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• Judge freezes order to kill B.C. ostrich herd over avian flu pending further review

  31-01-2025 23:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A federal judge has effectively lifted a Saturday deadline for a B.C. farm to kill about 400 ostriches hit by an outbreak of avian flu.
  Justice Michael Battista ruled Friday to stay the cull order imposed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency while the farm involved seeks a judicial review of the case.
  Battista said in a written decision that going ahead with Saturday’s order before the matter could be further examined “would expose the applicant to irreparable harm.”
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• Tour guide at former Colorado gold mine fell out of elevator after apparently not latching door

  31-01-2025 23:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DENVER (AP) — A tour guide killed at a former Colorado gold mine last year fell out of a crowded elevator taking tourists below ground after apparently not latching its door closed, documents obtained by The Associated Press show.
  As the elevator descended, the door swung out and caught the side of the mine shaft, the guide fell out, was dragged and ended up landing on top of one of the tourists as the elevator continued its descent, investigators determined.
  The harrowing account of the O
  
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• Sand, rock and heavy metal: Fraser Valley researcher digs into unique prospecting method

  31-01-2025 23:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — A team of researchers at the University of Fraser Valley is lighting up an innovative path to a critical resource— lithium. The metal is increasingly becoming valued, with uses ranging from smartphones and medication, to electric cars and solar panels.
  Dr. Olav Lian’s team at the Luminescence Dating Laboratory will soon be receiving a new instrument worth $160,000 after some approved funding from university grants and federal organizations, like the Canadian Founda
  
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• Former TFC 2 attacker Julian Altobeli moves to Canadian Premier League with York

  31-01-2025 23:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Attacking midfielder Julian Altobelli, who led Toronto FC 2 in scoring last season with 11 goals in 23 games, has signed with York United FC of the Canadian Premier League on a one-year contract with a club option for 2026.
  The 22-year-old from Woodbridge, Ont., also had four assists for Toronto FC’s second team in MLS Next Pro league play last season when, as captain, he became the first player in club history to score in nine consecutive appearances.
  His contract with TFC 2 expired at th
  
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• Sand, rock and heavy metal: Fraser Valley researcher digs into unique propsecting method

  31-01-2025 23:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — A team of researchers at the University of Fraser Valley is lighting up an innovative path to a critical resource— lithium. The metal is increasingly becoming valued, with uses ranging from smartphones and medication, to electric cars and solar panels.
  Dr. Olav Lian’s team at the Luminescence Dating Laboratory will soon be receiving a new instrument worth $160,000 after some approved funding from university grants and federal organizations, like the Canadian Founda
  
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• Poised to lead Canada at 4 Nations, Crosby eyeing Olympic return in 2026

  31-01-2025 23:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Sidney Crosby has a lot on his plate.
  The 37-year-old superstar is trying to drag the scuffling Pittsburgh Penguins back into the playoff race. He’s also set to lead Canada at the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off tournament that will pit the country against the United States, Sweden and Finland.
  Crosby can also see something lingering over the horizon that further fuels his unwavering passion — the 2026 Olympics.
  “It’s something that’s in the back of my mind,” Cros
  
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• Second federal judge orders temporary pause to Trump administration efforts to freeze funding

  31-01-2025 22:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A second federal judge on Friday ordered a temporary pause in Trump administration efforts to freeze federal funding in the latest twist over the spending of trillions of dollars in grants and loans.Judge John McConnell sided with nearly two dozen states that requested an order preventing most federal agencies from halting funding until the court rules on a request from the states for a preliminary injunction.
  “During the pendency of the Temporary Restraining Order, Def
  
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• Forecasters say B.C. ‘well-positioned’ despite uncertainty of tariff threat: province

  31-01-2025 22:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s finance minister says she expects uncertainty and instability over the four years of Donald Trump’s U.S. presidency, but private-sector forecasters have indicated the province is in a good position to meet the challenges of Trump’s promised tariffs on Canadian goods.
  Brenda Bailey says in a statement that the Economic Forecast Council for B.C. has indicated the uncertainty of “threats from the south” may make the budget process mo
  
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• Trump administration moving to fire FBI agents involved in investigations of Trump, AP sources say

  31-01-2025 21:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration officials are moving to fire FBI agents engaged in investigations involving President Donald Trump in the coming days, two people familiar with the plans said Friday.
  It was not clear how many agents might be affected, though scores of investigators were involved in various inquiries touching Trump. Officials acting at the direction of the administration have been working to identify individual employees who participated in politically sensitive inves
  
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• Weather prompts record 1.4 million electricity outages for BC Hydro customers in 2024

