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• UPDATE: 29-year-old missing Chilliwack man has been found - Chilliwack Progress

  13-05-2024 22:30 via news.google.com
  
  UPDATE: 29-year-old missing Chilliwack man has been found  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canada’s new top envoy to Washington takes up his post

  17-02-2026 23:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Canada's new top diplomat in Washington presented his credentials to U.S. President Donald Trump today, officially taking on the role of ambassador to the United States at a turbulent moment in Canada-U.S. relations.
  Mark Wiseman, a global investment banker and pension fund manager, will be looking to help Canada find tariff off-ramps and stability ahead of a review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade.
  Wiseman is a longtime friend of Prime Minister Mark Carney.
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• B.C. man sentenced to life in prison for killing ex-partner, says IHIT

  17-02-2026 23:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BURNABY — A British Columbia man convicted of killing his girlfriend has been sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole for 12 years.
  Everton Downey, who is now 35 years old, was found guilty of second-degree murder last August in the death of 25-year-old Melissa Blimkie from North Vancouver, B.C.
  Mounties in Burnaby, B.C., were called on Dec. 19, 2021, to Metrotown Mall, where officers found Blimkie with stab wounds, and she later died of her injuries in hospital.Officers w
  
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• Poilievre says he’s spoken with Jivani about U.S. trip and MP ‘speaks for himself’

  17-02-2026 22:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he encourages MPs to use their connections to fight U.S. tariffs — but acknowledges he has spoken to one member of his caucus who has drawn criticism over his recent trip to D.C.
  Ontario MP Jamil Jivani travelled to Washington earlier this month, where he met with his college friend, Vice President JD Vance, and other Trump administration officials.
  Jivani, who was not asked to go by the Canadian government, met with Canada-U.S. Trad
  
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• Shooter killed ex-wife and a son in Rhode Island ice rink attack, police say

  17-02-2026 22:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — A person who opened fire Monday during a youth hockey game at an ice rink in Rhode Island killed their ex-wife and one son, authorities said Tuesday.Pawtucket Chief of Police Tina Goncalves said the victims were the shooter's ex-wife Rhonda Dorgan and adult son Aidan Dorgan. Three others were injured: the parents of the shooter's ex-wife and a family friend, Goncalves said. Police said the shooter died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.Police identified t
  
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• Former CBC bureau chief Elly Alboim, 78, remembered for his lasting mark on politics

  17-02-2026 22:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Longtime CBC News parliamentary bureau chief and Carleton University journalism professor Elly Alboim, who died last week at age 78, is being remembered for his lasting mark on politics and for helping to launch generations of new political journalists.
  Born to Polish immigrant parents, Alboim served as CBC's parliamentary bureau chief from 1977 to 1993, and for 30 years as a strategic communications adviser at Earnscliffe Strategies. He also taught for 45 years at Carleton Univer
  
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• Fact File: Video from Ontario festival misrepresented as anti-immigration march

  17-02-2026 22:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  A video posted to social media this week claimed to show people at an Ontario winter festival calling for "deportations." The video of torchbearers marching during the festival is real, but the chanting audio was taken from protests in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The original video shows the crowd talking and laughing, not chanting or protesting against immigration.
  THE CLAIM
  "'Deportations' chants erupt at Ontario winter festival," reads the caption accompanying a Feb. 15 Facebook reel with
  
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• PM Carney meets ex-Liberal MP in Terrebonne after Supreme Court overturns election

  17-02-2026 22:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TERREBONNE — Prime Minister Mark Carney met today with former Liberal MP Tatiana Auguste in the Terrebonne riding, following the recent Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate the federal election that put her in office last spring.Auguste had been declared the winner in Terrebonne over Bloc Québécois candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné by a single vote after the April 28 election.
  But Sinclair-Desgagné challenged the results after a supporter complained t
  
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• 5 things you should know about Canada’s new defence industrial strategy

  17-02-2026 22:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled Canada's first-ever defence industrial strategy Tuesday in Montreal.
  It seeks to boost Canadian defence exports by 50 per cent within a decade.
  The $6.6-billion plan sets out what the government calls a “build, partner, buy” model to source military gear domestically — especially for “sovereign capabilities” critical to national defence or Canada's commitments to allies.
  The plan says Ottawa also will seek to partne
  
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• Peru’s Congress removes interim President Jerí as he faces a corruption probe

  17-02-2026 21:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s Congress on Tuesday voted to remove interim President José Jerí from office as he faces corruption allegations, triggering a fresh wave of political instability just weeks before the nation’s April presidential and congressional elections.Jerí is under a preliminary investigation into corruption and influence peddling, stemming from a series of undisclosed meetings with two Chinese executives.With 75 votes in favor, 24 against and 3
  
