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• Freestyle ski star Kingsbury lands 94th career World Cup victory at dual moguls event

  25-01-2025 23:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WATERVILLE VALLEY — Canadian freestyle ski star Mikaël Kingsbury has won back-to-back men’s World Cup events at Waterville Valley Resort.
  The 32-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que., beat Australia’s Matt Graham with 21 points to 14 in the final to capture gold in dual moguls on Saturday.
  Sweden’s Filip Gravenfors took bronze with a win in the small final.
  Kingsbury picked up his 94th World Cup victory after also placing first in moguls on Friday. Now in his 16th seaso
  
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• Chilliwack Cultural Centre offers more winter art classes - Fraser Valley Today

  25-01-2025 23:42
  Chilliwack Cultural Centre offers more winter art classes  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Chilliwack Cultural Centre offers more winter art classes

  25-01-2025 23:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Chilliwack Cultural Centre is on a mission to inject some colour into the winter months.
  Image: Soapstone carving / Supplied by Chilliwack Cultural Centre
  While there are painting and drawing classes, there are offers open for a variety of interests, such as:
  Layered Necklaces and Upcycling Old Jewelry
  Soapstone Carving
  Pine Needle Basket-Weaving
  Pottery
  Multi-media creationThere are also event nights like Family Paint Night and Dungeons & Dragons One-Shots for anyone
  
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• Carney secures two more ministerial endorsements

  25-01-2025 23:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney secured two more endorsements from cabinet on Saturday.
  Defence Minister Bill Blair backed Carney in a statement on X, while Nate Erskine-Smith hosted an event for the former Bank of Canada governor in his Toronto riding.
  MP Adam van Koeverden also endorsed Carney on Saturday, after the pair filmed a promotional video together on the Rideau Canal earlier in the week.
  At the event in Toronto, Carney told supporters he would run as an MP in the
  
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• New agriculture-journalism award honours late Chilliwack man - Hope Standard

  25-01-2025 23:30
  New agriculture-journalism award honours late Chilliwack man  Hope Standard
  
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• New agriculture-journalism award honours late Chilliwack man - Chilliwack Progress

  25-01-2025 23:30
  New agriculture-journalism award honours late Chilliwack man  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• New agriculture-journalism award honours late Chilliwack man - Abbotsford News

  25-01-2025 23:30
  New agriculture-journalism award honours late Chilliwack man  Abbotsford News
  
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• Quebec provincial police make arrest in Montérégie homicide investigation

  25-01-2025 23:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police have opened a homicide investigation after a death in the Montérégie region of the province on Saturday.
  Police say they were called to a home in Saint-Anicet, Que., around 45 kilometres southwest of Montreal, at about 9 a.m.
  Police spokesperson Camille Savoie says the victim was found unconscious and pronounced dead at the scene, where a man in his 50s was arrested.
  Savoie says the man was to be questioned by investigators on Saturday.
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• Sarah Nurse scores late winner, PWHL’s Sceptres top Sirens 4-2 at Scotiabank Arena

  25-01-2025 23:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Sarah Nurse checked in with a late game-winner on the power-play and Hannah Miller scored twice to lift the Toronto Sceptres to a 4-2 win against the New York Sirens on Saturday.
  Nurse placed a shot over the glove of New York goalie Corinne Schroeder with 5:54 remaining in the third period to snap a mini two-game slide for the Sceptres (4-0-2-6), who rank last in the six-team Professional Women’s Hockey League.
  Billed as the Battle on Bay Street, the game attracted a crowd
  
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• Italian speedskater Davide Ghiotto sets world record in 10,000 metres in Calgary

  25-01-2025 23:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Italian speedskater Davide Ghiotto has set a world record in the men’s 10,000 metres in Calgary’s Olympic Oval.
  Ghiotto crossed the line in 12 minutes, 25.69 seconds to better the previous record of 12:30.74 set by Sweden’s Nils van der Poel at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing.
  Ghiotto was the bronze medallist in Beijing and has won back-to-back world championship gold in the 10k.
  He also earned back-to-back silver medals in the 5,000 metres at world championsh
  
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• 3 candidates on final list for Chilliwack school trustee byelection - Chilliwack Progress

