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• Increase in Chilliwack housing starts mirrors provincewide trend - Chilliwack Times

  13-10-2016 23:43
  
  Increase in Chilliwack housing starts mirrors provincewide trend
  Chilliwack Times
  The planning department at Chilliwack city hall is one busy place these days as the municipality follows the provincewide trend of increased housing starts. So far in 2016, starts are up 10 per cent in Chilliwack over the same period in 2015, according ...
  
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• Aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan advances in Senate with big bipartisan vote

  23-04-2024 21:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to move ahead with $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, bringing the bill to the brink of passage after months of delays and contentious internal debate over how involved the United States should be abroad.
  The vote to end a filibuster drew the support of 80 senators — 10 more than supported the bill when the Senate first passed it in February — virtually guaranteeing that the bill will soon reach Presid
  
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• Ombudsperson calls B.C.’s handling of youth confinement an embarrassment

  23-04-2024 21:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — B.C.’s ombudsperson says the Ministry of Children and Family Development should be embarrassed by its neglect toward reducing the practice of isolating youth in custody. 
  Jay Chalke says the ministry has failed to take action on a 2021 report by his office that called for “separate confinement” of young people to be limited and its prolonged use abolished.
  He says in an update to the report that in many cases the ministry is “moving backwards”
  
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• Jockey David and Pietro Moran set to face one another this year at Woodbine

  23-04-2024 21:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — It’s the only must-win race of David Moran’s 2024 season.
  The veteran Woodbine rider will race this year against his son, Pietro, an 18-year-old apprentice jockey. That’s expected to happen repeatedly this season but for the elder Moran, the first meeting will be the most crucial.
  “I’ve got to try to get bragging rights beating him first time down the lane,” David Moran said. “After that, he can have it.
  “We don’t let each oth
  
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• Yasmin Baranow joins Chiefs front office staff

  23-04-2024 21:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Chilliwack Chiefs are very proud to announce the addition of Yasmin von Baranow to the front office staff. She will serve as the team’s Administrative Assistant & Technical Director.Yasmin will be a familiar face for many Chiefs fans. She began volunteering for the team during the 2021-22 season and has been a member of the Box Office and game day team ever since.
   
  “It’s really exciting to bring Yasmin on full-time. She’s been a dedicated member of our Chief
  
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• Abbotsford PD seeks help in finding missing 27-year-old man

  23-04-2024 20:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford Police Department is appealing to the public for help in finding a missing 27-year-old man, Wesley Bosman.According to a statement from AbbyPD spokesperson Constable Jody Thomas, Wesley Bosman was last seen on foot near Ash Street and Cedar Avenue in Abbotsford at approximately 3 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23. Police say Bosman’s disappearance is out of character, and police are concerned for his well-being. All attempts to locate him have not yielded any resu
  
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• Zameer acquittal demonstrates why politicians should keep quiet on bail, lawyer says

  23-04-2024 20:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A leading voice for criminal lawyers in Canada says police and political leaders need to learn the consequences of weighing in on bail decisions.And Boris Bytensky, president of the Criminal Lawyers’ Association, says the case of Umar Zameer offers a perfect teachable moment.A jury found Zameer not guilty Sunday in the death of a Toronto police officer who was run over in an underground parking garage in July 2021.
  Zameer was granted bail some months later — a decision
  
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• ‘Kings fatigue,’ high prices dampen enthusiasm for Oilers playoff tickets

  23-04-2024 20:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The in-house decibel meter shot past 100 throughout the game. More than 1,150 hats — 14 bags full — were collected after Zach Hyman scored his third goal of the game.
  Just another raucous playoff night at Edmonton’s Rogers Place, right? Not quite.
  The Oilers announced a sellout crowd for their 7-4 win over Los Angeles on Monday that opened a first-round playoff series with the Kings.
  Unoccupied seats, however, were noticeable throughout the arena. There was an
  
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• Canucks star goalie Thatcher Demko unavailable for Game 2: coach

  23-04-2024 20:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks will be without all-star goalie Thatcher Demko when they face the Nashville Predators in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series.
  Coach Rick Tocchet says Demko is “day-to-day” and will be evaluated later today. 
  He will be replaced in net by back-up Casey DeSmith.
  Demko, 28, stopped 20 shots for the Canucks in a 4-2 Game 1 victory on Sunday. 
  Demko missed a month after suffering a knee injury on March 9, but returned for Vancouver&
  
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• FVRD to seek collaboration with B.C. govt. on all-season mountain resort proposal northeast of Hope

  23-04-2024 20:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SPUZZUM — The Fraser Valley Regional District board is set to consider a recommendation at its meeting this week from staff that the regional district work with the province on a proposed all-season mountain resort project put forward by Spuzzum First Nation north of Hope.
  According to agenda item 12.13 of this week’s FVRD board meeting, Spuzzum First Nation has submitted project paperwork, known as an expression of interest (EOI), to the Mountain Resorts Branch of the Ministry of To
  
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• B.C. places online harms bill on hold after agreement with Meta, X, TikTok, Snapchat

