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• Chilliwack Chiefs Commit to Cole Brown for 25/26

  17-01-2025 22:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Chilliwack Chiefs are proud to announce the commitment of 2007-born Cole Brown for the 2025-26 BCHL season. Born and raised in Langley, Brown is a player the Chiefs are very familiar with. He used a successful spring ID camp last season to garner an invite to main training camp where he impressed the Chiefs staff and ended up on the pre-season roster. He showed a lot of skill, poise, and great offensive instincts and the Chiefs staff is looking forward to him continuing his development in Ch
  
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• Ice from winter storm leaves hundreds of thousands of customers without power across the South

  25-01-2026 21:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  A massive winter storm dumped sleet, freezing rain and snow across much of the U.S. on Sunday, bringing subzero temperatures and paralyzing air and road traffic. Tree branches and power lines snapped under the weight of ice, and hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in the Southeast were left without electricity.The ice and snowfall were expected to continue into Monday in much of the country, followed by very low temperatures, which could cause “dangerous travel and infrastructure
  
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• UFV professor’s Canada-Africa trade report brought to Senate amid U.S. tariff uncertainty

  25-01-2026 21:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — A researcher at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) is looking to pitch a new trade frontier as economic uncertainty continues seeping up from across the U.S. border. 
  Dr. Edward Akuffo has contributed to two recently published federal government reports on Canada-Africa trade relations, including the latest 61-page follow-up urging officials to make Africa a “strategic priority”.
  “Canada is at least two decades behind when it comes to broadening a
  
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• Canadian veterans outraged by Trump’s NATO comments: “A great deal of disrespect”

  25-01-2026 20:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  A Canadian veteran said U.S. President Donald Trump's recent remarks about the contribution of NATO soldiers in Afghanistan show "a great deal of disrespect" toward those killed while fighting.In an interview with Fox News on Thursday, Trump described NATO partners' role in Afghanistan as small, saying that "we never needed them, we have never really asked anything of them," adding that "they stayed a little back, a little off the front lines."Matthew Luloff was livid after hearing Trump's comme
  
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• Ice from winter storm leaves a million customers without power across the South

  25-01-2026 20:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  A massive winter storm dumped sleet, freezing rain and snow across much of the U.S. on Sunday, bringing subzero temperatures and paralyzing air and road traffic. Tree branches and power lines snapped under the weight of ice, and about a million homes and businesses in the Southeast were left without electricity.The ice and snowfall were expected to continue into Monday in much of the country, followed by very low temperatures, which could cause “dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts&
  
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• Opposition to press Liberals on backing up promises with action to bolster economy

  25-01-2026 19:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Opposition members say they will press Prime Minister Mark Carney to back up his bold words about Canada's future with concrete action as Parliament resumes Monday after the holiday break.
  Carney returns to the front bench of the House of Commons after travelling the globe to spur exports and drum up investment from new sources amid deep uncertainty about Canada's trading relationship with the United States.
  In a high-profile speech in Switzerland, the prime minister urged other m
  
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• Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ comes to Chilliwack in flamenco performance Valentine’s Day

  25-01-2026 19:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — A Vancouver dancer is sparking fire on the Chilliwack stage with a flamenco rendition of Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons”.
  On Valentine’s Day, Karen Flamenco will be combining a live performance of the classical masterpiece with the rhythmic castanets and footwork of Spanish dance.
  “Each season unfolds with vivid storytelling—Spring’s renewal, Summer’s heat, Autumn’s abundance, and Winter’s stark beauty— brought to life
  
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• Latest shooting in Minnesota enforcement surge fuels more calls for immigration agents to leave

  25-01-2026 19:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Local leaders and Democrats across the country demanded federal immigration officers leave Minnesota after a Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man in Minneapolis and set off clashes with protesters in a city already shaken by another shooting death weeks earlier.The latest shooting has sparked a legal fight over control of the investigation amid the immigration surge that has swept across Minneapolis and surrounding cities.Video shot by bystanders and reviewed by The As
  
