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• BR-YEAR-Whale-Coroner

  24-12-2025 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — Veterinary pathologist Stephen Raverty says answers about the recent deaths of three whales this fall in British Columbia waters could come out in early January.Raverty says one of the whales showed injuries consistent with a collision with a vessel, but the investigation is ongoing.
  He has been involved in the investigation of the a humpback believed to have been struck by a boat in late October near Vancouver, another that was thought to be hit by a B-C Ferry and the third hum
  
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• England ends 18-match winless streak in Australia with 4-wicket victory in the 4th Ashes test

  27-12-2025 07:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — England ended an 18-match winless streak in Australia and beat the home side by four wickets in the fourth Ashes test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday.England lost each of the first three tests to allow Australia to retain the Ashes in just 11 days of on-field action at Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide.But England returned the favor by winning the MCG test Saturday inside two days, similar to Australia's opening win at Perth.The England winless streak had
  
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• Parekh scores twice, Canada secures nervy victory over Czechia to open world juniors

  27-12-2025 06:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS — Zayne Parekh had trouble getting out of bed Friday.
  The smooth-skating, cool-under-pressure defenceman's legs felt heavy and his body ached with an illness.
  Parekh rallied ahead of Canada's opener at the world junior hockey championship — and delivered a performance that put a smile back on his face amid a challenging season.
  The Calgary Flames blueliner scored twice to pace his country to a nervy 7-5 victory over Czechia to open the men's under-20 tournament.
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• Thailand and Cambodia sign new ceasefire agreement to end border fighting

  27-12-2025 06:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand and Cambodia on Saturday signed a ceasefire agreement to end weeks of armed combat along their border over competing claims to territory. It took effect at noon local time.In addition to ending fighting, the agreement calls for no further military movements by either side and no violations of either side’s airspace for military purposes. Only Thailand had employed airstrikes in the fighting, hitting sites in Cambodia as recently as Saturday morning according t
  
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• Canada tops Czechia 7-5 for unconvincing victory to open world juniors

  27-12-2025 05:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS — Tij Iginla scored the go-ahead goal in the third period as Canada opened the world junior hockey championship with a nervy 7-5 victory over Czechia on Friday.
  Zayne Parekh added two goals for Canada. Michael Hage and Ethan MacKenzie, with a goal and two assists each, Brady Martin, with a goal and an assist, and Porter Martone, into the empty net, provided the rest of the offence.Gavin McKenna — one of six returnees from last year's team and the potential No. 1 pick at t
  
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• Last surviving Dionne quintuplet, Annette Dionne, has died: Dionne Quints Home Museum

  27-12-2025 04:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NORTH BAY — Annette Dionne, the last surviving Dionne quintuplet and a champion of children's rights, has died.
  The Dionne Quints Home Museum in North Bay, Ont., says in a social media post that Annette died on Christmas Eve but did not provide further details.
  Dionne and her sisters became a global sensation after their birth on May 28, 1934, as they were the first quintuplets known to survive past infancy — but the attention came at a personal cost.
  When the quintuplets were just m
  
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• Kyshawn George scores 23 points as lowly Wizards whip sluggish Raptors 138-117

  27-12-2025 03:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyshawn George scored 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting, and the last-place Washington Wizards beat the struggling Toronto Raptors 138-117 on Friday night.
  CJ McCollum and Bilal Coulibaly each added 21 points to help the Wizards to their highest-scoring performance of the season. The Raptors owned the NBA's fourth-best defensive rating entering Friday.
  Washington halted a four-game home losing streak but still has the NBA’s worst record (6-23). The Wizards shot 59.3 per
  
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• Police watchdog looking into death of B.C. woman in intimate partner violence case

  27-12-2025 00:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — British Columbia's police watchdog agency is investigating the death of a woman in the province's Interior earlier this month in a case allegedly involving intimate partner violence.
  The Independent Investigations Office says they are looking into the case after an advocacy group raised concerns that Merritt RCMP had been investigating intimate-partner violence allegations involving a local woman who was then killed on Dec. 16.
  Police say that 45-year-old Pamela Jarvis was found a
  
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• Man, 18, wanted in targeted shooting in Burnaby, B.C.

  26-12-2025 23:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BURNABY — An 18-year-old man is wanted on a charge of assault after a shooting last week in Metro Vancouver sent one person to hospital.
  Burnaby RCMP say the man is also facing charges of discharge of a firearm with intent and possession of a prohibited firearm.
  Police say the shooting happened on Dec. 19 near the intersection of Phillips Avenue and Woodbrook Place in North Burnaby.
  A man with gunshot wounds was taken to hospital, and no further details on his condition were provided.
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• Search underway for Burnaby teen accused in shooting

  26-12-2025 23:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BURNABY — A manhunt is underway for a Burnaby teenager who allegedly shot a man in Burnaby in what police are describing as a targeted event.
  The BC Prosecution Service approved charges against 18-year-old Ronin Tajali on Christmas Day. Tajali is facing charges of discharging a firearm with intent, aggravated assault and possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm.
  18-year-old Ronin Tajali, of Burnaby is being sought by RCMP. / RCMP supplied
  Police allege Tajali shot the victim
  
