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• Ex-Olympic snowboarder pleads not guilty to running a drug smuggling ring

  26-01-2026 23:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder pleaded not guilty to running a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring and orchestrating multiple killings, as one of the FBI's top fugitives made his first U.S. court appearance Monday since he was arrested in Mexico last week and flown to California.U.S. authorities say Ryan Wedding, who competed in a single event for his home country in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, had been hiding in Mexico for more than a decad
  
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• Mayor says some federal agents will begin leaving Minneapolis

  26-01-2026 23:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said Monday that some federal immigration enforcement officers would soon leave his city following a conversation with President Donald Trump, who praised the discussion that declared that “lots of progress is being made."Frey said he asked Trump in a phone call to end the immigration enforcement surge and that Trump agreed the present situation cannot continue.The mayor said some agents will begin leaving Tuesday. Frey said he would ke
  
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• Feds say more than 22,000 firearms reported in first week of compensation program

  26-01-2026 23:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Public Safety Canada says gun owners reported 22,251 firearms to the federal government in the first week of a program to provide compensation for banned guns.
  Owners of outlawed firearms have until the end of March to declare interest in the program that offers them compensation for turning in or permanently deactivating their guns.
  Since May 2020, Ottawa has outlawed about 2,500 types of firearms, including the AR-15, on the basis they belong only on the battlefield.
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• Border Patrol commander Bovino and some agents expected to leave Minneapolis

  26-01-2026 23:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A senior Border Patrol commander and some agents are expected to leave Minneapolis as early as Tuesday, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press, as President Donald Trump dispatched his border czar to Minnesota to take charge of much the administration's immigration enforcement efforts.The departure of Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino, who has been at the center of the administration’s aggressive enforcement surge in cities nationwide, marks
  
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• Former Liberal cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan dies at 59

  26-01-2026 23:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Former Liberal cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan has died at the age of 59 following a years-long battle with cancer.
  Born on Oct. 31, 1966, Duncan was elected five times as the Liberal MP for the Toronto riding of Etobicoke North between 2008 and 2025.
  She sat in cabinet for the first term under former prime minister Justin Trudeau, as both minister of science and sport, as well as a brief period as minister for persons with disabilities.
  Duncan, a former scientist and athlete, took
  
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• Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley named Eastern Conference player of the week

  26-01-2026 22:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Toronto Raptors point guard Immanuel Quickley has been named the NBA's Eastern Conference player of the week.
  Quickley helped the Raptors to a 4-0 record last week, averaging a team-high 25.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 2.0 steals.
  Quickley kicked off the week with a career high-tying 40 points and 10 assists last Tuesday at Golden State. He joined Vince Carter as the only players in franchise history to have 40 points and 10 assists in the same game.Quickley also became the third play
  
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• Involuntary care safeguards often missing, B.C. Ombudsperson says

  26-01-2026 22:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — A report by British Columbia's Ombudsperson warns that legal safeguards designed to protect patients receiving involuntary mental health care aren't being applied consistently across the province, with some heath authorities failing to provide the required documents for more than half of their patient files.
  The report says an audit of Health Ministry and health authority files from 2024 found a "significant" number of missing documents, sometimes including the reasons for a pat
  
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• Carney skips question period on Parliament’s first day back, meets with Premier Ford

  26-01-2026 22:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — After a globe-hopping mission to secure new trade deals and foreign investment, Prime Minister Mark Carney was back in Ottawa Monday as Parliament resumed — but not for very long.
  Carney visited an Ottawa grocery store Monday morning where he announced a 25 per cent hike to the GST credit to help lower-income consumers deal with the high cost of groceries, before leaving town to meet with Ontario Premier Doug Ford in Toronto.
  Their meeting followed Carney’s trip to Chi
  
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• Hundreds line up in Calgary to sign petition to urge vote on Alberta quitting Canada

  26-01-2026 22:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Hundreds of people lined up today at Calgary's Stampede grounds to sign their names to call for a vote on quitting Canada.
  The city is the most recent stop for a group called Stay Free Alberta that has been given the OK by Elections Alberta to gather names.
  They need almost 178,000 signatures by May, and similar long lines have been seen in recent weeks in other locations.
  The move comes amid ongoing suggestions from the U.S. government that perhaps Alberta would like to join its
  
