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• Patterson to make first CFL start when Riders host Argonauts

  03-07-2024 19:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  It will now be up to Shea Patterson to keep the Saskatchewan Roughriders on their winning path.
  Patterson makes his first career CFL start Thursday night when Saskatchewan (3-0) hosts the Toronto Argonauts (2-1). Patterson has at least had time to prepare as the Riders are coming off the bye week.
  Harris, 38, went on the six-game injured list with a knee ailment. Last season, Saskatchewan won three of its first four regular-season games before Harris suffered a season-ending tibial plateau fract
  
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• Morikawa birdies 18th to win Pebble Beach, ends more than 2-year drought

  16-02-2026 03:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Collin Morikawa had gone 28 months since his last win, and he was reminded Sunday at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-am why it's never easy.
  He was among six players who had a share of the lead at one point in a wild and windy final round, one name getting everyone's attention — Scottie Scheffler — who nearly pulled off the biggest comeback in the tournament's history.
  Tougher still was standing in the fairway on the par-5 18th, the cold Pacific air ri
  
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• Winter threatening to make a return to the Fraser Valley this week

  16-02-2026 01:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Just when it looked like spring was here to stay, old man winter is returning to the Fraser Valley and the South Coast this week. Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement, warning of snow Monday from Metro Vancouver to Abbotsford in the Fraser Valley.
  It says a low pressure system is moving south from Alaska and will arrive over the South Coast Monday. It is expected to bring light precipitation in the early morning hours. But as the day wears on, a cold front
  
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• Misinformation experts warn of dire consequences in online hunt for blame

  16-02-2026 01:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Disinformation experts say while it's human nature to seek out more information after a tragedy, an online rush to identify suspects can have terrible consequences.
  Their remarks come after RCMP highlighted a falsehood targeting an Ontario woman as the suspect in the recent shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
  RCMP released a confirmed photo of the actual shooter, Jesse Van Rootselaar, on Friday as Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald called out false accusations against a person named Zylii Strang,
  
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• How a day of chaos and heartache unspooled in Tumbler Ridge

  16-02-2026 00:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Nothing is too far apart in tiny Tumbler Ridge, B.C., and there was a well-worn path between the local RCMP detachment and the nondescript brown timber home on Fellers Avenue, less than a kilometre away.
  The detachment's five officers, headed by Sgt. Bill Hughes, handled a little over 100 crimes a year, according to recent crime statistics.But their repeated interactions at the home that troubled teenager Jesse Van Rootselaar shared with her siblings and mother Jennifer Jacobs were different.
  RC
  
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• Quebec Liberal Party welcomes new leader Charles Milliard

  15-02-2026 23:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TROIS-RIVIÈRES — About 600 people welcomed Charles Milliard as the new head of the Quebec Liberal Party in Trois-Rivières on Sunday, days after he was acclaimed in a leadership race that no one else joined.
  Milliard, who entered the room at the Delta Hotel in the city about halfway between Montreal and Quebec City on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, takes over a party recently shaken by the December resignation of former leader Pablo Rodriguez.
  Milliard outlined his
  
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• Former Conservative leader John Rustad decides against running for his old job

  15-02-2026 22:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — Former B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad has announced he will not be entering the party's leadership race, saying the decision comes after "a lot of reflection."
  He says in a statement posted to social media that he did not make the choice lightly and he believes the best thing he can do for the party and the province is "support the next leader and help ensure we come out of this process stronger, not divided."
  Rustad resigned as the leader in December after 20 members of h
  
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• UPDATE: One dead, another injured in Chilliwack shooting

  15-02-2026 21:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  UPDATE at 12:20 p.m. — CHIILIWACK — RCMP in Chilliwack say one person was killed and another seriously injured in a shooting Sunday (Feb. 15) morning.Police say they were called to a home on Mellard Avenue at 8:40 a.m. When they arrived, they found two people suffering from gunshot wounds. One person was pronounced dead at the scene while the other was transported to hospital with serious injuries.The RCMP Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has taken control of the investigation.
  
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• FBI: DNA recovered from glove found near Guthrie home that appears to match glove worn by suspect

  15-02-2026 21:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The FBI says a glove containing DNA was found about two miles from “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother and appears to match those worn by a masked person outside her front door in Tucson the night she vanished.The glove, found in a field near the side of the road, was sent off for DNA testing. The FBI said in a statement Sunday that it received preliminary results Saturday and is awaiting official confirmation.Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen
  
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• UPDATE: 1 person deceased, one person seriously injured after shooting in Chilliwack Sunday morning

  15-02-2026 21:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  UPDATE, 12 P.M. SUNDAY: A Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson now says one person is deceased and another person has been transported to hospital with serious injuries after a reported shooting at a home on Mellard Avenue in Chilliwack.
  According to a statement from RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener, Chilliwack RCMP frontline officers responded to calls of a shooting in a residence on Mellard Avenue in Chilliwack at 8:40 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 15.
  Upon arrival officers located two individuals
  
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• Hit and run in Abbotsford leaves pedestrian with life-threatening injuries: AbbyPD

