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• Grey Cup champ Toronto Argonauts sign defensive lineman Da’Marcus Johnson

  01-01-2025 23:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The reigning Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts have signed American defensive lineman Da’Marcus Johnson.
  The six-foot-four, 255-pound lineman from Sacramento, Calif., recorded 52 tackles, 5.5 sacks and two forced fumbles in 11 games for the University of Eastern Washington in 2023.
  Johnson had nine tackles and a sack in 20 games for the Fresno State Bulldogs in 2021-22.
  He began his collegiate career at American River College.
  The Argonauts finished second in the CFL&rsqu
  
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• Abbotsford’s New Year’s baby arrives

  01-01-2025 23:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The first baby of 2025 at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital arrived Wednesday morning.
  Nawaab Sher Singh Gill was welcomed into the world at 8:30 a.m. He was weighed at 5 lbs. 11 oz. If the family chooses to release an image, it will be added to this story.
  The first baby in the Fraser Health Authority arrivedat 12:07 a.m. at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster. The child of Jamie Carballo and Jeremy Borys weighed 7lbs. 1 oz.
  Welcome to the world little guy!Fraser Healt
  
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• Canadian man, 38, dies in avalanche in Utah mountains

  01-01-2025 23:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Authorities in Utah say a Canadian man has died in an avalanche while snowboarding in the mountains near Salt Lake City.The Salt Lake County sheriff’s office says the body of 38-year-old David Éthier was recovered Tuesday.
  Deputy Arlan Bennett says Éthier had been splitboarding in the Millcreek Canyon area on Saturday, but was swept under the snow during an avalanche.He says a rescue operation began Sunday evening after a family came across Éthier&rsqu
  
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• Canada’s world junior team focusing on discipline ahead of quarterfinals

  01-01-2025 23:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Easton Cowan drove an opponent into the boards from behind.
  Carson Rehkopf, Sam Dickinson, Sawyer Mynio, Tanner Molendyk and Luca Pinelli were among the other players to take undisciplined penalties in Canada’s 4-1 loss to the United States on New Year’s Eve at the world junior hockey championship.
  The tournament hosts need to get the unnecessary infractions out of their game — and quick — with the knockout round looming.
  Canada was whistled 11 times and al
  
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• Hardy Canadians take the plunge in icy New Year’s Day tradition

  01-01-2025 22:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OAKVILLE, Ont. — Strong winds and almost freezing temperatures didn’t deter hundreds of brave souls from jumping into Lake Ontario in a New Year’s Day tradition.Some 750 people took part in the Courage Polar Bear Dip in Oakville., Ont., just west of Toronto.Aiden Peel, who travelled more than 100 kilometres from Innisfil, Ont., to take the plunge says it was his way to get a fresh start in the new year without a hangover.
  Courage Polar Bear Dip spokesperson Peter Turkington say
  
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• Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews to miss another game with injury

  01-01-2025 21:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews skated with his teammates, but will not play Thursday against the New York Islanders.
  Matthews, who has missed five straight games with an upper-body injury, was placed on injured reserve earlier this week.
  He says it’s frustrating to be sidelined, but he feels he’s progressing towards a return to action.
  Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube says there’s no timeline for the captain’s return to the lineup.
  Matthews
  
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• Fort Langley Polar Swim marks 11th year - Chilliwack Progress

  01-01-2025 21:40 via news.google.com
  
  Fort Langley Polar Swim marks 11th year  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• TOP STORIES 2024: Chilliwack drummers, film editor work with celebrities - Chilliwack Progress

  01-01-2025 21:36 via news.google.com
  TOP STORIES 2024: Chilliwack drummers, film editor work with celebrities  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• At least 4 people are killed in a shooting in Montenegro and 4 others are wounded

  01-01-2025 21:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — An armed man killed at least four people and wounded four others on Wednesday in the western Montenegrin city of Cetinje, police and local media said. The shooter was on the run.Police dispatched special troops to search for the attacker in Cetinje, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) northwest of the capital, Podgorica. A statement said the man opened fire in a bar and fled the scene armed. Police identified him only by his initials A.M. and said he was 45 years old
  
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• Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame postponed after deadly truck attack

  01-01-2025 21:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame has been postponed after a truck plowed into a New Year’s crowd near the SuperDome early Wednesday, killing at least 10 people.
  The game, originally scheduled for Wednesday night at the 70,000-seat Superdome, has been pushed back 24 hours to Thursday night.“For now, that’s the plan,” Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley said.
  The Superdome was on lockdown for securit
  
