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• Agassiz prison undergoes lockdown

  25-03-2025 16:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AGASSIZ — Mountain Institution in Agassiz has undergone a lockdown since Friday, Correctional Service Canada announced Monday.According to a statement, the lockdown was implemented to enable staff members to conduct what correctional authorities call an exceptional search, which was ordered to ensure the safety and security of the institution, its staff, and inmates.
  Visits have been suspended until the search is completed. Normal operations will resume as soon as it is considered safe to
  
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• Two-time Paralympian Rob Shaw retiring from wheelchair tennis

  20-01-2026 18:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Rob Shaw will retire from wheelchair tennis after competing at the Australian Open, Tennis Canada announced Tuesday.
  The 36-year-old from North Bay, Ont., played most of his career in the quad division, which is designated for players with a permanent physical disability that results in significant functional loss of one or both upper extremities and affects at least three extremities.
  He currently has 54 ITF titles (25 in singles, 29 in doubles), the most combined titles of any
  
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• 22-year-old B.C. man uses gate latch to close driver-side door on a beat up Acura: BC Highway Patrol

  20-01-2026 18:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHRISTINA LAKE, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Call it extremely creative, but police say a beat up Acura has been removed from provincial highways and roads after a motorist was caught using a gate latch to close its driver-side door.
  The unusual discovery unfolded on Saturday, January 9 at about 4 p.m., while a BCHP officer was doing speed enforcement on Highway 3 near Christina Lake. The officer stopped a grey Acura clocked at 130 km/h in an 80 zone.What began as an excessive speeding incident took
  
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• Strate, Boyd-Clowes named to ski jump team, but no chance for another mixed medal

  20-01-2026 18:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Two athletes who helped Canada win its first Olympic ski jumping medal will be back at the Milan Cortina Games, but the mixed team that achieved the breakthrough won't be back for another shot at the podium.
  Olympic veterans Abigail Strate and Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes were announced as part of Canada's four-member team in a joint release Tuesday from Ski Jumping Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee.
  They will be joined by Natalie Eilers and Nicole Maurer, who are making their O
  
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• Canadian Piper James, who died in Australia circled by dingoes, loved nature: friend

  20-01-2026 18:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Brianna Falk was in disbelief when she learned the Canadian whose body was found surrounded by dingoes on an Australian beach was the girl she sat beside during a high school English class just three years ago.
  "My heart dropped," Falk said Tuesday in an interview with The Canadian Press from Campbell River, B.C.
  "You never think that it is going to be somebody that you know, let alone one of your closest friends."
  Police in the Australian state of Queensland say the body of a 19-year-old was fo
  
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• Fog warning extended for Metro Vancouver area, parts of Vancouver Island

  20-01-2026 18:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — An Environment Canada fog warning about near-zero visibility conditions across parts of Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island has been extended into Wednesday.
  The weather agency says conditions for dense fog continue to persist in the region, stemming from a ridge of high pressure trapping moist air.
  The warning remains active for much of Metro Vancouver excluding the north shore, as well as inland parts of Vancouver Island including Port Alberni.
  Fog prompted Vancouver Interna
  
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• Carney’s pitch at World Economic Forum could set stage for new global partnerships

  20-01-2026 17:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Experts say Canada's presence at the World Economic Forum takes on more importance this year with Prime Minister Mark Carney's pitch to expand global trade relationships, especially as rhetoric from U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to "hijack" the annual meeting.
  The conference in Davos, Switzerland, sees politicians and wealthy corporate leaders meet to discuss global affairs and economic development, but Ivey Business School fellow Mahmood Nanji says the latest edition "takes on a differe
  
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• Carney doesn’t rule out Canada joining Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’

  20-01-2026 17:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney is not ruling out Canada participating in U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace."
  Speaking before the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland today, Carney says there are still many questions about the structure of the board, created to oversee the next phase of the Gaza peace plan.
  The board quickly became controversial when it was confirmed Russian President Vladimir Putin had been invited to take part, despite Russia's ongoing war in Uk
  
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• Mission RCMP appeal for witnesses, info linked to fire at home that was vacant and for sale

  20-01-2026 17:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION — Mounties in Mission say a Best Avenue home that was fully engulfed by flames and later razed to the ground over the weekend was vacant and for sale at the time of the inferno.
  According to a statement from police in Mission, Mission Fire Rescue Service crews notified Mission RCMP shortly after 6 a.m. on Sunday, January 18 that they had just arrived to a fully involved house fire on Best Avenue just east of Cedar Street. Mission RCMP members attended the property, which was for sa
  
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• Syrian military announces a new, four-day ceasefire with Kurdish-led forces

  20-01-2026 17:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Syrian military announced Tuesday evening a new four-day ceasefire with Kurdish-led forces after a previous agreement fell through.There was no immediate response from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. The two sides have been clashing for two weeks, amid a breakdown in negotiations over implementation of a deal to merge their forces together.The announcement came after SDF forces earlier Tuesday abandoned their posts guarding a camp housing thousands of p
  
