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• Surrey RCMP ask for help in locating missing man

  27-07-2024 20:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY – Surrey RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 62-year-old man. Bradley Sylvester was reported missing on Friday (Jul. 26). He was last seen at 9:45 a.m. in the 83rd block of 156 Street in Surrey. Since then, there has been no communication from him.
  Sylvester is described as a Caucasian male, standing 6 feet tall and weighing approximately 180 lbs. (81 kg). He has a slim build and shoulder-length black and grey hair.Authorities, along with Sylveste
  
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• Paul retires as NBA’s All-Star weekend begins, ending a 21-season NBA run

  13-02-2026 19:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Chris Paul, the “Point God” who was a 12-time All-Star selection and two-time Olympic gold medalist, announced his retirement on Friday in the capper of a 21-season career that will surely merit induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
  Paul made the announcement on the first day of the NBA's All-Star weekend at the home of the Los Angeles Clippers in Inglewood, California. Paul spent his final season — an abbreviated one — with the Clippers, who sent him home in Decemb
  
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• Quebec political, business leaders tout Montreal as ideal to host NATO defence bank

  13-02-2026 19:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The Quebec government joined Montreal's business and political leaders to bolster the city's candidacy to become the global headquarters for the proposed international Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB).
  Premier François Legault lauded Montreal as the bank's potential home as he participated in an event alongside Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada and National Bank president Laurent Ferreira.
  The defence bank, spearheaded by NATO countries, is meant to reduc
  
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• Brazilian au pair gets 10-year sentence for scheme to kill lover’s wife and another man

  13-02-2026 19:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An au pair who schemed with her employer-turned-lover to kill his wife and another man received a 10-year sentence on Friday.Prosecutors had recommended immediate release for Juliana Peres Magalhães in exchange for her guilty plea to a downgraded manslaughter charge in the February 2023 killing of Joseph Ryan. She testified that she fatally shot Ryan as Brendan Banfield was fatally stabbing his wife, Christine, in the couple’s bedroom.Instead, the judge de
  
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• CP NewsAlert: MPs agree to fast-track study of budget bill

  13-02-2026 19:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — MPs have agreed to fast-track a committee study of the government's main budget bill, setting the stage for what could be a final vote on the legislation by the end of the month.
  Government House leader Steven MacKinnon introduced a motion after question period today that lays out timelines for the finance committee to make amendments.
  The committee now needs to send its report to the House of Commons by Feb. 25.
  The final House vote on the bill will be a vote of confidence for th
  
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• Supreme Court annuls result from spring federal election in Terrebonne riding

  13-02-2026 19:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has annulled the result in the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne from last spring's federal election.
  Liberal Tatiana Auguste was declared the winner by one vote over Bloc Québécois candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné.
  The justices announced their decision following a hearing on the case earlier today.
  After the April 28 election, a woman in the Terrebonne riding revealed that she had mailed in her vote for the Bloc, but discovere
  
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• Carney set to attend vigil in Tumbler Ridge as questions linger about mass shooting

  13-02-2026 18:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TUMBLER RIDGE — Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to visit the northern town of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., where residents continue to mourn and have questions about the mass shooting that took the lives of nine people, including the shooter.
  Carney is set to be joined by all federal party leaders, Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and B.C. Premier David Eby at an evening vigil in the town of about 2,400.
  RCMP have released names and photos of the children and adults killed at a local home and at Tumbler Rid
  
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• 23-year-old Mission man sorry for fleeing from police after Mounties conduct safety check

  13-02-2026 18:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION – Police in Mission say a 23-year-old Mission man who was allegedly slumped over behind the steering wheel of his Ram 1500 pickup truck has apologized for fleeing from police after Mounties went to check on him this past week.According to a statement from the Mission RCMP detachment, a witness notified police on Friday night, February 6, at approximately 11 p.m., that a man was slumped over behind the steering wheel of a black Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck. The Ram truck had been sto
  
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• Mission-area workplaces targeted by thieves: RCMP

  13-02-2026 18:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION – Mounties in Mission say two commercial workplaces within its catchment policing area were recently hit by thieves, one of which had a large volume of power tools stolen from its premises.
  According to a statement from police, one commercial workplace near Hatzic had a number of Dewalt cordless drills, impacts drills, and a skill saw stolen from the worksite.
  Another workplace near the Gill Avenue Industrial Park was targeted by fuel thefts on more than one occasion. About 200 lit
  
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• Canada’s Victoria Mboko advances to Qatar Open final, secures top 10 ranking

  13-02-2026 18:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DOHA — Canada’s Victoria Mboko will play for the title at the Qatar Open and is assured of a Top 10 ranking when the WTA standings update Monday.
  The 19-year-old from Toronto advanced to the final Friday, defeating Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-2 in their semifinal. Mboko, the tournament’s 10th seed, converted five of nine break-point chances against Ostapenko, who broke twice in four opportunities.
  On Thursday, Mboko recorded six service breaks in her 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 up
  
