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• Spring Fair Back to Coliseum this Month

  04-03-2024 18:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Chilliwack Coliseum is pleased to welcome back West Coast Amusements for the 3rd annual Chilliwack Spring Fair from March 14th – 19th.
  The fair will feature rides, treats, and a great time for the whole family!
  “We are really excited to welcome back our friends from West Coast Amusements. They are a wonderful locally owned family business who have been really fun to work with over the past few years, ” said Vice-President of the Coliseum, Barry Douglas. “We&
  
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• Chilliwack small business to hold hiring fair this week

  09-02-2026 18:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – A Chilliwack small business will hold a hiring fair as it prepares for the busy summer season.Kent’s Ice Cream Co., located in the Little Mountain area of Chilliwack, says it will hold a hiring fair this Saturday, February 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 47582 Yale Road.“We’re getting ready for our upcoming season & are looking for some individuals to join our scooping team!” the company said.The company says prospective applicants can apply to work at
  
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• Chilliwack energy analyst says it’s time for BC to unplug its rigid EV mandate

  09-02-2026 18:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – Former Chilliwack MLA turned energy analyst Barry Penner is applauding the federal government’s decision to swap what he calls a rigid electric-vehicle sales mandate with a more practical approach that better reflects economic and consumer realities.Rather than imposing rigid sales quotas, Penner says the feds are pivoting toward fleet-wide greenhouse gas emissions reductions, with longer-term electric-vehicle adoption targets and greater flexibility for automakers &mdas
  
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• B.C. firm says some workers found dead after abduction from Mexico mine

  09-02-2026 18:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A Vancouver-based firm that operates a mine site in Mexico where 10 workers were abducted last month says it has been told by a number of families that their relatives have been found dead.
  The statement posted on the website of Vizsla Silver Corp. says the firm was waiting for confirmation from Mexican authorities and would provide further updates as appropriate.
  The company does not say how many of its abducted employees have been found dead after they were taken from the sit
  
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• Ottawa commits $6M to fund cross-Canada research aimed at driving productivity

  09-02-2026 18:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — The federal government has announced a $6 million grant aimed at improving Canada's economic productivity through a cross-country research partnership.The funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada is to be spread out over 15 years.The partnership includes 30 researchers from six federal bodies, six universities and three non-governmental organizations.It is being directed by University of Calgary economist Trevor Tombe.The researchers are to colla
  
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• CP NewsAlert: B.C. firm says some workers found dead after abduction from Mexico mine

  09-02-2026 17:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A Vancouver-based firm which operates a mine site in Mexico where 10 workers were abducted last month says it has been told by a number of families that their relatives have been found dead.
  The statement posted on the website of Vizsla Silver Corp. says it is waiting for confirmation from Mexican authorities and will provide further updates as appropriate.
  The company does not say how many of its abducted employees have been found dead after they were taken from the site in Co
  
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• British PM fights to keep his job after revelations about former ambassador’s ties to Epstein

  09-02-2026 17:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer battled Monday to cling to power as revelations about the relationship between the former U.K. ambassador to Washington and Jeffrey Epstein spiraled into a full-blown crisis for his 19-month-old government.The prime minister's authority with his own Labour Party has been battered by fallout from the publication of files related to Epstein — a man he never met and whose sexual misconduct has not implicated Starmer.Some lawmakers in Sta
  
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• Ottawa investigating report Gaza cemetery where Canadians were buried was destroyed

  09-02-2026 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada says it is "deeply concerned" by reports the Gaza War Cemetery where nearly two dozen Canadians were buried has been severely damaged or destroyed.
  The department responsible for foreign affairs says it is in contact with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which manages the grave site.
  The Royal Canadian Legion says it was "devastated" to hear reports of extensive damage to the cemetery, the final resting place of Canadian Armed Forces members and their
  
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• Top NHL prospect Gavin McKenna’s hearing in assault case pushed back to March

  09-02-2026 16:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  STATE COLLEGE — The preliminary hearing for top NHL prospect Gavin McKenna in an alleged assault case in Pennsylvania has been postponed by a month.
  The court in Centre County, Pa., where Penn State University is located and where McKenna plays for the school’s men’s hockey team, said in an email that the hearing scheduled for Wednesday has been stayed until March 11.
  McKenna faces a misdemeanour simple assault charge after Pennsylvania’s district attorney’s office
  
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• Ghislaine Maxwell declined to answer questions from a House committee, citing 5th Amendment rights

  09-02-2026 16:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers tried Monday to interview Ghislaine Maxwell, but the former girlfriend and confidante of Jeffrey Epstein invoked her 5th Amendment rights to avoid answering questions that would be incriminating.Maxwell was to be questioned during a video call to the federal prison camp in Texas where she’s serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking. She’s come under new scrutiny as lawmakers try to investigate how Epstein, a well-connected financier, was able to
  
