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• Police working to identify person found dead in fire at restaurant in Kamloops, B.C.

  29-10-2022 23:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KAMLOOPS, B.C. — One person is dead after a fire at a restaurant in Kamloops, B.C. 
  RCMP say an officer patrolling the area Saturday morning noticed smoke and fire coming from the rear of the eatery, which was closed at the time. 
  Police tried to put out the fire, which was limited mostly to a shed or outbuilding attached to the back of the restaurant, until firefighters arrived and extinguished it.
  They say the body of an unidentified person was found while officials combed thro
  
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• Jets thrilled to KO the Caps 3-2 in OT, despite Ovechkin’s late goal

  26-03-2025 05:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Scott Arniel was proud the Winnipeg Jets got a takedown in a marquee bout with the Washington Capitals on Tuesday.
  Nikolaj Ehlers scored on a breakaway 1:28 into overtime to help the Jets clinch a playoff spot by downing the Capitals 3-2 in a showdown between the NHL’s top two teams.
  “That was a heavyweight battle right there. It really was,” said Arniel, who’s in his first year as Winnipeg’s head coach.
  “Even though one team’s from the
  
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• Kadri plays OT hero as surging Flames rally to beat Kraken 4-3

  26-03-2025 05:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Nazem Kadri’s second goal of the game, scored 3:38 into overtime, gave the Calgary Flames a 4-3 win over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday for their fourth consecutive comeback victory.
  Adam Klapka and Rasmus Andersson also scored for Calgary (34-25-11), which got two assists from Matt Coronato.
  Ty Kartye, Jaden Schwartz and Jordan Eberle replied for Seattle (30-36-6).
  The win keeps the Flames four points back of the streaking St. Louis Blues in the Western Conference wild-card
  
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• South Korea’s truth commission says government responsible for fraud and abuse in foreign adoptions

  26-03-2025 04:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s truth commission has concluded that the government bears responsibility for facilitating a foreign adoption program rife with fraud and abuse, driven by efforts to reduce welfare costs and enabled by private agencies that often manipulated children’s backgrounds and origins.
  The landmark report released Wednesday followed a nearly three-year investigation into complaints from 367 adoptees in Europe, the United States, and Australia, repre
  
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• B.C. energy minister says treaty not a ‘bargaining chip’ in U.S. trade dispute

  26-03-2025 04:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbia Energy Minister Adrian Dix says U.S. President Donald Trump’s claims about Canada supplying water through the Columbia River Treaty are “not accurate,” and the U.S. can manage the water that flows over the border “however they see fit.”Dix says there has been speculation about how the treaty could potentially be used as a “bargaining chip” in the trade war with the U.S., but with a 10-year termination provision, he notes
  
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• Leafs’ second line of Nylander, Tavares and McMann star in 7-2 thumping of Flyers

  26-03-2025 04:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs bounced back in a big way Tuesday night, and their second line played a starring role in it.
  William Nylander, John Tavares and Bobby McMann combined to score five of the Leafs’ goals in a 7-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. Nylander chipped in two assists and Tavares also dished one out as Toronto rebounded from a 5-2 loss to Nashville on Saturday.“I think we all bring a different dynamic,” McMann said. “John is so cerebral, he&r
  
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• Charge stunned with costly collapse to Sirens, need to ‘dig in’ to make playoffs

  26-03-2025 04:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — No matter the outcome Carla MacLeod could usually find a silver lining, but an epic collapse had the Ottawa Charge coach at a loss for words.
  With her team fighting to gain ground in the Professional Women’s Hockey League standings, MacLeod’s team suffered one of its worst losses on Tuesday night and now needs to find a way to turn things around and quickly.
  With just five games remaining in the regular season, the Charge (9-1-4-11) sit fifth, two points back of the Mi
  
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• Broberg, Thomas lead surging Blues to 6-1 win over Canadiens

