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• B.C. business groups seek AI ban for kids after Tumbler Ridge mass shootings

  06-03-2026 21:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — The Tumbler Ridge and Prince George chambers of commerce in B.C. are urging Ottawa and the provincial government to ban children under 16 from using AI tools and social media.
  Jerrilyn Kirk, executive director of the Tumbler Ridge chamber, said last month's shootings in the community underscore that everybody is "vulnerable to the impacts of online harms."
  She said a growing body of research shows that giving children unregulated access to powerful digital applications contribut
  
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• No alcohol or psychedelics in B.C. man after police-involved death, toxicologist says

  06-03-2026 21:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A forensic toxicologist testifying at a public hearing into the 2015 police-involved death of Myles Gray says neither alcohol nor the psychedelics LSD or psilocybin were detected in him.
  Dr. Aaron Shapiro with B.C.'s Provincial Toxicology Centre says the results showed a "good indication that cannabis was consumed" by Gray.
  However Shapiro noted the timing of that consumption is unknown as that substance can remain in the body for weeks.
  The hearing by the Office of the Police
  
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• Burnaby RCMP seek suspect in alleged sexual assault February

  06-03-2026 20:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BURNABY — Police in Burnaby are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect who assaulted a woman last month.
  Frontline officers responded to the report at Lobley Park on February 6, just after 7:45 p.m.
  The victim was walking through the park when she was grabbed from behind by an unknown man, who then put one hand over her mouth while he used the other to touch her groin and buttocks.The woman fought back, and the man ran off through the park towards Marlborough Avenue.RC
  
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• N.B. mother has the inside track on stroller run world record

  06-03-2026 20:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FREDERICTON — A middle school art teacher from Fredericton says she started running again just weeks after giving birth 17-months ago, and now all those miles may have her on track for a Guinness World Record.Julia Reid-Howell started bringing her daughter Winnie on her runs when she was big enough and says that she broke the world record for the fastest women’s one-kilometre run while pushing a stroller late last month.Reid-Howell is in the process of submitting her paperwork to Gui
  
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• Russia has provided Iran with information that can help Tehran strike US military, AP sources say

  06-03-2026 20:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia has provided Iran with information that could help Tehran strike American warships, aircraft and other assets in the region, according to two officials familiar with U.S. intelligence on the matter.The people, who were not authorized to comment publicly on the sensitive matter and spoke on the condition of anonymity, cautioned that the U.S. intelligence has not uncovered that Russia is directing Iran on what to do with the information. Still, it's the first indicat
  
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• Edmonton Oilers forward Mattias Janmark undergoes season-ending surgery

  06-03-2026 20:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers will be without Mattias Janmark for the rest of the season.Head coach Kris Knoblauch says the 33-year-old forward has had surgery for an undisclosed injury and won't play again in the 2025-26 campaign, including playoffs.He says the team expects Janmark to be ready for training camp next season.The six-foot-two, 205-pound Swede hasn't played since Edmonton's 6-5 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Feb. 25, and was limited to just 41 appearances this season, contribu
  
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• Mission, Vancouver police arrest 2 after multiple firearms-related offences

  06-03-2026 20:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION — Mission police say they have now successfully concluded a joint investigation with North Vancouver RCMP and the Vancouver Police Department, resulting in multiple charges against two people.
  In a release posted Friday, Mission RCMP say 49-year-old North Vancouver resident Oliver King and 43-year-old Vancouver resident Elina Sarfallah have each been charged with 18 and 16 firearms-related offences, respectively.
  “Mission RCMP would like to thank the North Vancouver RCMP and
  
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• B.C. business groups seek AI ban for kids after Tumbler Ridge mass shooting

  06-03-2026 20:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — The Tumbler Ridge and Prince George chambers of commerce in B.C. are urging Ottawa and the provincial government to ban children under 16 from using AI tools and social media.
  Jerrilyn Kirk, executive director of the Tumbler Ridge chamber, says last month's shootings in the community underscore that everybody is "vulnerable to the impacts of online harms."
  She says a growing body of research shows that giving children unregulated access to powerful digital applications contribut
  
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• Ottawa, Alberta reach prospective agreement to streamline major project assessments

  06-03-2026 19:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Ottawa and Alberta have reached a prospective deal that they say will see major projects be approved more efficiently.
  In a joint announcement Friday the two governments said the deal will bring a "one project, one review" approach to addressing the broader impacts of these projects, including on the environment.
  A draft version of the deal says projects that fall under Alberta's jurisdiction — namely in the non-renewable resource sector — will rely on the provincial
  
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• 1 arrested after report of suspicious individual in Abbotsford neighbourhood Friday morning

