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• Man arrested for allegedly pointing a gun at passengers on a city bus: AbbyPD

  22-01-2026 23:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — Police in Abbotsford say a man has been arrested after AbbyPD got reports that a man on a city bus allegedly pointed a firearm at passengers.
  According to a statement from police, AbbyPD officers were dispatched to the area of McCallum Road and Highway 1 shortly before 1:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon.
  Officers quickly arrived in the area, located the male suspect and safely took him into custody.
  An imitation firearm was recovered at the scene.No injuries have been reported.
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• Hundreds line up near Edmonton to endorse referendum on Alberta leaving Canada

  22-01-2026 23:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  STONY PLAIN — Hundreds of people braved bone-chilling temperatures today at a community centre just west of Edmonton to sign a petition to force a vote on Alberta leaving Canada.
  Citizens in Stony Plain were met by a long lineup when the doors opened around lunchtime, with some waiting more than an hour to sign.
  Roger Cyr says he signed the petition because he says he's tired of Alberta subsidizing other provinces while also being ignored by Ottawa.
  Shirley and Dave Howard also say they th
  
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• Former New England Patriot Pene added to CFL’s 2026 Global list

  22-01-2026 23:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Defensive lineman Wilfried Pene will now try his hand at playing professional football in Canada.
  A CFL spokesman confirmed Thursday that the former New England Patriot is on the league's 2026 Global list, making him eligible for this year's draft.The six-foot-three, 283-pound Pene — whose full name is pronounced will-uh-fred PEN'-aye — could also work out at the CFL's national combine in Edmonton from March 27-29 if his international paperwork is in order.
  Pene, 25,
  
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• House Republicans barely defeat war powers resolution to check Trump’s military action in Venezuela

  22-01-2026 23:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House rejected a Democratic-backed resolution Thursday that would have prevented President Donald Trump from sending U.S. military forces to Venezuela after a tied vote on the legislation fell just short of the majority needed for passage.Democrats forced the vote on the war powers resolution to direct the president to remove U.S. troops from the South American nation, bringing up a debate in the Republican-controlled Congress on Trump’s aggressions in the Weste
  
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• Jury finds Chicago man not guilty of circulating $10K bounty on life of top Border Patrol leader

  22-01-2026 23:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHICAGO (AP) — A man accused of offering a $10,000 bounty over Snapchat for the life of a top Border Patrol leader was found not guilty on Thursday in the first criminal trial stemming from the Chicago-area immigration crackdown that started last year.Jurors deliberated less than 4 hours before returning the favorable verdict for 37-year-old Juan Espinoza Martinez. He faced one count of murder-for-hire and up to 10 years in prison if convicted in the first criminal trial out of the Chicago
  
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• World War I medals stolen in Hope: RCMP

  22-01-2026 23:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HOPE – Mounties in Hope are seeking help from the public in locating the theft of a framed set of World War I medals from the United Church Hall in Hope.
  According to a statement from Upper Fraser Valley RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener, police received a delayed report on December 14, 2025, and learned that a locked office inside the hall had been pried open. The framed medals were taken from a cabinet sometime within the previous month. Police say no other items were reported sto
  
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• House approves final spending bills as Democrats denounce ICE funding

  22-01-2026 23:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed this year's final batch of spending bills on Thursday as lawmakers, still smarting from last fall's record 43-day shutdown, worked to avoid another funding lapse for a broad swath of the federal government. The four bills total about $1.2 trillion in spending and now move to the Senate, with final passage needed next week before a Jan. 30 deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown.Three of the bills had broad, bipartisan support. They funded Defense
  
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• Kings’ Darcy Kuemper returns from injury scare well ahead of Winter Olympic run with Team Canada

  22-01-2026 23:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper, one of three netminders on Canada’s upcoming Olympic hockey roster, has been cleared to return after suffering a neck injury against the New York Rangers on Tuesday.
  Kuemper said after returning to practice Thursday that he lost feeling in his arm when Rangers forward Jonny Brodzinski ran into him in the first period of the game. He said he tried to shake it off, but had to be replaced by Anton Forsberg.
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• Former Iowa superintendent pleads guilty to falsely claiming US citizenship

