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• Connor wastes no time netting sixth career hat trick as Jets blitz Canucks 6-1

  15-01-2025 06:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Kyle Connor was glad he and the Winnipeg Jets got some puck luck on Tuesday.
  Connor scored a natural hat trick in the first period to spark the Jets to a 6-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks.
  “We’ve had those nights, like the other night, where we’re hitting posts and they’re not going in,” Connor said. “So just one of those nights where I was able to bury a couple.”
  The left-winger’s sixth career hat trick came in a span of 6:38
  
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• Fire erupts at poultry facility in Chilliwack

  15-01-2025 16:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Members of the Chilliwack Fire Department are on the scene of a large fire in the Greendale area of Chilliwack.
  A witness says two chicken barns are burning, sending large plumes of smoke into the air. The fire broke out around 6:30 a.m. and is located at a facility on Blackburn Road, north of Keith Wilson Road.
  There are at least 10 emergency vehicles on the scene. At least six fire halls have been called to the scene. An excavator is also being brought in to assist with the
  
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• Canada says it has border under control just ahead of Trump inauguration

  15-01-2025 16:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister David McGuinty says Ottawa has added 60 new drones at the Canada-U.S. border and will deploy two new helicopters this week as it moves to ratchet up security.
  McGuinty trotted out the details of new measures as the federal government seeks to prove it’s serious about beefing up border security with just five days left before Donald Trump’s inauguration.
  The Liberal government pledged $1.3 billion in border upgrades after president-elect Trump thr
  
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• Wilkinson in Washington: Minister makes the case for U.S.-Canada energy alliance

  15-01-2025 14:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — Jonathan Wilkinson is the latest Liberal in Washington amid President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats, and the Canadian energy minister is making the pitch for a Canada-U.S. energy and resource alliance.Wilkinson told American lawmakers that there is no better way to achieve economic dominance, national security and strength against China than to work with Canada.
  Trump has threatened to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all imports from Canada when he returns to the Wh
  
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• Polish leader vows to use EU presidency to push forward with Ukraine’s membership quest

  15-01-2025 13:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk vowed on Wednesday to use his country’s presidency of the European Union to push forward with Ukraine’s membership quest.
  “We will break the standstill we have in this issue,” Tusk told reporters in Warsaw, as he stood alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “We will accelerate the accession process.”
  Zelenskyy was in Poland on Wednesday after the two countries reached an agreement on the
  
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• Toronto FC continues search for new striker with Giovinco helping in the hunt

  15-01-2025 13:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — As Toronto FC prepares to shift its pre-season base to Spain at the end of the week, the search for a new forward continues.
  And former star striker Sebastian Giovinco, who returned to the club in October as a special adviser and club ambassador, has been helping GM Jason Hernandez and the MLS team’s scouting staff in the hunt for attacking talent.
  “He’s been quite active in some of the profiles that we’ve been working through, particularly at the striker
  
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• Few US adults confident Justice Department and FBI will act fairly under Trump, AP-NORC poll finds

  15-01-2025 13:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — As President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, prepares for questioning from senators on Wednesday, only about 2 in 10 U.S. adults are “extremely” or “very” confident that the Department of Justice will act in a fair and nonpartisan manner during his second term, a poll finds.
  Their faith in the neutrality of the FBI is similarly low, according to the poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Resea
  
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• In the news today: An early election, the Liberal leadership race and Trump’s tariffs

  15-01-2025 10:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
  Early election looms over Liberal race
  The next Liberal leader will need to turn their attention quickly to ensure the party is ready for an early election once the short leadership race ends in March.
  Multiple Liberal cabinet ministers and MPs have said they will not seek re-election over the past year, and the governing Liberals are trailing the Conservatives in nominating candidates.
  The Liberals sa
  
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• Trudeau and the premiers meet to discuss a response to Trump’s threatened tariffs

  15-01-2025 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s premiers are set to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of his cabinet today to talk about U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s vow to impose steep tariffs.
  Trump has promised to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian and Mexican imports — one of several measures he says he’ll enact on day one of his presidency through an executive order. He assumes that office on Monday.
  Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc met Tuesday with Ontario
  
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• Operation underway to capture B.C. wolves for relocation in Colorado

  15-01-2025 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DENVER — A wildlife team from the United States has begun an operation to capture grey wolves in British Columbia for release in Colorado.The operation by Colorado Parks and Wildlife comes after an agreement with the B.C. government to “translocate” up to 15 wolves a year over the next three to five years.Colorado Parks says in a statement that the capture operation follows work to adopt measures that will minimize conflict between wolves and livestock.It says the operation is
  
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• Lion Electric’s customers worried about what comes next amid company’s struggles

  15-01-2025 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Andrew Brooks ordered three school buses from Lion Electric Co. on Nov. 20, just before American Thanksgiving.As superintendent of a school district in Illinois, Brooks had been working with the Quebec-based electric-vehicle maker for more than a year to apply for U.S. federal grant money to buy the electric buses. He didn’t realize the company was in financial trouble until after the holiday, in early December.That’s when he reached out to his contact at Lion Electr
  
