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• Ottawa Redblacks release American returner DeVonte Dedmon

  27-01-2026 20:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks released American returner DeVonte Dedmon on Tuesday.
  Dedmon was scheduled to become a CFL free agent next month.
  Dedmon was the CFL's top special-teams player in 2021. That season he led the league in punt-return yards (737), kickoff-return yards (1,223), punt-return TDs (two) and kickoff return touchdowns (one).“DeVonte is a playmaker who accomplished great things during his time here,” said Shawn Burke, Ottawa's vice-president of football operat
  
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• World Cup Trophy set to tour Canada in April, May ahead of summer soccer showcase

  28-01-2026 14:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The World Cup Trophy is coming to Canada, ahead of this summer's soccer showcase.
  The trophy will make stops in Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, Montreal, Halifax, Ottawa and Toronto from April 9 to May. 26. The 48-team tournament, which is being co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the U.S., runs June 11 to July 19.
  The 75-stop FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour kicked off Jan. 3 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with former Italian star Alessandro Del Piero arriving with the hardware.
  The current World Cup Trophy was
  
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• Sarah Mullally confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury, first woman to lead the Church of England

  28-01-2026 13:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON (AP) — Sarah Mullally was confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday, becoming the first woman to lead the Church of England.The worldwide Anglican Communion, which includes the Episcopal Church in the U.S., has no formal head, but the archbishop traditionally has been seen as its spiritual leader.Mullally, 63, a cancer nurse turned cleric, officially took up the responsibilities of her new job as judges presided over a legal ceremony confirming her appointment, which was an
  
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• Celebrini takes his turn to put on a show for Vancouver friends, hockey fans

  28-01-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Amid the Vancouver Canucks’ lost season, the fans in the stands at Rogers Arena are bearing witness to star turns from the local kids who come to town to play in front of friends and family.
  Tuesday night, it was Macklin Celebrini’s turn. The 19-year-old centre had his best night yet on his hometown sheet with a goal and three assists as his San Jose Sharks handed the Canucks yet another loss, this time by a 5-2 margin. Vancouver is 1-12-2 in its last 15 games.
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• Caufield embraces hot streak, thrilled to net 30th in 3-2 OT win over Golden Knights

  28-01-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Cole Caufield is on what youngsters his age would best qualify as a “heater” or a hot streak, if you will.
  The 25-year-old ran his personal goal streak to six games, the longest of his NHL career, by scoring his 30th goal of the season in the Montreal Canadiens’ 3-2 overtime win over the Vegas Golden Knights Tuesday night at Bell Centre.
  Over the course of his six-game streak, Caufield has scored nine times, including a hat trick in Saturday’s 4-3 loss to
  
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• France rugby player Uini Atonio’s career over after being hospitalized with serious heart issue

  28-01-2026 10:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PARIS (AP) — France rugby player Uini Atonio was in intensive care Wednesday after being admitted to hospital following a serious heart issue, his club said.The 35-year-old prop was hospitalized “following a suspected cardiac problem,” Top 14 team La Rochelle said, adding that medical examinations confirmed the issue. “His condition is stable today and he remains under close monitoring in intensive care,” the club said, adding that Atonio won't be able to resume his
  
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• In the news: Premiers meeting ahead of CUSMA review, Global Affairs job cuts coming

  28-01-2026 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …
  Premiers meet in Ottawa ahead of CUSMA review
  Canada's premiers are set for two days of huddling in the nation's capital with the economy, affordability and trade expected to be high on the agenda.
  The premiers meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday, and will want to show a united "Team Canada" front as trade tensions rise again with Canada's largest trading partner.
  The meetings come a year
  
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• Union questions why Global Affairs issuing layoff warnings before policy review

  28-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Thousands of employees at Global Affairs Canada have been issued notices warning they may lose their jobs, months before a foreign policy review is completed to give the department updated priorities.
  Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said the department has the broad outlines of Canada's foreign policy which can shape staffing priorities, but the diplomats union says the cuts at Global Affairs Canada are premature.
  "I just don't understand why we're cutting without defining wh
  
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• Toronto cyclists set to defend bike lane challenge before Ontario’s top court

  28-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — A group of Toronto cyclists are in Ontario's highest court on Wednesday to defend their successful challenge of the province's plan to rip up three stretches of the city's bike lanes.The cyclists, including a bike courier and a university student, have so far successfully argued the unproven plan to improve traffic by taking out protected bike lanes is an unconstitutional risk to their safety. The Court of Appeal for Ontario will hear the provincial government's appeal of the cas
  
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• Robertson calls on provinces to boost funding for transitional housing

  28-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal housing minister says he wants to see the provinces step up their support to get people off the street and into long-term homes.
  In an interview with The Canadian Press, Gregor Robertson said he's generally happy with provincial and municipal support for Ottawa's bid to ramp up affordable housing construction and double the pace of homebuilding across the country.
  Robertson said Build Canada Homes — the federal government's new agency launched in September to sca
  
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• Quebec woman who scalded young boy over prank back in court for sentencing