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• Maltais, sprint team earn Canada two silvers at final speedskating World Cup

  25-01-2026 18:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  INZELL — Valérie Maltais earned her second podium of the weekend on Sunday, bringing home silver in the women’s mass start to conclude the final speedskating World Cup event of the season.
  The 35-year-old from La Baie, Que., finished the 16-lap race in eight minutes 38.77 seconds, behind Marijke Groenewoud of the Netherlands (8:38.32)."Obviously, I wanted a podium but today was more about how I felt while racing," Maltais said. "I’m kind of surprised with my weekend. I j
  
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• Canada’s Mboko, American Jovic fall in second round of doubles at Australian Open

  25-01-2026 18:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MELBOURNE — Canada's Victoria Mboko and Iva Jovic of the United States fell 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (10) to Belgium's Elise Mertens and China's Zhang Shuai in second-round women's doubles action on Monday.Mboko was coming off being eliminated in singles play by world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the fourth round.Mboko and Jovic carried their momentum from the second set into the third, taking a 4-1 lead in the final set.However, Mertens and Zhang stormed back to tie, with both sides going back and forth
  
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• Nova Scotia’s Black beats Alberta’s Sturmay 9-6 at Scotties Tournament of Hearts

  25-01-2026 18:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSISSAUGA — Nova Scotia's Christina Black defeated Alberta's Selena Sturmay 9-6 on Sunday morning at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
  Black, who reached the final of the Olympic Trials last November, scored three points in the fifth end and added three more in the seventh.In other early games, Manitoba's Beth Peterson rolled to a 13-3 victory over New Brunswick's Melodie Forsythe and Nunavut's Julia Weagle topped Prince Edward Island's Amanda Power 8-5.
  Northern Ontario's Krista Scharf
  
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• Canada’s Abigail Strate earns second World Cup ski jumping medal of the weekend

  25-01-2026 18:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SAPPORO — Canadian ski jumper Abigail Strate won her second World Cup medal of the weekend on Sunday with a silver.
  The Calgary native finished with 129.2 points in the large hill event.
  Slovakia's Nika Prevc (134.5) and Norway's Heidi Dyhre Traaserud (124.6), placed in first and third.
  Strate also took silver in the large hill on Saturday, behind Prevc.The 24-year-old has now medalled in three straight World Cup events.Strate took bronze on Wednesday in the normal hill event.
  This report
  
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• First Nations-led health centre celebrates grand opening in Harrison Mills

  25-01-2026 18:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HARRISON MILLS — Residents from Agassiz to Mission can now receive holistic, integrated primary care after a new health facility opened its doors north of the Fraser River.
  The Éyameth’ Health Centre, sitting on the shared territories of the Sq’ewlets and Sts’ailes Nations in Harrison Mills, held its opening ceremony on Friday, January 23.
  Éyameth’ means “weaving health together” in Halq’eméylem, and the Centre looks to become
  
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• Canada’s recent dealings with China ‘entirely consistent” with CUSMA, Carney says

  25-01-2026 17:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa's recent dealings with Beijing are "entirely consistent" with Canada's obligations under its trade agreement with the United States and Mexico.
  Carney said today that under the continental trade pact, known as CUSMA, Canada cannot pursue free trade agreements with non-market economies — ones driven more by government than market forces — without prior notification.
  He said Canada has "no intention of doing that with China or any o
  
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• Canada names Olympic roster for luge, with five first-time Olympians

  25-01-2026 17:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Canada has named its six athletes for the Olympic luge team, with five first-time Olympians set to hit the big stage.
  Embyr-Lee Susko, Kailey Allan, Beattie Podulsky, Devin Wardrope and Cole Zajanski will all be debutants in Italy.
  Trinity Ellis, headed to her second Games, and Susko will compete in the women's singles.
  Allan and Podulsky will be in the women's doubles, while Wardrope and Zajanski are set to compete in the men's doubles.
  Ellis contributed to the sixth-place finis
  
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• Raptors’ Jakob Poeltl remains without return timeline, team says

