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• Senators add forward MacEwen on three-year contract

  06-07-2023 21:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have agreed to terms on a three-year, US$2.325 million contract with forward Zack MacEwen. 
  The deal carries a $775,000 average annual value.
  MacEwen, 26, split time between the Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings last season, having been acquired by the Kings ahead of the trade deadline.
  The six-foot-three, 205-pound centre had nine points (four goals, five assists) in 46 games for the Flyers and just one assist in 10 games for the Kings.
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• In the news: Top diplomats for Canada-China meet, Coalition Avenir Québec next steps?

  15-01-2026 10:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …
  Anand meets Beijing peer during Carney visit
  Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand met with her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Beijing, who told Anand that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit marks a turning point in Canada-China relations.
  Wang says the progress between the two countries will lead to opening up new prospects for relations amid unprecedented and complex changes taking place in t
  
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• More snow set to blanket Southern Ontario, rush hour chaos also likely

  15-01-2026 10:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Wintry weather is set to add another layer of the white stuff across most of Southern Ontario and into Quebec.
  From the Chatham-area sideroads in the south to the street corners of Montreal, Environment Canada is calling for 10 to 25 centimetres of accumulation.
  Squalls off Lake Huron could add another 20 centimetres in the Sarnia to Strathroy area.
  The weather agency also says the low-pressure system will trigger whipping winds, blowing snow and possible whiteout conditions.
  There is likely to
  
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• Quebec Premier François Legault’s party facing challenges after his resignation

  15-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault's party is beginning the search for a successor with only months to go before the next provincial election.
  Legault announced Wednesday he would resign in the coming months after the Coalition Avenir Québec chooses a new leader.The party's executive team was expected to meet Wednesday evening to work out details of the leadership race, including debates and a timeline.Legault has served as the party's only leader since he co-founded
  
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• Leah Gazan backs Avi Lewis, becomes first NDP MP to endorse a leadership candidate

  15-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Manitoba NDP MP Leah Gazan is formally endorsing documentarian Avi Lewis for the party's leadership, making her the first sitting MP to officially back a candidate.
  Gazan says she is supporting Lewis because she sees him as someone who can rebuild the party and offer solutions to the high cost of living and climate crisis.
  High-profile environmentalist David Suzuki endorsed Lewis on Tuesday.Other NDP leadership candidates have secured high-profile endorsements in the weeks leading
  
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• Heritage minister says hockey romance ‘Heated Rivalry’ is a Cancon triumph

  15-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Canadian TV show "Heated Rivalry" is winning fans all around the world — including Culture Minister Marc Miller, who calls the show a Cancon triumph.
  The Crave original series — a love story about pro hockey players on rival teams — is based on a series of romance novels by Nova Scotia's Rachel Reid.
  Miller told The Canadian Press he has watched the first episode and is keen to watch more. He said "Heated Rivalry" has a "great plot" and is breaking down lot o
  
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• China’s top diplomat hails new relations with Canada amid “complex” global changes

  15-01-2026 09:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BEIJING — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand met with her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Beijing, who told Anand that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit marks a turning point in Canada-China relations.
  Wang says the progress between the two countries will lead to opening up new prospects for relations amid unprecedented and complex changes taking place in the world.
  The meeting comes ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney's bilateral meeting scheduled for Friday with President Xi Ji
  
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• Federal officer shoots man in leg after being attacked with a shovel and broom in Minneapolis

  15-01-2026 08:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal officer shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel and broom handle, further heightening the sense of fear and anger radiating across the city a week after an immigration agent fatally shot a woman in the head.
  Smoke filled the street Wednesday night near the site of the latest shooting as federal officers wearing gas masks and helmets fired tear gas and grenades into a small crowd while protesters threw rocks and shot fireworks. Mi
  
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• Canada’s Victoria Mboko upsets Madison Keys, advances to Adelaide semifinals

  15-01-2026 07:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ADELAIDE — Canada's Victoria Mboko has earned a spot in yet another semifinal.The 19-year-old tennis phenom from Toronto outlasted American Madison Keys for a 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 quarterfinals win at the Adelaide International tennis tournament on Thursday.Mboko, the tournament's eighth seed, broke Keys early, en route to winning the first set, but couldn't compete with the reigning Australian Open champion's big serve in the second.
  Keys, seeded second at the WTA 500 event, fired eight aces acr
  
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• Voting begins in Uganda’s presidential election during internet shutdown and polling station delays

  15-01-2026 07:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Voting began Thursday in Uganda’s presidential election despite a days-long internet shutdown that has been criticized as an anti-democratic gesture in a country where the president has held office since 1986.Crowds gathered and long lines formed in some areas as polling station openings were delayed and voting materials were seen being delivered after the scheduled 7 a.m. opening time.President Yoweri Museveni, 81, faces seven other candidates, including Rober
  
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• Tkachuk scores 200th goal as Senators hand Rangers 5th straight loss