  22-01-2026 22:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district pleaded guilty Thursday, and admitted to falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen on a federal form and illegally possessing firearms.Ian Roberts, a native of Guyana in South America, had initially pleaded not guilty to both counts, which together carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, and a trial was scheduled to begin in early March. Roberts is aware he could face deportation after he serves h
  
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• Quebec pushes back greenhouse gas reduction target by five years to 2035

  22-01-2026 22:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  QUÉBEC — The Quebec government announced Thursday that it's pushing back its greenhouse gas reduction target by five years to protect the economy and jobs, as environmental groups warned that the delay could have serious consequences down the line.
  Environment Minister Bernard Drainville announced in a news release that the government will not meet its goal of reducing annual emissions by 37.5 per cent below 1990 levels by 2030.This target has now been set for 2035— a timeline
  
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• Canadian angler Chris Johnston eager to chase third straight Elite Series title

  22-01-2026 22:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Chris Johnston is getting that itch again.
  Johnston, of Peterborough, Ont., is back on the water for the first time in months. This week, the professional angler put his new Ranger 520R boat through its paces in Florida but also pitched baits to largemouth bass preparing for the start of the 2026 Elite Series season.
  "I had to put time on the motor at low RPMs and make sure my electronics were dialed in and I'd rather do that in warmer climate," Johnston said. "But I also had to sharpen the skil
  
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• Charges laid following obstruction, escape from police in Langley

  22-01-2026 22:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LANGLEY – A 46-year-old Surrey man has been charged with multiple offences for allegedly refusing to exit his vehicle during a traffic stop in Langley in late November 2025.
  According to a statement from Sgt. Sarbjit K. Sangha, officers with the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C.’s Uniform Gang Enforcement Unit (UGET) were conducting proactive enforcement in Langley on Nov. 25, 2025 when they witnessed a vehicle travelling at a speed well in excess of the posted speed l
  
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• Charges laid after 46-year-old man obstructs police, leaves scene of traffic stop in Langley

  22-01-2026 22:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LANGLEY – A 46-year-old Surrey man has been charged with multiple offences for allegedly refusing to exit his vehicle during a traffic stop in Langley in late November 2025.
  According to a statement from Sgt. Sarbjit K. Sangha, officers with the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C.’s Uniform Gang Enforcement Unit (UGET) were conducting proactive enforcement in Langley on Nov. 25, 2025 when they witnessed a vehicle travelling at a speed well in excess of the posted speed l
  
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• Myles Gray police beating hearing in B.C. adjourned after hot-mic obscenity

  22-01-2026 21:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A public hearing into the 2015 police beating death of Myles Gray that got underway in Vancouver this week has been adjourned after a lawyer used a strong obscenity to describe someone in a remark captured by a microphone.
  The long-awaited hearing by the Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner that is scheduled to last 10 weeks was halted midway through Wednesday's testimony and a posting on its audio feed says it will resume Monday morning.
  The live audio stream of Wednes
  
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• Parents of Canadian held in Syria urge Ottawa to act as prisoners are sent to Iraq

  22-01-2026 21:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The mother of a Canadian man detained in northeastern Syria says he risks going from "one legal black hole into another" as prisoners in the strife-torn region are transferred to Iraq.
  Sally Lane has been calling on Ottawa for years to facilitate the release of her son Jack Letts from a Syrian prison.
  Letts is among the foreign nationals held in ramshackle detention centres run for years by Kurdish forces that reclaimed the war-ravaged area from the militant group Islamic State of
  
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• Runnalls leads Canada’s biathlon team into 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

  22-01-2026 20:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CANMORE — Seven of eight athletes on Canada's biathlon team will make their Olympic debuts at the Milan Cortina Winter Games.
  The athletes announced Thursday by Biathlon Canada will race Feb. 8-21 at the Ansterselva Biathlon Arena, which is 65 kilometres north of Cortina near the Austrian border.
  Calgary's Adam Runnalls is the lone biathlete on the team with previous Olympic experience having represented Canada in Beijing in 2022.
  Ottawa's Zachary Connelly, Regina's Logan Pletz, Calgary's
  
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• Grondin, O’Dine among 13 snowboarders named to Canada’s Olympic roster

