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• New German government plans to boost border controls to curb migration

  07-05-2025 18:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s new government said Wednesday it will start increasing border controls to clamp down on migration.
  Germany’s new Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said that more police would be sent to the country’s borders to reduce the number of “illegal migrants.” He said Germany would not close the borders altogether, but that some asylum-seekers may be rejected at the border — something the previous government had refused to do.
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• IIO continues probe after man who was found laying on Lougheed Highway in distress later died

  07-01-2026 18:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MAPLE RIDGE — B.C.’s civilian watchdog agency says it is continuing its investigation about an August 2025 incident in which a man was found laying on Lougheed Highway in Maple Ridge but later died in October.In a statement, the Independent Investigations Office (IIO) of B.C. says officers with the Ridge Meadows RCMP detachment responded to a call on August 30, 2025 at about 4:30 a.m. for the report of a man who was believed to be in distress and screaming in the 20900 block of Lough
  
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• Winnipeg Jets push back ski goggle giveaway after Swiss ski resort fire

  07-01-2026 18:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets are postponing a ski-related promotion in the wake of a deadly fire at a ski resort in Switzerland.
  The National Hockey League team was planning an "après-ski"-themed night for its home game against the Los Angeles Kings on Friday.
  The first 5,000 fans were to receive ski goggles.
  But the club says it is pushing back to event to March 10, in recognition of the people killed and injured in a bar fire at a New Year's party in Switzerland.
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• Shooting is reported in Minneapolis, where the feds are conducting an immigration crackdown

  07-01-2026 18:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities reported a shooting Wednesday involving federal agents in Minneapolis, where immigration enforcement has been conducting a major crackdown.Live video posted online showed a large presence of federal and local officers, yellow police tape and cars that had been in a crash. Cmdr. Gregory Bovino of U.S. Customs and Border Protection was in the group.“We are aware of a shooting involving federal law enforcement near East 34th Street and Portland Avenue. Ple
  
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• Canada women to face the U.S., Argentina and Colombia at SheBelieves Cup in March

  07-01-2026 18:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canada is returning to the SheBelieves Cup, joining the host United States, Argentina and Colombia at the four-team women's tournament in March.
  The 10th-ranked Canadians will open March 1 against No. 20 Colombia​ in Nashville before facing the second-ranked U.S. on March 4 in Columbus and No. 30 Argentina on March 7 in Harrison, N.J.
  It will mark Canada's fourth appearance at the tournament after finishing second in 2024, fourth in 2023 and third in 2021.
  Japan won in 2025, snapping an Am
  
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• First Nations chiefs alarmed by feds’ lack of commitment to protecting source water

  07-01-2026 17:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Some First Nations chiefs say Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty's recent refusal to commit to source water protections in a promised clean water bill shows the government is sidelining the health of Indigenous communities in its push to build up the economy.
  Two provinces — Alberta and Ontario — objected to clean water legislation introduced by former prime minister Justin Trudeau's government that failed to pass before Parliament was prorogued last year. G
  
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• Mission Memorial Hospital reinstates full ER coverage after a rough 2025 that saw 6 ER closures

  07-01-2026 17:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION — The Fraser Health Authority says full ER coverage has returned to Mission Memorial Hospital, following a year that saw repeated closures of its emergency department.In a statement released Wednesday morning, Fraser Health says there is now 24/7 emergency department coverage at the hospital.“We recognize how important consistent access to emergency care is for the Mission community and we continue to work with the physician group to actively address physician staffing gaps a
  
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• Statistics Canada now hiring for about 32,000 census jobs, with enumerator jobs paying over $25/hr.

  07-01-2026 16:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Statistics Canada says it is hiring for approximately 32,000 positions across Canada ahead of this spring’s 2026 census, including enumerator jobs that pay over $25/hour.In a statement released Monday, StatsCan says census workers will play an essential role as they collect high-quality demographic, social and economic data to help provide an accurate statistical portrait of the country. The data that enumerators receive from constituents will equip decision makers with
  
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• Chilliwack-Hope MP Strahl to participate in rare town hall meeting

  07-01-2026 16:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl is set to participate in a rare town hall meeting next week in Chilliwack.
  The nonpartisan event, known as “Civil Nights at The Grand Hall,” is described as a discussion forum meant to increase civic engagement between elections, and support a social form of political education within the general public.
  Strahl has been invited to participate in the next event slated for Tuesday, January 13 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Grand Hall, loc
  
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• Village of Harrison Hot Springs insists it doesn’t discharge untreated sewage into Harrison River, amid statements by former mayor

  07-01-2026 15:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HARRISON HOT SPRINGS — The Village of Harrison Hot Springs has unequivocally denied a claim by its former mayor that it discharged untreated sewage into the Harrison River/Harrison Lake.
  But former HHS mayor Ed Wood has responded to the village’s statement by accusing its current mayor of defamation and demanding an immediate retraction to clear his name.
  The issue began after Wood wrote a letter to the editor of the Agassiz newspaper claiming Mayor Talen jeopardized the public healt
  
