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• Hurricanes take Game 1 over Devils 4-1

  21-04-2025 07:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Logan Stankoven scored two second-period goals in his first playoff game with Carolina as the Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Sunday to open their first-round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
  Jalen Chatfield scored a first-period goal for the Hurricanes, who carried a 3-0 lead late into the second period and kept consistent pressure on Devils netminder Jacob Markstrom. Andrei Svechnikov added an empty-net clincher late in the third.
  Frederik Andersen fi
  
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• Devils refuse to lose once they grab the lead

  21-01-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — When the New Jersey Devils get a lead, they keep the lead.
  Rookie Arseny Gritsyuk and Cody Glass each had a goal and an assist as the Devils held on to edge the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Tuesday.
  The Devils (26-22-2) improved to 17-0-0 when leading after 40 minutes and have won four of their last five outings, including a 2-1 overtime victory over the host Calgary Flames on Monday.
  “It feels good, especially on a back-to-back going against the Oilers,” Glass said. &ldqu
  
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• Comrie comes up big for Jets in 3-1 win over Blues

  21-01-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets got nine points from just three players, but it was their backup goalie who made the difference in a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday.
  Mark Scheifele had two goals and an assist, but Eric Comrie made some brilliant saves in the 22 stops he recorded — especially when Winnipeg was clinging to a 2-1 lead — before 13,661 witnesses at Canada Life Centre.
  “It was huge,” Scheifele said. “Coms played fantastic; he made a lot
  
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• Caufield comes up clutch again for Canadiens in win over Wild: ‘I like those moments’

  21-01-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Phillip Danault watched Cole Caufield score timely goals as a rookie during the Montreal Canadiens' run to the 2021 Stanley Cup final.
  Five years later, the sharpshooting winger is still delivering in the clutch.
  Caufield scored the winner with 15 seconds remaining to lift the Canadiens to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.
  "He's always been clutch,” said Danault, reacquired from the Los Angeles Kings on Dec. 19. “From the start he was clutch, so it
  
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• Israel’s Netanyahu agrees to join Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza, changing his public stance

  21-01-2026 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday he had agreed to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, after his office earlier criticized the makeup of the board’s committee tasked with overseeing Gaza. The board, chaired by Trump, was originally envisaged as a small group of world leaders overseeing the Gaza ceasefire plan. The Trump administration’s ambitions have broadened into a more sprawling concept, with Trump extending invi
  
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• In the news: Carney wraps up in Davos; Canada’s cyberspy agency in violation?

  21-01-2026 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …
  Carney wraps up world tour today in Switzerland
  Prime Minister Mark Carney is wrapping up his nine-day trip around the world today — a tour aimed at drumming up investment abroad that has attracted some cross-partisan criticism.
  Carney is currently in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum, where he is set to meet with investors and attend a lunch with other national leaders before heading hom
  
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• Watchdog says funding needed to avoid the ‘collapse’ of whistle-blowing

  21-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada's integrity watchdog has issued an urgent funding request to the federal government warning the "whistle-blowing regime" is at risk.
  Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada Harriet Solloway sent a letter to Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali last week asking for a one-time injection of $6.7 million and around $14.3 million in additional funding per year.
  Solloway said the funds are needed to allow her office to deliver on its mandate. The office investigates compla
  
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• Quebec’s Charlevoix region left scrambling after labour dispute closes ski resort

  21-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The sudden closure of a major ski resort because of a labour dispute has thrown Quebec's Charlevoix region into uncertainty, threatening winter-season revenues for local businesses.
  “Ninety-nine per cent of our revenue here comes from tourism,” said Serge Bilodeau, mayor of Petite-Rivière-St-François, the village at the base of Le Massif de Charlevoix, a renowned ski destination offering views of the wide expanse of the St. Lawrence River.Le Massif is a
  
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• Lawyers to make submissions at bail hearing for man accused in Ryan Wedding case

  21-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Lawyers are expected to make their submissions today at a bail hearing for an Ontario man accused of laundering hundreds of millions of dollars for an international drug smuggling ring.
  Rolan Sokolovski, a jeweller and former professional poker player, is seeking to be released ahead of his extradition hearing.
  Sokolovski is one of eight Canadians arrested in November as part of an ongoing investigation targeting fugitive Ryan Wedding, a former Team Canada snowboarder now alleged
  
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• Cyberspy agency breached law by directing actions at Canadian: watchdog report

  21-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The national intelligence watchdog says Canada's cyberspy agency violated a law that forbids it from focusing on Canadians when it analyzed information from an electronic device.
  The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency details the lapse in a newly released report that looked at how the Communications Security Establishment and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service work together.
  The CSE uses cutting-edge technology to gather foreign intelligence in the online wor
  
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• Israel’s Netanyahu agrees to join Trump’s Board of Peace that will oversee Gaza

  21-01-2026 09:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday he had agreed to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, after his office earlier criticized the makeup of the board’s committee tasked with overseeing Gaza. The board, chaired by Trump, was originally envisaged as a small group of world leaders overseeing the Gaza ceasefire plan. The Trump administration’s ambitions have broadened into a more sprawling concept, with Trump extending invi
  