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• Creditors accept ex-Montreal mayor Denis Coderre’s debt-repayment plan

  26-01-2026 22:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Creditors of former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre have unanimously accepted a proposal for him to pay back less than a quarter of his roughly $1.1-million debt.
  During a virtual meeting today, creditors greenlighted a plan that will see the ex-mayor and former federal Liberal cabinet minister pay back $240,000 over five years through monthly payments totalling $4,000.
  Documents from the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy show that Coderre, Montreal mayor between 2013-17,
  
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• ‘Crazy night’: Sittler’s 10-point game still stands as NHL record 50 years later

  26-01-2026 22:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Darryl Sittler remembers the usual noise in the newspapers.
  Toronto Maple Leafs owner Harold Ballard — mercurial, headline-seeking, controversial — had sounded off to the press about his team's lack of a centre to play between Lanny McDonald and Errol Thompson.
  "But that was totally Ballard," Sittler, a centre, recalled. "How he was."
  Despite the usual bluster coming from Maple Leaf Gardens' corner suite, head coach Red Kelly kept Sittler with McDonald and Thompson wh
  
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• Union says research set back decades due to job cuts at federal agriculture centres

  26-01-2026 22:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The union representing workers at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is firing back at Ottawa over abrupt job cuts.
  The Agriculture Union says the decision will set back by decades research on agriculture and food products.
  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has announced it is closing seven of its research operations to reduce the size of the public service.The union says this round of cuts affect roughly 500 members and says the cuts come despite years of reduced staffing.
  The depar
  
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• ICE wants to buy Pattison building in Virginia to use for ‘holding and processing’

  26-01-2026 21:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The United States Department of Homeland Security is planning to buy a building owned by the property arm of Vancouver-based conglomerate Jim Pattison Group to use as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement "processing facility."
  The department sent a letter to the Hanover County planning department in Hanover, Va., last Wednesday, sharing its intent to "purchase, occupy and rehabilitate" the warehouse property.
  Property records show Jim Pattison Developments bought the building
  
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• South Korean sub maker Hanwha signs agreement with Algoma Steel

  26-01-2026 21:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — South Korean submarine maker Hanwha Oceans says it has signed a series of partnership agreements with Canadian companies, including Sault Ste. Marie's tariff-battered Algoma Steel.
  Hanwha says it signed a memorandum of understanding with Algoma that pledges $275 million in financial support to stand up a new structural steel beam mill in Canada.
  The pact also declares Hanwha's intention to purchase steel products for both the construction of Canada's new submarine fleet and the ma
  
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• Canada sending naval patrol vessel to Greenland for opening of new consulate: Anand

  26-01-2026 21:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says a Royal Canadian Navy patrol vessel will be on the scene when the federal government opens a new consulate in Greenland next week.
  Anand spoke with The Canadian Press today in advance of her trip to Greenland's capital Nuuk, where she will officially open the new consulate.
  She said she will be joined there by an Arctic patrol vessel as a symbol of Canada's growing collaboration with other Arctic countries.
  Anand said Canadians and their a
  
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• Ex-Olympic snowboarder accused in drug smuggling ring heads to court

  26-01-2026 20:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned top FBI fugitive is expected to appear in federal court Monday on charges he allegedly ran a billion-dollar multinational drug trafficking ring and orchestrating multiple killings.
  Ryan Wedding, 44, turned himself in at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City last week and was flown to Southern California after a yearlong effort by authorities in the United States, Mexico, Canada, Colombia and the Dominican Republic to arrest hi
  
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• Carney stands by Plains of Abraham speech that rankled Quebec’s political class

  26-01-2026 20:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is standing by his comments about the Battle of the Plains of Abraham that drew a swift rebuke from Quebec's political class.
  The controversy erupted last week when Carney said the 1759 battle in Quebec City — during which the British defeated the French — symbolized the beginning of a partnership between two peoples.Carney said the battle became a symbol of collaboration rather than domination — comments that Parti Québéc
  
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• Northeast sees more snow from the tail end of a colossal winter storm, at least 25 deaths reported

  26-01-2026 20:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  More snow piled up across the U.S. Northeast on Monday under the tail end of a colossal winter storm that brought lingering misery to parts of the South, where freezing rain left hundreds of thousands shivering without electricity. At least 25 deaths were reported amid the severe weather. Deep snow — over a foot (30 centimeters) extending in a 1,300-mile (2,100-kilometer) swath from Arkansas to New England — halted traffic, canceled flights and triggered wide school closures Monday.
  
