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• JoAnn McKay - Chilliwack Progress

  09-03-2025 09:00 via news.google.com
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• Israeli crews begin bulldozing UNRWA headquarters in east Jerusalem

  20-01-2026 10:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli crews have begun bulldozing a United Nations headquarters in east Jerusalem as Israel's government tightens restrictions on humanitarian groups that provide aid to Palestinians.UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, said on X that Israeli forces had confiscated staff devices and forced them out of their headquarters in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.“This is an unprecedented attack not only against UNRWA and its premises. It constitutes a serious
  
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• In the news today: Carney at WEF, Canadian dies in Australia, Toews plays in Chicago

  20-01-2026 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
  Carney kicks off pitch for investment at World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
  Prime Minister Mark Carney is in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos to pitch Canada as an investment destination while he attends trhe World Economic Forum.
  Carney is set to meet today with French President Emmanuel Macron, who is chairing the G7 this year.
  That meeting comes in between a scheduled speech and participation i
  
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• Quebec’s finance minister says Ontario’s Crown Royal whisky ban is misguided

  20-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Quebec's finance minister says he has shared his concerns with his Ontario counterpart about that province's intention to remove Crown Royal whisky from government-owned liquor stores, saying now is not the time to further disrupt Canadian supply chains.Ontario Premier Doug Ford has said the Crown Royal boycott, which he intends to launch next month, is in retaliation for parent company Diageo deciding to close its bottling plant in Amherstburg, Ont. The Ontario facility closure
  
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• ‘I’m traumatized’: Terrified Haitians in U.S. make dangerous journey to Canada

  20-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Frantz André says his phone rings every day with scared Haitians in the United States considering the dangerous journey across the northern border.The head of a Montreal-based migrant advocacy group, André says he thinks the number of illegal crossings is going to rise with the expected end next month to the temporary protected status program for Haitians in the U.S.
  ‘’I can guarantee you that while you and I are talking, there are people who are enteri
  
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• Carney kicks off pitch for investment at World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

  20-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DAVOS — Prime Minister Mark Carney is in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos to pitch Canada as an investment destination at the World Economic Forum.
  Carney is set to meet later today with French President Emmanuel Macron, who is chairing the G7 this year.
  That meeting comes in between a scheduled speech and participation in various meetings at the forum, where he'll address heads of countries and corporations.
  Carney visited Beijing and Qatar last week, and is nearing the end of his trip
  
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• B.C.’s balmy January brings out blossoms, but a cold snap could put plants in peril

  20-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A couple weeks ago, North Vancouver resident Larry Sewell looked down a street in his neighbourhood and did a double take.
  "I said, 'God — (that) looks like a cherry blossom,'" said Sewell.
  "I just walked up there and went underneath and took some pictures. I mean, I've seen blossoms come out in February before and stay out. But then I don't think this early. I can't ever remember seeing them this early."
  An unseasonably mild winter is coaxing blossoms to bloom early in s
  
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• Bessent says US-Europe relations have ‘never been closer’ despite Greenland crisis

  20-01-2026 09:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said America’s relations with Europe remain strong and urged trading partners to “take a deep breath” and let tensions driven by the Trump administration's new tariff threats over Greenland “play out.”“I think our relations have never been closer,” he said, speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.On Saturday, Trump announced
  
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• Brandon Bussi makes 17 saves as the Hurricanes beat the Sabres 2-1

  20-01-2026 07:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Brandon Bussi made 17 saves for his 18th win of the season, Seth Jarvis scored the go-ahead goal on a power play early in the third period and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Monday.Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes, who have won three straight and secured at least one point for the eighth time in their past nine games. Sebastian Aho assisted on both of Carolina’s goals, giving him nine in five games.Bussi improv
  
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• Defending champ Madison Keys advances to 2nd round at Australian Open

  20-01-2026 07:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Defending champion Madison Keys struggled early but held on to defeat Oleksandra Oliynykova and her offbeat style of game 7-6 (6), 6-1 in a first-round match Tuesday at the Australian Open.
  Ninth-seeded Keys, playing in her 50th Grand Slam tournament, dug herself into a deep hole at Rod Laver Arena. She trailed 4-0 in the first set and rallied to force a tiebreaker against the Ukrainian.
  Oliynkyoka, playing in her first Grand Slam main draw, also raced to a 4-0
  
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• Duclair scores two, Islanders extend Canucks’ winless skid to 11 games

  20-01-2026 06:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Anthony Duclair scored twice and the New York Islanders downed the troubled Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Monday.
  Tony DeAngelo added a goal and an assist for the Islanders (27-17-5), while Ryan Pulock found the back of the net with his second goal of the season.
  Rookie defenceman Matthew Schaefer and Coquitlam, B.C., product Mathew Barzal each contributed a pair of helpers for the visitors, and Ilya Sorokin stopped 29 of the 32 shots he faced.Max Sasson gave the Canucks (16-28-5) a
  
