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• Charge continue finding rhythm through ‘hectic schedule’ with win over Fleet

  27-12-2025 22:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Charge might not be sitting where they want to be in the standings but feel they’re trending in the right direction.
  Following a 3-2 shootout win over the league-leading Boston Fleet (6-0-1-1) Saturday afternoon, the Charge (1-3-0-5) moved into sixth and will take advantage of a six-day break before they’re back in action next Saturday.
  Ottawa has played a league-high nine games to this point and played its last five on the road creating a less than ideal sc
  
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• Police looking to solve mysterious crash near Hope that tragically killed a 21-year-old Vancouver woman

  31-12-2025 00:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HOPE/COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY — The BC Highway Patrol is appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage to solve a mysterious motor vehicle incident northeast of Hope that sadly killed a 21-year-old Vancouver woman.
  According to a statement from BCHP spokesperson Corporal Michael McLaughlin, a white Toyota Yaris in the southbound lane of Highway 5 went down an embankment on Saturday, Dec. 27 between 11:50 a.m. and 12:20 p.m. The Yaris had been traveling southbound between the Sowaqua chain-up area
  
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• Drastic course correction led Canada’s Keaton Verhoeff to world juniors

  31-12-2025 00:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS — Braeden Cootes remembers a very different Keaton Verhoeff.
  The pair from just outside Edmonton crossed paths at rinks growing up. Cootes was a forward. Verhoeff suited up as a goaltender.
  Their careers would take off and both are now living a dream playing for Canada at the world junior hockey championship. Cootes remains a forward. Verhoeff, however, drastically changed course.
  The Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., product hung up his pads, blocker and glove at age 12, shifting from
  
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• Teen reported missing in North Vancouver found dead in Vancouver home

  30-12-2025 23:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Major crime investigators are looking into the death of a 16-year-old girl found dead in a Vancouver home after first being reported missing in North Vancouver.
  Police say they were called to the home in the area of East Pender and Renfrew streets at about 9 a.m. and discovered the dead teen there.
  They say the victim had been reported missing one day earlier and was the subject of an investigation by North Vancouver RCMP before her body was discovered.
  Police say a cause of de
  
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• Man arrested in Vancouver after spray painter threatens pedestrian with knife

  30-12-2025 23:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A 50-year-old man has been arrested in Vancouver for allegedly trying to spray a stranger with paint and threatening him with a knife after being confronted.
  Vancouver police say the incident happened on Saturday around 9:48 a.m. near the intersection of West Hastings and Hamilton streets.
  They say a person walking to work called police, reporting he confronted the suspect who was allegedly spray-painting in the area.
  The accused then allegedly sprayed toward the pedestrian and
  
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• ‘Mysterious’ crash kills Vancouver driver on Coquihalla Highway

  30-12-2025 23:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HOPE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Police in British Columbia are seeking public help in their investigation into what they call a "mysterious" fatal crash on the Coquihalla Highway on the weekend.
  The BC Highway Patrol says the crash happened on Saturday between 11:50 a.m. and 12:20 p.m. near Hope, between Othello Road and the Sowaqua chain-up area.
  Police say a white Toyota Yaris hatchback left the highway and crashed down an embankment, and the 21-year-old woman driver from Vancouver died
  
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• Martone setting the tone for Canada ahead of NYE clash win Finland at world juniors

  30-12-2025 23:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS — Porter Martone stood up and faced the music.
  The Canadian captain at the world junior hockey championship was issued a warning by a disciplinary committee for crossing the red line in warm-ups ahead of a feisty opening-night rematch against Czechia — the team that eliminated his country at the quarterfinal stage of the last two tournaments.
  Martone then took an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty after sealing a 7-5 victory with an empty-net goal. Hockey Canada was also sub
  
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• Part of Ottawa’s Rideau Canal skateway set to open on Dec. 31