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• Crash causing southbound delays on Coquihalla Highway - Chilliwack Progress

  01-01-2025 21:01 via news.google.com
  Crash causing southbound delays on Coquihalla Highway  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• McKinnon, Draisaitl, Markstrom the NHL’s three stars in December

  01-01-2025 20:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon, Edmonton Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl and New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom were named the NHL’s three stars for December.
  MacKinnon led the league with seven goals and 18 assists in 13 games in that month to lift the Avalanche (23-15-0) to third place in the Central Division.It was the fifth time in MacKinnon’s career that he posted at least 25 points in a single calendar month.
  The 29-year-old, who earned the H
  
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• Quebec cyclist dies after falling from bike and colliding with parked car

  01-01-2025 20:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A 31-year-old cyclist has died after falling off his bike and colliding with a parked vehicle in downtown Sherbrooke, Que.Police say in a news release that the crash happened around 8 p.m. Tuesday on Dépôt Street.The investigation ended around 2 a.m. determined the death was not criminal.Police spoke with witnesses and verified surveillance camera footage to determine what happened.Witnesses reported the cyclist was found on the ground and police say he later died i
  
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• Man arrested after attempted armed robbery at Holt Renfrew in Vancouver

  01-01-2025 19:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say a man has been charged after an attempted armed robbery at a store in the city’s downtown.
  They say officers responded to a call at Holt Renfrew just before noon on Monday.
  Police say the caller reported that someone had entered the store, threatened to shoot staff and attempted to steal merchandise.
  They say a 66-year-old suspect was arrested outside the store.
  Police say officers then seized weapons including a firearm and two improvised explosiv
  
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• Canadians defenceman Hutson the NHL’s rookie of the month for December

  01-01-2025 19:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — Montreal Canadiens defenceman Lane Hutson got the nod as the NHL’s rookie of the month for December.
  The 20-year-old had two goals and 11 assists in 14 games.Hutson edged San Jose Sharks centre Macklin Celebrini, Philadelphia Flyers right-winger Matvei Michkov, his Canadiens teammate Emil Heineman and Calgary Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf for the rookie recognition announced Wednesday by the NHL.
  Hutson ranked third among NHL rookies in points this season with two goals an
  
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• New Quebec recycling system takes effect, shifts more responsibility to producers

  01-01-2025 19:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec’s recycling system is getting an overhaul to reduce waste and take the burden off municipalities.A single organization called Éco Entreprises Québec is to now manage recycling across the province on behalf of companies that produce packaging and paper.Quebecers will be able to put most kinds of containers, packaging and printed material in the recycling, including bags and plastic wrap that weren’t previously recycled.The goal is to increase the
  
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• VIDEO: Vancouver Giants stage epic comeback to down Royals - Chilliwack Progress

  01-01-2025 19:00 via news.google.com
  VIDEO: Vancouver Giants stage epic comeback to down Royals  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Homicide police investigating 'suspicious death' in Port Moody - Chilliwack Progress

  01-01-2025 18:19 via news.google.com
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• Curling dominance: Top-ranked Team Rachel Homan on an incredible run

  01-01-2025 18:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  When longtime coach Paul Webster first started working with Rachel Homan and Emma Miskew at a curling camp back in their junior days, he could sense they had the potential for big things on the pebbled ice.A recent one-off visit to their coach’s bench gave him a first-hand look at a women’s team at the peak of its powers.
  “I just think their expectations of perfection are so high,” Webster said.
  Homan and her Ottawa-based rink of third Tracy Fleury, Miskew and lead Sarah
  
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• Canadian world junior captain Brayden Yager on ‘mesmerizing’ time with Crosby

  01-01-2025 18:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Brayden Yager was the new face in town.The Pittsburgh Penguins were holding training camp in September 2023. Sidney Crosby made the youngster feel right at home.“He’s one of the best, if not the best, players to ever play the game,” Yager said of the superstar captain with three Stanley Cup rings and two Olympic gold medals. “You get a kid that comes in and he’s talking to you like you’re just another one of the boys. For him to treat people the
  
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• Calgary Flames say they believe in their playoff prospects, even if others don’t

  01-01-2025 18:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The Calgary Flames woke up on the first day of 2025 in an NHL playoff spot to the surprise of many.The Flames leapfrogged over the Vancouver Canucks into the second wild-card spot in the NHL’s Western Conference after Tuesday’s 3-1 win over the Canucks.
  “Unbelievable,” was Calgary centre’s Nazem Kadri’s feeling about defying pre-season expectations of the Flames.
  “Who all had that here? Anyone project that? Experts…”
  Kadri gr
  
