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• South Sumas and Vedder intersection work taking longer than expected

  18-02-2023 21:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — It’s safe to say the improvements to the busy intersection of Vedder Road and South Sumas Road in Chilliwack are taking longer than expected.The City of Chilliwack wrote in its fourth quarter report, which was released online on Tuesday, February 7, that necessary vegetation removals have been completed to allow for road widening and B.C. Hydro, Telus and Shaw utility pole relocations along Vedder Road.Telus poles on the west side of the road were relocated, the city wro
  
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• Blueberry River First Nation school fire caused ‘tremendous loss’ to community

  18-01-2026 20:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — Leaders of the Blueberry River First Nation in northeastern B.C. say the community has suffered a "tremendous loss" after a Saturday morning fire destroyed a local school, but they are also planning to rebuild it as soon as possible.
  A statement from the First Nation's council says that the multi-use Blueberry Community School has hosted everything from community gatherings and funerals to adult education and cultural events for more than 30 years.It says that the building could
  
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• Phil Goyette, who won the Stanley Cup four times with Montreal Canadiens, dies at 92

  18-01-2026 20:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Former Montreal forward Phil Goyette, who won the Stanley Cup four times with the Canadiens over his 16-year NHL career, has died, the team said Sunday.He was 92.
  Goyette, a native of Lachine, Que., made his debut with the Canadiens in 1956-57 and won the Cup in each of his first four seasons.He later played for the New York Rangers, Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues.
  Goyette died Saturday, the Canadiens said in a statement. There were no details on the cause of death.
  Goyette,
  
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• RCMP seek missing 14-year-old in Burnaby

  18-01-2026 20:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BURNABY — Mounties in Burnaby are asking for the public’s help in finding a local teen who went missing yesterday.
  Police say 14-year-old Shilah Chalmers was last seen at noon on Saturday, January 17.
  She’s described as 5’7” and 122 pounds, with a slender build, long, light brown hair, green eyes and a nose piercing.
  Chalmers was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black pants, Uggs slippers and a fanny pack.
  Anyone with information on her whereabouts is urged to cont
  
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• FVRD online building permit system goes live

  18-01-2026 20:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  FRASER VALLEY — Property owners and builders may not have to sit in application limbo too long as the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) launches its new online building permit system.
  Users will be able to track their review progress, submit revisions and receive approvals after handing in their applications online through the myFVRD portal.
  The change affects all applicants within the District’s Electoral Areas, Harrison Hot Springs or Cultus Lake Park Board area.“Time is
  
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• RCMP seek missing Burnaby 14-year-old

  18-01-2026 20:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BURNABY — Mounties in Burnaby are asking for the public’s help in finding a local teen who went missing yesterday.
  Police say 14-year-old Shilah Chalmers was last seen at noon on Saturday, January 17.
  She’s described as 5’7” and 122 pounds, with a slender build, long, light brown hair, green eyes and a nose piercing.
  Chalmers was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black pants, Uggs slippers and a fanny pack.Anyone with information on her whereabouts is urged to conta
  
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• Winnipeg Blue Bombers re-sign guard Neufeld and defensive back Griffin II

  18-01-2026 20:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have agreed to terms on one-year contracts with right guard Pat Neufeld and defensive back Michael Griffin II, the CFL team said Sunday.Both players were scheduled to become free agents next month.
  Neufeld, a Regina native, returns for his 12th season with the Blue Bombers. The three-time all-star started all 18 regular-season games last year.Griffin made five starts last season. The Minneapolis, Minn., native is back for his third season with the club.
  
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• Heckler yells ‘leave Greenland alone!’ during US national anthem at NBA game in London

  18-01-2026 19:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONDON (AP) — A heckler yelled “leave Greenland alone!” while Vanessa Williams sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” before tipoff of an NBA game in London between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Orlando Magic on Sunday.
  U.S. President Donald Trump has insisted that the U.S. should control Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark, and said earlier this week that anything less than the Arctic island being in U.S. hands would be “unacceptable.”
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• Mission home goes up in flames Sunday morning

  18-01-2026 19:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MISSION — Fire crews have been busy after a large house fire in Mission this morning.
  Stations two and three with the Mission Fire Rescue Service were paged out to the incident at the corner of Best Avenue and Cedar Street shortly before 6:30 a.m. Sunday, January 18.
  The fire had reportedly been mostly extinguished as of 7:45 a.m.
  Best Avenue remained closed to traffic for at least an hour following the overhaul.
  Neighbours reported that all occupants were out of the house, but smoke billo
  
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• Blind fans were given touch tech to follow Africa Cup games, but not for the final

  18-01-2026 18:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Despite the availability of haptic, or touch, devices for visually impaired supporters at the Africa Cup of Nations, none will be available when Morocco plays Senegal in Sunday’s final in front of up to 69,500 supporters.
  Visually impaired fans were accommodated at only three of the 52 games in the 35th edition of the tournament, raising questions about claims of inclusivity and the priority of facilities for supporters with disabilities at the tournament.
  