  15-01-2026 07:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK (AP) — Brady Tkachuk scored his 200th regular-season NHL goal and had three assists, and the Ottawa Senators handed the New York Rangers a fifth consecutive loss, beating them 8-4 on Wednesday night.
  Tkachuk, a St. Louis native who is set to play for the U.S. at the Milan Cortina Olympics, helped set up Drake Batherson’s goal on the power play 2:18 in and Dylan Cozens’ with 5.7 seconds left in the first period. Adding goals from Nick Jensen and Tkachuk in between, the
  
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• Canada’s Marina Stakusic, Liam Draxl through to main draw at Australian Open

  15-01-2026 06:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MELBOURNE — Canada's Marina Stakusic and Liam Draxl have earned their spots in the main draw at the Australian Open.Stakusic, from Mississauga, Ont., advanced with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Lin Zhu of China in the final round of qualifying Thursday.
  The 21-year-old had two aces and 21 winners across the one hour, 45 minute-long match and overcame 32 unforced errors for the victory.She bounced Nuria Parrizas Diaz of Spain 6-3, 6-2 in the first round, then took a quick, two-set victory over Teodor
  
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• Fear and anger spread after another immigration shooting in Minneapolis

  15-01-2026 06:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal officer shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel and broom handle, further heightening the sense of fear and anger radiating across the city a week after an immigration agent fatally shot a woman in the head.Smoke filled the street Wednesday night near the site of the latest shooting as federal officers wearing gas masks and helmets fired tear gas and grenades into a small crowd while protesters threw rocks and shot fireworks. Min
  
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• Canada’s Marina Stakusic through to main draw at Australian Open

  15-01-2026 06:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MELBOURNE — Canada's Marina Stakusic is through to the main draw at the Australian Open.The 21-year-old athlete from Mississauga, Ont., earned her spot with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Lin Zhu of China in the final round of qualifying Thursday.
  Stakusic had two aces and 21 winners across the one hour, 45 minute-long match and overcame 32 unforced errors for the victory.She bounced Nuria Parrizas Diaz of Spain 6-3, 6-2 in the first round, then took a quick, two-set victory over Teodora Kostovic of
  
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• Police attend Abbotsford home Wednesday night due to breach of conditions

  15-01-2026 05:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford Police Department has dispatched multiple officers as part of an operational deployment Wednesday night at a home on McMillan Road near Marcet Court in Abbotsford.
  In a brief statement posted to social media at 8:22 p.m. Wednesday, the AbbyPD says police are attempting to arrest a man inside the McMillan Road home for breaching his court-ordered conditions related to intimate partner violence.
  Police say the situation is contained to the residence, and there is
  
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• Müller and Maloney each score a goal, Fleet hand Sceptres 4th straight loss, 2-1

  15-01-2026 05:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Alina Müller had a goal and an assist, Shay Maloney also scored a goal, and the Boston Fleet beat the Toronto Sceptres 2-1 on Wednesday night at the Tsongas Center.
  Aerin Frankel had 21 saves for Boston (8-0-2-2), which leads the PWHL with 26 points this season. Montreal and Minnesota are tied for second with 19 points.Emma Maltais scored in the closing minutes for Toronto (4-0-3-5), which has lost four straight games.
  Boston had 11 shots and the Sceptres nine in
  
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• Senators cap off an eventful week feeling good about the direction of their season

  15-01-2026 05:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK (AP) — It was an eventful weeklong stretch for the Ottawa Senators on and off the ice.
  On Thursday night, general manager Steve Staios put out a statement denying social media rumors spreading about goaltender Linus Ullmark’s leave of absence for personal reasons, and then his team lost 8-2 at Colorado. Another defeat on Saturday extended the skid to four in a row and seven of nine, and by the time they played again they were in last place in the Atlantic Division.
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• Brady Tkachuk scores his 200th goal as the Senators beat the Rangers 8-4

  15-01-2026 04:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK (AP) — Brady Tkachuk scored his 200th regular-season NHL goal and had three assists, and the Ottawa Senators handed the New York Rangers a fifth consecutive loss, beating them 8-4 on Wednesday night.
  Tkachuk, a St. Louis native who is set to play for the U.S. at the Milan Cortina Olympics, helped set up Drake Batherson's goal on the power play 2:18 in and Dylan Cozens' with 5.7 seconds left in the first period. Adding goals from Nick Jensen and Tkachuk in between, the Senators sco
  
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• Federal officer shoots person in leg after being attacked during Minneapolis arrest, officials say

  15-01-2026 04:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal officer shot a person in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel and broom handle while trying to make an arrest Wednesday, federal officials said.The shooting took place about 4.5 miles (7.2 kilometers) north of where an immigration agent fatally shot Renee Good on Jan. 7.The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement on the social media platform X that federal law enforcement officers stopped a person from Venezuela who was in the U
  
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• Mission firefighters locate fire in elementary school bathroom, resulting in its closure on Thursday

  15-01-2026 04:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION — Firefighters in Mission were called to an elementary school in Mission Wednesday after getting reports of smoke in a hallway.
  According to a statement from Mission Fire Rescue Service, fire crews located a fire in a bathroom at ES Richards Elementary Elementary. The fire was quickly extinguished.
  MFRS says one adult suffered minor smoke inhalation.
  Fire investigators were deployed to investigate and possibly determine a cause.
  It is likely that the school will be closed tomorrow
  
