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• HC Davos holds on to early lead in 2-1 win over Canada at Spengler Cup

  27-12-2022 23:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DAVOS, Switzerland — Andrew Rowe and Leon Bristedt’s early goals were enough as HC Davos fended off Canada 2-1 on Tuesday at the Spengler Cup.
  The Spengler Cup is an annual club hockey tournament among European teams — and a squad of Canadian professionals — hosted by HC Davos.
  Rowe and Bristedt scored within the first 1:55 of the game to stake HC Davos (1-0-0) to its early lead.
  Sandro Aeschlimann made 28 saves in net for the win.
  Brett Connolly of Campbell River, B.C.,
  
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• B.C. bus victim leaves family in India, amid questions over perilous road conditions

  27-12-2022 22:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KELOWNA, B.C. — Kalwinder Singh was supposed to meet up with his cousin, Karanjot Singh Sodhi, for a family celebration to ring in the new year. 
  Instead, Singh will be picking up the remains of his relative who died in a bus crash on an icy stretch of British Columbia highway on Christmas Eve.
  Singh, a truck driver, said the Okanagan Connector between Merritt and Kelowna on which his cousin died is the worst he’s ever driven in North America, while others who travelled the rout
  
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• Canada looking for a ‘reset’ after humbling loss at world juniors

  27-12-2022 22:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — Dylan Guenther is all for elite players using every available tool at their disposal.
  He’s one of them.
  It’s when that skill stretches outside a team’s structure where issues can arise.
  Canada attempted “The Michigan” move twice in the early stages of Monday’s embarrassing 5-2 opening-night loss to Czechia at the world junior hockey championship.
  Adam Fantilli and Connor Bedard both came up snake eyes when they picked the puck up with their sti
  
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• Supreme Court keeps immigration limits in place indefinitely

  27-12-2022 22:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on immigration in place indefinitely, dashing hopes of immigration advocates who had been anticipating their end this week.
  In a ruling Tuesday, the Supreme Court extended a temporary stay that Chief Justice John Roberts issued last week. Under the court’s order, the case will be argued in February and the stay will be maintained until the justices decide the case.
  The limits were put in place under then-President Don
  
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• Southwest Airlines cancels more flights, draws federal investigation - Chilliwack Progress

  27-12-2022 21:50 via news.google.com
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• Canadian Blood Services needs blood, plasma donors after storm ... - Chilliwack Progress

  27-12-2022 21:45 via news.google.com
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• Canadians fined at least $15M for breaking COVID quarantine rules in 2022, data shows

  27-12-2022 21:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canadians who were caught violating federal COVID-19 quarantine rules racked up at least $15 million in fines this year, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada, but it’s not clear how much of that will actually be paid. 
  The agency provided data to the House of Commons in the fall in response to a request from Conservative MP Eric Duncan. 
  Duncan did not respond to a request for comment. 
  This year saw the widespread lifting of Canada’s COVID-19
  
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• B.C. woman beats all odds to survive snowmobile crash in mountains - Chilliwack Progress

  27-12-2022 21:20 via news.google.com
  B.C. woman beats all odds to survive snowmobile crash in mountains  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Scammers continue targeting Abbotsford grandparents

  27-12-2022 20:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — Unsuspecting, vulnerable seniors are being targeted by scammers in a nefarious scheme that continues to circulate in the Fraser Valley.
  According to a tweet from the Abbotsford Police Department Tuesday morning (Dec. 27), scammers have been repeatedly calling seniors in the Abbotsford area and pretending to be their grandchildren.Abby police warn that scammers will try to convince grandparents that their grandchild has been arrested and needs immediate financial assistance in
  
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• World juniors: Kapanen and Kemell help Finland bounce back with 5-2 win over Slovakia

  27-12-2022 20:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONCTON, N.B. — Oliver Kapanen and Joakim Kemell both scored and added an assist as Finland downed Slovakia 5-2 on Tuesday at the men’s world junior hockey championship.
  Jani Nyman also scored in Finland’s three-goal second period. Sami Paivarinta and Brad Lambert chipped in as well.
  Goalie Jani Lampinen made 22 saves a day after Finland (1-0-1) dropped a stunning 3-2 overtime decision to underdog Switzerland.
  Peter Repcik scored in the first and third periods in Slovakia&rsquo
  
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• B.C. Christmas Eve bus crash victim leaves behind young family in India

  27-12-2022 19:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The cousin of one of the victims of the Christmas Eve bus crash in British Columbia says the new arrival from Punjab, India, leaves behind a wife and two young children. 
  Kalwinder Singh says 41-year-old Karanjot Singh Sodhi was the father of a six-year-old son and two-year-old daughter in India. 
  He says Sodhi came to Canada about three months ago and was a long-haul trucker who was taking the bus to meet up with family for the holidays.
  Police suspect icy roads were the cause of the
  
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• Rain, run-off from recent snow, surging tides raise flood concerns in parts of B.C.

