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• UPDATE: Missing Abbotsford man located

  09-03-2025 20:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK —UPDATE  — Mounties have located a 49-year-old Abbotsford man who was last seen entering Vedder Mountain on March 6th. His name and image have been removed from this story for privacy reasons.
  
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• Police investigating after shots fired from Surrey, B.C., apartment, balcony

  19-01-2026 21:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — A shooting inside a Surrey, B.C., highrise apartment has resulted in the detention of several people.
  Surrey police say the shooting was reported at around 12:30 a.m. Monday, inside the building in the 9600 block of 136A Street in the Metro Vancouver city.
  A statement says officers located the suite where the shots originated and detained a number of people inside, although all have since been released pending further investigation.
  Police say the shots were likely fired both insi
  
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• Canada’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander headlines first-ever World team as NBA All-Star format shifts

  19-01-2026 21:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The first-ever World team for the NBA All-Star Game is already looking loaded. And the fate of LeBron James' record streak of All-Star selections will now be decided by coaches, or perhaps even Commissioner Adam Silver.
  Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of Hamilton, Ont., Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, Denver’s Nikola Jokic, the Los Angeles Lakers’ Luka Doncic and San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama were among those announced Monday as starters — an inex
  
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• Jonathan Toews plays first game in Chicago since joining Winnipeg Jets

  19-01-2026 21:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHICAGO (AP) — Jonathan Toews put his Chicago return on his calendar after he signed with his hometown Winnipeg Jets. And then it slipped away as the day approached.
  "I was kind of focusing on the next game, and it kind of sneaks up on you. So here we are,” he said.
  Here we are, indeed.
  Toews was back in Chicago on Monday for his first game in his first NHL home since he signed with Winnipeg on July 1. The 37-year-old center spent his first 15 seasons with the Blackhawks, winning thr
  
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• Seahawks RB Zach Charbonnet out for remainder of playoffs with knee injury

  19-01-2026 21:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Seahawks running back Zach Charbonnet will miss the remainder of the playoffs with a knee injury that requires surgery, coach Mike Macdonald said in a local radio interview on Monday.
  Charbonnet injured his knee during Saturday night's 41-6 win over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC divisional round.“He’s got a significant knee injury, unfortunately,” Macdonald said on Seattle Sports 710 on Monday. “Breaks your heart. He’s going to need
  
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• Canadian men fall two places to No. 29 in latest FIFA world rankings

  19-01-2026 21:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Canadian men have dropped two places to No. 29 in the latest FIFA rankings, despite not playing a Tier 1 international since the last ratings were released.
  Canada was overtaken by Nigeria (No. 26, up 12 places) and Algeria (No. 28, up six) after their performances at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Nigeria, which finished third, and Cameroon (No. 45, up 12), which lost to eventual runner-up Morocco in the quarterfinals, were the biggest movers in the new rankings.The Canadian men's only
  
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• Family of Ottawa mass murder victims gets permanent residency applications approved

  19-01-2026 21:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada has approved permanent residency status for the Sri Lankan brother and father of an Ottawa man whose wife and four children were killed in a gruesome mass stabbing.
  Febrio De-Zoysa was sentenced to life in prison last fall after pleading guilty to killing Darshani Ekanayake, her four children — including a two-month-old infant — and their family friend Gamini Amarakoon in an Ottawa townhouse in March 2024.
  The children's father Dhanushka Wickramasinghe was injur
  
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• Canada considers sending troops to Greenland as U.S. ramps up takeover talk: reports

  19-01-2026 20:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada is mulling whether or not to send troops to Greenland in a show of solidarity as U.S. President Donald Trump ramps up talk about taking over the Danish self-governing territory.
  Both The Globe and Mail and CBC, citing unnamed sources, say Canada has drawn up contingency plans for sending a small contingent of troops to Greenland but hasn't yet decided to do it.
  A statement from Defence Minister David McGuinty's press secretary, sent to The Canadian Press last week says the
  
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• RCMP, partners remove over 55% of inspected commercial vehicles from Lower Mainland roads in 2025

  19-01-2026 20:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LOWER MAINLAND — It doesn’t bode well for the trucking industry in British Columbia when over 55 per cent of inspected commercial vehicles in the Lower Mainland were removed from area roads in 2025.According to a statement from RCMP spokesperson Constable Kevin Connolly, more than half of the commercial vehicles inspected in the Lower Mainland and Burnaby during targeted enforcement in 2025 had safety violations that warranted their removal.Over the past year, a dozen partner agencie
  
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• Montreal public transit agency says ridership fell in 2025 due to rotating strikes

  19-01-2026 20:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Montreal’s public transit agency says commuters took about 20 million fewer trips on its network in 2025 as metros and buses were disrupted by rotating strikes.
  Agency spokesperson Amélie Régis says passengers took 294.1 million trips in 2025, down from 314.6 million trips in the previous year.
  Régis says the 2025 numbers were estimated at the end of November, and do not account for an overtime strike in December.
  The agency estimates weekday ridership
  
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• Chiefs Add Koby Francis to the 2025/26 Roster

