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• AFN seeks more time to develop plan implementing UN declaration on Indigenous rights

  06-04-2023 19:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations passed a resolution today that calls on the federal Liberals to extend the deadline to finalize a plan on the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
  First Nations chiefs gathered for a special meeting this week to discuss the draft plan the Department of Justice published last month, and spent more than an hour debating a resolution setting out their response.The document seeks to lay out the first steps
  
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• B.C. RCMP Const. Mersad Mesbah fired with immediate effect over vulgar group chats

  13-01-2026 21:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  A British Columbia RCMP officer has been fired with immediate effect over vulgar and sexist comments made in police group chats and over police mobile computer terminals.RCMP conduct adjudicator Louise Morel says Coquitlam Const. Mersad Mesbah's conduct amounted to discreditable conduct, and he “put aside” his oath as a police officer.
  Mesbah is one of three officers from the detachment who faced code of conduct proceedings over the comments.The comments came to light after a colleag
  
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• Former Sail Canada high-performance director suspended for four months

  13-01-2026 20:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KINGSTON — Former Sail Canada high-performance director Mike Milner has been suspended for four months under the national Abuse-Free Sport Program.
  Sailing Canada says Milner left the organization in September 2024.
  Milner's sanction was posted last week on a public registry established by the Office of the Sports Integrity Commissioner.
  The registry stated Milner was sanctioned for aiding and abetting, neglect and psychological maltreatment under the Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent a
  
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• River Forecast Centre downgrades high streamflow advisory for Fraser Valley, but flows remain high locally

  13-01-2026 20:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — B.C.’s River Forecast Centre has downgraded a high streamflow advisory for the Fraser Valley, including the Chilliwack River east through Hope.
  In a Tuesday morning update, the forecast centre says substantial rainfall and snowmelt over the past three days have produced high flows across the region. It says rainfall rates have eased as light rain is expected to taper off by Tuesday afternoon. Warmer and drier weather is expected through the rest of the week.The River For
  
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• Manchester United hires former player Michael Carrick as interim coach until end of the season

  13-01-2026 20:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United has again turned to former player Michael Carrick to salvage its imploding season.
  Carrick was hired Tuesday as United’s interim coach until the end of the season, more than a week after the departure of Ruben Amorim.
  The ex-England midfielder, who won five Premier League titles and the Champions League during a trophy-laden playing career at Old Trafford, was also an assistant coach at United and had an unbeaten three-game spell as interi
  
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• Mike Tomlin steps down after 19 seasons as coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers

  13-01-2026 20:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Mike Tomlin era in Pittsburgh is over.
  The longest-tenured head coach in major American professional sports stepped down from his job leading the Steelers on Tuesday after yet another quick playoff exit.
  The announcement came a day after the end of his 19th season in Pittsburgh, where he was a relative unknown when he was hired to replace Bill Cowher in early 2007.
  “Obviously, I am extremely grateful to Mike for all the hard work, dedication and success we have
  
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• Carney off to China, Qatar and Davos to court investment, mend fences with Beijing

  13-01-2026 20:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves Tuesday for a nine-day trip that will see him circle the globe to drum up investment and trade in three places that have attracted the scrutiny of voters.
  His visit to Beijing — the first trip to China by a sitting prime minister in more than eight years — will be followed by a stop in Qatar and a visit to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
  University of British Columbia political scientist Stewart Prest said by visiting these de
  
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• Alouettes GM Maciocia, Bombers head coach O’Shea taking open mind into CFL meeting

  13-01-2026 20:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Danny Maciocia and Mike O'Shea are both taking an open mind into the CFL winter meetings.
  Maciocia, the Montreal Alouettes general manager, and O'Shea, the head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, are among the CFL officials attending the meetings in Calgary. Among the agenda items up for discussion are rules applications and potential changes.
  CFL commissioner Stewart Johnston unveiled significant rules changes last September with the aim of modernizing the game over the next two seasons. This
  
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• Trial begins in 2021 drive-by shooting that killed Montreal teen Meriem Boundaoui

  13-01-2026 19:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A jury trial has opened for two men charged in the drive-by shooting of a 15-year-old girl who prosecutors say was in the wrong place at the wrong time when she was killed.
  The Crown outlined its case this morning against the two men charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Meriem Boundaoui and the attempted murder of several other people on Feb. 7, 2021.
  Boundaoui was in the passenger seat of a vehicle that was struck by bullets in Montreal's St-Léonard borough
  
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• China urges Canada to break from US influence as PM Carney visits Beijing

  13-01-2026 19:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BEIJING (AP) — As Canadian leader Mark Carney arrives in China on Wednesday, his hosts see an opportunity to peel the longtime U.S. ally away from their rival, at least a bit.
  China's state media is calling on the Canadian government to set a foreign policy path independent of the United States — what it calls “strategic autonomy.”
  Canada has long been one of America’s closest allies, geographically and otherwise. But Beijing is hoping that President Donald Trump&rs
  
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• B.C. home sales and prices both down about 6% last month, amid Lower Mainland slump

