28-02-2026 00:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Brooks Koepka doesn't aspire to simply make the weekends. Ben Silverman was merely hoping to play, period.
  They'll return to PGA National on Saturday, after bouncing back in the second round of the Cognizant Classic.
  Koepka shot a 5-under 66 on Friday, trimming eight shots from his opening round score, and Silverman shaved six shots from his opening round with a 3-under 67. That got them well within the cut line, and both are at 2 under headed into the weeke
  
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• Manitoba premier says U.S. men’s hockey team offside on Trump phone call

  28-02-2026 00:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is praising Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck for his performance in this year's Winter Olympics, but says when it comes to promoting sport and respect, the entire U.S. men’s hockey team was way offside.
  Kinew, speaking to reporters in Winnipeg, made the comment when asked about the American players celebrating in their dressing room after their gold medal win over Canada and laughing at disparaging comments about the gold medal-winning women’s team ma
  
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• Court to rule on B.C. class-action lawsuit against Whitecaps over Messi no-show

  27-02-2026 23:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A British Columbia judge says he'll decide on Monday whether to approve a settlement in a class-action lawsuit against the Vancouver Whitecaps over soccer star Lionel Messi's no-show at a game in 2024.
  The lawsuit against the team and Major League Soccer was filed after the game with Inter Miami was heavily marketed as featuring stars including Messi, Luis Suárez and Sergio Busquets, but they didn't end up playing.
  The proposed settlement calls for updates to the team's
  
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• Witness denies Vancouver officers on Myles Gray’s back before his death

  27-02-2026 23:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — One of the Vancouver officers who responded to the scene after a man was beaten by police in 2015 faced questioned of discrepancies between notes he took that day and how he describes the situation more than 10 years later.
  Const. Chris Bowater told a public hearing Friday that he saw Myles Gray in the "recovery position" on his side, unconscious but breathing.Under questioning from hearing counsel Brock Martland, Bowater said there were no officers on Gray's back, however his
  
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• Heartbreaking Olympic loss fuels Canadian players as PWHL resumes

  27-02-2026 23:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The sting of a heartbreaking Olympic loss is morphing into something else for Canadian defender Claire Thompson.
  It's been more than a week since Canada's women's hockey team fell 2-1 to the United States in overtime in the gold medal game, and as the days go by, the Vancouver Goldeneyes associate captain is gaining new perspective on her experience at the Milan Cortina Games.
  "As time goes on, I look back at it with a lot of fondness. I'm really proud of our group," she said.
  
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• McGill, Concordia drop legal battle with Quebec government over tuition hikes

  27-02-2026 23:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Concordia and McGill universities say they are abandoning their legal challenge against the Quebec government's decision to maintain a 33 per cent tuition hike for out-of-province students.
  The English universities won a ruling last April after the Superior Court overturned the hike of about $3,000, finding that it was unreasonable.
  But the province formally entrenched the tuition increase in a revised framework published in January, saying the government wanted to ensure Quebec
  
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• Manitoba premier says USA men’s hockey team offside for behaviour on Trump phone call

  27-02-2026 23:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is praising Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck for his performance in this year's winter Olympics, but says when it comes to promoting sport and respect, the entire USA men’s hockey team was way offside.
  Kinew, speaking to reporters in Winnipeg, made the comments when asked about Team USA players celebrating in their dressing room after their gold medal win over Canada and laughing at disparaging comments about the gold-medal-winning women’s team made b
  
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• Blue Jays fans keeping Dunedin economy afloat during turbulent times for tourism

  27-02-2026 23:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Toronto Blue Jays have made Dunedin, Fla., into a virtual oasis during turbulent economic times in Florida.
  Canadians' broad grassroots boycott of the United States has had a massive impact on the tourism industry, especially in states like Florida. Dunedin, which is the home of the Blue Jays' spring training facility and its single-A minor league team, seems to be have spared thanks to the loyalty of Canadian baseball fans.
  "We're in this kind of special bubble. It's a special place. It rea
  
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• Raptors looking for more consistency after close losses to Thunder, Spurs

  27-02-2026 22:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors are well aware that they need to find a way to play a consistent 48 minutes and hold on to leads against the NBA's best teams.
  The only question is: how?
  "I think we have to be better at communicating when we have the momentum to keep the momentum, not getting so caught up into being up 10 by the fourth quarter, actually just pushing even harder when we get those leads like that," said all-star Brandon Ingram on Friday after stepping off the court at OVO Athle
  
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• Lauer tagged for three runs as Rays edge Blue Jays 6-5 in spring training

  27-02-2026 22:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PORT CHARLOTTE — Toronto starter Eric Lauer was tagged for three runs in 1 2/3 innings, and a Blue Jays comeback fell short in a 6-5 spring training loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.
  Lauer gave up singles to the first two batters he faced, then loaded the bases when he hit Jake Fraley with a pitch.
  All those baserunners came across the plate as Junior Caminero hit a two-run single and Cedric Mullins hit a sacrifice fly.
  Lauer settled down after that and retired the next four batters he
  
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• Influencer charged in human trafficking case, police say