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• 18-year-old dies after ‘targeted’ assault involving two groups in Kelowna, B.C.: RCMP

  26-01-2026 20:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KELOWNA — Police in Kelowna, B.C., say an 18-year-old man has died after what is being investigated as a "targeted" assault over the weekend.
  RCMP say the man was discovered suffering from injuries when officers responded to what they describe as an "an assault between two groups" near the intersection of Springfield and Benvoulin roads, adjacent to Mission Creek Regional Park, at about 8:20 p.m. Saturday.
  They say paramedics took him to Kelowna General Hospital, where he later died.
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• CP NewsAlert: ICE wants to buy Pattison building to use for ‘holding and processing’

  26-01-2026 20:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The United States Department of Homeland Security says it wants to buy a building owned by the property arm of Vancouver-based conglomerate Jim Pattison Group to use as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement "processing facility."
  The department sent a letter to the Hanover County planning department in Hanover, Va., last Wednesday, sharing its intent to "purchase, occupy and rehabilitate" the warehouse property.
  Property records show Jim Pattison Developments has owned the building since 2022.
  
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• Carney defends Canada’s Afghanistan record but does not ask Trump for apology

  26-01-2026 20:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney defended the Canadian military's contributions to the war in Afghanistan today, but stopped short of asking U.S. President Donald Trump to apologize for belittling Canada's role.
  Carney said everyone should recognize the extraordinary contributions made by the Canadian Armed Forces in that conflict and noted 30 Canadian soldiers were awarded the U.S. Bronze Star Medal for valour.
  But the prime minister did not mention Trump when asked by a journalist at
  
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• Ottawa gives conditional approval for Marineland to export remaining belugas to U.S.

  26-01-2026 20:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson says she has provided conditional approval for the export of Marineland's remaining beluga whales to the United States.Thompson says in a statement posted on social media that she met with Marineland today and she will issue final permits once the Niagara Falls, Ont., theme park provides further information.The move comes after Marineland presented what it called an "urgent rescue solution" to the federal government last week to keep the 30 belugas aliv
  
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• Kaprizov, Kucherov, Dostal named NHL’s three stars of the week

  26-01-2026 19:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Minnesota Wild left-wing Kirill Kaprizov, Tampa Bay Lightning right-wing Nikita Kucherov and Anaheim Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week.
  Kaprizov recorded multiple points in all four of his contests to top the NHL with nine points (three goals, six assists) and lift the Wild into second place in the Central Division via a 2-1-1 week.
  The 28-year-old ranks sixth in the NHL with 64 (28 goals, 36 assists) through 53 games this seas
  
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• Woman found dead in Montreal-area home without power during extreme cold

  26-01-2026 19:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The Quebec coroner will investigate the death of a woman whose body was found Sunday evening inside a Montreal-area home that had been without power for more than a day.
  It was fire department officials who found the woman's body during a door-to-door wellness check on the on-island town of Montreal West, where temperatures felt as cold as -35 C over the weekend.
  A few thousand customers on the Island of Montreal remain without electricity after equipment at a substation broke o
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP seek identity of alleged female fraud suspect

  26-01-2026 19:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – Mounties in Chilliwack need help identifying a female fraud suspect in connection with an investigation into identity document theft and fraudulent transactions.
  According to a statement from Corporal Berthier Kyobela, Chilliwack RCMP members responded to a report on January 9, 2026 about stolen identity documents and transactions valued at several thousands of dollars. The investigation has linked a female suspect to similar alleged offences in several other jurisdictions acr
  
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• Snowstorm wreaks havoc on air travel plans, as hundreds more flights cancelled