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• Fernandez bounced in women’s singles at Australian Open, Mboko wins doubles opener

  20-01-2026 06:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MELBOURNE — Janice Tjen's rise to becoming the No. 1 women's player in Indonesia has included one WTA singles title and three doubles championships.
  The 23-year-old reached No. 53 in the WTA singles rankings in November and her coaches predicted then the best was yet to come.
  Tjen demonstrated that improvement with a first-round upset of Canada's Leylah Fernandez on Tuesday at the Australian Open.
  Fernandez, of Laval, Que., was seeded 22nd in the major tournament, but was bounced 6-2, 7-6
  
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• Nemec scores in OT as Devils douse Flames 2-1

  20-01-2026 05:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Simon Nemec scored at 1:18 of overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 2-1 NHL victory over the Calgary Flames on Monday night.
  Dawson Mercer also scored for New Jersey (22-23-4), which has won three of its last four games.
  Nazem Kadri scored for Calgary (21-23-5), which had a two-game win streak halted. Rookie Matvei Gridin picked up his first NHL assist.
  Jacob Markstrom had 21 saves to improve to 13-11-1. Devin Cooley, who had 29 stops, fell to 6-4-3.
  Putting a damper on the De
  
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• Knight makes 32 saves, Blackhawks blank Jets 2-0 to spoil Toews’ return to Chicago

  20-01-2026 05:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHICAGO (AP) — Spencer Knight made 32 saves, Jason Dickinson scored and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Jonathan Toews and the Winnipeg Jets 2-0 on Monday night.
  Connor Bedard added an empty-net goal in the third period as the Blackhawks stopped a three-game slide. It was Bedard's first goal since returning from a right shoulder injury.
  Knight recorded his third shutout this season and the eighth of his career.
  Toews played his first game in Chicago since signing with Winnipeg on July 1. The 3
  
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• Foligno’s first career hat trick pushes Wild past Maple Leafs 6-3

  20-01-2026 04:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Marcus Foligno registered his first career hat trick as the Minnesota Wild topped the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on Monday.
  Vladimir Tarasenko scored twice and set up another for Minnesota (28-13-9), which got a goal and an assist from Ryan Hartman. Quinn Hughes, Brock Faber and Kirill Kaprizov each chipped in two assists. Filip Gustavsson made 27 saves.
  Auston Matthews, with a goal and an assist, John Tavares and Nick Robertson replied for Toronto (24-17-8), which saw its seven-gam
  
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• Jonathan Toews gets standing ovation in return to Chicago with the Winnipeg Jets

  20-01-2026 03:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHICAGO (AP) — Jonathan Toews took a deep breath, and then laughed and shook his head in disbelief as the standing ovation continued for four-plus minutes. “All right, all right,” he said before taking another lap in front of the cheering crowd.Toews returned to Chicago on Monday night with his hometown Winnipeg Jets, but it was clear that his first NHL city still counts him as one of its own.Toews waved and patted his heart as he was showered with cheers and chants of “J
  
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• NHL roundup: Brandon Bussi makes 17 saves as Hurricanes edge Sabres 2-1

  20-01-2026 03:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Brandon Bussi made 17 saves for his 18th win of the season, Seth Jarvis scored the go-ahead goal on a power play early in the third period, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Monday.
  Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes, who have won three straight and secured at least one point for the eighth time in their past nine games. Sebastian Aho assisted on both of Carolina’s goals, giving him nine in five games.
  Bussi imp
  
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• Highways near Hope to be detoured starting Tuesday morning

  20-01-2026 03:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HOPE — The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit says there will be temporary highway closures and detours near Hope starting Tuesday morning for emergency repair work on sections of highways affected by December flooding.
  In a statement, the province says Highways 1, 3 and the 3/5 split will be fully closed to complete repairs as quickly as possible in light of safety concerns associated with the current pavement conditions and the favourable weather window available this week to un
  
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• Fernandez bounced in first-round women’s singles match at Australian Open

  20-01-2026 03:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MELBOURNE — Janice Tjen's rise to becoming the No. 1 women's player in Indonesia has included one WTA singles title and three doubles championships.
  The 23-year-old reached No. 53 in the WTA singles rankings in November and her coaches predicted then the best was yet to come.
  Tjen demonstrated that improvement with a first-round upset of Canada's Leylah Fernandez on Tuesday at the Australian Open.
  Fernandez, of Laval, Que., was seeded 22nd in the major tournament, but was bounced 6-2, 7-6
  
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• Ex-federal minister Jody Wilson-Raybould starting treatment for breast cancer

  20-01-2026 02:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Former federal justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould says she will be starting treatment for breast cancer.
  In a post on social media, Wilson-Raybould says the treatment comes following recent surgery.
  She calls the situation "scary and unsettling" but says she takes strength from the many people who have shared stories of resilience and healing with her over the years.
  She says she is grateful to her surgeons and the BC Cancer Agency for their care.
  In her post, Wilson-Raybould encourages peopl
  
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• Dolphins hire former Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley as head coach

  20-01-2026 02:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins hired former Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley as their coach on Monday, ending a swift search and tasking him with turning around a franchise that hasn't won a playoff game in 25 years.Hafley replaces Mike McDaniel, who was fired earlier this month after going 35-33 in four seasons. The Dolphins also fired longtime general manager Chris Grier during the season.“I believe great things are ahead for the Miami Dolphins with Jeff Haf
  
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• Police probe whether extortion victims ‘recklessly’ returned fire in Surrey, B.C.

