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• Carol Todd worries Dutch man who harassed daughter Amanda may not serve sentence

  24-11-2022 23:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Carol Todd is worried the Dutch man convicted of harassing and extorting her teenage daughter, Amanda, who later died by suicide, may not serve any of the 13-year sentence handed to him by a British Columbia court. 
  Todd says she knew at the start of the B.C. Supreme Court trial for Aydin Coban last June that his sentence would be converted once he returned to the Netherlands.
  But Todd says it wasn’t until a Dutch reporter contacted her after Coban was convicted in August that she lea
  
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• Interim Tory leader concerned about engaging ‘Freedom Convoy’ protesters: PMO staff

  24-11-2022 23:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Evidence submitted at a public inquiry suggests the Conservative party’s former interim leader, Candice Bergen, privately expressed concerns about engaging with protesters from the “Freedom Convoy” last winter despite publicly urging the prime minister to do just that.
  A summary of interviews with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s senior aides that was presented to the inquiry says the leaders discussed reaching out to protest organizers in a Feb. 3 phone cal
  
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• History repeating on Canadian men’s downhill ski team

  24-11-2022 23:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — Canadians climbing the men’s downhill racing ladder as a group and challenging European domination is a familiar script.
  Canada is coming off a season in which three men reached the World Cup podium for the first time in their careers, and James Crawford earned an Olympic medal.
  The team’s culture has parallels with the recent “Canadian Cowboys” era, as well as last century’s “Crazy Canucks”, in that fierce internal competition
  
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• NatureBus stopping in Chilliwack, Abbotsford will collect letters calling on PM to stop nature loss - Chilliwack Progress

  24-11-2022 23:40 via news.google.com
  NatureBus stopping in Chilliwack, Abbotsford will collect letters calling on PM to stop nature loss  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• NatureBus Stopping In Chilliwack, Abbotsford Will Collect Letters Calling On PM To Stop Nature Loss - Abbotsford News

  24-11-2022 23:40 via news.google.com
  NatureBus Stopping In Chilliwack, Abbotsford Will Collect Letters Calling On PM To Stop Nature Loss  Abbotsford News
  
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• B.C. has plan to cancel surgeries to make room for flu cases in overcrowded hospitals

  24-11-2022 23:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has plans in place to cancel hospital surgeries to make room for patients with respiratory illnesses, but it hasn’t yet reached that point. 
  Health Minister Adrian Dix says postponing non-urgent surgeries is one way to create room at hospitals for patients, especially children, who are fighting flu and other respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19.
  He says the province is battling a difficult season of illness and necessary measures t
  
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• Preserving a ‘dark past’: University makes 3D virtual replicas of residential schools

  24-11-2022 22:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — A new project from the University of Calgary’s Taylor Family Digital Library is creating 3D digital records of some Alberta residential schools. 
  In consultation with Indigenous communities, the library has created accurate virtual and physical models of three former residential schools with plans for more in the future.
  Prof. Peter Dawson, the project’s leader, says it is important to preserve a dark part of Canada’s history for future generations.
  The sca
  
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• Crying Neymar injures ankle during Brazil’s World Cup win

  24-11-2022 22:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Brazil forward Neymar had ice taped to his ankle and was crying on the bench after being substituted in the team’s 2-0 win over Serbia at the World Cup on Thursday.
  Neymar’s injury apparently came after he was tackled during a breakaway in the second half. He limped for a while but kept playing until being substituted in the 79th minute.
  He was in tears on the bench as doctors began treating him in the final minutes of the game at Lusail Stadium.
  The 30-yea
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP excited to move into new Investigative Services Building - Agassiz Harrison Observer - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  24-11-2022 22:50 via news.google.com
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• Boston Bar resident selflessly distributes hundreds of Instant air purifiers in Hope, Fraser Canyon after recent wildfires

  24-11-2022 22:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BOSTON BAR — When regional fires created unhealthy, hazardous residents for Fraser Valley and Fraser Canyon residents in late September and early October, Boston Bar resident Carly Thompson knew she had to take action after yet another year of wildfires and a canyon full of harmful respiratory smoke.Thompson got connected with Tarina Colledge, the emergency services manager for the Fraser Valley Regional District, who shared with her the offer of an in-kind donation of thousands of air pur
  
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• Canada-Belgium World Cup game attracts much Proline interest

  24-11-2022 22:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Canada-Belgium World Cup soccer game garnered plenty of attention on the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.’s Proline betting service.
  The OLG said Thursday the World Cup contest was Proline’s highest overall wagered event Wednesday of any sport. It has also so far been the highest wagered game of the World Cup and did more volume than the day’s other three games combined.
  Belgium defeated the Canadian team 1-0. Canada is appearing in only its second World Cup
  