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• Liberals trail Tories in nominations ahead of expected early election

  15-01-2025 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The next Liberal leader will need to turn their attention quickly to ensuring the party is ready for an early election once the short leadership race ends in March.
  Multiple Liberal cabinet ministers and MPs have said they will not seek re-election over the past year, and the governing Liberals are trailing the Conservatives in nominating candidates.
  The Liberals say they have 129 candidates nominated out of 343 federal ridings, while the Conservatives say they have close to 221 a
  
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• Canada carbon rebate goes out today as future of carbon tax remains unclear

  15-01-2025 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The first carbon rebate of 2025 is being paid out today to households in provinces that use the federal carbon pricing system — even as the future of the rebate program itself remains uncertain.
  For a family of four, the rebate will pay out anywhere from $190 in New Brunswick to $450 in Alberta, with people in small and rural communities receiving a 20 per cent boost to their rebates.
  With the Liberals’ keystone climate policy under sustained political attack, the fede
  
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• As fruit buds swell, B.C. farmers hit by 2024 deep freeze hope for better harvest

  15-01-2025 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Peter Simonsen says buds on the peach trees at his farm in Naramata, B.C., are already starting to swell early.But that makes him nervous.
  “They seem healthy and good, but I’m a little worried, because it’s been very similar to last year,” he said, referring to the warm spell last winter that preceded a catastrophic cold snap that decimated crops across the Okanagan and elsewhere in B.C.
  “And if you look at the fruit buds, they are starting to swell a little bit. Th
  
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• A ‘Particularly Dangerous Situation’ is forecast for fire-scarred Los Angeles area

  15-01-2025 07:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Millions of Southern Californians were on edge as a final round of dangerous fire weather was forecast for the region on Wednesday, along with a rare warning of a “Particularly Dangerous Situation” for an area near where two massive blazes have killed at least 25 and destroyed thousands of homes.
  Firefighters got a reprieve Tuesday when winds were unexpectedly light and they were able to make progress battling the two huge Los Angeles area fires and quickly s
  
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• Fernandez rallies to beat Bucsa, advances to third round at Australian Open

  15-01-2025 07:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MELBOURNE — Canadian Leylah Fernandez overcame a first set loss and another rain delay to advance to the third round of women’s singles at the Australian Open on Tuesday night.
  The 30th-seeded Fernandez lost 6-3 to Moldovan-born Cristina Bucsa of Spain in the opening set, then bounced back with 6-4, 6-4 wins in the two-hour, 25-minute match.
  The victory marks the first time that the Laval, Que., athlete has made it to the third round of the Grand Slam event at Melbourne Park.
  Fernand
  
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• NHL roundup: Blue Jackets rally to beat Flyers 3-2 in shootout

  15-01-2025 06:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kent Johnson and Kirill Marchenko scored in the shootout as the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Tuesday night.
  Zach Werenski scored twice for Columbus, including the game-tying goal with 4:37 remaining in regulation. The Blue Jackets earned their first win against Philadelphia in three matchups this season.
  Daniil Tarasov made 23 saves, helping the Blue Jackets earn a season-high fifth straight victory, their longest streak since
  
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• Dach scores twice as surging Canadiens beat Utah 5-3

  15-01-2025 06:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kirby Dach scored twice and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Utah Hockey Club 5-3 on Tuesday night.
  Mike Matheson, Patrik Laine and Cole Caufield also scored for Montreal, which has won eight of its last 10.Lane Hutson added three assists for Montreal, and Alexandre Carrier had two. Sam Montembeault finished with 22 saves.
  Logan Cooley, Josh Doan and Nick Bjugstad scored for Utah. Clayton Keller had two assists. Karel Vejmelka made 21 stops.
  John Marino, who had ba
  
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• Firefighters prepare for increasing gusts following brief reprieve for LA area

  15-01-2025 06:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters in Southern California readied for another round of critical fire weather after calmer than expected winds Tuesday gave them a much-needed reprieve in which they were able to make progress battling the Los Angeles area’s largest blaze and quickly snuff out several smaller new fires.
  With winds not reaching dangerous levels Tuesday evening, the National Weather Service pushed back its dire warning of critical fire weather until 3 a.m. Wednesday. The so-
  
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• ‘Game was right there’: Leafs lament another regulation loss after falling to Stars

  15-01-2025 05:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Craig Berube wanted more life and energy.
  The Toronto Maple Leafs head coach felt his players delivered. The result, however, was more of the same.
  And now a team that did well to grasp a new system in the first half of the NHL season is facing its first real bumps in the road.
  “The game was right there,” Berube said after Toronto fell 4-1 to the Dallas Stars on home ice Tuesday. “We’re not getting the bounces, I don’t think, but we’re not exec
  
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• Sceptres ‘rewarded’ for intensity in 4-2 victory over Charge

  15-01-2025 05:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Charge felt like they beat themselves Tuesday night.
  The Charge (4-0-2-4) struggled to match the Toronto Sceptres’ intensity and effort and ultimately fell short in a 4-2 loss.
  Toronto (3-0-2-5), which sits last in the Professional Women’s Hockey League, came in looking like they were determined to get back into the thick of the standings and Ottawa was lucky to have it as close as it was.
  And that was only because of Emerance Maschmeyer, who faced 38 shots.
  
