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• UPDATE: Cyclist struck on Lougheed Hwy. in Agassiz - Chilliwack Progress

  11-01-2025 23:40 via news.google.com
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• Morin scores twice, powering Boston Fleet to 2-1 OT win over Ottawa Charge

  11-01-2025 23:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Sidney Morin scored her second goal of the game 1:45 into overtime and the Boston Fleet edged the Ottawa Charge 2-1 on Saturday.The strike came off a turnover deep in Ottawa’s end where Morin took a pass from Hannah Brandt and put a shot past Charge netminder Gwyneth Philips for the game winner.Victoria Bach scored in for the Charge (4-0-2-3), who had won their previous three games in regulation.Philips made 20 saves in the Ottawa goal, including eight in the third period wh
  
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• Anita Anand says she will not run for Liberal party leadership or re-election

  11-01-2025 22:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Liberal cabinet minister Anita Anand announced Saturday that she won’t pursue a bid to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.Breaking the news on social media, the transport and internal trade minister also said she won’t seek re-election as a member of Parliament for her Oakville, Ont., riding, a seat she has held since 2019.“Today I am announcing that I will not be entering the race to become the next leader of the Lib
  
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• VIDEO: Giants downed in OT by Blazers-PUSH - Chilliwack Progress

  11-01-2025 22:10 via news.google.com
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• Abbotsford youths arrested following incidents with BB guns

  11-01-2025 21:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Two separate weapons incidents involving youths threatening people with guns prompted an urgent response from Abbotsford police Friday (Jan. 11) night.
  AbbyPD frontline officers treated the calls as a top priority, responding to both incidents. In each case, the youths involved were arrested, and police have confirmed that charges are being recommended.
  Last evening, AbbyPD frontline officers responded to two separate weapons calls involving youth pointing and threatening peop
  
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• Former B.C. premier says she ‘misspoke’ when claiming she was never a Conservative

  11-01-2025 21:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark, who is considering a run for federal Liberal leader, has backtracked on her claim this week that she’d never been a member of the Conservative party.
  Clark told CBC Radio’s The House that she is “very seriously” considering a leadership bid, but expressed disappointment with the short timeline for the race.
  She also denied she voted for former Quebec premier Jean Charest in his bid to become Conservative leader
  
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• Canada to face U.S. for gold at U18 women’s world hockey championship

  11-01-2025 20:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANTAA — Canada will play for gold at the under-18 women’s world hockey championship in Finland after beating Czechia 4-2 in semifinal action Saturday.
  Caileigh Tiller and Stryker Zablocki each had a goal and an assist, while Hayley McDonald and Sofia Ismael also scored for Canada.Chloe Primerano contributed two helpers for the Canadians and goalie Marilou Grenier stopped 19 of the 21 shots she faced.
  Czechia’s Linda Vocetkova and Julie Jebouskova both scored and Daniela Novako
  
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• Cybersecurity breach of Nova Scotia school system could have financial impact

  11-01-2025 20:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Education Department says a recent cybersecurity breach involving a widely used student information system could have a financial impact on current and former teachers and staff in Cape Breton.
  The department issued a statement Saturday saying an investigation into the breach of the PowerSchool system, used across North America, confirmed that some social insurance numbers collected before 2010 were included in data stolen during the breach.
  As a result, the d
  
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• Canadian tennis star Shapovalov sticking with aggressive style under new coach

  11-01-2025 19:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MELBOURNE — Canadian tennis star Denis Shapovalov knows what pundits and fans think he needs to do to find success: put the ball in the court more often.
  But the current world No. 58 believes his aggressive shotmaking is what sets his game apart.
  “I put a lot of pressure on opponents. I like to take time away from them and really try to make them feel they don’t have a lot of room to breathe. That’s the kind of player I am,” Shapovalov said ahead of the Australian O
  
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• Liberal officials say it’s ‘essential’ their next party leader is bilingual

