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• Feds eyeing repatriation of 19 Canadian women and children held in Syria: document

  02-12-2022 23:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government says it is looking at helping to secure the release of 19 Canadian women and children being held in northeastern Syria.
  The move comes just before supporters of the six women and 13 children get set to argue in Federal Court that the Liberal government’s long-standing refusal to repatriate them — as well as several Canadian men — amounts to a breach of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
  In a newly filed document in the court case, the gove
  
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• British Man Reels in Giant Goldfish Weighing Nearly 70 Pounds

  02-12-2022 23:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not!A man named Andy Hackett from Worcestershire, England, was fishing in the northeast region of Champagne, France, in late November when he reeled in a specimen that has been dodging anglers for two decades— a giant goldfish that’s one of the largest on record. The fish that has eluded many anglers for many years finally met its match.
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  Dubbed “The Carrot,” the fish was placed in the Bluewater Lakes 20 years ago, accord
  
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• Humphries wins monobob gold in return to Park City track

  02-12-2022 23:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Olympic champion Kaillie Humphries of the U.S. had the fastest time in both runs on her way to winning a World Cup monobob race on Friday.
  It was Humphries’ second medal in as many monobob races this season and put her atop the World Cup standings. Lisa Buckwitz of Germany was second and Cynthia Appiah of Canada was third.
  Humphries won on the Park City track for the first time since 2016. The World Cup bobsled and skeleton tour hasn’t been at the Utah tr
  
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• Sofia Goggia claims season-opening women’s World Cup downhill in Lake Louise

  02-12-2022 22:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — Sofia Goggia of Italy won the women’s season-opening World Cup downhill Friday in Lake Louise, Alta.
  Goggia swept last year’s races at the Banff National Park resort, winning both downhills and a super-G en route to winning the season’s World Cup downhill title.
  She edged reigning Olympic downhill champion Corinne Suter of Switzerland by just four hundredths of a second Friday.
  Cornelia Huetter of Austria was six hundredths of a second back of Goggia
  
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• Maple Leafs head to Tampa with Mitch Marner looking to make history

  02-12-2022 22:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Darryl Sittler was still confident.
  As the third period of Wednesday’s game melted away with current Maple Leafs star Mitch Marner desperately seeking to extend his point streak to 18 contests, the franchise icon turned to his son, Ryan, and former teammate Jack Valiquette. 
  “Hey listen,” Sittler recalled telling them in a phone interview with The Canadian Press. “Score’s 1-1. If the Leafs score, Mitch has got a chance of getting one in the empt
  
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• Fraser Valley Toy Drive returns to Abbotsford - Chilliwack Progress

  02-12-2022 22:31
  Fraser Valley Toy Drive returns to Abbotsford  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Mrsic Commits to Colorado College

  02-12-2022 22:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Chilliwack Chiefs are proud to announce that assistant captain Mateo Mrsic has committed to playing NCAA  Division I hockey at Colorado College. 
  “We are all really proud of Mateo. Super happy for him and his family. His commitment to his game and to his team are reasons why I think this is just one of many steps he will make in his hockey career. He is going to a great program and we look forward to continuing to help him prepare for the next level,” said Head Coa
  
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• LETTER: Closure of a Chilliwack restaurant establishment is a big loss - Chilliwack Progress

  02-12-2022 22:30
  LETTER: Closure of a Chilliwack restaurant establishment is a big loss  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Dems move to make South Carolina, not Iowa, 1st voting state

  02-12-2022 21:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats voted Friday to remove Iowa as the leadoff state on the presidential nominating calendar and replace it with South Carolina starting in 2024, a dramatic shakeup championed by President Joe Biden to better reflect the party’s deeply diverse electorate.
  The Democratic National Committee’s rule-making arm made the move to strip Iowa from the position it has held for more than four decades after technical meltdowns sparked chaos and marred results of the
  
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• Safe consumption forefront of countering the overdose crisis, prime minister says

  02-12-2022 21:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  RICHMOND, B.C. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he and new British Columbia Premier David Eby conferred about ways to counter the “horrific” drug poisoning epidemic. 
  Trudeau told a crowd in Richmond, B.C., where he and Eby spoke about investments in child care, that they are working with provincial governments to ensure science and data are used to counter the epidemic. 
  B.C.’s coroner says more than 1,800 people died of illicit drug overdoses in the first
  