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• B.C.’s first baby arrives in Kamloops

  01-01-2025 18:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The first baby born in B.C. in 2025 came into the world just two minutes into the new year in Kamloops.According to government officials, a 7 lbs 10 oz baby was born at 12:02 a.m. at Royal Inland Hospital.
  An image or the gender of the child was not released.
  The first baby in the Fraser Health region arrived just 5 minutes later at 12:07 a.m. at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster. The child of Jamie Carballo and Jeremy Borys weighed 7lbs. 1 oz.
  Welcome to the world lit
  
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• ‘Devastating loss’: Fire destroys Telegraph Cove boardwalk on Vancouver Island - Chilliwack Progress

  01-01-2025 17:00 via news.google.com
  ‘Devastating loss’: Fire destroys Telegraph Cove boardwalk on Vancouver Island  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack art exhibition explores the themes of exploration and community - Fraser Valley Today

  01-01-2025 15:04 via news.google.com
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• Chilliwack art exhibition explores the themes of exploration and community

  01-01-2025 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Chilliwack Visual Artists Association (CVAA) and O’Connor Group Art Gallery are set to open 2025 with Iterations: Explorations in Cloth and Clay. It’s a joint exhibition featuring the works of artists Ted Driediger and Lois Klassen. The show runs from January 2 to February 1.
  According to a news release from the CVAA, the exhibition examines the artistic process of theme and variation, inviting viewers to explore the evolution of ideas in visual art. Driediger
  
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• MINTER: Looking forward with climate-resistant garden designs - Chilliwack Progress

  01-01-2025 14:30 via news.google.com
  MINTER: Looking forward with climate-resistant garden designs  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• New Orleans mayor says New Year’s Day mass casualty incident was a ‘terrorist attack’

  01-01-2025 14:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is calling the New Year’s Day mass casualty incident that killed 10 people and injured 30 a “terrorist attack.”
  The FBI is investigating what occurred early Wednesday, when a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans’ famed Canal and Bourbon Street in the first hours of New Year’s Day.
  Alethea Duncan, an assistant special agent in charge of the FBI’s New Orleans field office, said officials were invest
  
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• Trump’s top priorities: Experts watching for how president-elect uses Day 1 powers

  01-01-2025 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — A new year will bring Donald Trump back to the White House and start a fresh wave of anxiety as America’s closest neighbours prepare for the Republican’s disruptive agenda and looming threats of massive tariffs.It’s long been tradition for the incoming president to have an ambitious 100-day plan. Republicans say Americans, who elected Trump and gave GOP lawmakers a Congressional majority, have signed off on the mandate.
  “There are supposed to be a bunch
  
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• Barry Watmough Obituary - Chilliwack, BC - Dignity Memorial

  01-01-2025 09:00 via news.google.com
  Barry Watmough Obituary - Chilliwack, BC  Dignity Memorial
  
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• Oilers thrilled as Brown starting to contribute in big ways

  01-01-2025 06:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — It has taken a little longer for Connor Brown to make the kind of offensive impact that he would like with the Edmonton Oilers, but it seems to finally be coming to fruition.
  Brown had a pair of assists as the Oilers (22-12-3) snapped a two-game losing skid with a 4-1 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday, giving them wins in eight of their last 11 and 12 of their last 16.
  The 30-year-old Toronto native now has 10 points in his last nine games and 18 points on the year af
  
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• NHL roundup: Blues beat Blackhawks 6-2 in outdoor Winter Classic

  01-01-2025 06:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Cam Fowler scored twice in his 1,000th NHL game, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2 on Tuesday in the Winter Classic at Wrigley Field.
  Justin Faulk had a goal and two assists as St. Louis won for the third time in four games. Jordan Kyrou, Dylan Holloway and Alexandre Texier also scored.Chicago dropped its fifth consecutive game. It has been outscored 27-12 during the slide.
  Taylor Hall and Tyler Bertuzzi scored for the Blackhawks in front of a festive c
  
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• Flames bring the heat in beating struggling Canucks 3-1

  01-01-2025 06:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Nazem Kadri’s 14th goal of the season snapped a 1-1 tie midway through the third period and the Calgary Flames beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Tuesday.
  Connor Zary and Jonathan Huberdeau, into an empty net, also scored for Calgary (18-12-7). The Flames leapfrog the Canucks and move into the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. The Flames have lost just once in regulation in their last seven (4-1-2).
  Brock Boeser scored the lone goal for Vancouver (17-11-8). Th
  