  28-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONGUEUIL — A Quebec woman who scalded a 10-year-old boy with boiling water last year over a prank is expected in court today for a sentencing hearing.
  Stéphanie Borel pleaded guilty to aggravated assault last September, acknowledging she acted out of frustration over children ringing her doorbell repeatedly as a prank.
  Sentencing arguments are scheduled at the courthouse in Longueuil, Que., on Montreal's South Shore, where the Crown prosecutor is expected to argue for jail time.
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• Premiers meet in Ottawa ahead of CUSMA negotiations with Trump administration

  28-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada's premiers are set for two days of huddling in the nation's capital with the economy, affordability and trade expected to be high on the agenda.
  The premiers meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday, and will want to show a united "Team Canada" front as trade tensions rise again with Canada's largest trading partner.
  The meetings come a year after U.S. President Donald Trump assumed office and hit Canada with blistering tariffs, and just ahead of negotiations to ren
  
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• Bank of Canada to make interest rate announcement and update economic forecasts

  28-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is expected to make an interest rate announcement and release updated economic forecasts in its monetary policy report today.
  The central bank's policy interest rate is set at 2.25 per cent.
  Economists widely expect the Bank of Canada to leave the benchmark rate unchanged.
  The rate announcement comes as the Canadian economy faces an uncertain future with the scheduled review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade agreement coming up later this year.
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• Novak Djokovic advances to the Australian Open semifinals after Musetti retires with injury

  28-01-2026 08:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic advanced to the Australian Open semifinals after Lorenzo Musetti retired in the third set with an injury Wednesday after taking the first two sets.The fifth-seeded Musetti won the first two sets 6-4, 6-3 but took a medical timeout for treatment on his upper right leg after being broken in the third game of the third. He played on for another game but couldn’t continue.Djokovic, who was leading the third set 3-1, will continue his bid for an
  
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• A private plane crashes in western India and kills a deputy chief minister and 4 others

  28-01-2026 07:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW DELHI (AP) — A private plane carrying a deputy chief minister crashed in an open field in western India on Wednesday, killing the official and four other people on board, aviation authorities said. There were no survivors.The aircraft was en route from India’s financial capital of Mumbai to Ajit Pawar's home city Baramati when it crash-landed and burst into flames some 254 kilometers (159 miles) from Mumbai. The reason for the crash was not immediately known. Television footage s
  
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• Kane ties Modano as highest-scoring American-born NHL player in Red Wings loss to Kings

  28-01-2026 07:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DETROIT (AP) — Anton Forsberg made 26 saves and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Red Wings 3-1 on Tuesday night as Detroit winger Patrick Kane moved into a tie with Dallas’ Mike Modano as the highest-scoring American-born players in NHL history.Kane matched Modano by recording his 1,374th point on an assist on a goal by Alex DeBrincat late in the third period. He accomplished the feat just a couple of months after turning 37, while Modano was 40 when he scored a goal to register point
  
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• South Korea’s former first lady sentenced to 20 months in prison for corruption

  28-01-2026 07:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court sentenced former first lady Kim Keon Hee to 20 months in prison for corruption Wednesday ahead of the verdict for disgraced former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law imposition a year ago.The Seoul Central District Court sentenced Kim for receiving bribes from the Unification Church in return for business favors.The ruling comes about three weeks before the court delivers its verdict on the rebellion charge against Yoon.The independe
  
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• ‘This is what you’re gonna get’: Berube rips sagging Maple Leafs after latest loss

  28-01-2026 07:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Craig Berube isn't interested in learning anything more about his hockey team.
  The former NHL enforcer believes the pieces are there for the Maple Leafs to make a playoff push and salvage their season.A disastrous homestand means that hill has become an even tougher climb.
  Long a doormat in the Atlantic Division, the surging Buffalo Sabres resigned Toronto to a third straight regulation loss at Scotiabank Arena with a 7-4 victory Tuesday that tied a bow on a forgettable Maple Lea
  
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• Celebrini nets four points, Sharks chomp down on Canucks with 5-2 win

  28-01-2026 06:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — With three first-period goals in a span of 4:04, the San Jose Sharks handed the Vancouver Canucks a 5-2 loss on Tuesday at Rogers Arena.
  Macklin Celebrini, Adam Gaudette, Tyler Toffoli, Will Smith and John Klingberg had goals for the Sharks (27-21-3). Celebrini also added three assists, climbing to 78 points in 51 games this season.
  Tom Willander scored the game’s first goal for Vancouver (17-31-5) at 1:15 of the first period, with the teams playing 4-on-4. Filip Hronek a
  
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• Magnitude 3.7 earthquake gently rocks Southern Ontario

  28-01-2026 06:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  If it felt like the earth moved beneath your feet late Tuesday night, it did, if you were in Southern Ontario.
  Earthquakes Canada recorded a magnitude 3.7 quake north of Toronto just before 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
  The agency noted the tremor was centred near the community of Orillia and occurred at a depth of five kilometres.The site's "Did you feel it?" link had at least 2,000 reports of people feeling the rumble, from as far west as Kitchener, through Toronto, and east to Belleville, and as f
  
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• NHL roundup: Kane ties Modano as highest-scoring American-born NHL player in Red Wings loss to Kings