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• Federal NDP leader says Alberta sovereignty act ‘a distraction’ from real problems

  02-12-2022 21:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Alberta’s proposed sovereignty act is undemocratic and an unwelcome distraction from the struggles residents of the province are facing.
  After a meeting Friday with union leaders in Calgary, Singh took aim at the bill Premier Danielle Smith introduced on Tuesday. 
  Smith has described it as a deliberately confrontational tool to reset the relationship with a federal government she accuses of interfering in constitutionally protected
  
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• Abbotsford’s Harj Hadani creates shapewear success story - Chilliwack Progress

  02-12-2022 21:34
  Abbotsford’s Harj Hadani creates shapewear success story  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Progress on Vedder-South Sumas intersection marked by slight delays

  02-12-2022 21:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The City of Chilliwack wrote in its monthly transportation newsletter Friday (Dec. 2) that it is progressing on improvements to the heavily traveled intersection of Vedder Road and South Sumas Road in Sardis.
  “Crews finished taking out trees so we can widen the intersection,” the city wrote. “The next step is for B.C. Hydro, Telus, and Shaw to move their utility poles.”
  According to a project timeline on the city’s website, pole relocations will o
  
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• Chilliwack man ordered to stop smoking cannabis from his strata property patio - Hope Standard

  02-12-2022 21:32
  Chilliwack man ordered to stop smoking cannabis from his strata property patio  Hope Standard
  
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• Chilliwack man ordered to stop smoking cannabis from his strata property patio - Chilliwack Progress

  02-12-2022 21:32
  Chilliwack man ordered to stop smoking cannabis from his strata property patio  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• University of Victoria shooting threat found on bathroom wall sparks evacuation - Chilliwack Progress

  02-12-2022 21:30
  University of Victoria shooting threat found on bathroom wall sparks evacuation  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Man arrested in fatal shooting of Migos rapper Takeoff

  02-12-2022 21:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Police have arrested a 33-year-old man in the fatal shooting of rapper Takeoff, who was killed last month outside a bowling alley in Houston.
  Houston police announced Friday that Patrick Xavier Clark has been charged with murder in connection with Takeoff’s death.
  Born Kirsnick Khari Ball, Takeoff was the youngest member of Migos, the Grammy-nominated rap trio from suburban Atlanta that also featured his uncle Quavo and cousin Offset.
  The 28-year-old musician was one of three people police
  
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• Pat Tabler leaves Sportsnet, ending 30-year caree as Blue Jays broadcaster

  02-12-2022 21:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Pat Tabler’s career as a key member of the Toronto Blue Jays’ broadcast team is coming to an end after 30 years.
  Sportsnet announced his departure in a statement on Friday afternoon. Tabler spent 17 seasons as part of the network’s Blue Jays broadcasts after playing for the team for parts of three seasons.
  Tabler joined TSN as studio analyst in 1993 after retiring as a player. He joined TSN’s broadcast booth in 2001 before moving to Sportsnet in 2005.
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• Chilliwack saw record-breaking cold temperatures on Dec. 1 - Chilliwack Progress

  02-12-2022 20:18
  Chilliwack saw record-breaking cold temperatures on Dec. 1  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• B.C. children’s representative urges immediate help for children with special needs

  02-12-2022 20:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s independent children’s representative says too many youngsters with special needs are being shortchanged by government support and assistance programs. 
  Jennifer Charlesworth says thousands of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, Down syndrome and a wide range of other neurocognitive developmental needs receive little or no support from the province.
  She says families need immediate help and wants Premier David Eby to provide equitab
  
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• Redblacks officially name Bob Dyce as third head coach in franchise history

  02-12-2022 20:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Bob Dyce will return at the helm of Ottawa Redblacks next season after the CFL club officially named him as the third head coach in franchise history.
  The 56-year-old Winnipeg native took over coaching duties last season after Paul LaPolice was fired following a 34-19 loss to the B.C. Lions. That dropped Ottawa’s record to 3-11.
  The Redblacks won their first game under Dyce, 24-18 at Montreal, before ending the season on a three-game losing streak.
  Dyce had served as the Red
  
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• Inuit leader says he can’t support bill creating national reconciliation council

