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• One-Goal Game Sets the Stage for Rematch

  04-01-2026 07:37
  By: Shaelee Dombrowski
  Chilliwack, B.C. –The Chiefs’ first game of 2026 saw Chilliwack face the Langley Rivermen for the first time this regular season. It was the first of two meetings between the two teams this weekend, and also the first time Brad Rihela and Chris Price were back in the Chilliwack Coliseum since their time with the Chiefs, this time on the opposing bench.
  Chilliwack got on the board first, just 3:39 into the first period. Jack Plandowski scored his team-leading 16
  
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• FVRD seeks flooding damage reports for provincial disaster funding

  09-01-2026 17:28
  CHILLIWACK — The Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) continues to ask for residents’ help with reporting damage from the atmospheric river incident last month.
  Private property owners who experienced localized flooding, debris flow, downed trees and other damages from the heavy flooding in December are encouraged to report those impacts to the FVRD’s Emergency Status Map by the submission deadline.
  “Residents’ engagement has been instrumental in helping the FVRD
  
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• NHL fines Florida’s Anton Lundell for high-sticking Montreal’s Alexandre Texier

  09-01-2026 17:16
  NEW YORK — Florida Panthers forward Anton Lundell has been fined $5,000 for high-sticking Montreal Canadiens forward Alexandre Texier, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced Friday.
  The fine is the maximum allowable under the league’s collective bargaining agreement.
  The incident occurred at 16:51 of the second period of Thursday’s game in Montreal. Lundell was assessed a double-minor penalty for high-sticking.
  The money will be directed to the Players’ Eme
  
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• Lula suggests Carney visiting Brazil in April, condemns U.S. actions in Venezuela

  09-01-2026 17:00
  OTTAWA — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says he spoke with Prime Minister Mark Carney Thursday afternoon and the Canadian leader accepted an invitation to visit Brazil in April.
  In a social media post summarizing the phone call, Lula also says that both leaders condemned the United States' use of force in Venezuela and call for reform to global governance institutions.
  A readout from the Prime Minister's Office says the two leaders discussed Venezuela and committed to a "Ven
  
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• Swiss prosecutors request male bar manager to be placed in pre-trial detention over fatal fire

  09-01-2026 16:57
  MARTIGNY, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss prosecutors requested on Friday that the male bar manager of Le Constellation, in the Alpine resort of Crans-Montana, be placed in pre-trial detention over the fatal fire in which 40 people died.Valais region’s chief prosecutor, Beatrice Pilloud, said in a statement the detention of one of the bar's two managers was needed to avoid a “risk of flight.”Prosecutors considered the man's wife and co-manager could remain free under judicial su
  
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• 1 pedestrian dead after being struck by train in Langley Thursday evening

  09-01-2026 16:53
  LANGLEY — Langley RCMP are now investigating a fatal train collision that happened on Thursday evening (Jan. 8).
  At around 7:55 p.m., police responded to a report of a pedestrian being struck by a train near 206 Street and 98 Avenue.Officers and first responders from BC Ambulance Service and the Township of Langley Fire Department attended the scene and found the patient involved in the crash.
  “Tragically the individual succumbed to their injuries at the scene,” said Sergeant Z
  
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• CF Montréal adds veteran striker Daniel Rios on free-agent deal

  09-01-2026 16:32
  MONTREAL — CF Montréal acquired free-agent forward Daniel Ríos on Friday, signing the veteran striker to a deal for the 2026 season with options that could keep him with the club through the 2027-28 campaign.
  Rios spent last season with Vancouver Whitecaps on loan from Club Deportivo Guadalajara, recording three goals and three assists in 31 regular-season matches as the club reached the MLS Cup final.
  The 30-year-old has five MLS seasons of experience, having also played for
  
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• Former Toronto FC, CF Montreal staffers join new coach Yann Damet at St. Louis City

