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• Wolf helps Flames shut down visiting Panthers 3-0

  15-12-2024 07:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Mikael Backlund had a goal and an assist and rookie goaltender Dustin Wolf made 32 stops for his second shutout as the Calgary Flames blanked the Florida Panthers 3-0 on Saturday.
  Nazem Kadri and Blake Coleman also scored for Calgary (15-11-5), which had surrendered 21 goals in its previous four games including eight against Tampa Bay on Thursday. The Flames improve to 7-1-1 in their last nine home games.
  Florida (18-11-2) was shut out for the second straight game and it comes on
  
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• Charge get ‘needed’ three points ahead of Olympic break thanks to clutch play

  29-01-2026 12:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Charge needed a win, and they found an extra gear late to get the job done.
  Rebecca Leslie scored twice in the final 5:14 of the game to tie, then put Ottawa ahead before Emily Clark added the insurance marker in a 4-2 win over the Seattle Torrent Wednesday night.
  Charge head coach MacLeod said the win held a little extra importance ahead of the Olympic break because “it allows the group that’s remaining in Ottawa to be excited about getting better.”Th
  
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• Poulin ready for Olympics following Victoire’s 3-0 win over Sceptres

  29-01-2026 12:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LAVAL — Marie-Philip Poulin is heading to her fifth Olympic Games under different circumstances from her previous four.
  After scoring a goal in the Montreal Victoire’s 3-0 win over the Toronto Sceptres on Wednesday night, the Canadian captain will fly to Italy on Thursday for the Winter Games.The launch of the Professional Women’s Hockey League has changed both Canada and the United States’ women’s hockey teams preparations for the Olympics. What used to be a six-mo
  
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• 11 dead in minibus and truck collision in South Africa days after a similar crash killed 14 children

  29-01-2026 11:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A collision involving a minibus taxi and a truck killed at least 11 people in South Africa on Thursday, a local government official and emergency services said, just over a week after a similar road crash left 14 schoolchildren dead.Thursday’s crash happened near the city of Durban in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province. Provincial transport department official Siboniso Duma said in a statement that 11 people including a schoolchild died at the scene, although that
  
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• At least 11 killed in a crash involving a minibus taxi and a truck in South Africa, officials said.

  29-01-2026 11:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A crash involving a minibus taxi and a truck killed at least 11 people in South Africa, a local government official and emergency services said Thursday.The fatal collision came just over a week after a head-on crash between a minibus taxi and a truck killed 14 schoolchildren in South Africa.Thursday’s crash happened in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province. Provincial transport department official Siboniso Duma said in a statement that 11 people including a schoolch
  
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• Sabalenka beats Svitolina to reach fourth straight Australian Open final

  29-01-2026 11:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Not even a point penalty for hindrance could slow Aryna Sabalenka's run to a fourth consecutive Australian Open final.The top-ranked Sabalenka overpowered Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-3 Thursday night to move within one victory of a third Australian Open title in four years. The Belarusian will play the winner of the second semifinal between sixth-seeded Jessica Pegula and fifth-seeded Elena Rybakina, who won Wimbledon in 2022 and was runner-up in Australia to Sabalen
  
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• ‘Real smart player’: Cousins brings energy to Senators in win over league-best Avs

  29-01-2026 11:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Nick Cousins isn’t the first name that comes to mind when you think of the Ottawa Senators but there’s no denying the impact the 32-year-old has on his teammates.
  Cousins was instrumental in the Senators' impressive 5-2 win over the league-leading Colorado Avalanche Wednesday night.
  Ottawa played one of its best games of the season against the Avalanche and Cousins, playing on a line with Shane Pinto and Michael Amadio, played a huge role in shutting down superstar Nat
  
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• Brandon Ingram says Raptors ‘let one slip away’ in 119-92 loss to Knicks

  29-01-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Brandon Ingram couldn't help but shake his head. He knows the Toronto Raptors have to be better at closing out opponents.
  Ingram had 27 points, six rebounds, and three steals as the Raptors coughed up a 119-92 loss to the New York Knicks on Wednesday. Toronto led by as many as 12 points but wilted in the third quarter, getting outscored 35-19 in the frame, to lose a winnable game to a divisional rival.
  "We’ve just got to put together 48 minutes. We know that," said Ingram.
  