  25-01-2025 21:48
  3 candidates on final list for Chilliwack school trustee byelection  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canada’s Lewis Irving claims men’s aerials silver at World Cup event in Quebec

  25-01-2025 21:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LAC-BEAUPORT, Que. — Canadian freestyle skier Lewis Irving reached his first World Cup podium in two years with a men’s aerials silver medal on home soil Saturday.
  The 29-year-old from Quebec City scored 102.50 points in the super final at Le Relais ski resort.
  China’s Qi Guangpu captured gold (124.00) and Christopher Lillis of the United States took bronze (85.40).
  Irving could secure his ticket to the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics on Sunday if he finishes on the podium again.
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• Denny Morrison gives Olympic silver speedskating medal to teammate Gilmore Junio

  25-01-2025 21:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Canadian speedskater Denny Morrison has given his Olympic silver medal to Gilmore Junio.
  Junio vacated his spot in the men’s 1,000 metres in the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, so Morrison could race it.
  Morrison handed over the silver medal to Junio at Calgary’s Olympic Oval on Saturday, where a banner was raised honouring Morrison’s career during World Cup racing there.
  Junio introduced Morrison during the ceremony.
  Calgary’s Junio is a three-time O
  
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• B.C. climate activist facing imminent deportation without reprieve from minister

  25-01-2025 21:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A climate activist in British Columbia says he’s packing his bags and plans to report to the Vancouver airport later Saturday to face deportation back to Pakistan, believing his removal from Canada is “certain” without ministerial intervention.
  Zain Haq, who first came to Canada on a student visa, says he’s due at the airport to catch a flight to Toronto before he is set to be sent back to Pakistan Sunday.Haq says he and his Canadian wife, Sophia Papp, w
  
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• Avs GM MacFarland felt ‘timing was right’ to deal star forward Mikko Rantanen

  25-01-2025 20:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Facing the prospect of Colorado’s star winger Mikko Rantanen becoming an unrestricted free agent after this season, general manager Chris MacFarland felt the timing was right to deal him away and bolster the Avalanche’s roster for the future.
  “I think it was just a tough business decision here for us,” MacFarland said Saturday before the Avalanche faced the Boston Bruins. “I felt that the pieces we got made sense to strike now.”
  Colorado tr
  
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• AbbyPD issue hundreds of speeding tickets in January

  25-01-2025 20:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford Police Department has been pumping the brakes on some speed demons this new year.In a social media post, AbbyPD reported issuing more than 300 violation tickets in the first 20 days of January, while 28 drivers had their vehicles impounded due to excessive speeding.On Monday (Jan. 20), police also revealed they removed 87 impaired drivers in the same time period– more than double the number of impaired drivers removed in the first 20 days of 2024.Police us
  
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• B.C. non-profit marks Family Literacy Week with plea for newcomer program

  25-01-2025 18:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The writing is on the wall for B.C. ‘s Decoda Literacy Solutions as the organization receives funding cuts to its long-standing Immigrant Parents as Literacy Supporters (IPALS) program.The bilingual program has been helping newcomers in nearly 20 communities, including Abbotsford, by giving parents the resources to support their kids’ Pre-K to Kindergarten development in English and their first language.
  “[It] provides tools and books to families that may not
  
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• Senate confirms Noem as Trump’s homeland security secretary

  25-01-2025 18:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and President Donald Trump’s plans to clamp down on illegal immigration.
  Republicans kept the Senate working Saturday to install the latest member of Trump’s national security team. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was confirmed in a dramatic tie-breaking vote Friday night, joining S
  
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• Friday night 3-team blockbuster trade shakes up NHL - Chilliwack Progress

  25-01-2025 18:00
  Friday night 3-team blockbuster trade shakes up NHL  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Some Century-brand tuna recalled because of undeclared wheat

  25-01-2025 17:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall notice for two kinds of canned Century-brand flaked tuna.
  The agency says two types of the brand’s “hot and spicy” tuna were found to contain wheat, which was not listed in the ingredients.
  A notice warns people with wheat or gluten allergies not to eat the tuna.
  The recalled products are 180-gram cans of Century-brand Light Tuna Flakes in Hot & Spicy Sauce and Century-brand Flaked Light Tuna Hot & S
  
