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• ‘Systemic difficulties’ hampered review of Canada’s cyberspy ... - Chilliwack Progress

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• US and Venezuela take initial steps toward restoring relations after Maduro’s ouster

  09-01-2026 20:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  GUATIRE, Venezuela (AP) — The United States and Venezuela said Friday they were exploring the possibility of restoring diplomatic relations, as a Trump administration delegation visited the South American nation.The visit marks a major step toward warming icy relations between the historically adversarial governments. U.S. military forces captured former President Nicolás Maduro last weekend in Caracas and took him to New York to face federal charges of drug-trafficking.The small te
  
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• Ridge Meadows RCMP seek woman missing for over a week

  09-01-2026 20:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MAPLE RIDGE — Police in Maple Ridge are asking for the public’s help in finding a woman who has been missing for more than a week.
  On December 29, at around 4 a.m., RCMP say 37-year-old Shannon Samms was last seen in the 21600 block of Lougheed Highway in Maple Ridge.
  She’s described as an Indigenous woman, standing at 4’11” and 96 pounds, with medium-length black hair and brown eyes.
  Samms was last seen wearing track pants, a jacket and a baseball cap in all-black,
  
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• Blackhawks center Connor Bedard set to return from shoulder injury

  09-01-2026 20:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard is back after missing 12 games with a right shoulder injury.
  Bedard has been cleared to play on Friday night against Washington. The 20-year-old center participated in the team's morning skate ahead of the matchup with the Capitals.
  “It's obviously a huge boost,” assistant coach Mike Vellucci said. “He's a big part of our team and he was playing really well before he got injured. We're excited to have him back.&rdquo
  
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• Kelly Curtis finishes second in World Cup skeleton race, enhancing her hopes of US Olympic spot

  09-01-2026 20:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Kelly Curtis took a big step toward a U.S. Olympic team spot on Friday, finishing second in a World Cup women's skeleton race for her best-ever finish on the circuit.
  Kim Meylemans of Belgium won the race in 2 minutes, 21.01 seconds. Curtis was second in 2:22.12 for her second career World Cup medal — she had a bronze on her home track at Lake Placid, New York, in December 2022 — and Nicole Rocha Silveira of Brazil was third in 2:22.18.
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• Eurasia Group says no country more at risk than Canada in relations with the U.S.

  09-01-2026 19:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A new report by the Eurasia Group is warning no other country will be as "profoundly affected" by political turmoil in the United States than Canada will be in 2026.
  The risk management firm says the long-standing relationship between the two countries "is history," and ongoing trade uncertainty will impact the Canadian economy.
  It says Canada's efforts to diversify trade and relationships will face "powerful headwinds" this year, and that the country will need to manage its relat
  
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• Police deem no risk to public after reports of man with weapon in Nowell Street

  09-01-2026 19:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack residents may have seen a number of police cars around a section of Nowell Street this morning as RCMP responded to what appeared to be a man carrying a weapon.Witnesses reported eight RCMP vehicles outside 8905 Nowell Street at about 7 a.m. Friday, January 9.RCMP told Fraser Valley Today that officers attended immediately, but the individual had already left the area before police arrived.
  The man had still not been found despite extensive patrols.
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• Michael Kovrig says Carney must defend values while seeking trade in China visit

  09-01-2026 19:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada needs to be clear-eyed about the risk of economic coercion as Prime Minister Mark Carney looks to rebuild ties with China after years of political and economic tensions, Michael Kovrig said this week.
  Kovrig, a former Canadian diplomat in China and now a senior adviser on Asia for the International Crisis Group, was one of two Canadians Beijing detained for nearly three years.
  As Carney prepares to make the first visit to China by a Canadian prime minister in nearly a decad
  
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• US sends delegation to Venezuela in first step toward restoring relations after Maduro’s capture

  09-01-2026 19:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  GUATIRE, Venezuela (AP) — The United States and Venezuelan governments said Friday they were exploring the possibility of restoring diplomatic relations between the two countries, and that an delegation from the Trump administration arrived to the South American nation on Friday.The small team of U.S. diplomats and diplomatic security officials traveled to Venezuela to make a preliminary assessment about the potential re-opening of the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, the State Department said in
  
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• Downed wire cuts power to Chilliwack, Abbotsford residents

  09-01-2026 19:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — BC Hydro crews have been working to restore power to over 1,400 customers in the Chilliwack and Abbotsford areas after it went out Friday morning (Jan. 9).
  The energy provider’s outage map says a wire went down and cut power to residents from the Interprovincial Highway and No. 4 Road to Columbia Valley Road by Lindell Beach at around 6 a.m.
  A crew has since been dispatched to the site, and power is expected to come back on at 11:30 a.m. today.
  