  26-01-2026 19:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canadian airlines continue to cancel flights by the hundreds following a record-breaking snowstorm that blasted southern Ontario and Quebec on Sunday and Monday before whirling farther east.
  After hundreds of cancellations Sunday, aviation analytics firm Cirium says roughly 300 more flights across the country had been called off as of 9 a.m., affecting tens of thousands of travellers.
  Toronto's Pearson airport saw 146 departures cancelled, while the Montreal, Ottawa and Halifax airports had 92 n
  
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• Most NDP MPs unable to get to Ottawa for return of Parliament due to weather delays

  26-01-2026 19:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Most NDP MPs were unable to get to Ottawa today for the return of Parliament after weather-related travel issues stranded several of them in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut.
  A party spokesperson says four MPs, including interim leader Don Davies, are in transit to Ottawa after being unable to leave Rankin Inlet for Winnipeg until Sunday.
  Davies told The Canadian Press their return flights from the caucus retreat in Rankin Inlet were cancelled Friday due to the weather.
  NDP MPs Heather McPhe
  
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• Fraser Health to hold board meeting in Mission, after challenging year that saw 6 ER closures at local hospital

  26-01-2026 19:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION – Fraser Health will hold a public board meeting next month in Mission, following a challenging year that saw six overnight closures of the emergency room at Mission Memorial Hospital.
  The Fraser Health Authority board of directors is set to meet on Thursday, February 12 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Best Western Plus Mission City Lodge, 32281 Lougheed Highway. Parking is free.
  Fraser Health shuttered the Mission Memorial Hospital emergency room on six occasions in 2025. On top
  
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• Blue Jackets’ game against Kings is postponed because of major winter storm

  26-01-2026 18:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The NHL postponed the Columbus Blue Jackets' home game against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night because of a major winter storm that created dangerous travel conditions across much of the United States.
  Almost a foot of snow fell in Columbus, Ohio, and windchill factors were forecast to be around minus 15 degrees Fahrenheit on Monday night. The game is rescheduled for March 9 in Columbus.
  The NBA postponed games in Memphis and Milwaukee on Sunday because of the s
  
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• Source: Montreal Alouettes, receiver Mack agree to mutual release

  26-01-2026 18:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTRÉAL — Austin Mack is getting a head start on CFL free agency.
  The veteran receiver announced on social media Monday that he's been told by the Montreal Alouettes that they're "moving in a different direction." A CFL source said both Mack and the franchise have mutually agreed to a release.
  The source spoke on the condition of anonymity as Montreal hadn't yet formally announced the move.That allows Mack to sign with another CFL team before the start of free agency Feb. 10. He'd
  
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• Einarson, Lawes both improve to 4-0 with wins at Scotties Tournament of Hearts

  26-01-2026 18:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSISSAUGA — Canada's Kerri Einarson improved to 4-0 thanks to an 8-2 win over Quebec's Jolianne Fortin at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts on Monday.
  Up 2-1 after a scoreless third end, Einarson scored three in the fourth and another three in the sixth to go up 8-1.After a single in the eighth end, Fortin conceded the match with two ends remaining.
  Manitoba's Kaitlyn Lawes joined Einarson atop the standings at 4-0 with an 8-2 victory of her own against Nova Scotia's Taylour Stevens.Lawe
  
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• Mission RCMP seek info on incident involving man with balaclava outside a home

  26-01-2026 18:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION – Mounties in Mission are appealing to the public for help in connection with a suspicious incident last week.
  According to a statement from Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr, a grey Toyota Rav4 occupied by four people pulled up to a residence on Phelps Avenue in Mission at around noon on Tuesday, January 20. Police say a male wearing a balaclava exited the vehicle from the rear passenger door. He ran up to the house and knocked forcefully with both hands before rush
  
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• Mission RCMP seek info on incident involving man in balaclava at home

  26-01-2026 18:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION – Mounties in Mission are appealing to the public for help in connection with a suspicious incident last week.According to a statement from Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr, a grey Toyota Rav4 occupied by four people pulled up to a residence on Phelps Avenue in Mission at around noon on Tuesday, January 20. Police say a male wearing a balaclava exited the vehicle from the rear passenger door. He ran up to the house and knocked forcefully with both hands before rushi
  
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• Traffic stop turns aggressive for Abbotsford police, as suspect has lengthy rap sheet