  22-01-2026 20:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Olympic medallists Éliot Grondin and Meryeta O'Dine headline Canada's snowboard cross team for the Milan Cortina Games.
  Canada Snowboard and the Canadian Olympic Committee announced the 13 snowboard cross, half pipe and parallel giant slalom athletes heading to the Games in a joint release Thursday.
  Grondin, the reigning men's snowboard cross world champion and two-time World Cup Crystal Globe winner from Sainte-Marie, Que., won silver in the event at the 2022 Beijing Game
  
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• La Loche marks 10 years since mass shooting in northern Saskatchewan

  22-01-2026 19:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LA LOCHE — A high school in northern Saskatchewan where a deadly shooting took place is open for the first time in a decade on the anniversary of the tragedy.
  The Northern Lights School Division says Dene High School in La Loche, about 600 kilometres north of Saskatoon, is set to hold a community ceremony to mark 10 years since the shooting.
  On Jan. 22, 2016, a 17-year-old boy killed two teen brothers in a home before going to the school, where he killed a teacher and a teacher's aide and
  
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• New Coalition Avenir Québec leader and Quebec premier will be chosen April 12

  22-01-2026 19:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  QUÉBEC — The Coalition Avenir Québec will choose Premier François Legault's successor on April 12.The party says the leadership race starts today and candidates have until Feb. 21 to submit their application.
  To enter the race, candidates must get signatures from 1,000 party members from at least 75 ridings, including 15 legislature members and 100 members of the party's youth wing.The party says voting will be conducted by telephone using a system in which voters rank
  
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• Canada’s Gabrielle Daleman skates to fourth after short program at Four Continents

  22-01-2026 19:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BEIJING — Gabrielle Daleman is in the hunt for a medal at the Four Continents Championships.
  The two-time Olympic figure skater from Newmarket, Ont., landed three triple jumps to score 67.69 points in a clean short program Thursday, placing fourth heading into Friday’s free skate.
  Japanese skaters occupied the top three positions. Ami Nakai led the field with 73.83 points, followed by Yuna Aoki (71.41) and Mone Chiba (68.07).
  Daleman is competing in just her second international comp
  
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• New classrooms open at Abbotsford Middle School

  22-01-2026 18:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — The B.C. Ministry of Infrastructure says new classrooms designed to accommodate 200 more student spaces have opened at Abbotsford Middle School.
  In a statement Thursday morning, the ministry says construction on the new two-storey addition at Abbotsford Middle school began in spring 2025.
  “As more families choose Abbotsford, our schools must grow with them,” said Bowinn Ma, Minister of Infrastructure. “These new classrooms ensure more students can learn close
  
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• Lutnick calls Carney’s speech ‘political noise’ and cautions Canada on China deal

  22-01-2026 18:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick called Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech at the World Economic Forum "political noise" on Thursday and criticized Canada's recent deal with China.
  "Give me a break," Lutnick said on Bloomberg TV. "They have the second best deal in the world and all I got to do is listen to this guy whine and complain."
  In his Tuesday speech at the WEF summit in Davos, Switzerland — which was applauded internationally — Carney warned that the
  
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• Divide between U.S. striker Josh Sargent and Norwich City intensifies as TFC watches

  22-01-2026 18:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  It appears that the divide between striker Josh Sargent, a reported Toronto FC transfer target, and Norwich City has intensified.
  Sky Sports News reports that the 25-year-old U.S. international had a "heated row" with Norwich sporting director Ben Knapper after being called into a meeting with coach Philippe Clement. Sky says Sargent walked out of the meeting "visibly upset after an alleged remark about his family."
  Sargent, who is married with three young children, reportedly wants to return to
  
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• First Nations-owned Vancouver Island wood chip plant set to close in March

  22-01-2026 18:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ALERT BAY — A wood chip plant on Vancouver Island that's majority-owned by a First Nation in British Columbia and was acquired with help from provincial funding, says it is closing, the latest setback for the province's forestry sector.
  Atli Resources chief executive Jonathan Lok says in a statement that the Atli Chip LP facility in Beaver Cove will close in March due to "ongoing structural changes affecting British Columbia's coastal forest sector."
  The statement says a major factor was l
  
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• Toronto FC takes 32 players to training camp in Spain, including top young talent