  09-01-2026 15:59
  ST LOUIS — Former Toronto FC scout Colin Rooney and former CF Montreal assistant coach David Sauvry have joined Yoann Damet's staff at St. Louis City FC.
  Rooney, a St. Louis native who also holds Croatian citizenship, has been appointed the Major League Soccer team's director of scouting while Sauvry joins as an assistant coach.
  Rooney spent 10 years with TFC as head of scouting for first Mexico and Central America and then Europe before leaving in October 2024 to join England's Everton as
  
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• US intercepts fifth sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil distribution

  09-01-2026 15:43
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea, according to the U.S. military on Friday, as the Trump administration continues to target sanctioned tankers traveling to and from Venezuela.The pre-dawn action was carried out by U.S. Marines and Navy, taking part in the monthslong buildup of forces in the Caribbean, according to U.S. Southern Command, which declared “there is no safe haven for criminals” as it announced the seizure of the vessel ca
  
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• National employment numbers for December from Statistics Canada, at a glance

  09-01-2026 15:14
  OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's December employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
  Unemployment rate: 6.8 per cent (6.5)
  Employment rate: 60.9 per cent (60.9)
  Participation rate: 65.4 per cent (65.1)
  Number unemployed: 1,550,700 (1,477,800)
  Number working: 21,143,700 (21,135,500)
  Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 13.3 per cent (12.8)
  Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 5.9 per cent (5.6)
  Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 5.6 per cent (5.4)
  This report by The Ca
  
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• Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for December, by province

  09-01-2026 15:14
  OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.8 per cent in December. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
  _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.7 per cent (10.4)
  _ Prince Edward Island 7.3 per cent (7.7)
  _ Nova Scotia 6.5 per cent (6.7)
  _ New Brunswick 6.6 per cent (6.6)
  _ Quebec 5.4 per cent (5.1)
  _ Ontario 7.9 per cent (7.3)
  _ Manitoba 5.7 per cent (6.1)
  _ Saskatchewan 6.5 per cent (5.6)
  _ Alberta 6.8 per cent (6.5)
  _ British Col
  
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• Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for December, by Canadian city

  09-01-2026 15:14
  OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.8 per cent in December. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, however, that the figures may fluctuate widely because they are based on small statistical samples.Here are the jobless rates last month by city (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
  _ St. John's, N.L. 7.7 per cent (7.4)
  _ Halifax 5.8 per cent (5.7)
  _ Moncton, N.B. 5.8 per cent (6.5)
  
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• Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council announces dissolution after its leader flees to the UAE

  09-01-2026 14:01
  CAIRO (AP) — Yemen's Southern Transitional Council and its institutions will be dismantled effective Friday, the group's secretary-general said after weeks of unrest in southern areas and a day after its leader fled to the United Arab Emirates. Abdulrahman Jalal al-Sebaihi, speaking on Yemen TV, said a meeting was held to assess the recent “unfortunate events" in the governorates of Hadramout and al-Mahra and after “rejection to all efforts to de-escalate the situation.”H
  
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• Former Canada defender Doneil Henry learning the other side of football these days

  09-01-2026 13:00
  Doneil Henry has been building his soccer portfolio since retiring as a player in 2023. And the 32-year-old former Canadian international takes another step this week, this time as a guest coach at Canada's camp in California.
  It's full circle for Henry, who won 44 caps for Canada as a player. And a chance to learn under Canada coach Jesse Marsch.
  "For me, I'm still in the process of (deciding) if I want to be a coach or a sporting director," Henry said. "Right now I'm really happy with just bei
  
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• Doneil Henry’s 2010 homegrown signing a milestone moment for Toronto FC

  09-01-2026 13:00
  TORONTO — It was a milestone for Toronto FC when Doneil Henry, then 17, became its first homegrown player back in August 2010."One of those memories that will always remain," said Earl Cochrane, then director of the fledgling TFC academy.
  As Toronto had only started play in 2007, it had been given the OK to take its youth program slowly by Major League Soccer. But the club and owner Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment wanted to do it sooner than later.
  "They were all on board," said Cochra
  