  26-03-2025 04:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Philip Broberg and Robert Thomas each had a goal and three assists, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-1 on Tuesday night to extend their active NHL-best winning streak to seven games.
  Broberg recorded four points in a game for the first time. Coupled with Minnesota’s regulation home loss to Vegas, St. Louis is now two points back of the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference.Jordan Kyrou got his 31st goal of the season, Dylan Holloway, Ale
  
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• Ehlers scores in OT as Jets edge Capitals 3-2 in battle of NHL powers

  26-03-2025 04:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Nikolaj Ehlers scored on a breakaway 1:28 into overtime to help the Winnipeg Jets clinch a playoff spot by downing the Washington Capitals 3-2 in Tuesday’s showdown between the NHL’s top two teams.
  The Eastern Conference-leading Capitals were in a line change when Ehlers grabbed the puck and fired a wrist shot past goalie Logan Thompson for his 24th goal of the season.
  Washington star Alex Ovechkin had tied the game 2-2 with a one-timer that went through Connor Helle
  
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• Ovechkin scores career goal No. 889 to inch closer to Gretzky’s all-time mark

  26-03-2025 03:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Alex Ovechkin is one step closer to hockey immortality.
  The Washington Capitals winger scored for the 889th time his NHL career Tuesday to move within six goals of passing Wayne Gretzky for the all-time mark.
  Ovechkin fired past Winnipeg Jets netminder Connor Hellebuyck with four minutes left in the third period to tie the game 2-2. Winnipeg won 3-2 in overtime.
  The 39-year-old Russian started the season 41 goals short of tying the Great One’s record of 894 goals.
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• Thompson nets the winner as Sabres edge Senators 3-2, coach Ruff reaches 600 career wins

  26-03-2025 03:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson scored the go-ahead goal 1:23 into the third period, and Lindy Ruff became the NHL’s second coach to win 600 games with one franchise in the Buffalo Sabres’ 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.
  Jack Quinn and Jacob Bernard-Docker also scored for Buffalo, and James Reimer stopped 30 shots in winning two straight starts for the first time this season. Ruff is in the first season of his second stint in Buffalo, and improved his reco
  
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• Sirens score six times in third period to upset Charge 6-3

  26-03-2025 03:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Charge’s playoff hopes took a beating Tuesday night following a 6-3 loss to the New York Sirens.
  The Charge (9-1-4-11) blew a 3-0 third-period lead and allowed the last-place Sirens (6-4-4-12) to score six unanswered goals.
  Ottawa, which sits fifth and outside the playoff picture, looked to be well in control of the game after a solid 40 minutes, but an early goal in the third from Brooke Hobson gave New York life.
  Back-to-back penalties allowed the Sirens to tie
  
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• Nylander, Tavares each score twice to power Leafs to 7-2 win over Flyers

  26-03-2025 02:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — William Nylander had two goals and two assists to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 7-2 thumping of the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night.
  John Tavares, with two goals and one assist, Bobby McMann, David Kampf and Max Domi also scored for Toronto (43-25-3). Anthony Stolarz made 17 saves.
  Ryan Poehling and Sean Couturier replied for Philadelphia (28-36-9), which saw its losing streak extended to six games.
  Samuel Ersson stopped 23 shots.
  Leafs forward Scott Laughton faced his f
  
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• Democrat Dan Goughnour wins election in Pennsylvania, keeping party in control of the state House

  26-03-2025 02:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrat Dan Goughnour is the winner of a special election in western Pennsylvania, keeping majority control of the state House in his party’s hands.
  Goughnour beat Republican Chuck Davis on Tuesday for a seat in the Mon Valley region southeast of Pittsburgh.
  The seat became vacant in January when Democratic state Rep. Matthew Gergely died.
  Goughnour’s victory means Democrats hold the House by a single vote, 102 members to 101. Holding the majority means
  
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• AbbyPD investigates sexual assault at Mill Lake Park