  13-01-2026 19:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia home sales fell by almost 6 per cent last month on a year-over-year basis, with realtors noting market weakness "concentrated" in the Lower Mainland.
  The B.C. Real Estate Association says a total of 4,271 residential units were sold in December, which is about 18.5 per cent lower than the province's 10-year average for the month, while average prices also fell 5.6 per cent to about $952,000 from just over $1 million in the same month in 2024.
  The value of overa
  
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• Feds to contribute money to the fight against extortion in southern Ontario

  13-01-2026 19:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government says it will give Peel Regional Police up to $1 million to support the force's efforts to fight extortion, provide services to victims and build on the work of a task force.
  The police service, which serves the Ontario cities of Brampton and Mississauga, created the Extortion Investigative Task Force in 2023 in response to threats against members of the South Asian business community.
  Ottawa says criminal networks use intimidation tactics and threats to fund
  
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• Mboko battles into Adelaide quarterfinals with marathon win over Kalinskaya

  13-01-2026 19:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ADELAIDE — Canada's Victoria Mboko advanced to the quarterfinals of the Adelaide International tennis tournament with a 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (6) victory over Russia's Anna Kalinskaya on Tuesday.
  The 19-year-old from Toronto, seeded eighth at the WTA 500 event, overcame two match points before taking the third-set tiebreaker in a match that lasted two hours 22 minutes.
  Mboko meet the winner of Wednesday’s match between No. 2 seed and reigning Australian Open champion Madison Keys and qualifi
  
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• RCMP forensics to further investigation after Chilliwack business suffers break and enter, damage at its store

  13-01-2026 19:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  UPDATE, 9:40 A.M. TUESDAY: SinAmen Bun Co. updated the community Tuesday morning at 9:25 a.m. that it is back to regular hours of operation and is quickly back on track to get its store repaired.
  “While we’re slowly getting things fixed, our premises are secured, our team feels safe and supported, and we’re ready to serve the community right away,” SinAmen Bun Co. wrote online. “Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the unbelievable support, kind messages, and
  
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• Iran’s embassy in Ottawa, closed since 2012, defaced by anti-regime protesters

  13-01-2026 19:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Iran's embassy in Ottawa has been defaced, and a video posted to social media shows a protester behind a security fence removing Iran's national emblem from the building and prodding around a gated window.
  The Canadian Press has not verified the video, reportedly recorded early Monday morning, though the national emblem had been removed from the embassy building as of Monday afternoon and footsteps in the snow were visible behind the embassy's gate.
  While Canada cut diplomatic tie
  
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• Federal bill criminalizing sexual deepfakes wouldn’t cover X images: expert

  13-01-2026 18:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A law professor is warning that the Liberal government’s legislation to criminalize sexual deepfakes would not cover most of the images that have proliferated on X in recent weeks.
  Suzie Dunn, an assistant professor of law at Dalhousie University, says the bill wouldn’t necessarily apply to the wave of images created by Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot and shared on X.
  Bill C-16 would criminalize the non-consensual sharing of images which show the subject nude, exposing
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Supreme Court Justice Sheilah Martin to retire May 30

  13-01-2026 18:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Justice Sheilah Martin says she will retire from the Supreme Court of Canada effective May 30.
  Martin says in a statement today she is deeply grateful for the opportunity to have served Canadians on the high court, calling it an honour and a highlight of her professional life.
  Chief Justice Richard Wagner praised Martin as widely respected for the depth of her legal scholarship, commitment to fairness and principled approach to justice.
  Martin, 69, was born and raised in Montreal
  
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• Statistics Canada to cut 850 jobs, 12 per cent of executive team

  13-01-2026 18:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says it will be cutting around 850 of its staff along with 12 per cent of its executive team.
  Carter Mann, spokesperson for the national statistical agency, says Statistics Canada will inform affected employees within the next two weeks.
  He says Statistics Canada remains focused on serving Canadians and adapting as it adjusts to the changes.
  Data from the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat shows 7,274 people worked at Statistics Canada as of March 31, 2025.It s
  
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• Sydney, N.S., selected as the preferred maintenance port for new Arctic icebreakers

  13-01-2026 18:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SYDNEY — Sydney, N.S., has the inside track on becoming the maintenance hub for the Canadian Coast Guard’s upcoming polar icebreakers.The federal government announced today that the Cape Breton port is the preferred location as the maintenance base for the vessels.
  Ottawa cited the port's deep water, proximity to Sydney's Canadian Coast Guard Academy and the fact it has one of the shortest routes to the Arctic from Eastern Canada.It’s also near Halifax, headquarters of the Roya
  
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• Chilliwack small business suffers break and enter, theft of safe and extensive damage

  13-01-2026 18:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — A Chilliwack small business says it will do its best to continue operations after its store was broken into and sustained significant damage sometime between Sunday night and Monday morning.
  SinAmen Bun Co., located at 8810 Young Road across from Valley Toyota, says its store was burglarized, its safe was stolen, surveillance cameras were broken, and front and side glass windshields were shattered.
  “As a small, locally owned business, this is incredibly upsetting and dis
  