  23-04-2024 20:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is putting its proposed online harms legislation on hold after reaching an agreement with some of the largest social media platforms to make people safer online. 
  Premier David Eby says in a joint statement with representatives of the firms Meta, TikTok, X and Snap that they will form an online safety action table, where they’ll discuss “tangible steps” towards protecting people from online harms. 
  Eby says the social m
  
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• Plastic treaty talks in Ottawa get underway with pleas for high ambition, flexibility

  23-04-2024 19:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Ecuadorean diplomat tasked with shepherding the fourth round of talks for a global plastic treaty in Ottawa this week says the world cannot wait much longer for governments to get it right.
  Luis Vayas Valdivieso was tapped last fall to be the lead negotiator for the treaty negotiations which got underway in Ottawa this morning.
  It is the fourth of five planned rounds aimed at having an agreement by the end of this year to chart a course towards ending plastic waste by 2040.
  Va
  
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• Canada adds Tij Iginla, son of Hall of Famer Jarome Iginla, to U18 squad

  23-04-2024 19:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Hockey Canada completed its 25-player roster for the upcoming world men’s under-18 hockey championship Tuesday with the addition of forward Tij Iginla.
  The 17-year-old son of Hockey Hall of Famer forward Jarome Iginla had 47 goals and 84 points in 64 games with the Western Hockey League’s Kelowna Rockets this season.
  He added nine goals and 15 points in 11 playoff games before Kelowna was defeated 4-1 by the Prince George Cougars in the second round.
  Iginla is the No.
  
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• B.C. to support expansion of Abbotsford milk plant with $25 million provincial funding boost

  23-04-2024 19:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — The British Columbia government is spending up to $25 million toward the construction of a milk production plant aimed at boosting the supply of locally sourced food products.
  The province says in a statement that the expansion to Vitalus Nutrition’s plant in Abbotsford, B.C., will begin construction this summer and will increase local milk production by 50 per cent, to 1.4 billion litres annually.
  The province says the project will boost local production for diary
  
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• B.C. to increase local milk production with $25-million factory investment in Abbotsford

  23-04-2024 19:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — The British Columbia government is spending up to $25 million toward the construction of a milk production plant aimed at boosting the supply of locally sourced food products.
  The province says in a statement that the expansion to Vitalus Nutrition’s plant in Abbotsford, B.C., will begin construction this summer and will increase local milk production by 50 per cent, to 1.4 billion litres annually.
  The province says the project will boost local production for diary
  
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• B.C. to increase local milk production with $25-million factory investment

  23-04-2024 19:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — The British Columbia government is spending up to $25 million toward the construction of a milk production plant aimed at boosting the supply of locally sourced food products.
  The province says in a statement that the expansion to Vitalus Nutrition’s plant in Abbotsford, B.C., will begin construction this summer and will increase local milk production by 50 per cent, to 1.4 billion litres annually.
  The province says the project will boost local production for diary
  
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• Pentagon set to send $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine once bill clears Senate, Biden

  23-04-2024 19:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the Pentagon is poised to send a $1 billion package of military aid to Ukraine as the Senate begin debate on long-awaited legislation to fund the weapons Kyiv desperately needs to stall gains being made by Russian forces in the war.
  The decision Tuesday comes after months of frustration, as bitterly divided members of Congress deadlocked over the funding. House Speaker Mike Johnson was forced to cobble together a dramatic bipartisan coalition to pass th
  
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• Toronto FC looks to spoil Simcoe County Rovers’ Canadian Championship debut

  23-04-2024 19:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Growing up in England, John Herdman saw plenty of cup competition. He knows the pitfalls that can come with it.
  “What you always know is that there’s a few banana skins in the opening rounds,” said the Toronto FC coach. “There’s always some upsets and surprises.”
  The semi-pro Simcoe County Rovers hope to do just that at BMO Field on Wednesday in the League1 Ontario champion’s first taste of the Canadian Championship.
  “If I’m s
  
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• Latest polling shows statistical tie between NDP, B.C. Conservatives in the Fraser Valley

  23-04-2024 18:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — More than 40 per cent of decided B.C. voters would cast a ballot for the current B.C. NDP government if an election were held today, according to the latest poll released Tuesday (Apr. 23).A new Research Co. poll has found that 45 per cent of voters would support the B.C. NDP candidate in their riding, down only one point from a similar Research Co. poll done in January 2024.The Conservative Party of B.C. holds a steady second-place showing with 27 per cent, up two per cent si
  
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• US government agrees to $138.7M settlement over FBI’s botching of Larry Nassar assault allegations

  23-04-2024 18:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7 million settlement Tuesday with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar in 2015 and 2016, a critical time gap that allowed the sports doctor to continue to prey on victims before his arrest.
  When combined with other settlements, roughly $1 billion now has been set aside by various organizations to compensate hundreds of women who said Nassar assaulted the
  
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• U.S. authorities searching for missing B.C. kayakers have found a body: RCMP

  23-04-2024 18:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAANICH, B.C. — Police in British Columbia say United States authorities searching for a pair of missing kayakers have found a body in the San Juan Islands of Washington state.
  RCMP spokesman Cpl. James Grandy says searchers south of the border have not yet identified the person as one of the missing kayakers.
  Grandy says only one body has been located in the search.
  The Sidney/North Saanich RCMP has said two men went missing Saturday while kayaking between D’Arcy Island and Island V
  
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• Baby lives after stroller hit and dragged by vehicle in Squamish, B.C.