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• Carney, Zelenskyy speak as Ukrainian president prepares for peace talks in Florida

  26-12-2025 22:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke today with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he prepares to head to the United States for a key meeting in the ongoing talks to end the war with Russia.Zelenskyy is set to visit Florida over the weekend for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on a potential agreement the Ukrainian leader said is "about 90 per cent ready."
  A 20-point plan is under discussion as the U.S. tries to broker an end to the war, which began with Russia's ful
  
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• CF Montréal signs forward Prince Owusu to contract extension

  26-12-2025 21:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — CF Montréal has signed forward Prince Owusu to a five-year contract extension, the team announced Friday.The deal includes the 2026, 2027, 2027-28 seasons with options for the 2028-29 and 2029-30 campaigns, using targeted allocation money.
  Owusu scored 17 goals across all competitions (13 in Major League Soccer, two in the Canadian Championship and two in Leagues Cup) in his first season with the club in 2025.The 28-year-old was awarded CF Montréal’s Giuseppe
  
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• Boxing Day draws shoppers despite poor weather in Toronto, much of Ontario

  26-12-2025 21:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Shoppers in some Canadian cities braved heavy snow and wintry conditions on Boxing Day, undeterred by the challenging weather in their hunt for a good deal.
  Much of southern Ontario stretching from Belleville in the east to Windsor in the south and Sault Ste. Marie in the west was under weather warnings, for either snow close to 15 centimetres in some places, or up 10 millimetres of freezing rain in others.
  The Toronto Transit Commission issued a statement urging shoppers to leav
  
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• Snow, freezing rain, and extreme cold make for a wintry Boxing Day across the country

  26-12-2025 21:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — Much of the country is under a weather warning Friday, as extreme cold, strong winds, heavy snow, and even fog and freezing rain are predicted from coast to coast.
  Environment Canada has yellow storm warnings up for most areas where messy weather is expected. Yellow warnings mean the weather will most likely be localized and cause minimal damage. In parts of Newfoundland, those warnings have been upgraded to orange, meaning multiple types of severe weather is expected and disrupt
  
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• Maple Leafs hire Steve Sullivan as assistant coach

  26-12-2025 20:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Steve Sullivan as an assistant coach, the team announced Friday.
  Sullivan joins the NHL club after being an assistant with the Leafs' American Hockey League affiliate, the Toronto Marlies.The move comes after the Leafs fired assistant Marc Savard on Monday.
  Savard was responsible for co-ordinating the power play, which Toronto has been at the bottom of the league at only 13.0 per cent.
  It's been one of a few issues for Toronto this season, which has led to bein
  
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• More snow and strong winds expected in Newfoundland Friday and overnight

  26-12-2025 20:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Newfoundlanders shouldn’t put away their shovels just yet, as another heavy snowfall is predicted for Friday evening following a white Christmas in much of the province.Environment Canada has all of Newfoundland and much of Labrador under a winter storm warning, with the most hazardous conditions in the Cartwright and Baie Verte areas.In Baie Verte, the weather service is expecting another heavy snowfall, with up to 60 centimetres falling Friday night and into Saturday.Through much of the
  
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• • Top Stories of 2025 • Ryan Reynolds’ niece wanted by Chilliwack RCMP for criminal harassment, publication of intimate image - Paul J. Henderson

  26-12-2025 19:32 via news.google.com
  • Top Stories of 2025 • Ryan Reynolds’ niece wanted by Chilliwack RCMP for criminal harassment, publication of intimate image  Paul J. Henderson
  
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• Overnight ER closure at B.C. hospital due to staffing challenges

  26-12-2025 19:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — A hospital in British Columbia's Fraser Valley is shutting its emergency department during overnight hours for more than a week due to staffing challenges.
  Fraser Health says in a release that Mission Memorial Hospital's emergency department will operate from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Dec. 29 to Jan. 6 to reflect what it says are "systemic pressures being experienced across Canada."
  During that time, the hospital will have emergency-trained nurses to assess walk-in patients and provid
  
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• Operating hours at Mission Memorial Emergency Department reduced through the holidays

  26-12-2025 18:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION — Fraser Health is announcing a temporary change to the operating hours of the Emergency Department at Mission Memorial Hospital. Beginning Monday, December 29, the Emergency Department will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  In the news release, the health authority says the temporary change in hours will continue through the holiday season to Tuesday, January 6. It says it expects to return to 24-hour service on Wednesday, January 7 at 8 a.m.
  Staffing issues are behind the adjustments
  
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• Health minister says Canada can’t rely on U.S. health institutions anymore

  26-12-2025 17:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Health Minister Marjorie Michel says she can no longer trust American health agencies as reliable partners.Michel says Canada is used to looking to the United States as a source of health and scientific information but that has changed since President Donald Trump took over.An editorial published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal in July argued the Trump administration is dismantling the country's public health and research infrastructure.The administration slashed the b
  
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• Environment Canada issues snowfall warning for Hwy. 1 in the Fraser Canyon