  26-03-2025 02:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — A spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department says police are investigating a sexual assault that occurred Monday night (Mar. 24) at Mill Lake Park in Abbotsford.
  According to a statement from Sgt. Paul Walker, AbbyPD patrol officers responded to a report of a sexual assault at Mill Lake Park that happened at about 6:40 p.m. A female victim told police she was walking westbound on the path beside the lack between Ashley Way and Alta Avenue. She was alone when an unknown
  
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• At least 16 dead and 19 injured as wildfires ravage South Korea’s southern regions

  26-03-2025 00:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — At least 16 people died and another 19 were injured as wildfires ravaged South Korea’s southern regions amid dry weather and strong winds, government officials said Wednesday.
  Officials in Andong city and other southeastern cities and towns ordered residents to evacuate on Tuesday as firefighters struggled to contain multiple blazes fueled by dry winds, which burned more than 43,000 acres of land and destroyed hundreds of structures, including a 1,300-year-o
  
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• Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts on hold again after a new federal ruling

  25-03-2025 23:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa cannot, for now, continue to enforce part of its book ban law, a federal judge said Tuesday, giving major publishers that sued the state the second temporary reprieve they requested.
  The new decision from U.S. District Judge Stephen Locher again temporarily blocked the part of the law that prohibits school libraries and classrooms from carrying books that depict sex acts.
  The law was first approved by Iowa’s Republican-led Legislature and GOP Gov. Kim Rey
  
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• Defending champion Argentina qualifies for the 2026 World Cup after Bolivia fails to beat Uruguay

  25-03-2025 23:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Defending champion Argentina qualified for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday when Bolivia failed to beat Uruguay.
  Argentina leads South American qualifying and hosts archrival Brazil at the Monumental de Nunez Stadium later Tuesday.
  South America has six direct berths in the next World Cup, a 48-team tournament to be hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
  Argentina was assured of one of the six spots when seventh-place Bolivia drew 0-0 with Uruguay in El
  
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• B.C. to bring in legislation to end its carbon tax on consumers starting April 1

  25-03-2025 23:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s government says it will table legislation on Monday that eliminates the consumer carbon tax in the province.
  It says in a statement that the tax will be removed April 1, and it is notifying fuel sellers and natural gas retailers now so they stop collecting the tax as of that date.B.C. Premier David Eby said earlier this month that the province would kill the consumer tax after Prime Minister Mark Carney made the same announcement about the federal tax.Th
  
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• Trump signs sweeping action overhauling US elections, including requiring proof of citizenship

  25-03-2025 22:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections in the U.S., including requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and demanding that all ballots be received by Election Day.
  The order says the U.S. has failed “to enforce basic and necessary election protections” and calls on states to work with federal agencies to share voter lists and prosecute election crimes. It threatens to p
  
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• B.C. carbon tax to be axed effective April 1

  25-03-2025 22:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The provincial government announced Tuesday afternoon (Mar. 25) that the consumer carbon tax will be eliminated on April 1.
  According to a news release, the province says people will see immediate savings through the elimination of the consumer carbon tax in British Columbia.
  With the federal government removing the federal carbon tax on consumers, the B.C. government claims it is not only halting the scheduled tax increase, it is tabling legislation on Monday, March 31, 2025, t
  
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• AbbyPD investigates sexual assault at Mill Park

  25-03-2025 22:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — A spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department says police are investigating a sexual assault that occurred Monday night (Mar. 24) at Mill Lake Park in Abbotsford.
  According to a statement from Sgt. Paul Walker, AbbyPD patrol officers responded to a report of a sexual assault at Mill Lake Park that happened at about 6:40 p.m. A female victim told police she was walking westbound on the path beside the lack between Ashley Way and Alta Avenue. She was alone when an unknown
  
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• Update: Power restored after single-vehicle collision on Luckakuck Way in Chilliwack

