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• Microsoft bakes ChatGPT-like tech into search engine Bing - Chilliwack Progress

  07-02-2023 22:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Former flight attendant from Toronto posed as pilot and received hundreds of free flights: U.S. authorities

  21-01-2026 19:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HONOLULU (AP) — A former flight attendant for a Canadian airline posed as a commercial pilot and as a current flight attendant to obtain hundreds of free flights from U.S. airlines, authorities said.Dallas Pokornik, 33, of Toronto, was arrested in Panama after being indicted on wire fraud charges in federal court in Hawaii last October. He pleaded not guilty Tuesday following his extradition.
  According to court documents, Pokornik was a flight attendant for a Toronto-based airline from 201
  
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• Mission RCMP rely on next-generation technology to address chronic speeding on area roads

  21-01-2026 19:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION — Mounties in Mission are using what they’re calling a “next-generation” radar recorder with the hope it will accurately collect traffic data and better inform their decisions to reduce speeding in the community.In a statement, Mission RCMP say the “Black Cat” device can be mounted in locations near the side of the road, and is left for a period a period of time to gather data from passing vehicles.“When officers with Mission RCMP’s Traffic
  
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• Legault believes his Coalition Avenir Québec party will stay relevant after he leaves

  21-01-2026 19:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault says he's confident the party he co-founded will remain relevant after he is replaced as leader.
  He told reporters in Quebec City today that the Coalition Avenir Québec remains the best party to balance the needs of the economy and protecting the French language.Legault spoke to media for the first time since he announced his intention to step down as premier and CAQ leader ahead of October's provincial election.Legault formed the pa
  
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• Tobacco company taking Ottawa to court over fee that got unanimous House support

  21-01-2026 19:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A major tobacco company is taking the federal government to court over a new fee that would see the industry pay for Ottawa's tobacco control strategy.
  The tobacco cost recovery fee is set to take effect in November, when Ottawa will begin billing the companies annually, starting with $42.5 million this year. The money is earmarked for stop-smoking programs, public education and prevention, and compliance and enforcement activities.
  The amount each company would pay is determined
  
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• Man acquitted in 1984 Derksen killing arrested in B.C. for alleged sex assault

  21-01-2026 19:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The man acquitted of murder in the 1984 killing of Winnipeg teenager Candace Derksen has been arrested in British Columbia on charges including sexual assault.
  The B.C. Prosecution Service says Mark Edward Grant has also been charged with unlawful confinement, assault with a weapon and uttering threats, stemming from an alleged offence on Jan. 8 in or near Vancouver.
  The service says Grant remains in custody, with his next court appearance set for Jan. 28.
  Grant was found not g
  
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• Fact File: Carney’s NATO comments misconstrued online as declaration of war

  21-01-2026 18:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Multiple social media posts in the past week claimed that Prime Minister Mark Carney had said Canada would "go to war" with the United States if it attempted a forceful takeover of Greenland. Some of the posts cited comments Carney made at a press conference in Beijing last week as the source for their claims. However, Carney's comments did not mention war. He referred to Canada's commitment to uphold its NATO obligations, including Article 5, which states that an armed attack against one NATO m
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Navigating the road to recovery

  21-01-2026 18:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The toxic drug crisis is taking lives, and harming families and individuals in communities across the province.Confronting the stigma of mental health and substance use is essential to get more people the help they need. In 2023, our government tested a decriminalization pilot with broad support from advocates, service providers, and police to help people seek care without fear of criminalization or discrimination. While it hasn’t delivered what we hoped, it has offered important lessons t
  
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• Metro Vancouver bridge linking Westham Island damaged, closed to vehicle traffic

  21-01-2026 18:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Vehicle access to a Metro Vancouver island has been cut off after its only bridge to other communities was closed due to an incident involving a marine vessel.
  The City of Delta says the unspecified incident Tuesday evening has forced the emergency closure of Westham Island Bridge, although it remains open to pedestrians and a shuttle service on the other side has been set up.
  The city says Westham Island residents should still call 911 if they need urgent assistance.
  Delta Cou
  
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• Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum draws praise, calls for action

  21-01-2026 18:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney's call at the World Economic Forum for middle powers to band together against economic coercion by "great powers" is drawing both praise and pushback.
  The speech drew a rebuke today from U.S. President Donald Trump, who said in his own speech at the WEF in Davos, Switzerland, that Canada "should be grateful" to the United States.
  The speech is winning some cross-partisan support domestically, while critics say the prime minister's words need to be backed
  
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• Stampeders sign star defensive lineman Clarence Hicks to three-year deal

  21-01-2026 18:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders have signed star defensive lineman Clarence Hicks to a three-year contract, the CFL club announced Wednesday.
  Hicks had been eligible to become a free agent on Feb. 10.
  The 27-year-old from Pensacola, Fla., was a West Division all-star and Calgary’s nominee for outstanding defensive player in 2025.
  He had a team-leading 12 sacks, 28 tackles, two forced fumbles and six knockdowns in 18 games last season, and added another three defensive tackles in the
  
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• Supreme Court seems inclined to keep Lisa Cook on Fed board despite Trump attempt to fire her

