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• QUIZ: A time for peace – Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack Progress

  13-03-2022 13:45 via theprogress.com
  
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• In the news: LeBlanc to meet Trump soon, Tory floor crossing, N.B. budget cuts likely

  19-02-2026 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …
  LeBlanc to meet with Trump's trade czar
  The minister in charge of Canada-U.S. trade said he will be sitting down with U.S. President Donald Trump's trade czar in the coming weeks to discuss the looming review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement.
  Dominic LeBlanc on Wednesday said he spoke with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the phone after he told "Fox Business" last week that Canadians ha
  
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• Two players are tied for the first-round lead at the LPGA Thailand tournament

  19-02-2026 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Nasa Hataoka shot a 7-under 65 Thursday on the Siam Country Club Old Course and was tied for the lead after the opening round at the LPGA Thailand, the first of three tournaments in Asia in consecutive weeks.Hataoka, who was runner-up at the 2021 U.S. Women’s Open, has won five individual LPGA tournaments and two in the International Crown team event.She was tied Thursday with Thailand's Chanettee Wannasaen. Gemma Dryburgh, who opened her round with an eagle
  
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• Underdog Canada faces U.S. for Olympic hockey gold; curling semifinals also on tap

  19-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — Defending Olympic champion Canada enters today’s women’s hockey gold-medal game against the United States as a significant underdog on Day 13 of the Milan Cortina Olympics.
  The Canadians have lost seven straight to the United States, including a 5-0 preliminary-round defeat last week.Captain Marie-Philip Poulin leads Canada into the matchup after scoring twice in a 2-1 semifinal win over Switzerland, becoming the all-time Olympic women’s hockey goals leader.
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• How three sisters honour mother’s legacy at Vancouver’s Lunar New Year parade

  19-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER —
  The youngest dancer in this Sunday's Lunar New Year Parade in Vancouver is just four.
  "Hopefully they remember (the routine)," chuckled parade producer Lisa Ho of the tiny dancer and his fellow performers.
  She and her sisters, Anabel and Valerie Ho, know what the young dancer is going through.
  For decades, their mother Maria Mimie Ho was the driving force behind the parade in Vancouver's Chinatown, and the sisters have been part of the show since they were babies, raised amid s
  
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• Fourth complainant set to testify at sex assault trial of businessman Frank Stronach

  19-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — A fourth complainant is set to take the stand today at the sexual assault trial of billionaire businessman Frank Stronach.
  Stronach, who is 93, has pleaded not guilty to 12 charges related to seven complainants. The charges stem from alleged incidents dating back as far as the 1970s.
  On Wednesday, the court heard from a woman who says she grew to know and trust the auto parts magnate through the popular restaurant and nightclub complex he owned.
  She testified that after having di
  
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• Alberta’s Smith to address province in live pre-budget TV broadcast

  19-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to address the province in a TV broadcast Thursday evening and is expected to discuss immigration.
  Smith said Wednesday that rapid population growth coupled with slagging oil prices have put an unsustainable strain on the province's finances.
  "You have to be a taxpayer before you start using our services," she told reporters at an unrelated announcement in Calgary.
  "And we've had the reverse — we've had people who have been heavy, heav
  
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• Gas explosion kills 16 after apartment building partially collapsed in southern Pakistan

  19-02-2026 08:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KARACHI, Pakstan (AP) — A gas explosion ripped through an apartment building in Pakistan’s largest port city of Karachi on Thursday, killing at least 16 people, including women and children, and injuring several others after part of the structure collapsed, police and rescue officials said.The explosion happened when people were preparing a pre-dawn meal on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in a residential area of Karachi, the capital of Sindh province, local police
  
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• Gas explosion kills 13 after apartment building partially collapsed in southern Pakistan

  19-02-2026 08:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KARACHI, Pakstan (AP) — A gas explosion ripped through an apartment building in Pakistan’s largest port city of Karachi on Thursday, killing at least 13 people, including women and children, and injuring several others after part of the structure collapsed, police and rescue officials said.The explosion happened in a residential area of Karachi, the capital of Sindh province, local police chief Rizwan Patel said. Rescuers were still removing rubble to search for any survivors trapped
  
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• Former South Korean President Yoon receives life sentence for imposing martial law

  19-02-2026 08:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life in prison for his brief imposition of martial law in a dramatic culmination to the country's biggest political crisis in decades.Yoon fell from office after an ill-advised attempt to overcome an opposition-controlled legislature by declaring martial law and sending troops to surround the legislature on Dec. 3, 2024. Judge Jee Kui-youn said he found Yoon guilty of rebellion for mobilizing military an
  
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• UN experts say destruction by Sudan’s rebels in el-Fasher in October bears ‘hallmarks of genocide’

