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• O’Reilly nets hat trick as Predators burn Flames 4-1

  05-01-2025 07:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Ryan O’Reilly scored his fifth career hat trick on Saturday to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames.
  Rookie centre Fedor Svechkov also scored for Nashville (13-20-7) while adding an assist for his first career multi-point game. Filip Forsberg had a pair of assists.
  That’s road wins on back-to-back nights for the Predators, who beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-0 on Friday.
  Mikael Backlund had the lone goal for Calgary (18-14-7), which has l
  
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• Alleged Abbotsford shoplifter becomes combative during arrest, gets pepper sprayed: AbbyPD

  29-01-2026 17:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD – An individual suspected of shoplifting at an Abbotsford retail store was pepper sprayed Wednesday night after he allegedly became combative toward police.
  According to a statement from AbbyPD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker, officers responded to a reported shoplifting in progress in the 2800 block of Gladwin Road just after 9 p.m. Wednesday night (Jan. 28).Officers arrived moments later and saw the suspect exit the store still in possession of the stolen property. When one of t
  
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• A former Illinois deputy is sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Sonya Massey

  29-01-2026 17:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, who had dialed 911 to report a possible prowler outside her Springfield home. Sean Grayson, 31, was convicted in October. Grayson, who is white, received the maximum possible sentence. He has been incarcerated since he was charged in the killing.Massey’s family members, who were sitting in the court, greeted the sentence with a loud cheer:
  
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• Heavy rain returns to B.C.’s south coast, including parts of Metro Vancouver

  29-01-2026 17:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Parts of British Columbia's south coast, including Metro Vancouver, are under a rainfall warning, as to 100 millimetres is expected over the next 24 hours.
  Environment Canada says a warm front over the region is "drawing in moist, subtropical air" and bringing rain to areas including interior and western Vancouver Island as well as Metro Vancouver communities north of the Fraser River.
  It says while the heavy rain is slated to end today, more inclement weather is expected to mo
  
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• TKMS signs agreement with Seaspan on submarine sustainment

  29-01-2026 17:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — German submarine manufacturer TKMS has signed an agreement to team up with Seaspan Shipyards to support and maintain potential future patrol submarines supplied to Canada over the long term.
  The pact is conditional on TKMS winning a federal government contract to supply the Royal Canadian Navy with a fleet of new submarines.
  Seaspan is involved with maintaining Canada's current fleet of four Victoria class submarines, which the federal government needs to replace within the next 1
  
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• Battle of Quebec nod as Avalanche set to wear Nordiques jerseys in Montreal

  29-01-2026 17:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The Colorado Avalanche will wear Quebec Nordiques jerseys tonight against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre.
  The look recalls the heated Canadiens-Nordiques rivalry, known as the Battle of Quebec, that played out in the 1980s and early 1990s.
  The Nordiques were founded in 1972 and played in the World Hockey Association before joining the NHL in 1979.
  The franchise relocated to Denver in 1995 and became the Avalanche.
  Backstopped by former Canadiens goaltender Patrick Roy
  
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• ‘Health-care systems are not built for us’: LGBTQ+ people struggle to get good care

  29-01-2026 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — A new report says LGBTQ+ people in Canada aren't getting access to the health care they need — including mental-health treatment —compared to the general population.The Pink Paper on Health, released by Pink Triangle Press on Thursday, says mental health and gender-affirming services were the most prevalent concerns identified by LGBTQ+ people in a national survey.
  Almost 40 per cent of LGBTQ+ participants reported having a mental health disorder, including anxiety an
  
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• First Nation shooting in northern Quebec leaves two men dead

  29-01-2026 16:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISTISSINI — Provincial police say two men in their 30s were killed in a double murder Wednesday evening in a First Nation in northern Quebec.
  Sgt. Hugues Beaulieu says the deaths appear to be linked to organized crime and there is no active shooter in the community.
  Provincial police say the men were local residents and were shot inside a vehicle about 9 p.m., with their deaths pronounced at a local medical facility.
  Earlier, the Cree Nation of Mistissini announced the community was under
  
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• Border runner caught south of Abbotsford

  29-01-2026 16:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD – Police in Abbotsford say a suspect who crossed illegally into Canada south of Abbotsford Wednesday night has been turned over to federal authorities.
  The AbbyPD says its patrol officers were dispatched to an area near Zero Avenue and Mount Lehman Road just before 9 p.m. Wednesday night, for the report of a border runner.A police service dog assisted in the arrest, and the male suspect has been turned over to Canada Border Services Agency.In a separate incident, police say a ma
  
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• Eby calls reported meeting between Alberta separatists and U.S. official ‘treason’

  29-01-2026 15:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — B.C. Premier David Eby says that a reported meeting between individuals in the Alberta separatist movement and White House officials amounts to "treason."
  Speaking in Ottawa this morning before the premiers' meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney, Eby — citing a report in the Financial Times — said it's completely inappropriate for a group to ask a foreign power for help in breaking up Canada.
  Eby said it's one thing to attempt to hold a referendum on independence, bu
  