  02-12-2022 19:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The president of a national Inuit organization says he cannot support federal legislation to create a national reconciliation council.
  The legislation which will create a board of directors to oversee Ottawa’s implementation of the 94 calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
  At a press conference in Ottawa, Natan Obed says the bill could result in recommendations “that may be completely out of sync” with Inuit positions.
  And he says if the Li
  
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• Wilma's Transition Society giving away $6000 of free groceries to Chilliwack-Kent family in need - Agassiz Harrison Observer - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  02-12-2022 19:52
  Wilma's Transition Society giving away $6000 of free groceries to Chilliwack-Kent family in need - Agassiz Harrison Observer  Agassiz Harrison Observer
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs sign Langley standout to its 2023-24 roster

  02-12-2022 19:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The Chilliwack Chiefs will have the services of an offensive threat from the Fraser Valley on its roster next season.The Chilliwack Chiefs announced on Thursday (Dec. 1) the signing of 2005-born Brendan Ruskowski for the 2023/24 BCHL season.
  The Langley product currently plays for the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds U18 program. In just 17 games so far this season, the 6’0 forward has scored 27 points (9 goals, 18 assists).
  “Brendan is a player who has been involved wit
  
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• Ontario woman upset after encountering barriers when reporting sex assault in Quebec

  02-12-2022 19:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — An Ottawa woman says her experience of trying to report a sexual assault that happened in another province led to a “convoluted” back-and-forth between police forces that has made her reconsider whether she wants to come forward at all. 
  Keara Dean said a news story that appeared in October about an arrest in a decades-old murder and sex assault in Quebec prompted her to contact police about a traumatic incident from her past that she had never reported.
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• Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl encouraging employers to apply for CSJ funding - Hope Standard

  02-12-2022 19:31
  Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl encouraging employers to apply for CSJ funding  Hope Standard
  
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• Shooting survivor objects to firearm coalition’s ‘disrespectful’ sales promotion

  02-12-2022 19:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A mass shooting survivor and spokeswoman for gun-control group PolySeSouvient says it is “incredibly disrespectful” for firearm rights advocates to invoke the group’s name in a merchandise sale discount code.
  The Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights’ online shop recently offered 10 per cent off clothing, mugs and other items to customers who used “POLY” as a promo code.
  A gunman killed 14 women at Montreal’s École Polytechnique on
  
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• MP Strahl invites Chilliwack employers to apply for Canada Summer Jobs funding

  02-12-2022 19:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Mark Strahl, Member of Parliament for Chilliwack—Hope, is inviting Chilliwack-area employers to apply for funding to hire young Canadians next summer through the 2023 Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program.
  “I encourage not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers and small businesses in our community to apply for funding through the Canada Summer Jobs program,” Strahl said. “Both local employers and local students have benefited from this program in
  
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• Canadian Rhian Wilkinson steps down as Thorns head coach following investigation

  02-12-2022 19:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  PORTLAND, Ore. — Canadian Rhian Wilkinson has stepped down as head coach of the National Women’s Soccer League’s Portland Thorns, saying players asked her to resign following an investigation into misconduct.
  Wilkinson said in a statement Friday that she was cleared of wrongdoing following an investigation into a relationship with one of her players.
  She said players found out about the investigation before she could tell them and asked her to step down, which she agreed to do.
  
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• Vancouver’s November home sales fell 53% from a year ago, 15% from October: board

  02-12-2022 18:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says the typically slow conditions it sees in November were even more sluggish last month as home sales dropped 53 per cent from a year ago and 15 per cent from October.
  The B.C. board says sales in the region totalled 1,614 last month and were 36.9 per cent below the 10-year November sales average.
  The board warned such conditions could persist as inflation remains stubbornly high and further interest rates are expected, encouraging p
  
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• Light snow expected tonight in Chilliwack

  02-12-2022 18:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Round 2 of Old Man Winter should bring a bit more snow later today in Chilliwack, but nothing like earlier this week.Environment Canada is predicting snowfall accumulations of anywhere between 2-5 centimeters. Snow should begin falling at around 6 p.m., according to Environment Canada’s hourly forecast for Chilliwack.In the meantime, bitterly cold sub-zero temperatures remain in the forecast. Slippery conditions due to snow and temperatures near freezing will persist. Th
  
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• Arctic chill over much of B.C., snowy wallop for Vancouver Island: Environment Canada

