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• Authorities change plan to free ship stranded in Quebec

  29-12-2024 23:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Canadian Coast Guard announced this morning that a change of strategy is underway to free the ship that ran aground on Christmas Eve on the St. Lawrence River in Quebec.An attempt to refloat the ship using a team of tugboats that was launched on Friday has not worked, the coast guard says.The new strategy involves transferring the ship’s cargo of corn onto a barge to reduce its weight and allow it to float again.
  A plan to evacuate at least part of the cargo must be fi
  
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• Canadian Army reservists return to Chilliwack for annual disaster response training - Global News Toronto

  29-12-2024 23:38 via news.google.com
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• Coquitlam fire and police officials investigating early morning fire at strip mall

  29-12-2024 23:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Mounties in Coquitlam, B.C., say an early morning fire is under investigation at a strip mall on North Rd. at Lougheed Highway.Const. John Graham with Coquitlam RCMP says the city’s fire department was called to the complex early this morning about a blaze at the building.
  Graham says there were no injuries and the cause of the fire is now under investigation by both police and fire officials, but he had no information about a possible explosion that damaged the complex.Images from the sce
  
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• Atlantic Liberal caucus calls for Trudeau’s resignation in letter

  29-12-2024 23:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Atlantic Liberal caucus is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign as party leader in a letter.The letter dated Dec. 23 was shared publicly today by New Brunswick MP Wayne Long, who has been saying since the fall that Trudeau should step down.
  Atlantic caucus chair and Nova Scotia MP Kody Blois penned the letter, saying the events following Chrystia Freeland’s cabinet resignation, signals from the opposition parties to declare non-confidence at the first oppor
  
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• Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter dies at age 100

  29-12-2024 22:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, has died at the age of 100.
  He died after spending more than a year in hospice care.
  Carter grew up on a peanut farm in Georgia and served in the U.S. Navy before turning to politics.
  He served one term as the president of the United States from 1977 to 1981.
  Following his time in the White House, Carter dedicated his life to humanitarian work, and was a major contributor to Habitat for Humanity.
  His post-presidential international diplomati
  
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• Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100

  29-12-2024 22:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, has died. He was 100 years old.
  The longest-lived American president died on Sunday, more than a year after entering hospice care, at his home in the small town of Plains, Georgia, where he and his wife, Rosalynn, who died at 96 in November 2023, s
  
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• Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, Nobel winner, dies at 100

  29-12-2024 22:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who tried to restore virtue to the White House after the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, then rebounded from a landslide defeat to become a global advocate of human rights and democracy, has died. He was 100 years old.
  The Carter Center said the 39th president died Sunday, more than a year after entering hospice care, at his home in Plains, Georgia, where he and his wife, Rosalynn, who died in November 2023, lived most of their lives.
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• Willander scores twice to lead Sweden to 7-5 win over Switzerland at world juniors

  29-12-2024 22:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Tom Willander scored twice and added an assist to lead Sweden to a 7-5 win over Switzerland on Sunday afternoon at the world junior hockey championship.Zeb Forsfjall, Otto Stenberg, David Granberg, Victor Eklund and Axel Sandin-Pellikka had the other goals for the Swedes (3-0-0), who qualified for the quarterfinals with the victory at TD Place.
  Kimo Gruber and Leo Braillard had two goals apiece for Switzerland (0-3-0). Andro Kaderli had the other goal.
  Sweden led 6-1 after two per
  
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• Langley RCMP asking public for help in locating missing woman

  29-12-2024 22:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY — Langley RCMP are asking for the public’s help in locating a woman who has gone missing in the area. Amanda El Baba was reported missing on December 18.
  El Baba is described as a 33-year-old Middle Eastern woman. She is 5’8” and weighs approximately 159 lbs. She has brown hair and green eyes.
  If you have seen El Baba or you know where she is, you’re asked to contact the Langley detachment of the RCMP at 604-532-3200 and quote file number 2024-41133.
  