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• Community grants program to open Monday in Abbotsford

  13-02-2026 18:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — The City of Abbotsford is partnering with the Abbotsford Community Foundation and the Vancouver Foundation to provide funding for resident-led initiatives through a  Neighbourhood Small Grants program.
  The program makes $17 thousand available to fund small projects that will lead to bringing neighbours together and strengthening a sense of belonging. Individual grants of up to $500 will be awarded to projects that include creative and meaningful activities to build connec
  
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• Loperfido grateful for Blue Jays stint after trade sends him back to Houston

  13-02-2026 18:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUNEDIN — Joey Loperfido will never forget his time with the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
  Loperfido was traded back to the Houston Astros by the Blue Jays on Friday morning for fellow outfielder Jesus Sanchez. Toronto originally acquired Loperfido from Houston as part of a package for pitcher Yusei Kikuchi in July 2024.
  "I feel like I can leave knowing I'm a better player now than I was when I got here," said Loperfido after clearing out his locker at the Blue Jays Player Development Co
  
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• Human error or irregularity? Supreme Court hears case on byelection won by one vote

  13-02-2026 17:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has begun hearing arguments on whether to overturn the results of last spring's federal election in the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne.
  Julius Grey, the lawyer representing defeated Bloc Québécois candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné, told the nine justices today that they must ensure the right person is sitting in the House of Commons.
  Following a judicial recount, Liberal Tatiana Auguste was declared the winner by one vote in
  
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• San Francisco teachers, district reach deal after first strike in decades

  13-02-2026 17:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco teachers who have been on strike over wages and family health benefits have reached a tentative agreement with the school district.The San Francisco Unified School District says schools will reopen to staff Friday and to students Wednesday after two holidays.The strike by about 6,000 public schoolteachers started Monday, marking the city’s first such walkout in nearly 50 years.The San Francisco Unified School District had closed all 120 of its schoo
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Newfoundland’s COVID-related entry limit constitutional, court says

  13-02-2026 16:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the constitutionality of a pandemic-related restriction that curbed travel for public health reasons.
  A 2020 order from Newfoundland and Labrador's chief medical officer limited the circumstances in which non-residents could enter the province due to COVID-19.
  Nova Scotia resident Kimberley Taylor went to court after being denied an exemption to attend her mother's funeral in Newfoundland.The Supreme Court of Newfoundland ruled the legislat
  
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• Blue Jays acquire Jesús Sánchez from Astros for Joey Loperfido

  13-02-2026 15:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUNEDIN — The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired outfielder Jesús Sánchez from the Houston Astros in exchange for outfielder Joey Loperfido.
  Sánchez, 28, hit .237 with 14 home runs and 48 RBIs in 134 games last season between Miami and Houston.
  The left-handed hitter has hit 73 home runs in 580 games over six major-league seasons.
  Loperfido, 26, split last season between Toronto and Triple-A Buffalo, batting .333 in 41 games with the Jays.
  He has appeared in 122 career ma
  
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• Germany’s leader calls on the US and Europe to ‘repair and revive trans-Atlantic trust together’

  13-02-2026 15:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MUNICH (AP) — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called on Friday for the United States and Europe to “repair and revive trans-Atlantic trust together,” arguing that even the U.S. isn't powerful enough to go it alone in an increasingly tough world.Merz called for a “new trans-Atlantic partnership,” acknowledging that “a divide, a deep rift” has opened up across the Atlantic as he opened the Munich Security Conference, an annual gathering of top global secu
  
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• German leader calls on the US and Europe to ‘repair and revive trans-Atlantic trust together’

  13-02-2026 14:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MUNICH (AP) — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called on Friday for the United States and Europe to “repair and revive trans-Atlantic trust together,” arguing that being part of NATO is also to America’s advantage.Merz acknowledged a rift in trans-Atlantic relations over the past year as he opened the Munich Security Conference, an annual gathering of top global security figures. Last year’s gathering set the tone for growing differences between the Trump administra
  
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• Canada Soccer strikes lucrative new rights deal, projects massive financial boost

  13-02-2026 14:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canada Soccer has successfully reworked its controversial rights deal with Canadian Soccer Business, with the new 12-year agreement offering a massive financial boost for the governing body.
  CEO Kevin Blue projects Canada Soccer will earn "well over $100 million" more in net revenue over the length of the contract than what the existing deal offered, with much of the growth compounding in the middle and latter years of the agreement.
  Shrouded in secrecy, the existing rights deal with CSB —
  
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• Trump’s push for Greenland reveals a political weak spot, new AP-NORC poll finds

  13-02-2026 13:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans may be willing to stick with President Donald Trump through almost anything, but his recent push to seize control of Greenland has turned off many in his own party, according to a new AP-NORC poll.The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that about 7 in 10 U.S. adults disapprove of how Trump is handling the issue of Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark. That's higher than the share who dislike how
  
