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• Chilliwack council approves inflation-impacted budget for 2023 with ... - Chilliwack Progress

  11-01-2023 23:51 via news.google.com
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• Reigning national champion Einarson dumps Lawes in five ends at Canadian Open

  11-01-2023 23:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CAMROSE, Alta. — Reigning national champion Kerri Einarson defeated Kaitlyn Lawes 7-1 on Wednesday afternoon at the Grand Slam of Curling’s Canadian Open. 
  Einarson needed only five ends to complete the victory at the triple-knockout competition.
  In another all-Canadian Draw 6 matchup at Encana Arena, Abby Ackland scored a single in an extra end for a 5-4 win over Isabelle Ladouceur. 
  Canada’s Jennifer Jones edged Italy’s Stefania Constantini 6-5 and Sweden&rsqu
  
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• Canada’s sports integrity commissioner under microscope for low complaint intake

  11-01-2023 23:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The low intake of complaints by Canada’s new office of the sport integrity commissioner has grabbed the attention of former athletes and a Canadian MP.
  The office admitted eight of 24 complaints and reports between Sept. 20 and Dec. 31, and deemed the rest not under its jurisdiction or authority.
  “We need to make sure that when there are complaints that they’re not just being pushed aside,” said Conservative MP Karen Vecchio, who chairs a Status of Women committee studyin
  
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• Blue Bombers sign veteran American offensive tackle Hardrick to a one-year extension

  11-01-2023 23:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed veteran American offensive tackle Jermarcus Hardrickto a one-year contract extension Wednesday.
  The six-foot-five, 319-pound Hardrick was slated to become a free agent next month.
  Hardrick returns for a seventh season with Winnipeg. He started 17 regular-season games at right tackle last season and was part of a Bombers offence that finished first in touchdowns (58) and second in offensive points (28.2), rushing yards (113.5) and fewest sacks (29
  
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• McEvoy, Lions patiently awaiting Rourke’s decision as QB works out with NFL clubs

  11-01-2023 22:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Neil McEvoy is of two minds when it comes to the football future of Nathan Rourke.
  On one hand, he’s pleased to see a CFL player get opportunities to prove himself south of the border. But as the B.C. Lions co-general manager and director, football operations, McEvoy laments the prospect of not only losing a starting quarterback but a seemingly generational talent at the position.
  “I’m excited for Nathan and football in Canada that the big dogs in the NFL are giving young men w
  
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• Canada’s Gligic recalibrated for Sony Open, 1st full-field event of PGA Tour in 2023

  11-01-2023 22:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Michael Gligic has only taken a few days off since his last PGA Tour event in November. He’s been working hard during the circuit’s six-week winter break, even getting reps in during a heavy snowfall in Kitchener, Ont.
  Gligic is one of five Canadians in the field at this week’s Sony Open, the first full-field PGA Tour event of 2023. The Burlington, Ont., native worked closely with coach Sean Foley for the lengthy break between November’s RSM Classic and the Sony Open to e
  
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• Longtime Giants infielder Brandon Belt confident he can return to form with Blue Jays

  11-01-2023 22:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Veteran infielder Brandon Belt’s right knee issues were so bad at times last year that he questioned whether he’d be able to keep playing in the big leagues.
  A successful surgical procedure last September has restored his confidence and left him feeling bullish about the future as he joins the Toronto Blue Jays on a one-year contract. 
  “After the surgery, I’m telling you, it was pretty obvious right away that I was going to feel better,” Belt sa
  
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• Former NHL defenceman P.K. Subban set for emotional return to Montreal

  11-01-2023 22:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  P.K. Subban knows standing at centre ice in Montreal’s Bell Centre on Thursday will stir emotions.
  Canadiens fans are known for their unbridled passion, and being embraced by them during his seven seasons with the team was something special, said the former NHL defenceman.
  “In Montreal, there was never a night off,” Subban told The Canadian Press. “You didn’t have a choice, because the crowd gave you that energy when you didn’t have it, they gave you the belie
  