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• Comedy-drama play takes road trip to Chilliwack Cultural Centre February

  18-01-2026 17:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — A Vancouver theatre company is heading over to Chilliwack to perform a widower’s journey of self-discovery – travelling 21 hours along the desert.
  “Burning Mom”, the story of a recently-widowed woman who takes a solo road trip to Burning Man to honour her late husband’s retirement plans, is coming to the Chilliwack Cultural Centre on February 4.
  “Join us for this heartfelt, hilarious, and wholly original story about rediscovery and reinventi
  
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• Lindsey Vonn’s consistency is unparalleled in the Olympic ski season with 7 podiums in 8 races

  18-01-2026 17:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TARVISIO, Italy (AP) — At age 41, Lindsey Vonn’s ability to consistently finish on the World Cup speed circuit’s podium is unparalleled.
  Vonn finished second in a super-G on Sunday that was held amid difficult visibility to claim her seventh podium result in eight races this season.
  No other skier has more than three podiums in the speed events — and Vonn's “worst” result this season is fourth. Even Mikaela Shiffrin — who has seven podiums in 14 technica
  
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• Norwegian skier McGrath wins Wengen slalom ahead of good friend Pinheiro Braathen

  18-01-2026 17:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) — Norwegian skier Atle Lie McGrath won the Wengen World Cup slalom Sunday for a second consecutive year and added to his status as a favorite for next month's Olympics.
  The United States-born McGrath added to his first-run advantage and finished 0.47 seconds ahead of good friend Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, the Norwegian-born skier now competing for Brazil, and 0.81 ahead of teammate Henrik Kristoffersen.
  It was McGrath's fifth career win and 19th podium on the World C
  
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• Canadian men continue their climb back up the rugby sevens ladder with Dubai win

  18-01-2026 17:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUBAI — The Canadian men continued their climb back up the rugby sevens ladder Sunday, winning an HSBC SVNS Division 3 challenger event.
  It took some late heroics in their semifinal against Hong Kong to earn promotion to the three-event HSBC SVNS 2 series. With only the two finalists moving on, Canada needed to get past Hong Kong.
  Canada opened the scoring with an Elias Hancock try and led 7-5 at the half at The Sevens Stadium. Captain Lockie Kratz extended the lead to 14-5 early in the se
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of January 18, 2026

  18-01-2026 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.
  Name: Darryl ColeAge: 48
  Height: 6’0” ft Weight: 232lbs
  Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
  Wanted: Break and Enter, Fail to Comply with Probation, Theft $5000 or Under x2 and Cause Fear or Injury.
  Warrant in effect: January 12, 2026
  Parole Jurisdiction: Chilliwack
  Name: Isaiah RiderAge: 33
  Height: 6’2” ft Weight: 170lbs
  Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
  Wanted: Unlawfull
  
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• Carney says Chinese EV deal an ‘opportunity’ for Ontario, auto sector

  18-01-2026 16:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says that the electric vehicle deal with China is an "opportunity" for Ontario and autoworkers.He says this is because there is interest in Chinese companies producing "affordable" electric vehicles in Canada.
  Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed an agreement Friday that will see Canada allow Chinese electric vehicles into the country at a 6.1 per cent tariff rate.Canada joined the U.S. in putting a 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehic
  
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• Quebec minister Guilbault will leave politics at the end of her term

  18-01-2026 16:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  QUÉBEC — Quebec Municipal Affairs Minister Geneviève Guilbault will announce today that she will be leaving politics at the end of her term.She has called a press conference in her electoral district of Louis-Hébert, in Quebec City, at 11 a.m.
  Guilbault is giving up her chance to succeed Quebec premier and Coalition Avenir Québec leader François Legault.
  According to information obtained by The Canadian Press, she decided some time ago that she was steppi
  
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• Carney agrees ‘in principle’ to Trump’s Gaza peace board; details to be worked out

  18-01-2026 15:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DOHA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has agreed in principle to join U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace," meant to support the reconstruction of Gaza.Carney told reporters in Doha that Trump asked him about joining this board "a few weeks ago."The prime minister says details still need to be worked out on how exactly the board and financing will work.Trump has said other nations will need to pay $1 billion to have a permanent seat on the peace board.The Board of Peace is pa
  
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• Carney says Qatar will make ‘significant’ investments in Canada’s major projects

  18-01-2026 14:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DOHA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Qatar has committed to "significant strategic investments" for Canada's major building projects.
  That capital will get projects built faster, "supercharge" energy industries and create jobs for Canadians, he said during a news conference in Doha.
  Calling it a "new chapter" in bilateral relations, Carney said the two countries will also strengthen "people-to-people" cultural ties, which will include expanding direct flights from Canada to Qatar to boos
  
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• Carney ‘concerned’ about U.S. ‘escalation’ on Greenland after tariffs

  18-01-2026 14:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DOHA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he is "concerned" about U.S. "escalation" on its push to buy Greenland after it hit eight European nations opposed to the U.S. purchasing the self-governing Danish territory with the threat of tariffs.
  President Donald Trump says that Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland will face a 10 per cent tariff starting Feb. 1.Trump says that tariff will climb to 25 per cent on June 1 if no deal is in place f
  
