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• Chilliwack RCMP seeks help locating missing man

  15-10-2024 22:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Mounties in Chilliwack are asking for assistance in locating a 43-year-old man who was reported missing Tuesday (Oct. 14).
  Police say William Welch was reported missing Monday. He is described as a Caucasian male, 5’10” tall, 196 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
  Police say Welch drives a 2016 white Dodge Ram 3500 pickup bearing a British Columbia license plate of RH2686. Police believe he was heading to Clinton, B.C.
  Image: RCMP / Missing man’s Ram pic
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Canada-Finland Olympic hockey game postponed due to Finnish illness

  05-02-2026 14:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN — Canada’s opening women’s hockey game against Finland at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics has been postponed after members of Finland’s team were struck with norovirus.
  The preliminary round game will be played Feb. 12 at the Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena.More coming.
  The Canadian Press
  
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• UK leader Starmer apologizes to victims of Epstein for giving Mandelson an ambassador job

  05-02-2026 13:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer apologized Thursday to victims of Jeffrey Epstein for appointing Peter Mandelson as the U.K.'s ambassador to Washington despite his ties to the disgraced financier.The prime minister said Mandelson had lied and “portrayed Epstein as someone he barely knew.” To the victims, he said: “I am sorry, sorry for what was done to you, sorry that so many people with power failed you. Sorry for having believed Mandelson’s lies
  
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• Famine spreads to more towns in Sudan’s Darfur region, hunger experts warn as war rages on

  05-02-2026 13:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CAIRO (AP) — Famine is spreading in war-torn Sudan's western Darfur region and has now engulfed two more towns there, a global hunger monitoring group said Thursday. The announcement came after the group said last year that people in Darfur’s major city of el-Fasher, overrun by the paramilitary forces after an 18-month siege, were enduring famine.Since April 2023, war has gripped much of Sudan after a power struggle erupted between the East African country’s military and the po
  
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• ‘It was honestly really fun’: Cooley comes up big for Flames in win over Oilers

  05-02-2026 13:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Devin Cooley was the first to admit that his second career start against the Edmonton Oilers went way better than his first.
  Cooley made 36 saves on Wednesday to backstop the Calgary Flames to a 4-3 victory over Edmonton as both teams wrapped up play and now head into the Olympic break.
  “It was honestly really fun,” said Cooley.
  “When it's back and forth, and maybe I give up a goal that I don't really want to give up and it's like, oh, shoot, now it's tied again
  
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• Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris said to be ‘feeling good’ after big air crash

  05-02-2026 12:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LIVIGNO — Veteran Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris was said to be "feeling good" Thursday, the morning after crashing during big air training at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
  Brendan Matthews, Canada Snowboard's vice-president of business development and partnerships, said the 32-year-old from Regina was taken to hospital late Wednesday and released soon after. McMorris, who won bronze medals in slopestyle in each of his three previous Olympics, spent the night at the Olympic Village.
  "He'
  
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• UK leader apologizes to victims of Epstein for giving Peter Mandelson an ambassador job

  05-02-2026 12:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer apologized Thursday to victims of Jeffrey Epstein for appointing Peter Mandelson as the U.K.'s ambassador to Washington despite his ties to the disgraced financier.The prime minister said Mandelson had “portrayed Epstein as someone he barely knew.” In a speech on Thursday, he said “I am sorry … for having believed Mandelson’s lies and appointed him.”Starmer fired Mandelson in September after emails were
  
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• Arizona Department of Public Safety helicopter crash kills pilot and trooper during shooter response

  05-02-2026 12:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona Department of Public Safety helicopter responding to assist officers with an active shooter situation crashed, killing both the pilot and a trooper who was a paramedic on board, authorities said.A Ranger helicopter crew responded to assist the Flagstaff Police Department and other law enforcement agencies on Wednesday night, Sgt. Kameron Lee of the department said in a statement.“Tragically, during the incident, the helicopter crashed, killing both
  
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• Canadiens’ Montembeault enjoys scintillating performance, puts past struggles behind

  05-02-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Samuel Montembeault wanted to have a bounce-back performance.
  He got one.
  The Montreal Canadiens netminder made 36 saves in his team's 5-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday that boosted their point streak to five games.
  It was Montembeault's first start since Jan. 24 and first win since Jan. 17.
  “(Goalie Jakub) Dobes has been playing really good for us the last couple of games so I was happy to get the start before the break,” said Montembeault, who is 10-8
  
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• Raptors stumble in 128-126 loss to Timberwolves before NBA trade deadline

  05-02-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — For 24 minutes, the Toronto Raptors dominated the Minnesota Timberwolves.
  But then turnovers and the explosive play of Anthony Edwards gave Minnesota momentum in the second half and the Raptors fell to the Timberwolves 128-126 on Wednesday. Brandon Ingram, who led Toronto with 25 points, said that he and his teammates have to get back to their fundamentals.
  “Every game is different. I think we can learn how to take care of the basketball for sure and what plays we are gonna
  