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• Top ally of South Korea’s Yoon given 23 years in prison for rebellion over martial law crisis

  21-01-2026 09:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court ruled Wednesday that the 2024 imposition of martial law by then President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion as it sentenced his prime minister to 23 years in prison for his involvement. Ex-Prime Minister Han Duck-soo became the first Yoon administration official convicted of rebellion charges in related to Yoon’s martial law imposition in December 2024. The verdict is expected to set the stage for upcoming rulings involving Y
  
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• Carney wraps up his world tour today with meetings in Switzerland

  21-01-2026 08:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DAVOS — Prime Minister Mark Carney is wrapping up his nine-day trip around the world today — a tour aimed at drumming up investment abroad that has attracted some cross-partisan criticism.
  Carney is currently in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum, where he is set to meet with investors and attend a lunch with other national leaders before heading home to Ottawa this evening.
  He started the trip in Beijing, where he clinched a deal to get China to lower agricultural tariffs in e
  
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• Israel’s Netanyahu agrees to join Trump’s Board of Peace

  21-01-2026 08:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said Wednesday he had agreed to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, after his office earlier criticized makeup of the board’s executive committee. The board, chaired by Trump, was originally envisioned as a small group of world leaders overseeing the Gaza ceasefire plan. The Trump administration’s ambitions have appeared to balloon into a more sprawling concept, with Trump extending invitations to
  
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• NHL roundup: Hagel scores twice as Lightning beat Sharks 4-1

  21-01-2026 07:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Hagel scored two goals to reach 25 for the season and surpass Nikita Kucherov for the team lead as the Tampa Bay Lightning continued their surge with a 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night.
  Anthony Cirelli and Jake Guentzel each had a goal and an assist, and Kucherov had two assists to reach 48. Kucherov has 72 points, tied for third in the league with San Jose’s Macklin Celebrini, who was held scoreless.
  Tampa Bay has a 14-game point streak an
  
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• Adzija scores Torrent’s first short-handed goal in 6-4 win over Sceptres

  21-01-2026 07:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SEATTLE (AP) — Lexie Adzija scored Seattle's first short-handed goal of the season in the third period to take the lead for good, and the Torrent beat the Toronto Sceptres 6-4 on Tuesday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
  The expansion Torrent set the franchise's single-game record for goals (six) and tied for the most in the Professional Women's Hockey League this season. The 10 combined goals were the most in a PWHL game this season. Minnesota and Seattle combined for eight goals
  
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• Quickley nets 40 points to power Raptors past Warriors 145-127

  21-01-2026 07:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Immanuel Quickley matched his career high with 40 points and added 10 assists, and the Toronto Raptors ran away from Golden State early Tuesday night for a 145-127 win in the Warriors’ first game since losing star guard Jimmy Butler to a season-ending right knee injury.
  Quickley shot 11 for 13 and made all 11 of his free throws, while Scottie Barnes added 26 points and 11 assists in the Raptors' highest-scoring game and the Warriors' worst defensive performance t
  
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• Devils lean on Glass, Gritsyuk to edge the Oilers 2-1

  21-01-2026 07:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Rookie Arseny Gritsyuk and Cody Glass each had a goal and an assist as the New Jersey Devils held on to beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Tuesday.
  The Devils (26-22-2) have won four of their last five outings, including a 2-1 overtime victory on Monday against the host Calgary Flames. New Jersey improved to 17-0-0 when leading after 40 minutes.
  Matthew Savoie replied for the Oilers (25-18-8), who had a two-game winning streak halted — the ninth time this season they have fai
  
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• Man who assassinated former Japanese prime minister gets life in prison

  21-01-2026 05:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment on Wednesday, according to NHK public television. The case has revealed decades of cozy ties between Japan’s governing party and a controversial South Korean church.Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, earlier pleaded guilty to killing Abe in July 2022 during his election campaign speech in the western city of Nara.Abe, one of Japan’s most influential politic
  
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• Mboko advances to third round at Australian Open, Dabrowski wins doubles opener

  21-01-2026 05:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MELBOURNE — Victoria Mboko of Toronto punched her ticket to the third round of women's single at the Australian Open on Wednesday in Melbourne with a 6-4, 6-3 win over American Caty McNally.
  The 17th-seeded Canadian will face the winner of a match between Polina Kudermetova of Uzbekistan and Clara Tauson of Denmark.
  Mboko, who dispatched McNally in one hour 32 minutes, recorded an ace, 15 winners, 24 unforced errors and two double faults. McNally had no aces, 14 winners, 27 unforced errors
  
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• Air Force One returns to Washington area due to minor electrical issue, White House says

  21-01-2026 04:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s plane, Air Force One, is returning to Joint Base Andrews after departing for Switzerland on Tuesday evening.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the decision to return was made after takeoff when the crew aboard Air Force One identified “a minor electrical issue” and, out of an abundance of caution, decided to turn around.A reporter on board said the lights in the press cabin of the aircraft went out briefly after ta
  