  22-01-2026 17:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Toronto FC has taken 32 players to its training camp in Spain, including 24 players currently on a first-team contract.
  The camp roster also includes four TFC 2 or academy players, two draft picks and two trialists.
  Forward Hugo Mbongue, a former TFC player, and goalkeeper Zakaria Nakhly are the trialists in camp at the Marbella Football Centre.
  Mbongue, 21, originally signed in September 2022 as a homegrown player on a contract through 2025 with an option for 2026. Toronto declined that option
  
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• Death toll in Pakistan shopping plaza fire rises to 67, officials say

  22-01-2026 17:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — The death toll from a devastating fire at a shopping plaza in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi jumped to 67 on Thursday after police and a hospital official confirmed that the remains of dozens more people had been found. Police surgeon Dr. Summaiya Syed said rescue teams were still searching the severely damaged Gul Plaza in the Karachi, where the blaze erupted on Saturday. Most remains were discovered in fragments, making identification extremely di
  
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• Chinese ambassador casts doubt on PM’s claim that Beijing agreed to visa-free entry

  22-01-2026 17:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — China's envoy in Ottawa is casting doubt on Prime Minister Mark Carney's claim that Beijing is about to lift its visa requirement for Canadians, and he's suggesting the move is still under consideration.
  "I did notice that Prime Minister Carney made it public that the Chinese side told him that China is actively considering giving unilateral visa-free treatment to Canadian citizens," Chinese Ambassador to Canada Wang Di told The Canadian Press in an interview Wednesday.
  "In terms
  
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• ‘Heated Rivalry’ stars named Olympic torchbearers for Milan Cortina Games

  22-01-2026 17:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — The stars of the popular Canadian hockey drama "Heated Rivalry" are headed to the Olympics.
  Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie will be among the torchbearers carrying the Olympic flame for the Milan Cortina Games in February.
  Williams plays Shane Hollander and Storrie plays Ilya Rozanov in the Crave-produced show.
  Hollander and Rozanov are two of the best hockey players in the world and rivals on the ice who struggle to contain their feelings for each other off it.
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• IIHF not allowing youth hockey teams from Russia and Belarus back for the 2026-27 season

  22-01-2026 16:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ZURICH (AP) — The International Ice Hockey Federation will not allow youth teams from Russia and Belarus to compete during this upcoming season but will consider reintegrating them at the under-18 level beginning in 2027-28.
  The IIHF announced the conclusion Thursday following a council meeting Wednesday and what it called a detailed risk assessment.
  “The current security conditions do not allow the necessary requirements for the organization of tournaments guaranteeing the safety of
  
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• Hope for a deal at Le Massif ski resort as employees to vote on mediator proposal

  22-01-2026 16:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The employees at a major Quebec ski resort that has been shut down because of a labour dispute will vote today on a new proposal.
  Le Massif de Charlevoix announced Monday that it had cancelled the rest of the season after failing to come to an agreement with striking unionized employees.
  The CSN union representing the workers said today that a mediator has proposed a new solution that will be presented to members at a general assembly.
  The 300 or so workers have been on strike s
  
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• A woman who led a protest that disrupted a Minnesota church service has been arrested

  22-01-2026 16:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church has been arrested, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday, just as Vice President JD Vance is set to visit the state. Bondi announced the arrest of Nekima Levy Armstrong in a post on X days after protesters during Sunday service entered the Cities Church in St. Paul, where a local official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement serves as a pastor. The Justice D
  
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• Chilliwack firefighters, police to square off in charity hockey game, one that raised nearly $7,000 in 2025

  22-01-2026 16:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack firefighters are poised to take on local police again this year in a fun-filled hockey game that raised nearly $7,000 for local charities in the inaugural event last year.
  The Chilliwack Firefighters Charitable Society will present its 2nd annual Guns vs. Hoses hockey game on Saturday, March 28 from 5:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. at the Chilliwack Coliseum. Tickets are just $10 per adult, kids 12 and under are free.
  The inaugural event in March 2025 was a smashing success d
  
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• Federal government agreed to set aside order to wind down TikTok in Canada

  22-01-2026 16:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government agreed to set aside its decision ordering the wind-down of TikTok’s Canadian operations.
  Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada confirmed in a statement that the Federal Court set aside the order “on the consent of the Government of Canada and TikTok.”
  On Wednesday, a Federal Court judge set aside a November order for the social media company to wind down operations in Canada, meaning it can keep running its offices here while
  
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• A woman who led a protest at a Minnesota church service has been arrested, Bondi says