  15-02-2026 20:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD – Police in Abbotsford are investigating a reported hit and run collision Sunday morning that left a pedestrian with serious life-threatening injuries.
  According to a statement from AbbyPD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker, patrol officers were called to Braun Avenue and Crescent Way at 5:52 a.m. Sunday morning (Feb. 15). Police say the pedestrian was transported to a Vancouver-area hospital with serious life-threatening injuries.
  Sgt. Walker says the suspect vehicle fled the scene
  
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• Canada seals deal on EU defence procurement as Munich summit tests transatlantic ties

  15-02-2026 20:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada has officially signed onto the European defence procurement program it announced it would join last summer, as Washington's upending of geopolitics overshadows the world's top security conference.
  Defence Minister David McGuinty announced Ottawa had signed onto the European Union's 150-billion euro program called Security Action for Europe, or SAFE, Saturday at the Munich Security Conference.
  The program allows EU countries to access low-interest loans to buy military gear
  
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• Canada’s Fernandez scores first-round win over Samsonova at Dubai Championships

  15-02-2026 20:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUBAI — Canada's Leylah Fernandez upset 13th-seeded Liudmila Samsonova of Russia 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 in women's singles tennis opening-round action at the Dubai Championships on Sunday.
  Fernandez, of Laval, Que., had seven aces to three double faults, and converted on four of her nine break-point chances.
  The unseeded Fernandez also saved 10 of Samsonova's 13 break-point opportunities.
  Samsonova had four aces to five double faults in the two-hour, 52-minute match. She fell to 0-5 in three-set ma
  
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• Lane closure ahead for Highway 1 through Abbotsford this week

  15-02-2026 19:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — DriveBC has issued a reminder for eastbound drivers through Abbotsford along Highway 1 this week.
  A tree-clearing operation is scheduled between the McCallum Road exit (number 90) and Riverside Road. Crews will be clearing a 1.5 km stretch of trees along the roadway.
  Work will be limited to overnight hours to minimize the impact on traffic. Beginning Monday (Feb. 16), work crews will block the right lane and shoulder of the highway from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Work is expected to con
  
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• Alberta RCMP receive more reports of people with weapons after Tumbler Ridge shooting

  15-02-2026 19:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Mounties in Alberta say they have seen an uptick in weapons calls since the mass school shooting in Tumbler Ridge.
  RCMP spokesman Cpl. Troy Savinkoff says he can't say with certainty that the uptick is connected with the shooting that left nine dead last week, but it is unusual and Mounties believe people have been more sensitive to the tragedy.
  Savinkoff says Mounties received four calls for a person with a weapon in the last week in High River and Fort McMurray, in Alberta's n
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Canada beats France 10-2 in men’s hockey preliminary round

  15-02-2026 19:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — The Canadian men's hockey team has defeated France 10-2 to end its preliminary round with a perfect record at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
  More to come.
  The Canadian Press
  
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• Blue Jays pitcher Cody Ponce says ‘inner child’ helped him to best-ever season

  15-02-2026 18:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUNEDIN — Cody Ponce had the best season of his career by finding his inner child.
  Ponce agreed to a three-year, US$30-million deal with the Toronto Blue Jays on Dec. 10, returning to major-league baseball from South Korea's KBO League.
  The journeyman pitcher had a 17-1 record over 29 starts with the Hanwha Eagles last season, with a 1.89 earned-run average and252 strikeouts to earn that league's most valuable player award.
  Ponce spoke with media at the Blue Jays' spring training camp toda
  
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• Heavy police presence floods Chilliwack neighbourhood Sunday morning

  15-02-2026 18:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – A heavy police presence has flooded the area of Mellard Avenue and Fletcher Street, located northeast of downtown Chilliwack, on Sunday morning.
  According to multiple witness accounts, at least 10 police units, several ambulances and fire trucks surrounded the area of Mellard/Fletcher.
  Police have set up yellow caution tape across one of the roads involved, according to an on-scene picture sent to Fraser Valley Today.
  A helicopter has landed at the Chilliwack Airport to presum
  
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• Carney strategy for defence industry pledges 125,000 jobs, sweeping policy changes

  15-02-2026 18:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Liberal government is making sweeping changes to the way it approaches supporting the domestic defence industry, as Canada looks to transition away from over-reliance on the United States for military gear.
  The government was expected to announce its strategy last week, but Prime Minister Mark Carney suspended his travel due to a mass-shooting in B.C. and pushed the announcement to later this week, though media outlets have now published the details.
  The $6.6-billion strategy
  
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• Police tape down in Tumbler Ridge as shooting victim is honoured 14,000 km away

  15-02-2026 18:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TUMBLER RIDGE — Churches in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., are preparing for their first Sunday services since the recent shootings in which nine people died, while the life of one of the young victims has been honoured some 14,000 kilometres away.Twelve-year-old Abel Mwansa Jr. is being remembered in his family's former hometown of Solwezi, Zambia, for his laughter and kindness.
  Friends of Abel and his family in the community have held a celebration of his life at the City of Grace Chapel, lighting
  