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• Britain’s High Court says government acted illegally in outlawing protest group Palestine Action

  13-02-2026 11:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON (AP) — Britain’s High Court has ruled that the government’s decision to outlawed the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful.Judges Victoria Sharp, Jonathan Swift and Karen Steyn said “the nature and scale of Palestine Action’s activities” did not meet the "level, scale and persistence" that would justify proscription.They said, though, that the ban will remain in place while the government considers whether to appeal.Las
  
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• In the news today: Carney in Tumbler Ridge, Canada net-zero, Stronach trial

  13-02-2026 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …
  Prime Minister Carney to attend vigil in Tumbler Ridge today with other leaders
  Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., today to attend a vigil three days after nine people died in a mass shooting.
  Carney, who invited other federal party leaders to join him at the vigil, was invited by the town's mayor.
  The offices of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécoi
  
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• What can Canada’s Olympic couples teach us about relationships?

  13-02-2026 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  A handful of Canadian couples are gearing up to celebrate Valentine's Day in Italy. They aren't on holiday — it's a work trip. They're Olympians.
  There are several sets of couples on Team Canada, some who play the same sport, and others whose love crosses Olympic events.
  They include mixed doubles curling partners Brett Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman, who met through curling eight years ago and married in 2022; and ice dancers Marie-Jade Lauriault and Romain Le Gac, who have been married for
  
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• Prime Minister Carney to attend vigil in Tumbler Ridge today with other leaders

  13-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., today to attend a vigil three days after nine people died in a mass shooting.
  Carney, who invited other federal party leaders to join him at the vigil, was invited by the town's mayor.
  The offices of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP interim leader Don Davies and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May have all told The Canadian Press they will attend the
  
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• How to talk to your kids and teens about the Tumbler Ridge mass shootings

  13-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — As news and social media coverage of Tuesday's mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., continues to blanket the country, parents should be proactive about talking with their kids about the tragedy, psychologists say.The fact that it happened at a school hits especially close to home, said Dr. Jo Ann Unger, a clinical psychologist in Winnipeg.
  "Whenever we can see ourselves or can relate to something very difficult or tragic that's happened, it naturally creates a larger response,"
  
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• Family of Portapique victims offers advice and support to community in Tumbler Ridge

  13-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — It was almost six years ago that Tammy Oliver-McCurdie lost her younger sister, brother-in-law and 17-year-old niece in Nova Scotia, all of them victims of the deadliest mass shooting in modern Canadian history.
  Oliver-McCurdie says that when she heard about the school shooting Tuesday in northeastern British Columbia, she recalled the agony she felt when she learned a man disguised as a Mountie had fatally shot the entire family and 19 other people on April 18-19, 2020.
  “T
  
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• Deadline today to apply for Quebec Liberal leadership, Charles Milliard favoured

  13-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Today is the deadline to apply to be leader of the Quebec Liberal Party.
  Candidate Charles Milliard, former head of the Quebec federation of chambers of commerce, has the support of the majority of the party caucus.
  Mario Roy, a farmer from Quebec's Beauce region, is the only other person who has confirmed an interest in running, but he may be excluded by the party because of the debts he amassed from the 2025 leadership race.
  Milliard, 46, came in second last year to ex-federal
  
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• Complainant cross-examination set to continue in Frank Stronach’s sex assault trial

  13-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The sexual assault trial of businessman Frank Stronach is expected to continue in Toronto today with the cross-examination of the first complainant testifying in the case.The complainant told the court Thursday she was "terrified" decades ago when she woke up in a bed in an unknown place and realized she was being raped.
  The woman said she didn't consent to sex with Stronach after running into him at his Toronto restaurant, and didn't know how she ended up in the bed that night i
  
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• Canada not on track to hit net-zero by 2050, or meet any climate targets: study

  13-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A new study published Friday by the Canadian Climate Institute says Canada is not on track to meet any of its climate targets — not the 2026 interim emissions reduction target, the 2030 Paris Agreement commitment, or even the long-term goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050.
  The report suggests Canada has moved away from its climate goals thanks to "a slackening of policy effort over the past year, marked by the removal or weakening of climate policies across the countr
  
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• Canada men’s hockey looks to keep rolling, as with men’s and women’s curling squads

  13-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — Canada’s men’s hockey team looks to continue its early dominance, while the men’s and women’s curling teams try to build on their winning starts on Day 7 of the Milan Cortina Olympics.
  The men's hockey team faces Switzerland in the second game of Group A action today.
  Team Canada opened the tournament with a 5-0 win over Czechia as Macklin Celebrini, Mark Stone, Bo Horvat, Nathan MacKinnon and Nick Suzuki scored. Connor McDavid had three assists, and Jordan
  
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