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• Johnston’s advice on public inquiry about foreign interference expected Tuesday

  19-05-2023 18:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Special rapporteur David Johnston is expected to release his decision next Tuesday on whether the federal Liberals should hold a public inquiry on foreign interference.The recommendation is anticipated to be included in an initial report about how the government should proceed with allegations that Canada’s last two federal elections were subject to meddling by other countries.
  Opposition parties’ calls for a public inquiry into Chinese meddling have grown louder throu
  
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• Community Camera: Eagles fight over fish in Chilliwack yard - Chilliwack Progress

  11-01-2026 14:36 via news.google.com
  Community Camera: Eagles fight over fish in Chilliwack yard  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Preclearance operations in Canada are a ‘critical component’ of border strategy: U.S.

  11-01-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada and the United States say two preclearance projects that would allow more travellers to be screened well in advance of crossing the border are set to proceed this year after many months of planning.
  The assurances follow U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra's comments that cast doubt on the future of arrangements currently allowing many passengers flying to American cities to be pre-cleared at Canadian airports by U.S. border officers.
  Hoekstra suggested at a conference
  
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• B.C. court to hear Charter challenge over religious exemptions to assisted dying law

  11-01-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A trial set to begin Monday in British Columbia's Supreme Court questions whether publicly funded faith-based hospitals should be allowed to prevent patients from receiving medical assistance in dying in their facilities.
  The Charter of Rights challenge is being brought by the advocacy organization Dying With Dignity Canada and the parents of a woman who was forced to leave a Vancouver hospital to receive medical assistance in dying, known as MAID.
  Sam O'Neill was 34 years old whe
  
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• Pereira, Michaud pull off upset to win Canadian pairs title: ‘Oh my God! We won!’

  11-01-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  GATINEAU — Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud were standing in the mixed zone, fielding questions, when a television screen just steps away flashed scores that changed everything.
  The Canadian pair, long accustomed to finishing as runners-up behind 2024 world champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps, realized in real time that they’d just won their first national title.
  “Oh my God! We won!” Pereira gasped, laughing uncontrollably in disbelief before clutching Mich
  
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• Maple Leafs reaping rewards of impact players returning from injury

  11-01-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs are enjoying the benefits of increasingly good health lately.
  William Nylander returned from a six-game absence with a goal and two assists as the Leafs handily defeated the Vancouver Canucks 5-0 on Saturday. Defenceman Jake McCabe also came back from injury, with fellow blue liner Brandon Carlo having an impactful night in his third game back from injury.
  Toronto has been ravaged by injuries for much of the season, but now finds itself on a three-game win
  
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• Kings spoil a special night for McDavid, Draisaitl with 4-3 win in shootout

  11-01-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — It didn’t have the storybook ending that they hoped for, but it was still a significant night in a couple of ways for the Edmonton Oilers despite a 4-3 shootout loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
  Connor McDavid in particular continued his impressive assault, scoring the game-tying goal on the power play in the third period, his 30th of the season, to extend his points streak to a career-high 18 games.
  “I just want to play good hockey, that’s all, and he
  
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• Hot Red Wings focused on building for stretch run in tight Eastern Conference

  11-01-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin didn’t want to put too much emphasis on a regular-season win coming in the month of January.
  Nevertheless, Larkin admits his team’s 4-0 win over the Canadiens on Saturday at Bell Centre, which allowed his team to overtake Montreal atop the Atlantic Division standings, may prove particularly important come April.
  “I’ve been a part of teams where it comes down to a point or two at the end of the season,” said Lar
  
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• Green says struggling Senators need to dial up another level of desperation

  11-01-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — With his team mired in a four-game losing streak, Travis Green was disappointed to not see more urgency or desperation.
  The Ottawa Senators coach was remarkably up front about his team’s shortcomings following a 3-2 loss to the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.
  Green is usually not one to offer more than he’s asked, but he was unusually candid — measured and direct, not inflammatory — offering deeper insight after the two-time defending Stanley Cup champi
  
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• NHL roundup: Zacha, Khusnutdinov net hat tricks to lead Bruins to 10-2 win over Rangers

  11-01-2026 07:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BOSTON (AP) — Pavel Zacha recorded his first career hat trick — one of his goals coming while most of New York’s players were in the locker room at the end of the first period — and the Boston Bruins coasted past the Rangers 10-2 on Saturday.
  Marat Khusnutdinov had four goals to go along with Zacha’s three, giving the Bruins their first pair with hat tricks in the same home game in club history.
  The Bruins won for the fourth time in five games, avenging a 6-2 blowou
  
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• Kempe lifts road Kings to 4-3 shootout win over Oilers

  11-01-2026 07:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Adrian Kempe scored the shootout winner as the Los Angeles Kings earned a ration of revenge from last year’s playoffs, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Saturday in the first meeting between the two teams since last spring.
  Corey Perry, Andre Lee and Alex Laferriere scored in regulation for the Kings (19-15-10) who snapped a two-game losing skid. The Kings have lost in the first round of the playoffs to Edmonton in four consecutive seasons.
  Leon Draisaitl had a pair of
  