  27-12-2022 19:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Flood watches and high streamflow advisories are posted across Vancouver Island and much of British Columbia’s inner south coast as heavy rain and high tides raise the risk of flooding after pre-Christmas snowstorms.
  The River Forecast Centre has posted flood watches for Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Howe Sound and the southern two-thirds of Vancouver Island as heavy rain drenched the regions on Sunday and Monday, speeding snowmelt and causing additional run-off.
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• VIDEO: Making pig livers humanlike in quest to ease organ shortage - Chilliwack Progress

  27-12-2022 18:36 via news.google.com
  VIDEO: Making pig livers humanlike in quest to ease organ shortage  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Former Portal homeless shelter on Yale Road possibly burned early Tuesday morning

  27-12-2022 18:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The former site of the Portal homeless shelter just east of downtown Chilliwack has been boarded up for what seems like an indefinite duration.And while it wasn’t a desirable sight to behold, the physical appearance of the building has gone from bad to worse following a possible fire early Tuesday morning (Dec. 27).
  Chilliwack residents reported on social media early Tuesday morning that there may have been a fire at the boarded-up, fenced-in building at 46293 Yale Road
  
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• Canadian Blood Services needs blood, plasma donors after storm disruption

  27-12-2022 18:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canadian Blood Services says it’s in need of blood and plasma donors after the winter storm disrupted donations over the holidays. 
  Severe wind, snowfall and icy conditions that hit many parts of the country meant that about 10 per cent of expected blood and plasma donations did not happen. 
  There’s a critical need for platelets for patients undergoing cancer treatments and O-negative blood for newborns and emergencies. 
  Canadian Blood Services says it h
  
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• Former B.C. massage therapist banned for 25 years over sexual ... - Chilliwack Progress

  27-12-2022 18:08 via news.google.com
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• Military police to enforce driving ban in snowy Buffalo

  27-12-2022 18:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — State and military police are being sent to keep people from driving in snow-choked Buffalo, officials said Tuesday as the region kept counting fatalities and strove to recover from its deadliest storm in at least two generations.
  County Executive Mark Poloncarz said police would be positioned at entrances to Buffalo and at major intersections to enforce a ban on driving in New York’s second-most populous city.“Too many people are ignoring the ban,” P
  
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• Thousands of Canadians still in the dark days after fierce storms knocked out power

  27-12-2022 17:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Utility crews in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick are still working to restore electricity to thousands of customers who have been in the dark for days after last week’s fierce winter storms knocked out their power.
  As of Tuesday morning, power is still out for nearly 33,000 Hydro-Québec customers and more than 13,000 Hydro One customers.
  New Brunswick Power has restored electricity to a majority of customers who were impacted by the storm, which it has said was one of the largest
  
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• Women’s sports saw pivotal growth in deals, interest in 2022 - Chilliwack Progress

  27-12-2022 17:30 via news.google.com
  Women’s sports saw pivotal growth in deals, interest in 2022  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Flight cancelled? Experts share some advice about what to do - Chilliwack Progress

  27-12-2022 17:30 via news.google.com
  Flight cancelled? Experts share some advice about what to do  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canadian oilpatch likely to surpass 2022’s production record, but ... - Chilliwack Progress

  27-12-2022 17:30 via news.google.com
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• River Forecast Centre issues flood watch for Fraser Valley, including Sumas River

  27-12-2022 17:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The B.C. River Forecast Centre, a provincial agency, is maintaining to a flood watch for the Fraser Valley, including Sumas River, as well as Metro Vancouver and Howe Sound.In a news release generated Monday, Dec. 26 at 12:30 p.m., the provincial forecast centre advised of the flood watch after the third in a series of storms passed through B.C. on Christmas Day and early Monday.Rainfall amounts since Christmas Day tallied at least 25 millimetres, with some areas receiving as
  
