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• Canadian baseball legend Justin Morneau talks Jays’ run, goalie love at world juniors

  29-12-2025 22:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS — Justin Morneau watched the Toronto Blue Jays win back-to-back World Series titles.A kid with a dream growing up in New Westminster, B.C., those championships in 1992 and 1993 showed him what was possible.And after the country's only Major League Baseball team just made another magical run before coming up millimetres short, the former Minnesota Twins first baseman sees even brighter days ahead north of the border, with passion for the sport reignited."Any time the Blue Jays a
  
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• Man charged after allegedly slashing another man’s face at Vancouver’s club

  29-12-2025 22:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Police say a man from Delta, B.C., has been charged after allegedly slashing another man’s face with a knife at a nightclub in Vancouver.
  Vancouver police say the 31-year-old suspect was arrested after the attack and is now facing one count of aggravated assault.Police say officers responded shortly before 3 a.m. to reports of an assault at the nightclub in Vancouver's Yaletown neighbourhood.
  Investigators say witnesses stepped in and provided first aid to the victim befo
  
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• Langley Township, partners remove 300+ big rigs/commercial vehicles from area roads in 2025 – with more crackdowns in 2026

  29-12-2025 21:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LANGLEY — The Township of Langley says its bylaw enforcement members teamed up with partner agencies in 2025 to issue more than 500 tickets to unsafe or noncompliant commercial vehicles.
  And they have no plans to let up in the coming year.
  In a statement issued Monday (Dec. 29), the township says its bylaw enforcement personnel worked with area agencies to make area roads safer by repeatedly inspecting big rigs, identifying safety violations and ensuring compliance.The municipality says by
  
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• 31-year-old Delta man charged for slashing another man’s face at Yaletown nightclub early Sunday: VPD

  29-12-2025 21:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say a 31-year-old man from Delta has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault for allegedly slashing another man’s face with a knife at a Yaletown night-club early Sunday morning.According to a statement, Vancouver Police responded just before 3 a.m. Sunday (Dec. 28) to reports of an assault inside a night-club near Nelson Street and Hamilton Street.Police say witnesses intervened and provided first aid to the victim before law enforcement arr
  
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• Olympic gold medallist and three-time Brier champ Harnden to retire at end of season

  29-12-2025 21:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — E.J. Harnden first fell in love with curling while watching his father compete at a hometown Brier in 1990 at the Sault Memorial Gardens.
  "I was just hooked," Harnden said Monday. "I was just like, 'This is something I want to do.'"
  The experience helped set him on a path that would include an Olympic gold medal and three national titles over a 15-year run as one of the sport's best front-end players.
  Harnden, who plays second for Matt Dunstone's Winnipeg-based team, announced Su
  
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• 9.0 quake in B.C. would kill thousands and cost $128 billion, report foresees

  29-12-2025 21:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — A British Columbia government report foresees more than 3,400 fatalities and more than 10,000 injuries if an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 strikes off Vancouver Island.
  The scenario of such a "megathrust" quake also describes costs of $128 billion, the destruction of 18,000 buildings and extensive damage to 10,000.
  The analysis is part of the B.C. disaster and climate risk assessment, dated October 2025, and says such a quake is "one of the more likely earthquake scenarios
  
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• Anand affirms Canada’s view that Ukraine must control decisions about its sovereignty

  29-12-2025 20:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she told her Ukrainian counterpart today that decisions about Ukraine's sovereignty must be made by Kyiv itself.
  Anand's conversation with Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine's foreign minister, followed Canada's recent commitment of an additional $2.5 billion in economic assistance to the country as it fights Russia's invasion.
  Anand said in a social media post that she and Sybiha would remain in touch.
  In his own post, Sybiha said he briefed Anand on
  
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• Whitecaps FC to settle class-action lawsuit with fans over Lionel Messi no-show

  29-12-2025 20:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A proposed settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit over the non-appearance of soccer superstar Lionel Messi and other Inter Miami players in a match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC last year.
  The lawsuit stems from a May 25, 2024, match at BC Place Stadium that drew a crowd of more than 51,000 fans, with more than 3,000 later signing a petition calling for refunds due to ticket prices reaching more than $600 for a match typically priced around $30 after it was prom
  
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• Kucherov, Tolvanen, Slafkovsky named NHL’s three stars of the week