  19-02-2026 08:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  GENEVA (AP) — A "campaign of destruction" in October by Sudanese rebels against non-Arab communities in and near a city in Sudan's western region of Darfur shows “hallmarks of genocide,” U.N.-backed human rights experts reported Thursday, a dramatic finding in the country's devastating war.The Rapid Support Forces carried out mass killings and other atrocities in el-Fasher after an 18-month siege during which they imposed conditions “calculated to bring about the physical
  
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• Former South Korean President Yoon convicted on rebellion charges

  19-02-2026 08:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former President Yoon Suk Yeol was convicted rebellion over his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024.Yoon's former Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun was also convicted of rebellion. The Seoul Central District Court is expected to sentence Yoon later on Thursday.Judge Jee Kui-youn said he found Yoon guilty of rebellion for mobilizing military and police forces in an illegal attempt to seize the liberal-led National Assembly, arrest politicians and establis
  
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• José María Balcázar becomes Peru’s eighth president in a decade

  19-02-2026 06:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s Congress late Wednesday elected legislator José María Balcázar as the country's eighth president in a decade, replacing another interim leader who was ousted the previous day over corruption allegations just four months into his term.Balcázar, an 83-year-old former judge representing the leftist Perú Libre party, defeated three other candidates with a majority of the 130-member legislature. The revolving-door presidency in P
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps open CONCACAF Champions Cup run with 0-0 draw vs. C.S. Cartagines

  19-02-2026 06:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CARTAGO — The Vancouver Whitecaps kicked off their 2026 campaign with a 0-0 draw against Costa Rican side C.S. Cartagines in CONCACAF Champions Cup play on Thursday.The 'Caps were the dominant side for much of the match, controlling 76.5 per cent of the possession across the game.The visitors also outshot Cartagines 15-7 with a 5-0 edge in on-target shots, but Vancouver couldn't get a ball past goalkeeper Kevin Briceño.
  The Whitecaps come into the tournament between the top teams in
  
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• Peru’s congress elects country’s eighth president in a decade

  19-02-2026 04:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s Congress on Wednesday elected legislator José María Balcázar as the country's eighth president in a decade, replacing another interim leader who was ousted the previous day over corruption allegations just four months into his term.Balcázar, an 83-year-old former judge representing the leftist Perú Libre party, defeated three other candidates with a majority of the 130-member legislature. The revolving-door presidency in Per
  
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• Bruce Meyer elevated to players’ association interim executive director

  19-02-2026 01:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Bruce Meyer was promoted to interim executive director of the baseball players’ association on Wednesday, a day after Tony Clark’s forced resignation, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the move had not yet been announced.Matt Nussbaum was promoted to interim deputy executive director from general counsel.The decisions by the Major League Baseball Players Association executive b
  
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• Agassiz prison under lockdown, exceptional search protocol

  19-02-2026 00:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  AGASSIZ — Federal correctional staff say a lockdown is currently in place at an Agassiz prison.
  According to a statement from the Correctional Service of Canada, a lockdown was put in place at Mountain Institution, a medium-security federal institution, starting Tuesday, February 17, to enable staff members to conduct an exceptional search.
  The search was ordered to ensure the safety and security of the correctional facility, its staff, and inmates, CSC says.
  Staff say visits have been sus
  
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• Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon says federal strategy gets “two thumbs up” from B.C.

  19-02-2026 00:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — British Columbia Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon says he will be meeting with federal Defence Minister David McGuinty to discuss shipbuilding in B.C. among other possibilities following the release of Canada's defence industrial strategy.
  Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled Canada's new plan this week worth $6.6 billion to boost defence spending, and Kahlon says his government sees "strong opportunities" flowing from the plan.B.C. released its own strategy last year to benefit from Ca
  
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• Police in Surrey, B.C., denied request to delay next step in transition plan: chief

  19-02-2026 00:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — The chief of the Surrey Police Service says his force, which has been swamped with extortion cases, has been denied by the B.C. government its request to delay the transition from the RCMP.
  Chief Norm Lipinski says in a statement that his officers had originally planned for a "staged transition" of the Cloverdale region, taking over policing on the south side in April and the north side in July.
  Lipinski says he asked four a four-month delay of the transition, in part due to staff
  
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• LeBlanc to meet with Trump’s trade czar to talk about CUSMA review

  19-02-2026 00:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — The minister in charge of Canada-U.S. trade says he will be sitting down with U.S. President Donald Trump's trade czar in the coming weeks to discuss the looming review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement.
  Dominic LeBlanc says he spoke with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the phone after his American counterpart last week said Canadians had barriers that made it difficult to have bilateral trade talks.
  The Trump administration has been causing uncertainty about the
  
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• Tumbler Ridge victim’s mom says truck robbed, wounded daughter’s paddle board stolen

