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• EDITORIAL: Spring has arrived at long last - Chilliwack Progress

  07-04-2023 00:30 via news.google.com
  
  EDITORIAL: Spring has arrived at long last  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Air travel recovery ramps up after snow blast, but thousands still face cancellations

  27-01-2026 18:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Air travel picked back up in earnest today as crews cleared the remnants of a record-breaking snowstorm in Central Canada from the tarmacs.
  Aviation analytics firm Cirium says Toronto's Pearson airport notched 46 flight cancellations, or about 11 per cent, as of 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, compared with 10 times that number on Monday.
  Environment Canada says the airport received an unprecedented 46 centimetres of snow on Sunday, making January Toronto's snowiest month since records began in 1937.
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• Black improves to 4-1 at Scotties Tournament of Hearts with 8-4 win over Scharf

  27-01-2026 18:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSISSAUGA — Nova Scotia's Christina Black moved to 4-1 with an 8-4 win over Northern Ontario's Krista Scharf in Tuesday's morning session at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
  Up 4-3, Black scored two in the seventh end and another two in the eighth to pull away.The teams shook hands before the 10th end after Scharf only mustered one point in the ninth.
  Selena Sturmay and Kayla Skrlik, both skipping Alberta teams, improved to 3-1 with resounding wins.
  Sturmay cruised past Nunavut's Julia
  
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• Carney says Holocaust Remembrance Day a time to remember Canadian complicity

  27-01-2026 18:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Holocaust Remembrance Day is a moment to remember the consequences of ignorance and hatred.
  Speaking today in front of the National Holocaust Memorial in Ottawa to mark the day, Carney said Canada was complicit in the murder of millions of Jewish people during the Second World War due to its silence, and that history needs to be remembered to ensure it is never repeated.
  Holocaust Remembrance Day was created by the United Nations in 2005 to remember
  
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• Maple Ridge Walmart evacuated over the weekend due to police incident: RCMP

  27-01-2026 18:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MAPLE RIDGE – The Maple Ridge Walmart was evacuated over the weekend after Mounties were alerted about a police incident there.According to a statement from Curtis Harling, media and communications coordinator for the Ridge Meadows RCMP detachment, police were dispatched to the 11800 block of 224 Street at about 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon. Responding officers arrived and on scene and learned that an individual had deployed a fire extinguisher inside the Walmart and may have been having a me
  
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• Marineland has solid plan to move whales and dolphins to U.S., minister says

  27-01-2026 18:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Marineland has a "solid plan" to move Canada's last remaining captive whales and dolphins to several parks in the United States, Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson said Tuesday.
  On Monday, the minister conditionally approved the shuttered Niagara Falls, Ont., theme park's application to export its 30 belugas and four dolphins south of the border.
  "This is a solid plan to allow these animals to live their life in much more healthy conditions," Thompson said.
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• More arctic air is expected for Southern states hit by ice and riddled with power outages

  27-01-2026 18:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  When a massive winter storm descended on the Northeast and parts of the South over the weekend, Lisa Patterson planned to stick it out at her family's home in Nashville. But after she and her husband lost power, trees fell onto their driveway and their wood stove proved no match for the frigid temperatures. Along with their dog, the couple had to be rescued and taken to a warming shelter.“I’ve been snowed in up there for almost three weeks without being able to get up and down my dri
  
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• Bills promote offensive coordinator Joe Brady to take over as head coach, AP sources say

  27-01-2026 18:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills are staying in-house by promoting offensive coordinator Joe Brady as their new head coach, two people with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
  The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced Brady's hiring. One of the people said Brady has agreed to a five-year contract to take over a Josh Allen-led perennial winner that’s accomplished everything short of reaching a Super B
  
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• Coach Robin Fraser happy with progress to date at Toronto FC training camp in Spain

  27-01-2026 18:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  While the search for a marquee attacker continues behind the scenes, Toronto FC coach Robin Fraser likes what he sees at training camp in Spain.The MLS club escaped the recent deluge of snow in Toronto, departing Jan. 21 for the Marbella Football Center, where constant rain has been the lone weather concern.
  Despite that, Fraser says so far, so good at camp.
  "The spirit is great. The competitive nature in training has been fantastic, to be quite honest," he said Tuesday in a virtual availability
  
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• B.C. Highway Patrol confirms fatality in 3-vehicle crash on Hwy. 97, pickup driver arrested for alleged impairment

  27-01-2026 17:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WONOWON, B.C. – A spokesperson for the BC Highway Patrol says dashcam footage and additional witnesses will be needed after a three-vehicle collision northwest of Fort St. John claimed the life of a 27-year-old Alberta man on Monday.
  According to a statement from BCHP spokesperson Corporal Michael McLaughlin, police were called to Highway 97 northbound after a head-on collision involving a green Ford F350 pickup and a black Dodge Caravan Monday at around noon.
  Cpl. McLaughlin says the forc
  
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• Greek government says 7 fans of soccer team PAOK killed in vehicle crash in Romania