  19-01-2026 20:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Chilliwack, B.C. — The Chilliwack Chiefs are pleased to announce the addition of Canadian forward Koby Francis to the 2025/26 roster.
  Francis joins the Chiefs after spending the first half of the season in the CHL with the Chicoutimi Saguenéens. The 6’2”, 181-pound right-handed shot adds size, reach, and versatility to the Chiefs’ forward group.
  “Koby brings a big frame, a long reach, and a very high hockey IQ,” said Chiefs Head Coach and General Manage
  
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• Olympic-bound Thompson, Josi, Vejmelka named NHL three stars of the week

  19-01-2026 20:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Buffalo Sabres centre Tage Thompson, Nashville Predators defenceman Roman Josi and Utah Mammoth goaltender Karel Vejmelka are the NHL's three stars of the week.
  Thompson led the NHL with nine points (three goals, six assists) in four games.
  His week was highlighted by his third career five-point performance (three goals, two assists) in a 5-3 win over visiting Montreal on Thursday.
  Josi had seven points (two goals, five assists) in three games as the Predators moved within a poi
  
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• Rift surfaces between Doug Ford and Mark Carney over EV deal with China

  19-01-2026 19:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford says Prime Minister Mark Carney's deal with China on electric vehicles has hurt Ontarians and the two have not spoken since.
  Ford says he was disappointed Carney did not give him a heads-up about a potential deal before the prime minister's trip to China last week.
  Carney struck a deal with China last week to allow up to 49,000 electric vehicles to receive a vastly reduced tariff rate of 6.1 per cent as they come into Canada in exchange for dropping tariffs on C
  
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• Vancouver Canucks trade winger Kiefer Sherwood to San Jose Sharks

  19-01-2026 19:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The struggling Vancouver Canucks have traded Kiefer Sherwood to the San Jose Sharks.
  Vancouver received defenceman Cole Clayton and second-round picks in both the 2026 and 2027 draft in exchange for the bruising winger.
  Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin thanked Sherwood for his "hard work and dedication in Vancouver."
  “As an organization, we take a lot of pride in giving him the opportunity to grow and excel as a player," Allvin said in a statement Monday. "Given wher
  
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• Supreme Court of Canada to rule on whether random traffic stops are constitutional

  19-01-2026 19:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The Supreme Court of Canada has started hearing a case about whether it's constitutional for police to make random traffic stops without reasonable suspicion the driver has committed an offence.
  The case involves Joseph-Christopher Luamba, a Montrealer of Haitian descent who said he was repeatedly stopped by police for no apparent reason when he was driving or riding in cars. None of the stops resulted in a ticket.
  Quebec's Superior Court declared the law on random traffic stops
  
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• Traffic control company faces over $22,000 fine for allegedly unsafe practices at Abbotsford work site

  19-01-2026 19:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — A Lower Mainland traffic control company is facing a potential fine of over $22,000 for unsafe practices at an Abbotsford work site.
  According to its website, WorkSafeBC says MP Traffic Ltd. was providing traffic control services for roadwork activities at an intersection. WorkSafeBC says it inspected the worksite and witnessed two traffic control persons positioned within active lanes close to moving vehicular traffic.WorkSafeBC says the firm failed to ensure that traffic con
  
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• Layoff notices sent to thousands of federal government workers

  19-01-2026 19:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Thousands of workers across the federal public service have received notices that their jobs may be cut, many of them just in the last week.The Public Service Alliance of Canada says 1,775 workforce adjustment notices were issued to its members last week.
  The union says those members work in several departments and agencies including Public Services and Procurement Canada, Shared Services Canada, Statistics Canada and the Treasury Board Secretariat.
  The Professional Institute of t
  
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• Fog shrouding Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island could last into Tuesday

  19-01-2026 18:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Environment Canada is warning of near-zero visibility for parts of Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island as thick fog envelopes the region.
  The weather agency says the fog is caused by a ridge of high pressure, trapping moisture near the surface of the affected areas.
  The conditions that also affected parts of the Lower Mainland over the weekend are expected to last into Tuesday afternoon.
  The fog warning covers most of Metro Vancouver including Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, Sur
  
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• Bombers sign veteran kicker Sergio Castillo to two-year contract extension

  19-01-2026 18:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have re-signed American kicker Sergio Castillo and Australian punter Jamieson Sheahan, the CFL club announced Monday.
  Castillo's extension is for two years, while Sheahan re-signed for one year. Both players were scheduled to become a free agents in February.
  The 35-year-old Castillo has been the Blue Bombers kicker for the past three seasons in his third stint with the club.
  He made 48 field goals last season, including a CFL record-tying 63-yard kick
  
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• Bulgaria’s left-leaning president Rumen Radev says he is stepping down

  19-01-2026 18:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s left-leaning president Rumen Radev announced on Monday that he is stepping down.In a televised address, Radev said that he will formally submit his resignation to the Constitutional Court on Tuesday. Under the constitution, the current vice president, Iliana Yotova, must be sworn in by parliament to take the post until the end of the government's mandate.Radev’s decision comes amid public expectation that he will form a new political party.
  The
  
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• City of Chilliwack looks to improve rural intersection through proposed widening