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• TOP STORIES 2024: Chilliwack residents relentless until illegal waste was finally trucked away - Chilliwack Progress

  29-12-2024 21:46 via news.google.com
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• Israeli hospital says Netanyahu has undergone successful prostate surgery

  29-12-2024 21:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli hospital says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has undergone successful prostate surgery.
  Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center said his prostate was removed late Sunday.
  Netanyahu was placed under full anesthesia for the procedure. Doctors said he was awake and recovering Sunday night. Netanyahu’s office had said Justice Minister Yariv Levin, a close ally, would serve as acting prime minister during the procedure.
  Doctors ordered the operation
  
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• Syria’s de facto leader says it could take up to 4 years to hold elections

  29-12-2024 21:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s de facto leader said Sunday it could take up to four years to hold elections in Syria, and that he plans to dissolve his Islamist group that led the country’s insurgency at an anticipated national dialogue summit for the country.
  Ahmad al-Sharaa, who leads Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the group leading the new authority in Syria, made the remarks in an interview with Saudi television network Al-Arabiyya. It comes almost a month after a lightning insurgency led by
  
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• Police called to Surrey pub after ‘large fight’ and shooting

  29-12-2024 20:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Police in Surrey say two people suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a brawl broke out at a pub early this morning.
  The Surrey Police Service says officers responded to multiple calls about a “large fight” outside the 5Tara Pub and Lounge on 132 Street at 2:30 a.m.
  Police say two men were shot after the fight escalated, and the victims were taken to hospital.
  Staff Sgt. Lindsey Houghton says the injuries were “fairly minor” – the pair who were shot didn&rsqu
  
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• TSB investigating plane landing incident at Halifax Stanfield International Airport

  29-12-2024 20:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating an incident involving a plane at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport, which one passenger described as a rough landing that sparked flames.Nikki Valentine, a Halifax woman who was on the PAL Airlines flight, said passengers felt a “massive rumble” upon landing Saturday night.“The cabin tilted, we saw sparks and then flames and then smoke started getting sucked into the cabin,” she told The
  
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• 2 injured in early Sunday morning shooting in Surrey - Chilliwack Progress

  29-12-2024 20:00 via news.google.com
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• Raptors-Knicks trade a year ago reshaped both teams, but who won the trade?

  29-12-2024 19:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A year ago the Toronto Raptors made a trade that officially signalled that the team was going to rebuild.
  Toronto acquired guards Immanuel Quickley, RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., and a 2024 second-round draft pick in a deal with the Knicks on Dec. 30, 2023, sending forwards OG Anunoby, Precious Achiuwa and reserve guard Malachi Flynn to New York in return.Nobody — not even the players — knew what to expect from the surprising trade between two Atlantic Division riv
  
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• Top draft prospect James Hagens shining at world juniors with U.S.

  29-12-2024 18:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — James Hagens watched Macklin Celebrini with a close eye last season.The player eventually picked No. 1 at the NHL draft went about his business on the ice in impressive fashion.Hagens, however, was perhaps even more focused on how Celebrini stayed razor-sharp amid all the attention.“Never let anything affect him,” he said. “You always saw him calm and collected. He went about it every day just working toward getting better.
  “Everything works its way out.&rd
  
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• Moeller earns first World Cup win as another injured skier is airlifted off 2026 Olympics slope

  29-12-2024 17:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BORMIO, Italy (AP) — Fredrik Moeller of Norway claimed his first World Cup victory by winning a super-G that got off to an inauspicious start on Sunday as Gino Caviezel became the third skier this weekend to be airlifted off the slope set to be used for the 2026 Olympics.
  After Alexis Monney’s debut World Cup win in the downhill the previous day, Moeller also recorded his first victory on the circuit with an early benchmark run down the fearsome Stelvio slope to finish 0.20 seconds a
  
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• Ljutic gives Croatian women’s ski team its 1st win since great Kostelic last triumphed in 2006

  29-12-2024 17:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEMMERING, Austria (AP) — Zrinka Ljutic gave the Croatian women’s ski team its first World Cup victory in almost 19 years by triumphing in the final race of the calendar year on Sunday.
  With injured star Mikaela Shiffrin not racing, Ljutic dominated the fourth slalom of the season, posted the fastest times in both runs and won by a huge margin of 1.75 seconds over runner-up Lena Duerr of Germany.
  Katharina Liensberger, the 2021 world champion from Austria, finished 1.85 behind in thi
  
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• What we know about the deadly passenger jet crash in South Korea

  29-12-2024 17:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger jet burst into flames while landing at an airport in South Korea on Sunday, killing 179 people in one of the deadliest air disasters in that nation’s history. There were only two survivors, officials said.
  Video showed the plane skidding across the airstrip, overrunning the runway and crashing into a barrier at the airport about 290 kilometers (180 miles) south of Seoul on Sunday. Its front landing gear apparently was not deployed.
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• What is known about a fiery passenger jet crash landing that claimed 179 lives in South Korea?