  31-01-2025 20:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Nearly 1.4 million BC Hydro customers lost their power last year due to weather-related events, setting an all-time record for the utility.BC Hydro says in a statement that the unprecedented number of outages was primarily due to three powerful storms that hit the South Coast and Vancouver Island in November and December.The statement says a survey conducted for BC Hydro shows that nearly three-quarters of B.C. residents experienced at least one weather-related outage last year
  
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• Man agrees to plead guilty for flying drone that damaged firefighting aircraft in LA wildfire

  31-01-2025 20:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man has agreed to plead guilty to unsafely operating a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft during the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, Federal authorities said Friday.Peter Tripp Akemann reached a plea agreement and will avoid prison but he will pay full restitution for the damage on the plane and do 150 hours of community service in wildfire relief, said acting U.S. attorney Joseph McNally. The misdemeanor count Akemann faced carries a sentence of up
  
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• Argos re-sign 2024 outstanding special teams player Janarion Grant

  31-01-2025 20:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts have re-signed outstanding special teams player Janarion Grant, the CFL team announced Friday.
  Grant led the league with 989 yards, a 14.8-yard average and three touchdowns on punt returns in 2024, his first season with the Argonauts.
  He also finished fourth with 1,000 kick return yards, including a 103-yard touchdown return.
  Grant was named a CFL all-star for the second time in 2024 and earned his third Grey Cup ring when Toronto defeated Winnipeg 41-24 in
  
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• What's happening Chilliwack: List of events from Jan. 31 onward - Chilliwack Progress

  31-01-2025 20:04
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• New York doctor indicted for prescribing abortion pill in Louisiana

  31-01-2025 20:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A New York doctor was indicted by a Louisiana grand jury on Friday for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill online in the Deep South state, which has one of the strictest near-total abortion bans in the country.Grand jurors at the District Court for the Parish of West Baton Rouge issued an indictment against Dr. Margaret Carpenter; her company, Nightingale Medical, PC; and a third person. All three were charged with criminal abortion by means of abortion-inducing
  
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• Montreal asks Quebec for help with language laws after English book club rejected

  31-01-2025 19:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The City of Montreal says it needs more guidance from the Quebec government in applying the province’s language laws after a local library refused to offer space for an English-language book club.
  Christopher DiRaddo, the author behind the Violet Hour book club, says the city told him today that he can hold his club meetings at the library after all.
  The Père-Ambroise library had told DiRaddo that he could only host events in French, and city officials had said his
  
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• Coldplay frontman Chris Martin to perform at Invictus Games’ opening ceremony

  31-01-2025 19:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has been added to the lineup for the opening ceremonies of the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver.
  Games organizers announced Friday that the English vocalist will perform at B.C. Place Stadium on Feb. 8, joining a star-studded lineup that includes Katy Perry, Noah Kahan and Nelly Furtado.
  Martin has been involved with the Games since they were founded by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex in 2014, and composed the Invictus Anthem, used in the medal cerem
  
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• Avalanche warning issued for B.C. as winter weather forecasted

  31-01-2025 19:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Avalanche Canada is warning anyone planning to head into British Columbia’s backcountry that incoming winter weather is expected to bring a “major increase in avalanche danger.”
  The forecaster says the past three weeks of dry conditions have formed layers that won’t bond with new snow, so as amounts accumulate, it expects “large and dangerous avalanches to be triggered, both naturally and by humans.”
  The warning comes as Environment Canada pr
  
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• Hundreds of B.C. residents hit by power outages

  31-01-2025 19:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BURNABY — BC Hydro is looking to bring power back to several communities in the Lower Mainland.In a social media post this morning (Jan. 31), the operator said 840 customers in Burnaby lost power due to a cable fault that started at 3 a.m. The outage perimeter runs from east of Mandeville Avenue, west of 9th Avenue, south of Rumble Street, and north of North Fraser Way. No crew has been assigned to this area as of writing.Image: 840 Burnaby residents lose power due to a cable fault. / BC H
  
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• Coldplay frontman Chris Martin to perform at Invicuts Games’ opening ceremony

  31-01-2025 19:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has been added to the lineup for the opening ceremonies of the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver.
  Games organizers announced Friday that the English vocalist will perform at B.C. Place Stadium on Feb. 8, joining a star-studded lineup that includes Katy Perry, Noah Kahan and Nelly Furtado.Martin has been involved with the Games since they were founded by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex in 2014, and composed the Invictus Anthem, used in the medal ceremo
  
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• Bassitt says Scherzer will help Jays on and off the mound in 2025

