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• Police arrest suspect after stabbing at New Westminster, B.C., Skytrain station

  13-10-2024 01:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — Police in New Westminster, B.C., say they have arrested a person suspected of stabbing two people at a Skytrain station in the city.
  They say numerous people had called to report a stabbing on Columbia Street, outside the station around 6:45 p.m. on Friday.
  Police say officers rushed to the scene and arrested someone matching the suspect’s description.
  They say investigators confirmed that two people had been stabbed, one had suffered minor injuries while the
  
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• Case of Fraser Valley teen with avian flu shows ‘worrisome’ mutation of virus

  03-01-2025 02:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Infectious disease experts say the avian flu case that infected a 13-year-old in the Fraser Valley shows “worrisome” signs that the virus could be mutating to more easily infect humans, but that the treatment approach taken can help inform future cases.
  In a letter published in the The New England Journal of Medicine Tuesday, Canadian health officials identified changes in the viral genome sequence of specimens collected from the teenager who tested positive for avian flu and was tre
  
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• 11 injured in small plane crash in Southern California

  03-01-2025 01:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — Eleven people were injured when a small plane crashed through the rooftop of a commercial building in Southern California on Thursday, police said.
  Police got a report at 2:09 p.m. about the crash in the Orange County city of Fullerton, said Kristy Wells, a Fullerton police spokesperson.
  Police and fire authorities arrived on scene and battled the blaze and evacuated surrounding businesses, Wells said.
  It was not immediately known what type of plane it was or wheth
  
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• Case of B.C. teen with avian flu shows ‘worrisome’ mutation of virus

  03-01-2025 00:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Infectious disease experts say the avian flu case that infected a 13-year-old in British Columbia shows “worrisome” signs that the virus could be mutating to more easily infect humans, but that the treatment approach taken can help inform future cases.In a letter published in the The New England Journal of Medicine Tuesday, Canadian health officials identified changes in the viral genome sequence of specimens collected from the teenager who tested positive for avian flu and was treat
  
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• Up, down, unchanged? Here’s how home values fared across B.C. in new assessments

  03-01-2025 00:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here’s a look at how average residential property valuations changed in communities across B.C., in new data released by BC Assessment, based on the market situation on July 1, 2024.
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  LOWER MAINLAND
  City of Vancouver -0.8 per cent
  City of Burnaby +1.3 per cent
  City of Coquitlam +0.9 per cent
  City of New Westminster -0.3 per cent
  City of North Vancouver -0.9 per cent
  District of West Vancouver -0.8 per cent
  District of Squamish +0.8 per cent
  Resort Municipality of Whistler -0.8 per c
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Former minister Marco Mendicino not running in next election

  02-01-2025 23:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Toronto MP Marco Mendicino, a former high-ranking cabinet minister in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government, says he will not run in the next federal election.Mendicino says in a statement posted on social media that he has disagreed with the direction of the federal government, particularly when it comes to Canada’s foreign policy on the Israel-Hamas war.More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• South Korean investigators head to Seoul in attempt to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol

  02-01-2025 23:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s anti-corruption agency has dispatched investigators to execute a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as hundreds of his supporters are gathered at his residence in Seoul, vowing to block their approach.Investigators of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials were seen loading boxes into several vehicles before leaving their building in the city of Gwacheon early Friday.The office didn’t immediately c
  
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• Chilliwack property values rise marginally – Abbotsford assessments flat

  02-01-2025 22:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Fraser Valley property owners can now access their 2025 property assessments, reflecting market values as of July 1, 2024. BC Assessment has mailed updated notices to over 1.12 million property owners across the province. Assessments are also available online at bcassessment.ca.
  The assessments reveal slight changes in residential property values across the region. In Chilliwack, the typical assessed value rose 2%, increasing from $890,000 in 2024 to $907,000 in 2025. In Abbot
  
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• Sweden hangs on for quarterfinal win over Latvia at world junior hockey championship

  02-01-2025 21:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — David Edstrom’s second-period power-play goal stood as the winner, and Sweden held on for a 3-2 victory over Latvia in quarterfinal action Thursday at the world junior hockey championship.
  Zeb Forsfjall and Anton Wahlberg also scored for Sweden, which led 3-0 early in the second period.
  Latvia, however, made the Swedes sweat, with Eriks Mateiko scoring back-to-back goals to cut the lead to 3-2 heading into the second intermission.
  Sweden, which topped Group B in the prelimin
  
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• Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin listed as day-to-day with lower-body injury

  02-01-2025 21:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche will be without playmaking forward Valeri Nichushkin for an indefinite amount of time due to a lower-body injury.
  Coach Jared Bednar said after morning practice Thursday that he would classify Nichushkin as “day-to-day.”“I don’t think it’s really serious, but it could keep him out seven-to-10 days,” explained Bednar, whose team hosts the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. “We’ll just see what the next handf
  
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• Canada primed for more severe wildfire days, driven by dry forest fuel: study