  29-12-2024 17:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger jet burst into flames while landing at an airport in South Korea on Sunday, killing 179 people in one of the deadliest air disasters in that nation’s history. There were only two survivors, officials said.
  Video showed the plane skidding across the airstrip, overrunning the runway and crashing into a barrier at the airport about 290 kilometers (180 miles) south of Seoul on Sunday. Its front landing gear apparently was not deployed.
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of December 29, 2024

  29-12-2024 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.
  Name: Cayden BlackwellAge: 27
  Height: 5’11” ft
  Weight: 155lbs
  Hair: Brown
  Eyes: Blue
  Wanted: Assault Peace Officer, Possession of Stolen Property, Possess Stolen Property >$5000, Resist/Obstruct Peace officer, and Driving While ProhibitedWarrant in effect: December 10, 2024Parole Jurisdiction: Chilliwack
  Name: Cameron Jarvis OppenheimAge: 31
  Height: 5’5
  
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• Online child exploitation spiked during lockdowns. Police worry it’s here to stay

  29-12-2024 15:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Online predators are becoming increasingly resourceful in trolling media platforms where children gravitate, prompting an explosion in police case loads, said an officer who works for the RCMP Integrated Child Exploitation Unit in British Columbia.Data show the problem spiked during COVID-19 when children began spending more time online — but rates did not wane as police anticipated after lockdowns ended.
  In B.C., they soared, almost quadrupling from 2021 to 2023.
  Const.
  
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• TOP STORIES 2024: Chilliwack homeless encampment sparked regional crime wave - Chilliwack Progress

  29-12-2024 14:30 via news.google.com
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• Azerbaijan’s president says crashed jetliner was shot down by Russia unintentionally

  29-12-2024 13:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said Sunday that the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit unintentionally, and criticized Moscow for trying to “hush up” the issue for days.“We can say with complete clarity that the plane was shot down by Russia. (…) We are not saying that it was done intentionally, but it was done,” he told Azerbaijani state television.
  Aliyev said that the airliner, which crashed Wednesday in Kazakh
  
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• Azerbaijan’s president says crashed jetliner was shot down by Russia, albeit not intentionally

  29-12-2024 13:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said Sunday that the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit unintentionally.Aliyev told Azerbaijani state television the aircraft was hit by fire from the ground over Russia and rendered uncontrollable by electronic warfare. He said that the jet wasn’t shot down deliberately, but accused Russia of trying to “hush up” the issue for several days.
  The crash on Wednesday killed 38 of
  
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• Olympic Games in 2026 on the horizon for world champion ski jumper Alex Loutitt

  29-12-2024 13:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The words “why not me” are tattooed on the back of Alexandria Loutitt’s hand between her thumb and wrist.
  That motto has served her well.The 2026 Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy, are on the horizon for Canada’s first world champion in ski jumping.
  Loutitt claimed the 2023 world title in the women’s large hill event, which will make its Olympic debut in Italy alongside the normal hill competition.
  “It’s the first time the women will have a large hil
  
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• TOP STORIES 2024: Chilliwack homeless encampment sparked regional crime wave - The Chilliwack Progress

  29-12-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
  TOP STORIES 2024: Chilliwack homeless encampment sparked regional crime wave  The Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canadian Army reservists return to Chilliwack for annual disaster response training - Global News

  29-12-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
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• Jonathan Huberdeau scores twice as Calgary Flames beat San Jose Sharks 3-1

  29-12-2024 07:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jonathan Huberdeau scored twice and the Calgary Flames beat San Jose 3-1 on Saturday night, handing the Sharks their seventh straight loss.
  Mikael Backlund also scored and Nazem Kadri had two assists for the Flames, and Dustin Wolf had 21 saves.Macklin Celebrini got his 12th goal of the season for San Jose, and Yaroslav Askarov stopped 30 shots. The Sharks are 0-6-1 during their skid, and 1-9-1 over their last 11 games.
  Calgary took a 2-1 lead at 6:50 of the second
  
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• Nikolaj Ehlers back on track for Winnipeg Jets after injury layoff