  31-01-2025 19:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Chris Bassitt says as good as Max Scherzer is on the mound, the intangibles the pitcher will bring to the Toronto Blue Jays are just as impressive.
  Bassitt told “The JD Bunkis Podcast” on Sportsnet that Scherzer is “one of the best pitchers of all time,” and the three-time Cy Young Award winner will improve the Jays’ pitching staff with his knowledge and his ability to push teammates.
  Scherzer and the Jays agreed to a US$15.5 million, one-year contra
  
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• Don’t wait to act on opioid deaths, coroner warns in report on Quebec teen’s death

  31-01-2025 18:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The death of a Quebec teen who was poisoned from a synthetic opioid should raise alarm bells for authorities to do more to prevent similar tragedies.
  Coroner Stéphanie Gamache issued the call this week in a report into the death of 15-year-old Mathis Boivin.
  Boivin died in December 2023 after he consumed N-desethyl isotonitazene, a powerful synthetic opioid.
  The teenager believed he had taken oxycodone, an opioid used for pain relief.
  Michaud writes that drug intoxication
  
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• NHL, NHLPA expect salary cap to climb $25.5 million over next three season

  31-01-2025 18:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The NHL salary cap is expected to climb US$25.5 million over the next three seasons, according to figures released Friday by the league and the NHL Players’ Association.
  In a joint release, the league and the union say the upper limit a team can spend on its roster will jump $7.5 million next season to $95.5 million, with a floor of $70.6 million.
  The cap is expected to rise $8.5 million to $104 million for 2026-27, and another $9.6 million to $113.5 million for 2027-28. The roster minimum
  
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• Alexis Galarneau to open Canada’s Davis Cup qualifier against Hungary

  31-01-2025 18:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Alexis Galarneau of Laval, Que., will meet Fabian Marozsan to open Canada’s Davis Cup tie against Hungary on Saturday.
  The draw for the best-of-five first-round qualifier took place Friday at IGA Stadium.
  Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo, Canada’s top singles player this weekend at No. 85, drew Marton Fucsovics in Saturday’s second match.
  Vasek Pospisil of Vernon, B.C., and Liam Draxl of Newmarket, Ont., are scheduled to take on Marozsan and Mate Valkusz in Sund
  
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• Conservative fundraising for 2024 nearly doubles Liberal, NDP totals

  31-01-2025 18:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Conservative Party had a banner fundraising year in 2024, when it nearly doubled the combined total collected by the Liberals and NDP by raising almost $41.8 million.
  The Conservatives brought in nearly $12.8 million in the final quarter of 2024, according to filings with Elections Canada.
  In all of 2024, the Liberals raised about $15.2 million and the NDP took in close to $6.3 million in donations.
  Average individual donations for all three parties were less than $200.
  The fo
  
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• Fraser Health launches enhanced in-school HPV immunization campaign

  31-01-2025 18:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Students who missed their HPV shots at school can catch up with their peers after a new initiative launched Wednesday (Jan. 28).
  In-school clinics have been routinely offering the vaccine to Grade 6 students, but starting this year, kids in Grades 7 to 12 can get immunized at their local public health unit, community pharmacies or some primary care providers.“HPV vaccination is highly effective, offering over 95 per cent protection when administered at a young age,&rdquo
  
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• Chilliwack resident sentenced in $47M money-laundering scheme from illegal cannabis - Trail Times

  31-01-2025 18:18
  Chilliwack resident sentenced in $47M money-laundering scheme from illegal cannabis  Trail Times
  
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• Chilliwack resident sentenced in $47M money-laundering scheme from illegal cannabis - Chilliwack Progress

  31-01-2025 18:18
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• Chilliwack resident sentenced in $47M money-laundering scheme from illegal cannabis - Chemainus Valley Courier

  31-01-2025 18:18
  Chilliwack resident sentenced in $47M money-laundering scheme from illegal cannabis  Chemainus Valley Courier
  
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• Vancouver FC sells 16-year-old midfielder Grady McDonnell to Belgium’s Club Brugge

  31-01-2025 18:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Vancouver FC has sold 16-year-old Canadian midfielder Grady McDonnell to Belgian champion Club Brugge KV in the second-biggest transfer deal in the history of the Canadian Premier League.
  The league did not disclose the transfer amount. But a source, granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter, said the fee was 350,000 euros ($526,025).
  Rob Friend, Vancouver FC’s co-owner, president and CEO, confirmed that the CPL club will also get a portion of a sub
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps lose midfielder Stuart Armstrong to Sheffield Wednesday

