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• Fiala propels Kings past Maple Leafs 4-2

  30-10-2022 03:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist, and Adrian Kempe and Viktor Arvidsson scored power-play goals in the second period of the Los Angeles Kings’ 4-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.
  Gabriel Vilardi also scored during the Kings’ three-goal second period, and captain Anze Kopitar had two assists. Cal Petersen made 26 saves in an encouraging bounce-back victory for Los Angeles, which had lost three of four after a solid start to the season.
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• Vehicle incident halts traffic on Coquihalla Highway north of Merritt

  24-12-2025 21:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MERRITT — Drivers heading from Merritt to Kamloops are being asked to travel on Highway 5A for the time being.DriveBC first reported of a vehicle incident closing all the northbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway north of the City of Merritt at 10:35 a.m. Wednesday (Dec. 24).Drivers are told to expect major delays. Another update is due at 12:30 p.m. Residents can check on the status of the stretch of Highway 5 at DriveBC.A snowfall warning is in effect for the Coquihalla Highway from Kam
  
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• Health Canada warns about unauthorized health products seized from B.C. stores

  24-12-2025 20:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Health Canada is issuing a public advisory after unauthorized health products were seized from two nutrition and supplement stores in Maple Ridge, B.C.
  The advisory lists dozens of products, including injectable peptides, anabolic steroids and testosterone compounds, which Health Canada says are used for bodybuilding, anti-aging, enhancing athletic performance or weight loss.
  It says the products found at Maxximus Supplements and Cutting Edge Nutrition were not authorized by Healt
  
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• After missing deadline, DOJ says it may need a ‘few more weeks’ to finish releasing Epstein files

  24-12-2025 20:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Wednesday that it may need a “few more weeks" to release all of its records on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after suddenly discovering more than a million potentially relevant documents, further delaying compliance with last Friday’s congressionally mandated deadline.The Christmas Eve announcement came hours after a dozen U.S. senators called on the Justice Department’s watchdog to examine its failure to meet the dead
  
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• DOJ says it may need a ‘few more weeks’ to finish release of Epstein files despite Dec. 19 deadline

  24-12-2025 20:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Wednesday that finishing the release of all of the Jeffrey Epstein files could take a “few more weeks,” further delaying compliance with a Dec. 19 deadline set by Congress.The department said the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York, as well as the FBI, found more than a million more documents that could be relevant to the Epstein case. DOJ did not say in its statement when they were informed of those n
  
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• Roughriders re-sign Canadian receiver Samuel Emilus to two-year contract extension

  24-12-2025 20:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Canadian receiver Samuel Emilus to a two-year contract extension, the CFL club announced Wednesday.
  Emilus was named the top Canadian of this year's Grey Cup after he caught 10 passes for 108 yards in the Roughriders' 25-17 win over the Montreal Alouettes.
  The 28-year-old was also the Roughriders' top receiver in the West Final, where he had nine receptions for 100 yards.
  The six-foot, 200-pound receiver from Montreal played seven regular-season games in
  
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• Eritrean man accused of people-smuggling is extradited to the Netherlands

  24-12-2025 20:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  AMSTERDAM (AP) — An Eritrean man alleged to be a people-smuggling kingpin was extradited Wednesday to the Netherlands by the United Arab Emirates, paving the way for trial in a Dutch court.The 41-year-old Kidane Zekarias Habtemariam had been on an international wanted list since 2021 after fleeing while on trial in Ethiopia, the Dutch Public Prosecution Service said in a statement. He was flown to Amsterdam accompanied by Dutch military police.He is wanted in the Netherlands for crimes inc
  
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• Police find drugs, cash after two search warrants served in Saanich, B.C.

  24-12-2025 19:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SAANICH — Police in Saanich, B.C., say they have seized about seven kilograms of drugs after serving two search warrants last Friday.
  A statement says officers found what's believed to be cocaine as well as smaller amounts of suspected fentanyl and MDMA in two homes.
  They also seized more than $180,000 in cash.
  A 38-year-old man from Saanich was arrested.
  Police say they expect to recommend charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking.
  The statement says the warrants were executed
  
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• Vancouver Island MP Aaron Gunn won’t run for leadership of B.C. Conservatives

  24-12-2025 19:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — Vancouver Island MP Aaron Gunn says he won't run for the leadership of the Conservative Party of B.C. because he doesn't want to risk giving the federal Liberals a majority government.Gunn says his departure could "upend the balance of power in Ottawa" and leaving would be too great a risk as Prime Minister Mark Carney continues to pursue a "deliberate and transparent strategy to bribe or otherwise convince morally bankrupt MPs" to cross the floor.
  He adds that he doesn't want g
  
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• 5 people hospitalized in E. coli outbreak linked to Pillsbury brand Pizza Pops

  24-12-2025 19:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Public Health Agency of Canada is reporting a fifth hospitalization in an E. coli outbreak linked to recalled Pillsbury brand Pizza Pops.The federal agency says 23 people got sick with the bacterial illness in seven provinces after eating or handling certain flavours of the frozen snack between early October and late November.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency recalled several pepperoni and bacon Pizza Pops on Sunday due to an E. coli contamination that is under investigation.
  The outbreak
  
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• Snowfall warnings issued for Coquihalla, Sea to Sky highways in B.C.

