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• 51-year-old suspect charged with robbery for allegedly stealing senior’s purse, released on bail: Vancouver PD

  25-12-2025 23:42
  VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say a 51-year-old suspect has been arrested and charged with robbery for allegedly snatching a purse from a senior in South Vancouver on Tuesday.
  According to a statement, Vancouver Police Department responded at about 9 a.m. Tuesday morning (Dec. 23) after getting reports that a man tried to rob a 68-year-old woman of her purse near Fraser Street and East 45th Avenue.A witness called 9-1-1 to report the robbery, allowing officers to locate and arrest the su
  
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• Spurs beat Thunder 117-102 for 3rd win over defending NBA champs in 2 weeks

  25-12-2025 23:39
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — De'Aaron Fox scored 29 points, and the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 117-102 on Thursday for their third win over the defending NBA champs in the past two weeks.
  The Spurs also defeated the Thunder in an NBA Cup semifinal on Dec. 13 and in San Antonio on Tuesday. The teams meet again on Jan. 13 in Oklahoma City.
  Victor Wembanyama had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Stephon Castle had 19 points and seven assists for the Spurs (23-7). San Antonio sho
  
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• Missing man’s vehicle located on remote logging road in Mission: RCMP

  25-12-2025 23:05
  MISSION — Mounties with the Ridge Meadows detachment are appealing to the public for help in locating a 62-year-old man whose vehicle was located on a logging road earlier this month in Mission.According to a social media post from police, 62-year-old Timothy Eyolfson has been reported missing. Ridge Meadows RCMP members say the last contact with Eyolfson was on Sunday, December 14. His vehicle was located on a logging road near Florence and Sayers Lake in Mission.Eyolfson is described as
  
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• Much of N.L. under winter storm warnings as heavy snow and winds hit the coast

  25-12-2025 21:35
  Much of Newfoundland and Labrador is under a winter storm warning with heavy snowfall and strong winds Thursday afternoon and continuing into Friday.Environment Canada is calling for blizzard-like conditions in the Cartwright area along the east coast of Labrador, with up to 50 centimeters of snow expected.Elsewhere in the province the weather agency says 20 to 35 centimetres of snow could fall along with winds up to 110 kilometres an hour, resulting in poor visibility and blowing snow.Newfoundl
  
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• Raids carried out at Mexican homes linked to former Olympian Ryan Wedding

  25-12-2025 21:23
  MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities have executed four raids on homes linked to a suspect whose description matches that of former Olympic snowboarder and alleged Canadian drug kingpin Ryan Wedding.
  Mexico's Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection says in a release that multiple agencies including the Attorney General's Office, the Navy and the National Guard carried out the raids at the homes, located in Mexico City and the surrounding State of Mexico.
  The release does not mention We
  
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• Some of the players to watch at the world junior hockey championship

  25-12-2025 18:07
  The world junior hockey championship gets going Friday with plenty of top-end talent set to be on display. Future stars in the NHL to suit up at the men's under-20 tournament in recent years include Connor Bedard, Macklin Celebrini, Lane Hutson and Leo Carlsson.The Canadian Press takes a look at some of the players to watch at this year's event in Minnesota:GAVIN MCKENNAOnce thought to be the slam-dunk No. 1 pick at the 2026 NHL draft, the 18-year-old forward from Whitehorse has struggled to mat
  
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• Highway in B.C. reopens after atmospheric rivers washed out sections

  25-12-2025 18:05
  A portion of a British Columbia highway linking the Lower Mainland to Alberta that's been closed since atmospheric rivers washed away sections of the road earlier this month has reopened.
  The province announced late on Christmas Eve that Highway 3 is open to traffic between Hope and Princeton following a major washout on Dec. 16, 42 kilometres east of the Highway 3 and 5 junction.
  Traffic will be single-lane alternating on a temporary detour, with a reduced speed limit of 30 km/h., and the provi
  
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• FVRD extends local state of emergency

  25-12-2025 15:57
  CHILLIWACK — The State of Local Emergency in the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) has been extended two weeks following the latest atmospheric river to hit the region. However the FVRD says the affected area has been reduced.
  The declaration now covers the area west of Allison Pool to the western boundary of Electoral Area E. The additional fortnight is meant to maintain the special regulations in place to protect public safety and property.
  The Evacuation Order issued on December 19
  
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• Highway 3 reopens between Hope and Princeton after washout