  26-01-2026 17:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD – Police in Abbotsford say a male suspect was taken into custody over the weekend after he allegedly became combative toward police during a traffic stop.
  According to a statement from the Abbotsford Police Department, police were engaged in routine activities Friday evening when they initiated a traffic stop for erratic driving. Police say a passenger in the vehicle became “assaultive” toward police as officers tried to detain him.
  During the physical struggle with
  
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• Canada’s ski cross, alpine ski racers unveiled for 2026 Olympic Games

  26-01-2026 17:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — World champions James Crawford, Laurence St-Germain and Marielle Thompson lead Canada's alpine ski team into the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games
  Alpine Canada has announced the 20 athletes who will compete in downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, team alpine combined and ski cross.
  The 2026 Winter Olympics officially open Feb. 6 with men's downhill the following day on Bormio's Stelvio slope.
  Toronto's Crawford won a super-G world championship and St-Germain captured a wome
  
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• Veteran offensive lineman Bryant agrees to terms with Blue Bombers

  26-01-2026 17:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers agreed to terms Monday with American offensive lineman Stanley Bryant on a one-year deal Monday.
  Bryant was slated to become a free agent next month.
  The six-foot-four, 312-pound left tackle started 14 regular-season games in 2025 with Winnipeg.
  Bryant, 39. enters his 11th season with Winnipeg after spending his first five CFL campaigns with the Calgary Stampeders. Bryant has appeared in 234 career regular-season contests, earning eight league all-star
  
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• Provincial police investigate after man, woman found dead in Manawan, Que.

  26-01-2026 17:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police are investigating an apparent case of domestic violence after discovering two bodies in an apartment in Manawan, a First Nations community northeast of Montreal.
  Police say the deceased are a 44-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman.
  Manawan police had responded to a call late Sunday afternoon in the Atikamekw community and the case has since been handed over to the provincial police major-crimes unit.
  Sgt. Marc Tessier of the provincial police says inves
  
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• Olympic medallist swimmer Ilya Kharun switches from Canada to United States

  26-01-2026 17:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Olympic medallist swimmer Ilya Kharun is switching national allegiances.
  The 20-year-old, who has represented Canada since 2022, announced Monday that he will represent the United States going forward.
  Born in Montreal, Kharun is a two-time Olympic medallist, earning bronze in the men’s 100- and 200-metre butterfly events at the Paris 2024 Games.
  He also won bronze in the 100 butterfly at the 2025 world championships.
  In an Instagram post, Kharun said he grew up in Las Vegas and has lived
  
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• François Legault to shuffle cabinet as two ministers announce run for CAQ leadership

  26-01-2026 17:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  QUÉBEC — Quebec Premier François Legault will shuffle his cabinet later today as two ministers step aside to run in the Coalition Avenir Québec leadership race.
  The news was confirmed to The Canadian Press by sources in the party who were not authorized to speak publicly.
  Labour Minister Jean Boulet will take on additional responsibilities for the economy, while Benoit Charette will take over the environment portfolio, adding onto his existing responsibilities for infr
  
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• Federal Aviation Administration says 7 killed, 1 survived jet crash in snow in Bangor, Maine

  26-01-2026 17:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Federal Aviation Administration says seven people were killed and a crew member survived with serious injuries when a private business jet crashed in a snowstorm at Maine’s Bangor International Airport.The Bombardier Challenger 600 carrying eight people crashed on takeoff at around 7:45 p.m. Sunday night as New England and much of the country grappled with a massive winter storm. The airport, about 200 miles north of Boston, shut down after the crash. Snowfall was heavy at the time, as
  
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• Traffic stop turns aggressive for Abbotsford police

  26-01-2026 16:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD – Police in Abbotsford say a male suspect was taken into custody over the weekend after he allegedly became combative toward police during a traffic stop.
  According to a statement from the Abbotsford Police Department, police were engaged in routine activities Friday evening when they initiated a traffic stop for erratic driving. Police say a passenger in the vehicle became “assaultive” toward police as officers tried to detain him.During the physical struggle with p
  
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• Toronto FC to kick off pre-season schedule against South Korea’s Incheon United.