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• Police arrest man who ran towards the US Capitol building holding a shotgun

  17-02-2026 21:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in Washington, D.C., said Tuesday that they had arrested a man who ran towards the U.S. Capitol building holding a shotgun. Police said the man dropped his weapon and complied when “challenged” by U.S. Capitol police officers.Congress was not in session when the arrest occurred.Earlier, Capitol Police had urged people to avoid the area, saying that “our officers just arrested a person with what appears to be a gun.”
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• Dump truck, pup trailer deemed unfit for the road after crash on Hwy. 1 in Abbotsford: BC Highway Patrol

  17-02-2026 21:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — A dump truck that crashed on Highway 1 in Abbotsford this past Friday has been deemed unfit to operate on provincial roads until it undergoes a full inspection due to mechanical issues.According to a statement from BC Highway Patrol spokesperson Corporal Michael McLaughlin, police were called to a single-vehicle crash on westbound Highway 1 on Friday (Feb. 13).There were no injuries associated with the incident and impairment is not suspected, Cpl. McLaughlin said.
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• Amazon violated labour code with selective pay increase to B.C. workers, board finds

  17-02-2026 21:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW WESTMINSTER — The B.C. Labour Relations Board says online retail giant Amazon violated the province's labour code by giving workers at most of its facilities scheduled pay increases, but leaving out unionized warehouse employees in Delta, B.C.
  The board says in a ruling that Amazon must now give the same wage increase to workers at the Delta facility, which applies retroactively to the date of the increases given to workers at its non-union sites.Gavin McGarrigle, Unifor's western regi
  
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• Peru’s Congress removes interim President Jerí as he faces corruption allegations

  17-02-2026 20:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s Congress on Tuesday voted to remove interim President José Jerí from office as he faces corruption allegations, triggering a fresh wave of political instability just weeks before the nation’s April presidential election.Jerí is under a preliminary investigation into corruption and influence peddling, stemming from a series of undisclosed meetings with two Chinese executives.With 75 votes in favor, 24 against and 3 abstentions, Peru&
  
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• Availability of desk space unclear as feds boost in-office time for public servants

  17-02-2026 20:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Public Services and Procurement Canada will not answer repeated questions about whether there will be enough office space to accommodate the federal government's new policy on in-office work.
  Most public servants are expected to be in the office three days per week and executives are expected to attend the office four days per week, with the remaining days being worked remotely.
  But executives will be required to be in the office full-time starting in May, and the federal governme
  
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• Ottawa kept people on Canada’s no-fly list without ‘necessary grounds’: spy watchdog

  17-02-2026 19:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A new report from the national spy watchdog says the federal government kept some people on Canada's no-fly list without proper justification.
  The government is responsible for screening travellers through the Passenger Protect Program, commonly known as the no-fly list.
  Federal officials inform air carriers when a passenger requires additional screening or is prohibited outright from boarding a flight.
  The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency looked at how people are
  
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• B.C. police watchdog to determine whether to investigate Tumbler Ridge shooting

  17-02-2026 19:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — British Columbia's police watchdog is taking steps to determine whether its mandate is met to investigate the mass shooting in the small northeastern community of Tumbler Ridge last week.
  Nine people, including the shooter, were killed last Tuesday in the tragedy that left more than two dozen others injured.Jessica Berglund, the chief civilian director of the Independent Investigations Office, says it was notified by the RCMP and has assigned investigators to determine whether the
  
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• Multiple Chilliwack-area businesses impacted by criminal activity this past week

  17-02-2026 19:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – Mounties in Chilliwack say multiple businesses in the greater Chilliwack area were impacted by criminal activity this past week.
  According to a weekly recap compiled by Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener, there were 808 calls for service between Monday, Feb. 9 and Sunday, Feb. 16, including three break and enters at businesses.
  During the Feb. 9-16 period, Chilliwack RCMP received a report of a man who threw a rock through the window of a convenience store in
  
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• Canada should work to recruit bilingual health workers, Senate report says

  17-02-2026 18:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A Senate report is calling on the federal government to fast-track immigration and credential recognition for francophone and bilingual health-care workers.
  The Senate committee on Official Languages recently wrapped up a study on language barriers in the health system.It heard from witnesses from across the country, including anglophones in Quebec and francophones in the rest of Canada, that they have trouble accessing care in their own language.
  The report makes 14 recommendatio
  
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• Federal judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detained by immigration authorities

  17-02-2026 18:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  GREENBELT, MD (AP) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporting him, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. The Salvadoran national’s case has become a focal point in the immigration debate after he was mistakenly deported to his home country last year. Since his return, he has been fighting a second deportation to a series of African countries proposed by Depar
  
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• Israeli military says more than 1,500 Canadians were serving in its ranks last year