  11-01-2025 19:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Current and former Liberal party officials, both French and English speakers, say the next Liberal leader replacing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should be bilingual.“In my opinion, it’s essential for the leader of the Liberal party to speak both official languages,” said former Housing minister Sean Fraser, who announced in December he would not run for re-election in his Nova Scotia riding.“If a leader doesn’t have the ability to understand the real
  
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• Santa Anita postpones weekend racing as track is staging area for fire relief efforts

  11-01-2025 19:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A flareup of the wildfire on the west side of Los Angeles that prompted new evacuations has caused Santa Anita to cancel horse racing this weekend.
  The track in Arcadia, near the smoldering Eaton fire that decimated Altadena, had said Friday that it would go ahead with Saturday racing, pending air quality conditions.
  However, track officials said early Saturday that given the Friday night developments involving the Palisades fire, there will be no racing this weekend.
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• Federica Brignone wins, Lindsey Vonn impresses and Malorie Blanc shocks in epic World Cup downhill

  11-01-2025 18:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. ANTON, Austria (AP) — Federica Brignone had zero World Cup downhill wins in her stellar career. Lindsey Vonn had a record 43. Malorie Blanc had never even started a World Cup downhill.
  In an instant classic Saturday, Brignone started closing the gap with her debut downhill win at age 34 before ski great Vonn was hugely impressive racing into fifth place in her first downhill for six years — at age 40 and now with a titanium knee.
  The drama was not over.
  Wearing low-ranked bib No.
  
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• Canada’s Auger-Aliassime beats No. 2-seed Korda to win Adelaide International

  11-01-2025 18:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ADELAIDE — Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime has won the Adelaide International, beating American Sebastian Korda 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in the final.The 24-year-old Montrealer used his big serve to capture the victory, firing 10 aces and winning 75 per cent of his service points across the match.Both players struggled with break points, with No. 2 seed Korda converting just 1 of 5 and Auger-Aliassime going 3 for 10.The win capped a solid tournament where the world No. 29 beat American Taylor Fr
  
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• Israel’s Netanyahu sends Mossad director to Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar

  11-01-2025 18:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NAHARIYA, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar in a sign of progress in talks on the war in Gaza.
  Netanyahu’s office announced the decision Saturday. It was not immediately clear when David Barnea would travel to Qatar’s capital, Doha, site of the latest round of indirect talks between Israel and the Hamas militant group. His presence means high-leve
  
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• Lorenzo Insigne and other Toronto FC players report for pre-season medicals

  11-01-2025 17:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Toronto FC players reported for pre-season medicals Saturday ahead of training camp stints in Spain and Florida.
  The group included Italian star Lorenzo Insigne, who signalled his return with a social media post showing a photo of the Toronto night skyline with the world “Back” accompanied by a Canadian flag.
  There had been a question mark over the future of the 33-year-old Insigne, who struggled through an injury-disrupted 2024 season that saw him register a modest f
  
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• Chilliwack Ukrainian church up for sale despite local efforts to reinvigorate the parish

  11-01-2025 16:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Ukrainian Orthodox parishioners are expressing confusion and disappointment over the pending loss of their spiritual home, St. Demetrius Church on Victor Street.
  Once a thriving cultural and spiritual center for Ukrainians in Chilliwack, the church has been left to deteriorate for years without a parish priest or an active congregation.
  The property was recently listed for sale, catching many parishioners off guard. A newly formed group of parishioners, dedicated to revitalizi
  
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• West Kelowna fire chief says L.A. devastation a haunting reminder of B.C. blaze

  11-01-2025 15:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The fire chief of a British Columbia community devastated by a fast-moving wildfire in 2023 says it’s “haunting” to see similar circumstances playing out in Southern California.
  Jason Brolund, the fire chief in West Kelowna, B.C., says the images from the Los Angeles area — where flames have torn through thousands of homes over the past week — are so familiar and vivid that some of his firefighters won’t look at them.
  West Kelowna bore the brunt of the McDouga
  
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• AbbyPD promises to continue focusing on curbing gang activity in 2025