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• Pedestrian dies in Mission after being fatally struck: RCMP

  11-01-2026 06:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION — A B.C. RCMP spokesperson has confirmed the death of a pedestrian following a motor vehicle incident Saturday evening in Mission.
  According to a statement to B.C. RCMP spokesperson Corporal Brett Urano, based out of.E Division in Surrey, Mounties in Mission were called to a vehicular incident involving a male pedestrian on Lougheed Highway on Saturday evening, January 10 at 7 p.m.
  Corporal Urano says the man succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
  The BC RCMP’s Integrated Co
  
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• All-Star 3B Alex Bregman agrees to a $175 million, 5-year contract with the Cubs, AP sources say

  11-01-2026 05:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHICAGO (AP) — All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman has agreed to a $175 million, five-year contract with the Chicago Cubs, according to two people familiar with the deal.The people spoke to The Associated Press on Saturday night on condition of anonymity because the agreement was pending a physical. The contract includes a no-trade provision allowing Bregman to block deals without his consent.Bregman, who turns 32 in March, was back on the market for a second straight offseason. He was pur
  
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• Korte leads Canada in 9-0 win over Switzerland at U-18 women’s world championship

  11-01-2026 04:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CAPE BRETON — Canada scored five goals in the first period and then coasted to a 9-0 win over Switzerland in the opening game for both teams at the U-18 women's world hockey championship on Saturday night.
  Alida Korte had two goals and an assist for Canada, while Rachel Piggott had a goal and two assists. Kendall Doiron, Laurie Aubin and Adrianna Milani each had a goal and assist.
  Caileigh Tiller, Sofia Ismael and Hayley McDonald also scored for Canada, which got an 11-save shutout from ne
  
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• Abandoned Chilliwack homeless camp raises environmental concerns - MSN

  11-01-2026 04:23 via news.google.com
  Abandoned Chilliwack homeless camp raises environmental concerns  MSN
  
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• DeBrincat, Gibson lead hot Red Wings to 4-0 win over Canadiens

  11-01-2026 04:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The Detroit Red Wings took over first place in the Atlantic Division from the Montreal Canadiens, blanking their Original Six rival 4-0 Saturday night at the Bell Centre.
  Detroit (27-15-4), which has won three in a row, is now two points ahead of Montreal (25-14-6), although the Canadiens have a game in hand.
  Lucas Raymond, Dylan Larkin, Alex DeBrincat and Andrew Copp scored for the Red Wings. John Gibson stopped 27 shots as he recorded his third shutout of the season and the fi
  
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• Panthers pounce on Senators’ miscues for 3-2 win

  11-01-2026 04:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Gustav Forsling and Carter Verhaeghe each had a goal and an assist to lead the Florida Panthers to a 3-2 win over the struggling Ottawa Senators on Saturday night.
  Evan Rodrigues also scored for the visitors, while Sergei Bobrovsky made 18 saves.
  Fabian Zetterlund and Claude Giroux scored for Ottawa (20-19-5). Leevi Merilainen, who stopped 18 shots, allowed three goals for the fourth straight game. The Senators have now lost four straight.
  The Panthers (23-18-3) took a 3-1 lead ea
  
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• Nylander returns with three-point effort as Maple Leafs cruise past Canucks 5-0

  11-01-2026 03:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — William Nylander returned from a six-game absence due to injury with one goal and two assists as the Toronto Maple Leafs cruised past the Vancouver Canucks 5-0 on Saturday night.
  Matias Maccelli, Max Domi, John Tavares and Nick Robertson also scored for Toronto (22-15-7), which extended its winning streak to three games, and seven straight at home. Joseph Woll made 29 saves for his second shutout of the season.
  Thatcher Demko was pulled after giving up three first-period goals on
  
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• ‘You cannot break us’: Protesters rally in Minneapolis after ICE fatal shooting

  11-01-2026 02:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS — Thousands gathered in Minneapolis on Saturday to push back on the Trump administration's deployment of federal forces after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a woman earlier this week.People held signs with the face of Renee Good, the 37-year-old mother who was shot in the head on Wednesday, while calling for ICE to get out of their city."Nobody should be taken off the streets," Emily Sanderson, who was attending the demonstration, told The Canadi
  
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• Blues sign Philip Broberg to six-year, $48-million extension

  11-01-2026 00:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Blues signed defenceman Philip Broberg to a six-year, US$48 million contract extension, the team announced Saturday.
  Broberg, recently named to Sweden's team for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, is in his second season with the Blues after signing with the team as a restricted free agent in August 2024.
  He has two goals and 12 assists in 45 games this season, after scoring eight goals with 21 assists in 68 regular-season games last season.
  “It’s
  
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• After 100th World Cup win, Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury stays out of dual moguls

  11-01-2026 00:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Mikael Kingsbury didn't compete in dual moguls Saturday after winning men's moguls the previous day for his 100th career World Cup victory.The World Cup in Val Saint-Come, Que., was the 33-year-old's first competition this season after skipping the season-opener with a groin injury.After Friday's win, Kingsbury wasn't sure if he'd race on back-to-back days.
  Kingsbury's spokesperson said in a Saturday statement the Canadian would not compete in dual moguls.
  The statement said the decision is in l
  