  02-12-2022 18:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Residents of coastal British Columbia are facing another day of winter-like conditions and frigid temperatures as the latest weather system brushes across the province.
  Snowfall warnings are posted for eastern and inland Vancouver Island, with accumulations of up to 15 centimetres before the storm eases Saturday.
  A high pressure system over the B.C. Interior is continuing to push icy air out to the coast, prompting arctic outflow warnings for the north and central coasts, Frase
  
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• Two-time Olympic trampoline champion Rosie MacLennan retires from competition

  02-12-2022 18:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Two-time Olympic gold medallist Rosie MacLennan announced her retirement from competition on Friday while still working to make gymnastics and all sports safer in Canada.
  The 34-year-old represented Canada at four Summer Games, winning in trampoline twice. She made history at the Rio Games when she became the first trampolinist to ever win back-to-back Olympic gold medals.
  MacLennan has most recently served as the chair of the Canadian Olympic Committee’s athletes commissio
  
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• Rotary Christmas Parade highlights busy Chilliwack weekend

  02-12-2022 18:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Not only is it beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Chilliwack thanks to the first snowfall of the season, this weekend promises a flurry of Christmas events for families and shoppers alike.The Rotary Christmas Parade is the perhaps the pinnacle event of the weekend, featuring homegrown floats and local businesses participating in what should be a welcome sight for residents and spectators.The forecast is calling for sub-zero temperatures and even colder wind chills in th
  
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• Roughriders sign defensive back Jordan Beaulieu to one-year contract extension

  02-12-2022 17:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  REGINA — Canadian defensive back Jordan Beaulieu signed a one-year contract extension with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday.
  The five-foot-11 Beaulieu first signed with Saskatchewan in July and played in 10 games, making four defensive tackles and six special teams tackles.
  Beaulieu was selected by the Edmonton Elks in the third round, 24th overall, of the 2018 CFL Draft and spent the 2018 and 2019 seasons with the team. 
  He had two defensive tackles and 10 special teams tackles
  
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• Fraser Valley real estate sales drop 57%

  02-12-2022 17:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SURREY — Sales of apartments, condos, townhouses, and homes fell by seven per cent in November compared to the month prior, and new listings are off by more than 20 per cent, as the Fraser Valley housing market maintains its slowing trend heading into the Christmas season.In a news release Friday morning (Dec. 2), the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board reported that it processed 839 sales in November, a 6.9 per cent decrease from October and a decrease of 57.5 per cent versus November 2021.De
  
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• ‘Major flaw’: Judge blames police security plan in 2012 Quebec election shooting

  02-12-2022 17:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A Superior Court judge says the police security plan for Quebec’s 2012 election night had a “major flaw” that permitted a gunman to carry out a deadly attack.
  Justice Philippe Bélanger has awarded a total of nearly $292,000 in damages to four stagehands who were working at a downtown Montreal venue where then-premier-elect Pauline Marois of the Parti Québécois was delivering a victory speech on Sept. 4, 2012. 
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• Ottawa trailing in protection of Indigenous women and girls: federal minister

  02-12-2022 17:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The minister for Crown-Indigenous relations says the federal government is trailing in its responsibility to protect Indigenous women and girls, despite allocating money toward the issue. 
  Marc Miller says he was shocked to learn Winnipeg police had charged an a man in the killing of four women last spring.
  Jeremy Skibicki has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Rebecca Contois, Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran and an unidentified fourth woman.&
  
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• Newly sanctioned Iranians include Toronto gym denizen

  02-12-2022 17:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada is sanctioning more Iranian officials, including a senior military official spotted earlier this year at a Toronto-area gym.
  Morteza Talaei, Tehran’s former police chief and a former general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, is among four Iranians and five entities banned from doing business with Canada or accessing assets located in Canada.
  Talaei was photographed working out at a Richmond Hill gym earlier this year, sparking criticism from diaspora groups wh
  
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• Government to un-redact text messages, notes of PMO staff at Emergencies Act inquiry

  02-12-2022 17:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Lawyers for “Freedom Convoy” organizers have won their bid to get access to unredacted versions of 20 documents at the Public Order Emergency Act.
  Lawyer Brendan Miller applied to have the public inquiry release information in government documents that it had blacked-out, arguing the information should not be protected by parliamentary privilege.
  Commissioner Paul Rouleau says the Government of Canada has agreed to release the unredacted documents voluntarily.
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• Canada Soccer to use lessons from Qatar to refine support at future tournaments