  28-01-2026 05:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DETROIT (AP) — Anton Forsberg made 26 saves and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Red Wings 3-1 on Tuesday night as Detroit winger Patrick Kane moved into a tie with Dallas’s Mike Modano as the highest-scoring American-born players in NHL history.
  Kane matched Modano by recording his 1,374th point on an assist on a goal by Alex DeBrincat late in the third period. He accomplished the feat just a couple of months after turning 37, while Modano was 40 when he scored a goal to register poin
  
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• Mark Scheifele scores his 26th goal as Jets beat Devils 4-3

  28-01-2026 04:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Mark Scheifele scored his 26th goal of the season, reigning MVP Connor Hellebuyck stopped 26 of the 29 shots he faced, and the Winnipeg Jets ended their two-game skid by beating the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Tuesday night.
  The Devils have lost back-to-back games after winning three in a row at the start of their Western Conference road trip. They traded veteran winger Ondrej Palat to the New York Islanders in a deal that was consummated before he left the arena before wa
  
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• Dahlin’s first hat trick leads Buffalo Sabres over slumping Toronto Maple Leafs 7-4

  28-01-2026 03:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Rasmus Dahlin registered the first hat trick of his NHL career to go along with two assists as the Buffalo Sabres heaped more misery on the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 7-4 victory Tuesday.
  Tage Thompson, with a goal and an assist in his 500th NHL game, Josh Doan, Alex Tuch and Jack Quinn provided the rest of the offence for Buffalo (30-17-5), which has won four straight.
  Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen allowed two goals on five shots before leaving with a lower-body injury in the first period.
  
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• Evans scores in overtime to lift Canadiens past Golden Knights 3-2

  28-01-2026 03:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Jake Evans scored at 3:58 of overtime, leading the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night at the Bell Centre.
  Cole Caufield, with his 30th goal of the season, and Phillip Danault also scored for Montreal (29-17-7), as the Habs halted a two-game losing skid.
  Mike Matheson ran his personal point streak to a season-long five games with an assist on Caufield’s goal.
  Jakub Dobes made 32 saves in his first career start against Vegas. T
  
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• Man sprays unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar and is tackled at Minneapolis town hall

  28-01-2026 02:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man sprayed an unknown substance on U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar before being tackled to the ground Tuesday during a town hall she was hosting in Minneapolis, where tensions over federal immigration enforcement have come to a head after agents fatally shot an intensive care nurse and a mother of three this month.A man wearing a black jacket was tackled to the ground after spraying an unknown substance on U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall she was hosting in Minneapolis on Tue
  
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• B.C. paramedics and emergency dispatchers set February date for strike vote

  28-01-2026 02:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The union representing ambulance paramedics and emergency dispatchers in British Columbia says its more than 6,000 members will be taking a strike vote in early February.
  Ambulance Paramedics of British Columbia says the vote will happen Feb. 2, after negotiations for a new collective agreement hit "an impasse" last week.
  President Jason Jackson says in a statement that the union met with the employer in an effort to advance negotiations and avoid any disruption to services but
  
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• Nova Scotia’s Stevens impressing early in rookie skipping appearance at Scotties

  28-01-2026 02:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSISSAUGA — When Christina Black pre-qualified for a spot in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, it opened the door for a second Nova Scotia team to enter the field.
  Former Canadian junior champion Taylour Stevens took advantage of the opportunity and has shown she belongs at the national women's curling championship.Stevens posted a 10-4 win over Nicky Kaufman of the Northwest Territories on Tuesday afternoon to improve to 3-2 in round-robin play at Paramount Fine Foods Centre.
  "We just
  
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• 2 federal officers fired shots during encounter that killed Alex Pretti, DHS tells Congress

  28-01-2026 01:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two federal officers fired shots during the encounter that killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, a Customs and Border Protection official told Congress in a notice sent Tuesday.Officers tried to take Pretti into custody and he resisted, leading to a struggle, according to a notification to Congress obtained by The Associated Press. During the struggle, a Border Patrol agent yelled, “He’s got a gun!” multiple times, the official said.A Border Patro
  
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• Quebec Liberal MNA Gregory Kelley ready to ‘turn the page’ on Pablo Rodriguez era

  28-01-2026 00:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  QUÉBEC — A Quebec Liberal legislature member says he's ready to turn the page on the turbulent political saga that saw his wife and fellow MNA expelled from the party's caucus.
  Gregory Kelley addressed media in Quebec City for the first time since his wife, Marwah Rizqy, was removed from caucus in November by then-leader Pablo Rodriguez over her decision to fire her chief of staff without consulting him.
  The falling out was the first sign of the turmoil that would engulf the party a
  
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• US sending ICE unit to Olympics for security, prompting concern, confusion in Italy

  28-01-2026 00:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MILAN (AP) — News that a unit of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be present during the upcoming Winter Games has set off concern and confusion in Italy, where people have expressed outrage at the inclusion of an agency that has dominated headlines for leading the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
  Homeland Security Investigations, a unit within ICE that focuses on cross-border crimes, frequently sends its officers to overseas events like the Olympics to assist wit
  
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