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• Young patients flood Surrey’s pediatric emergency room as region’s ERs overflow - Chilliwack Progress

  24-11-2022 22:31 via news.google.com
  Young patients flood Surrey’s pediatric emergency room as region’s ERs overflow  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• O’Shea focused on exit interviews as contract on Bombers nears end

  24-11-2022 22:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Mike O’Shea doesn’t have a pen in hand poised to sign a new contract as head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
  That doesn’t mean, though, that a deal isn’t in the works.
  At a press conference Thursday to wrap up the team’s 2022 CFL season, O’Shea said he’s had a couple of conversations with president and chief executive officer Wade Miller.
  “But you have to understand we’re still only a few days removed from the Grey Cup lo
  
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• Britain takes gold, Canada finishes sixth as skeleton World Cup returns to Whistler

  24-11-2022 22:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WHISTLER, B.C. — Great Britain’s Marcus Wyatt earned his first skeleton World Cup gold medal Thursday — and set a record in the process.
  The 31-year-old finished the two-heat race with a time of one minute, 45.44 seconds, just 0.01 seconds ahead of South Korea’s Seunggi Jung.Fellow Brit Matt Weston finished 0.66 seconds back of Wyatt and took bronze.Calgary’s Blake Enzie was the top Canadian in the field, finishing sixth, 1.42 seconds back of the leader. Evan Neufel
  
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• BC RCMP - Chilliwack RCMP expands to new facility - BC.RCMP-grc.gc.ca

  24-11-2022 22:23 via news.google.com
  BC RCMP - Chilliwack RCMP expands to new facility  BC.RCMP-grc.gc.caSchool placed in hold-and-secure as Chilliwack RCMP respond to weapons call  Chilliwack ProgressSecondary school expansion project completed in Chilliwack | BC Gov News  BC Gov NewsChilliwack RCMP excited to move into new Investigative Services Building - Agassiz Harrison Observer  Agassiz Harrison ObserverView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Mounties in southern Alberta help owner round up ostriches that escaped from a pen

  24-11-2022 22:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TABER, Alta. — RCMP in southern Alberta had an unusual chase this morning after 20 ostriches escaped their pen.
  Mounties say in a statement that they started receiving reports just before 8 a.m. about the birds on the road near Taber, Alta.
  They say one of the 20 ostriches was hit and killed on the road.
  With the help of the farmer, officers were able to locate and capture most of the other loose birds.
  Police say a video taken by a local resident shows an RCMP vehicle with the ostrich own
  
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• B.C. man has successful kidney transplant surgery - Chilliwack Progress

  24-11-2022 22:00 via news.google.com
  B.C. man has successful kidney transplant surgery  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Toronto Argonauts hold rally to celebrate Grey Cup win over Winnipeg Blue Bombers

  24-11-2022 21:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Grey Cup party continued Thursday for cornerback Shaquille Richardson and the Toronto Argonauts.
  The Argos were honoured at a rally following their 24-23 Grey Cup victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sunday in Regina. 
  Much like it did Sunday night, the champagne flowed freely at Maple Leaf Square, with Richardson and his teammates showering the hundreds of supporters assembled for the celebration.
  Richardson, who said he had not slept since Toronto’s victory,
  
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• Sajjan mum on human rights during World Cup visit to Qatar

  24-11-2022 21:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan is facing opposition criticism because he did not make any public statement about human rights during his visit to Qatar.
  Sajjan is headed back today from the World Cup, which he attended on behalf of the Trudeau government.
  The NDP had called for a diplomatic boycott of the tournament, citing documented mistreatment of migrant workers and anti-LGBTQ policies in the host country.
  Sajjan posted about the games on social media but mad
  
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• Suicide of Vancouver police officer will be subject of coroner’s inquest

  24-11-2022 21:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — The events leading up to the suicide of a 30-year-old Vancouver police officer will be the subject of a coroner’s inquest next month. 
  A lawsuit filed on behalf of Const. Nicole Chan’s family says she died in January 2019 during a severe mental health crisis after having two intimate affairs with superior officers.
  The lawsuit, which has since been discontinued, says she was extorted by one of those officers to continue their sexual relationship, and B.C.’
  