  02-01-2025 21:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A new study suggests Canadian forests are increasingly primed for severe wildfires, underlining the pressing need to proactively mitigate the increased threat posed by climate change.
  The study by Canadian researchers, published in the journal Science, looked at fire severity from 1981 to 2020.Co-author Xianli Wang, a scientist with the Canadian Forest Service, says there were on average an additional two days conducive to high-severity fires in 2000 to 2020, compared to the previous two decades
  
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• China slams Canada human-rights criticism as ‘hypocritical farce of double standards’

  02-01-2025 21:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — China is accusing Canada of hypocrisy for criticizing Beijing’s human-rights record, pointing to issues faced by Indigenous Peoples.
  The blowback comes after Ottawa sanctioned eight Chinese officials it accuses of “grave human rights violations” against ethnic and religious minorities, and voiced concern about democracy in Hong Kong.
  Ottawa issued a statement last month that cited reports of arbitrary and violent detainment of Uyghur people, as well as repression
  
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• Quebecer killed in avalanche in Utah loved nature, outdoors, employer says

  02-01-2025 20:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A Quebec man killed in an avalanche in Utah over the weekend is being remembered as an avid outdoorsman who loved nature.
  Utah authorities said David Éthier died while splitboarding Saturday in Millcreek Canyon near Salt Lake City and his body was recovered on Tuesday.
  Éthier, who local media say was from Sherbrooke, Que., had worked for four years at BRP, the Quebec-based powersports vehicle and marine products manufacturer.
  A spokeswoman says the company learned
  
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• Canada’s professional golfers on the upswing headed into 2025

  02-01-2025 20:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Golf continued to be on the upswing in Canada in 2024, and Brooke Henderson expects even more in the new year.
  Calgary hosted the CPKC Women’s Open, Hamilton welcomed the RBC Canadian Open, and Montreal held the biennial Presidents Cup, an elite PGA Tour event where the 12 best American golfers face the 12 best players from around the world excluding Europe.Henderson said that seeing the best golfers in the world come to Canada for three different tournaments was her highlight of 2024.
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• B.C. property values flat across much of province, especially in urban centres

  02-01-2025 19:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  British Columbia’s latest property assessments show values have been relatively flat in many parts of the province, especially major urban areas such as Vancouver, Victoria and Kelowna.
  BC Assessment says the newly updated property values, as of July 1, 2024, show almost all Lower Mainland communities within a three per cent rise or decline from the previous year.
  The story is the same in Greater Victoria, where the District of North Saanich is the only community that saw a change beyond t
  
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• B.C. research suggests road salt linked to death and deformities in salmon

  02-01-2025 19:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Researchers at the University of British Columbia say they’ve found evidence suggesting high levels of road salt in B.C. streams can cause death and deformities in young salmon.Zoology students Carley Winter and Clare Kilgour at the university say they’re three years into a five-year study on the impacts of road salt on freshwater streams in the Lower Mainland and how they affect salmon eggs and young fry.Kilgour says the results are not yet peer-reviewed, but their research has foun
  
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• Calgary army reservist and museum curator killed while ice climbing in B.C.

  02-01-2025 19:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — A Calgary army reserve officer was killed in an ice-climbing accident in eastern British Columbia over the holidays.Maj. Dave Peabody died while off duty on Dec. 26 in Kootenay National Park, the military said Thursday.
  “Maj. Peabody was an outstanding leader and a valued member of the Canadian Armed Forces community in Calgary,” Lt.-Col. Andrew Beauchamp, commanding officer of The Calgary Highlanders, said in a statement.“Our sincerest and heartfelt condolences
  
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• Benevides named defensive co-ordinator on new head coach Buck Pierce’s staff

  02-01-2025 19:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Mike Benevides is back as the B.C. Lions defensive co-ordinator.
  Benevides assumes the role on new head coach Buck Pierce’s staff, the Lions announced Thursday.Benevides had spent the last two years as B.C.’s special-teams co-ordinator and replaces Ryan Phillips, who remains with the organization as secondary coach and pass-game co-ordinator.
  Benevides enters his 15th season with the organization (2003-14, 2023-present). He served as the Lions’ defensive co-or
  
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• Famous orca mother carrying another dead calf after losing second infant: researchers

  02-01-2025 18:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A mother killer whale who famously pushed the body of her dead newborn for 17 days in 2018 has lost another calf, and researchers say she is again carrying the body.
  The Center for Whale Research says in a New Year’s Day post on social media that the mother known as Tahlequah, or J35, has now lost two of her four documented calves.
  The centre had announced on Dec. 21 that the new female calf was travelling with J pod in the Puget Sound area, on the northwest coast of Washington state.
  But
  
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• AbbyPD pull more than a half dozen impaired drivers off road

  02-01-2025 18:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Members of the Abbotsford Police Department (AbbyPD) had a busy New Year’s morning locating and removing impaired drivers from the streets of the city.
  According to AbbyPD, eight impaired drivers were pulled off the streets by officers between the hours of 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.This morning, between 8 am and 10:30 am, our Patrol and Traffic officers located and removed 8 Impaired Drivers from Abbotsford roads. These eight drivers will need to rethink their New
  
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• Playoff picture coming into focus at mixed doubles curling trials