  30-12-2025 22:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A section of Ottawa's historic Rideau Canal skateway is set to open the morning of Dec. 31.
  Beginning at 8 a.m., skaters will be able to make their way down a 3.4-kilometre section from the Somerset West access point to the Bank Street Bridge.
  At 7.8 kilometres long, the Rideau Canal skateway is known as the world’s largest skating rink — though conditions haven't always been favourable for skating in recent years.
  The skateway — a UNESCO World Heritage Site &mda
  
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• ECHL players ratify new labor deal, ending strike that had postponed games

  30-12-2025 22:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Professional Hockey Players’ Association announced Tuesday that its membership had ratified a new, five-year collective bargaining agreement with the ECHL following a strike that forced the postponement of 41 games since last week.
  The new agreement will run through the 2029-30 season for the North American minor league two tiers below the NHL. Games resume Tuesday night. after the postponements began Friday.
  “This agreement reflects the unity, resolve, professionalism and discip
  
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• Person found injured after shootout involving police in Quebec Far North has died

  30-12-2025 22:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Quebec's police watchdog says one of two people who were found injured after an exchange of gunfire involving the Nunavik Police Service on Dec. 20 has died.
  The Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes says the person who died had been found inside the residence following the shooting.
  Inukjuak Mayor Bobby Epoo had previously said the people who were hurt were a man in his 30s and a six-year-old girl.
  A news release from the Kativik Regional Government published Dec. 23 s
  
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• Iran lists Canada’s navy as terrorist organization in response to move by Ottawa

  30-12-2025 22:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Tehran has designated Canada's navy as a terrorist organization in response to Ottawa's decision to add an Iranian military branch to its list of extremist groups.
  In a statement, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Canada's 2024 listing of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity contravened international law.
  The statement notes that a 2019 Iranian law, passed after the United States designated the IRGC as a terrorist organization, authorizes reciproc
  
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• Bamba ready to get to work with Raptors as Toronto prepares for Jokic-less Nuggets

  30-12-2025 22:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Mo Bamba knows he fits in well in the Toronto Raptors’ locker room. Now he just has to find his place with them on the court.The seven-foot centre signed with Toronto on Sunday and made his Raptors debut the next night, playing four minutes in a 107-106 win over the Orlando Magic.Bamba was still finding his footing less than 24 hours into joining his sixth NBA team — his luggage was lost on his way to Toronto — but said getting acclimated was more about learning
  
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• Violinist undeterred by Vancouver orchestra’s legal threat over sexual assault claim

  30-12-2025 21:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A Vancouver violinist who was threatened with legal action by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra after breaking a non-disclosure agreement and speaking out about an alleged sexual assault by one of its former senior musicians says she won't be intimidated into silence.
  Esther Hwang says the legal demand by her ex-employer instead is encouraging her to continue sharing her story.
  Hwang says she was sexually harassed and then raped by the former fellow member of the orchestra in 20
  
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• Towering defenceman returns to the Chilliwack Chiefs

  30-12-2025 21:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — A towering defenceman who made his mark with the Chiefs during their extended playoff run last season is back on the ice with the Chilliwack Chiefs.
  In a statement Tuesday, the Chiefs say they are excited to welcome back veteran defenceman Jayden Veney, a 6-foot-7, 223-pound physical presence who began the 2025-26 season with the Youngstown Phantoms before rejoining the Chiefs.
  Veney, whose hometown is Rochester, Minnesota, emerged as a key contributor during Chilliwack’
  
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• Noah beats Oliver as most popular name for B.C. babies in 2025: province

  30-12-2025 21:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says Noah was the most popular name for babies in 2025, beating out Oliver, which had topped the list last year.
  A statement from B.C.'s Vital Statistics Agency says it recorded 198 more babies named Noah than those named Oliver among the 41,557 babies born in the province between Jan. 1 and Dec. 15.
  It says Theodore was the third-most popular name this year, followed by Liam, Olivia, Charlotte, Jack, Henry, Sophia and James.
  The government agency
  