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• Canada’s Auger-Aliassime loses to de Minaur in Rotterdam final

  15-02-2026 17:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ROTTERDAM — Canadian tennis star Félix Auger-Aliassime fell just short of winning a second straight ATP Tour title with a 6-3, 6-2 loss to Alex de Minaur on Sunday in the final of the Rotterdam Open.
  De Minaur didn't face break point in the match, while scoring two of his three breaks in a dominant second set.
  The Australian improved his career record against Auger-Aliassime to 2-3 and avenged a loss in their last meeting in the 2025 U.S. Open quarterfinals.
  Auger-Aliassime's season
  
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• Iran’s top diplomat to attend ‘indirect’ talks with US in Geneva, state-run IRNA news agency says

  15-02-2026 17:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s top diplomat was traveling from Tehran on Sunday to Geneva where the second round of nuclear negotiations with the U.S. will take place, Iranian state media reported.Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his delegation left for the Swiss city after the first round of indirect talks took place in Oman last week. Oman will mediate the talks in Geneva, the IRNA state-run news agency reported on its Telegram channel.Similar talks last year broke do
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of February 15, 2026

  15-02-2026 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.
  Name: Shane VincentAge: 42
  Height: 5’9” ft Weight: 135lbs
  Hair: Brown. Balding at the topEyes: Hazel
  Wanted: Mischief, Assault Causing Bodily Harm x2, and Breach CSO
  Warrant in effect: February 10, 2026
  Parole Jurisdiction: Vancouver
  Name: Cheyenne WasacaseAge: 21
  Height: 5’10” ft Weight: 137lbs
  Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
  Wanted: Carry Concealed Weapon
  
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• Beijing drops visa requirement for Canadian tourists, business visitors to China

  15-02-2026 16:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — China is dropping its visa requirement for Canadian tourists and business visitors, after moves by Prime Minister Mark Carney to put relations with Beijing on a better footing.
  China's Foreign Ministry says Canadians will no longer be required to get visas for 30-days stays, starting Tuesday until at least the end of this year.
  A month ago, during his visit to Beijing, Carney said Chinese President Xi Jinping committed to visa-free access for Canadians, which China never confirmed
  
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• Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury wins Olympic gold in men’s dual moguls

  15-02-2026 14:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LIVIGNO — Mikael Kingsbury reminded the world why he’s the most decorated freestyle skier in history on Sunday as he won a gold medal for Canada in the men’s dual moguls event at the Milan Cortina Games.
  It was a day of yet more firsts in a career full of them: Canada’s first gold medal of the Games, and the first-ever gold medal in men’s dual moguls, which made its Olympic debut.
  It was also a day of lasts for 33-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que., who confirmed he
  
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• Kingsbury wins dual moguls gold; Team Canada wraps men’s hockey round robin

  15-02-2026 12:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — Freestyle ski star Mikael Kingsbury has won a gold medal for Canada in the dual moguls event at the Milan Cortina Games.
  It's a fifth Olympic medal for Kingsbury, but the first in dual moguls, which made its Games debut, and Canada's first gold medal of this Olympics.
  Kingsbury defeated Japan's Ikuma Horishima 31-4 in the final round of the event.
  The 33-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que., settled for silver in the individual event earlier in the week after losing a tiebreaker.
  Kin
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury wins Olympic gold in men’s dual moguls

  15-02-2026 12:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LIVIGNO — Canadian freestyle ski star Mikael Kingsbury has won Canada's first gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics in the dual moguls event. It's the fifth Olympic medal for the 33-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que., who also took home a silver in the individual moguls event earlier in the Games.
  More to come.
  The Canadian Press
  
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• Fact File: Why it’s tough to verify some of Carney’s claims about ‘protected’ jobs

  15-02-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has made a series of claims recently about how much the federal government's support for tariff-stricken industries has protected jobs in Canada.
  Some of his figures on the number of workers being supported come close to federal records. Experts say that while there are models that can help estimate job creation tied to federal programs, measuring their impact on the labour market is seldom an exact science.
  THE CLAIM
  Since March 2025, the federal govern
  
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• Provincial deficit ‘unsustainable’ as budget comes Tuesday, B.C. official says

  15-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia government didn't have the opportunity to hint about what was coming in the provincial budget in its annual throne speech but both the premier and his finance minister have foreshadowed a cinching of government spending.The legislative session started just days after a mass shooting that left nine dead, including the killer. Six of the victims were under 13 years old, five of them died at the Tumbler Ridge Secondary School.The speech from the throne, normall
  
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• Police tape down at B.C. high school, home where 8 killed in mass shooting

  15-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TUMBLER RIDGE — The site of the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is no longer cordoned off by police tape, but the high school where six were killed and dozens more were hurt remains closed to the public.
  RCMP removed the yellow tape on Saturday that had surrounded the school since Tuesday, when 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar shot and killed five students and an educator after killing her mother and a brother at the family home.
  The roads leading up to the school are still barricade
  
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