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• Radek Faksa scores tiebreaking goal as Blues beat Flames 2-1

  15-01-2025 05:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Radek Faksa scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Calgary Flames 2-1 on Tuesday night.
  Faksa tipped in a shot by Tyler Tucker with 8:49 left. It was Faksa’s third goal of the season and first since Nov. 17.
  Colton Parayko also scored and Jordan Binnington made 26 saves as the Blues won their fifth straight against the Flames. St. Louis is 9-1-0 in its last 10 games against Calgary.
  Kevin Bahl scored and Dan Vladar made 23 s
  
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• Connor nets hat trick, Jets soar past Canucks 6-1

  15-01-2025 04:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Kyle Connor scored a natural hat trick in the first period to spark the Winnipeg Jets to a 6-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday.
  The left-winger’s sixth career hat trick came in a span of 6:38, making it the third fastest in Jets-Thrashers’ history.
  Connor, who also had an assist, helped Winnipeg boost its point streak to four games (3-0-1) in front of 14,050 fans at Canada Life Centre.
  Mark Scheifele, Neal Pionk and Nino Niederreitter each had a goal an
  
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• Merilainen, Gaudette lead Senators to 2-0 win against Islanders

  15-01-2025 04:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Leevi Merilainen made 24 saves for his second shutout in three games and the Ottawa Senators beat the New York Islanders 2-0 on Tuesday night.
  Adam Gaudette and Artem Zub scored as the Senators won their third straight and snapped New York’s three-game winning streak.Marcus Hogberg stopped 23 shots in his second consecutive start for New York, which dropped the opener of a seven-game homestand. Ilya Sorokin was available but didn’t play due to illness, and Semyo
  
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• Man suffers serious injuries after being stabbed near Best Buy in Chilliwack Tuesday night: RCMP

  15-01-2025 04:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson has confirmed that a man suffered serious injuries after being stabbed in what police are calling a targeted incident near Best Buy on Luckakuck Way Tuesday evening (Jan. 14) in Chilliwack.
  Chilliwack RCMP Corporal Carmen Kiener told Fraser Valley Today over the phone Tuesday night at 7:16 p.m. that a man has been transported to hospital outside of Chilliwack due to injuries sustained from the incident, which happened shortly after 6:30 p.m.
  Cpl.
  
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• Man suffers serious injuries after being stabbed near Best Buy in Chilliwack Tuesday night: RCMP - Fraser Valley Today

  15-01-2025 04:38 via news.google.com
  Man suffers serious injuries after being stabbed near Best Buy in Chilliwack Tuesday night: RCMP  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Chilliwack River Valley resident thrilled to see progress on wildfire risk reduction plan surrounding Post Creek - Fraser Valley Today

  15-01-2025 04:38 via news.google.com
  Chilliwack River Valley resident thrilled to see progress on wildfire risk reduction plan surrounding Post Creek  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Stankoven, Duchene lead Stars over Leafs, hand Toronto third straight regulation loss

  15-01-2025 03:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Logan Stankoven had two goals and an assist as the Dallas Stars downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Tuesday.
  Matt Duchene, with a goal and two assists, and Mavrik Bourque also scored for Dallas (28-14-1), which saw a seven-game winning streak snapped in Sunday’s 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators. Jake Oettinger made 27 saves.
  Auston Matthews replied for Toronto (27-16-2). Joseph Woll stopped 19 shots.The Leafs suffered a third consecutive regulation loss for the first time
  
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• Sceptres pounce on late Charge miscue to net 4-2 road win

  15-01-2025 03:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Blayre Turnbull made the most of an Ottawa Charge giveaway to score the game-winner Tuesday night.
  Ottawa’s Ronja Savolainen lost control of the puck at the top of the slot midway through the third and Turnbull picked it up and beat Emerance Maschmeyer to give the Toronto Sceptres a 3-2 lead. Emma Maltais added an empty-net goal to secure the 4-2 win.
  The Sceptres (3-0-2-5), with just three wins on the season, dominated the shot clock all night outshooting Ottawa 39-24, but
  
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• California pulls back EPA requests for approval to phase out diesel-powered trains and big rigs

  15-01-2025 00:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California withdrew requests Tuesday for the federal government to allow the state to enforce rules limiting emissions from diesel-powered trains and big rigs in anticipation of the Trump administration rejecting them.
  The move comes days before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. One of the rules, which the California Air Resources Board approved in 2023, would have banned new diesel-powered semi-trucks that transport goods through ports from being
  
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