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• Top-ranked Sabalenka and Alcaraz advance on an opening day of records at the Australian Open

  18-01-2026 14:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz fulfilled expectations on opening night of the Australian Open, the No. 1 seeds advancing in straight sets in a Sunday session that started with tennis royalty Rod Laver and Roger Federer in the crowd.Rod Laver Arena was heaving for their first-round matches, capping a day when a record total of 100,763 fans packed into Melbourne Park.The 45-year-old Venus Williams set a record, too, becoming the oldest player ever in the women
  
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• Despite Liberal pivot, Conservatives to keep pressing for tougher crime measures

  18-01-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Conservative Party has spent years accusing the Liberals of being too lenient on crime. Under Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Liberal government’s justice policy has taken a markedly tougher approach — but the Conservatives say it's not enough and they have no intention of changing tack.
  "Absolutely not," said Conservative justice critic Larry Brock in response to a question about whether the party will change its messaging.
  While Brock says the three justice bills
  
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• Alberta couple fighting the CRA after being asked to repay $33K in COVID benefits

  18-01-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — An Alberta couple says Canada's tax agency is trying to recoup tens of thousands of dollars in COVID supports, years after the claims were cleared.
  Daria Skibington-Roffel said she signed up to receive benefit payments throughout the pandemic after her work hours were reduced. She saw that she was eligible for the funds while filling out a federal questionnaire.
  She said she's now on the hook to repay the agency roughly $33,000 — a sum she said she and her husband can't affo
  
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• Aryna Sabalenka overcomes a nervy start in a first-round win at the Australian Open

  18-01-2026 11:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka admitted she was a little bit nervous with Rod Laver and Roger Federer in the crowd for her first-round win at the Australian Open on Sunday.The top-ranked Sabalenka, who won the Australian title in 2023 and ’24 and was runner-up last year to Madison Keys, lost the first three points and dropped her opening service game before rallying to beat Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah 6-4, 6-1.“I didn’t start my best. She showed up. Fired o
  
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• Senators inability to stop enough pucks continues to haunt struggling squad

  18-01-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators did so many things right on Saturday, but once again they didn’t get the goaltending needed to record the win.
  It’s been a far too familiar refrain for the team this year and a significant reason they find themselves struggling to get out of the bottom half of the Eastern Conference standings.
  Saturday was a difficult one for the Senators (22-19-6) to shake. Ottawa jumped out to a 5-3 lead over the division rival Montreal Canadiens and watched the l
  
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• Leafs embrace road support, repay fans in Winnipeg with OT win

  18-01-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — When the Toronto Maple Leafs arrived in Winnipeg Friday night, the temperature was cold but a sight warmed them up.
  Leafs fans greeted them at the team hotel, followed up by plenty of fans cheering for them at Canada Life Centre on Saturday.
  The out-of-town foes rewarded them with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Winnipeg Jets.
  “It's unreal. We've got the best fans in the world and it's not even close,” said Leafs forward Max Domi. “It's great to see their suppo
  
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• ‘Everybody’s stepping up’: Roslovic, Kapanen come up big for Edmonton Oilers

  18-01-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — With sniper Leon Draisaitl out of the lineup, the Edmonton Oilers knew they'd need other players to step up.Kasperi Kapanen and Jack Roslovic emphatically answered the call Saturday.Each put up a pair of goals as the Oilers (24-17-8) blanked the struggling Canucks 6-0 in Vancouver.“When you're missing a key player, somebody really important to your team, it just seems like everyone, just their game steps up," said Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch."They're galvanized and t
  
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• Zverev overcomes sluggish start to win Australian Open first-round match

  18-01-2026 08:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Third-seeded Alexander Zverev shrugged off a sluggish start to power through his first-round match against rising star Gabriel Diallo as the Australian Open got underway on Sunday.Zverev, the runner-up at Melbourne Park last year, slumped in the first set against the 24-year-old Canadian before rallying on the back of his strong serve to win 6-7 (7), 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena. He's into the second round at Melbourne Park for the 10th straight year.“
  
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• Prime Minister Mark Carney in Qatar to boost trade, investment ties

  18-01-2026 08:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DOHA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will receive an official welcoming ceremony in the capital city of Doha today before meeting with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
  The prime minister is working to boost trade and partnerships in artificial intelligence, infrastructure, energy and defence with the Gulf country.
  Carney's visit comes after he and several of his cabinet ministers met with top political and business leaders in Beijing, where they worked to forge stronger tra
  
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• NHL roundup: Zibanejad’s hat trick leads Rangers to 6-3 victory over Flyers

  18-01-2026 07:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mika Zibanejad became the Rangers’ all-time leader in power-play goals and his three-goal performance tied the team record for most career hat tricks in New York’s 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.
  The 32-year-old Swede scored with a man advantage at 5:38 of the second period, giving him 117 power-play goals and moving him past Camille Henry and Chris Kreider, who each had 116 for New York.
  Zibanejad’s first-period goal at 7:26 put the
  
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