  11-01-2025 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD. – As a new year begins, Abbotsford police are renewing efforts to combat gang activity in the community, building on significant progress made last year.
  In 2024, the AbbyPD Gang Crime Unit conducted over 600 bar checks and 800 curfew compliance checks, actively targeting gang associates and individuals involved in criminal activities. Their efforts resulted in the seizure of more than $120,000 in assets under civil forfeiture, contributing to public safety and community well-b
  
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• Date set for Chilliwack school board byelection - Chilliwack Progress

  11-01-2025 14:30 via news.google.com
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• Tough lesson: Thousands of ‘unqualified’ teachers in Quebec schools

  11-01-2025 12:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Monique Henry has been teaching English in Quebec for the better part of two decades without official certification. As a so-called “unqualified” teacher, she has had to learn her profession the hard way.
  When she started teaching in 2006 she struggled with unruly students. As she never completed a university education program, she didn’t learn classroom management techniques.
  “You kind of just do it on the fly and learn with time,” said Henry, 46,
  
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• How Trump could declare a national emergency to hit Canada with 25 per cent tariffs

  11-01-2025 12:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — United States president-elect Donald Trump may declare a national emergency in order to turn his threat to slap Canada with 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs into a reality.
  With less than two weeks to go until Trump returns to the White House, it’s still not clear how the Republican leader will enact his tariff agenda. Greta Peisch, the former general counsel for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, said the incoming president could use the International Econ
  
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• David Moyes returns as manager of struggling Everton

  11-01-2025 10:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Everton has hired David Moyes for a second stint as manager at the Premier League club.
  The move was announced Saturday, two days after the club under its new American owners fired manager Sean Dyche.
  Moyes, who managed Everton from 2002-13, takes over a team that is one point above the relegation zone.
  “It’s great to be back,” the 61-year-old Moyes said. “I enjoyed 11 wonderful and successful years at Everton and didn’t hesitate when
  
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• Uyghurs detained in Thailand say they face deportation and persecution in China

  11-01-2025 06:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — A group of Uyghur men who were detained in Thailand over a decade ago say that the Thai government is preparing to deport them to China, alarming activists and family members who say the men are at risk of abuse and torture if they are sent back.
  In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, 43 Uyghur men held in Bangkok made a public appeal to halt what they called an imminent threat of deportation.
  “We could be imprisoned, and we might even lose our lives,” the
  
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• NHL roundup: Red Wings win sixth straight by beating Blackhawks 5-3

  11-01-2025 06:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Alex DeBrincat and Lucas Raymond each had a goal and an assist and the Detroit Red Wings won their sixth straight game, beating the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Friday night.
  Albert Johansson scored his first NHL goal, Andrew Copp and Marco Kasper added goals and Cam Talbot made 23 saves. Patrick Kane had three assists.
  Teuvo Teravainen scored twice in third period and Ryan Donato added a goal for the Blackhawks. Connor Bedard extended his points streak to nine games with a fir
  
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• Jets hit turbulence as offence starts to sputter

  11-01-2025 06:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have hit some turbulence in what has been a strong season — they’ve lost four of their last five games, including three at home.
  Friday’s 2-1 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings was another example of the goal-scoring well running dry.
  Taking on the emotionally drained Los Angeles Kings at Canada Life Centre, the Jets posted just 19 shots on goal, finding the twine once on a third-period, power-play marker from Mark Scheifele.
  The Kings, wh
  
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• Kempe nets OT winner as Kings ground Jets 2-1

  11-01-2025 05:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Adrian Kempe scored 74 seconds into overtime and added an assist as the Los Angeles Kings beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Friday, extending their winning streak to five games.
  Darcy Kuemper made 18 saves for Kings (24-10-5), while Alex Turcotte got his fifth goal of the season.
  Mark Scheifele scored Winnipeg’s (28-12-3) lone goal on the night on the power play.
  Eric Comrie turned aside 21 of the 23 shots he faced on the night that his goaltending teammate Connor Hellebuyck w
  
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• Petition aims to save Chilliwack church - CTV News Vancouver

  11-01-2025 04:49 via news.google.com
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• One Alberta man gets jail, another community time for 2022 Coutts border protest