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• Hennepin County prosecutor calls on the public to share Renee Good shooting evidence with her office

  09-01-2026 19:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty on Friday called on members of the public to send any video or other evidence in the fatal shooting of Renee Good directly to her office, challenging the Trump administration's decision to leave the investigation solely to the FBI.Moriarty said that although her office has collaborated effectively with the FBI in past cases, she is concerned by the Trump administration's decision to bar state and local agencies from playing any role
  
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• Minneapolis schools will offer remote learning amid federal immigration enforcement

  09-01-2026 18:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis school system will offer families the option of remote learning for a month amid federal immigration enforcement in the city, the district said.The district provided the update late Thursday in an email to teachers that was obtained by The Associated Press. Under the temporary plan, teachers will simultaneously deliver lessons from their classrooms to students in the classroom and at home. The move comes as the Trump administration sends 2,000 immigration
  
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• Chilliwack unemployment swings up as Abbotsford-Mission rates dip down in December: StatCan

  09-01-2026 18:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — After two months of hovering around the 7 per cent range, the latest figures from Statistics Canada show that unemployment in the communities of Chilliwack and Abbotsford-Mission sang a different tune in December.
  Despite adding roughly 1,100 jobs between November and December, Chilliwack experienced a rise in the joblessness rate from 7 per cent to 7.4 per cent.Abbotsford-Mission also added around 1,000 jobs but saw its unemployment numbers dip from 7.2 to 6.9 per cent in the
  
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• AbbyPD officer may have committed driving offence in February 2025 collision with civilian car: IIO

  09-01-2026 18:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — A February 2025 collision between AbbyPD and a civilian vehicle has been referred to the BC Prosecution Service to see if there are enough grounds to charge an officer for driving offences.
  Shortly after 4 p.m. on February 20, 2025, an Abbotsford Police Department vehicle collided with a GMC Envoy near the intersection of King and Gladwin roads.
  The driver and sole occupant of the civilian car was airlifted to hospital for treatment, and both officers in the police vehicle wer
  
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• Canadian international Janine Sonis traded to expansion side Denver Summit FC

  09-01-2026 18:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DENVER — The expansion Denver Summit have acquired Canadian international Janine Sonis in a trade with Racing Louisville in exchange for up to US$$160,000 in intraleague transfer funds.
  The 31-year-old Sonis, who was set to enter the final year of her Louisville contract, has signed a new deal through the 2028 NWSL season.
  The move is a return home to Sonis, who was born in Colorado to parents from Saskatchewan. Sonis, née Beckie, grew up in Highlands Ranch, just outside Denver.
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• Quebec chemical firm hit with $1.4-million fine over substance discharged in river

  09-01-2026 18:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  GATINEAU — A company that operated a chemical manufacturing plant in western Quebec has been fined $1.35 million for discharging a harmful substance into the Rivière du Lièvre in 2019.
  Superior General Partner Inc., which owned and operated the Erco Mondial plant in 2019, had pleaded guilty in Quebec court to 12 counts of discharging sodium chlorite into the water, a violation of the Fisheries Act.
  Both the company and Jean-Francois Roux — the plant's technical director
  
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• Pedestrian struck and killed by train in Langley, B.C.

  09-01-2026 17:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LANGLEY — A pedestrian has been killed after being hit by a train in Langley, B.C., Thursday night.
  RCMP say it happened at about 7:55 p.m. near 206 Street and 98 Avenue.
  Police, firefighters and ambulance responded to a call reporting the incident and found the unidentified victim who had been struck by a train.
  The pedestrian died at the scene.
  No further details of the collision or the circumstances surrounding the case have been released.
  Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed
  
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• Man, 21, facing criminal charges in B.C. crash that killed two people

  09-01-2026 17:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHETWYND — A 21-year-old man is now facing multiple criminal charges in a 2024 crash that left two people dead, including a 15-year-old boy.
  The BC Highway Patrol says the man from Fort St. John has been charged with two counts of dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death, as well as two counts of impaired driving causing death.
  The crash happened on April 7, 2024 on Highway 97 near Chetwynd in B.C.'s northeast region.
  Police say two vehicles were involved, and the crash killed a 19-y
  
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• FVRD seeks flooding damage reports for provincial disaster funding

  09-01-2026 17:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  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 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  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 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  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 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  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 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  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 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  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 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  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 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  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 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  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 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  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 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  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 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  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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