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• Abbotsford Police nab driver doing more than 3x the speed limit in construction zone

  20-01-2026 17:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — A motorist in Abbotsford will face some steep fines and higher insurance rates after being clocked at more than triple the speed in a construction zone Monday.
  The Abbotsford Police Department says traffic enforcement was a key focus throughout the city on Monday. Their efforts paid off in a big way as officers issued 65 violation tickets, and two vehicles were impounded.Of those 65 violation tickets given to drivers, one motorist made a poor decision to travel 95 km/h in a po
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP renew appeal for missing 60-year-old man amid ongoing outreach efforts

  20-01-2026 16:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Police in Chilliwack are putting out another appeal to the public for a missing 60-year-old man who was last seen driving in his brown 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt one day after Christmas last month.According to a statement from the Chilliwack RCMP detachment, Brian Sicard remains missing despite ongoing police efforts and outreach to the public.Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener says there have been no confirmed sightings of Mr. Sicard or his vehicle, which has a B.
  
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• Trump shares AI photo of Canada and Greenland under American flag

  20-01-2026 16:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump has continued to talk about taking over Greenland as he prepares to speak at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday.
  When asked directly about Canadian troops joining Danish sovereignty military exercises in Greenland, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Tuesday in Davos that Canada regularly takes part in NATO exercises.
  She said that any additional military exercises would be up to the defence minister and the chief of the d
  
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• Canadian who died on Australian beach circled by dingoes loved life, nature: friend

  20-01-2026 16:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Brianna Falk was in disbelief when she learned the Canadian whose body was found surrounded by dingoes on an Australian beach was the girl she sat beside during a high school English class just three years ago.
  "My heart dropped," Falk said Tuesday in an interview with The Canadian Press from Campbell River, B.C.
  "You never think that it is going to be somebody that you know, let alone one of your closest friends."
  Police in the Australian state of Queensland say the body of a 19-year-old was fo
  
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• Canadian men to host Iceland, Tunisia in March friendlies at Toronto’s BMO Field

  20-01-2026 16:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canada’s men’s soccer team will host Iceland and Tunisia during the March international window, with both games at Toronto’s BMO Field.
  The 29th-ranked Canadian men will face Iceland on March 28 and Tunisia on March 31. Both visiting teams will get a second game during the window, playing Haiti in Toronto.
  Canada, which will face No. 52 Uzbekistan on June 1 in Edmonton, has just one more opponent to announce. Jesse Marsch's side will take on a yet-to-be-revealed European team i
  
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• Federica Brignone shows competitive skiing on return from injury with Olympics approaching

  20-01-2026 15:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SAN VIGILIO DI MAREBBE, Italy (AP) — Defending overall World Cup champion Federica Brignone is back skiing after a nine-month injury layoff and already competitive with the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics little more than two weeks away.
  Mikaela Shiffrin, meanwhile, keeps regaining ground in giant slalom.
  Austria's Julia Scheib, though, is the racer to beat in GS.
  Scheib claimed her fourth giant slalom victory of the season Tuesday, moving up from third after the opening run to finish 0.37 s
  
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• Justin Trudeau, Katy Perry make appearance at World Economic Forum

  20-01-2026 13:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DAVOS — Former prime minister Justin Trudeau spoke about the importance of soft power in geopolitics today at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
  He was joined by his partner and pop star Katy Perry, who sat in the front row, giving a warm smile when Trudeau talked about Canada not meddling in other states’ affairs to take oil.
  Trudeau rejected the notion that U.S. President Donald Trump could make Canada the 51st state, saying Canadians have made their opinions clear on the matter.
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• UK approves a ‘mega’ Chinese Embassy in London despite criticism of security risks

  20-01-2026 12:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government announced Tuesday it has approved a huge new Chinese Embassy in central London despite heavy pressure from lawmakers over its potential security risks.Local Government Secretary Steve Reed formally approved plans for the building near the Tower of London after a series of delays and legal challenges.Critics have long expressed concerns that the proposed supersized embassy, set to be the biggest Chinese Embassy in Europe, will be used as a base for e
  
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• Optimism about aging among older adults in Canada sees sharp decline: survey

  20-01-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — A new survey suggests optimism about aging fell sharply over the last year, with financial insecurity and loneliness dampening how many Canadians feel about their golden years.
  The National Institute on Aging surveyed just over 6,000 adults aged 50 and older in June and July for its fourth annual report titled Perspectives on Growing Older in Canada, released Tuesday.
  While the majority – 57 per cent of respondents – still said they had positive feelings about aging,
  
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• Whitecloud surprised by trade, but excited to join Flames’ blue line