  11-01-2025 04:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — One Alberta man has been sentenced to jail and another ordered to serve community time for their roles in the illegal Coutts border blockade in 2022.
  Marco Van Huigenbos was sentenced to four months in jail Friday and Gerhard (George) Janzen received a three-month sentence, which is to be served in the community. Janzen was also ordered to complete 100 hours of community service by the end of his sentence.
  Neither accused showed emotion and spectators packing the courtr
  
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• Blue Jays add All-Star reliever Jeff Hoffman with $33 million, 3-year contract

  11-01-2025 04:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO (AP) — All-Star reliever Jeff Hoffman and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a $33 million, three-year contract.
  The team announced the deal Friday night, two days after his 32nd birthday.
  Hoffman went 3-3 with a 2.17 ERA and 10 saves last season for the NL East champion Philadelphia Phillies, earning his first All-Star selection in July. He set career bests for ERA, saves and appearances (68).
  The right-hander struck out 89 and walked 16 in 66 1/3 innings, holding opposing hitte
  
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• Staal, Tokarski lead Hurricanes to 2-0 win over Canucks

  11-01-2025 04:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Staal had a goal and an assist, Dustin Tokarski got his first shutout since 2022 and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-0 on Friday night.
  Andrei Svechnikov also scored for the Hurricanes, who have won three straight at home. Tokarski stopped 15 shots for his third career shutout and improved to 4-1-0 since signing with Carolina last month.
  Staal, the Hurricanes’ captain, has been on a scoring spree with five goals in the past three games
  
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• Nick Suzuki scores in overtime to lift the Canadiens past the Capitals, 3-2

  11-01-2025 04:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Nick Suzuki scored at 1:15 of overtime to give the surging Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday night.
  Suzuki got to the front and put the puck up and over goalie Logan Thompson. The Canadiens are 9-1-0 in their last 10 games.
  Cole Caufield and Josh Anderson also scored for Montreal. Jakub Dobes stopped 15 shots to improve to 3-0-0 in the NHL.
  Defenseman Jakob Chychrun and Lars Eller scored and Ethen Frank picked up his first NHL point i
  
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• Ukrainian Orthodox church in Chilliwack listed for sale, prompts petition to save it - CTV News Vancouver

  11-01-2025 03:59 via news.google.com
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• Hirata grabs early lead at Sony Open, Zach Johnson gets in the mix

  11-01-2025 02:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Kensai Hirata of Japan opened with four straight birdies, and he got up-and-down for one last birdie on the 18th at Waialae for a 7-under 63 and a one-shot lead among the early starters Friday in the Sony Open.
  Among those right behind were figures from the last Ryder Cup outside Rome — Sepp Straka of Austria, and U.S. captain Zach Johnson.
  Johnson, who turns 49 next month, holed out with a 9-iron from the third fairway for eagle and shot 31 on the front nine. He woun
  
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• Blue Jays sign reliever Hoffman to three-year-deal

  11-01-2025 02:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Who says you can’t home?
  Right-handed pitcher Jeff Hoffman, selected ninth overall by the Blue Jays in 2014 and dealt to the Colorado Rockies the following summer, has returned to Toronto.
  The Blue Jays agreed to terms Friday with the 32-year-old Hoffman on a three-year contract worth $33 million.
  Hoffman posted a 2.17 ERA across 68 appearances for the Phillies in 2024, earning his first career All-Star nod after striking out 89 batters and walking 16 over 66-and-one-third
  
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• Mission man faces charges in connection to November Hatzic burglary

  11-01-2025 02:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — A Mission man is facing charges in connection to a November break-and-enter where over a dozen firearms and other valuables were allegedly stolen from a Hatzic residence.
  Clayton Pierce, 32, was arrested on January 7 following a break and enter in progress at a farm property near No. 3 Road in Abbotsford. Officers from the Abbotsford Police Department, Upper Fraser Valley Regional RCMP, and Mission RCMP apprehended Pierce and another man after they attempted to flee in a black Do
  