  27-01-2026 17:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Seven fans of Greek soccer club PAOK died in a minibus crash in Romania while traveling to a Europa League game at Lyon, Greece’s government confirmed Tuesday.“Deeply shaken, I was informed of the tragic accident in Romania that cost the lives of seven young compatriots,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said. “The Greek government and our embassy are in close coordination with the local authorities, providing every possible form of sup
  
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• B.C. RCMP confirm fatality in 3-vehicle crash on Hwy. 97, pickup driver arrested for alleged impairment

  27-01-2026 17:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WONOWON, B.C. – A spokesperson for the BC Highway Patrol says dashcam footage and additional witnesses will be needed after a three-vehicle collision northwest of Fort St. John claimed the life of a 27-year-old Alberta man on Monday.
  According to a statement from BCHP spokesperson Corporal Michael McLaughlin, police were called to Highway 97 northbound after a head-on collision involving a green Ford F350 pickup and a black Dodge Caravan Monday at around noon.Cpl. McLaughlin says the force
  
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• Canada names 24-player roster for U-17 camp in Spain ahead of CONCACAF Qualifiers

  27-01-2026 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canada Soccer has named a 24-player roster for a February camp in Spain ahead of the CONCACAF Women’s U-17 Championship Qualifiers in March.
  Melyna Alexis, Gabriela Istocki, Lacey Kindel and Reed Tingley return from the squad that made the quarterfinals of last year's U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco before losing to Brazil in a penalty shootout.
  Alexis, from Mascouche, Que., was just 15 at that tournament.Kindel, meanwhile, comes from a B.C. sporting family. Father Steve Kindel and
  
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• Man wearing balaclava in suspicious incident admits involvement: Mission RCMP

  27-01-2026 16:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION – Mounties in Mission now say a male who wore a balaclava and forcefully knocked on the door of a residence in Mission last week has come forward to police.
  According to a statement issued Tuesday morning, Mission RCMP recently sent out a request for public assistance relating to a suspicious incident on January 20, 2026, which involved a grey Toyota Rav4 and a male wearing a balaclava that ran up to a house on Phelps Avenue.
  As of Tuesday morning, January 27, police say that male
  
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• Trump’s immigration crackdown led to drop in US growth rate last year as population hit 342 million

  27-01-2026 16:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration contributed to a year-to-year drop in the nation's growth rate as the U.S. population reached nealry 342 million people in 2025, according to population estimates released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.The 0.5% growth rate for 2025 was a sharp drop from 2024's almost 1% growth rate, which was the highest since 2001 and was fueled by immigration. The 2024 estimates put the U.S. population at 340 million people.Immigr
  
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• SD33 superintendent says Tuesday’s board meeting could be ’emotional’ for many families

  27-01-2026 15:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK – As Chilliwack school officials hope to address capacity challenges over the next decade and make possible enrolment changes, SD33 Superintendent Rohan Arul-pragasam says tonight’s school board meeting could be an emotional one for some families.
  The Chilliwack School District will be seeking Board of Education approval to gather public feedback on its 10-year enrolment plan at today’s meeting (Jan. 27, 5:30 p.m., 8430 Cessna Drive). The city is expected to reach 13
  
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• ‘I meant what I said’: Carney says he explained his Davos speech to Trump

  27-01-2026 15:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday he told U.S. President Donald Trump personally that he meant what he said in his speech at the World Economic Forum last week.
  Carney said he told the president in a call Monday that Canada was the first country to "understand" the change in U.S. trade policy and is now adjusting to that.
  "I meant what I said in Davos. It was clear it was a broader set of issues that Canada was the first country to understand the change in U.S. trade policy
  
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• Dutch court sentences Eritrean man to 20 years for cruel people smuggling

  27-01-2026 15:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court convicted an Eritrean man Tuesday of people smuggling and extortion and sentenced him to the maximum 20 years imprisonment, saying that he and his accomplices subjected migrants to “cruel, violent, and degrading treatment.”Tewelde Goitom, also known as Amanuel Walid, was found guilty by the Overijssel District Court of mistreating migrants seeking to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe and extorting money from their families in th
  
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• Judge orders ICE chief to appear in court to explain why detainees have been denied due process

  27-01-2026 14:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) — The chief federal judge in Minnesota says the Trump administration has failed to comply with orders to hold hearings for detained immigrants and ordered the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to appear before him Friday to explain why he shouldn’t be held in contempt.In an order dated Monday, Chief Judge Patrick J. Schiltz said Todd Lyons, the acting director of ICE, must appear personally in court. Schlitz took the administration to task over its h
  
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• Carney says he told Trump he meant what he said in WEF speech, during call on trade

  27-01-2026 14:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he told U.S. President Donald Trump he "meant what (he) said" during his speech at the World Economic Forum and it was about responding to a "broader set of issues."
  Carney says he told the president in a call Monday that Canada was the first country to "understand" the change in U.S. trade policy and the country is adjusting to that.During Carney's speech in Davos, Switzerland, last week, Carney spoke about the need for middle powers to band togeth
  