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• Police in B.C. seize close to 100 kg of drugs in trafficking investigation

  30-12-2025 21:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BURNABY — Police in Metro Vancouver say they have seized almost 100 kilograms of illicit drugs worth close to $4 million after a six-month investigation into a trafficking operation.
  Burnaby RCMP say officers with their gang unit raided a home in New Westminster on Dec. 17 as part of the investigation, resulting in the arrest of a 29-year-old man.
  Police say they seized a large quantity of drugs, including 15 kilograms of cocaine, 41 kilograms of methamphetamine, 41 kilograms of cannabis c
  
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• Pedestrian struck by vehicle in apparent hit and run Tuesday in Yarrow

  30-12-2025 21:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack first responders were called to Yarrow Tuesday morning after a pedestrian was reportedly struck by a vehicle, which later fled the scene.
  According to scanner traffic, four Chilliwack Fire Department engines were paged at 11:37 a.m. about the incident. Two ambulances from Chilliwack, 206A3D and 206P, were dispatched as per Pulse Point.
  Engine 3 crews told dispatch at 11:44 a.m. that they had arrived on scene and said one patient who was struck suffered minor injurie
  
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• Chilliwack entrepreneur expands pet food product to 34 stores across Canada and online

  30-12-2025 21:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack entrepreneur and pet owner Nicole Weber has expanded a unique product for man’s best friend to 34 stores across Canada and online.Weber tells Fraser Valley Today that ChocoPup, Canada’s first organic, dog-safe hot chocolate mix, draws on her 12 years of business experience. She says ChocoPup provides dog owners with a new way to share a cozy, comforting moment with their beloved pets this winter.“ChocoPup is a revolutionary product designed to let
  
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• DOJ pushed to prosecute Kilmar Abrego Garcia only after mistaken deportation, judge’s order says

  30-12-2025 20:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A newly unsealed order in the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia reveals that high-level Justice Department officials pushed for his indictment, calling it a “top priority,” only after he was mistakenly deported and then ordered returned to the U.S. Abrego Garcia has pleaded not guilty in federal court in Tennessee to charges of human smuggling. He is seeking to have the case dismissed on the grounds that the prosecution is vindictive — a w
  
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• Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the late President John F. Kennedy, has died at 35

  30-12-2025 20:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BOSTON (AP) — Environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the late President John F. Kennedy, has died. She was 35.Schlossberg, the daughter of Kennedy’s daughter, Caroline Kennedy, and Edwin Schlossberg, revealed she had terminal cancer in a November 2025 essay in The New Yorker. A family statement disclosing her death was released Tuesday on social media by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation.“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will
  
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• Canadian Olympian Charline Labonté joins Vancouver Goldeneyes staff

  30-12-2025 20:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Goldeneyes have added a four-time gold medallist to their staff, hiring Charline Labonté as a player development consultant.
  The goaltender from Boisbriand, Que., won Olympic gold with Canada in 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014, and hoisted the CWHL's Clarkson Cup with the Montreal Canadiennes in 2017.
  She was named the Clarkson Cup MVP that season and earned the league's goaltender of the year award for the third year in a row.
  Labonté was the second femal
  
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• Vancouver Goldeneyes continue search for away wins on extended road swing

  30-12-2025 20:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  It's another week, another rink for the Vancouver Goldeneyes.Between an extended series of away games and the PWHL's Takeover Tour, life on the road has become somewhat routine for the expansion club.“It’s totally a bonding moment," defender Mellissa Channell-Watkins said. "It sucks not being at home, but that’s just the name of the game. Especially being an expansion team from out West, you have to go on these long road trips."But I think that just kind of makes us better as a
  
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• Carney speaks with European leaders on efforts to reach Ukraine peace deal