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• Investigation underway after 22-year-old with novice driver’s license crashes into Mission home

  09-02-2026 16:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION – Mission RCMP are investigating a motor vehicle incident in which a 22-year-old with a novice driver’s license crashed into a house in Mission last week.
  According to a statement from Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr, police were called to a home near Ferndale Avenue and Dewdney Trunk Road at 3:19 a.m. on February 5 after a vehicle crashed into a home. Officers arrived to find a red Honda Civic sticking halfway into the home.Corporal Mohr says initial evidenc
  
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• Chilliwack-area firms agree to strategic partnership

  09-02-2026 16:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – Two Fraser Valley companies, one which is headquartered in Chilliwack, have announced a strategic partnership they say will deliver fully integrated, design-driven solutions for growers and dairy farmers across Western Canada.
  In a statement, Chilliwack-based Delta Irrigation, a subsidiary of Delta Water Products, and Agassiz-based West Coast Robotics have agreed to a strategic relationship that will further their shared goal of collaboration in farm infrastructure by implemen
  
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• Chilliwack School District looks to hire admin assistants at nearly $30/hour

  09-02-2026 15:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – Opportunities like these making nearly $30/hour in a school setting don’t always come around.The Chilliwack School District says it is seeking enthusiastic, qualified casual administrative assistants to join its on-call pool of administrative pros.According to a posting on Indeed.ca, the school district is looking for eligible candidates to take on casual assignments at various school sites that can range from one day to several weeks, covering short-term periods, peak p
  
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• UK police force assesses claims ex-Prince Andrew sent sensitive trade reports to Epstein

  09-02-2026 15:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON (AP) — British police said they were examining claims that the former Prince Andrewsent confidential trade reports to Jeffrey Epstein, as Prince William’s office said he was “deeply concerned’’ about the revelations coming out of the U.S. investigation into the late sex offender.Thames Valley Police, which serves areas west of London, including the ex-royal’s former home in Windsor, launched the inquiry after news organizations reported on emails that s
  
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• Leader of Scotland’s Labour Party calls on Starmer to resign over Epstein revelations

  09-02-2026 15:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON (AP) — The leader of the Labour Party in Scotland, Anas Sarwar, called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign Monday after revelations about the relationship between former British ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson and the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Sarwar said that “the distraction needs to end and the leadership in Downing Street has to change.”Sarwar is the most senior Labour figure to call for Starmer to quit, piling more pressure on the prime ministe
  
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• Venezuela’s top prosecutor orders the arrest of opposition leader’s ally, hours after his release

  09-02-2026 15:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's top prosecutor said on Monday that his office had requested the arrest of one of the closest allies of opposition leader María Corina Machado, less than 12 hours after his release from a detention facility as part of a government move to free those facing politically motivated accusations.The attorney general’s statement did not say whether Juan Pablo Guanipa was rearrested, or give indication of his whereabouts. The government had release
  
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• NBA star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander invests in hometown Hamilton arena

  09-02-2026 14:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HAMILTON — Basketball star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has invested in his hometown of Hamilton, joining the ownership group of TD Coliseum.
  Oak View Group, the developer behind TD Coliseum, announced the investment Monday; financial terms were not released.
  The 27-year-old Gilgeous-Alexander plays for the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder and is the league’s reigning most valuable player.
  The investment, made through the player’s charitable organization, the SGA Foundation, is fr
  
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• New video footage released from day of the fatal Brown University shooting

  09-02-2026 14:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — New video footage from the day of the Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine others was released Monday, with city officials saying they had redacted the most graphic, violent images to avoid harming victims and “maintain the trust we have built in our community.”“It is incredibly important to me that the city of Providence remains fully transparent, accountable and compliant with the state’s Access to Public Reco
  
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• UK police force ‘assesses claims’ the ex-prince Andrew sent sensitive reports to Epstein

  09-02-2026 14:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON (AP) — Thames Valley police said Monday that it is assessing allegations that the former Prince Andrew sent confidential trade reports to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The police force, which serves areas west of London, including the ex-royal’s former home in Windsor, launched the inquiry after news organizations reported on emails that suggest the then-prince sent Epstein reports from a 2010 tour of Southeast Asia he took as Britain’s envoy for international trade.An an
  
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• Oldham wins slopestyle bronze; Canadian women look for another win in hockey

  09-02-2026 14:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — Freestyle skier Megan Oldham won Canada's second medal of the Milan Cortina Olympics with a bronze in women's slopestyle, while Canada's women's hockey team looked to pick up a second straight win later Monday.
  Oldham, from Parry Sound, Ont., entered the final run in third spot at Livigno Snow Park and solidified her podium position with her best score of 76.46. Mathilde Gremaud of Switzerland defended her Olympic title, while China's Eileen Gu settled for silver for a second strai
  