  18-02-2026 23:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The mother of 12-year-old Maya Gebala, who has been holding vigil at her bedside since she was gravely wounded in last week's school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., says her daughter's paddle board has been stolen from her vehicle.
  Cia Edmonds, who has been with Maya in BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver, says in social media post that someone stole the board from the back of her truck by slashing open the tonneau cover.
  Edmonds has been providing regular updates on Maya, who
  
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• Suspect sought in break and enter at hotel in Hope: RCMP

  18-02-2026 23:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HOPE — Mounties in Hope are appealing to the public for help in locating a 26-year-old man who is wanted for break and enter, assault with a weapon and theft under $5,000.According to a statement from Upper Fraser Valley RCMP spokesperson Constable Bradley Holditch, police in Hope responded to a report of a break and enter in progress at a local hotel in Hope on Monday, February 9, 2026. Mounties say two individuals allegedly entered the hotel’s office, assaulted an employee, damaged
  
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• Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard won’t reinstate Marwah Rizqy in party caucus

  18-02-2026 23:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Newly acclaimed Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard says he won't reinstate Marwah Rizqy in his party's caucus.
  Rizqy was booted from caucus in the fall by the party's former leader, Pablo Rodriguez, who said she had not consulted him before firing her chief of staff.Her expulsion kicked off a series of controversies that ended with Rodriguez resigning in December. Rizqy's former chief of staff, Geneviève Hinse, later launched a $500,000 wrongful dismissal case against her.
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• City of Chilliwack awards tender to fix ‘awkward’ Greendale intersection, notes concrete barriers are often struck

  18-02-2026 23:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The City of Chilliwack has awarded a tender to widen and improve what it calls an “awkward” intersection in Greendale where its concrete barriers are often struck and knocked over.
  Councillors voted unanimously on Tuesday (Feb. 17) to have Element Excavating Ltd. remediate the intersection of Chadsey Road and Keith Wilson Road.
  According to item 7.2 of Tuesday’s Chilliwack City Council agenda, Element Excavating Ltd. submitted the low bid of $219,958 to beat
  
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• Arjun Nimmala to get big-league reps with Blue Jays during World Baseball Classic

  18-02-2026 22:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  It took a full season of baseball, but Arjun Nimmala has learned that less is more.
  Nimmala spent all of the 2025 season with the single-A Vancouver Canadians, playing in 120 games with the Toronto Blue Jays' minor-league affiliate. The 20-year-old shortstop is spending spring training with the major-league roster, sharpening his skills on and off the field.
  "Just trying to keep the game as simple as possible, have as much fun as possible," said Nimmala on his goals. "Just mentally, I'm trying t
  
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• B.C. sets up condolence books to honour Tumbler Ridge victims and support community

  18-02-2026 22:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — An online condolence book has been set up to honour the victims of last week's shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., where eight victims were shot dead.
  The British Columbia government says the book is for people to share messages of "condolence, support and unity" with the community after the "devastating tragedy."
  A physical condolence book has also been set up in the Hall of Honour at the B.C. legislature building in Victoria.
  Both books will be available to sign until Feb. 20, a
  
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• Veteran receivers Daniels, Rhymes among players still on CFL’s open market

  18-02-2026 22:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  There's still quality available more than a week after the start of CFL free agency.
  Over 250 players hit the open market Feb. 10. Many signed extensions with their current teams, others moved on while some simply retired.
  However, good players remain, including proven American receivers DaVaris Daniels and Dominique Rhymes.
  Daniels, 33, has spent nine seasons with Calgary (2016-18), Edmonton (2019) and Toronto (2021-25). The six-foot, 203-pound Daniels is a three-time Grey Cup champion, was the
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Canada’s Dubois wins short-track gold at Milan Cortina Games

  18-02-2026 21:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — Canadian short-track speedskater Steven Dubois has won gold in the men’s 500 metres at the Milan Cortina Olympics. It is Canada's 14th medal of the Games.
  More to come.
  The Canadian Press
  
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• Bhangu makes 11 running for the leadership of the B.C. Conservative Party

  18-02-2026 21:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LANGLEY — Harman Bhangu, the member of the legislature for Langley-Abbotsford, has announced he's running to become leader of the British Columbia Conservative Party.Bhangu becomes the 11th person to want the job and says he's wants to be the leader and the next premier of the province because too many B.C. residents are paying the price for decisions they didn't make.Before running in the last election, Bhangu was a vice-president in the party and says he helped build it from nothing beca
  
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• Democrats say they’re escalating investigation into Gordie Howe bridge debacle

  18-02-2026 21:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Democrats say they are escalating an investigation into U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to stall the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
  Democrats allege Trump's social media post last week came hours after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick met with the billionaire owner of a competing bridge.
  The Gordie Howe bridge, which will connect Ontario to Michigan, has for decades faced massive pushback from the Moroun family, which owns the rival Ambassador Bridge an
  
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