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• Matt Coronato’s third-period goal lifts Flames to 2-1 win over Penguins

  11-01-2026 00:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Matt Coronato scored in the third period to lift the Calgary Flames over the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Saturday.
  Connor Zary also scored for the Flames, who won for the first time in 2026 and snapped a four-game losing streak. Calgary was limited to one goal in each of its previous three losses.
  Devin Cooley stopped 27 shots in his first start since Dec. 20.
  Egor Chinakhov scored for the Penguins, who saw a season-high six-game winning streak end. Pittsburgh had won seve
  
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• Plandowski Commits to University of Alaska Fairbanks

  10-01-2026 23:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Chilliwack, B.C. – The Chilliwack Chiefs are proud to announce that forward Jack Plandowski has committed to the University of Alaska Fairbanks and will join the Nanooks for the upcoming season.
  Plandowski’s commitment marks a significant milestone in his hockey journey, earned through years of dedication, consistency, and strong performance at every level of the game.
  “I’m proud of Jack for all the hard work he’s put in,” said Chiefs Head Coach and General Ma
  
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• Bruins’ Zacha is awarded a reviewed goal with most of Rangers in locker room

  10-01-2026 23:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BOSTON (AP) — Bruins forward Pavel Zacha was awarded a delayed goal after a replay review while most of the New York Rangers players were in the locker room on Saturday, thinking the first period in Boston's 10-2 romp was over.
  Zacha scored three goals and Marat Khusnutdinov had four to become the first Bruins teammates ever to record a hat trick in the same game at home. It was the first time since 1964 that Boston had two players record a hat trick in the same game.
  But it was Zacha's se
  
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• Large rally pushes against ICE presence after fatal shooting in Minneapolis

  10-01-2026 23:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS — Thousands gathered in Minneapolis today to push back on the Trump administration's deployment of federal forces after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a woman earlier this week.People held signs with the face of Renee Good, the 37-year-old mother who was shot in the head on Wednesday, while calling for ICE to get out of their city.The massive protest marked the latest demonstration that gripped the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, which have
  
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• Canadians join global protests in solidarity with Iranian uprising

  10-01-2026 23:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Demonstrations were held in several Canadian cities today to voice support for the Iranian people as a popular uprising sweeping across Iran neared the two-week mark.
  Protesters in Toronto and Montreal demanded the fall of the Islamic regime and the return of Reza Pahlavi, the son of the former Shah of Iran who has been in exile in the United States for 47 years.
  Katayoon Haghzadeh says she went to the Montreal event to be the voice of the Iranian people currently in the streets
  
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• Gogolev inches closer to Olympic berth with first Canadian figure skating title

  10-01-2026 22:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  GATINEAU — Stephen Gogolev is one step closer to the Olympic Games.
  The 21-year-old from Toronto captured his first national title Saturday at the Canadian figure skating championships.
  Skating to “Piano Concerto No. 2” by Sergei Rachmaninov, Gogolev landed two quad jumps to score 175.90 points in his free program, pushing his total to 275.50 after a stellar short program Friday.
  Roman Sadovsky, the 2025 men's champion, claimed the silver medal with 255.10 points, climbing to s
  
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• Canadian snowboarder Laurie Blouin wins World Cup slopestyle gold in Colorado

  10-01-2026 22:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ASPEN — Canada's Laurie Blouin claimed World Cup gold in snowboard slopestyle Saturday.
  The 29-year-old from Quebec City bounced back from a low-scoring first run with an 81.21 points on her second at Snowmass Ski Report in Aspen, Colo.
  Japanese boarders finished second to fourth with runner-up Mari Fukada scoring 77.26, Kokomo Murase a 75.36 and Momo Suzuki at 65.86.
  Blouin earned a silver medal in Olympic slopestyle in 2018 and was fourth in 2022 in Beijing.
  Her victory Saturday was her
  
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• Golden Knights goalie Carter Hart is out week to week with a lower-body injury

  10-01-2026 21:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights goalie Carter Hart is week to week with a lower-body injury, coach Bruce Cassidy said Saturday, after the team's morning skate and before its home game against St. Louis.
  Hart was injured in the first period of Thursday night's 5-3 victory over Columbus.
  Akira Schmid (12-4-5) will start against the Blues. He has a 2.51 goals-against average and a .895 save percentage.
  The club called up Carl Lindbom from its American Hockey League affiliate in Henderso
  
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• Senators’ players, coach come to defence of Ullmark, general manager Staios

  10-01-2026 21:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — As he does on the ice, Brady Tkachuk came to his teammate's defence off it.
  The Ottawa Senators captain did not mince words Saturday morning when he addressed online rumours about the reason for goaltender Linus Ullmark’s personal leave, which had general manager Steve Staios releasing a statement earlier in the week that referred to "trolls" and "sick people" as the source of the rumours.
  "I don’t think anybody’s pretty happy about a narrative being spread like
  
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