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• Government developing cybersecurity certification process for defence contractors

  31-05-2023 18:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government says certain defence contracts will be subject to a mandatory cybersecurity certification process starting in the winter of 2024. 
  Defence Minister Anita Anand made the announcement Wednesday morning at the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries annual trade show in Ottawa, which is known as CANSEC.
  Anand said defence contractors are often targets of malicious cyberattacks that threaten unclassified information and put supply chains at
  
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• Batherson steps up for Chabot in win over Washington, and teammates take note

  01-01-2026 23:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — When Drake Batherson drops the gloves, his teammates take notice.
  In just his third career fight, Batherson surprised a sellout crowd at Canadian Tire Centre Thursday afternoon when he sought retaliation for an ugly hit on teammate Thomas Chabot.
  Midway through the first period of the Senators' 4-3 win Thursday against the Washington Capitals, Justin Sourdif drove Chabot hard into the boards resulting in a nasty gash below the defenceman’s eye.
  Minutes later, Batherson uncha
  
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• Blues prospect Dean cleared to return by NHL, NHLPA player assistance program

  01-01-2026 23:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ST LOUIS — St. Louis Blues prospect Zach Dean has been cleared to return to the team after spending time in the NHL and NHL Players' Association's Player Assistance Program, the club announced Thursday.
  The Blues said Dean will report to the American Hockey League's Springfield Thunderbirds on Friday.
  Dean was admitted into the player assistance program, which provides confidential support and treatment for players and their families dealing with mental health, substance use or other perso
  
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• Zetterlund’s late goal leads Senators to 4-3 victory over Capitals

  01-01-2026 22:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Fabian Zetterlund’s 10th goal of the season proved to be a big one as the Ottawa Senators beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 Thursday afternoon.
  Zetterlund scored with less than two and a half minutes remaining in regulation when he fired a shot short side past Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson.
  His goal came less than two minutes after Washington's Aliaksei Protas tied the game at 3-3.
  David Perron, Ridly Greig and Nick Jensen also scored for Ottawa, while Leevi Merilainen s
  
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• B.C.’s first baby in 2026 was born in Kelowna General Hospital at 12:18 a.m.

  01-01-2026 21:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says the province's first baby of 2026 was born in Kelowna General Hospital at 12:18 a.m., but won't release other details.
  A post on social media says the baby was born weighing six pounds, eight ounces, but a spokesperson for Interior Health says it cannot provide any more details such as the child's biological sex or name because the parents did not provide their consent.
  A spokesperson for Fraser Health says the first baby in the region was bo
  
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• Global Affairs Canada not aware of any Canadians hurt or killed in Swiss bar fire

  01-01-2026 21:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Global Affairs Canada says it's not currently aware of any Canadian citizens among the dozens killed and hundreds injured in a Swiss bar fire.
  Police have said about 40 people died and another 115 were injured after the fire ripped through a New Year's celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort less than two hours after midnight.
  Authorities told reporters it's too early to say what caused the fire in the ski resort municipality of Crans-Montana, and they did not immediately have an exact count of the
  
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• Zohran Mamdani promises to govern ‘expansively and audaciously’ in inaugural speech as NYC mayor

  01-01-2026 21:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK (AP) — Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City on Thursday, taking over one of the most unrelenting jobs in American politics with a promise to transform government on behalf of the city's striving, struggling working class.Mamdani, a Democrat, was sworn in at a decommissioned subway station below City Hall just after midnight, placing his hand on a Quran as he took his oath as the city's first Muslim mayor.After working part of the night in his new office, Mamdani then retur
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs to host annual food bank donation night Saturday

  01-01-2026 21:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The Chilliwack Chiefs are looking to kick off the new year by helping to feed those in need with their annual “Fill the Rink” game this weekend.
  At 6 p.m. on Saturday, January 3, the Chiefs will face the Langley Rivermen for the first time this season – while hosting the event in support of the Salvation Army food bank.
  Adult tickets will be discounted for anyone who brings two non-perishable food items for donation. Drop-offs are also open at the team’
  
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• Outdoor hockey. In Miami. It’s finally going to happen on Friday, when Panthers play Rangers

  01-01-2026 21:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MIAMI (AP) — The NHL played its All-Star Game in Tampa in 2018, and when league officials were leaving town they couldn't help but notice a billboard that was created for the occasion.
  “Next time,” it read, “let's go OUTSIDE the box.”
  The play on words was clear. A seed was planted. And for the next few years, the NHL, the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Florida Panthers kept talking about how they could bring outdoor games to the Sunshine State.
  On Friday, the waiting
  
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• Van tumbles off Chilliwack Lake Road overnight

  01-01-2026 21:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — First responders were called to the Chilliwack River Valley overnight after a van veered off Chilliwack Lake Road and into a rushing river.Social media lit up early New Year’s Day after scanner traffic indicated that a vehicle veered off Chilliwack Lake Road sometime around 1:20 a.m., tumbled down an embankment and into the rushing river beneath the Slesse Creek Bridge. It’s estimated the vehicle went 20-25 feet down the embankment.Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / Pattis
  