  25-01-2026 17:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Toronto Raptors have announced that starting centre Jakob Poeltl remains without a timeline to return.
  The 30-year-old Austrian hasn't played since Dec. 21, missing 17 games, due to a lower back strain.
  The Raptors say Poeltl has returned to Toronto and received targeted pain relief treatment. His status will be updated when he returns to practice.
  Toronto is in Oklahoma City to take on the NBA-best Thunder Sunday night.The Raptors, who are on a three-game winning streak are fourth in the Ea
  
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• Heavy snowstorm to hit Toronto, Eastern Canada as frigid temperatures persist

  25-01-2026 17:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  While much of the country has been hit with bone-chilling cold, Toronto and other parts of Eastern Canada are bracing for heavy snowfall and other severe weather conditions.
  Environment Canada predicts Toronto could get up to 40 centimetres of snowfall Sunday.
  The weather agency has issued an orange winter storm alert for the much of the Greater Toronto Area, warning of significantly reduced visibility with strong wind gusts up to 50 kilometres per hour throughout the day before the system start
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of January 25, 2026

  25-01-2026 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.
  Name: Ricky BastiampillaiAge: 42
  Height: 6’0” ft Weight: 166lbs
  Hair: Black Eyes: Brown
  Wanted: Trafficking in Controlled Substance x10
  Warrant in effect: January 20, 2026
  Parole Jurisdiction: Chilliwack
  Name: Dallas FriesenAge: 41
  Height: 6’1” ft Weight: 231lbs
  Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue
  Wanted: Unlawfully at Large
  Warrant in effect: January 19, 2026
  Pa
  
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• QC Minister Christine Fréchette is entering the race for the leadership of the CAQ

  25-01-2026 16:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TROIS-RIVIÈRES — Quebec Economy Minister Christine Fréchette officially launched a bid to lead the governing Coalition Avenir Québec and replace Premier François Legault, who plans to step down.She made the announcement Sunday in Trois-Rivières, her hometown.She joins her colleague Environment Minister Bernard Drainville, , who announced on Saturday his intention to try to succeed François Legault.
  Under party rules unveiled last week, leadership c
  
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• B.C. cities face off for a piece of ‘Heated Rivalry’ star Hudson Williams

  25-01-2026 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — It's a "Heated Rivalry" beef, with a side-serving of spaghetti, as British Columbia cities lay claim to Hudson Williams, star of the gay hockey television phenomenon.
  Williams, who stars as Shane Hollander in the Crave series, has connections with multiple B.C. cities — he was born in Kelowna, grew up in Kamloops, lives in Vancouver and worked in New Westminster.
  The cities' tourism bodies have been leaning in to the success of the series about rival hockey players who de
  
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• Maureen Murphy surging offensivelt for Montreal Victoire

  25-01-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LAVAL — If you were to look up the top playoff scorer in Montreal Victoire history, it wouldn’t be Marie-Philip Poulin, or even Laura Stacey.That honour would go to third-year forward Maureen Murphy.Her five points in seven Professional Women’s Hockey League playoff games is two more than Poulin, and her three goals in those situations is one more than the player known as “Captain Clutch.”
  Murphy, who scored two goals in Montreal’s 3-1 win over the Ottawa Char
  
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• Carney set to spend much of 2026 travelling the world in search of trade

  25-01-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Mark Carney has been circling the globe on government aircraft since becoming prime minister — part of his efforts to secure new trade links and investment to double non-U.S. exports in the next decade.
  In just the first month of this year, he visited France, China, Qatar and Switzerland.
  The Prime Minister's Office seldom confirms trips months in advance, and summit plans may change given the current geopolitical tumult. But here's a look at the places Carney could be heade
  
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• Novak Djokovic advances to Australian Open quarterfinals on a walkover after Jakub Mensik withdraws

  25-01-2026 11:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has had a walkover into the Australian Open quarterfinals after Jakub Mensik withdrew 24 hours ahead of their scheduled fourth-round match with an abdominal injury.The tournament confirmed Mensik's withdrawal late Sunday. The match had been scheduled for Rod Laver Arena on Monday night.“After last couple of matches, I started to feel worse, and actually the problem is my abdominal muscle on the left side,” Mensik said in comments publi
  