  31-01-2025 17:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have sent midfielder Stuart Armstrong to Sheffield Wednesday, a club in England’s League Championship.
  The club announced the transfer Friday, saying in a release that the 32-year-old Scot is returning to England with the goal of once again playing in the Premier League.
  Vancouver did not disclose the transfer fee that came with the deal.
  Armstrong joined the ‘Caps in September, signing a contract through 2026, but made just 10 appearances ac
  
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• Here’s the latest as Trump tariff deadline looms

  31-01-2025 17:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will impose a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods as early as Saturday.Politicians and business groups are making a final push today in the hope of avoiding or mitigating the move, and the economic uncertainty that would follow.Here’s the latest (all times Eastern):
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  The Canadian dollar fell to its lowest level against the U.S. dollar since the early days of the pandemic as U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods loomed and St
  
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• Ugandan twins with touching adoption story experience snow in Okanagan - Chilliwack Progress

  31-01-2025 17:12
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• Google payments for news organizations to begin later than expected

  31-01-2025 17:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canadian journalism organizations are having to wait a bit longer for their share of the $100 million Google agreed to pay news outlets to be exempt from the Online News Act.
  The organization administering the money now says funds will flow to outlets later than the January timeline it first provided.
  The Canadian Journalism Collective said in an email to outlets late Thursday that work is underway to assess applicants and news businesses should expect to find out if they are eligible for cash b
  
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• Ottawa defers effective date of capital gains changes to 2026

  31-01-2025 16:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The federal government says it is deferring the implementation of a hike to the capital gains inclusion rate to next year.
  The deferral moves back the implementation of the change from June 25, 2024 to January 1, 2026.
  The deferral offers a reprieve for Canadians and businesses who were seeking clarity as the tax deadline nears.
  The hike is meant to raise the portion of capital gains on which companies pay tax to two-thirds from one-half. The policy would also apply to individuals with capital g
  
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• Winter storm warning for Coqhihalla as Fraser Valley prepares for cold snap next week

  31-01-2025 16:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Environment Canada issued a winter storm warning for the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt on Friday (Jan. 31).
  Motorists traveling the route should expect between 25 to 35 centimetres of snow along the highway by Saturday morning, with the highest accumulations likely near the summit.
  According to Canada’s national weather agency, a Pacific frontal system will move through the Interior, delivering heavy snowfall on Friday and Saturday. The agency says the snow
  
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• Max Scherzer agrees to a $15.5 million, 1-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, AP source says

  31-01-2025 16:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Max Scherzer is joining the Toronto Blue Jays, agreeing to a $15.5 million, one-year contract on Thursday, according to a person with direct knowledge of the deal.
  The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced and was pending a physical.
  The 40-year-old Scherzer was limited to nine starts with Texas last year, going 2-4 with a 3.95 ERA. The three-time Cy Young Award winner opened the season on the injured list while he recovered from lower back
  
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• The Canada Super 60 League, a new cricket competition, set to launch in July

  31-01-2025 16:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A new cricket league is set to launch in the Toronto area in July, with the hope that it will grow across the country.
  The Canada Super 60 League will feature the short-form 10-over version of the game. Matches last about 90 minutes with each team batting for 10 overs (60 balls), making for all-action contests with batsmen swinging for the boundary in search of runs.
  In contrast, the Global T20 Canada tournament, which started in Brampton, Ont., in 2018, features the 20-over vers
  
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• Canadian midfielder Victoria Pickett joins AFC Toronto on season-long loan

  31-01-2025 16:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — AFC Toronto added an important midfield piece Friday, acquiring Canadian international Victoria Pickett from the NWSL’s North Carolina Courage on a season-long loan.The 28-year-old from Barrie, Ont., was a finalist for NWSL Rookie of the Year in 2021 with the Kansas City Current before trades took her to Gotham FC (in August 2022) and North Carolina (in April 2023).Pickett’s first-ever NWSL goal helped expansion Kansas City to its first-ever NWSL win. She also scored
  
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• Real Madrid to play Manchester City in standout clash of Champions League knockout playoffs

  31-01-2025 15:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Real Madrid will play Manchester City in the Champions League knockout playoffs round in a standout clash of the past two title winners after the draw was made Friday.
  Man City, the 2023 champion, will host the first leg on Feb. 11 or 12 and the return game in Madrid is on Feb. 18 or 19. Madrid won a record-extending 15th European title last season.The winner over two legs advances to the round of 16 to face either Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen, who placed in
  
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• Chrystia Freeland says Canada should target Elon Musk’s Tesla in a tariff fight

  31-01-2025 15:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Liberal leadership hopeful Chrystia Freeland says Canada should target Teslas and U.S. alcohol as part of its tariff retaliation package should U.S. President Donald Trump made good on his trade threats.
  In an interview with The Canadian Press, Freeland says there should be a 100 per cent tariff on all U.S. wine, beer and spirits, and on all Teslas — and make sure Wisconsin dairy farmers feel the pinch as well.The move would target Tesla CEO Elon Musk and other political pow
  
