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• Weddings held on Chilliwack farm defied rules that are now permitted - Chilliwack Progress

  09-09-2017 00:02
  Chilliwack Progress
  Weddings held on Chilliwack farm defied rules that are now permitted
  Chilliwack Progress
  A commercial wedding operator in Chilliwack that showed “flagrant disregard” for the rules is taking steps to come into compliance. As a result a non-farm use application was forwarded by Chilliwack council this week to the Agricultural Land Commission ...and more »
  
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• Receiver Eugene Lewis optimistic about Edmonton Elks’ 2024 fortunes

  19-04-2024 19:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Receiver Eugene Lewis can’t wait to start earning quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson’s trust.
  The signing of Bethel-Thompson, a two-time Grey Cup champion, was Edmonton’s biggest off-season move. The Elks have finished last in the West Division three consecutive years.
  CFL training camps open next month.
  “I know what a great quarterback can do,” Lewis said. “Somebody with experience, somebody who’s been through it and won championships and MBT has done t
  
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• Penguins GM Dubas joins Canada’s front office for world hockey championship

  19-04-2024 19:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Pittsburgh Penguins general manager and president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas has been named to Canada’s front office team for the upcoming world hockey championship.
  Hockey Canada announced Friday that Dubas will make his international debut as an associate general manager on GM Rick Nash’s staff.
  Dubas, from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., recently completed his first season leading Pittsburgh’s front office. The Penguins made a late playoff push but ended the sea
  
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• Hamilton, Winnipeg and B.C. fined by CFL for exceeding 2023 salary cap

  19-04-2024 19:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and B.C. Lions have all been fined by the CFL for exceeding the league’s 2023 salary cap.
  But none exceeded the $5.45-million cap by more than $100,000 so the selection order for the ’24 CFL draft April 30 remains unchanged.
  The CFL released the results of its detailed season-ending audit Friday.
  The 2024 salary cap is set at $5.525 million.
  Hamilton went over the cap by just $2,654 while Winnipeg surpassed it by $25,947.
  
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• Flames want to promote their team as a desirable destination for NHL players

  19-04-2024 19:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Winning more games and the construction of a new arena will convince more NHL players that Calgary is a desirable place to play, some Flames say as they head for the exits.
  Calgary finished 17 points out of a playoff spot this season with a record of 38-39-5, and missed the post-season a second straight year. 
  A slow start to the season combined with big-name pending free agents not signing contract extensions produced midseason lineup changes that hampered the club’s
  
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• Coroner’s inquest to probe death of B.C. man shot dozens of times by police in 2018

  19-04-2024 19:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The British Columbia Coroners Service says it will hold an inquest into the death of a man who died in a hail of police gunfire after starting a shootout with RCMP officers in Kamloops. 
  The service says the inquest will begin on May 6 at the Kamloops law courts to determine the facts related to the death of 35-year-old Eugene Marcano, who was shot and killed by Mounties on Sept. 14, 2018. 
  A report from B.C.’s Independent Investigations Office in 2019 says
  
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• NHL PLAYOFFS: ‘It’s wide open’ is the theme as the race to the Stanley Cup begins

  19-04-2024 19:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  General manager Don Waddell likes how his Carolina Hurricanes finished the season, winning 16 of their final 21 games. He knows it means nothing now.
  “Your points get erased and you all start with zeros,” Waddell said. “Playoffs are a different time. That’s what’s great about the NHL. Once you get to the playoffs, it’s wide open.”
  This year more than many in the recent past.
  Unlike last year, when Boston broke league records for the most wins and points
  
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• Senators reject field trip to African Lion Safari amid elephant bill study

  19-04-2024 19:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Senate legal affairs committee has rejected a motion calling for members to take a $50,000 field trip to the African Lion Safari in southern Ontario to see the zoo’s elephant exhibit.
  The committee is studying a government bill that would prohibit new captivity and breeding of elephants and great apes without a license that shows it is for conservation, science or the animal’s welfare.
  Conservative Sen. Don Plett says the bill would have the biggest impact on the A
  
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• Report suggests little progress in first year of Alberta’s emissions reduction plan

  19-04-2024 19:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — A survey from a clean energy think-tank says Alberta has done little to implement its plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.
  The Pembina Institute has examined the measures included in the province’s plan released one year ago.
  It says it found no evidence the government has begun the sort of public consultations required to move Alberta’s economy towards the goal of net zero emissions.
  Despite the plan’s promise to keep reducing Alberta’s methane e
  
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• The Latest | A second alternate has been picked for Trump’s hush money trial, 4 more still needed

  19-04-2024 19:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers in former President Donald Trump ‘s hush money case shifted their attention Friday to picking alternates as jury selection resumed for a fourth day. The proceedings began again with the questionnaire phase of jury selection and 22 possible jurors were brought in. A second alternate was picked just before 1 p.m. and four additional alternates are still needed.
  Thursday’s proceedings demonstrated unpredictability in the selection process, with two jurors w
  