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• McDavid stretches point streak to 17 as Oilers take advantage of reeling Jets

  09-01-2026 12:00
  WINNIPEG — The Edmonton Oilers took advantage of a team that was riding an inglorious 10-game winless streak.
  Evan Bouchard scored a power-play goal midway through the third period to give the Oilers a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. But it was Connor McDavid’s goal with 21 seconds left in the second period that had pulled Edmonton within a goal and turned the tide.
  “That was a really important goal at the end of the period,” said Oilers c
  
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• Canada set to unveil women’s hockey team tasked with defending Olympic gold in Milan

  09-01-2026 12:00
  TORONTO — Canada is again a favourite for an Olympic gold medal in women's hockey, but faces a significant hurdle posed by archrival the United States.
  The 23 players — 20 skaters and three goalies — to be unveiled Friday by Hockey Canada in Toronto will open defence of the gold medal Feb. 5 against Finland in Milan, Italy.
  The Canadians meet Switzerland on Feb. 7, Czechia on Feb. 9, and the U.S. on Feb. 10 in Group A, which features the world's top five seeds.
  Sweden, Germany,
  
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• Alexandre Texier continues to turn heads on the Montreal Canadiens top line

  09-01-2026 12:00
  MONTREAL — Expectations might have been low among Montreal Canadiens fans when the team signed Alexandre Texier as a free agent this past November.
  After all, the Frenchman had just seen his contract terminated by the St. Louis Blues after recording just one assist in eight total games in 2024-25 and 12 points in 39 regular-season games over parts of two seasons with the franchise.
  However, after recording his first career hat trick in Montreal’s 6-2 win over the Florida Panthers on
  
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• Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council to dismantle, a day after its leader fled to the UAE

  09-01-2026 11:50
  CAIRO (AP) — Yemen's Southern Transitional Council and its institutions will be dismantled effective today, the group's secretary general said Friday, after weeks of unrest in southern areas and only a day after its leader fled to the United Arab Emirates. Abdulrahman Jalal al-Sebaihi made the announcement Friday in a televised address broadcast on Yemen TV.The decision comes a day after the Council’s leader Aidarous al-Zubaidi fled Yemen by boat to Somalia and was later flown to Abu
  
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• Russia says it used new Oreshnik ballistic missile in major attack on Ukraine

  09-01-2026 10:54
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in a large-scale overnight attack, officials said Friday, killing at least four people. For only the second time, it used a new ballistic missile that it says flies at 10 times the speed of sound and is unstoppable.The intense barrage and the launching of the nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile came days after Ukraine and its allies reported major progress toward agreeing on how to defend the country
  
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• Heavy rain and snow bring messy start to weekend for B.C. north coast

  09-01-2026 10:46
  PRINCE GEORGE — It's gearing up to be a wet and messy day along British Columbia's north coast as an atmospheric river system brings another blast of winter.
  Environment Canada says up to 100 millimetres of rain is expected to fall in communities such as Prince Rupert, Terrace and Kitimat beginning today and lasting through to Saturday morning.
  Roughly 15 centimetres of snow could also fall in inland sections of major highways.
  There's also a weather warning for wind gusts around 120 kilom
  
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• In the news today: Minneapolis shooting, Freeland’s resignation, December jobs data

  09-01-2026 10:15
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
  Minnesotans continue to grapple with fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis
  Demonstrations and vigils are expected to continue in Minneapolis today as the community grapples with the fallout from the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.
  Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was shot on Day 2 of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown on the Twin Cities of Min
  
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• Statistics Canada set to release December jobs data

  09-01-2026 10:00
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is set to release labour force figures for December this morning.
  A Reuters survey of economists expects Canada lost 5,000 jobs last month, driving the unemployment rate up a tenth of a point to 6.6 per cent to end the year.
  The labour market has surprised economists with a strong run in recent months that saw employers add some 181,000 jobs from September through November.
  Economists at RBC are expecting December's data will show a steeper drop of 35,000 positio
  
