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• Joan Welch - The Chilliwack Progress

  12-06-2025 18:09 via news.google.com
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• Trump says Carney is not ‘grateful’ in Davos speech

  21-01-2026 16:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Prime Minister Mark Carney is not "grateful" during a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday.
  Trump said he heard Carney's Tuesday speech at the forum, which was widely praised around the world. The president said "Canada gets a lot of freebies from us" and should be thankful.
  "I watched your prime minister yesterday. He wasn't so grateful," Trump said. "But they should be grateful to us. Canada lives because of
  
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• Fire forces closure of Montreal’s Jacques Cartier bridge during morning rush hour

  21-01-2026 16:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A building fire has forced the complete closure of Montreal's Jacques Cartier Bridge during the busy morning rush hour period.
  The federal authority that manages the bridge that connects downtown Montreal to Longueuil announced the full closure of the bridge as well as its multipurpose path and sidewalk at around 6 a.m.
  The closure is caused by a fire in a vacant building on the Montreal side of the span, at the intersection of De Lorimier Ave. and Logan St..
  Firefighters were c
  
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• Carney to meet with cabinet in Quebec City before Parliament resumes

  21-01-2026 15:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is headed to Quebec City on Thursday for two days of private meetings with his cabinet before Parliament resumes next week.
  In a news release the Prime Minister's Office says the two days of meetings will focus on the economy, affordability and security.
  The news release says cabinet ministers and secretaries of state will discuss progress on the priorities laid out in their mandate letters and make plans for "delivering change in the year ahead."
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• City of Chilliwack spends over $5 million/year on homelessness, says province hasn’t really stepped up to help

  21-01-2026 15:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The City of Chilliwack says it’s doing as much as it can to address community safety concerns around street people while it spends over $5 million a year on costs related to homelessness, but the province has done little to help.According to a community safety presentation made at Tuesday’s council meeting by Karen Stanton, director of public safety and social development for the City of Chilliwack, the municipality has continuously advocated for greater support fr
  
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• Trade minister calls for expanded engagement with India

  21-01-2026 15:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DAVOS — International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu called Wednesday for expanded trade with India, particularly in agriculture and energy products.
  Sidhu — who was in Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum with Prime Minister Mark Carney — said formal trade negotiations on a new economic agreement with India are expected to start in February and that Canada is looking to take a pragmatic approach to improving strained bilateral ties.
  Sidhu said he was in India in Nove
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Trump says Carney is not ‘grateful’ in Davos speech

  21-01-2026 15:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump says Prime Minister Mark Carney is not "grateful" and says "Canada lives because of the United States" during a speech at World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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  Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press
  
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• Veteran goalkeeper William Yarbrough brings more than experience to Toronto FC

  21-01-2026 13:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Toronto FC got more than a healthy dollop of experience when it signed veteran goalkeeper William Yarbrough. It also acquired a boatload of energy.
  Yarbrough does more than whistle while he works. He savours every moment.
  "I'm privileged to be 36 years old and still be able to do what I love," he said before jetting off to training camp in Marbella, Spain, with the rest of the Toronto travelling contingent Tuesday.
  "And you know, that's why it doesn't matter what the weather is l
  
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• PWHLers, NHL commissioner among fans of gay hockey drama ‘Heated Rivalry’

  21-01-2026 13:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Erin Ambrose isn't much of a reader.At least, she wasn't until she discovered "Heated Rivalry."Like millions of people around the globe, the Montreal Victoire defender was enraptured watching Crave's drama about gay hockey players.
  "I don't know if I've binged a show — or wanted to binge a show — quicker," she said. "I was extremely disappointed it didn't all come out at the same time because I just wanted to get it all done in one night."
  Despite a busy schedule with her PWHL team a
  
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• As the planet warms, how can the Winter Olympics and Paralympics adapt?

  21-01-2026 13:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — New research out of Canada is pitching ideas for how to make the Winter Olympics and Paralympics more resilient to climate change.It builds on recent research co-authored by the University of Waterloo's Daniel Scott that suggested only 16 of a possible 93 locations can reliably host the Paralympics in March by 2080 if global warming continues on its current trajectory.
  The Olympics fare better with about half of those locations keeping up enough snow depth and cold temperatures t
  
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• Critics, pollsters warn Canadians are wary of AI, want government to set guardrails

  21-01-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government is set to launch its new national artificial intelligence strategy soon — but critics say it hasn’t done enough to listen to Canadians and pollsters are warning that a skeptical public wants the government to put rules in place.
  "We see more of an inclination to want government to be a regulator of AI, to create the guardrails by which it operates," said David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data.
  "Because I think there is, if I'm going to describe public
  
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• Trade minister: ‘Important’ to engage India on expanding trade

  21-01-2026 11:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DAVOS — International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu says it’s “important” to expand trade and economic opportunities with India, particularly in agriculture and energy products.
  He says formal trade negotiations for a new economic agreement are expected to launch in February and that Canada aims to take a pragmatic approach to improving strained bilateral ties.
  Sidhu says he was in India in November to search for opportunities to boost trade and met with India’s ene
  
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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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