  06-03-2026 19:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — Residents may have noticed heavy police presence in an Abbotsford neighbourhood as police responded to a report of a suspicious individual early this morning.
  Residents reported up to a dozen police cars heading to Immel Street and Saddle Street at 9 a.m. Friday, March 6.
  The Abbotsford Police Department has since confirmed that it was responding to a call from a resident about four people who did not appear to be from the neighbourhood.
  Upon arriving, the first officer stoppe
  
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• Florida Bar walks back statement on investigation into Halligan, now says there is none

  06-03-2026 19:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Bar on Friday walked back what it said was an erroneous earlier statement its representatives had made indicating that it had an open investigation into Lindsey Halligan, a former top federal prosecutor in Virginia.A letter from a bar association representative to an advocacy group that had requested an inquiry into Halligan said that there was an “investigation pending” in response to the group’s complaint. Jennifer Krell Davis, a
  
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• Ottawa, Alberta reach prospective agreement on major project assessments

  06-03-2026 19:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Ottawa and Alberta have reached a prospective deal that they say will see major projects be approved more efficiently.
  In a joint announcement, the two governments say they'll work together when addressing the broader impacts of these projects, including on the environment.
  They say projects that fall under Alberta's jurisdiction will rely on the provincial regulatory process and Alberta's process will be integrated with Ottawa's for projects involving federal land and jurisdict
  
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• Minnesota Wild acquire Chicago captain Nick Foligno from Blackhawks

  06-03-2026 18:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Nick Foligno is set to play alongside a familiar face.
  Minnesota acquired the Chicago Blackhawks captain — and older brother of Wild winger Marcus Foligno — for future considerations ahead of the NHL's 3 p.m. ET trade deadline Friday.
  The 38-year-old has three goals and eight assists in 37 games this season, and is the latest veteran sent packing from the Windy City as the Original Six franchise led by star centre Connor Bedard continues its rebuild.
  Chicago shipped centres Jason Dic
  
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• Anand: U.S., Israel have ‘no blank cheque’ in Iran and are bound by international law

  06-03-2026 18:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The United States and Israel do not have a "blank cheque" in their bombing campaign in Iran, and are still bound by international law, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said on Friday, as the war in the Middle East approaches the seven-day mark.
  "International law binds all parties and there is no blank cheque, in terms of the operation that is being undertaken," Anand told reporters in a virtual news conference called to update efforts to help Canadians leave the region.
  Anand
  
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• Montreal teacher challenges policy for trans students to hide identity from parents

  06-03-2026 18:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Quebec's Superior Court is hearing arguments in a case about a teacher who claimed her Charter rights were violated when she was ordered to hide a student's gender identity from the student's parents.
  Provincial policy allows children 14 years and older to change their name and pronouns in school without parental consent.
  The Montreal high school teacher filed a constitutional challenge in 2023 after she was told by her school to use male pronouns for a 14-year-old student in cl
  
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• Driver flees after hitting pedestrians in Surrey, B.C., one in critical condition

  06-03-2026 18:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — A man is fighting for his life after hit-and-run in the Metro Vancouver city of Surrey overnight that saw a vehicle strike two pedestrians.
  Surrey police say the crash happened near 88th Avenue and Nordel Way at around 11:24 p.m. Thursday.
  Police say the male driver fled and the vehicle was found abandoned nearby soon after.
  They say an adult male pedestrian was taken to hospital in critical condition with life-threatening injuries.
  Investigators have closed down the road where th
  
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• Middle East conflict could drive up costs across Canada’s supply chains: experts

  06-03-2026 18:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Analysts are warning the conflict in the Middle East could drive up costs across Canada's supply chains and compound price pressures at the grocery store in the weeks to come.
  Global oil prices have risen sharply in recent days as Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran threaten to escalate into a wider conflict and turn the Strait of Hormuz — a critical channel for global energy shipments — into a choke point.
  Fraser Johnson of the Ivey Business School at Western University
  
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• Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks arrested for suspicion of DUI after traffic stop

  06-03-2026 17:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence early Friday morning in Scottsdale, Arizona, police said.
  Officers conducted a traffic stop in Scottsdale at roughly 1 a.m. and after an investigation, Brooks was arrested. He was taken to jail and released following the booking process around 3:30 a.m.
  The 30-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., hasn't played since Feb. 21 because of a fractured left hand. He's expected to be out until at least late March a
  
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• Saskatchewan Roughriders say they’ve received ‘strong response’ to tailgating lottery

  06-03-2026 17:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders say fans have taken them up on pre-game drinking and barbecuing in the parking lot outside Mosaic Stadium.The club says many have entered the lottery to win tailgating passes for the upcoming season.It says the passes are to cost $500, and they were only made available to season ticket members.The Roughriders say it doesn't have exact number of entries, but have called it a "strong response."
  The deadline to enter the lottery has expired, and those who
  
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• LeBlanc to meet Greer in Washington as Ottawa looks to upcoming CUSMA review