  20-01-2026 02:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., say an extortion-related investigation into a home being shot at over the weekend has spawned a second investigation into whether bullets went flying in the other direction as well.
  Police say the residence in the Bear Creek neighbourhood was shot at on Saturday and while the home was occupied at the time, nobody was injured.
  Surrey Police spokesman Staff Sgt. Lindsey Houghton says investigators are now also looking into whether one or more people inside or
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP confirm police incident, hold and secure at nearby elementary school Monday

  20-01-2026 02:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Multiple police units and ERT personnel have attended a home near Landing Drive in Chilliwack Monday afternoon.
  According to a witness on scene, multiple police units, including what appears to be an Emergency Response Team (ERT) armoured truck, were seen at a home close to Landing Drive.
  That witness reported seeing police with their rifles displayed.
  One person was reportedly detained and taken away from the home in handcuffs, the witness said.
  Image: Contributed / Police in
  
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• Heavy police presence surrounds Chilliwack home Monday afternoon

  20-01-2026 01:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Details are limited at this point, but multiple police units and ERT personnel have attended a home near Landing Drive in Chilliwack Monday afternoon.According to a witness on scene, multiple police units, including what appears to be an Emergency Response Team (ERT) armoured truck, were seen at a home close to Landing Drive.That witness reported seeing police with their rifles displayed.One person was reportedly detained and taken away from the home in handcuffs, the witness
  
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• PWHL suspends Sirens forward Girard four games for leaving bench during altercation

  20-01-2026 00:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Professional Women’s Hockey League has suspended New York Sirens forward Taylor Girard for four games for leaving the players' bench to join an altercation on the ice.
  The incident happened at the end of New York's 2-1 win over the Montréal Victoire on Sunday in Washington.
  The first player to leave the bench to start or join an altercation is given an automatic four-game ban, according to the PWHL's rulebook.
  Girard has five goals and an assist in 13 games with
  
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• Three years after announcement, Canada opens Fiji diplomatic mission

  20-01-2026 00:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada has opened a high commission in Fiji more than three years after pledging to launch its first diplomatic mission in the Pacific Islands.
  Global Affairs Canada announced the move in a social media post after MP Randeep Sarai launched the mission last week as secretary of state for international development.
  In late 2022, Ottawa pledged to open a high commission in Fiji as part of Canada's work to build more economic and security ties with 14 Pacific island countries.
  That ca
  
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• Le Massif resort cancels ski season after employees reject contract offer

  20-01-2026 00:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PETITE-RIVIÈRE-ST-FRANÇOIS, QUE. — A major ski resort northeast of Quebec City has shuttered for the season after failing to come to an agreement with striking unionized employees on a new contract.
  Le Massif de Charlevoix had said the ski season was in jeopardy if an agreement couldn't be reached with the unionized employees, who have been on an unlimited general strike since Jan. 2.
  Management says that to ensure safe skiing conditions, Le Massif had to continue artificial
  
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• Jeff Hafley reaches agreement with Miami Dolphins to become their coach, AP source says

  19-01-2026 23:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Miami Dolphins and Jeff Hafley have reached an agreement to make the former Boston College head coach and Packers defensive coordinator their coach, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Monday.
  The person spoke on condition of anonymity because a contract hadn’t been finalized.
  Hafley replaces Mike McDaniel, who was fired after going 35-33 in four seasons. The Dolphins also fired longtime general manager Chris Grier during the season.
  Hafley, who spent t
  
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• B.C. postponing changes to heritage act to increase consultation, says minister

  19-01-2026 23:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says the B.C. government is postponing changes to the law that governs the designation and protection of heritage sites, because it needs more time to consult with First Nations, industry and other groups.
  The government was planning to bring forward changes to the Heritage Conservation Act this spring, but Parmar says the legislation requires more engagement because of its importance.
  Parmar says the government could table changes in the fall, but d
  
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• Canadian women to play three games in Brazil in April as part of FIFA Series 2026

  19-01-2026 23:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Canadian women will face Brazil, South Korea and Zambia in April as part of the FIFA Series, expanded to 48 men's and women's teams in 2026.
  The 2026 Series follows a pilot project in 2024 which featured 24 teams playing in five locations across three continents. The 2026 edition features 36 men's and 12 women's sides, divided into 12 groups of four.
  The 10th-ranked Canadians are grouped with No. 6 Brazil, No. 21 South Korea and No. 64 Zambia with Brazil hosting the games. Those will be Cana
  
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