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• Statistics Canada reports economy contracted 0.2 per cent in November

  31-01-2025 14:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product decreased 0.2 per cent in November, the largest monthly contraction since December 2023.
  However, the agency says its preliminary estimate for December pointed to an increase of 0.2 per cent for the final month of the year.
  The advance estimate suggests an annualized growth rate of 1.8 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2024.
  For November, Statistics Canada says goods-producing industries contracted 0.6 per cent, with the mining, q
  
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• Serbian student protesters march ahead of major blockade of Danube bridges

  31-01-2025 13:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  INDJIJA, Serbia (AP) — A driver in Belgrade, rammed a car into a silent protest in the Serbian capital Friday, slightly injuring one woman, the third such incident in weeks.The incident happened in downtown Belgrade during 15 minutes of silence observed daily throughout Serbia at noon when a canopy collapsed at a railway station in the northern town of Novi Sad on Nov. 1
  Video footage showed the woman, wearing a doctor’s white coat, being thrown to the pavement.Pro-government thugs h
  
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• Carney to announce plan to kill consumer carbon price; shift to green incentives

  31-01-2025 12:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Liberal leadership contender Mark Carney is expected to announce a plan on Friday to abandon consumer carbon pricing but keep industrial pricing in place.
  “The consumer carbon tax isn’t working — it’s become too divisive,” Carney said in a written statement provided to The Canadian Press ahead of the announcement.
  “That’s why I’ll cancel it and replace it with incentives to reward people for greener choices.”
  That would include
  
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• In the news today: Ministers make pitch to avert Trump tariffs

  31-01-2025 10:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  Ministers make pitch to avert Trump tariffs
  A trio of federal cabinet ministers is in Washington today making a last-ditch attempt to stop U.S. President Donald Trump from imposing economically devastating tariffs on Canadian imports.
  Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Public Safety Minister David McGuinty and Immigration Minister Marc Miller are all in the U.S. capital, making a final diplo
  
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• Apex: The Black Masters: New documentary explores golf and race in Nova Scotia

  31-01-2025 10:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — Darrell Maxwell has fond memories of growing up next to the scenic golf course in the heart of the central Nova Scotia town of Truro, even though he wasn’t allowed to play there because of his race.
  The 78-year-old Ottawa resident recalled in a recent interview that some of his earliest memories are linked to the Truro Golf Club, which runs parallel to a small, little-known historical Black community known as “The Island.”
  Maxwell’s lifelong love affair wi
  
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• Ontario election 2025: Party leaders to make stops in Toronto area, Niagara region

  31-01-2025 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The third day of the provincial election campaign will see party leaders in and around Toronto and southwestern Ontario.
  Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford will make stops in Hamilton before an announcement in Niagara Falls, Ont.NDP Leader Marit Stiles will make a stop in Windsor, Ont., Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie will make an announcement in Toronto, and Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner will be in Chesley, Ont.
  Leaders have started to define their pitches to Ontarians in the first few
  
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• Liberal ministers make last-ditch pitch in D.C. to stop Trump tariffs on Canada

  31-01-2025 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — A trio of federal cabinet ministers is in Washington today making a last-ditch attempt to stop U.S. President Donald Trump from imposing economically devastating tariffs on Canadian imports.
  Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Public Safety Minister David McGuinty and Immigration Minister Marc Miller are all in the U.S. capital, making a final diplomatic push to convince Republican lawmakers and Trump’s team to sway the president.
  Trump has signalled he’s
  
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• International study permit data an ‘earthquake’ for Canadian university finances

  31-01-2025 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A dramatic decline in international study permits issued last year is quickly becoming an existential threat to the finances of Canadian post-secondary schools, say organizations representing the institutions.
  “The drop in international students is like an earthquake hitting an education system that’s already structurally weakened by years of underinvestment,” said Gabriel Miller, president and CEO of Universities Canada.
  Provinces where international permit allocations were in
  
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• How Trump’s foreign policy could shape Canada’s approach to aid, trade and intel

  31-01-2025 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” changes to foreign policy could have drastic consequences for Canada’s approach to aid, trade, intelligence and diplomacy.
  David Perry, president of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, said that while the implications of the policy shift in Washington are still shaking out, it’s clear Ottawa will need to spend more and act quickly to defend its interests.
  “We’ve got to be able to move fast,
  
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• What's happening Chilliwack: List of events from Jan. 31 onward - The Chilliwack Progress

  31-01-2025 09:00
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