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• UBC Okanagan working with Lululemon to create next-generation fabric - Chilliwack Progress

  24-11-2022 21:35 via news.google.com
  UBC Okanagan working with Lululemon to create next-generation fabric  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Liberals, Tories spar over scope of proposed assault-style firearm definition

  24-11-2022 21:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Liberals say their proposed definition of a prohibited assault-style firearm applies only to guns that belong on the battlefield.
  But Conservative MPs are continuing to insist the federal move would outlaw many ordinary hunting rifles and shotguns.
  The Liberal government wants to include an evergreen definition of a prohibited assault-style firearm in gun-control legislation being studied by the House of Commons public safety committee.
  The measure, introduced Tuesday during c
  
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• Firearms bill unfairly targets hunters: B.C. Wildlife Federation - Chilliwack Progress

  24-11-2022 21:05 via news.google.com
  Firearms bill unfairly targets hunters: B.C. Wildlife Federation  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• A list of Christmassy events coming up in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  24-11-2022 21:00 via news.google.com
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• Explosive energy and technical precision come together with Proximity in Chilliwack - Hope Standard

  24-11-2022 20:51 via news.google.com
  Explosive energy and technical precision come together with Proximity in Chilliwack  Hope Standard
  
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• Explosive energy and technical precision come together with Proximity in Chilliwack - Agassiz Harrison Observer - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  24-11-2022 20:51 via news.google.com
  Explosive energy and technical precision come together with Proximity in Chilliwack - Agassiz Harrison Observer  Agassiz Harrison Observer
  
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• Canadian pediatricians ditch toddler screen time limits in new guidance - Chilliwack Progress

  24-11-2022 20:45 via news.google.com
  Canadian pediatricians ditch toddler screen time limits in new guidance  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Abbotsford’s Lululemon grand opening set for Black Friday - Chilliwack Progress

  24-11-2022 20:43 via news.google.com
  Abbotsford’s Lululemon grand opening set for Black Friday  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Climate Changed: Adaptation strategy commits funds to fight heat, floods, fires - Chilliwack Progress

  24-11-2022 20:30 via news.google.com
  Climate Changed: Adaptation strategy commits funds to fight heat, floods, fires  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Inflation relief measures should be well-targeted and temporary, says Macklem - Chilliwack Progress

  24-11-2022 20:20 via news.google.com
  Inflation relief measures should be well-targeted and temporary, says Macklem  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Quebec study confirms practice of forced sterilizations of Indigenous women

  24-11-2022 20:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A report released today confirms 22 cases of forced sterilization of First Nations and Inuit women in Quebec since 1980 and calls for the practice to end.
  The study says that several participants did not realize they had been sterilized until years after the procedure when they sought treatment for fertility issues.
  The majority of the participants did not sign a form consenting to sterilization, and those who did said the information they received from medical staff was not cle
  
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• School shooting threat in Williams Lake deemed a prank - Chilliwack Progress

  24-11-2022 20:10 via news.google.com
  School shooting threat in Williams Lake deemed a prank  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Plane crash at Pitt Meadows airport - Chilliwack Progress

  24-11-2022 20:00 via news.google.com
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• Ambassador Bridge blockade escalated economic threat from ‘Freedom Convoy’: Deputy PM - Chilliwack Progress

  24-11-2022 20:00 via news.google.com
  Ambassador Bridge blockade escalated economic threat from ‘Freedom Convoy’: Deputy PM  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• 3 people missing after float plane crash off northern Vancouver Island - Chilliwack Progress

  24-11-2022 19:58 via news.google.com
  3 people missing after float plane crash off northern Vancouver Island  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Hall of Fame defenceman Borje Salming dead at 71 after battle with ALS

  24-11-2022 19:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Hall of Fame defenceman Borje Salming, who starred for the Toronto Maple Leafs over 16 NHL seasons, has died at 71 after a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
  The Maple Leafs confirmed Salming’s death in a statement.
  Team president Brendan Shanahan said Salming opened the door for Europeans in the NHL.
  Toronto signed Salming as a free agent before the 1973-74 season.
  The native of Kiruna, Sweden, went on to play 1,099 regular-season games with the Leafs, establishing
  
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• 3 people arrested following pickup chase on Coquihalla - Chilliwack Progress

  24-11-2022 19:15 via news.google.com
  3 people arrested following pickup chase on Coquihalla  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• 7 Breakout Festival riot suspects identified, more sought: Vancouver police - Chilliwack Progress

  24-11-2022 19:08 via news.google.com
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• Toy drive by Chilliwack Realtors will bring Christmas gifts to children, teens in need - Chilliwack Progress

  24-11-2022 19:00 via news.google.com
  Toy drive by Chilliwack Realtors will bring Christmas gifts to children, teens in need  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack’s Amber Price honoured by UFV with Betty Urquhart Community Service award

