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• Criminals using AI to commit ransomware attacks, cybersecurity centre warns

  28-01-2026 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal cybersecurity centre warns in a new report that criminals who hold data for ransom are using artificial intelligence tools that make it easier to target their victims.
  The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security's latest outlook report says the ransomware threat in Canada "continues to increase and evolve quickly" as malicious actors adopt sophisticated tactics.
  Numerous Canadian organizations, including businesses, hospitals and universities, have been held digitally hosta
  
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• Quebec police set up post in Mont-Tremblant, one year after man’s disappearance

  31-01-2026 18:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police are renewing their push for answers in the case of a 22-year-old Ontario man who went missing from a popular ski resort town almost one year ago.Police have set up a command post in Mont-Tremblant, north of Montreal, where Liam Tomam disappeared during a ski trip with friends.
  Toman was last seen leaving a restaurant at around 3 a.m. on Feb. 2, 2025, after a night out.He never arrived back at his hotel, and his wallet was recovered the following month ne
  
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• Canada’s Howden wins bronze final in World Cup ski cross event before Olympics

  31-01-2026 17:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VIGO DI FASSA — Canada's Reece Howden is heading into the Milan Cortina Olympics off of another podium finish after winning bronze in a World Cup men's ski cross race on Saturday.
  Howden, from Chilliwack, B.C., picked up his sixth medal of the season (four gold, one silver, one bronze) in the final World Cup event before next month's Winter Games.
  Simone Deromedis of Italy finished first in the four-skier final and won gold and Florian Wilmsmann of Germany took silver. Toronto's Kevin Drur
  
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• Mounties help unhoused Burnaby senior find shelter after 14 years

  31-01-2026 17:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BURNABY — Burnaby RCMP has recently worked with the City of Burnaby to help house a local senior who had been living homeless for over a decade.
  On December 9, 2025, Police Mental Health and Outreach Team (PMHOT) officers visited an encampment near the 3600 block of Kensington Avenue after Metro Vancouver Park Rangers shared a tip about an unhoused person living in the area.
  Police say the trail leading to the encampment was “challenging” and “very overgrown” with v
  
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• Arctic sovereignty: Gov. Gen. Mary Simon heading to Norway, Denmark and Greenland

  31-01-2026 17:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is set to visit Greenland, Denmark and Norway next week.
  On Monday, Simon will travel to Norway, where she will take part in the Arctic Frontiers Conference in Tromso and later meet with Norway’s King Harald in Oslo.
  Later in the week, the Governor General will head to Denmark, where she will meet King Frederik and the country’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, in Copenhagen.
  Canada's first Indigenous governor general will then head to Greenland
  
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• Julian de Guzman, Melissa Tancredi named to Canada Soccer Hall of Fame

  31-01-2026 17:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Julian de Guzman and Melissa Tancredi, who together earned more than 200 caps for Canada, have been named to the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2026.
  De Guzman was a trailblazer, the first Canadian to play in Spain's La Liga. A former Canada captain, he won 89 caps between 2002 and 2016.
  A skilled technical midfielder, de Guzman was good on the ball with an eye to linking up with a teammate.
  Tancredi was a powerful forward who won 125 caps for Canada between 2004 and 2017. Sh
  
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• Aldergrove man sentenced eight years for drug trafficking, 3D printing a firearm

  31-01-2026 17:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — A man is now facing several years behind bars for drug- and gun-related charges, according to the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia (CFSEU-BC).
  In 2021, CFSEU-BC’s Illegal Firearms Enforcement Team (IFET) launched an investigation into the manufacturing of illegal firearms and arrested two men and one woman after executing search warrants at four locations in Abbotsford and Aldergrove.
  Officers found “significant” quantities of drug
  
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• Separatists kill 21 including civilians in multiple attacks in Pakistan

  31-01-2026 13:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Separatists from Pakistan's Balochistan province claimed responsibility for nearly a dozen coordinated attacks across southern Pakistan early Saturday that targeted civilians, a high-security prison, police stations and paramilitary installations. Eleven civilians, 10 security personnel and 67 insurgents were killed, authorities said. Though Baloch separatists and the Pakistani Taliban frequently target security forces in Balochistan and elsewhere in the country, co
  
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• Israeli strikes kill 30 Palestinians, including children, as Gaza ceasefire inches forward

  31-01-2026 13:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire aimed at stopping the fighting.A day after Israel accused Hamas of new ceasefire violations, strikes hit locations throughout Gaza, including lethal ones on an apartment building in Gaza City and a tent camp in Khan Younis, officials at hospitals that received the bodies said. The casualties included two women and six childre
  
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• Israeli strikes kill 29 Palestinians, including children, as Gaza ceasefire inches forward