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• Ingram, Barnes spark fast start in Raptors’ 115-101 win over Pacers

  15-01-2026 03:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 30 points, including two key 3-pointers late, Scottie Barnes had 26 points and 13 assists, and the Toronto Raptors used a fast start to defeat the Indiana Pacers 115-101 on Wednesday night.
  Gradey Dick had 21 points and 11 rebounds off the bench for the Raptors, who have won all three meeting with the Pacers.
  When Indiana surged late to close the gap to 103-99 with 4:17 remaining, Ingram responded with 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions.
  The Ra
  
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• Federal officer shoots person in leg after being attacked during Minneapolis arrest, AP source says

  15-01-2026 03:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal officer shot a person in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel during an arrest Wednesday, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The person cautioned the information was still preliminary, and the investigation was in its early stages. The person could not discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity.The shooting took place about 4.5 miles (7.2 kilometers) north of where an im
  
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• Scott Robertson is fired as All Blacks coach, 2 years into his 4-year term

  15-01-2026 02:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson has been removed two years into a four-year contract, after a damning internal report into the New Zealand team's 2025 season and reported threats from senior players to quit if he was not removed.Robertson's tenure as head coach was controversial even before it properly began and he presided over the team's worst results in the professional era, including a loss to South Africa last year which was the heaviest in the All
  
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• Police watchdog probes fatal shooting of woman in Burnaby, B.C.

  15-01-2026 02:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — British Columbia's police watchdog says it is investigating the fatal shooting of a woman who was reportedly in possession of weapons.
  It happened Tuesday evening in Burnaby, where RCMP say they responded to a call about a person in distress at a home near the intersection of Carleton Avenue and Oxford Street.
  RCMP say officers arrived and spoke to the caller, who had left the home for their own safety.
  Police say the officers encountered the woman at the residence, and an interac
  
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• FIFA says it has received more than 500 million ticket requests for 2026 World Cup

  15-01-2026 01:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — FIFA said Wednesday it has received more than 500 million ticket requests for this year's World Cup.
  Soccer's organizing body said outside the host United States, Mexico and Canada, the most requests were made by fans residing in Germany, England, Brazil, Spain, Portugal, Argentina and Colombia.
  FIFA is asking for up to $8,680 per ticket. After criticism, FIFA said last month it will offer $60 tickets for every game to the 48 national federations in the tournament
  
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• Campbell-era minister Iain Black joining B.C. Conservative leadership race

  15-01-2026 01:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — Iain Black, a former minister in the British Columbia government of Gordon Campbell, is joining the race to lead the provincial Conservatives.
  A campaign website says he will launch his bid with an event in Coquitlam on Thursday, with Black saying on social media that he will be making an "exciting announcement."
  The website, which Black shares in his post, carries the slogan "get B.C. back on track."
  Black was involved in the tech industry before becoming a provincial legislato
  
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• Senate Republicans defeat Venezuela war powers resolution as Trump pressures 2 GOP senators to flip

  15-01-2026 00:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans voted to dismiss a war powers resolution Wednesday that would have limited President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks on Venezuela after two GOP senators reversed course on supporting the legislation.Trump put intense pressure on five Republican senators who joined with Democrats to advance the resolution last week and ultimately prevailed in heading off passage of the legislation. Two of the Republicans — Sens. Josh Hawley
  
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• Vancouver Goldeneyes forward Sarah Nurse eager to defend Olympic gold with Canada

  15-01-2026 00:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Sarah Nurse realized early in the Professional Women's Hockey League season that she wouldn't be able to show on the ice why she deserves to be part of Canada's Olympic team.The Goldeneyes' star forward suffered an arm injury in Vancouver's first-ever game back in November and hasn't played since.“I just had to turn my focus and be confident in what I have brought in the past few years, and know what I bring to that lineup and trust in that," she said Wednesday. "Because
  
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• Timeline of B.C.’s three-year drug decriminalization pilot project

  15-01-2026 00:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  British Columbia's three-year pilot project that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of illicit drugs for personal use is set to end on Jan. 31.Health Minister Josie Osbourne has announced B.C. will not be extending the program. Here are some of the key moments in its history.
  May 31, 2022
  Health Canada grants the B.C. government's request for an exemption from s. 56 of the federal Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
  Jan. 31, 2023
  The three-year exemption is implemented in B.C. The c
  
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• Nick Taylor ready to defend Sony Open crown at Hawaii’s Waiʻalae Country Club

  14-01-2026 23:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Waiʻalae Country Club has become a home away from home for Canada's Nick Taylor.
  The golfer from Abbotsford, B.C., won the Sony Open in Hawaii on the course last year and is set to defend his title starting Thursday. He's finished in the top 11 the past four times he's played in the tournament, in part because Waiʻalae has become so familiar to him.
  "I felt like this has been a course that I've really started to enjoy," said Taylor at a news conference on Wednesday. "I see the lines re
  
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