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• Almost 300 millimetres of rain on Vancouver Island in three-day drenching

  13-01-2026 18:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A number of communities in British Columbia's south coast have received more than 100 millimetres of rain in the atmospheric river event over the last three days, with one station reporting nearly 300 millimetres.
  Environment Canada says the Kennedy Lake Forestry Station on Vancouver Island received a whopping 286 millimetres from Saturday to Monday.
  On the mainland, Port Mellon reported 204 millimetres.
  The weather agency says at least 20 weather stations in the region reporte
  
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• Bail hearing continues for Ontario man accused in Ryan Wedding case

  13-01-2026 18:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — A Toronto court is hearing from one of the people who signed on to supervise a man accused of laundering funds for an international drug ring if he is released on bail.
  The woman, whose identity is covered by a publication ban, is taking the stand as Rolan Sokolovski's bail hearing enters its second day.
  Sokolovski is one of several Canadians arrested for extradition to the United States last fall as part of an investigation into Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympian alleged t
  
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• Clintons refuse to testify in House Epstein investigation as Republicans threaten contempt charges

  13-01-2026 17:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton say they will refuse to comply with a congressional subpoena for them to testify in an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.The Clintons are slamming a Republican-controlled committee’s attempts as “legally invalid” as GOP lawmakers prepare contempt of Congress proceedings against them. In a letter released on social media Tuesday, the Clinton’s tell the chair of the House Ov
  
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• B.C. coast drenched by rain in three-day atmospheric river

  13-01-2026 17:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A number of communities in British Columbia's south coast have received more than 100 millimetres of rain in the atmospheric river event over the last three days, with one station reporting nearly 300 millimetres.
  Environment Canada says the Kennedy Lake Forestry Station on Vancouver Island received a whopping 286 millimetres from Saturday to Monday.
  On the mainland, Port Mellon reported 204 millimetres.
  The weather agency says at least 20 weather stations in the region reporte
  
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• Maple Leafs to honour 50th anniversary of Darryl Sittler’s 10-point night

  13-01-2026 17:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Darryl Sittler's big night is set to get another nod.
  The Toronto Maple Leafs will honour their former captain's record 10-point game — almost 50 years later — when the club meets the Buffalo Sabres on Jan 27.
  Sittler scored six goals and added four assists in Toronto's 11-4 victory over the Boston Bruins on Feb. 7, 1976, at Maple Leaf Gardens.
  Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving said in a press release the 10-point performance is "one of the most extraordinary
  
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• Canadian midfielder Emma Regan leaves the NSL’s AFC Toronto to join a NWSL team

  13-01-2026 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Midfielder Emma Regan's breakthrough year with Canada and AFC Toronto has led to a transfer to an NWSL club.
  In announcing the transfer Tuesday, Toronto did not specify the fee or Regan's NWSL destination. But it is believed the 25-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., is headed to one of the NWSL expansion teams — either the Boston Legacy or Denver Summit, which both kick off play this year — for a fee similar to the $465,000 (250,000) pounds that the Portland Thorns reported
  
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• Denmark provided US support on intercepting oil tanker, Danish official says

  13-01-2026 16:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Denmark provided U.S. forces in the east Atlantic with support last week as they intercepted an oil tanker for violations of U.S. sanctions, a Danish government official confirmed on Tuesday, despite tensions between the allies over the Trump administration’s desire for control of Greenland.The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly on the sensitive matter and spoke on the condition of anonymity, declined to provide details about what the support entai
  
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• Ice dance champion Cizeron accuses ex-partner Papadakis of smear campaign ahead of Olympics Games

  13-01-2026 16:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PARIS (AP) — Olympic ice dance champion Guillaume Cizeron said Tuesday that his former on-ice partner Gabriella Papadakis is spreading lies about him in the lead-up to the Milan Cortina Winter Games.The French skater, who now competes with Laurence Fournier Beaudry of Montreal, said he is the victim of a smear campaign fueled by a book written by Papadakis, “So as Not to Disappear,” that will be released later this week.
  Papadakis and Cizeron became one of the most decorated du
  
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• 4-year-old Chilliwack girl battling leukemia awaits bone marrow donor, and a possibly longer road ahead

  13-01-2026 16:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — There are small victories here and there for 4-year-old Asha Korytko from Chilliwack as she undergoes chemotherapy for leukemia at BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, but a potentially even longer journey looms ahead.
  As Fraser Valley Today first reported last week, Korytko was initially brought to the emergency room on Christmas Eve for fever and vomiting but was subsequently transported via ambulance transfer to BC Children’s Hospital. On Christmas Day, physicia
  
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• Trump cancels meetings with Iranian officials and tells protesters ‘help is on its way’

  13-01-2026 16:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Trump said Tuesday he’s canceled talks with Iranian officials amid a protest crackdown, telling Iranian citizens “help is on its way.”Trump did not offer any details about what the help would entail, but it comes after the Republican president earlier this week said Iran wants to negotiate with Washington after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic that has killed more than 2,000, according to human right monitors.But Trump with his latest
  
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