  31-01-2026 12:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 29 Palestinians Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire aimed at stopping the fighting.A day after Israel accused Hamas of new ceasefire violations, strikes hit locations throughout Gaza, including lethal ones on an apartment building in Gaza City and a tent camp in Khan Younis, officials at hospitals that received the bodies said. The casualties included two women and six childre
  
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• Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 29 Palestinians, one of highest tolls since October ceasefire

  31-01-2026 12:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 29 Palestinians Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire aimed at stopping the fighting. A day after Israel accused Hamas of new ceasefire violations, strikes hit locations throughout Gaza, including a tent camp, an apartment building and a police station. The series of strikes also came a day before the Rafah crossing along the border with Egypt, a key step in last year’s ag
  
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• Coordinated attacks by Baloch separatists kill 10 security personnel in Pakistan

  31-01-2026 12:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Separatists from Pakistan's Balochistan province claimed responsibility for nearly a dozen coordinated attacks across southern Pakistan early Saturday that targeted a high-security prison, police stations and paramilitary installations. At least 10 security personnel 58 insurgents were killed in the gunbattles, authorities said. Though Baloch separatists and the Pakistani Taliban frequently target security forces in Balochistan and elsewhere in the country, coordina
  
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• Elena Rybakina wins Australian Open by beating No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka for her 2nd Grand Slam title

  31-01-2026 12:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Elena Rybakina won the Australian Open title with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 victory over top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday that avenged her loss in the championship decider here in 2023.Four years ago she won the first set but lost the final in three. This time, after breaking in the first game and taking the first set, she rallied after losing the second set and going down 3-0 in the third. She won five straight games and then closed out with an ace on her first cha
  
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• Seniors struggle with cold and loneliness in freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall

  31-01-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Calls to Toronto Seniors Helpline are on the rise as older adults struggle with issues ranging from no heat in their homes to loneliness amid brutal cold and impassable snow-covered sidewalks."(Many) seniors do face isolation anyway, but when it's particularly cold and there's more fear of going out or other people coming in, that just unfortunately increases rates of isolation," said Rochelle McAlister, who oversees the helpline run by WoodGreen Community Services.McAlister said
  
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• Immigration minister wants department to track exits of temporary residents

  31-01-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Lena Diab says she wants her department to acquire the ability to track the number of people with temporary visas who are exiting the country.
  The immigration department confirms almost 1.9 million temporary visas, including work and study permits, are expiring this year. More than 2.1 million expired last year.
  Diab said the Canada Border Services Agency and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada are able to track some information about specific people
  
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• Heavy rain in B.C.’s Comox Valley prompts state of emergency, evacuations

  31-01-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  COURTENAY — A state of emergency on Vancouver Island has residents in the Comox Valley on high alert this morning as heavy rain prompts evacuations.
  The Comox Valley Regional District has issued an evacuation order for a campground and 12 properties.
  The evacuation order comes after the B.C. River Forecast Centre issued a flood warning for Dove Creek and the Tsolum and Courtenay rivers.
  The warning says additional runoff from snowmelt will contribute to flood risks, as temperatures are exp
  
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• ‘Canada is not Minnesota,’ minister says in reaction to U.S. immigration raids

  31-01-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he won't pass judgment on the U.S. crackdown by federal forces in Minnesota that resulted in the deaths of two residents.
  But he is quick to defend Canada's respect for the law when removing people from the country under immigration provisions.
  "What I would say is that Canada is not Minnesota," Anandasangaree said in an interview earlier this week.
  "I think my responsibility is not to opine on other countries' processes but, more im
  
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• Israeli strikes kill 23 Palestinians, including children, as Gaza ceasefire inches forward

  31-01-2026 11:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 23 Palestinians Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire aimed at stopping the fighting.A day after Israel accused Hamas of new ceasefire violations, strikes hit locations throughout Gaza, including lethal ones on an apartment building in Gaza City and a tent camp in Khan Younis, officials at hospitals that received the bodies said. The casualties included two women and six childre
  
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• Coordinated attacks in Pakistan kill 10 security personnel and dozens of insurgents

  31-01-2026 10:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Assailants armed with guns and grenades carried out nearly a dozen coordinated attacks across southern Pakistan early Saturday, targeting a high-security prison, police stations and paramilitary installations and killing at least 10 security personnel, authorities said. At least 37 insurgents were also killed in the gunbattles.Though Baloch separatists and the Pakistani Taliban frequently target security forces in Balochistan and elsewhere in the country, coordinate
  
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• Mine collapses in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 dead

  31-01-2026 09:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  GOMA, Congo (AP) — A landslide earlier this week collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead, rebel authorities said Saturday.The collapse took place Wednesday at the Rubaya mines, which are controlled by the M23 rebels, Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, the spokesperson of the rebel-appointed governor of North-Kivu province told The Associated Press. He said the landslide was caused by heavy rains. “For now, there are more than 200
  