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• Canadian women stay unbeaten, move into semifinals of Perth rugby sevens

  25-01-2025 17:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PERTH — Canada ran in five tries Saturday to defeat Brazil 27-5 in women’s play and move into the semifinals of the HSBC SVNS Perth rugby sevens tournament.
  Seventh-seeded Canada will face No. 2 Australia on Sunday in a battle of unbeaten teams. Australia, which won the opening event of the season in Dubai, advanced with a 35-0 win over No. 6 Japan.
  Top-seeded New Zealand, which lifted the trophy last time out in Cape Town, meets No. 3 France in the other semifinal.
  The Australians o
  
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• Man shot overnight, Montreal police transfer probe to Quebec police watchdog

  25-01-2025 17:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Montreal police say they have transferred an investigation to Quebec’s police watchdog after officers shot a man in his 20s overnight.
  Montreal police spokesperson Véronique Dubuc says officers were called to an apartment at around 1:40 a.m. Saturday in the Sud-Ouest borough of Montreal.
  Dubuc says a man was shot in the upper body during the police operation, then taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
  Police have not released further details surround
  
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• Canada’s Crawford wins, Alexander third in World Cup downhill in Kitzbuehel

  25-01-2025 16:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) — James Crawford became the first Canadian skier in 42 years to win the prestigious World Cup downhill on the Streif course, sharing the podium with his third-placed teammate Cameron Alexander on Saturday.
  Wearing bib No. 20 and coming down after all pre-race favourites had completed their runs, Crawford bumped Alexis Monney into second position.
  The Swiss skier took an early lead as the fourth starter and looked set for his second career victory, weeks after trium
  
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• Chilliwack students with disabilities receive expanded after-school support - Fraser Valley Today

  25-01-2025 15:51
  Chilliwack students with disabilities receive expanded after-school support  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Chilliwack students with disabilities receive expanded after-school support

  25-01-2025 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Children with extra support needs may now have a better shot at taking up extracurricular activities– the Chilliwack School District has launched a pilot program expansion to the After School Sport and Arts Initiative Grant.
  The grant previously covered students from Kindergarten to Grade 8, but details shared by Chilliwack School Trustee candidate Katie Bartel on Thursday (Jan. 23) reveal that the program now includes grades K-12. There would also be funding for social
  
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• Three Chilliwack Chiefs alumni nominated for Hobey Baker Award - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  25-01-2025 14:48
  Three Chilliwack Chiefs alumni nominated for Hobey Baker Award  Agassiz Harrison Observer
  
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• ‘They love the game’: Canadian who helped grow Kenya Ice Lions ready to retire

  25-01-2025 14:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Kenya Ice Lions have hit the big league, and the Canadian who helped make it happen says now may be the time to hang up his whistle.
  Head coach Tim Colby says it’s been impressive to watch the ice hockey team in Nairobi, Kenya, go from a few newbies to a large group that’s received international recognition.
  In October, the Ice Lions were accepted into the International Ice Hockey Federation, allowing them to pair up with larger teams in Africa and grow their training program.
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• Montreal’s unhoused try out for team Canada ahead of Homeless World Cup tournament

  25-01-2025 12:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Fabrice Mugabe passes the ball beyond the opposition defender to Jean-Philippe Duré, who strikes it into the gloves of the goalkeeper, an intervention worker at the Montreal homeless shelter where both men are staying.
  For the men on the indoor field in Montreal’s Plateau neighbourhood, it was the first chance to show off their skills to recruiters, who are fielding a team to represent Canada at an annual international soccer tournament in Oslo, Norway, in August &m
  
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• Australian Open: Keys upsets 2-time champion Sabalenka in women’s final for 1st Grand Slam title

  25-01-2025 12:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Madison Keys of the United States upset two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the Australian Open final on Saturday night to collect her first Grand Slam title at age 29.
  By adding this win over the No. 1-ranked Sabalenka to an elimination of No. 2 Iga Swiatek in the semifinals on Thursday — saving a match point along the way — Keys is the first woman since Serena Williams in 2005 to defeat both of the WTA’s to
  
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• Trump’s sweeping pardon of rioters highlights differences in U.S., Canadian systems