  02-12-2022 16:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DOHA, Qatar — With bumper TV audiences at home, the World Cup has focused attention on the Canadian men just as the Tokyo Olympics served as a platform for the women to shine.
  Qatar has also allowed Canada Soccer to test out and refine programs that will resurface at the Women’s World Cup next summer in Australia and New Zealand as well as the 2026 men’s tournament, which Canada is co-hosting with the U.S. and Mexico.
  “There’s a whole lot of positives we’re go
  
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• Canada has lessons to learn after glass half-full, half-empty return to World Cup

  02-12-2022 16:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DOHA, Qatar — The Canadian men leave the World Cup with “our heads up,” according to coach John Herdman. They also exit the world stage without a win, at the bottom of Group F and the second team to be eliminated.
  It’s been a glass half-full, half-empty return to the tournament after a 36-year absence.
  The draw was not kind to the 41st-ranked Canadians, pitting them against No. 2 Belgium, No. 12 Croatia and No. 22 Morocco.
  There was plenty of class in Group F and it showe
  
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• Canada should pause MAID for people with mental disorders: psychiatrists - Chilliwack Progress

  02-12-2022 16:30
  Canada should pause MAID for people with mental disorders: psychiatrists  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Hockey Canada says over 900 cases of on-ice discrimination last season

  02-12-2022 16:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Hockey Canada says there were more than 900 documented or alleged incidents of on-ice discrimination – verbal taunts, insults and intimidation – across all levels and age groups during the 2021-22 season.
  The data contained in the national sport organization’s first-ever report tracking the issue shows 512 penalties for discrimination were called by officials, while 415 allegations were investigated after the fact.
  Hockey Canada introduced a new section to its rulebook in Augus
  
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• Four years after Meng Wanzhou’s arrest, U.S. moves to drop remaining indictment

  02-12-2022 16:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a New York judge to dismiss the remaining indictment against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. 
  Four years to the day since the Chinese tech scion was arrested in Vancouver, U.S. prosecutors say Meng has abided by the terms of her deferred prosecution agreement. 
  The move is part of the deal that saw Meng released from custody in September 2021, ending a three-year international standoff that left lasting scars on the relationshi
  
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• Canada scores milestones with each of its two goals at World Cup in Qatar

  02-12-2022 15:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DOHA, Qatar — Canada made history in Qatar with its first-ever goal at the men’s World Cup. And it turns out its only other goal was also a milestone, albeit one scored by an opponent.
  FIFA says the own goal by Morocco defender Nayef Aguerd was the 100th of the tournament.
  It came in the 40th minute at Al Thumama Stadium on Thursday with the Canadian men trailing 2-0. Canadian wingback Sam Adekugbe beat a Moroccan defender down the left flank and put a ball in on goal that deflected
  
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• Camel pageant among attractions on World Cup sidelines

  02-12-2022 15:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ASH-SHHANIYA, Qatar (AP) — Like all good pageant contestants, Nazaa’a displayed not only dazzling beauty but also poise and grace.
  She batted her eyelashes and flashed a toothy smile for the television cameras at the Mzayen World Cup, a pageant held in the Qatari desert about 15 miles (25 kilometers) away from Doha and soccer’s World Cup.Nazaa’a, mind you, is a camel.Think Westminster Dog Show crossed with the Miss America Pageant, except for, well, camels.Nazaa’a i
  
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• Feds won’t help provinces for disaster compensation if housing built in flood areas

  02-12-2022 15:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The federal environment minister is warning that Ottawa will not provide disaster compensation where a province deliberately allows housing to be built in areas prone to flooding. 
  Steven Guilbeault’s comments come after the Ontario government announced plans last month to open up the protected Greenbelt to development. 
  The Progressive Conservative government has proposed removing land from 15 different areas of the Greenbelt so that 50,000 homes can be built, while adding acres
  
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• SARA for Women in immediate need of donations for holiday season - Chilliwack Progress

  02-12-2022 14:33
  SARA for Women in immediate need of donations for holiday season  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Rotary Christmas Parade in Chilliwack will once again be livestreamed - Chilliwack Progress

  02-12-2022 14:15
  Rotary Christmas Parade in Chilliwack will once again be livestreamed  Chilliwack Progress
  
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