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• Israeli strikes kill 12 Palestinians, including children, as Gaza ceasefire inches forward

  31-01-2026 09:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians Saturday, one of the highest tolls since an October ceasefire aimed at stopping the fighting.The strikes hit locations in northern and southern Gaza, including an apartment building in Gaza City and a tent camp in Khan Younis, officials at hospitals that received the bodies said. The casualties included two women and six children from two different families.This also came a day before th
  
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• Mine collapses in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 dead, rebel authorities say

  31-01-2026 08:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  GOMA, Congo (AP) — A landslide earlier this week collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead, rebel authorities said Saturday.The collapse took place Wednesday at the Rubaya mines, which are controlled by the M23 rebels, Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, the spokesperson of the rebel-appointed governor of North-Kivu province told The Associated Press. He said the landslide was caused by heavy rains. “For now, there are more than 200
  
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• As ceasefire advances and Rafah nears reopening, hospitals say 12 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza

  31-01-2026 08:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians Saturday, one of the highest tolls since an October agreement aimed at stopping the fighting.The strikes hit locations in northern and southern Gaza, including an apartment building in Gaza City and a tent in Khan Younis, officials at hospitals that received the bodies said. The casualties included two women and six children from two different families.The strikes came a day before a bor
  
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• Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 12

  31-01-2026 07:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians Saturday, one of the highest tolls since an October agreement aimed at stopping the fighting.The strikes hit locations in northern and southern Gaza, including an apartment building in Gaza City and a tent in Khan Younis, officials at hospitals that received the bodies said. The casualties included two women and six children from two different families.The Shifa Hospital said the Gaza Ci
  
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• Bane scores 32 as Magic rally to beat Raptors 130-120

  31-01-2026 07:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Desmond Bane scored 16 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter to help the Orlando Magic overcome a 13-point deficit and beat the Toronto Raptors 130-120 on Friday night.
  Paolo Banchero added 20 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for Orlando. Wendell Carter Jr. had 23 points and seven rebounds and Anthony Black had 25 points and six assists in the Magic’s second straight win after four straight losses.
  Brandon Ingram scored 35 points for the Raptors, who led by a
  
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• At least 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in eastern Congo, rebel authorities say

  31-01-2026 07:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  GOMA, Congo (AP) — At least 200 people were killed earlier this week when a landslide collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, rebel authorities said Saturday.The collapse took place Wednesday at the Rubaya mines, which are controlled by the M23 rebels, Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, the spokesperson of the rebel-appointed governor of North-Kivu province told The Associated Press. He said the landslide was caused by heavy rains. “For now, there are more than 2
  
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• Coyle’s three-goal game leads Blue Jackets to a 4-2 win over the Blackhawks

  31-01-2026 05:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHICAGO (AP) — Charlie Coyle had his second career hat trick, Mathieu Olivier added a goal and an assist and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Friday night.
  The win was Columbus’ fourth straight and eighth in the last nine games (8-0-1). The Blackhawks lost in regulation for the third time in five games (0-3-2).
  Coyle set up Olivier’s goal, the eventual winner, for his third point of the game. It gave the Blue Jackets a 3-1 lead 6:47 into the second p
  
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• Bane leads Magic’s rally in fourth quarter to beat Raptors 130-120

  31-01-2026 05:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Desmond Bane scored 16 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter to help the Orlando Magic overcome a 13-point deficit and beat the Toronto Raptors 130-120 on Friday night.
  Paolo Banchero added 20 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for Orlando. Wendell Carter Jr. had 23 points and seven rebounds and Anthony Black had 25 points and six assists in the Magic's second straight win after four straight losses.
  Brandon Ingram scored 35 points for the Raptors, who led by as many
  
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• Canadian Armed Forces say New Brunswick-based soldier has died in Latvia

  31-01-2026 03:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Canadian Armed Forces say a service member has died in Latvia.
  The military says in a news release that Gunner Sebastian Halmagean, who was part of the Canadian-led NATO Multinational Brigade Latvia, died Thursday near Riga, Latvia, while on his first overseas deployment.
  The release did not say how Halmagean died or report any other circumstances of his death, and the Canadian Armed Forces said when asked for more information that further details would not be provided in order to protect th
  
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• Sturmay, Black advance as Page playoff brackets set for Scotties Tournament of Hearts

  31-01-2026 03:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSISSAUGA — Alberta's Selena Sturmay and Nova Scotia's Christina Black have advanced to the next round of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts playoffs.
  Sturmay rolled past Manitoba's Beth Peterson 10-4 in their Page 3/4 qualifier as Black downed Taylour Stevens 11-6 in an all-Nova Scotia matchup.
  Sturmay and Black will face each other in the national women's curling championship's Page 3/4 playoff Saturday afternoon.
  Earlier on Friday, Canada’s Kerri Einarson and Manitoba’s Kai
  
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