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• Indian teacher who created hundreds of learning centers wins $1 million Global Teacher Prize

  05-02-2026 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Indian teacher and activist known for creating hundreds of learning centers and painting educational murals across the walls of slums won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize on Thursday. Rouble Nagi accepted the award at the World Governments Summit in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, an annual event that draws leaders from across the globe. Her Rouble Nagi Art Foundation has established more than 800 learning centers across India. They aim to have c
  
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• In the news: Canadian consulate in Greenland to open Friday, Canada’s Black history

  05-02-2026 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …
  Greenland consulate could boost ties with Canada
  The launch of a new Canadian diplomatic mission in Greenland is sparking hopes for more collaboration on climate change, Inuit rights and defence in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's annexation threats.
  Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is set to officially open the new consulate Friday in Greenland's capital Nuuk, where the Canadian consulat
  
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• Update expected in Frank Stronach case after Toronto sexual assault trial delayed

  05-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — An update is expected today in the case of Canadian businessman Frank Stronach, whose sexual assault trial in Toronto is facing some delays.
  The trial was scheduled to begin earlier this week but Stronach's legal team asked for more time to prepare after receiving what it described as a large volume of new materials that includes several videotaped statements.
  The defence also said it is making an application for more disclosure and that there may be additional motions before the
  
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• New Greenland consulate sparks hopes for joint action on climate change, defence

  05-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The launch of a new Canadian diplomatic mission in Greenland is sparking hopes for more collaboration on climate change, Inuit rights and defence in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's annexation threats.
  Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is set to officially open the new consulate Friday in Greenland's capital Nuuk, where the Canadian consulate has been operating quietly for several weeks.
  "This should have happened 300 years ago," said Aaju Peter, an Inuit lawyer and ar
  
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• How a missing-person report filed after four decades helped ID Canadian’s remains

  05-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Vancouver police say a missing-person report and a DNA sample filed by a B.C. woman four decades after her mother disappeared helped identify the remains of a woman found in Florida in the 1980s.
  Othram, an American DNA firm that works with law enforcement on cold cases, announced last week that Jeanette Marcotte's remains had been identified as those found in Malabar, Fla., in 1985, in a case Florida investigators said may involve a serial killer.
  Vancouver Police have now she
  
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• Feds expected to announce national automotive strategy, new EV rebates today

  05-02-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce new electric vehicle policies today including a revival of the popular EV rebates for consumers.
  Government and industry sources, who were not authorized to publicly discuss details ahead of the announcement, say the strategy will scrap the electric vehicle sales mandate in favour of new vehicle emissions standards.
  The mandate was to have required 20 per cent of all new vehicles sold be electric starting this year, rising to 60 p
  
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• New survey suggests Canadians feel health-care system has deteriorated

  05-02-2026 09:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — A new survey suggests Canadians feel the health-care system has deteriorated over the last decade as they increasingly struggle to access family doctors and encounter hurdles to seeing specialists.The Angus Reid Institute survey released Thursday compares the results of more than 4,000 respondents between Nov. 26 and Dec. 1, 2025 to a survey it conducted in 2015.
  The latest results say half of respondents reported that they either don’t have a family doctor or struggle to s
  
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• Marchand’s shootout goal gives Panthers 5-4 win over Bruins

  05-02-2026 07:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brad Marchand scored in the fourth round of the shootout in his return to Florida’s lineup after missing two games to give the Panthers a 5-4 win over the Boston Bruins, his former team, on Wednesday night.
  Anton Lundell had a goal and two assists for his second three-point game of the season, while Matthew Tkachuk and Uvis Balinskis had a goal and an assist each as the Panthers ended a four-game losing streak. Sergei Bobrovsky made 25 saves.
  Michael Eyssimont sc
  
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• Golden Knights end 5-game skid with 5-2 victory over Canucks

  05-02-2026 07:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist and the Vegas Golden Knights snapped a five-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night.
  Ivan Barbashev scored a goal for the fourth straight game, and Cole Reinhardt, Pavel Dorofayev and Alexander Holtz also had goals for the Knights. Mark Stone had a pair of assists.
  Akira Schmid made 21 saves, including a spectacular stop on Vancouver's Pierre-Olivier Joseph midway through the second period when he
  
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• Flames take season series, hand Oilers third consecutive loss

  05-02-2026 06:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Rookie Matvei Gridin had a goal and an assist for his first multi-point NHL game to lead the Calgary Flames to a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.
  Jonathan Huberdeau and Ryan Lomberg, with the game-winner, also scored for Calgary (23-27-6). Nazem Kadri, MacKenzie Weegar and Zach Whitecloud had two assists apiece.
  The Flames took the season series against their provincial rival winning of three of four meetings.
  Leon Draisaitl, with two goals, and Kasperi Kapanen
  
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• Vancouver FC falls 3-0 in first leg vs. Cruz Azul in CONCACAF Champions Cup