  29-12-2024 05:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Nikolaj Ehlers is back in top form for the Winnipeg Jets since his return from injury four games ago.
  Ehlers’ goal and two assists were pivotal in Winnipeg’s 4-2 doubling of the visiting Ottawa Senators on Saturday in front of an announced 14,734 at Canada Life Centre.
  The highest-scoring NHL player from Denmark sat out nine games in early December with a lower-body injury.
  Ehler has two goals and three assists since rejoining the lineup. When he’s in top form,
  
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• Ehlers, Scheifele, Connor lead Winnipeg Jets to 4-2 win over Ottawa Senators

  29-12-2024 04:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Nikolaj Ehlers scored a goal and had two assists to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.
  Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor each had a goal and an assist and Gabe Vilardi contributed a power-play goal for Winnipeg (26-10-1).
  Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck made 33 saves at Canada Life Centre.
  Ridley Greig and Tim Stutzle both scored power play goals and Mads Sogaard stopped 19 shots for Ottawa (18-5-2).
  Ehlers scored at 11:19 of the third perio
  
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• Capitals clip Maple Leafs 5-2, Alex Ovechkin scores in return from injury

  29-12-2024 04:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal in his return to action as the Washington Capitals upended the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday.
  Andrew Mangiapane, Jakob Chychrun, Nic Dowd and Tom Wilson also scored for the Capitals, while John Tavares and Bobby McMann replied for the Leafs.
  Washington’s captain Ovechkin played his first game since he fractured his left fibula Nov. 18 in a game the Utah Hockey Club.Ovechkin was held off the scoresheet Saturday until firing the pu
  
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• Vancouver Canucks collapse in 5-4 overtime loss to Seattle Kraken

  29-12-2024 03:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — For about 55 minutes, the Vancouver Canucks had control of the Seattle Kraken on Saturday afternoon. Then suddenly they didn’t.
  Trailing 4-1 late in the third period, the Kraken stunned Vancouver by scoring three goals to tie the game. Then Vince Dunn scored his second of the night 2:15 into overtime to give Seattle a 5-4 win that snapped a five-game losing streak.
  It was an epic collapse by the Canucks. It was the first time in franchise history, and only the third time
  
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• South Korean media report 28 people dead after a plane catches fire at an airport

  29-12-2024 02:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean media are reporting that 28 people have been confirmed dead after a plane caught fire at an airport in the country’s south.South Korea’s emergency office said the fire was put out and rescue officials were trying to remove passengers from the Jeju Air passenger plane at the airport in the South Korean city of Muan. It said the plane with about 180 people was returning from Bangkok.
  Yonhap news agency reported the 28 deaths, but the emergen
  
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• Byfield scores twice for Los Angeles Kings in 4-3 OT win over Edmonton Oilers

  29-12-2024 01:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Quinton Byfield scored his second goal of the game with 1:41 remaining in overtime as the Los Angeles Kings beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Saturday.
  Byfield scored on a wrist shot from the right circle to give Los Angeles a win in its first of four regular-season games against Edmonton, which has knocked the Kings out of the playoffs for three straight seasons.Warren Foegele had a goal and two assists, Tanner Jeannot also scored and the Kings won their sixth straight ho
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP investigating theft of up to 25 firearms - CityNews Vancouver

  29-12-2024 01:22 via news.google.com
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• World Juniors: Stancl, Hradec, Mastalirsky’s hat tricks help Czechia rout Kazakhstan

  29-12-2024 00:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Jakub Stancl and Vojtech Hradec each had three goals and two assists as Czechia thumped Kazakhstan 14-2 on Saturday at the world junior hockey championship.
  Stancl now leads the international tournament with four goals and three assists.
  Matej Mastalirsky also had a hat trick as Czechia (2-0-0-0) had eight goals in the second period alone. Adam Novotny, Vojtech Cihar, Adam Jecho,Petr Sikora, and Jakub Dvorak all added a goal in the rout.
  Jan Kavan made 16 saves for the win in net.
  Kirill Lyapuno
  
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• Large number of firearms and foreign currency stolen in Chilliwack: RCMP - Langley Advance Times

  29-12-2024 00:11 via news.google.com
  Large number of firearms and foreign currency stolen in Chilliwack: RCMP  Langley Advance Times
  
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