  30-12-2025 19:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he spoke with European leaders today on the latest efforts to advance Ukraine's security and recovery.
  In a social media post, Carney says Canada and European leaders support efforts to reach a negotiated settlement to the conflict sparked by Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost four years ago.
  He says they also stand ready to provide robust security guarantees for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.
  Neither the Prime Minister's Office no
  
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• Toronto woman, 47, dies on mountain at Banff ski resort

  30-12-2025 19:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BANFF, ALBERTA, CANADA — Police say a 47-year-old woman from Toronto died while skiing at a Banff ski resort on Saturday afternoon.
  Alberta RCMP Cpl. Troy Savinkoff says both STARS and local paramedics were called to the Banff Sunshine Village for an injured skier just after 3:30 local time.
  The woman was located in an area of trees and deep snow just off the Banff Avenue ski path, a green run at the resort.
  Savinkoff says first responders were unable to revive the skier and she was declar
  
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• Family hoping for answers after Quebec couple die in Dominican Republic

  30-12-2025 19:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The family of a Quebec couple found dead in the Dominican Republic on Boxing Day say they are searching for answers about what happened to their loved ones.
  Patricia Sauvé says her aunt Christine Sauvé and her uncle Alain Noël, both in their 50s, were found by their son in the bedroom of their home in the Caribbean country.Sauvé says her aunt had felt dizzy and had gone to the hospital on Christmas Day, but was released with a date for followup testing.
  
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• Calgary Flames sign goaltender Devin Cooley to two-year, US$2.7 million extension

  30-12-2025 19:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have signed goaltender Devin Cooley to a two-year, one-way contract extension worth US$2.7 million, the NHL club announced Tuesday.
  The 28-year-old from Los Gatos, Calif., has a 4-4-2 record with a 2.40 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage in 13 games with the Flames this season.
  He has combined with Flames starting goalie Dustin Wolf to post the second-best team goals-against average (2.20) and save percentage (.922) on home ice this season.
  Cooley
  
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• Patriots star receiver Stefon Diggs faces strangulation charges, denies allegations

  30-12-2025 19:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BOSTON (AP) — New England Patriots star wide receiver Stefon Diggs is facing strangulation and other criminal charges in connection with an incident that happened earlier this month, police said.News of the charges emerged after a court hearing Tuesday in Dedham, Massachusetts. It is unclear what led to the charges, which include felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery.Diggs’ lawyer, David Meier, said in an emailed statement that Diggs “categoric
  
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• Green Party settles with commission over federal leaders’ debate exclusion

  30-12-2025 19:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal Leaders' Debate Commission says it has settled with the Green Party after the party vowed to challenge its removal from the spring election debates.
  The commission rescinded an invitation back in April for Jonathan Pedneault, then co-leader of the Greens, to appear at a pair of leaders' debates in Montreal.
  The commission said at the time that it made the decision because the Green Party was not running candidates in the necessary number of ridings.
  The Greens were out
  
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• Foreign ministers call on Israel to ensure international aid groups can work in Gaza

  30-12-2025 19:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada and other nations are calling on Israel to boost the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza as the country reportedly moves to suspend more than two dozen humanitarian organizations.
  The Associated Press reports a Canadian non-profit, Oxfam Quebec, is on a list of 37 organizations set to be barred from Gaza by Israel as of Jan. 1 for failing to comply with new vetting rules for international organizations working in the enclave.
  COGAT, the Israeli defence ministry unit that ove
  
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• Matthews questionable for Toronto’s game against Devils; Tanev, Joshua out

  30-12-2025 19:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs say captain Auston Matthews will be a "game-time decision" for their game Tuesday night against the visiting New Jersey Devils.
  The Leafs said in an update that the star centre is dealing with a lower-body injury. Matthews temporarily left Toronto's 3-2 overtime loss to Detroit on Saturday after blocking a shot.
  Matthews has had a down year by his standards with 15 goals and 12 assists in 33 games. But his offence has picked up of late with a goal and thre
  
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