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• Defenceman Mattias Ekholm scores first hat trick, helps Edmonton Oilers make history

  27-01-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Mattias Ekholm was among the first to celebrate when Edmonton Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard recorded his first-ever hat trick on Saturday.
  On Monday, it was Ekholm's turn."I'm usually not known for my goal-scoring ability," he said. "Couldn't buy a goal for 20 games. So that tells you the story."
  Playing in his 938th regular-season NHL game on Monday, Ekholm contributed three tallies that helped the Oilers to a 7-4 victory over the visiting Anaheim Ducks.
  The goals also landed
  
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• In the news today: ATIP reform, winter accessibility issues, throwback posts train AI

  27-01-2026 10:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
  Openness advocates unimpressed by early proposals for Access to Information reform
  Advocates of more federal transparency are concerned that a federal review of the Access to Information regime will not fix long-standing problems — and could even make things worse.
  The Treasury Board Secretariat announced last June a mandatory review of the law, which allows people to request federal documents ranging
  
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• Why two skulls unearthed in B.C. could be harbingers for future archeological woes

  27-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Last June, landscapers working on a site in Kamloops, B.C., came upon a troubling discovery — two human skulls and jawbones.
  Police and the coroner were informed, but after an inspection that swiftly determined the remains ancient, the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation was called in and the day after the find issued a press release, declaring the property owned by Park Place Seniors Living to be a sacred site.
  "The site is protected under the United Nations Declaration on t
  
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• Vancouver hearing into death of Myles Gray to resume after counsel for OPCC resigns

  27-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A hearing into the 2015 police-involved killing of Miles Gray hangs in the balance in Vancouver this morning after Monday's resignation of counsel for the proceeding.
  The hearing by the office of the police complaint commissioner adjourned after the resignation of Brad Hickford over an obscenity caught on an audio stream of the proceeding last week.
  The brief adjournment was to give time for the lawyers representing police to decide what to do about Hickford’s exit.
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• Openness advocates unimpressed by early proposals for Access to Information reform

  27-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Advocates of more federal transparency are concerned a federal review of the Access to Information regime will not fix long-standing problems, and that it could even make things worse.
  The Treasury Board Secretariat announced the government review, which takes place every five years, in a news release last June.
  For a $5 fee, people can use the access law to ask for federal documents — anything from internal emails to policy memos — but the law is widely seen as antiqu
  
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• North Korea launches suspected ballistic missiles toward the sea, neighbors say

  27-01-2026 09:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched suspected ballistic missiles toward the sea on Tuesday in apparent weapons tests, according to its neighbors, as the North heightens animosities with rival South Korea ahead of a major political meeting.Japan’s Prime Minister's Office and Defense Ministry said North Korea fired possible ballistic missiles. South Korea’s Defense Ministry said it detected the launch of at least one unidentified projectile off North Korea's east coast
  
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• South Korea says North Korea has launched an unidentified projectile toward the sea

  27-01-2026 08:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched an unidentified projectile toward the sea on Tuesday, South Korea's military said.The projectile was fired off North Korea’s east coast on Tuesday, South Korea’s Defense Ministry said in a brief dispatch.The ministry gave no further details such as whether the projectile was a missile or an artillery weapon and how far it flew.Animosities between the rival Koreas deepened recently after North Korea threatened retaliation after accu
  
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• NHL roundup: Vasilevskiy makes 28 saves as Lightning blank Mammoth 2-0

  27-01-2026 06:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves for his second shutout of the season and 42nd of his career, Darren Raddysh scored on a power play late in the second period, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Utah Mammoth 2-0 on Monday night.
  Brandon Hagel added a power-play goal in the final minute for the Lightning, who have won 15 of 17 and swept the season series against Utah. Tampa Bay moved atop the Eastern Conference standings with 70 points, one ahead of Carolina and Detroit.
  
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• Ekholm scores hat trick, Edmonton Oilers hold off Anaheim Ducks for 7-4 victory

  27-01-2026 05:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Mattias Ekholm scored a hat trick and the Edmonton Oilers rode a dominant second period to a 7-4 victory over the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Monday.
  Zach Hyman and Connor McDavid each added a goal and an assist for the Oilers (27-19-8), Spencer Stastney scored his first in an Edmonton jersey and Darnell Nurse rounded out the scoring.Leon Draisaitl contributed four helpers and Tristan Jarry stopped 36 of the 40 shots he faced.
  Three of Anaheim's four goals came from Mikael Granlun
  
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• At least 6,126 people killed in Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests, activists say

  27-01-2026 04:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests killed at least 6,126 people while many others still are feared dead, activists said Tuesday, as a U.S. aircraft carrier group arrived in the Mideast to lead any American military response to the crisis.The arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and guided missile destroyers accompanying it provide the U.S. the ability to strike Iran, particularly as Gulf Arab states have signaled they want to st
  
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