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• Man charged in break and enter also linked to rural burglary in Abbotsford earlier this week

  11-01-2025 02:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — A Mission RCMP spokesperson says a 32-year-old Mission man who was allegedly involved in a break and enter earlier this week in Abbotsford has been charged with a similar break and enter incident in Hatzic in November 2024.
  According to a statement from Mission RCMP Corporal Harrison Mohr, Mission RCMP notified the public in November 2024 about a break and enter that occurred in Hatzic, a small farming community east of Mission, where over a dozen firearms, jewelry, and other
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Chilliwack Teachers’ Association responds to new MLA with a call for education accountability

  11-01-2025 02:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Chilliwack Teachers’ Association (CTA) President Reid Clark acknowledges the recent election of Heather Maahs to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Our democratic institutions are important and strong, and while we don’t always agree with one another, we know that collaborative and collegial relationships are key to delivering meaningful services to students in the public education system. We welcome her commitment to public service and hope there are areas in which we can
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Chilliwack Teachers’ Association responds to new MLA with a call for education accountability - Fraser Valley Today

  11-01-2025 02:02 via news.google.com
  YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Chilliwack Teachers’ Association responds to new MLA with a call for education accountability  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• UFV launches new reconciliation program on Chilliwack campus - Fraser Valley Today

  11-01-2025 01:52 via news.google.com
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• UFV launches new reconciliation program on Chilliwack campus

  11-01-2025 01:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) is providing locals with a chance to take a significant step toward fostering reconciliation with the launch of its Tier 1 Xwelítem Siyáya: Allyship and Reconciliation Building program. Registration for the program, offered at UFV’s Chilliwack campus, is now open.
  Developed by UFV’s Peace and Reconciliation Centre (PARC) in partnership with UFV Continuing Education and key Stó:lō organizations, inc
  
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• Modern dance explores sensuality, human form in Chilliwack show - Chilliwack Progress

  11-01-2025 01:33 via news.google.com
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• B.C. to support wildfire fighting efforts in Los Angeles

  11-01-2025 01:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The BC Wildfire Service is sending a senior management team to California to combat the devastating blazes in the Los Angeles area.
  Premier David Eby says in a tweet that California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection made the request, and a team from B.C. will depart “imminently.”
  CAL FIRE has asked for a senior management team from BC Wildfire Service – They will be departing imminently.We're also working to send ground crews as part of a natio
  
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• Darik Olson Commits to Chilliwack for 25/26

  11-01-2025 00:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Chilliwack Chiefs are proud to announce the commitment of Darik Olson to the team for the 2025-26 BCHL season. Olson, a 2006-born defender, will join the Chiefs after the conclusion of his time playing at the Northstar Christian Academy. The Chiefs have had some great recruits come through this program in the past like Brian Morse and current Chief Caleb Elfering. This season Olson has put up some great numbers with 36 points in 35 games played to go along with 54 penalty minutes. 
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• No surgery, but rehab for Calgary Flames forward Conor Zary

  11-01-2025 00:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Forward Conor Zary doesn’t require surgery after ugly knee-on-knee contact in a game earlier this week, but the Calgary Flames say he’s out of the lineup indefinitely.
  Zary left Tuesday’s road game against Anaheim after colliding with Ducks defenceman Drew Helleson in the second period.
  Helleson received a major penalty and game misconduct.
  Zary is tied for fourth in Flames’ points with 10 goals and 12 assists in 40 games. The team says the 23-year-old wil
  
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• Huberdeau, Wolf stand out, Flames in playoff conversation at halfway mark

  11-01-2025 00:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The swagger is resurfacing, in a different way, for Calgary Flames winger Jonathan Huberdeau.
  At the halfway mark of the NHL’s regular season, Huberdeau’s team-leading 17 goals already topped what he’s produced in each of his previous two seasons after his trade from the Florida Panthers.
  The 31-year-old from St-Jerome, Que., famously said after his first season as a Flame “I completely lost my swagger.”Huberdeau has contributed to a team in playoff
  
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