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• Olympic teammates McDavid, MacKinnon, Celebrini named NHL’s three stars for December

  01-01-2026 20:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Centres Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon and Macklin Celebrini, who will be teammates on Canada's squad at next month's Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, have been named the NHL's three stars for December.
  Also, Montreal Canadiens forward Ivan Demidov was named rookie of the month.
  McDavid, the Edmonton Oilers' captain, led the league with 34 points (13 goals, 21 assists) last month.
  He enters the new year on a 14-game point streak after putting up the most points in a month since
  
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• Abbotsford police arrest border runner, respond to 67 files over New Year’s Eve

  01-01-2026 19:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — Police in Abbotsford have wrapped up 2025 with a number of minor calls for service, including the arrest of a border runner over New Year’s Eve.AbbyPD responded to a call near McKenzie Road and Farmer Road regarding a person illegally crossing into Canada. The individual has since been arrested and turned over to the CBSA as a result.
  The incident is one of 67 total files overnight, most of which were for noisy parties, alarms and thefts. Eight impaired drivers were also
  
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• Many mark the new year with ‘exhilarating’ polar dip in icy water

  01-01-2026 19:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — Hundreds in Dartmouth, N.S., marked the new year by plunging into the frigid water of Lake Banook.Laurel Floyd from Ottawa was one of the brave dippers who waded into icy lake with her daughter and son in-law, saying the plunge felt exhilarating.
  It was her first time doing a polar dip, and she says it felt great to try something new on the first day of 2026.
  Koko McNeill, one of the organizers of Thursday's event, says 550 people registered online to take part in the Dartmouth d
  
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• UPDATE, 10:03 A.M. THURSDAY: Highway 3 between Sunshine Valley and Manning Park reopens

  01-01-2026 19:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  UPDATE, 10:03 A.M. THURSDAY: DriveBC reported at 9:53 a.m. that Highway 3 has reopened between Sunshine Valley and Manning Park after an earlier closure due to downed power lines. There is a speed reduction to 30 km/h at the 42-km mark for ongoing road construction.
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  CROWSNEST HIGHWAY/MANNING PARK — Roughly a week after the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit celebrated its reopening between Hope and Princeton, Highway 3 is closed again in both directions.
  According
  
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• Pimicikamak chief calls on Carney to deploy military over power outage fallout

  01-01-2026 18:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CROSS LAKE — The chief of Pimicikamak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba has urged Prime Minister Mark Carney to send in the military to deal with a crisis caused by a prolonged power outage.
  The community has been without power since late Sunday when a line crossing the Nelson River snapped.
  Manitoba Hydro said Wednesday that repair work was proceeding, with full restoration of power expected by Thursday evening.
  In a letter to Carney, Pimicikamak Chief David Monias said water tanks have fr
  
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• Vancouver PD searching for convicted sex offender who left his halfway house Wednesday

  01-01-2026 17:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Police Department says it is searching for a 58-year-old convicted sex offender after he left his halfway house in Vancouver Wednesday morning.According to a statement, Dean Robert Merrick is wanted Canada-wide after leaving his halfway house in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. He served an 18-year sentence for sexual offences, and was living at the halfway house after being released from jail on a long-term supervision order.Shortly before 9:30 a.m. Wednesday
  
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• About 40 people dead and 115 injured in fire at Swiss Alpine bar during New Year’s celebration

  01-01-2026 17:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — About 40 people were killed and another 115 injured, most of them seriously, during a New Year’s celebration in a Swiss Alpine bar, police said Thursday.Authorities did not immediately have an exact count of the deceased.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — A fire ripped through a bar’s New Year celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort less than two hours after midnight Thurs
  
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• Chilliwack road closed after vehicle strikes power pole on South Sumas Road overnight

  01-01-2026 17:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — A section of South Sumas Road in Chilliwack has been closed on New Year’s Day after a vehicle reportedly struck a power pole overnight, leading to a power outage that affected over 1,400 customers.
  According to Pulse Point, B.C. Emergency Health Services were notified at 1:06 a.m. about a motor vehicle incident in the 44700 block of South Sumas Road in Chilliwack. One Chilliwack ambulance, 206A2N, was assigned. It was cleared from the incident at 2:07 a.m.
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• Inmate assaulted at Abbotsford prison

  01-01-2026 17:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — An inmate who was serving time at a medium-security Abbotsford prison had recently been hospitalized after an assault.
  Correctional Service Canada says the incident occurred on December 19 at Matsqui Institution.The injured inmate was taken to an outside hospital for treatment and has since returned to the facility.Abbotsford police were notified, and appropriate actions have been taken regarding the assailants.
  No staff members or other inmates were injured in the event.
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• Snowmobiler dies in avalanche in Rocky Mountains in northeastern B.C.