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• Carney heads to China next week for first visit by a prime minister in eight years

  07-01-2026 15:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to China next week to talk trade, energy, agriculture and international security.
  The Prime Minister's Office would not yet confirm if Carney will meet face-to-face with President Xi Jinping.Carney is scheduled to depart for China on Jan. 13 and leave the country on Jan. 17.Relations between Canada and China have been tense in recent years, with Canada imposing 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and a 25 per cent import tax on
  
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• Tim Hortons inks partnerships with Canadian Olympic, Paralympic committees

  07-01-2026 14:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Tim Hortons might be synonymous with hockey but this year, it's clinching a new sporting title: Olympic sponsor.
  The café giant revealed Wednesday that it's backing Canada's national squad after signing its first ever partnership with the Canadian Olympic Committee.
  That the two national icons had never teamed up in this way before caught even Hope Bagozzi, Tims' chief marketing officer, off guard when the pair started plotting a union months ago.
  "It seems like sort of a
  
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• Troy Ryan: Sceptres not “completely snake-bitten yet” as scoring issues continue

  07-01-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Toronto Sceptres head coach Troy Ryan isn't concerned about the mood of his locker room.
  The Sceptres were shut out in a 2-0 loss to the New York Sirens on Tuesday night, with Ryan mentioning that his team's performance was "unacceptable." It was one of several games Toronto has outshot its opponent (30-23) but struggled to score, with players having answered questions about the team's hardship to do so often.
  "I don't think there's any real concern there," Ryan said. "I think th
  
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• Oilers snipers continue to feast on Predators

  07-01-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Seeing the Nashville Predators on the calendar seems to always give the Edmonton Oilers and their star players some extra jump.
  Connor McDavid scored three goals, including one on a penalty shot, and Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists as the Oilers came away with a 6-2 victory over the Predators on Tuesday.
  In their last 16 games against Nashville dating back to the 2019-20 season, Edmonton has gone 14-1-1 and have outscored the Predators 72 to 36.
  “It was a good st
  
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• Matthews thrilled with Sundin’s special appearance to recognize goals record

  07-01-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The fact that Mats Sundin flew from Sweden to Toronto to help honour Auston Matthews' accomplishment of becoming the Maple Leafs franchise leader in goals scored tugged on the current captain’s heartstrings.
  Matthews passed the former captain with two goals on the road against the New York Islanders on Saturday and added another with Sundin watching live in the Maple Leafs 4-1 win against the defending Stanley Cup-champion Florida Panthers at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday.
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• Jets remain confident they’ll pull out of nosedive as losing streak hits 10 games

  07-01-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Even though their losing streak has reached double digits, Winnipeg Jets head coach Scott Arniel and his players weren't throwing their arms up in despair.
  Instead, a 10th consecutive loss (0-6-4) after falling 4-3 to the Vegas Golden Knights in overtime on Tuesday will make the Jets dig in deeper and keep hoping there's light at the end of the tunnel.
  “You have to coach the games, you have to be in these games,” Arniel said. “You just can't say, 'OK, it's been
  
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• Yemen’s anti-Houthi council expels separatist leader and says he faces treason charges

  07-01-2026 10:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ADEN, YEMEN (AP) — A council fighting against Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Wednesday that it had expelled the leader of a separatist movement and charged him with treason after he reportedly declined to travel to Saudi Arabia for talks. The statement, carried by the SABA news agency affiliated with the anti-Houthi forces, marks a new escalation between Saudi-backed forces and the Southern Transitional Council, or STC, which had been backed by the United Arab Emirates. The rift deepens
  
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• In the news: G7 discusses U.S. moves in Venezuela, RCAF growing despite challenges

  07-01-2026 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …
  Anand says Rubio wants elections in Venezuela
  Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says her American counterpart finds it important that Venezuelans have a chance to elect their own leader, after the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro.
  Anand says U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio took part in a call with his G7 colleagues Tuesday, and spoke of the importance of democracy in Venezuela, as well as the
  
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• Novo Nordisk considers competing with generics through renamed lower-price Ozempic

  07-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Novo Nordisk Canada is considering competing with generic versions of its brand-name Ozempic and Wegovy drugs by introducing renamed, lower-priced copies of the medications.Health Canada approved the company's submissions for Plosbrio and Poviztra on Dec. 22.In an email, Health Canada spokesperson Mark Johnson said the diabetes and weight-loss drugs are identical to Ozempic and Wegovy, respectively.The only differences are the product names and packaging, "with no changes to the
  
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• How Canadian agencies are embracing AI tools to defend national security

  07-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The national spy watchdog is reviewing the use and governance of artificial intelligence by Canada’s security agencies.
  The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency has written to key federal ministers and organizations to inform them of the study.
  Here’s a look at how some federal organizations are putting AI tools to work to support national security, intelligence and risk assessment operations.
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• Fulmer says B.C. Conservatives must be a grand coalition as he enters leadership race