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• Premiers want return to co-operation with federal government with new budget

  19-04-2024 19:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s premiers are warning the federal government not to overreach into their jurisdictions when it comes to delivering the programs laid out in Ottawa’s latest budget.
  In a letter responding to the Liberals’ budget, the premiers say they worry new federal programs are eventually going to be downloaded onto provinces and territories. 
  They also say the housing crisis cannot be solved by the federal government working with municipalities alone. 
  Prime
  
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• Playoff-less Penguins want to sign up Sidney Crosby long-term. Might be easy part of busy offseason

  19-04-2024 18:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins eventually became the team Kyle Dubas envisioned in his first season as the club’s general manager/director of hockey operations.
  That evolution, however, came a touch too late for Sidney Crosby and company to make the playoffs. Pittsburgh’s spirited 8-2-3 closing kick left it outside of the postseason looking in for a second straight year.
  That’s simply not good enough, and Dubas knows it.
  “When things don’t turn out
  
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• New York Rangers captain Jacob Trouba may be the most interesting man in hockey

  19-04-2024 18:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Jacob Trouba is captain of the best team in the NHL this season, the New York Rangers, one of the oldest franchises in hockey in one of the world’s greatest sports towns. 
  The big-hitting American defenceman is also an artist, philanthropist, advocate and, most recently, an actor in a commercial urging early cancer detection. He might be the most interesting man in hockey.
  Trouba asked for a trade from Winnipeg to a team in the U.S. so his then-fiancée could pursue her medical
  
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• Streaking Jets prepare for playoff clash with star-studded Avalanche

  19-04-2024 18:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Sean Monahan was walking his dog when a car drove past him, braked, backed up and stopped.
  A mother and her son hopped out and approached the Winnipeg Jets forward, who was acquired in a trade with the Montreal Canadiens on Feb. 2.
  “She said, ‘We just wanted to say hi and wish you luck and we’re looking forward to watching the playoffs,’” Monahan recalled with a smile.
  He and his goldendoodle, Winston, often meet friendly, passionate fans. It’
  
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• Province calls Gate Gourmet, striking airline catering workers back to bargaining

  19-04-2024 18:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The union representing striking airline catering workers says Ontario mediators have called them back to the table for talks with employer Gate Gourmet.
  About 800 food service staff at Toronto’s Pearson airport went on strike Tuesday, leaving thousands of passengers without meals this week.
  The workers cook, package and deliver food and beverages to planes for service on board, with Air Canada and WestJet having to limit meal offerings after the job action.
  Teamsters Canada claims some lon
  
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• Quebec follows Ottawa and raises amount of capital gains subject to tax

  19-04-2024 18:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Quebec says it will align its tax system with the federal government by increasing the percentage of capital gains subject to taxation.
  Like Ottawa announced in its budget Tuesday, Quebec says it will tax two-thirds rather than one-half of capital gains, which are profits made on the sale of assets.
  The increase in the capital gains inclusion rate will affect gains superior to $250,000, as is the case with the federal government’s changes.
  The Quebec Finance Department says the tax increas
  
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• Joly urges halt to escalating violence as Israel suspected of airstrike on Iran

  19-04-2024 17:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is once again urging Israel and Iran to prevent their long-running conflict from spiralling into a broader Middle East crisis. 
  She is calling for de-escalation and has co-signed a lengthy statement that touches on the Israel-Hamas war, the humanitarian plight in Gaza and attacks on ships off the coast of Yemen.
  The statement was issued in Italy by foreign ministers from the Group of Seven, which represents like-minded, wealthy cou
  
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• Quebec labour code doesn’t infringe rights of casino managers, Supreme Court rules

  19-04-2024 17:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says excluding front-line supervisors at a Montreal casino from organizing under the Quebec labour-relations regime does not infringe their constitutional rights.
  In a ruling today, the top court says barring managers from the regime under a provision of the Quebec labour code is not a violation of their Charter guarantee of freedom of association.
  Seventy per cent of the operation supervisors assigned to gaming tables at Casino de Montréal were
  
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• Mission school bus crash investigation is ongoing

  19-04-2024 17:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — Mission RCMP are continuing to investigate a crash involving a school bus Wednesday east of Mission. Investigators are asking the public to come forward with any information they may have on the case.
  The two-vehicle crash between a school bus and a pickup truck occurred along the Lougheed Highway near Johnson Road east of Mission in Deroche.Just two students and the driver were in the bus when the pickup truck veered into the path of the school bus. The driver of the bus took ev
  
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• Ukraine, Israel aid back on track as House pushes toward weekend votes

  19-04-2024 17:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support as a coalition of lawmakers helped it clear a procedural hurdle to reach final votes this weekend. Friday’s vote produced a seldom-seen outcome in the typically hyper-partisan House, with Democrats helping Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan advance. Final House approval could come this weekend, when the p
  
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• CF Montreal striker Matias Coccaro out 8-10 weeks with injury