  25-03-2025 22:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UPDATE 2:32 p.m., TUESDAY: Power has now been restored to the Cottonwood Centre mall and surrounding businesses after the power outage at 11:36 a.m.
  Original story below: 
  CHILLIWACK — A motor vehicle accident on Luckakuck Way near Envision Financial has led to a power outage involving more than 550 customers in Chilliwack, including the Cottonwood Centre mall.
  According to scanner dispatch, Chilliwack Fire, B.C. Ambulance and Chilliwack RCMP were dispatched shortly before noon Tuesda
  
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• Gunman who killed 23 in racist attack at Texas Walmart offered plea deal to avoid death penalty

  25-03-2025 22:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart in 2019 in one of the the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history has been offered a plea deal to avoid the death penalty, a Texas prosecutor said Tuesday.The announcement by El Paso County District Attorney James Montoya is a significant turn in the criminal case of Patrick Crusius, 26, who was already sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences after pleading guilty in 2023 to federal hate crime charges.
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• Record deficit, economic stimulus and other highlights of Quebec’s 2025-26 budget

  25-03-2025 22:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUÉBEC — Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard introduced his budget on Tuesday, under a cloud of possible U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods that he forecasts will average 10 per cent in the next two years. Here are some highlights:
  — Deficit of $13.6 billion, or 2.2 per cent of GDP, including payments of about $2.2 billion into a fund dedicated to paying down debt.— Return to a balanced budget by fiscal year 2029-30.
  — Total spending on government operations of $156.1
  
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• Blue Jays sign catcher Alejandro Kirk to US$58-million, five-year extension

  25-03-2025 21:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have signed catcher Alejandro Kirk to a US$58-million, five-year extension, the team announced Tuesday.
  The 26-year-old from Tijuana, Mexico, hit .253 last season with five home runs and 54 runs batted in. Twenty-eight of his RBIs came over the last two months of the season.
  Defensively, threw out a career-high 27 attempted base stealers, fifth-most among catchers in Major League Baseball.
  Kirk was an all-star and a Silver Slugger in 2022 when he batted .285
  
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• Update: Power still out at 1:40 p.m. after vehicle strikes hydro pole on Luckakuck

  25-03-2025 21:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  UPDATE 1:40 p.m., TUESDAY: Power is still out for over 550 customers as of 1:40 p.m. Tuesday due to the single-vehicle collision near Envision Financial. The vehicle is a City of Chilliwack operations work van.
  Original story below: 
  CHILLIWACK — A motor vehicle accident on Luckakuck Way near Envision Financial has led to a power outage involving more than 550 customers in Chilliwack, including the Cottonwood Centre mall.
  According to scanner dispatch, Chilliwack Fire, B.C. Ambulance
  
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• US Vice President Vance to join his wife on Friday trip to Greenland

  25-03-2025 21:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday that he’s joining his wife on a Friday trip to Greenland, suggesting in an online video that global security is at stake.
  “We’re going to check out how things are going there,” Vance said in a video posted to social media. “Speaking for President Trump, we want to reinvigorate the security of the people of Greenland because we think it’s important to protecting the security of the entire world.&
  
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• Gilles, Poirier sticking to their plan with gold in sight at figure skating worlds

  25-03-2025 21:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  With the top of the podium closer than ever, Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are keeping to the same tried and true script.
  Canada’s top ice dancers head into this week’s world figure skating championships in Boston with momentum following a breakthrough victory over their American rivals at last month’s Four Continents Championships.
  Toronto’s Gilles and Poirier, from Unionville, Ont., edged two-time reigning champions — and 2022 Olympic gold medallists — Madis
  
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• B.C. drug decriminalization and safer supply associated with more overdoses: study

  25-03-2025 20:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A study into safer supply and drug decriminalization policies in British Columbia has found that both were associated with increased opioid overdose hospitalizations.
  The report says that there was no change in deaths associated with safer supply, while neither policy appeared to mitigate the opioid crisis that has claimed more than 16,000 lives in B.C. since being declared a public health emergency in 2016.
  The authors of the study, published in JAMA Health Forum, says it&rsqu
  
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