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• In the news: Canada’s premiers to meet with PM, Heated Rivalry creators visit Ottawa

  29-01-2026 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …
  Carney meeting with Canada's premiers today
  Canada's premiers meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney later today with the renewal of North America's trilateral free trade agreement casting a shadow over the meeting.
  Canada, the United States and Mexico are entering into a review of the trade pact this year and U.S. President Donald Trump is already threatening new tariffs.
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford and
  
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• ASEAN does not recognize military-ruled Myanmar’s elections, top Philippine diplomat says

  29-01-2026 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CEBU, Philippines (AP) — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations does not recognize the recently held elections in Myanmar, the first since the army seized power in 2021, the Philippine foreign secretary said Thursday.ASEAN’s non-recognition of the elections in Myanmar, which a military-backed party claimed to have won, is a major blow to efforts by the country’s military rulers to gain international recognition.The regional bloc, whose 11 members include Myanmar, has refuse
  
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• ‘Not their story to tell’: Broncos families angry over Netflix hockey tragedy series

  29-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The story of a small-town hockey team reeling after several of its teenage players are killed in a bus crash would probably seem familiar to Canadians, but Netflix says its new series has nothing to do with the Humboldt Broncos.
  Sixteen people were killed and 13 were injured when a truck driver went through a stop sign and into the path of the junior hockey team's bus at a rural intersection near Tisdale, Sask., in 2018.The truck driver, Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, was sentenced to eight years in pris
  
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• Months after B.C. ostrich cull, why does protest movement persist?

  29-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Melody Leinweber's latest tattoo is a stylized portrait of an ostrich with a colourful beak, pink and turquoise stars around its head and a twinkle in its eyes.
  The mother of four from West Kelowna, B.C., said the inspiration was twofold — her daughter had wanted an ostrich for Christmas, and Leinweber never wanted to forget the 314 ostriches culled by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency last November after an outbreak of avian influenza on a British Columbia farm.
  "I still haven't been ab
  
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• Heated Rivalry creators in spotlight at Canadian media industry conference

  29-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The creators of hit TV show "Heated Rivalry" will address a Canadian media production industry conference in Ottawa today.
  Jacob Tierney and Brendan Brady co-created "Heated Rivalry," the Canadian TV show that has become a global phenomenon in recent weeks.
  They will speak Thursday morning about what the success of the show says about the potential for the Canadian media sector.
  The show was developed for Bell Media’s Crave streaming platform, but was then picked up by HBO M
  
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• Carney meeting with Canada’s premiers in Ottawa today

  29-01-2026 10:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada's premiers meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney later today with the renewal of North America's trilateral free trade agreement casting a shadow over the meeting.
  Canada, the United States and Mexico are entering into a review of the trade pact this year and U.S. President Donald Trump is already threatening new tariffs.
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford and New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt both said Wednesday they agree with Carney's recent suggestion that "almost nothing is norma
  
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• EU appears poised to sanction Iran’s Revolutionary Guard over protest crackdown

  29-01-2026 08:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union appeared poised Thursday to sanction Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard over Tehran’s deadly crackdown on nationwide protests, further squeezing the Islamic Republic as it worries over a threat by U.S. President Donald Trump to potentially launch a military strike against it. America has moved the USS Abraham Lincoln and several guided-missile destroyers into the Mideast, which can be used to launch attacks from the sea. Iran has kept up
  
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• Canada’s Dabrowski, Brazil’s Stefani ousted in women’s doubles semis at Aussie Open