  19-01-2026 18:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The City of Chilliwack is welcoming bids for a proposed invitation to tender to widen and improve an intersection in Greendale.
  According to the city’s website, qualified, eligible contractors with experience in public works projects are invited to complete submissions for the Chadsey Road-Keith Wilson rural intersection widening project.The city says the project includes the extension of an existing concrete box culvert crossing Lewis Slough and associated watercourse r
  
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• Canadian found dead on Australian island, surrounded by dingo pack: Australian media

  19-01-2026 18:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BRISBANE — Australian media are reporting that a young Canadian woman has been found dead, her body surrounded by a pack of dingoes, on an island popular with backpackers and other tourists and off the country's east coast.
  Police in the Australian state of Queensland say they were told about the body of the 19-year-old victim around 6:35 a.m. local time on Monday, when officers were called to a beach on K'gari, also known as Fraser Island.
  Police Inspector Paul Algie told reporters the bo
  
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• Ottawa Charge, Vancouver Goldeneyes make six-player PWHL swap

  19-01-2026 17:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Charge and Vancouver Goldeneyes have executed a six-player trade in the Professional Women's Hockey League.
  The Charge acquired Canadian centre Michela Cava, forward Brooke McQuigge and veteran defender Emma Greco from the expansion Goldeneyes and sent Russian winger Anna Shokhina, Austrian forward Anna Meixner and American forward Mannon McMahon to Vancouver.
  Ottawa (3-4-0-6) ranks sixth in the eight team league and Vancouver (3-1-2-7) last.
  Cava of Thunder Bay, Ont.,
  
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• 40-year-old woman dies east of Montreal following argument with man inside home

  19-01-2026 17:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ROUGEMONT — Quebec provincial police say a 40-year-old woman died on Sunday east of Montreal following an argument with a man that had escalated.
  Police spokesperson Béatrice Dorsainville says officers were called to a home on Petite-Caroline Street around 1:45 p.m. in Rougemont, Que.
  Dorsainville says police found the woman seriously injured inside the residence.
  She was taken to hospital where her death was confirmed that evening.
  Dorsainville says police found a man inside the ho
  
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• Price of coffee spikes over 30%, restaurant meals up 8.5%: Statistics Canada

  19-01-2026 17:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the end of the federal government’s tax holiday a year earlier pushed the annual pace of inflation up two ticks to 2.4 per cent in December.
  A poll of economists heading into Monday’s data release had expected the annual inflation rate would hold steady at 2.2 per cent.
  StatCan said Ottawa’s move to take GST off some items for two months starting mid-December in 2024 dropped prices for dining out, alcohol, children’s toys and more a y
  
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• Gunmen abduct over 150 worshippers from 3 churches in Nigeria

  19-01-2026 17:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen abducted more than 150 worshippers in simultaneous attacks on three separate churches in northwest Nigeria, a state lawmaker told The Associated Press on Monday.The attack occurred on Sunday in Kurmin Wali, a community in the Kajuru area of Kaduna state, while services and a Mass were underway at the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), a church belonging to the denomination Cherubim and Seraphim, and a Catholic church, according to Usman Danlami Stingo, a la
  
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• Bills fire coach Sean McDermott after 9 seasons of falling short of reaching the Super Bowl

  19-01-2026 17:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills fired coach Sean McDermott on Monday after the team again failed to reach the Super Bowl in his nine seasons.The move came two days after the Bills were eliminated in a heart-wrenching 33-30 overtime loss at Denver in the divisional round of the playoffs.“Sean helped change the mindset of this organization and was instrumental in the Bills becoming a perennial playoff team,” owner Terry Pegula said. ”But I feel we are in need of
  
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• Bills fire Sean McDermott after 9 seasons of falling short of reaching Super Bowl, AP sources say

  19-01-2026 15:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills fired Sean McDermott on Monday, two people with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press.The move came two days after the Bills were eliminated in a heart-wrenching 33-30 overtime loss at Denver in the divisional round of the playoffs. The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced the moved.McDermott’s tenure ends after nine seasons in which he transformed the franchise into a pere
  
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• Canada’s Shapovalov advances to Australian Open second round with straight-sets win

  19-01-2026 15:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MELBOURNE — Denis Shapovalov is moving on to the Australian Open second round after beating wild card Bu Yunchaokete of China 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-1 in his opening match at the grand slam tennis tournament Monday.
  Shapovalov, the 21st seed, hit 19 aces and converted 3-of-8 break point chances without being broken to win the match in two hours 15 minutes.
  The 26-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., also struck 47 winners to just 11 for Bu. He’ll play Croatia’s Marin Cilic in the next r
  
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• Explosion in downtown Kabul kills at least 7, injures many others, officials say

  19-01-2026 15:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An explosion in downtown Kabul on Monday killed at least seven people and wounded about a dozen more, according to an Italian medical charity running a surgical care facility in the city. The reasons for the blast were not immediately clear.The explosion appeared to have hit a restaurant in the Shahr-e-Naw district of the Afghan capital. In the first few minutes after the blast, a police spokesman, Khalid Zadran, had identified the facility affected as a hotel. Th
  
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