  02-01-2025 18:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LIVERPOOL, N.S. — Lisa Weagle and John Epping locked up second place in Pool B at the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials, while the father-daughter team of Jim and Jaelyn Cotter also advanced to the playoffs with a win in Thursday’s early draw.
  Weagle and Epping finished the preliminary round with a 5-2 record after posting a 9-5 win over Tyrel Griffith and Jennifer Armstrong (3-4).
  The victors put the game away after following a three-point fifth end with back-to-back steals of o
  
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• Philadelphia Union hire Bradley Carnell as coach as MLS team tries to return to playoffs

  02-01-2025 18:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — The Philadelphia Union named Bradley Carnell as the fourth head coach in the Major League Soccer team’s history on Thursday.
  The 47-year old Carnell spent two seasons as manager of St. Louis CITY SC and was the team’s inaugural head coach. He went 22-15-25 in 62 total regular-season matches. St. Louis led the Western Conference and ranked third in MLS with 62 goals and with a plus-17 goal differential during the 2023 season.
  The team lost to Kansas City in t
  
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• Possible scenarios that could play out in Ottawa as the Liberal government teeters

  02-01-2025 18:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is said to be reflecting on his future over the holidays after the resignation of his top cabinet minister, Chrystia Freeland, in mid-December. The bombshell move prompted a fresh wave of calls for Trudeau to step down as Liberal leader from inside and outside the caucus.
  With MPs set to return to the House of Commons on Jan. 27, the Liberal grip on power appears tenuous. The NDP, which has been a steady ally of the minority government since the 2021
  
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• Operation delayed to unload cargo from ship stuck in St. Lawrence River near Montreal

  02-01-2025 17:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — An operation to off-load thousands of tonnes of corn from a ship that ran aground in the St. Lawrence River northeast of Montreal has been postponed to the weekend.
  The plan had been to start unloading the MV Maccoa today, but Fisheries and Oceans Canada says the barges needed to carry the corn are still being readied and have not yet arrived.
  More than 3,000 metric tonnes of corn must be off-loaded to help get the ship floating so it can resume its course.
  The Cyprus-flagged 18
  
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• Montreal Alouettes sign Canadian OL Gibbon to contract extension

  02-01-2025 17:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes signed Canadian offensive lineman Jesse Gibbon to a one-year contract extension Thursday.
  The deal leaves Gibbon under contract with the CFL club through the 2026 season.
  The six-foot-four, 300-pound Gibbon appeared in 12 regular-season games last season, his second with Montreal. Gibbon, 27, of Hamilton, began his CFL career with the Tiger-Cats (2019, 2021-22) and also spent time with the Edmonton Elks (2022) before being dealt to the Alouettes before the
  
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• Man who died in Tesla Cybertruck explosion was active-duty US Army soldier, officials say

  02-01-2025 16:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The person who authorities believe died in the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck packed with firework mortars and camp fuel canisters outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel was an active-duty U.S. Army soldier, three U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Thursday.Two law enforcement officials identified the man inside the futuristic-looking pickup truck as Matthew Livelsberger. The law enforcement officials spoke to the AP on the condition of anon
  
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• Man who died in Tesla Cybertruck explosion was active-duty US Army solider, officials say

  02-01-2025 16:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The person who authorities believe died in the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck packed with firework mortars and camp fuel canisters outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel was an active-duty U.S. Army soldier, three U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Thursday.Two law enforcement officials identified the man inside the futuristic-looking pickup truck as Matthew Livelsberger. The law enforcement officials spoke to the AP on the condition of anon
  
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• Toronto rookie Jonathan Mogbo assigned to G-League’s Raptors 905

  02-01-2025 16:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Rookie forward Jonathan Mogbo has been assigned to the G-League affiliate of the Toronto Raptors.
  Raptors 905 will host the Austin Spurs on Friday at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga, Ont.
  Mogbo has averaged 5.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists and 16.6 minutes over 34 NBA games, including six starts.
  However, his playtime has dropped considerably since backup centre Kelly Olynyk of Kamloops, B.C., returned to Toronto’s lineup after missing the start of th
  
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• In the news today: Feds watering down key promise: gun-control group

  02-01-2025 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  Feds watering down key promise: gun-control group
  A leading gun-control group is accusing the Liberal government of watering down a promise to ensure firearms are properly scrutinized before entering the Canadian market.
  The government recently published proposed regulations aimed at ensuring all gun makes and models for sale in Canada are known to the federal firearms registrar.
  There is currently no
  
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• ‘We had so many hopes’: Syrian refugee family reflects on nearly a decade in Canada

  02-01-2025 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  When asked about her life in Syria a decade ago, Amani Shamseddin struggles to find the words.Sitting on the couch in her Edmonton home as her children clamour for her attention, she pauses to think.“It wasn’t safe, we had so many incidents,” the 33-year-old says after a moment. “I don’t want to bring it back.”
  In the fall of 2015, the newly elected Liberal federal government embarked on its pledge to resettle 25,000 Syrians fleeing the country’s brutal
  
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