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• Minnesotans continue to grapple with fatal ICE shooting

  09-01-2026 10:00
  MINNEAPOLIS — Demonstrations and vigils are expected to continue in Minneapolis today as the community grapples with the fallout from the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.
  Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was shot in the head Wednesday on Day 2 of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown on the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
  Minnesota has become a political flashpoint with U.S. President Donald Trump's continued jabs at
  
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• Longtime Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland’s resignation takes effect today

  09-01-2026 10:00
  OTTAWA — Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland's resignation as a member of Parliament takes effect today as she takes up a new voluntary role advising the Ukrainian government.
  Freeland's absence from the Liberal caucus will leave Prime Minister Mark Carney two seats short of a majority government, despite his party's gain of a pair of seats last year when two Conservative MPs crossed the floor.
  A byelection must now be called for the Toronto riding of University-Rosedale which Freela
  
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• Knock, knock, who’s there? B.C. biologists identify unique sounds of 8 fish species

  09-01-2026 10:00
  There are grunts and growls, knocks and croaks — but the wild sounds detected by a team of British Columbia researchers don't belong to any of the province's famous forest creatures.
  The noises are made by fish off coastal B.C., and the biologists say they have identified the unique sounds made by eight different species.
  The University of Victoria researchers used an underwater microphone to eavesdrop on rockfish and other species near the community of Bamfield in Barkley Sound, on the so
  
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• Russia says it used new Oreshnik ballistic missile against Ukraine

  09-01-2026 08:32
  Russia said Friday it has used the new Oreshnik ballistic missile along with other weapons in a massive strike on Ukraine.Ukrainian officials said four people were killed and at least 22 wounded in the capital overnight. Russia didn’t say where Oreshnik hit, but Russian media and military bloggers said it targeted a huge underground natural gas storage in Ukraine’s western Lviv region.Russia's Defense Ministry said the attack was a retaliation to what Moscow said was a Ukrainian dron
  
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• Josh Manson has 2 goals, 2 assists and a fight as Avalanche rout Senators 8-2

  09-01-2026 05:53
  DENVER (AP) — Defenseman Josh Manson had two goals, two assists and a fight as the Colorado Avalanche beat Ottawa 8-2 on Thursday night for their seventh straight victory over the Senators.
  Brock Nelson added two goals, and Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Martin Necas and Brent Burns also scored for the Avalanche to open a seven-game homestand. The Avalanche are 18-0-2 at Ball Arena this season.
  Colorado tied a franchise record for goals in a period with six in the second. The last time Colo
  
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• Laughton scores in return to Philly, and Maple Leafs top Flyers 2-1 on Cowan’s goal in OT

  09-01-2026 05:10
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Easton Cowan scored 2:48 into a wild overtime and Scott Laughton had a short-handed goal in his return to Philadelphia as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Flyers 2-1 on Thursday night.
  Cowan scored on a 2-on-1 rush off a pass from John Tavares, ending a wide-open extra period as the teams went up and down the ice and both goalies made sprawling saves to keep the game going.Toronto netminder Dennis Hildeby stoned Trevor Zegras on a breakaway, and later made consecuti
  
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• Patrick Kane scores twice to reach 500 goals in Red Wings’ 5-1 win over Canucks

  09-01-2026 05:09
  DETROIT (AP) — Patrick Kane became the 50th player in NHL history to reach 500 goals, scoring his second goal of the game into an empty net with 3:53 left to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Thursday night.
  The 37-year-old Kane is the fifth U.S.-born player to reach the milestone, following Mike Modano (561), Keith Tkachuk (538), Jeremy Roenick (513) and Joe Mullen (502). Brett Hull, a dual citizen who was born in Canada and played internationally for the United
  
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