  29-01-2026 08:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MELBOURNE — Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil's Luisa Stefani fell 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4 to Kazakhstan's Anna Danilina and Serbia's Aleksandra Krunic in the women's doubles semifinals at the Australian Open on Thursday local time.
  Dabrowski and Stefani, the fifth seeds, were ahead 3-1 in the final set before dropping the following four games.
  An unforced error helped seal the next game for Dabrowski and Stefani to pull to within one. However, they were quickly put away with four straight
  
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• Vietnam and the EU upgrade ties as US tariffs reshape global trade

  29-01-2026 07:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam and the European Union on Thursday upgraded ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, Vietnam’s highest diplomatic level, as both recalibrate trade amid disruptions to global finance driven by U.S. tariff pressure.The upgrade places the EU on the same diplomatic footing as the United States, China and Russia and was announced during a visit to Hanoi by European Council President António Costa.“At a moment when the international rules-ba
  
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• Vietnam and the EU upgrade ties as Trump tariffs reshape global trade

  29-01-2026 06:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam and the European Union on Thursday upgraded ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, Vietnam’s highest diplomatic level, as both recalibrate trade amid disruptions to global finance driven by U.S. tariff pressure.The upgrade places the EU on the same diplomatic footing as the United States, China and Russia and was announced during a visit to Hanoi by European Council President Antonio Costa.“At a moment when the international rules-based ord
  
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• Palat scores, assists in Islanders’ 5-2 win over Rangers

  29-01-2026 06:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK (AP) — Ondrej Palat scored the opening goal and added an assist in his debut with the New York Islanders, who defeated their cross-town rival New York Rangers 5-2 on Wednesday night.
  Simon Holmstrom had a goal and two assists, David Rittich made 14 saves, and the Islanders won their second straight game. Mathew Barzal, Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Emil Heineman also scored.
  Mika Zibanejad and Taylor Raddysh scored for the Rangers. Spencer Martin stopped 31 shots, but the Rangers lost f
  
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• Britta Curl-Salemme scores 2 goals, Frost beat Goldeneyes 4-1

  29-01-2026 06:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Britta Curl-Salemme had two goals, rookie Kendall Cooper scored her first career goal, and the Minnesota Frost beat the Vancouver Goldeneyes 4-1 on Wednesday night in the final game before the PWHL's Olympic break.Kelly Pannek had a goal in her fourth consecutive game for Minnesota (7-2-3-3). Maddie Rooney finished with 31 saves and had her third straight win.Michelle Karvinen scored a goal for Vancouver (5-1-2-8). Kristen Campbell, who had allowed three goals in her
  
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• Senators hand league-leading Avalanche third loss in four games with 5-2 victory

  29-01-2026 04:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators proved they can hold their own against the league’s best Wednesday night coming up with an impressive 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche.
  The Senators (25-21-7) put together a solid 60-minute effort with Nick Cousins, Ridly Greig Claude Giroux, Brady Tkachuk and Tim Stutzle providing the offence and James Reimer making 16 saves.
  Parker Kelly and Valeri Nichushkin scored for the Avalanche (35-7-9), who have now lost three of their last four. Mackenzie Bla
  
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• Leslie nets tying, winning goals as Charge find extra gear late in win over Torrent

  29-01-2026 04:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Rebecca Leslie scored the game-tying and game-winning goals to lift the Ottawa Charge to a 4-2 win over the Seattle Torrent on Wednesday night in the Professional Women's Hockey League.
  Wednesday marked the last night of PWHL action before the Olympic break, as eight Charge and six Torrent players head to Italy for the Winter Games. Ottawa head coach Carla MacLeod is a bonus entry to that list, being Czechia’s head coach.
  Fanuza Kadirova and Emily Clark also scored for Ottaw
  
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• Mikal Bridges’s 19-point third quarter leads Knicks past Raptors 119-92