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• Great night for the Connors in Oilers 4-1 win over Utah

  01-01-2025 05:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Connor McDavid and Connor Brown each recorded a pair of assists as the Edmonton Oilers snapped a two-game losing skid with a 4-1 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday.
  Mattias Ekholm, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Troy Stecher and Leon Draisaitl scored for the Oilers (22-12-3) who have won eight of their last 11 and 12 of their last 16.
  Jack McBain replied for Utah (16-15-6), which has now lost five straight. Leading scorer Clayton Keller was a late scratch for the contest.
  Stuart
  
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• Mixed emotions factor in to ‘new-look’ Charge victory

  01-01-2025 05:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — From crazy to a good cry, veteran defender Jocelyne Larocque went through all the emotions in her first game with the Ottawa Charge.
  Less than 24 hours after being involved in a four-player trade, Larocque walked down the hall with her equipment to the visitors’ dressing room. She helped the Charge defeat the Toronto Sceptres 2-1 on Tuesday.
  Her emotions understandably got the best of her when asked about the on-ice hug she gave her longtime friend and Sceptres defence part
  
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• U.S. beats Canada 4-1 on New Year’s Eve at world juniors

  01-01-2025 05:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Danny Nelson scored the winner in the third period and Trey Augustine made 38 saves as the United States beat Canada 4-1 on Tuesday to take Group A at the world junior hockey championship.
  Cole Hutson and Cole Eiserman added a goal and an assist each for the Americans. Ryan Leonard scored into the empty net.
  Bradly Nadeau replied for the undisciplined tournament hosts, who allowed three goals on seven U.S. power plays. Carter George stopped 24 shots.
  Canada, which is looking to bu
  
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• Mittelstadt leads Avalanche past NHL-leading Jets 5-2

  01-01-2025 05:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DENVER (AP) — Casey Mittelstadt ended a 19-game scoring drought with a tiebreaking goal in the third period and the Colorado Avalanche beat the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Tuesday night.
  Mittelstadt last scored on Nov. 18 in Philadelphia and had been demoted to the fourth line. He broke that slump Tuesday by deflecting Josh Manson’s shot by Winnipeg’s Eric Comrie at 7:22, sending Colorado to its fifth straight win.
  Artturi Lehkonen and Devon Toews also scored, Mackenzie Bl
  
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• Blues have all the fun in 6-2 win over Blackhawks in outdoor Winter Classic

  01-01-2025 04:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — St. Louis coach Jim Montgomery walked around before Tuesday night’s Winter Classic. He looked at the growing crowd soaking in the festive atmosphere. He thought about all the famous ballplayers who played at Wrigley Field.
  “And here we are getting to play an NHL hockey game,” Montgomery said. “It’s just really cool.”
  The Winter Classic returned to Wrigley on the final day of 2024, and the Chicago Blackhawks threw quite a party. Fireworks s
  
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• Blues have all the fun in convincing victory over the Blackhawks in the Winter Classic

  01-01-2025 04:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — St. Louis coach Jim Montgomery walked around before Tuesday night’s Winter Classic. He looked at the growing crowd soaking in the festive atmosphere. He thought about all the famous ballplayers who played at Wrigley Field.
  “And here we are getting to play an NHL hockey game,” Montgomery said. “It’s just really cool.”
  The Winter Classic returned to Wrigley on the final day of 2024, and the Chicago Blackhawks threw quite a party. Fireworks s
  
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• Roese’s gift goal helps Charge edge Sceptres 2-1

  01-01-2025 04:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A fluky unassisted goal from defender Jincy Roese with 70 seconds remaining lifted the Ottawa Charge to a 2-1 Professional Women’s Hockey League victory against the Toronto Sceptres on Tuesday.
  Roese’s long-range wrist shot was going wide but hit the end of the right pad of Toronto goalie Raygan Kirk to change direction to slide in for the game-winner.
  The late goal allowed Ottawa goalie Emerance Maschmeyer to depart with a well-earned win. She made 37 saves as Toront
  
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• Missing hiker with arrest warrant found after friends delay police report, says RCMP

  01-01-2025 03:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — Mounties in British Columbia are asking the public to be honest after a missing hiker’s friends delayed reporting her disappearance to police.
  Port Alberni RCMP say they received a report for the missing hiker on Monday morning after she disappeared at around 2:30 p.m. the previous day.
  The woman was later found on Monday afternoon without appropriate outerwear and taken to hospital.
  Police say her friends, who searched throughout the day and night that she was m
  
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