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• Co-leader of Whitmer kidnapping plot gets 16 years in prison

  27-12-2022 17:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — The co-leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was sentenced Wednesday to 16 years in prison for conspiring to abduct the Democrat and blow up a bridge to ease an escape.
  Adam Fox returned to federal court Tuesday, four months after he and Barry Croft Jr. were convicted of conspiracy charges at a second trial in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
  They were accused of being at the helm of a wild plot to whip up anti-government extremists just before the 202
  
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• Former Toronto FC midfielder Tsubasa Endoh undergoing treatment for leukemia

  27-12-2022 17:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Former Toronto FC midfielder Tsubasa Endoh is undergoing treatment in his native Japan for acute leukemia.
  In social media posts on his verified accounts, the 29-year-old from Tokyo said he was diagnosed Dec. 2.
  “I was honestly shocked at first and it was really hard to accept the whole situation,” he wrote.
  Endoh said he has already started chemotherapy sessions.
  “It’s gonna be a hell of a journey and it’s surely the hardest moment in my life, but I’m determi
  
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• 2022 was a defining year for athlete activism in Canadian sport

  27-12-2022 17:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — If 2022 was a defining year for Canadian athlete activism, the snowball started rolling back in January.
  Dave Bedford, a high-profile Canadian sport executive for four decades, retired as Athletics Canada’s CEO after the exposure of a series of sexually graphic tweets that stretched back months. 
  A national team athlete, who requested anonymity for fear of repercussions, spoke out about the “gross” tweets. An emergency meeting was held. Bedford agreed to re
  
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• Expert warns of ‘perfect storm’ as the number of police shootings increases in 2022

  27-12-2022 17:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  James Hanna was kind to animals and children. He was big on hugs and loved to travel.
  His family says he was excited about his future, but that was stolen by a stray bullet fired from an Edmonton police officer’s gun. The 59-year-old was in his basement suite watching television when he was killed in February.
  Police have said officers were chasing a robbery suspect on foot when they fired. That man, a 36-year-old with a fake gun, was also killed. 
  Hanna’s loved ones have said t
  
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• Buffalo faces more snow after deadliest storm in decades - Chilliwack Progress

  27-12-2022 16:30 via news.google.com
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• Highway 1 closed from Hope to Boston Bar due to avalanche hazard

  27-12-2022 16:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HOPE — HIghway 1 remains closed from Hope to Boston Bar Tuesday morning (Dec. 27) due to the risk of an avalanche hazard, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure says.
  According to a posting on Drive B.C.’s Twitter page, Highway 1 is closed in both directions between Hope and Boston Bar because of an avalanche hazard between Haig Station Road and Boston Bar Station Road for 63.3 kilometres (Hope to 26 km south of Jackass Mountain Summit).The next highway update is expected
  
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• Flood warning in B.C. as power outages persist : In The News for Dec. 27

  27-12-2022 10:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 27 …
  What we are watching in Canada …
      Thousands of Canadians who have been without power since last week’s fierce winter storms spent Boxing day in the cold and dark while strong winds and high tides on the West Coast prompted a flood warning.
       The City of Vanco
  
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• Canada loses opener at Spengler Cup

  27-12-2022 04:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DAVOS, Switzerland — Canada spotted HC Sparta Prague a three-goal lead on Monday and a spirited rally came up short, losing 3-2 in the opening game of the 2022 Spengler Cup hockey tournament.
  Brett Connolly of Campbell River, B.C., scored both Canadian goals in the second period. Thomas Gregoire of Sherbrooke, Que., had two assists.
  Michal Repik scored twice for the winners, while Daniel Pribyl added a single. HC Sparta Prague led 2-0 after the first period and 3-0 after 27 minutes of play
  
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• Czechs stun Canada 5-2 at world junior men’s hockey championships - Chilliwack Progress

  27-12-2022 03:35 via news.google.com
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• Czechs stun Canada 5-2 at world juniors

  27-12-2022 03:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — Jaroslav Chemeler and Matous Mensik scored 33 seconds apart during a five-minute power play as Czechia stunned Canada 5-2 in the opener for both countries at the world junior men’s hockey championship Monday.
  Stanislav Svozil and David Spacek, with a goal and an assist each, and David Moravec provided the rest of the offence for underdog Czechia, the country commonly known as the Czech Republic. 
  Tomas Suchanek was stellar in making 36 saves behind a structured, determ
  
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