  24-12-2025 18:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Snowfall warnings are in effect for some major highways coming to and from British Columbia's Lower Mainland.
  Environment Canada says a weather system approaching from Washington state will result in snow for the Coquihalla Highway and Fraser Canyon on Wednesday.
  Amounts could reach up to 10 cm along the Fraser Canyon, and as much as 15 cm for stretches of the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Kamloops.
  The Sea to Sky Highway and Whistler are expecting 15 to 25 cm of snow by Wednesday evening as a
  
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• Quebec school cellphone ban has had positive impact, students and administrators say

  24-12-2025 18:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Quebec's expanded school cellphone ban is getting top marks from some students and administrators who say the measure has improved students' concentration and social interactions.
  Longueuil, Que., Grade 11 student Constance Boie told The Canadian Press that students now spend their breaks talking or playing games instead of staring at their phones.Fellow student Shelby Miclette says she is fairly introverted and the ban on phones at school has pushed her to make new connections.
  
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• Explosion in Moscow kills 3 people. Official says Ukrainian intelligence was behind it

  24-12-2025 18:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  An explosion in Moscow on Wednesday killed three people, including two police officers, Russian investigators said, days after a car bomb killed a high-ranking general not far away.An official from Ukraine’s military intelligence, known as GUR, told The Associated Press that the attack had been carried out as part of an agency operation. Another official from the agency said the police officers had taken part in Russia’s war in Ukraine, without providing details. Both spoke on condit
  
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• Santa cleared for Christmas Eve travel, transport minister says

  24-12-2025 18:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal transport minister says Santa Claus has been cleared for travel in Canadian airspace.
  Steven MacKinnon released a video in which he authorizes Santa to deliver Christmas presents in Canada.
  It has become an annual tradition for the federal transport minister to release a Christmas Eve video officially permitting Santa’s travel.
  This year’s video is the first to feature Prime Minister Mark Carney.
  It shows Carney calling MacKinnon about an “unidentifie
  
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• Prime Minister Mark Carney’s holiday message to Canadians

  24-12-2025 18:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says the holiday season is a time to slow down and reflect and to reconnect with loved ones.In a recorded message to Canadians, he says the holidays remind people of all traditions that light follows darkness.Carney, who is Catholic, says Christmas is a special time for Christians to recommit to follow the example of Jesus Christ in service, forgiveness and generosity.He says this year has brought more than its share of challenges for the country.Carney
  
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• Amid talk of possible peace deal for Ukraine, Canada’s focus is Ukraine’s sovereignty

  24-12-2025 17:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Europe is watching for a possible breakthrough in U.S.-led talks for a ceasefire in Ukraine, as Canada has repeatedly said it's up to Ukrainians to decide how the war ends.
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told reporters he would be willing to withdraw troops from the country’s eastern industrial heartland as part of a plan to end Russia's invasion, if Moscow also pulls back.
  The proposal would involve creating a demilitarized, free economic zone monitored by inte
  
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• Quebec government to ask Supreme Court of Canada to weigh in on electoral map changes

  24-12-2025 17:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The Quebec government says it will seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada to block a redrawing of the provincial electoral map.
  Premier François Legault's government tabled a law in 2024 to interrupt the boundary-redrawing process, which had called for the removal of a riding on the Gaspé Peninsula and another in Montreal's east end.
  Legislature members from all parties voted to adopt the law, which was sparked by concerns that Gaspé would lose
  
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• Anand backs Greenland’s sovereignty as Washington again talks of annexing territory

  24-12-2025 16:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is affirming Greenland's sovereignty as Washington again says it wants to annex the self-governing territory of Denmark.
  Anand spoke Tuesday with her Danish counterpart Lars Lokke Rasmussen and says she conveyed "Canada's support for the fundamental importance of respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity."
  Her comments come after U.S. President Donald Trump appointed an envoy to the territory, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, who said the jo
  
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• Abbotsford speeder fined hundreds and has vehicle impounded over Christmas

  24-12-2025 16:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — Abbotsford police are warning last-minute shoppers that there could be consequences for those racing around on the streets to complete their last-minute shopping.
  In a social media post, AbbyPD officers reported stopping a vehicle travelling more than 90 km/h over the posted speed limit on the Sumas Bypass on Sunday.
  A traffic officer was able to pull a vehicle over after clocking it at 163 km/h in a 70 km/h zone. Police say the driver was a 17-year-old with a Class 7 license.
  