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• White House: Jill Biden has cancerous lesions removed

  11-01-2023 22:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Surgeons removed a cancerous lesion above first lady Jill Biden’s right eye Wednesday, as well as another cancerous lesion on her chest, the White House said, while a third lesion on her left eyelid was being examined.
  Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the president’s physician, said examinations showed that the lesion over Biden’s left eye and one newly discovered on her chest were both confirmed to be basal cell carcinoma. The lesion on her right eye was &ldqu
  
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• U.S. travel problems affecting transborder flights: Air Canada, WestJet - Chilliwack Progress

  11-01-2023 22:30 via news.google.com
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• B.C. launches hiring drive for Crown prosecutors to help address repeat offending

  11-01-2023 22:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia Prosecution Service has launched a recruitment drive for Crown lawyers and other staff, part of a series of recent measures to address repeat violent offending.
  A statement from the service says it’s aiming to hire up to 40 Crown counsel this year, some to fill vacancies created by the dedication of prosecutors to repeat violent offender response teams.
  Those teams are part of the province’s safer communities action plan launched by Premier David
  
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• Canada delivers more tanks to Haiti as police try pushing back Port-au-Prince gangs

  11-01-2023 22:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces delivered more armoured vehicles to Haiti as police in Port-au-Prince struggle to contain gang crisis.
  The tanks were purchased by the Haitian government and it is the second such shipment since October.
  Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and Defence Minister Anita Anand say the equipment will help the Haitian National Police.
  Port-au-Prince has been held hostage for months by violent, feuding gangs who have shut down roads and essential service
  
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• B.C. nurse suspended over sexual relationship with former ... - Chilliwack Progress

  11-01-2023 21:55 via news.google.com
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• Avs great Joe Sakic appointed to Hockey Hall of Fame selection committee

  11-01-2023 21:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Colorado Avalanche president of hockey operations Joe Sakic has been appointed to the Hockey Hall of Fame selection committee.
  Sakic, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2012, will fill the vacancy left by Bob Clarke’s retirement at the end of 2022.
  Sakic, a native of Burnaby, B.C., was a first-round pick of the Quebec Nordiques in the 1987 NHL draft.
  He spent his entire 20-year NHL career with the Quebec/Colorado franchise, leading it to two Stanley Cups as a player
  
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• Canadian flyweight Malcom (X) Gordon to fight on Match UFC card in England

  11-01-2023 21:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canadian flyweight Malcolm (X) Gordon will face England’s Jake (White Kong) Hadley on March 18 at UFC 286 in London.
  The mixed martial arts card is being held at the O2 Arena.
  Gordon (14-6-0) is coming off a submission loss to unbeaten English 125-pounder Muhammed Mokaev at UFC 280 in October in Abu Dhabi.
  The 32-year-old Gordon, a native of Calgary who now calls Toronto home, is 2-3-0 in the UFC. He beat Ukraine’s Denys (Psycho) Bondar and Brazil’s Francisco (Sniper) Figueired
  
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• Moir, Weaver advocates of gender-expansive ice dance and pairs figure skating teams

  11-01-2023 21:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canadian ice dancer Kaitlyn Weaver says, as an LGBTQ person, her sport has never fully reflected her lived experience.
  Skate Canada has rewritten its policy that specifies ice dance and pairs team must comprise a man and a woman, a rule change that has Weaver and two-time Olympic ice dance champion Scott Moir as its biggest advocates — and could revolutionize the stuffy figure skating world.
  Canada, which is the first country in the world to make such a move, plans to push for an internati
  
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• Kamara trade request looms over CF Montreal pre-season training

  11-01-2023 21:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — An already tumultuous off-season for CF Montreal has taken another twist, with striker Kei Kamara looking to leave the Major League Soccer club.
  Kamara was absent from Montreal as it started pre-season training this week, with the team saying the Sierra Leone native was still in Africa and feeling ill.
  Since then, his absence has turned into a media storm as the 38-year-old announced that he has requested a trade after contracts extension negotiations fell through.
  “I thre
  