  05-02-2026 06:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LANGLEY — Vancouver FC is off to a rough start in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
  The Canadian Premier League side lost 3-0 to Cruz Azul in the first leg of round one play on Wednesday at Willoughby Community Park.
  Jose Paradela, Amaury Morales and Agustin Palavecino each scored for the Mexican side.
  Paradela scored in the 22nd minute, with Morales doubling the lead just before half in the 44th minute. Palavecino sealed the scoring in the 64th minute.
  Vancouver FC qualified for the tournament
  
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• Anthony Edwards’s 30-point performance powers Timberwolves rally past Raptors 128-126

  05-02-2026 04:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Anthony Edwards scored 30 points, with 21 coming in the second half, to help the Minnesota Timberwolves rally past the Toronto Raptors 128-126 on Wednesday.
  Jaden McDaniels added 19 points for Minnesota (32-20) and Rudy Gobert had a double-double with 12 rebounds and 10 points.
  The Timberwolves trailed by as many as 18 points before staging their late comeback.
  Scottie Barnes had a double-double for Toronto (30-22) with 22 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.
  Barnes tied Pascal
  
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• Canadiens head into Olympic break on high note with 5-1 win over Jets

  05-02-2026 04:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Brendan Gallagher and Josh Anderson each had a goal and two assists to help the Montreal Canadiens extend their point streak to five games with a 5-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday.Rookie Oliver Kapanen, Lane Hutson and Phillip Danault, with an empty-netter, also scored for the Canadiens (32-17-8), who are 4-0-1 during that stretch and 6-2-1 in their last nine games.
  Samuel Montembeault stopped 36 shots for Montreal, picking up his first win since Jan. 17.
  Kyle Conn
  
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• Carney says ‘inequalities persist’ in speech marking Black History Month

  05-02-2026 03:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says the history of Black Canadians is one of "injustice met with perseverance."Speaking at an event marking 30 years of Black History Month in Canada, Carney said that while Canadian principles now celebrate diversity, the country hasn't always lived up to that promise.
  He acknowledged in his speech tonight at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., that slavery existed in the colonies that would become Canada and even when that dark period en
  
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• ICE agents can’t make warrantless arrests in Oregon unless there’s a risk of escape, US judge rules

  05-02-2026 02:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — U.S. immigration agents in Oregon must stop arresting people without warrants unless there's a likelihood of escape, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.U.S. District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai issued a preliminary injunction in a proposed class-action lawsuit targeting the Department of Homeland Security's practice of arresting immigrants they happen to come across while conducting ramped-up enforcement operations — which critics have described as “arrest first,
  
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• Multiple schools in B.C. were placed on hold and secure after phone threats: RCMP

  05-02-2026 02:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  COQUITLAM — A number of schools in B.C.'s Lower Mainland were placed on hold and secure on Wednesday after receiving "multiple" threats, which RCMP say were later discounted.Insp. Veronica Fox, with the RCMP in Coquitlam, B.C., says they took the threats very seriously and are trying to identify any connections between calls made to schools in both Coquitlam and neighbouring Port Coquitlam.She says the threats were made by phone but they were found to be not credible.
  When asked if the thr
  
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• Explosive inside truck leads to drugs, guns seizure in Prince George - Chilliwack Progress

  05-02-2026 01:36
  Explosive inside truck leads to drugs, guns seizure in Prince George  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Anthony Calvillo to call plays this season for Montreal Alouettes

  05-02-2026 01:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Anthony Calvillo will be the Montreal Alouettes offensive playcaller this season.
  Calvillo, Montreal's offensive co-ordinator and quarterbacks coach, will take over playcalling duties from head coach Jason Maas, the club announced Wednesday.
  Montreal also unveiled Maas's coaching staff for 2026 and it features nine returnees from last year when the Alouettes reached the Grey Cup before losing 25-17 to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
  A.J. Gass joins the Alouettes as linebackers coa
  
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• Police suspected ‘murder-suicide’ in Prince Rupert family’s deaths: B.C. official

  05-02-2026 00:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  An official with the B.C. Ministry of Children and Family Development says police told her office that a couple and their two young sons had died of a suspected murder-suicide in Prince Rupert, days after the father was released from apprehension under the Mental Health Act.
  The testimony at a coroners inquest by Julie Furlaino, director of operations for the ministry in the region, offers the first description of how Christopher Duong, Janet Nguyen and their children might have died in 2023.
  Du
  
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• Media harder to identify, RCMP officer tells hearing over photojournalist’s lawsuit

  05-02-2026 00:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The RCMP officer in charge of overseeing the enforcement of a court injunction in a British Columbia pipeline dispute where a photojournalist was arrested says he welcomes media coverage of such operations.
  Asst. Commissioner John Brewer says he supports media "being given as much access as reasonably possible" and it's not the job of police to "arbitrate who's media and who's not," provided they're not "overtly complicit" with protesters.
  But he told a B.C. Supreme Court heari
  
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