  29-12-2025 20:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Tampa Bay Lightning right-wing Nikita Kucherov, Seattle Kraken right-wing Eeli Tolvanen and Montreal Canadiens left-wing Juraj Slafkovsky have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week.
  Kucherov tied for the league lead with six points (four goals, two assists) in three games as the Lightning moved into second place in the Atlantic Division with a perfect week.
  The 32-year-old Kucherov, the two-time defending Art Ross Trophy winner as the NHL's leading scorer, sits seve
  
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• B.C. wildfire season scorched more than 8,800 square kilometres

  29-12-2025 20:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — British Columbia's 2025 wildfire season was about a third as destructive as the record-setting season two years earlier.
  The Ministry of Forests says in a statement that 8,864 square kilometres of land was scorched by more than 1,350 blazes since April 1.
  The area burned was close to the 10-year average of about 8,500 square kilometres, and is lower than the 10,811 square kilometres burned in 2024.
  It's also down significantly from 2023's record wildfire season, when 2,293 wildf
  
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• Senators throw support behind Ullmark as starting goaltender takes leave of absence

  29-12-2025 19:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have made a habit of weathering setbacks this season, and they’ll head into the new year confronting their biggest one yet.
  General manager Steve Staios announced Sunday that goaltender Linus Ullmark is taking a leave of absence for personal reasons, forcing Ottawa to turn to Leevi Merilainen as the club fights to stay in the Eastern Conference playoff mix.
  While Ullmark's play this season has been inconsistent, his absence leaves the Senators with a sign
  
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• LAFC acquires Canadian international forward Shaffelburg from Nashville

  29-12-2025 19:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles FC has acquired Canadian international Jacob Shaffelburg from Nashville SC, the Major League Soccer club announced Monday.
  Nashville receives US$500,000 in general allocation money in 2026 and another $500,000 in 2027 in return. Nashville will retain a sell-on percentage if Shaffelburg is transferred in the future.
  The 26-year-old forward from Port Williams, N.S., had 14 goals and 17 assists in 107 appearances (65 starts) across all competitions over four seasons
  
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• Whitecaps to settle class-action lawsuit with fans over Lionel Messi no-show

  29-12-2025 19:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A proposed settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit over the non-appearance of soccer superstar Lionel Messi and other Inter Miami players in a match against the Vancouver Whitecaps last year.
  The proposed settlement between fans who sued the Whitecaps and Major League Soccer includes updates to the Whitecaps' ticketing policies and a $475,000 charitable donation.
  The lawyers for the fans say the settlement remains subject to court approval at an upcoming hearing,
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Whitecaps to settle class-action lawsuit with fans over Messi no-show

  29-12-2025 19:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A proposed settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit over the non-appearance of soccer superstar Lionel Messi and other Inter Miami players in a match against the Vancouver Whitecaps last year.
  The proposed settlement between fans who sued the Whitecaps and Major League Soccer includes updates to the Whitecaps' ticketing policies and a $475,000 charitable donation.
  More coming.
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• Organizers of West Bank delegation blocked by Israel call for steeper sanctions

  29-12-2025 18:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Members of a Canadian delegation that was denied entry to the West Bank earlier this month are calling on Ottawa to tighten sanctions targeting new Israeli settlements in occupied territory.
  A group that included six Canadian MPs on a mission to meet with displaced Palestinians was turned away at the Allenby border crossing into the West Bank on Dec. 16.
  Multiple witnesses from the group say Ontario MP Iqra Khalid was shoved by an Israeli border guard during the confrontation.
  Del
  
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• 2 pilots killed after helicopters collided in New Jersey are identified

  29-12-2025 18:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Authorities on Monday identified two pilots who died after their helicopters collided midair in southern New Jersey.Kenneth Kirsch, 65, and Michael Greenberg, 71, were friends who both lived in New Jersey and would often have breakfast together at a cafe near the crash site in Hammonton, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) southeast of Philadelphia.Hammonton Police Chief Kevin Friel said in a statement that Kirsch, of Carney’s Point, was pronounced dead at an area hospital after being flown the
  
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• Former Senator scores winner as Prague beats Canada 5-1 in Spengler quarterfinals