  17-02-2026 18:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Israeli military says more than 1,500 people with Canadian citizenship — soldiers holding dual or multiple citizenships — were serving in its ranks as of a year ago, according to documents obtained by an Israeli organization.
  The news comes months after the RCMP confirmed it would be collecting reports from members of the public about possible war crimes by Hamas or the Israeli military during the Israel-Hamas war.
  The Israeli consumer advocacy organization Hatzlac
  
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• Apartment development could be built on the site of a former day care on Keith Wilson Road

  17-02-2026 18:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – A 3.25-acre parcel of land once occupied by a day care centre on Keith Wilson Road could become an apartment development.According to the text of a City of Chilliwack planning sign, a rezoning application has been submitted for property at 44490 Keith Wilson Road, which once housed a day care centre.The rezoning application seeks to amend the text of the CD-16 (Comprehensive Development) zone to increase density and height, reduce setbacks, parking, and previous surfaces, and
  
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• Toronto FC acquires forward Emilio Aristizábal from Colombian First Division team

  17-02-2026 17:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Toronto FC acquired forward Emilio Aristizábal from Colombian First Division team Atlético Nacional on Tuesday.
  Aristizábal will be on loan for the entire 2026 Major League Soccer (MLS) season, with Toronto FC having an option to purchase.
  Aristizábal will occupy an under-22 initiative slot and international roster position; however, he'll be added to the lineup pending receipt of his medicals and International Transfer Certificate (ITC).
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• Quebec auto board sorry for online platform boondoggle, aims to regain public trust

  17-02-2026 17:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  QUÉBEC — Quebec's automobile insurance board is apologizing over the botched rollout of its online platform and the hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overruns on the project.
  The apology comes after a public inquiry concluded on Monday that auto board management hid the true cost of the platform from elected officials.
  Quebec's premier launched the inquiry following a February 2025 auditor general report that found the new platform was expected to cost taxpayers at least $1.1
  
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• City of Chilliwack purchases Young Road property, plans to have former business centre demolished

  17-02-2026 16:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – Chilliwack councillors are set to vote today on the demolition of two city-owned properties in downtown Chilliwack, including a commercial building that was once a thriving two-storey business centre.
  According to the text of item 7.6 on today’s agenda (Tuesday, Feb. 17), the City of Chilliwack issued a request for quotations to pre-qualified demolition contractors for the demolition of commercial buildings at 9240 Young Road and 46010 Princess Avenue.The city says propo
  
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• NewsAlert: Canadian speedskaters Maltais, Blondin, Weidemann win gold in team pursuit

  17-02-2026 16:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — Canada's speedskaters have won a gold medal in the women's team pursuit at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Defending champions Valérie Maltais, Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann defeated the Netherlands in the final to top the podium for the second straight Games.
  More to come.
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• Quebec police bust sophisticated forged documents operation, arrest two

  17-02-2026 16:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police say they've made a pair of arrests in what they are calling a sophisticated counterfeit ID and credit card operation.The force's economic crimes division says two men ages 34 and 42 face charges of production of counterfeit documents and identity theft.
  They were expected to appear virtually at the courthouse in Joliette, Que., northeast of Montreal.
  The arrests come after a March 2025 raid by provincial police on a clandestine document production lab on
  
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• Tony Clark resigning as head of MLB players union, AP source says, as possible cap fight looms

  17-02-2026 16:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tony Clark is resigning as head of the Major League Baseball Players Association, a person familiar with union’s deliberations said Tuesday.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because his decision, first reported by ESPN, had not been announced. The person said an announcement was likely later Tuesday.Clark’s decision comes during an investigation by the U.S. Attorney in Brooklyn, New York, into One Team Partners, a licensing co
  
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• Here’s a list of January inflation rates for selected Canadian cities

  17-02-2026 14:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.3 per cent in January, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely because they are based on small statistical samples (previous month in brackets):
  — St. John's, N.L.: 2.6 per cent (3.1)
  — Charlottetown-Summerside: 1.9 per cent (2.9)
  — Halifax: 2.8 per cent (3.1)
  — Saint John, N.B.: 2.9 per cent (3.1)
  — Quebec City: 3.0 per cent (3.
  
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• Here’s a list of January inflation rates for Canadian provinces

  17-02-2026 14:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.3 per cent in January, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets):
  — Newfoundland and Labrador: 2.4 per cent (3.0)
  — Prince Edward Island: 1.8 per cent (2.8)
  — Nova Scotia: 2.7 per cent (3.1)
  — New Brunswick: 2.9 per cent (3.1)
  — Quebec: 3.0 per cent (3.2)
  — Ontario: 2.0 per cent (2.1)
  — Manitoba: 2.6 per cent (3.7)
  — Saskatchewan: 1.8 per cent (2.2)
  
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