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• Trump’s border czar suggests a possible drawdown in Minnesota but only after ‘cooperation’

  29-01-2026 15:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan says immigration enforcement will reduce the number of officers in Minnesota but suggested during a news conference Thursday that it would happen only after ‘cooperation’ from state officials.Homan was speaking for the first time since the president sent him to Minneapolis after a federal immigration officer fatally shot a protester on Saturday.Homan doubled down on the need for local jails to alert Immigra
  
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• First Nation under lockdown after shooting resulting in ‘multiple fatalities’: chief

  29-01-2026 14:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISTISSINI — A First Nation in northern Quebec is under lockdown after a deadly shooting.
  Chief Michael Petawabano of the Cree Nation of Mistissini has issued a statement urging members of the community to stay in their homes and lock their doors as police investigate a shooting that has caused "multiple fatalities."
  He says travel in and out of the community is restricted and all public buildings and facilities are closed.
  Petawabano says the lockdown will remain in place until law enforc
  
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• Sabalenka into fourth straight Australian Open final and facing Rybakina again

  29-01-2026 14:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Not even a point penalty for hindrance slowed Aryna Sabalenka's run to a fourth consecutive Australian Open final.The top-ranked Sabalenka overpowered Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-3 Thursday night to move within one victory of a third Australian Open title in four years.A rematch of the 2023 final against Elena Rybakina was set up when the No. 5 seed ousted No. 6 Jessica Pegula 6-3, 7-6 (7) in the second semifinal.“It was a great battle (against Sabalenka in 202
  
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• ‘Creeping snow drought’: Canadian research shows less snowpack a concern

  29-01-2026 14:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  New research shows less snowpack in certain regions of Canada can have wide-ranging effects on everything from farms and wildlife to the broader economy.The Concordia University study, published in the Nature journal "Communications Earth and Environment," says the usable water from snowpacks has dropped sharply in areas of the Canadian Rockies.
  The mountainous region is the headwaters of major rivers in British Columbia and the Prairies, feeding communities and habitats.Ali Nazemi, an associate
  
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• Sabalenka into fourth straight Australian Open final. Faces Rybakina for the title

  29-01-2026 13:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Not even a point penalty for hindrance slowed Aryna Sabalenka's run to a fourth consecutive Australian Open final.The top-ranked Sabalenka overpowered Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-3 Thursday night to move within one victory of a third Australian Open title in four years.A rematch of the 2023 final against Elena Rybakina was set up after the No. 5 seed ousted No. 6 Jessica Pegula 6-3, 7-6 (7) in the second semifinal that was mostly one way until Rybakina had match poin
  
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• 11 dead in South Africa minibus and truck collision days after similar crash killed 14 children

  29-01-2026 13:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A collision involving a minibus taxi and a truck killed at least 11 people in South Africa on Thursday, a local government official and emergency services said, just over a week after a similar road crash left 14 schoolchildren dead.Thursday’s crash happened near the city of Durban in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province. Provincial transport department official Siboniso Duma said in a statement that 11 people including a schoolchild died at the scene, although that
  
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• Democratic Sen. Klobuchar says she’s running for Minnesota governor after Gov. Walz dropped out

  29-01-2026 13:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Thursday she is running for governor of Minnesota, promising to take on President Donald Trump while unifying a state that has endured a series of challenges even before the federal government's immigration crackdown. Klobuchar's decision gives Democrats a high-profile candidate and proven statewide winner as their party tries to hold onto the office occupied by Gov. Tim Walz. The 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee, Walz abandoned his
  
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• Charge get ‘needed’ three points ahead of Olympic break thanks to clutch play

  29-01-2026 12:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Charge needed a win, and they found an extra gear late to get the job done.
  Rebecca Leslie scored twice in the final 5:14 of the game to tie, then put Ottawa ahead before Emily Clark added the insurance marker in a 4-2 win over the Seattle Torrent Wednesday night.
  Charge head coach MacLeod said the win held a little extra importance ahead of the Olympic break because “it allows the group that’s remaining in Ottawa to be excited about getting better.”Th
  
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• Poulin ready for Olympics following Victoire’s 3-0 win over Sceptres

  29-01-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LAVAL — Marie-Philip Poulin is heading to her fifth Olympic Games under different circumstances from her previous four.
  After scoring a goal in the Montreal Victoire’s 3-0 win over the Toronto Sceptres on Wednesday night, the Canadian captain will fly to Italy on Thursday for the Winter Games.The launch of the Professional Women’s Hockey League has changed both Canada and the United States’ women’s hockey teams preparations for the Olympics. What used to be a six-mo
  
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• 11 dead in minibus and truck collision in South Africa days after a similar crash killed 14 children

  29-01-2026 11:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A collision involving a minibus taxi and a truck killed at least 11 people in South Africa on Thursday, a local government official and emergency services said, just over a week after a similar road crash left 14 schoolchildren dead.Thursday’s crash happened near the city of Durban in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province. Provincial transport department official Siboniso Duma said in a statement that 11 people including a schoolchild died at the scene, although that
  
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• At least 11 killed in a crash involving a minibus taxi and a truck in South Africa, officials said.