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• Thames Valley police ‘assesses claims’ the ex-prince Andrew sent sensitive reports to Epstein

  09-02-2026 14:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON (AP) — A U.K. police force says it is “assessing claims” the former Prince Andrew sent confidential reports to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Thames Valley Police, which serves areas west of London, including Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s former home at Royal Lodge near Windsor Castle, issued the statement Monday.The inquiry came after news organizations reported on emails that were part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation into Epstein. The emails
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Canadian freestyle skier Oldham wins Olympic bronze in slopestyle

  09-02-2026 13:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LIVIGNO — Canadian freestyle skier Megan Oldham has won a bronze medal in women's slopestyle at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
  More to come.
  The Canadian Press
  
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• In the news today: Tax exemptions, Alberta tribute hockey game, Super Bowl highlights

  09-02-2026 10:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
  Conservatives call for tax relief for GM worker severance packages
  The Opposition Conservatives are calling on the federal Liberal government to exempt taxes on severance pay for more than a thousand laid-off GM workers in Ingersoll, Ont.
  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, along with other MPs of his party, wrote a letter Sunday to Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne calling for the tax r
  
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• Seahawks ride ‘Dark Side’ defence to Super Bowl title, pounding Patriots 29-13

  09-02-2026 10:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The “Dark Side” defence carried Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks to a Lombardi Trophy.
  Devon Witherspoon, Derick Hall, Byron Murphy and the rest of Mike Macdonald’s ferocious unit pummelled Drake Maye, and the Seahawks beat the New England Patriots 29-13 on Sunday to win the franchise’s second Super Bowl.
  “We never waver, man. We believe in each other. We love each other, and now we’re world champions," Macdonald said.
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• Prince William and Princess Catherine express deep concern for Epstein victims

  09-02-2026 10:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON (AP) — Prince William and Princess Catherine expressed concern for the victims of Jeffrey Epstein in a statement released Monday, the latest move by the British monarchy to distance itself from revelations about the former Prince Andrew’s relationship with the convicted sex offender.Britain’s most popular royals say that they were appalled by the contents of more than 3 million pages of documents released earlier this month by the U.S. Department of Justice.“I can
  
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• Canadian women look for another win in hockey; slopestyle skiers search for medal

  09-02-2026 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — Canada's women's hockey team will look to pick up a second straight win, while slopestyle skiers Meghan Oldham and Naomi Urness look to bring Canada its second medal of the Milan Cortina Olympics on Day 3.
  Canada will take on Czechia today in its second preliminary round game after defeating Switzerland 4-0 on Saturday. The Canadians outshot the Swiss 55-6 and scored on three of their five power-play opportunities in the game.
  Canada will then get ready to face the archrival and wo
  
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• Engineering students brace the cold to race concrete sleds in London, Ont.

  09-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Hundreds of engineering students braced the bone-chilling cold over the weekend to race concrete sleds down a hill in London, Ont.
  As part of the annual Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race, teams from about 20 universities across the country design and construct their own toboggans to send down a hill.This year, the students gathered Saturday for the race at Boler Mountain. The last time a race was held at the mountain, located roughly two hours southwest of Toronto, was over a decade ago.
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• Conservatives call for tax relief for GM worker severance packages

  09-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Opposition Conservatives are calling on the federal Liberal government to reduce taxes on severance packages for laid-off General Motors workers in Ingersoll, Ont.
  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre penned a letter Sunday, co-signed by labour critic Kyle Seeback and local MP Arpan Khanna, addressed to Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne calling for an exemption to the withholding taxes that ding severance pay.
  In a draft version of the letter seen by The Cana
  
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• Venezuelan opposition leader Machado says a close ally was kidnapped hours after prison release

  09-02-2026 06:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Monday said one of her closest allies was kidnapped hours after being released from prison.The government had released several prominent opposition members from prison Sunday after lengthy politically motivated detentions.Machado said on social media that Juan Pablo Guanipa was taken around midnight in a residential neighborhood of the capital, Caracas.“Heavily armed men, dressed in civilian clothes
  
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• Seahawks ride their ‘Dark Side’ defense to a Super Bowl title, pounding the Patriots 29-13

  09-02-2026 04:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Defense won this championship.Devon Witherspoon, Derick Hall, Byron Murphy and the rest of Mike Macdonald’s ferocious unit pummeled Drake Maye, and the Seattle Seahawks beat the New England Patriots 29-13 on Sunday to win the franchise’s second Super Bowl.Sam Darnold threw a touchdown pass to AJ Barner, Kenneth Walker III ran for 135 yards and Jason Myers set a Super Bowl record by making all five of his field-goal tries.Walker became the first runnin
  
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