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• Habs forward Gallagher out at least six weeks with a lower-body injury

  11-01-2023 21:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher will be out a minimum of six weeks with a lower-body injury, the NHL club announced Wednesday.
  Gallagher has missed Montreal’s last three games with the injury after scoring in a 6-3 road loss against the Nashville Predators on Jan. 3.
  He has missed 16 of Montreal’s 41 games this season after being sidelined most of December with a lower-body injury.
  Gallagher has four goals and five assists in 25 games this season.
  Montreal’s next g
  
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• B.C. escapee gets life without parole for 25 years over ‘grotesque’ murder

  11-01-2023 20:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A B.C. Supreme Court judge has sentenced Zachary Armitage to life in prison without chance of parole for 25 years for the “grotesque” first-degree murder of Martin Payne at his home on Vancouver Island.
  Justice David Crossin says the killing in July 2019 was “senseless” and “absolutely cowardly, without qualification.”
  Co-defendant James Lee Busch’s trial in November heard that he and Armitage escaped William Head prison and waited for
  
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• Former Chilliwack council candidate calls for 60 more firefighters, not two as outlined in city’s 2023 financial plan

  11-01-2023 20:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Former Chilliwack City Council candidate Lisa Morry came prepared with a big ask.
  Morry, who ran for council in 2018 and finished 12th out of 14 candidates, called for Chilliwack City Council to hire a lot more firefighters than what it is currently being proposed for the city’s 2023 Financial Plan.
  The municipal budget document funds three additional RCMP officers, an additional RCMP support position, two more firefighters, and two additional bylaw officers who will foc
  
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• Canadian Army waiting for air-defence systems as Ottawa buys equipment for Ukraine

  11-01-2023 20:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government’s plan to buy anti-aircraft missiles for Ukraine is prompting questions about why such equipment isn’t being bought for the Canadian Army.
  The Army has been without weapons to defend Canadian troops from enemy aircraft, rockets and drones since the last of its anti-air weapons were retired in 2012.
  Efforts to acquire new ones have remained stuck in neutral for years despite numerous army commanders emphasizing the need for them.
  Former Li
  
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• Canadian midfielder Samantha Chang ready for next step on soccer adventure

  11-01-2023 20:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  After a stellar career at the University of South Carolina, Canadian midfielder Samantha Chang now looks forward to playing professionally.
  The first door to possibly open is Thursday’s NWSL draft. But the 22-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., who has already won one cap for Canada, is also investigating options overseas.
  Her future has yet to unfold.
  “I’m not really sure. There are so many unknowns,” said Chang, who knows the challenges that await.
  “Any league I&rsqu
  
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• Chilliwack, B.C. teacher union says schools facing critical teacher ... - Global News

  11-01-2023 20:11 via news.google.com
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• Moncton, Halifax top list of fastest-growing urban regions, Statistics Canada says

  11-01-2023 20:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Statistics Canada says that Halifax and Moncton, N.B., were the fastest-growing urban regions in Canada last year.
  The agency said today that the Moncton metropolitan area grew by 5.3 per cent between July 1, 2021, and July 1, 2022, while Nova Scotia’s capital grew by 4.4 per cent. 
  The report says their growth rates are more than twice that of Canada as a whole and mark the first time in more than 20 years that the two fastest-growing metropolitan areas are both foun
  
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• Sri Lanka summons Canadian ambassador over sanctions of high-ranking officials

  11-01-2023 20:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Sri Lanka has summoned Canada’s envoy over Ottawa’s decision to sanction four high-ranking officials for alleged human-rights breaches.
  Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Ali Sabry issued a statement accusing Canada of caving to Tamil diaspora politics in sanctioning two former presidents and two military officers.
  Ottawa announced Monday it was barring two former presidents from entry to Canada — Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who resigned last July, and his older brother
  