  07-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — Yuri Fulmer said the Conservative Party of B.C. needs to be a "grand coalition" that refrains from "undisciplined" behaviour if it wants to govern, as he becomes the first high-profile candidate to run for the party's leadership.Fulmer, the chancellor of Capilano University who made his fortune with fast food franchises, said that means that the Conservatives have to "welcome a lot of people" into the party who don't feel comfortable there now — including former B.C. Liber
  
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• Commander says RCAF is on a ‘path of growth’ in 2026

  07-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The head of the Royal Canadian Air Force has only been in the job for half a year — but it's been an eventful period as the force has worked to rapidly overhaul its fleets and turn a corner on persistent personnel shortages.
  In a wide-ranging interview, Commander Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet told The Canadian Press that while change is happening incrementally behind the scenes at the RCAF, it will amount to a dramatic makeover of the force within a decade.
  "There's so man
  
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• Yemen anti-Houthi council expels separatist leader and says he faces treason charges

  07-01-2026 07:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CAIRO (AP) — A council fighting against Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Wednesday it had expelled the leader of a separatist movement and charged him with treason after he reportedly declined to travel to Saudi Arabia for talks. The statement carried by SABA news agency controlled by anti-Houthi forces is the latest escalation between Saudi-backed forces and the Southern Transitional Council, which had been backed by the United Arab Emirates. It also further complicates the future of Yeme
  
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• Miller scores twice, Svechnikov has 4 assists as Hurricanes beat Stars 6-3

  07-01-2026 07:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — K’Andre Miller scored twice while Andrei Svechnikov had four assists as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 on Tuesday night.In a game packed with individual storylines, the Hurricanes chased Dallas goalie Jake Oettinger by midway through the second period while taking a 5-1 lead.Logan Stankoven scored for Carolina against his former team, which traded him here last year at the deadline in the deal that sent Mikko Rantanen to Dallas.The Hurricanes a
  
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• Saudi Arabia says Yemen separatist leader flees before flight to kingdom for talks

  07-01-2026 06:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Wednesday said the leader of a separatist movement in Yemen “fled” to an unknown location after saying he would travel to the kingdom for negotiations over the future of southern Yemen.A statement from Maj. Gen, Turki al-Malki, a spokesperson for a Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, represents the latest twist in tensions between it and the Southern Transitional Council, backed by the United Arab Emirates.Al-Malik said the council's
  
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• NHL roundup: Miller scores twice, Svechnikov adds four assists as Hurricanes beat Stars 6-3

  07-01-2026 06:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — K’Andre Miller scored twice while Andrei Svechnikov had four assists as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 on Tuesday night.
  In a game packed with individual storylines, the Hurricanes chased Dallas goalie Jake Oettinger by midway through the second period while taking a 5-1 lead.
  Logan Stankoven scored for Carolina against his former team, which traded him here last year at the deadline in the deal that sent Mikko Rantanen to Dallas.
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• McDavid nets hat trick as Oilers drill Predators 6-2

  07-01-2026 05:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Connor McDavid scored three goals, including one on a penalty shot, and Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers came away with a 6-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday.
  Kasperi Kapanen had a goal and an assist and Curtis Lazar also scored for the Oilers (21-16-6) who snapped a two-game losing skid.
  The team that has scored first has emerged victorious in the last 20 Oilers’ games, with Edmonton now sporting an 18-1-3 record when gettin
  
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• Hertl plays OT hero as Golden Knights extend Jets’ losing streak to 10 games

  07-01-2026 05:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Tomas Hertl scored at 4:47 of overtime on the power play to lift the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets, who had their losing streak extended to 10 games.
  Mitch Marner fired the puck and it bounced off Hertl as he was battling in front of goalie Connor Hellebuyck.
  Mark Stone also scored on the power play for the Golden Knights (18-11-12), extending his goal-scoring streak to a career-high five games. Reilly Smith had a goal and Brett Howden also scored,
  
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• Leafs, Matthews pounce on Panthers to net 4-1 win

  07-01-2026 04:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Matthew Knies scored a goal and set up a red-hot Auston Matthews to push the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-1 win against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Tuesday.
  Former Maple Leafs draft pick Carter Verhaeghe broke Joseph Woll’s shutout bid with 8:22 remaining as Toronto (20-15-7) won its sixth straight at Scotiabank Arena. The Panthers (22-17-3) have been blanked only once this season.
  Knies made it 2-0 early in the second period. Then, less than four m
  
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• Tuch has goal and assist to lead surging Sabres past Canucks 5-3

  07-01-2026 03:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist, and the Buffalo Sabres held on to beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 on Tuesday night for their 11th win in 12 games.
  Tage Thompson, Ryan McLeod, Zach Metsa and Josh Doan also scored for Buffalo, which was coming off a 5-1 loss at Columbus on Saturday that snapped a 10-game win streak. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 32 shots.
  Jake DeBrusk, Elias Pettersson and Liam Ohgren all scored in the third period, and Brock Boeser had two assists for
  
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