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• Jets ’embarrassed’ with effort in 5-1 loss to visiting Red Wings

  25-01-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Todd McLellan expects his leaders to lead.
  When the Detroit Red Wings coach saw veteran goaltender John Gibson take exception to a questionable hit from Morgan Barron — leaving his crease to confront his opponent near the penalty box — he wasn’t the least bit bothered.
  "He has fire," McLellan said. "If he was a forward he'd probably have 100 penalty minutes. He just has that emotion and he's fiery. We don't mind that.
  "We obviously don't want him not being able
  
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• Hurricanes score early, Bussi does the rest in 4-1 win over Senators

  25-01-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Night after night, Carolina Hurricanes rookie goaltender Brandon Bussi continues to earn his starting role for one of the hottest teams in hockey.
  Posting a .972 save percentage while saving 35 of 36 shots against, Bussi effectively stymied any offence that Ottawa could muster on Saturday. According to Carolina head coach Rod Brind’Amour, Bussi can take most of the credit for his team’s 4-1 victory over the Senators, the Canes' 32nd win of the season.
  “That&rsquo
  
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• Edmonton Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard joins elite company with six-point game

  25-01-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Even joining elite hockey history didn't faze Evan Bouchard.
  The Edmonton Oilers star defenceman scored his first-ever hat trick and contributed three assists Saturday, powering his team to a 6-5 win over the Washington Capitals.
  Playing in his 400th regular-season game, Bouchard became just the fourth defenceman in NHL history to notch three goals and three assists in a game. The only other players on that list are Bobby Orr, Tom Bladon and Doug Crossman.
  "It’s good compa
  
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• Figure skater Fournier Beaudry opens up about Sorensen allegation in Netflix doc

  25-01-2026 09:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Figure skater Laurence Fournier Beaudry broke down in tears in a new Netflix documentary as she described being caught up in the fallout after Nikolaj Sorensen, her boyfriend and former ice dance partner, was accused of sexual assault.
  Fournier Beaudry, a 33-year-old from Montreal, opens up about the allegations in “Glitter & Gold: Ice Dancing,” a docuseries set for release Feb. 1.
  The three-part show follows three of ice dancing's top teams ahead of the Milan Cortina Olympic Gam
  
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• Bruins edge Canadiens 4-3

  25-01-2026 07:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BOSTON (AP) — Morgan Geekie scored his 100th career goal with 5:53 remaining to break a tie and give the Boston Bruins a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.Geekie’s winner, his second goal of the night, came on the power play just 12 seconds after Fraser Minten fired a backhander that beat Montreal goalie Samuel Montembeault to tie the game at 3-3.Viktor Arvidsson also scored a goal and Charlie McAvoy had three assists for Boston, which has won 10 of its last 12 an
  
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• Chiefs Take Series Lead with Retro Night Win Over Langley

  25-01-2026 07:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  By Shaelee Dombrowski
   
  Chilliwack, B.C. – The Chiefs’ Retro Night, presented by Mark’s Chilliwack, on Saturday night saw the Chilliwack Chiefs and Langley Rivermen face off for the third time this month. Going into the game, the season series was tied 1-1, with the away team winning each time. Both teams played on Friday night, Chilliwack gained a point in a shootout loss in Coquitlam, while Langley came off a 5-3 win against Nanaimo at home. With the teams just four poin
  
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• Australia announces cull of dingoes that circled Canadian woman’s body on beach

  25-01-2026 07:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Government officials in Australia say a pack of dingoes found circling the body of a Canadian woman after her death on a beach on K'gari will be culled.
  A spokesperson from Queensland's ministry of Environment and Tourism says in an online statement that rangers have monitored the pack since the death of 19-year-old Piper James on Monday.
  Citing aggressive behaviour, the spokesperson says the wild dogs are an "unacceptable public safety risk" and are to be euthanized "humanely."
  Minister Andrew
  
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