  29-12-2025 18:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DAVOS — Former Ottawa Senators forward Filip Chlapik scored the winning goal as Sparta Prague eliminated Canada from the Spengler Cup hockey tournament with a 5-1 quarterfinal win Monday.
  Martins Dzierkals scored the opening goal of the game early in the third period and added an empty-netter for the Czech side, who will face the U.S. Collegiate Selects in Tuesday's semifinals. Kristian Vesalainen had a second empty-net goal before David Nemecek capped the scoring with one second remaining
  
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• Man found dead in B.C.’s Okanagan region on Christmas, foul play suspected

  29-12-2025 18:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LAKE COUNTRY — Police in the British Columbia Interior are investigating what they are callinga suspicious death on Christmas.
  Lake Country RCMP say officers were called to a location in the 16000 block of Gatzke Road in the Okanagan region on Thursday at around 9:30 p.m.
  They say they found a 43-year-old man identified as Joseph Robert McCook dead at the scene.
  Investigators say foul play is suspected, and the Mounties' major crimes unit has taken over the case.
  Police have not release ad
  
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• Heavy rainfall warning for B.C.’s north coast with up to 200 millimetres expected

  29-12-2025 18:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PRINCE RUPERT — Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for parts of British Columbia's north coast region, with some areas expecting as much as 200 millimetres today.
  The weather agency says the heaviest rain is expected around Prince Rupert, B.C., some 750 kilometres northwest of Vancouver.
  Haida Gwaii, meanwhile, is expected to receive up to 110 millimetres of rain, while 100 millimetres is forecast near Kitimat.
  The rain warnings have been triggered by a Pacific frontal system
  
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• Construction on Chilliwack’s newest public school progressing

  29-12-2025 17:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Construction of Chilliwack’s newest public school is progressing ahead of a projected completion in 2027.The Chilliwack School District reported last week on social media that contractors recently poured the concrete slab for the under-building parking and are moving ahead with first-floor construction.“Great progress continues at the new east side elementary school!” SD33 wrote online.Image: SD33
  The district says support systems and concrete forms are in pl
  
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• Raptors add size up front by signing seven-foot centre Mo Bamba

  29-12-2025 17:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have added some much-needed size with the signing of seven-foot centre Mo Bamba.
  The NBA team announced the signing of the 2018 lottery draft pick on Monday, a day after reports of a deal emerged. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
  Bamba's addition gives the Raptors some size up front as starting centre Jakob Poeltl recovers from a back injury.
  Rim protection has been an issue without the seven-foot Austrian in the lineup. Star power forward Scottie Barnes
  
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• Second pilot also died following midair helicopter collision in New Jersey, police say

  29-12-2025 17:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HAMMONTON, N.J. (AP) — A second pilot has died following a midair helicopter collision Sunday in New Jersey, police say.
  The Associated Press
  
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• Treasury Board minister silent on details of plan to shrink federal public service

  29-12-2025 17:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali says the federal government hasn't worked out details of planned public service cuts and efforts to boost the amount of time public servants spend in the office.
  Ali said in a recent interview with The Canadian Press the government is still finalizing the workforce adjustment and return-to-office plans.
  Hundreds of federal employees have been warned they may lose their jobs as the government moves to shrink the public service, and many departme
  
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• Sharp rise in 911 calls as freezing rain hits Montreal area

  29-12-2025 17:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A Montreal-area ambulance service says it is receiving more than one hundred 911 calls per hour as freezing rain coats roads and sidewalks in a layer of ice.Urgences-santé says the level of calls is exceptionally high with most concerning people who have fallen and hurt themselves.
  Much of southern and western Quebec are under weather alerts for prolonged periods of freezing rain with ice pellets that can make travel hazardous.Environment Canada says the Outaouais, Lauren
  
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• Canada poised for another run at Olympic hockey gold with NHL’s return

  29-12-2025 17:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Connor McDavid remembers feeling the intensity.
  A minor hockey player growing up just north of Toronto, the future NHL superstar and his teammates gathered to watch Canada and the United States battle it out in the 2010 men's Olympic hockey final.
  They were on the edge of the couch as events unfolded thousands of kilometres away in Vancouver.
  "The nervous energy in the building was coming through the TV," McDavid recalled.
  And then, just like much of the country, they all leapt to their feet in
  
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• Toronto FC signs Brazilian left back Matheus Pereira from Portugal’s Santa Clara