  25-01-2025 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — In one of his first acts upon taking office Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned or moved to dismiss the cases of some 1,500 people charged in the Capitol riots of Jan. 6, 2021.
  The sentences of 14 people, including several convicted of seditious conspiracy, were reduced to the time they had already served.
  Could a Canadian leader issue a similarly sweeping pardon?
  Over the years, Canadian politicians have set in motion legal procedures to pardon a group of Prairie farmers
  
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• Hamas hands over 4 Israeli hostages to the Red Cross as part of ceasefire deal

  25-01-2025 10:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas militants have handed over four female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross after parading them in front of a crowd in Gaza City.Television footage showed the handover on Saturday.Israel is set to release 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees later in the day as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
  THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Crowds began to gather in Tel Aviv and Gaz
  
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• Yemen’s Houthi rebels unilaterally release 153 war detainees, Red Cross says

  25-01-2025 09:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels unilaterally released 153 war detainees Saturday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said.
  They had signaled Friday night they planned a release of prisoners, part of their efforts to ease tensions after the ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. However, the release follows the Houthis detaining another seven Yemeni workers from the United Nations, sparking anger from the world body.The Red Cross said i
  
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• Bill Wilson, father of former cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, dies

  25-01-2025 06:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Bill Wilson, a hereditary chief and the father of former cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, has died.
  Wilson-Raybould announced his death on social media, saying her father’s life was “one of leadership and striving to make change.”
  Wilson helped get Indigenous title to land and treaty rights enshrined in the Constitution.
  He once told Pierre Elliott Trudeau that his daughters, Jody and Kory, would become prime ministers one day.
  Wilson-Raybould served in Prime Minister Jus
  
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• Cole Perfetti registers first NHL hat trick as Winnipeg Jets down Utah 5-2

  25-01-2025 05:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Cole Perfetti scored three goals – his first NHL hat trick — to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Friday night.
  Nikolaj Ehlers, who had three points to reach 500 for his NHL career, and David Gustafsson also scored for Winnipeg.
  Barrett Hayton and Nick Schmaltz, on the power play, replied for Utah.
  Connor Hellebuyck made 17 saves for Winnipeg (33-14-3) at Canada Life Centre.
  Connor Ingram stopped 25 shots for Utah (20-20-7).
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• Vernon curler, coach remain in provincial hunt - Chilliwack Progress

  25-01-2025 04:30
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• U.S. speedskating star Jordan Stolz continues dominance, wins 1,500 metres in Calgary

  25-01-2025 03:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — American speedskating star Jordan Stolz won the men’s 1,500 metres race at Calgary’s World Cup event Friday night.
  A six-time world champion at the age of 20, Stolz set a track record of one minute 41.22 seconds at the Olympic Oval.The skater from West Bend, Wisc., is undefeated in the 1,500, 1,000 and 500 metres so far this season. Stolz won those three distances in last year’s world championship here.
  Dutch women finished one-two in the women’s 5,000 met
  
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• Former UFC champion Tyron Woodley taken first overall in Global Fight League draft

  25-01-2025 03:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron (The Chosen One) Woodley went first overall to Dubai in the inaugural Global Fight League draft Friday.
  The 42-year-old American, whose record is 19-7-1, has lost his last four bouts and last fought in March 2021, but said he is ready to rumble.
  “I’m excited. It’s time to come back home,” said Woodley, whose last outings were a pair of boxing losses to Jake Paul
  The Global Fight League is a team-based mixed martial arts promotion tha
  
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• Vicki Grieve avis de décès - Chilliwack, BC - Dignity Memorial

  25-01-2025 00:46
  Vicki Grieve avis de décès - Chilliwack, BC  Dignity Memorial
  
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• North Dakota’s overturned abortion ban won’t be in effect during appeal, court rules

  25-01-2025 00:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s abortion ban will not be enforced while the state appeals an earlier decision that found it unconstitutional, the state’s highest court ruled Friday.
  That appeal has yet to fully play out in the state Supreme Court after a judge struck down the law in September.North Dakota has had no abortion providers since the only one moved from Fargo to neighboring Moorhead, Minnesota, in 2022. The only scenarios in which North Dakotans can currently ob
  
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