  25-12-2025 15:30
  HOPE — Only minutes before the arrival of Christmas, the provincial government announced the reopening of Highway 3 between Hope and Princeton for passenger vehicles. The announcement was made late Wednesday night (Dec. 24) following weeks of work to repair the corridor following a washout earlier this month.
  In a news release, the Ministry of Transportation and Transit says the highway reopened sooner than expected as a result around-the-clock work by highway contractors.
  While the highwa
  
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• Abbotsford sets date for curbside pickup of flood-damaged debris

  25-12-2025 14:55
  ABBOTSFORD — The City of Abbotsford is reminding residents impacted by flooding earlier this month that a curbside collection is scheduled for Saturday, January 3. Those with flood-damaged household items and debris in the Evacuation Order areas should be ready for pick-up in the morning.
  Residents in affected properties should have their items at the curb by 7 a.m. on January 3. Only non-hazardous waste will be picked up. Any loose materials should be bagged. Hazardous materials will be c
  
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• Group of U.S. distillers complains N.S. and other provinces favouring local alcohol

  25-12-2025 12:00
  HALIFAX — A group of U.S. alcohol producers claims Canadian retailers are giving unfair advantage to local spirits, including what it calls "discriminatory" markups in Nova Scotia and other provinces.
  The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States has sent a 77-page submission to the office of U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer outlining obstacles the American sector is facing around the globe. That includes six pages on Canada, where all but two provinces have mostly taken Ameri
  
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• Christmas cold for the West, freezing rain in Ontario and winter storms in the East

  25-12-2025 10:00
  Relentless cold and snow are in the forecast for many areas of Western Canada for Christmas, while northern Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador will see blizzard conditions until Boxing Day.Environment Canada says a windy winter storm is on the way for almost all of Newfoundland and Labrador and northeastern Quebec where between 30 and 50 centimetres are forecast along with wind gusts of up to 120 km/h.
  Special weather statements for freezing rain through to Friday stretch from Windsor to Peter
  
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• ‘Act one is over,’ says MP who defeated Poilievre in last election

  25-12-2025 10:00
  OTTAWA — Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy has a square glass case in his office that holds a spray-painted pair of sneakers he wore while campaigning for the federal election.
  He calls it his "Stanley Cup."
  Fanjoy became the MP for the Ottawa-area riding of Carleton in the last election after defeating Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who had held the riding more than two decades."I think people in Carleton are excited about what happened," Fanjoy said. "Even if people didn't vote for me, they
  
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• A Powerball player in Arkansas has won a $1.817 billion lottery jackpot

  25-12-2025 07:07
  A Powerball player in Arkansas won a $1.817 billion jackpot in Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing, ending the lottery game’s three-month stretch without a top-prize winner.The winning numbers were 04, 25, 31, 52 and 59, with the Powerball number being 19.Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher than previous expected, making it the second-largest in U.S. history and the largest Powerball prize of 2025, according to www.powerball.com. The jackpot had a lump sum cash payment option of $83
  
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• Saudi Arabia calls on Yemen separatists to leave 2 governorates as anti-Houthi coalition strains

  25-12-2025 06:33
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Thursday formally called on separatists in Yemen to withdraw from two governorates their forces now control in the country, a move that threatens sparking a confrontation within a fragile coalition that's battling the Houthi rebels there. The statement from Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry on Christmas morning appeared aimed at putting public pressure on the Southern Transitional Council, a force long backed by the United Arab Emirates. Sau
  
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• Langley RCMP officers forced to leap out of the way as driver rams into police car

  25-12-2025 01:22
  LANGLEY — Two RCMP officers in Langley had to jump out of the way as a man deliberately used the vehicle he was driving “as a weapon” to ram their cruiser and escape.A statement from police says it happened at around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday (Dec. 24) when the officers responded to a suspicious vehicle on Willowbrook Drive.Police say the officers found the driver slumped over the wheel, but he suddenly regained consciousness and drove the vehicle into a cruiser, before leaving at a
  
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• RCMP officers in Langley, B.C., moved out of the way as driver rams into police car

  25-12-2025 01:13
  VICTORIA — Two RCMP officers in Langley, B.C., had to jump out of the way as a man deliberately used the vehicle he was driving "as a weapon" to ram their cruiser and escape.A statement from police says it happened at around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday when the officers responded to a suspicious vehicle on Willowbrook Drive.Police say the officers found the driver slumped over the wheel, but he suddenly regained consciousness and drove the vehicle into cruiser, before leaving at a "high rate of s
  
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• FVRD extends state of local emergency for parts of Chilliwack, district - theprogress.com

  25-12-2025 00:12 via news.google.com
  FVRD extends state of local emergency for parts of Chilliwack, district  theprogress.com
  
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