  29-12-2025 16:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Toronto FC has signed Brazilian left back Matheus Pereira from Portuguese side CD Santa Clara through the 2027-28 MLS season, with a club option for 2028-29.
  The 25-year-old, who can also play on the wing, joined Santa Clara in July 2024 and went on to make a combined 49 appearances in all competitions.
  Pereira will likely join Canadian international Richie Laryea at Toronto's first-choice fullback pairing.Laryea, a former TFC designated player who made $1.17 million (all figures
  
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• Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua involved in a car accident in Nigeria

  29-12-2025 15:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Anthony Joshua, the Nigerian-British boxer and former world heavyweight champion, was involved in a car accident that killed two other passengers in Nigeria on Monday.
  The Lagos state commissioner for information, Gbenga Omotoso, confirmed the accident in a post on X, adding that the government had sent ambulances to the crash site. Local media reports say the boxer has been transferred to a hospital. The cause of the crash remains unclear.
  Photos on social media show
  
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• Official says 6 Islamic State militants and 3 police officers killed in clash in northwest Turkey

  29-12-2025 11:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Islamic State militants clashed with police in northwest Turkey on Monday, leaving three police officers and six militants dead, Turkey’s interior minister said. At least eight other police officers and a night guard were wounded. The shooting occurred in Elmali district in Yalova province, south of Istanbul, as police stormed a house where the militants were hiding. Special forces from neighboring Bursa province were dispatched to reinforce the operation.Interi
  
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• Freezing rain, blowing snow expected to slam much of Eastern Canada

  29-12-2025 11:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The nasty side of Old Man Winter continues today as freezing rain, blowing snow and strong winds are expected to slam areas in Eastern Canada, from Ontario to Newfoundland and Labrador.
  Environment Canada says most of Ontario can expect a mixed bag of precipitation, ranging from freezing rain in Ottawa to heavy snow along Lake Superior and up to 60 centimetres in Timmins.
  Those in Quebec can expect similar conditions, with the weather office forecasting up to 25 centimetres of sn
  
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• In the news: Shifting trade policies, High coffee prices, Ukraine peace-plan talks

  29-12-2025 10:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …
  Carney's foreign policy shift to trade, security prompts questions about human rights
  As Prime Minister Mark Carney puts trade and security at the centre of Canada's foreign policy, observers say Ottawa is also shifting how it asserts its values on the world stage.
  The change in priorities is prompting some criticism — including when Prime Minister Mark Carney announced in November that Canada n
  
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• Official says 6 Islamic State militants, 3 police officers killed in clash in northwest Turkey

  29-12-2025 10:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Islamic State militants clashed with police in northwest Turkey on Monday, leaving three police officers and six militants deads, Turkey’s interior minister said. At least eight other police officers and a night guard were wounded. The shooting occurred in Elmali district in Yalova province, south of Istanbul, as police stormed a house where the militants were hiding.Special forces from neighboring Bursa province were dispatched to reinforce the operation.As the
  
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• From cold to closed: Advances in DNA analysis helped solve cold cases in 2025

  29-12-2025 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — In a Quebec courtroom last October, Sylvie Desjardins delivered a message to her daughter's killer that was 30 years in the making."You thought you were taking a life, but in truth, you only added weight to your own existence," she told killer Réal Courtemanche."You will carry this silence, this emptiness, this gaze you extinguished until your last breath."
  For decades, the murder of 10-year-old Marie-Chantale Desjardins north of Montreal had haunted investigators and her
  
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• Cold War bomb shelter in Nova Scotia being converted into high-end doomsday condos

  29-12-2025 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DEBERT — A former Cold War fallout shelter in rural Nova Scotia is being transformed into luxury condominiums for elite clients seeking refuge from global crises.
  Project co-owner Paul Mansfield says renovation of the two-storey, underground bunker started less than a year ago, but the project has already attracted attention from several well-heeled buyers. The price range for the 50 condos is a secret — unless the vetting process determines you can afford one.
  “To be honest, t
  
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• Carney’s foreign policy shift to trade, security prompts questions about human rights

  29-12-2025 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — As Prime Minister Mark Carney puts trade and security at the centre of Canada's foreign policy, observers say Ottawa is also shifting how it asserts its values on the world stage.
  The Liberals insist they are still standing up for human rights globally while seeking investment from China, India and Gulf countries. But a change in priorities is prompting some criticism — and changing how Canada trains its diplomats.
  "They won't say out loud (that) we're going to be less inter
  