  29-01-2026 11:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A crash involving a minibus taxi and a truck killed at least 11 people in South Africa, a local government official and emergency services said Thursday.The fatal collision came just over a week after a head-on crash between a minibus taxi and a truck killed 14 schoolchildren in South Africa.Thursday’s crash happened in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province. Provincial transport department official Siboniso Duma said in a statement that 11 people including a schoolch
  
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• Sabalenka beats Svitolina to reach fourth straight Australian Open final

  29-01-2026 11:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Not even a point penalty for hindrance could slow Aryna Sabalenka's run to a fourth consecutive Australian Open final.The top-ranked Sabalenka overpowered Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-3 Thursday night to move within one victory of a third Australian Open title in four years. The Belarusian will play the winner of the second semifinal between sixth-seeded Jessica Pegula and fifth-seeded Elena Rybakina, who won Wimbledon in 2022 and was runner-up in Australia to Sabalen
  
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• ‘Real smart player’: Cousins brings energy to Senators in win over league-best Avs

  29-01-2026 11:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Nick Cousins isn’t the first name that comes to mind when you think of the Ottawa Senators but there’s no denying the impact the 32-year-old has on his teammates.
  Cousins was instrumental in the Senators' impressive 5-2 win over the league-leading Colorado Avalanche Wednesday night.
  Ottawa played one of its best games of the season against the Avalanche and Cousins, playing on a line with Shane Pinto and Michael Amadio, played a huge role in shutting down superstar Nat
  
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• Brandon Ingram says Raptors ‘let one slip away’ in 119-92 loss to Knicks

  29-01-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Brandon Ingram couldn't help but shake his head. He knows the Toronto Raptors have to be better at closing out opponents.
  Ingram had 27 points, six rebounds, and three steals as the Raptors coughed up a 119-92 loss to the New York Knicks on Wednesday. Toronto led by as many as 12 points but wilted in the third quarter, getting outscored 35-19 in the frame, to lose a winnable game to a divisional rival.
  "We’ve just got to put together 48 minutes. We know that," said Ingram.
  
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• In the news: Canada’s premiers to meet with PM, Heated Rivalry creators visit Ottawa

  29-01-2026 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …
  Carney meeting with Canada's premiers today
  Canada's premiers meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney later today with the renewal of North America's trilateral free trade agreement casting a shadow over the meeting.
  Canada, the United States and Mexico are entering into a review of the trade pact this year and U.S. President Donald Trump is already threatening new tariffs.
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford and
  
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• ASEAN does not recognize military-ruled Myanmar’s elections, top Philippine diplomat says

  29-01-2026 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CEBU, Philippines (AP) — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations does not recognize the recently held elections in Myanmar, the first since the army seized power in 2021, the Philippine foreign secretary said Thursday.ASEAN’s non-recognition of the elections in Myanmar, which a military-backed party claimed to have won, is a major blow to efforts by the country’s military rulers to gain international recognition.The regional bloc, whose 11 members include Myanmar, has refuse
  
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• ‘Not their story to tell’: Broncos families angry over Netflix hockey tragedy series

  29-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The story of a small-town hockey team reeling after several of its teenage players are killed in a bus crash would probably seem familiar to Canadians, but Netflix says its new series has nothing to do with the Humboldt Broncos.
  Sixteen people were killed and 13 were injured when a truck driver went through a stop sign and into the path of the junior hockey team's bus at a rural intersection near Tisdale, Sask., in 2018.The truck driver, Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, was sentenced to eight years in pris
  
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• Months after B.C. ostrich cull, why does protest movement persist?

  29-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Melody Leinweber's latest tattoo is a stylized portrait of an ostrich with a colourful beak, pink and turquoise stars around its head and a twinkle in its eyes.
  The mother of four from West Kelowna, B.C., said the inspiration was twofold — her daughter had wanted an ostrich for Christmas, and Leinweber never wanted to forget the 314 ostriches culled by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency last November after an outbreak of avian influenza on a British Columbia farm.
  "I still haven't been ab
  
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• Heated Rivalry creators in spotlight at Canadian media industry conference

  29-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The creators of hit TV show "Heated Rivalry" will address a Canadian media production industry conference in Ottawa today.
  Jacob Tierney and Brendan Brady co-created "Heated Rivalry," the Canadian TV show that has become a global phenomenon in recent weeks.
  They will speak Thursday morning about what the success of the show says about the potential for the Canadian media sector.
  The show was developed for Bell Media’s Crave streaming platform, but was then picked up by HBO M
  
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• Carney meeting with Canada’s premiers in Ottawa today

  29-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada's premiers meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney later today with the renewal of North America's trilateral free trade agreement casting a shadow over the meeting.
  Canada, the United States and Mexico are entering into a review of the trade pact this year and U.S. President Donald Trump is already threatening new tariffs.
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford and New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt both said Wednesday they agree with Carney's recent suggestion that "almost nothing is norma
  
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