  22-01-2026 15:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church has been arrested, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday. Bondi announced the arrest of Nekima Levy Armstrong in a post on X days after protesters during Sunday service entered the Cities Church in St. Paul, where a local official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement serves as a pastor. The Justice Department quickly opened a civil rights investigation after
  
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• Chilliwack pizza business to relocate to much bigger space

  22-01-2026 15:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — A takeout pizza eatery in Chilliwack’s District 1881 will relocate to bigger digs within the popular shopping venue next month.Elevated Pizza, located at 101-45939 Thunderbird Lane in Chilliwack, announced on social media this past week that it will move into a much larger space sometime in February.“New space. Same Elevated. We are officially moving into our new much bigger space in @district1881 next month!” the company said. “More room. Better flow.
  
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• IIO launches probe after one person suffers serious injuries from crash in Surrey

  22-01-2026 15:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) says it is investigating a motor vehicle incident that sent one person to hospital with serious injuries Wednesday morning.According to a statement from the IIO, information furnished by Surrey Police Service indicates that an SPS officer driving a marked police vehicle witnessed an allegedly stolen black Ford F350 truck near 88 Avenue and Holt Road in Surrey at about 5:25 a.m. Wednesday morning, Jan. 21. Police told the IIO that t
  
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• Chilliwack North MLA plans to endorse next B.C. Conservative leader – at the right time

  22-01-2026 15:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack North MLA Heather Maahs isn’t showing her cards just yet as more candidates step forward for the B.C. Conservative leadership race, but says she’s open to supporting a non-MLA.
  To date, six candidates have stepped forward including businessman Yuri Fulmer, political commentator Caroline Elliott, Rossland contractor Warren Hamm, MLAs Sheldon Clare and Peter Milobar, and former B.C. Liberal cabinet minister Ian Black.Maahs tells Fraser Valley Today she&rsq
  
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• First reading of proposed holiday resort south of Chilliwack voted down

  22-01-2026 15:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  COLUMBIA VALLEY — A committee comprised of elected officials on the Fraser Valley Regional District board of directors has voted down first reading for a proposed holiday resort in the Columbia Valley south of Chilliwack.
  Members of the Electoral Area Services Committee convened last Thursday, Jan. 15 to review a proposal from Chilliwack-based OTG Developments to develop 50 RV sites and 12 holiday cabins for temporary vacation stays at 43940 Frost Road in Electoral Area H, Columbia Valley.
  
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• France’s Navy intercepts an oil tanker in the Mediterranean sailing from Russia

  22-01-2026 15:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PARIS (AP) — France’s Navy, working with intelligence provided by the United Kingdom, on Thursday intercepted an oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea that traveled from Russia, in a mission targeting the sanctioned Russian shadow fleet, officials said.French maritime authorities for the Mediterranean said the ship, the Grinch, is suspected of operating with a false flag. The French Navy is escorting the ship to port for more checks, the statement said.
  The Associated Press
  
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• Federal government agreed to set aside order to wind down TikTok’s in Canada

  22-01-2026 15:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government agreed to set aside its decision ordering the wind-down of TikTok’s Canadian operations.
  Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada confirmed in a statement that the Federal Court set aside the order “on the consent of the Government of Canada and TikTok.”
  On Wednesday, a Federal Court judge set aside a November order for the social media company to wind down operations in Canada, meaning it can keep running its offices here while
  
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• Tegan Quin, Booktoker Morgann Book among Canada Reads panelists for 25th edition

  22-01-2026 15:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Musician Tegan Quin and BookTok influencer Morgann Book are among the Canadians stepping up to the plate for this year's iteration of Canada Reads.
  The 25th edition of the CBC competition series will see notable Canadians argue that their book pick will build bridges.
  Quin is set to defend "The Cure for Drowning" by Loghan Paylor, a work of historical fiction that centres queer Canadian characters.
  Meanwhile, Book will champion Joss Richard's "It's Different This Time," a second-
  
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• A capsule look at the 18 teams set to play at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts

  22-01-2026 15:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSISSAUGA — A capsule look at the 18 teams competing in the Jan. 23-Feb. 1 Canadian women’s curling championship at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre.
  Teams are listed by seeding in their pools, athletes from skip to lead, followed by hometown.
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  Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Karlee Burgess, Gimli.
  Einarson will wear Canada colours as she aims for a fifth career Scotties title. She dropped the 2025 final to Rachel Homan, who won't defend her title as she
  