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• Chilliwack to warm up a bit the next few days

  29-12-2025 09:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Colder temperatures around the freezing mark the past few days in Chilliwack will give way to slightly warmer weather the next few days in the eastern Fraser Valley.After wind chills in the negative single digits Saturday and Sunday, Environment Canada says Chilliwack should warm up to about five degrees on Monday, a change of about four degrees based on Sunday’s observation of 1 for the high in Agassiz. Winds are only expected to hit 20 km/h on Monday.Tuesday could see
  
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• City of Chilliwack says road upgrades near Yale/Hocking substantially completed

  29-12-2025 09:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The City of Chilliwack says road upgrades and public works improvements to two roads near Yale Road and Hocking Avenue are now substantially completed.In its December transportation newsletter, the city says a multi-use pathway and road upgrades have been incorporated into McIntosh Drive (near A.D. Rundle Middle School) and Hocking Avenue, near Bozzini’s Restaurant.This project, which began in October, is part of an active transportation design project meant to improve c
  
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• Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl’s annual free skating event today

  29-12-2025 09:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl will host his annual New Year’s Skating Party later today.The skating session gets underway at 1 p.m. today (Monday, Dec. 29) at the Chilliwack Coliseum, 45323 Hodgins Avenue, and lasts until 3 p.m.Residents are invited to enjoy the free community skate, along with snacks and refreshments. Skate rentals will be available for a fee.“Even if you don’t skate, come by for a visit with your friends and neighbours,” Strahl said.
  
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• Chilliwack councillors advance Watson Road project to next stage, but construction bottlenecks loom

  29-12-2025 09:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The City of Chilliwack is moving forward with a design-build project on Watson Road that it says will increase traffic safety, facilitate more efficient vehicular movements and enhance pedestrian infrastructure.
  Chilliwack councillors voted on Dec. 16 to advance three proponent companies to the RFP stage for the proposed 1.3-kilometre Watson Road design-build project between Tyson Road and Vedder Road. The unanimous vote authorized city staff to forward request for proposal do
  
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• Public hearing set for proposed rezoning of Chilliwack parcel just off Yale Road

  29-12-2025 09:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — A public hearing will be held next week on a rezoning application to possibly convert a long dormant parcel of land just off Yale Road in Chilliwack into mixed use commercial and residential.The City of Chilliwack posted to social media that OTG Developments has submitted an application to rezone two fenced properties at 8850 and 8890 School Street across from Big O Tires (45829 Yale Road).The application proposes to rezone the two properties on School Street from a CS1 (servi
  
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• Foul play suspected in suspicious death of 43-year-old B.C. man on Christmas Day

  29-12-2025 09:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LAKE COUNTRY — Members of the B.C. RCMP Major Crime Unit have taken over an investigation after a man was found deceased on Christmas night in a small city northeast of Kelowna.
  According to a statement from E Division/B.C. RCMP Communication Services, Lake Country RCMP members responded to the 16000 block of Gatzke Road in Lake Country on Dec. 25, shortly before 9:30 p.m. When police arrived, they learned that 43-year-old Joseph Robert McCook was deceased and that foul play is suspected.
  
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• US pledges $2B for UN humanitarian aid as Trump slashes funding and warns agencies to ‘adapt or die’

  29-12-2025 06:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  GENEVA (AP) — The United States on Monday announced a $2 billion pledge for U.N. humanitarian aid as President Donald Trump’s administration continues to slash U.S. foreign assistance and warns United Nations agencies to “adapt, shrink or die” in a time of new financial realities. The money is a small fraction of what the U.S. has contributed in the past but reflects what the administration believes is a generous amount that will maintain the United States’ status a
  
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• Chinese military stages drills around Taiwan to warn ‘external forces’ after US, Japan tensions

  29-12-2025 05:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HONG KONG (AP) — China's military on Monday dispatched air, navy and rocket troops to conduct joint military drills around the island of Taiwan, a move Beijing called a “stern warning” against separatist and “external interference” forces. Taiwan said it was placing its forces on alert and called the Chinese government “the biggest destroyer of peace.”The drills came after Beijing expressed anger at U.S. arms sales to the territory and a statement by Jap
  