  23-04-2024 18:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SQUAMISH, B.C. — A baby in a stroller survived being struck and dragged for two blocks while it was lodged in the front of a vehicle in Squamish, B.C.
  Mounties say they received multiple calls that a vehicle had hit a pedestrian pushing a baby in the stroller at a crosswalk Monday night.
  Investigators say the driver fled the scene in the vehicle but was found approximately two blocks away with the baby still inside the stroller, lodged into the front of the vehicle. 
  Police say both t
  
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• Chilliwack Fire Dept. bids farewell to 23-year firefighter

  23-04-2024 17:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — After a career spanning over two decades as a firefighter and distinguished brigade chief, the Chilliwack Fire Department is bidding farewell to one of its finest men in uniform.Monday, April 22 marked the end of a 23-year legacy of service for Brigade Chief Robert Vissers of Fire Hall No. 4, located at 45433 South Sumas Road. Vissers began his tenure with the Chilliwack Fire Department as a paid on-call firefighter before becoming a career member and later returning to the fl
  
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• Samsonov’s solid play, mental resolve helps Leafs tie Bruins 1-1: ‘He’s battled hard’

  23-04-2024 17:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON — Ilya Samsonov had just made a small mistake that quickly turned into a massive problem. 
  The Maple Leafs goaltender fumbled a puck late in the first period of Game 2 against the Bruins. The sequence quickly mushroomed into a jarring shot off the side of his mask, a lost defensive zone faceoff, a goal for David Pastrnak and a 2-1 Boston lead. 
  Already down 1-0 in this best-of-seven series — and without much going its way — Toronto could have gone completely of
  
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• Moscow court rejects Evan Gershkovich’s appeal, keeping him in jail till at least June 30

  23-04-2024 16:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will remain jailed on espionage charges until at least late June, after a Moscow court on Tuesday rejected his appeal that sought to end his pretrial detention.
  The 32-year-old U.S. citizen was detained in late March 2023 while on a reporting trip and has spent over a year behind bars. Last month, his arrest was extended until June 30 in a ruling he and his defense lawyers later appealed. The appeal was heard by a Moscow appellate
  
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• The UK pledges $620 million in new military aid for Ukraine. When it will be delivered isn’t clear

  23-04-2024 16:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that the country is to increase defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by the end of the decade.
  Sunak made the announcement Tuesday during a visit to Warsaw, where he also described a new pledge to send arms to Ukraine.
  THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The U.K. on Tuesday pledged an additional $620 million in new military supplies for Ukraine, including long-rang
  
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• RCMP alleges two former UN workers in Montreal sold weapons, drones to Libya

  23-04-2024 15:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Royal Canadian Mounted Police says two former United Nations employees in Montreal have been charged after they allegedly took part in a conspiracy to illegally sell Chinese-made drones and other military equipment to Libya.The RCMP says Fathi Ben Ahmed Mhaouek, who is 61 and lives in the Montreal suburb of Sainte-Catherine, Que., has been arrested and is expected to appear in a Montreal court today.
  Police say his alleged accomplice, Mahmud Mohamed Elsuwaye Sayeh, 37, remai
  
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• Canada downs Scotland 12-5, remains unbeaten at mixed curling worlds

  23-04-2024 15:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ÖSTERSUND, Sweden — Canada’s Kadriana and Colton Lott scored six in the sixth end to clinch a 12-5 win over Scotland at the world mixed doubles curling championship on Tuesday.
  The husband-and-wife team from Gimli, Man. scored three in the second end and stole another in the third after the Scottish duo of Sophie Jackson and Duncan McFadzean opened with a single.
  Later with Canada in control leading 6-2, Scotland applied some pressure by scoring three in the fifth end to cut the
  
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• Canadian Olympic Committee joins Centre for Sport and Human Rights

  23-04-2024 15:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Canadian Olympic Committee has become the first national Olympic committee in the world to join the Centre for Sport and Human Rights.
  The centre based in Switzerland launched in 2018 to promote human rights in sport and prevent violations of those rights. 
  Former Irish president and former United Nations human rights commissioner Mary Robinson is a founding patron.
  Canada’s Olympic Committee joins World Rowing and the international field hockey federation, as well
  
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• Doctors ask Liberal government to reconsider capital gains tax change

  23-04-2024 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Canadian Medical Association is asking the federal government to reconsider its proposed changes to capital gains taxation, arguing it will affect doctors’ retirement savings.
  Kathleen Ross, the association’s president, says many doctors incorporate their medical practices and invest for retirement inside their corporations.
  The proposed changes would increase taxes on those investments, something the association says will add “financial strain” for doc
  
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