  19-04-2024 16:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — CF Montreal will have to put their depth to the test this weekend with forwards Matias Coccaro, Josef Martinez and Mahala Opoku all out with injuries.
  Coccaro will miss eight to 10 weeks with an undisclosed injury sustained in last Saturday’s 2-1 win over FC Cincinnati.He exited in the 26th minute after appearing to hurt his right leg earlier in the match.
  Martinez, who had a goal and an assist in the match, limped out of training Wednesday and will be absent as Montreal h
  
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• “Brave is unbeatable” is the theme for Canada’s Olympic team in Paris

  19-04-2024 16:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Brave is unbeatable is the theme for Canada’s Olympic team competing in Paris this summer.
  The Canadian Olympic Committee and broadcast rightsholder CBC unveiled the marketing campaign today.
  Nine athletes are featured, including sprinter Andre De Grasse and basketball player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
  Actor Michael J. Fox and singer Celine Dion are narrators.
  The Summer Olympics in Paris run from July 26 to Aug. 11.
  Canadian athletes won 24 medals, including seven gold, in T
  
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• Jury selection could be nearing a close in Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York

  19-04-2024 15:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A third panel of potential jurors will be questioned Friday in Donald Trump’s hush money case, drawing jury selection a step closer to completion in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president.
  After a jury of 12 New Yorkers was seated Thursday, lawyers are now expected to turn their attention to picking alternates who can vow to set aside their personal views and judge the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Thursday’s court proceedings demonst
  
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• Chilliwack opens playoff series with Alberni Valley Friday

  19-04-2024 14:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The second round of the BCHL playoffs begin Friday night (Apr. 19) across the league, including a game at the Chilliwack Coliseum between the Chiefs and the Alberni Valley Bulldogs.
  The Chiefs haven’t played since completing a four-game sweep of Langley on April 9. The Bulldogs needed seven games to defeat the Coquitlam Express, clinching the series Tuesday night.
  The two clubs met four times over the regular season with each team winning their home games.
  Game one Frida
  
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• Olympic sports bodies criticize track and field’s move to pay $50,000 for Paris gold medalists

  19-04-2024 14:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  GENEVA (AP) — Olympic sports bodies criticized World Athletics on Friday for promising to pay $50,000 for each track and field gold medal won at the Paris Olympics.
  Last week’s move by the track body and its president Sebastian Coe broke with tradition because the International Olympic Committee does not pay prize money, though many state governments and national Olympic bodies do.
  “For many, this move undermines the values of Olympism and the uniqueness of the games,” th
  
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• How to watch and what to expect in the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs

  19-04-2024 14:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The chase for the Stanley Cup is back underway, with the NHL’s top 16 teams left to duke it out through four gruelling rounds.
  It’s also arguably the most wide open the post-season has been in years, if not decades. Nearly everyone who qualified has a chance to win it all, with no prohibitive favourite as the first round begins on Saturday:
  The matchups
  In the East: The New York Rangers vs. the Washington Capitals; the Carolina Hurricanes vs. the New York Islanders; the Boston Bruins
  
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• Israel gave US last-minute warning about drone attack on Iran, Italian foreign minister says at G7

  19-04-2024 12:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CAPRI, Italy (AP) — The United States told the Group of Seven foreign ministers on Friday that it received “last minute” information from Israel about a drone action in Iran, Italy’s foreign minister said.
  Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, who chaired the meeting of ministers of industrialized countries, said the United States provided the information at a Friday morning session that was changed at the last minute to address the suspected attack.Tajani said the U.S
  
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• In the news today: New attempt to save stranded orca

  19-04-2024 10:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today…
  Rescue team gears up for new attempt to save orca
  A large seine fishing vessel capable of casting a net strong enough to hold a nearly 700-kilogram killer whale calf has arrived in Zeballos, B.C., to participate in the latest attempt to rescue the young orca stranded in a remote tidal lagoon. The flat-bottom aluminum vessel has a built-in crane-like device for lifting hea
  
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• 2 suspects detained in Poland after last month’s attack on a Navalny ally in Lithuania

  19-04-2024 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Two people have been detained in Poland on suspicion of attacking Russian opposition activist Leonid Volkov, an ally of the late activist Alexei Navalny, the Lithuanian president announced on Friday.Volkov was attacked in March outside his home in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, where he lives in exile. The attacker smashed one of his car’s windows, sprayed tear gas into his eyes and hit him with a hammer, police said at the time.
  President Gitanas Naus
  
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• Bigger boats, more nets, people arrive in Zeballos, B.C., for new orca rescue attempt

  19-04-2024 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ZEBALLOS, B.C. — A large seine fishing vessel capable of casting a net strong enough to hold a nearly 700-kilogram killer whale calf has arrived in Zeballos, B.C., to participate in the latest attempt to rescue the young orca stranded in a remote tidal lagoon.
  The flat-bottom aluminum vessel has a built-in crane-like device for lifting heavy nets, and it’s expected to be deployed as part of a rescue effort that could happen any day now in the lagoon on the northwest coast of Vancouve
  
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