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• NHL roundup: Kucherov, Goncalves power Lightning to 5-4 shootout win over Canadiens

  29-12-2025 05:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov scored twice, Gage Goncalves added two assists and had the deciding goal in the shootout as the Tampa Bay Lightning held off the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 on Sunday.
  Oliver Bjorkstrand had two assists for Tampa Bay. Nick Paul and Pontus Holmberg also scored for the Lightning, who won their fourth straight game. Jonas Johansson stopped 32 shots and both attempts in the shootout.
  Juraj Slafkovsky scored twice, including the tying goal with 3.8 seconds left, an
  
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• Simon Edvinsson scores OT winner as Red Wings edge Maple Leafs 3-2

  29-12-2025 04:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DETROIT (AP) — Simon Edvinsson scored with 3:14 remaining in overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday night.
  Edvinsson skated toward the crease and scored on a backhanded shot, helping the Red Wings maintain a two-point lead over Tampa Bay atop the Atlantic Division.
  Moritz Seider and Mason Appleton scored in regulation for Detroit. Cam Talbot made 25 saves.
  Matthew Knies and Nicholas Robertson scored for Toronto, and John Tavares assisted on
  
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• Interoceanic Train derails in southern Mexico, killing at least 13 and injuring dozens

  29-12-2025 03:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) — Officials said a train accident in southern Mexico killed at least 13 people and injured dozens, halting traffic along a rail line connecting the Pacific Ocean with the Gulf of Mexico.The Interoceanic Train linking the states of Oaxaca and Veracruz went off the rails Sunday as it passed a curve near the town of Nizanda. “The Mexican Navy has informed me that, tragically, 13 people died in the Interoceanic Train accident,” Mexican President Claudia She
  
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• ‘Once in a generation moment:’ Rare bird flittering around Vancouver park draws crowd

  29-12-2025 02:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Dozens of birders descended to Vancouver’s Sunset Beach Park on Sunday to catch a rare glimpse of a bird that avian enthusiasts say has never been recorded in Canada before.
  Some came all the way from Seattle, laden with heavy camera gear and binoculars, to closely observe the little brown taiga flycatcher flittering around the park.
  Compared to blue jays, which are known for their sharp blue colour, taiga flycatchers are ordinary at first glance.
  But birder Ethan Moon, w
  
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• Chinese military to stage drills around Taiwan to warn ‘external forces’ after US, Japan tensions

  29-12-2025 02:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HONG KONG (AP) — The Chinese military said Monday said it was dispatching air, navy and rocket troops to conduct joint military drills around Taiwan, a move it called a “stern warning” against separatist and “external interference” forces.The drills came after Beijing expressed anger at U.S. arms sales to the territory and a st atement by Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, saying that its military could get involved if China were to take action against Ta
  
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• Lightning hold off Canadiens 5-4 in shootout, extend win streak to 4 games

  29-12-2025 02:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov scored twice, Gage Goncalves added two assists and had the deciding goal in the shootout, and the Tampa Bay Lightning held off the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 on Sunday.
  Oliver Bjorkstrand had two assists for Tampa Bay. Nick Paul and Pontus Holmberg also scored for the Lightning, who won their fourth straight game. Jonas Johansson stopped 32 shots and both attempts in the shootout.
  Juraj Slafkovsky scored twice, including the tying goal with 3.8 seconds left,
  
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• Chinese military to stage drills around Taiwan to warn ‘external forces’ after Japan tensions

  29-12-2025 02:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HONG KONG (AP) — The Chinese military said Monday said it was dispatching air, navy and rocket troops to conduct joint military drills around Taiwan to warn against what it called separatist and “external interference” forces.The drills came after Beijing expressed anger at a statement by Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, that its military could get involved if China were to take action against Taiwan, the self-governing island that the world’s second-biggest
  
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• Scottie Barnes has historic triple-double in Raptors overtime win against Warriors

  29-12-2025 02:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Scottie Barnes is only focused on one stat: the Toronto Raptors' win-loss record.
  But in that single-minded approach to playing, Barnes is still putting together an all-star calibre season highlighted by a historic breakout performance in Toronto's 141-127 overtime victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. Barnes had his first triple-double of the season with 23 points, a franchise-high 25 rebounds, and 10 assists.
  Barnes's biggest rebound of the game came with 24.8 secon
  
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