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• Scheifele, Comrie lift Jets to 3-1 victory over Blues

  21-01-2026 04:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele had two goals and an assist to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night.
  Josh Morrissey, who also had two helpers, scored the other Winnipeg marker as the hosts produced three goals on just 16 shots.
  Jordan Kyrou replied for St. Louis.
  Eric Comrie made 22 saves for Winnipeg (20-23-6) before 13,661 fans at Canada Life Centre.
  Joel Hofer stopped 13 of 15 shots for St. Louis (19-23-8).
  It was the first of a three-game homestan
  
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• Premier Eby says new markets, reforms will help forestry, but results will take time

  21-01-2026 04:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — Premier David Eby says a recent agreement advancing wood construction in China will deliver results for the forestry industry in British Columbia, but also acknowledges that it will take "time, energy and commitment" to create a sustainable industry.
  A five-year-agreement between British Columbia's Forests Ministry and the Chinese government signed last week boosts the research, development and promotion of modern wood construction in China, and Eby says it is part of the work t
  
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• Caufield scores with 15 seconds left to lift Canadiens to 4-3 win

  21-01-2026 04:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Cole Caufield scored the winner with 15 seconds remaining to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.
  Caufield took a pass from Nick Suzuki and fired a shot from the top of the right circle for his 25th of the season.
  Phillip Danault — with his first of the season — Alexandre Carrier and Lane Hutson also scored for Montreal (28-15-7).
  Rookie winger Ivan Demidov provided two assists and Jakub Dobes made 16 saves at the Bell Ce
  
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• Sarah Wozniewicz’s overtime goal helps Charge beat Sirens 4-3

  21-01-2026 04:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Sarah Wozniewicz scored in overtime and Ottawa blew a three-goal lead before the Charge beat the New York Sirens 4-3 on Tuesday night.Gabbie Hughes, Rebecca Leslie and Brianne Jenner each had a goal and an assist for Ottawa (3-5-0-6), which had a six-game win streak snapped last time out by a 2-1 loss at Montreal. Gwyneth Philips had 31 saves.New York (7-0-2-5), which beat the Charge 4-0 in the season opener for both teams, has a seven-game point streak.Jaime Bourbonnai
  
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• Kleven, Stutzle score early as Senators beat Blue Jackets 4-1

  21-01-2026 04:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tyler Kleven and Tim Stutzle both scored in the first period, and the Ottawa Senators beat Columbus 4-1 on Tuesday night, snapping the Blue Jackets’ four-game winning streak.
  Ridly Greig had a goal and assist, Thomas Chabot added two assists, and Stutzle also had an assist. James Reimer made 21 saves in his first win for the Senators, who had lost two straight. He signed with the team as a free agent on Jan. 12.
  Sean Monahan scored for the Blue Jackets. Elvis Me
  
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• One person hospitalized after semi vs. motorcycle collision in Langley Tuesday: RCMP

  21-01-2026 03:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LANGLEY — Mounties in Langley say one person has been transported to hospital after a motor vehicle incident involving a semi-truck and a motorcycle on Highway 10 Tuesday afternoon in Langley.
  According to a statement from Langley RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, emergency crews responded to a report of collision at about 3:04 p.m. Tuesday afternoon near the 22200 block of Highway 10.
  Emergency crews remain in the area and nearby roads are closed while officers conduct their investiga
  
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• Trump-appointed prosecutor who pursued indictments against the president’s foes is leaving post

  21-01-2026 03:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Lindsey Halligan, who as a top Justice Department prosecutor pursued indictments against a pair of President Donald Trump's adversaries, is leaving her position as her months-long tenure has now concluded, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday night.Halligan's departure from the role of interim United States attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia came as multiple judges were casting doubt on her ability to legally remain in the job following a court ruling two mo
  
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• One transported to hospital with serious injuries after semi vs. motorcycle in Langley Tuesday

  21-01-2026 02:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LANGLEY — Mounties in Langley say one person has been transported to hospital after a motor vehicle incident involving a semi-truck and a motorcycle on Highway 10 Tuesday afternoon in Langley.
  According to a statement from Langley RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, emergency crews responded to a report of collision at about 3:04 p.m. Tuesday afternoon near the 22200 block of Highway 10.
  Emergency crews remain in the area and nearby roads are closed while officers conduct their investiga
  
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• Phillies president Dave Dombrowski says losing prized free agent Bo Bichette to Mets a gut punch

  21-01-2026 01:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bo Bichette spurning the Phillies for the NL East rival New York Mets was akin to a gut punch for the NL East champions.A two-time All-Star shortstop with the Toronto Blue Jays, Bichette agreed last week with the Mets to a $126 million, three-year contract that left the Phillies reeling. Philadelphia believed Bichette was on the brink of joining a potent lineup that already included Kyle Schwarber, Bryce Harper and Trea Turner.“It's a gut punch,” Phillies pr
  
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