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• The AP NFL MVP finalists are Allen, Lawrence, Maye, McCaffrey and Stafford

  22-01-2026 15:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK (AP) — Christian McCaffrey is the first player to be a finalist for three AP NFL awards in the same year, joining Josh Allen, Trevor Lawrence, Drake Maye and Matthew Stafford in the running for The Associated Press 2025 NFL Most Valuable Player award.McCaffrey and Maye are also finalists for Offensive Player of the Year. McCaffrey and Lawrence are among the finalists for Comeback Player of the Year.The winners will be announced at “NFL Honors” on Feb. 5. A nationwide p
  
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• Opportunity knocks at the Scotties with five-time champion Homan not in the field

  22-01-2026 15:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSISSAUGA — With five-time champion Rachel Homan not playing at the Canadian women's curling championship due to Olympic preparation, the 18-team field won't have its usual heavy favourite in the mix.
  That has opened things up for the likes of Kerri Einarson, Kaitlyn Lawes, Christina Black and the other headliners at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts starting Friday at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre.
  Other notable teams include Northern Ontario's Krista Scharf, Saskatchewan's Jolene Cam
  
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• Canucks snap skid as veterans respond to coach Adam Foote’s callout

  22-01-2026 14:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER —
  Two nights after being called out by head coach Adam Foote, the veteran players on the Vancouver Canucks responded.
  Brock Boeser, David Kampf and Jake DeBrusk each had two-point nights as the Canucks overcame an early 2-0 deficit to beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 and snap an 11-game winless streak Wednesday.
  “It's big, after how many losses we had,” defenceman Filip Hronek said. “We battled back after they scored two quick ones on the power play. We didn't g
  
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• Trump rolls out his Board of Peace at Davos, but many top US allies aren’t participating

  22-01-2026 12:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday inaugurated his “ Board of Peace ” to lead efforts at maintaining a ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas, insisting that “everyone wants to be a part” of the body that could eventually rival the United Nations — despite many U.S. allies opting not to participate. In a speech at the World Economic Forum, Trump sought to create momentum for a project to map out a future of the war-torn Gaza Strip that
  
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• Trump rolls out his Board of Peace at Davos, but may top US allies aren’t participating

  22-01-2026 12:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday inaugurated his “ Board of Peace ” to lead efforts at maintaining a ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas, insisting that “everyone wants to be a part” of the body that could eventually rival the United Nations — despite many U.S. allies opting not to participate. In a speech at the World Economic Forum, Trump sought to create momentum for a project to map out a future of the war-torn Gaza Strip that
  
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• Pospisil’s heavy-hitting return a bright spot in Flames’ loss to Penguins

  22-01-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Martin Pospisil's long-awaited season debut was one of the few bright spots on an otherwise dreary night for the Calgary Flames on Wednesday.
  In a listless 4-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, Pospisil threw a game-high five hits as he returned from a concussion that had sidelined him all season.
  “I thought Marty was one of our better players tonight,” said coach Ryan Husksa. “You wondered what he would be like his first two shifts, but I think he led our team i
  
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• ‘It’s going to be … loud’: Maple Leafs ready for Marner’s return to Toronto

  22-01-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Mitch Marner heard boos from the Maple Leafs' travelling fans last week in Sin City.
  The Vegas Golden Knights winger might need ear plugs Friday night.
  The star forward will return to Toronto as a member of the opposition for the first time since bolting the Original Six franchise — one he cheered for as a kid before being selected No. 4 overall at the 2015 NHL draft — back in the summer.
  "Mitch did a lot for this city," said Maple Leafs winger Scott Laughton, who was
  
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• Canucks snap skid as veterans respond to coach Adam Foote’s call out team

  22-01-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER —
  Two nights after being called out by head coach Adam Foote, the veteran players on the Vancouver Canucks responded.
  Brock Boeser, David Kampf and Jake DeBrusk each had two-point nights as the Canucks overcame an early 2-0 deficit to beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 and snap an 11-game winless streak Wednesday.
  “It's big, after how many losses we had,” defenceman Filip Hronek said. “We battled back after they scored two quick ones on the power play. We didn't g
  
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