  21-01-2026 18:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed inclined to keep Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook in her job, casting doubt on President Donald Trump’s bid to wrest control of the nation's central bank.The justices heard arguments over Trump’s effort to fire Cook based on allegations she committed mortgage fraud, which she denies. No president has fired a sitting governor in the 112-year history of the Fed, which was structured to be independent of day-to-day politics
  
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• B.C. man gets 5 years in Snapchat child sex abuse case

  21-01-2026 18:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CAMPBELL RIVER — A British Columbia man has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to sex crimes involving a minor he met over Snapchat.
  RCMP in Campbell River say 33-year-old Dillon Caleb Partanen of Surrey pleaded guilty to charges including sexual interference and possession of child sexual exploitation material on Jan. 13.
  Police say Partanen has also been ordered to register with the National Sex Offender Registry and give up a DNA sample as part of his sentencin
  
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• Sasquatch Mountain Resort to close several days a week, citing ‘operational constraints’

  21-01-2026 18:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HEMLOCK VALLEY — Sasquatch Mountain Resort says it will make schedule adjustments that will result in multiple day closures the rest of this month and into next month, citing “operational constraints.”
  According to a social media post dated Friday, January 16, the resort north of Agassiz says it will be adjusting its schedule due to operational constraints. As a result, the resort will be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays for the rest of January, and Monday through Wednesday from
  
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• Canada’s Abigail Strate earns World Cup ski jumping bronze medal

  21-01-2026 17:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ZAŌ — Canada's Abigail Strate earned bronze in women's ski jumping World Cup competition on Wednesday.
  The Calgary native scored 222.3 points in the normal hill event for her fourth World Cup medal of the season (one gold, two silver, one bronze).
  Her third previous medals were in large hill, which makes its debut at the Milan Cortina Games.Austria's Lisa Eder (227.9) and Slovakia's Nika Prevc (226.5) placed ahead of Strate.
  “I’m quite happy with today, especially the qual
  
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• Teenage midfielder Alessandro Biello looks forward to fresh start with FC Supra

  21-01-2026 17:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Expansion FC Supra opened its training camp Wednesday with a familiar name among its all-Quebecois roster.
  The fledgling Canadian Premier League team has signed 19-year-old midfielder Alessandro Biello, son of Canadian assistant coach Mauro Biello, to a two-year contract with a club option for 2028.
  Mauro Biello, a former Canadian international, began his playing career with the Montreal Supra of the now-defunct Canadian Soccer League before going on to play for and coach the Montreal Impact, no
  
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• US military transfers 150 Islamic State group detainees from Syria to Iraq

  21-01-2026 17:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  AL-HOL, Syria (AP) — The U.S. military says it has begun transferring detainees from the Islamic State group who were held in northeastern Syria to Iraq to ensure they remain in secure facilities.U.S. Central Command said the transfer began on Wednesday and so far 150 IS members have been taken from Syria’s northeastern province of Hassakeh to “secure locations” in Iraq.“Ultimately, up to 7,000 ISIS detainees could be transferred from Syria to Iraqi-controlled facil
  
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• 33-year-old Surrey man jailed for 5 years for sexual interference with a youth, possession of child porn: RCMP

  21-01-2026 17:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — A 33-year-old Surrey man has been sentenced to five years in jail for sexual interference, possession of child porn and breaking a probation order.According to a statement from RCMP Constable Maury Tyre, who works as a school and media liaison at the Campbell River RCMP detachment, Dillon Caleb Partanen pleaded guilty on Tuesday, January 13 to sexual interference, possession of child sexual exploitation and abuse material (as it is now called instead of child porn), and failing to
  
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• Canadian Olympic skeleton team includes 2024 world champion Clarke, veteran Channell

  21-01-2026 17:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Hallie Clarke is set to make her Olympic debut next month at the Milan Cortina Games as part of the Canadian skeleton team announced Wednesday by Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton and the Canadian Olympic Committee.
  The 21-year-old from Brighton, Ont., won the women's skeleton world championship in 2024, and followed that up with a gold medal at the 2025 world junior championships.
  Clarke will be joined in Italy by veteran Jane Channell of North Vancouver, B.C. Channell will be competing
  
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• Miami defensive lineman Mesidor still tops CFL Scouting Bureau draft rankings

  21-01-2026 17:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Miami defensive lineman Akheem Mesidor remains the top-ranked prospect for the 2026 CFL draft.
  The Ottawa native was ranked No. 1 in the CFL Scouting Bureau's winter edition Wednesday. The list ranks the top-20 prospects who are eligible for the draft, which will be held April 28.
  Mesidor had three tackles (two solo) and two sacks in Miami's 27-21 loss to top-ranked Indiana in U.S. college football's championship game Monday night. He had 60 tackles (36 solo, 15.5 for loss), 10.5
  
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• Highway 1 w/b from Hope to Popkum to be closed today, diverted to Hwy. 7

  21-01-2026 16:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HOPE — Highway 1 westbound between Hope and Popkum will be closed during the day today due to road maintenance.
  As both the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Emil Anderson Maintenance confirmed earlier this week, there will be paving on Highway 1 west of Hope from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today. That means Highway 3 traffic coming westbound from Manning Park or Sunshine Valley into Hope will be diverted through Exit 173, Old Hope Princeton Highway in Hope.Traffic will then detour through town
  
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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.
  More coming.
  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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