  27-02-2026 22:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The RCMP say a social media influencer from Vancouver is facing six charges in a case where a victim is alleged to have been trafficked in British Columbia and Ontario.Charges against 31-year-old Tevin Douglas include trafficking in persons, advertising sexual services and sexual assault.An investigation was launched last May into offences that are alleged to have occurred between July and December 2023.Police say it's alleged that the victim was trafficked throughout B.C.'s Lo
  
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• Canada can’t brush aside security concerns about India, ex-adviser warns

  27-02-2026 22:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A former national security and intelligence adviser to the federal government says it "strains credibility" to suggest India has stopped harmful meddling in Canadian affairs.
  Vincent Rigby, who now teaches at McGill University, says Canada needs to strike a balance between poking India in the eye and pretending national security threats no longer exist as the countries try to rebuild their relationship.
  Asked during a briefing with reporters whether agents acting on behalf of Indi
  
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• N.S. RCMP will not charge two of four arrested in alleged hockey hazing sex assault

  27-02-2026 21:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — Nova Scotia RCMP confirmed Friday they will not be moving ahead with charges against two of four teenage hockey players who were facing sexual assault charges after police investigated a complaint about a hazing ritual last fall.
  The Mounties' announcement comes less than a week after the provincial judiciary released court documents showing the other two accused, both 15 years old, had been formally charged. The police force says its investigation is continuing, but did not expl
  
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• Witness denies officers on Myles Gray’s back before his death

  27-02-2026 21:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — One of the Vancouver officers who responded to the scene after a man was beaten by police in 2015 faced questioned of discrepancies between notes he took that day and how he describes the situation more than 10 years later.
  Const. Chris Bowater told a public hearing that he saw Myles Gray in the "recovery position" on his side, unconscious but breathing.Under questioning from hearing counsel Brock Martland, Bowater said there were no officers on Gray's back, however his notes i
  
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• Josh Sargent leaves Norwich City for Major League Soccer’s Toronto in messy departure

  27-02-2026 21:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Josh Sargent joined Toronto from Norwich City in England's second-tier League Championship on Friday, ending a difficult situation in which the striker was exiled to the under-21 squad after he refused to play in an FA Cup match last month.Sargent, 26, was signed as a designated player through the 2030-31 Major League Soccer season. He had eight goals this season and 56 goals in 157 appearances with the Canaries overall.“Regardless of the manner of his departure, Josh has been a significan
  
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• A golden sweep by Team USA in Olympic hockey led to celebrations that got complicated and political

  27-02-2026 21:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The United States swept the hockey gold medals at the Winter Olympics for the first time, beating Canada 2-1 in overtime in both the men’s and women’s tournaments and finishing the tournaments unbeaten.
  It set off a celebration that quickly became political:
  The celebrations
  — Women’s team: The players largely steered away from politics. Many said they failed to notice Vice President JD Vance, his family and guests — and large security detail — attending two p
  
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• B.C. influencer charged with trafficking victim for ‘sexual services’ across Lower Mainland released on conditions

  27-02-2026 21:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LOWER MAINLAND — A B.C. man is now facing several charges in relation to human trafficking offences in 2023.
  In May 2025, investigators began looking into a Vancouver-based musician and influencer suspected of being involved in human trafficking, in which the victim was allegedly trafficked throughout the Lower Mainland and the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario.
  The offences are reportedly from July to December 2023.
  The BC Counter Human Trafficking Unit, with help from CFSEU-GET, Vancouver
  
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• Eby credits OpenAI for coming clean after mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

  27-02-2026 21:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby is crediting artificial intelligence firm OpenAI for not trying to hide problematic interactions between the Tumbler Ridge shooter and its chatbot.
  But while he says the firm "did come forward" about Jesse Van Rootselaar's ChatGPT activity and "didn't try to cover it up after the fact," the firm still made a "colossal, horrific mistake" by not telling police about it before the killings.
  Eby has been scathing about OpenAI's possible role in th
  
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• Nova Scotia RCMP will not charge two accused of sexual assault after hockey hazing

  27-02-2026 21:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — Nova Scotia RCMP confirmed they will not be moving ahead with charges against two of four teenage hockey players who were facing sexual assault charges after police investigated a complaint about a hazing ritual last fall.
  The Mounties' announcement comes less than a week after the provincial judiciary released court documents showing the other two accused, both 15 years old, had been formally charged.
  The police force says its investigation is continuing, but did not explain why
  
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• Politics, trade on tap for Poilievre during trip to U.K. and Germany

  27-02-2026 20:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is planning his first official international trip as opposition leader next week, with plans to meet with parliamentary colleagues and business leaders in both London and Germany.
  The trip comes just after he outlined his vision for Canada's relationship with the United States, at a speech in Toronto on Thursday.
  A press release listing Poilievre's itinerary says the goal of the trip is to "reinforce and strengthen" business and diplomatic ties
  
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• Sheinbaum says FIFA will visit Mexico to assess World Cup security and mobility

  27-02-2026 20:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — FIFA representatives will visit Mexico soon to assess security and mobility issues for the World Cup, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday.
  The country’s ability to co-host the World Cup has been under scrutiny this week following the violence that erupted after the army killed powerful drug lord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes on Sunday.
  The operation and its violent repercussions claimed the lives of 70 people. Cartel members set cars on fire to block st
  
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