  06-03-2026 17:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to meet President Donald Trump's trade czar in Washington today.
  LeBlanc's office says he will meet with United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to discuss the upcoming mandatory review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, known as CUSMA, as well as other bilateral concerns.
  The meeting is being seen as a sign of a thaw in Canada-U.S. relations after Trump froze negotiations with Canada last year because he w
  
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• Chartered flights and buses helping to get Canadians out of the Middle East: Anand

  06-03-2026 17:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Friday a chartered flight is set to take 180 Canadians fleeing the Middle East war zone from Dubai to Istanbul on Saturday.Anand said the flight will operate on a cost-recovery basis.
  The government has also block-booked about 50 seats each on a few Air Arabia flights for Canadians travelling from Dubai to Istanbul.
  The minister said the government also booked 51 seats for Canadians on an Emirates flight leaving Dubai for Toronto on Saturd
  
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• Abbotsford inmate taken to hospital after assault

  06-03-2026 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — An inmate serving time at an Abbotsford prison has been hospitalized after an assault in late February, according to the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC).
  Staff members at the medium-security Matsqui Institution evaluated and took the victim to hospital for treatment on February 26.
  The assailants have also been identified and dealt with accordingly.
  No other staff or inmates were injured during the incident.
  “The safety and security of institutions, their staff, and
  
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• Anand: U.S., Israel have “no blank cheque” and are bound by international law in Iran

  06-03-2026 16:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says the U.S. and Israel do not have a "blank cheque" in their bombing campaign in Iran.
  Ahead of a call with caucus members set for today, Anand says her diplomatic focus is on de-escalation and protecting civilians in the conflict that Washington launched last weekend.
  Anand will take part in today's phone call with Liberal MPs, some of whom have publicly expressed unease with Prime Minister Mark Carney's support for the U.S. campaign and have argued it vio
  
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• Supreme Court says asylum seekers entitled to subsidized Quebec daycare

  06-03-2026 16:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Quebec discriminated against female refugee claimants by introducing regulations that denied them access to subsidized daycare spaces.
  This marks the third ruling against the Quebec government on the matter.
  In a decision today, the court says that blocking refugee claimants from subsidized daycare threatens to marginalize them from society.
  The case originated with a woman from the Democratic Republic of Congo who applied for asylum and
  
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• Islamic militants abduct more than 300 people in northeastern Nigeria, officials say

  06-03-2026 16:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Islamic militants attacked a town in northeastern Nigeria on Friday, abducting more than 300 people, including women and children, local officials said. The attack happened in the town of Ngoshe in Borno state, according to Bulama Sawa, an official from the Gwoza area. He told The Associated Press the attack was likely in retaliation for an operation by the military that killed three commanders of the militant Boko Haram group.Separate attacks also took place in the c
  
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• Chartered flights and buses helping move Canadians in the Middle East: minister

  06-03-2026 16:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says a chartered flight is scheduled to leave from Dubai to Istanbul Saturday, carrying 180 Canadians exiting the Middle East war zone.Anand says the flight will operate on a cost-recovery basis.The government has block-booked seats on a few Air Arabia flights, securing about 50 seats on each flight for Canadians travelling from Dubai to Istanbul.The minister says the government also arranged 51 seats for Canadians on an Emirates flight on Satu
  
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• Carney signs defence, trade agreement with Japan in final stop of 10-day trip

  06-03-2026 12:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TOKYO — Canada and Japan have signed a new strategic partnership agreement that aims to boost co-operation on defence, energy, trade and technology.
  Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Tokyo today, where he met with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
  The leaders have outlined a long list of areas where the two countries plan to collaborate.
  That includes three new agreements involving closer co-operation on international emergency response, joint coast guard exercises, and tackling illegal fishin
  
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• Cozens, Stutzle, Ullmark leading way as surging Senators make push for playoffs

  06-03-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Dylan Cozens, Tim Stutzle, and Linus Ullmark are all on a roll and so are the Senators.
  Led by contributions from all three players, Ottawa climbed to within four points of the Boston Bruins for the second wild-card spot in the NHL's Eastern Conference on Thursday with a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames.
  The Senators have points in five straight (3-0-2) games and are 7-1-2 in their last 10.
  “Huge win for us,” said Cozens, whose power-play goal at 6:33 of the third
  
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• In the news today: Carney in Japan, Ottawa office space, Stronach trial

  06-03-2026 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
  Carney arrives in Japan on final stop of Asia trip
  Prime Minister Mark Carney has landed in Japan on the final stop of a 10-day trip that also included Australia and India.
  The trip is the first Carney has taken since his headline-grabbing speech at the World Economic Forum called for middle powers to unite against the impact of dominant nations.
  It is an agenda he pushed hard, particularly in Australia whe
  
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