  26-01-2026 16:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Toronto FC kicks off its preseason schedule Wednesday in Spain with a closed-door match against South Korean club Incheon United.
  TFC has subsequent exhibition games against South Korea's Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC, Sweden's AIK Fotboll, Norway's Fredrikstad FK and Ukraine's Polissya Zhytomyr before its scheduled return to Toronto on Feb. 15.
  Jeonbuk was the Korean champion in 2025, topping the Hana Bank K League 1 standings at 23-5-10 and winning the Korean FA Cup for the sixth time. Incheon was
  
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• Israel’s recovery of the last hostage’s remains in Gaza opens the way for next ceasefire steps

  26-01-2026 16:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Monday it had recovered the remains of the last hostage in Gaza, closing a painful chapter for the country and clearing the way for the next and more challenging phase of its ceasefire with Hamas.The most likely next step would be the reopening of Gaza’s border with Egypt, enabling Palestinians to move in both directions and for more aid to enter the territory devastated by two years of war. The ceasefire also calls for the deployment of an international
  
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• Carney links Trump’s latest tariff threat to negotiations on CUSMA trade pact

  26-01-2026 16:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says it’s no coincidence U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs threat against Canada comes just ahead of negotiations on renewing North America’s main free-trade pact.
  In a weekend social media post in which he referred to Carney as "governor," Trump threatened to impose 100 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods if Ottawa reaches a trade deal with China.
  In Ottawa today, Carney was asked what he makes of Trump's recent threat and hi
  
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• Recovery of the last hostage’s remains in Gaza opens the way for next ceasefire steps

  26-01-2026 16:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The remains of the final hostage in Gaza have been recovered, Israel's military said Monday, clearing the way for efforts to rebuild Gaza and disarm Hamas in the next phase of the ceasefire that paused the Israel-Hamas war.The announcement that the remains of police officer Ran Gvili had been found and identified came a day after Israel’s government said the military was conducting a “large-scale operation” in a cemetery in northern Gaza to locate them.Pr
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP confirm daytime break and enter at Sardis home, damage to home

  26-01-2026 15:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – A spokesperson for the Chilliwack RCMP detachment has confirmed that police were called to a home in Sardis last week after getting reports of a daytime break and enter.The incident happened Thursday, January 23 on Kathleen Drive, not far from the Sardis Library.“I can confirm the Chilliwack RCMP responded to the report of a Break and Enter on Kathleen Drive yesterday (Thursday, Jan. 23) at 12:23 p.m.” Corporal Kiener said.Some personal items were taken, Cpl.
  
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• Carney announces GST rebate boost to counter high cost of groceries

  26-01-2026 15:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is announcing a 25 per cent hike to the GST credit to help lower-income consumers deal with the high cost of groceries across the country.
  Branded as the “Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit,” the boost will be temporary, starting this year and lasting for five years.
  The federal government will also issue a one-time payment this year worth 50 per cent of the credit.
  Carney is making the announcement at an Ottawa grocery store as MPs retu
  
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• Two hikers, dog rescued east of Harrison Saturday evening

  26-01-2026 15:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HARRISON – Thanks to mutual aid from two important partner agencies, volunteers were able to rescue two hikers and their dog from a mountain east of Harrison over the weekend after they got lost on their way down.
  Kent Harrison Search and Rescue says it was contacted Saturday evening (Jan. 24) at about 5:30 p.m. for two hikers who wound up in a gulley on the east side of Bear Mountain, located east of Harrison. The individuals’ location was known, prompting KHSAR to dispatch a ground
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Carney to boost GST rebate as grocery prices remain high

  26-01-2026 15:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is unveiling a hike to the GST credit of 25 per cent to help lower-income consumers deal with the high cost of groceries across the country.
  He is making the announcement at a local Ottawa grocery story as MPs return to the House of Commons today after a winter break.
  More coming.
  The Canadian Press
  
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• Israel says the remains of final hostage in Gaza are recovered, key for ceasefire’s next phase

  26-01-2026 15:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The remains of the final hostage in Gaza have been recovered, Israel's military said Monday, clearing the way for the next phase of the ceasefire that paused the Israel-Hamas war.The announcement that the remains of Ran Gvili had been found and identified came a day after Israel’s government said the military was conducting a “large-scale operation” in a cemetery in northern Gaza to locate them.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it “an incredi
  
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