  20-01-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Despite having his world turned upside down on Sunday, Zach Whitecloud packed, got on a plane in Las Vegas with his fiancée Monday morning, and made his Flames debut on Monday night.
  In Calgary's 2-1 overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils, the former Golden Knights defenceman finished second on his new team with 22:33 in ice time, registered two shots, threw one hit, and had three blocked shots.
  “I feel good, surprisingly,” said the 29-year-old Whitecloud. &ldq
  
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• Vancouver Canucks coach calls out team for lingering ‘defeated feeling’

  20-01-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Adam Foote has seen enough.The Vancouver Canucks head coach is tired of his players getting frustrated and letting their play slip.
  Yes, the team is mired in an extended losing skid, but the Stanley Cup-winning defenceman knows a defeatist attitude won't help things.“I’ve been watching this for too long," Foote said Monday after the Canucks fell 4-3 to the New York Islanders.
  "We’ve got to stop burning ourselves by getting frustrated. We’ve got to stay w
  
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• Quinn Hughes starting to feel more comfortable in new surrounds with Wild

  20-01-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Quinn Hughes is still navigating new surroundings.
  Watch out when the smooth-skating, minute-crunching defenceman finally finds his groove.
  Hughes picked up two more assists and was on the ice for four Minnesota Wild goals in a 6-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday.
  Acquired from the Vancouver Canucks on Dec. 12 in a blockbuster trade, the 26-year-old has 20 points in 18 games for a franchise that signalled it's firmly in win-now mode following the head-turning deal
  
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• Israeli crews begin bulldozing UNRWA headquarters in east Jerusalem

  20-01-2026 10:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli crews have begun bulldozing a United Nations headquarters in east Jerusalem as Israel's government tightens restrictions on humanitarian groups that provide aid to Palestinians.UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, said on X that Israeli forces had confiscated staff devices and forced them out of their headquarters in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.“This is an unprecedented attack not only against UNRWA and its premises. It constitutes a serious
  
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• In the news today: Carney at WEF, Canadian dies in Australia, Toews plays in Chicago

  20-01-2026 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
  Carney kicks off pitch for investment at World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
  Prime Minister Mark Carney is in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos to pitch Canada as an investment destination while he attends trhe World Economic Forum.
  Carney is set to meet today with French President Emmanuel Macron, who is chairing the G7 this year.
  That meeting comes in between a scheduled speech and participation i
  
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• Quebec’s finance minister says Ontario’s Crown Royal whisky ban is misguided

  20-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Quebec's finance minister says he has shared his concerns with his Ontario counterpart about that province's intention to remove Crown Royal whisky from government-owned liquor stores, saying now is not the time to further disrupt Canadian supply chains.Ontario Premier Doug Ford has said the Crown Royal boycott, which he intends to launch next month, is in retaliation for parent company Diageo deciding to close its bottling plant in Amherstburg, Ont. The Ontario facility closure
  
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• ‘I’m traumatized’: Terrified Haitians in U.S. make dangerous journey to Canada

  20-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Frantz André says his phone rings every day with scared Haitians in the United States considering the dangerous journey across the northern border.The head of a Montreal-based migrant advocacy group, André says he thinks the number of illegal crossings is going to rise with the expected end next month to the temporary protected status program for Haitians in the U.S.
  ‘’I can guarantee you that while you and I are talking, there are people who are enteri
  
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• Carney kicks off pitch for investment at World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

  20-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DAVOS — Prime Minister Mark Carney is in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos to pitch Canada as an investment destination at the World Economic Forum.
  Carney is set to meet later today with French President Emmanuel Macron, who is chairing the G7 this year.
  That meeting comes in between a scheduled speech and participation in various meetings at the forum, where he'll address heads of countries and corporations.
  Carney visited Beijing and Qatar last week, and is nearing the end of his trip
  
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• B.C.’s balmy January brings out blossoms, but a cold snap could put plants in peril

  20-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A couple weeks ago, North Vancouver resident Larry Sewell looked down a street in his neighbourhood and did a double take.
  "I said, 'God — (that) looks like a cherry blossom,'" said Sewell.
  "I just walked up there and went underneath and took some pictures. I mean, I've seen blossoms come out in February before and stay out. But then I don't think this early. I can't ever remember seeing them this early."
  An unseasonably mild winter is coaxing blossoms to bloom early in s
  
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• Bessent says US-Europe relations have ‘never been closer’ despite Greenland crisis

  20-01-2026 09:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said America’s relations with Europe remain strong and urged trading partners to “take a deep breath” and let tensions driven by the Trump administration's new tariff threats over Greenland “play out.”“I think our relations have never been closer,” he said, speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.On Saturday, Trump announced
  
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• Brandon Bussi makes 17 saves as the Hurricanes beat the Sabres 2-1

  20-01-2026 07:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Brandon Bussi made 17 saves for his 18th win of the season, Seth Jarvis scored the go-ahead goal on a power play early in the third period and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Monday.Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes, who have won three straight and secured at least one point for the eighth time in their past nine games. Sebastian Aho assisted on both of Carolina’s goals, giving him nine in five games.Bussi improv
  
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