  24-11-2022 18:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — She’s visible in community and active on a number of community boards, and has worked tirelessly to help clean up and revitalize downtown Chilliwack not far from where her business, The Book Man, is located.Amber Price was recognized by the University of the Fraser Valley with a Betty Urquhart Community Service award recently for her distinguished volunteer work and leadership.The award is named after Betty Urquhart, who was one of the first employees of the university a
  
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• Abbotsford transforming into live music destination on Saturday - Chilliwack Progress

  24-11-2022 18:49 via news.google.com
  Abbotsford transforming into live music destination on Saturday  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Joint investigation underway into small plane crash off Northern Vancouver Island - Chilliwack Progress

  24-11-2022 18:47 via news.google.com
  Joint investigation underway into small plane crash off Northern Vancouver Island  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Against Croatia, Canadian men look to turn performance into points at World Cup

  24-11-2022 18:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  UMM ŞALĀL ‘ALĪ, Qatar — Coach John Herdman says Canada achieved two of its objectives in Wednesday’s 1-0 loss to Belgium, a result that earned the Canadian men plenty of praise but no precious World Cup points.
  Canada wanted to be fearless and to entertain in their return to the soccer showcase after a 36-year absence.
  “That was a commitment from this group … We achieved a performance that we’re proud of,” Herdman said Thursday.
  Now Canad
  
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• Pizza shop owner in Hope reflects on feeding stranded travellers - Chilliwack Progress

  24-11-2022 18:28 via news.google.com
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• Premier Eby’s pledge to hire more RCMP officers contrasts with what Chilliwack RCMP Supt. told council in August

  24-11-2022 18:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — B.C. Premier David Eby’s pledge to spend $230 million over the next three years to hire 277 RCMP officers to work across the province could run into recruiting problems.Eby made the announcement Wednesday night (Nov. 23) in the latest of a series of public commitments after being sworn into office last Friday, Nov. 18 in Vancouver.Eby has said the the $230 million will include plans to fill vacancies in smaller, rural RCMP detachments and regional units, and hire more poli
  
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• Montreal’s choice for new police chief admits to profiling, says will tackle problem

  24-11-2022 18:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The City of Montreal is recommending that Fady Dagher be appointed as the next chief of police.
  Dagher is currently the chief of police in the Montreal suburb of Longueuil, Que., and is known for implementing a community-focused approach to policing in that city.
  He is an immigrant from Côte d’Ivoire and a former deputy chief of the Montreal police service.
  Dagher told Montreal’s public safety committee this morning that his mission is to build closer relations
  
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• Iran arrests outspoken player amid World Cup scrutiny

  24-11-2022 18:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran arrested a prominent former member of its national soccer team on Thursday over his criticism of the government as authorities grapple with nationwide protests that have cast a shadow over its competition at the World Cup.
  The semiofficial Fars and Tasnim news agencies reported that Voria Ghafouri was arrested for “insulting the national soccer team and propagandizing against the government.”
  Ghafouri, who was not chosen to go to the Worl
  
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• Alleged Chinese spy working for Hydro-Québec seeking bail

  24-11-2022 17:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LONGUEUIL, Que. — A former employee of Quebec’s electricity utility who is charged with economic espionage for the benefit of China told his bail hearing today he wants to stay in Canada to clear his name.
  It is Day 2 of Yuesheng Wang’s bail hearing at the courthouse in Longueuil, Que., south of Montreal.
  The 35-year-old has been detained since his Nov. 14 arrest by the RCMP, and federal prosecutors are opposing his release because they consider him a flight risk.
  Wang, a resid
  
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• Croatia takes note of Canada coach John Herdman’s post-game comment at World Cup

  24-11-2022 17:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DOHA, Qatar — An emotional John Herdman has apparently given Croatia some bulletin-board material ahead of its World Cup showdown with Canada on Sunday.
  Immediately after Wednesday’s 1-0 loss to second-ranked Belgium — a game that saw No. 41 Canada dominate play but fail to score — Herdman shared what he told his players in the post-game huddle on the field.
  “I told them they belong here and we’re going to go and eff— Croatia,” he said with a smile
  
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• UN rights body deplores Iran crackdown, establishes probe

  24-11-2022 17:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BERLIN (AP) — The U.N. Human Rights Council voted Thursday to condemn the bloody crackdown on peaceful protests in Iran and create an independent fact-finding mission to investigate alleged abuses, particularly those committed against women and children.
  A resolution put forward by Germany and Iceland was backed by 25 nations, including the United States and many European, Latin American, Asian and African nations. Six countries opposed the move — China, Pakistan, Cuba, Eritrea, Vene
  
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