  26-12-2025 16:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FRASER CANYON — Environment Canada is advising Fraser Valley motorists traveling between Hope and Lytton or on their way to B.C.’s Interior today to expect snow throughout the day.Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning Friday morning for Highway 1 through the Fraser Canyon, saying snowfall amounts of 10-15 cms are expected today until Friday night. The warning covers smaller communities along Highway 1 like Yale, Boston Bar, and Lytton.The national weather agency says a frontal
  
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• Abbotsford police remind Boxing Day shoppers to protect their purchases

  26-12-2025 16:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — Boxing Day is often one of the busiest shopping days of the year at stores and malls across the Fraser Valley. Abbotsford Police are reminding shoppers that thieves recognize the importance of the day too.
  To avoid becoming a victim, police say shoppers should also keep their vehicles locked when in the store shopping. And if you have already purchased some of the Boxing Day deals, keep your bags and any other valuables out of sight or better yet, take them directly home.
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• Swimmer Summer McIntosh again named The Canadian Press female athlete of the year

  26-12-2025 16:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Summer McIntosh continued to blaze a trail in the pool in 2025.
  The 19-year-old swimmer from Toronto was voted The Canadian Press female athlete of the year for a third straight year.
  McIntosh won four gold medals at the world championship in Singapore after setting three world records at national trials.
  She became just the second woman to claim gold in four individual events at a single world championship after American star Katie Ledecky in 2015.
  The Canadian set herself up for a monster meet
  
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• Toronto police investigating after second incident of mezuzahs stolen

  26-12-2025 15:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Toronto police are investigating after multiple mezuzahs were stolen outside Jewish homes for the second time this month.
  Officers were called just before 12:30 p.m. on Christmas Day to a condo building in the Finch Avenue East and Bayview Avenue area, where police said mezuzahs had been taken from three units.
  A mezuzah is a parchment inscribed with scripture that many Jewish people affix to the doorpost of their home.
  Const. Cindy Chung said in a statement that the Toronto poli
  
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• Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak sentenced to 15 years and hefty fine in 1MDB corruption trial

  26-12-2025 14:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Imprisoned former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was sentenced to 15 years and a hefty 13.5 billion ringgit ($2.8 billion) in fines after being convicted Friday in his biggest corruption trial tied to the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB state investment fund.The nation’s High Court found Najib, 72, guilty on four counts of abuse of power and 21 charges of money laundering related to more than $700 million channeled into his personal bank accou
  
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• Large flag that was draped outside Manitoba’s legislature is back with football club

  26-12-2025 14:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — A large Canadian flag that hung on the front of the Manitoba legislature has been returned to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers football team.
  The provincial government borrowed the nine-by-18-metre flag in March and draped it above the legislature's main entrance as a symbol of resistance in the trade war with the United States.
  The flag suffered some tearing by strong winds and had to be taken down and repaired at least twice.
  The Manitoba government planned to keep the flag, use it f
  
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• Palestinian man kills 2 in car-ramming and stabbing attack in northern Israel, police say

  26-12-2025 13:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  JERUSALEM (AP) — A car-ramming and stabbing attack by a Palestinian man left two people dead in northern Israel on Friday, police said.Police said the attacker first crashed his vehicle into people in the northern city of Beit Shean, killing one man, and then sped onto a highway, where he fatally stabbed a young woman. Police said that the attacker was heading toward the nearby city of Afula when a civilian bystander intervened and the attacker was shot.Both of the victims were pronounced
  
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• At least 15 injured in a knife and chemical attack at a factory in Japan

  26-12-2025 11:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TOKYO (AP) — A man was arrested after stabbing eight people and injuring seven others with what was believed to be bleach at a rubber factory in central Japan on Friday, officials said. Eight people were taken to hospitals after being stabbed by the man with a knife at the Yokohama Rubber Company in the city of Mishima, in the Shizuoka prefecture, west of Tokyo, according to the Fujisan Nanto Fire Department. The department told The Associated Press that five of the people who were stabbed
  
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• Freezing rain, snow expected in parts of Ontario as Newfoundland braces for blizzards

  26-12-2025 11:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Parts of southern Ontario are under weather warnings today, with freezing rain expected in the Windsor region and parts of the Greater Toronto Area into the evening.
  Environment Canada says some areas north of Toronto could see a mix of ice pellets and snowfall amounts of between five and 12 centimetres.
  Further north, areas from Sault Ste. Marie to Thunder Bay to Dryden could experience freezing rain and snow amounting to 20 centimetres.
  Heading out west, Environment Canada is warning of extrem
  
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• Japanese media say several people were injured after being stabbed a factory in central Japan

  26-12-2025 10:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TOKYO (AP) — Several people were hospitalized after being stabbed at a factory in central Japan on Friday, media reports said.Kyodo News agency and other media said several people were stabbed by a man with a knife at a rubber factory in the city of Mishima, in the Shizuoka prefecture, west of Tokyo.Eight people have been hospitalized, Kyodo reported, quoting local fire department officials. Kyodo said the attacker was detained at the factory. No other details, including the conditions of
  
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