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• ‘There was one phone call to be made:’ Hunter back to lead Canada at world juniors

  24-12-2025 16:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Alan Millar and Scott Salmond were sifting through the wreckage.Canada had endured a second straight quarterfinal exit at the world junior hockey championship — this time on home soil.The battered and bruised men's under-20 program desperately needed a reset. Millar was promoted to a new role as the team's full-time general manager. There would be more structural change within Hockey Canada's approach to follow.Millar and Salmond, the organization's senior vice-president of high performanc
  
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• Government suspending ban on single-use plastic exports

  24-12-2025 16:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government is suspending the planned export ban on single-use plastics due to tariffs and supply chain issues "creating significant pressure on the domestic economy."
  The government launched a 70-day consultation about not moving forward with the single-use plastic export ban on Saturday through the Canada Gazette.
  The government says the progress on environmental benefit expected with the export ban is not proportional to the economic impact.
  The plastic sector genera
  
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• Ottawa runs budgetary deficit of $18.4 billion for April-to-October period

  24-12-2025 16:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government ran a budgetary deficit of $18.4 billion for its April-to-October period.The result compared with a deficit of $14.5 billion for the same period a year earlier, according to the Finance Department's monthly fiscal monitor report.
  The deficit came as revenue for the seven-month period rose to $279.8 billion, up from $273.4 billion a year earlier, boosted by customs import duties imposed in response to U.S. tariffs, and higher corporate and personal income tax
  
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• Canadiens sign defenceman Bryce Pickford to three-year entry-level contract

  24-12-2025 16:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BROSSARD — The Montreal Canadiens have signed defenceman Bryce Pickford to a three-year entry-level contract, the NHL team announced Wednesday.
  The contract begins in the 2026-27 season.
  Pickford has a league-leading 25 goals along with 19 assists in 31 games for the Western Hockey League's Medicine Hat Tigers this season.The 19-year-old from Edmonton, who is the captain of his club, is three points away from matching his career-high 47 established last season.
  Pickford won WHL titles with
  
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• More snow today for highways between Hope and the B.C. Interior

  24-12-2025 14:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HOPE — Travelling between the B.C. Lower Mainland and the B.C. Interior could be a challenge on this Christmas Eve. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope through to Kamloops.
  While the busy highway is open, the national weather agency is forecasting up to 15 cm of snow to fall on the highway Wednesday (Dec. 24). It says a frontal system from Washington State is moving north into the region. Snow began to fall on the highway early Wednesday mo
  
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• Zelenskyy says he’s open to a free economic zone in Ukraine’s east but it must be put to a vote

  24-12-2025 14:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters that he would be willing to withdraw troops from the country’s eastern industrial heartland if Russia also pulls back and the area becomes a demilitarized, free economic zone monitored by international forces. The proposal, which would address one of the major obstacles to ending Russia's war, must also be put a referendum.A similar arrangement could be possible for the area around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear po
  
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• Hemlock Valley’s future put to property owners with Resort Association vote

  24-12-2025 13:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HEMLOCK VALLEY — Local property owners in the Hemlock Valley, west of Harrison Lake, could take more control of the area’s future following akey decision by the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) at its December meeting earlier this month.
  At the meeting, the FVRD Board of Directors approved a set of draft bylaws and a proposed resort promotion area for the Hemlock Valley Resort Association. The approvals pave the way for a formal property-owner petition to determine whether to c
  
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• McDavid and Draisaitl in fine form as Edmonton Oilers climb NHL standings

  24-12-2025 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Edmonton’s dynamic duo has definitely dazzled in December.
  Connor McDavid had five assists and Leon Draisaitl three goals as the Edmonton Oilers kept rolling into the holiday hiatus with a 5-1 victory over their rival Calgary Flames on Tuesday.
  Zach Hyman had a goal and two assists, Evan Bouchard a pair of helpers and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also scored for the Oilers (19-13-6) who have won four of their last five and have gone 8-2-1 in their last 11 games.The stretch has vaul
  
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• US and Ukraine reach consensus on key issues aimed at ending the war but territorial disputes remain

  24-12-2025 10:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The United States and Ukraine have reached a consensus on several critical issues aimed at bringing an end to the nearly four-year conflict, but sensitive issues around territorial control in Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland, along with the management of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, remain unresolved, Ukraine’s president said.Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke as the U.S. showed the 20-point plan, hammered out after marathon talks in Florida in recent
  
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• In the news: New poll says 2026 looking up, Canada must stay strong on US trade talks

  24-12-2025 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …
  One-third of Canadians optimistic about 2026: poll
  This year has been marked by economic upheaval, global conflict and climate change-induced natural disasters, and only a third of Canadians are optimistic things will get better in 2026, a new Leger poll suggests.
  Asked about their expectations for the new year, 35 per cent of respondents said they were optimistic that 2026 will be better than 2025.Th
  
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• Western and Northern Canada braces for chilly, snowy Christmas

  24-12-2025 10:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Frigid temperatures across much of Western Canada include advisories warning parts of Alberta to prepare for a snowy Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
  As much as 10 to 20 cm is expected to fall by Christmas morning in Central Alberta, and Environment Canada is asking drivers to consider adjusting travel plans to take into account road conditions.
  The snow advisories join cold warnings in effect for parts of Manitoba, as well as Alberta and Saskatchewan -- where predictions are for wind chills in s
  
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