  01-01-2026 17:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  A snowmobiler has died after being buried by an avalanche in the Rocky Mountains in northeastern British Columbia.
  Avalanche Canada says three snowmobilers were riding in the Bullmoose area near Tumbler Ridge on Tuesday when an avalanche was remotely triggered from the base of the slope.
  The organization says one of the three was fully buried and did not survive, despite rescue attempts by the other snowmobilers.
  Avalanche Canada says the avalanche measured approximately 300 metres wide by 240 m
  
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• Highway 3 between Sunshine Valley and Manning Park closed in both directions

  01-01-2026 16:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CROWSNEST HIGHWAY/MANNING PARK — Roughly a week after the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transport celebrated its reopening between Hope and Princeton, Highway 3 is closed again in both directions.According to a brief statement posted online, DriveBC says Highway 3 is closed in both directions between Sunshine Valley and Manning Park due to downed hydro lines. More specifically, the closure starts 60 km east of Hope and continues to 15 km west of Manning Park, at Allison Pass.Neither
  
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• Fire at Swiss Alpine resort bar during New Year’s celebration leaves dozens feared dead, 100 injured

  01-01-2026 14:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — A fire ripped through a bar’s New Year celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort less than two hours after midnight Thursday, with dozens of people feared dead and about 100 more injured, most seriously, police said.The Crans-Montana resort is best known as an international ski and golf venue, and overnight, its crowded Le Constellation bar morphed from a scene of revelry into the site of potentially one of Switzerland’s worst tragedies.“Sever
  
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• Premier League club Chelsea parts ways with head coach Enzo Maresca

  01-01-2026 13:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON (AP) — Enzo Maresca left his post as Chelsea head coach on Wednesday after a reported deterioration in his relationship with the Premier League club’s hierarchy.The Italian coach was midway through his second season in charge. In his first season, he won the UEFA Conference League and Club World Cup.Last month, Maresca said he had experienced his “worst” 48 hours at Chelsea but didn’t specify why.Chelsea is in fifth place in the Premier League and has advance
  
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• Experienced Canadian curling teams will aim to end Olympic gold drought at Cortina

  01-01-2026 13:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  There won't be Olympic stage fright for members of the Canadian curling teams at the Milan Cortina Games in February.
  The presence of the five Olympic rings can be unnerving for some athletes, especially those competing under the sporting world's biggest spotlight for the first time.All three Canadian sides — the men's, women's and mixed doubles teams — are loaded with experience.
  Three of four members of the men's squad skipped by Brad Jacobs have previously won Olympic gold and the
  
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• With skid in the rearview mirror, Bruins aim to build off impressive win over Oilers

  01-01-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — The Boston Bruins ended the year feeling a lot better than the couple weeks that preceded their final game.
  David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist as the Bruins closed out the 2025 calendar year with a much-needed 6-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.
  Hampus Lindholm and Elias Lindholm each had a goal and an assist and Casey Mittelstadt and Jonathan Aspirot also scored for the Bruins (21-18-2), who snapped a six-game losing skid that began with a 3-1 loss at hom
  
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• ‘Really inspiring’: How advanced technology is evolving baseball on Canadian soil

  01-01-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Inside a large indoor space marked with metal equipment, training gear and gadgets stored in drawers and shelves, athlete Peyton Markwood uses two hands to pull on the handle of a large machine with all the strength he can muster, as it measures the power and movement of his muscles.
  Later, his performance director, Tyler Soucie, directs him to put a smaller machine on his wrist and force it against a nearby metal bar as quickly and forcefully as he can, to measure how fast his brain can command
  
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• Backlund, Flames eyeing more with playoff spot within reach

  01-01-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Last in the NHL in mid-November, the red-hot Calgary Flames have clawed their way back to within one point of a playoff spot.
  Leading the resurgence has been captain Mikael Backlund, who scored the opening goal on Wednesday, propelling Calgary to a 5-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.
  The Flames' captain is on a six-game point streak (five goals, four assists) and as the club's oldest player at age 36, his 10 goals and 25 points has him on pace to hit the 50-point mark for j
  
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• Dozens presumed dead and about 100 injured in fire at Swiss Alps bar during New Year’s celebration

  01-01-2026 11:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Dozens of people are presumed dead and about 100 injured, most of them seriously, following a fire at a Swiss Alps bar during a New Year’s celebration, police said Thursday.“Several tens of people” were killed at the bar, Le Constellation, Valais Canton police commander Frédéric Gisler said.Work is underway to identify the victims and inform their families but “that will take time and for the time being it is premature
  
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• Nuggets’ Murray ready to shoulder more as added responsibility comes with Jokic out

  01-01-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Canadian Jamal Murray was back home for the first night of the next four weeks without his Denver Nuggets teammate, three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, on Wednesday.
  Murray and the Nuggets survived a Toronto Raptors second-half rally to hang on for a 106-103 win before 19,181 at Scotiabank Arena.
  Jokic suffered a hyperextended left knee in the dying seconds of the Nuggets’ loss on the road against the Miami Heat on Monday. He’s expected to miss a minimum of four weeks.
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• Spy watchdog reviewing Canadian security agencies’ use of artificial intelligence

  01-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada's spy watchdog is examining the use and governance of artificial intelligence in national security activities.
  The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency has informed key federal ministers and organizations of the study, which will look at how the security community defines, uses and oversees aspects of AI technologies.
  Canadian security agencies have used AI for tasks ranging from translation of documents to detection of malware threats.
  In a letter to ministers
  
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