  29-01-2026 04:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Mikal Bridges scored 30 points, including 19 in the third quarter, as the New York Knicks rolled past the Toronto Raptors 119-92 on Wednesday.
  OG Anunoby had 26 points and a season-high six steals against his former team as New York (29-18) won its fourth straight.Karl-Anthony Towns had eight points but 22 rebounds for the Knicks.
  Scottie Barnes had a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds as Toronto (29-20) saw its four-game win streak snapped.
  Brandon Ingram added 27 poin
  
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• Victoire head into Olympic break rolling with 3-0 win over reeling Sceptres

  29-01-2026 03:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LAVAL — Ann-Renée Desbiens made 22 saves to earn her third shutout of the season as the Montreal Victoire defeated the Toronto Sceptres 3-0 on Wednesday night at Place Bell.
  It was also the fourth career shutout for Desbiens, whose bobblehead was given out to the fans. The league’s top goaltender last season went all year without a blank sheet. She has only allowed four goals in four games against the Sceptres this season.
  Natalie Mlynkova, Marie-Philip Poulin, and Shiann Dark
  
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• UPDATE: One person transported to hospital after big rig rolls over in Langley

  29-01-2026 02:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  UPDATE, 6 P.M. WEDNESDAY: BC Emergency Health Services says one person was transported to hospital after today’s motor vehicle incident on 16 Avenue in Langley.
  “BC Emergency Health Services received a call at 2:57 p.m. today (January 28, 2026) about a motor vehicle incident in the 23500 block of 16 Avenue in Langley. An ambulance with primary care paramedics responded to the scene. Paramedics provided emergency medical treatment to one patient who was transported to hospital in stab
  
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• Chiefs Trade Cole Hutchinson to Trail

  29-01-2026 02:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Chilliwack, B.C. — The Chilliwack Chiefs have traded defenceman Cole Hutchinson to the Trail Smoke Eaters in exchange for future considerations.
  Head Coach and General Manager Brian Maloney spoke about the move and the opportunity ahead for Hutchinson.
  “Cole is a great kid and comes from a wonderful family,” said Maloney. “Trail is a competitive group and this trade gives Cole a chance to step into a role they were looking to fill as a right-handed defenceman. We’re
  
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• Texas man convicted of 2 fatal shootings becomes the 1st person executed in the US this year

  29-01-2026 02:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who once escaped custody and spent three days on the run after being sentenced to death for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend was put to death Wednesday, becoming the first person executed in the United States this year.Charles Victor Thompson, 55, was pronounced dead at 6:50 p.m. CST following a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. He was condemned for the April 1998 shooting deaths of his ex-girlfriend, Glen
  
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• B.C. mayor says 20 more RCMP officers on the way to boost anti-extortion battle

  29-01-2026 02:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The mayor of Surrey, B.C., says she's been told Ottawa will send 20 more RCMP officers to battle extortions that have seen homes and businesses riddled with gunfire, after Premier David Eby announced an inter-provincial meeting in the city to tackle the crime wave.
  Eby had said in Ottawa that officials from B.C., Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario would convene in Surrey in the next two weeks to discuss the extortions with the head of the RCMP national team handling the phenomenon.
  He said Prime Mini
  
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• Annette, the harbour seal, rescued from netting around her neck in West Vancouver

  29-01-2026 01:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A young harbour seal is recovering after being rescued from a life-threatening gillnet entanglement in West Vancouver.
  Dr. Martin Haulena, the head veterinarian at the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society, says the net had likely been digging into the seal's neck for weeks or even months, leaving a gash that was one-to-two centimetres deep and getting deeper every day.
  The pup is thought to have been born last summer and has been named Annette by her rescuers after s
  
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• ‘Borderline friendly’: Premiers of Alberta and B.C. meet with Carney, talk pipeline

  29-01-2026 01:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The potential pipeline to the West Coast was one of multiple topics discussed Wednesday by the leaders of B.C., Alberta and Canada in what was described as a “borderline friendly” meeting.
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith met with her B.C. counterpart David Eby and Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa.
  The pipeline has the been the focus of sharp debate between Eby and Smith in recent months, but Eby told reporters Wednesday that “the tone was very civil in the mee
  
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