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• Short-staffed Chilliwack schools hiring uncertified teachers | Watch ... - Global News

  11-01-2023 20:01 via news.google.com
  
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• Steinauer: Contract talks continue between Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Bo Levi Mitchell

  11-01-2023 19:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  No news on the Bo Levi Mitchell front seems to be good news for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
  Hamilton acquired Mitchell’s rights from the Calgary Stampeders in November for a 2023 third-round pick, ’24 fifth-round selection and future considerations. That gave the Ticats an exclusive negotiating window with the veteran quarterback until Feb. 14, when he’s slated to become a CFL free agent.
  Mitchell hasn’t yet signed with Hamilton, but the two sides continue to talk.
  “Th
  
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• Death near Quebec border highlights need for safe migration pathways: experts

  11-01-2023 19:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The recent death of a Montreal man from probable hypothermia as he tried to cross into the United States has exposed the dangers of irregular border crossings, which appear to be rising on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border.
  The body of 44-year-old Fritznel Richard was found in a wooded area south of Montreal last week; he had been trying to reach family in the United States, Quebec provincial police said. Experts say his death highlights the need for Canadian and United State
  
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• District of Kent, Mission receive active transportation funding - Chilliwack Progress

  11-01-2023 18:46 via news.google.com
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• Liberal online streaming bill could discriminate against American ... - Chilliwack Progress

  11-01-2023 18:30 via news.google.com
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• Canada’s Katherine Sebov reaches final round of Australian Open qualifying draw

  11-01-2023 18:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MELBOURNE, Australia — Canada’s Katherine Sebov reached the final round of the Australian Open qualifying draw on Wednesday with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Australia’s Priscilla Hon.
  Sebov, a 24-year-old from Toronto, had a 16-3 edge in winners and completed the victory in a tidy 62 minutes.
  She will next face Switzerland’s Simona Waltert for a spot in the main draw of the first Grand Slam event of the season.
  Carol Zhao of Richmond Hill, Ont., and Alexis Galarneau of Laval, Que
  
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• Bills safety Damar Hamlin released from the hospital

  11-01-2023 18:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills safety Damar Hamlin was released from a Buffalo hospital on Wednesday, more than a week after he went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated during a game at Cincinnati, after his doctors said they completed a series of tests.A news release from the Bills quoted Dr. Jamie Nadler as saying: “We have completed a series of tests and evaluation and in consultation with the team physicians, we are confident that Damar can be safely discharged.&rdquo
  
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• Chilliwack, B.C. teacher union says schools facing critical teacher shortages

  11-01-2023 18:11 via globalnews.ca
  The Chilliwack Teachers' Association said some teachers are being pulled away from their regular jobs to cover other duties. 
  
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• Teck Trail fined $2.2M for 2019 spill into Columbia River - Chilliwack Progress

  11-01-2023 18:10 via news.google.com
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• Alberta Opposition NDP calls for public input on plan to subsidize well cleanup

  11-01-2023 18:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Alberta’s New Democrat Opposition wants public consultations on a government plan that would subsidize oil and gas companies to fulfil legal commitments to clean up old wells, a major proponent of which has been working directly in Premier Danielle Smith’s office for months.
  “The fox has entered the henhouse,” said energy critic Kathleen Ganley.
  Ganley said that it appears the United Conservative government has already made up its mind to bring in the RSt
  
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• AP source: Twins pass Correa’s physical, finalize $200M deal

  11-01-2023 18:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — This time, Carlos Correa’s deal is done.
  A person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Correa passed his physical exam and finalized a $200 million, six-year contract with Minnesota.The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the Twins had yet to make the announcement.Correa agreed Tuesday to return to the Twins after richer deals with the San Francisco Giants and New York Mets both dissolved over concerns by
  
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• Master of Indigenous Nursing program coming to 6 B.C. universities - Chilliwack Progress

  11-01-2023 18:00 via news.google.com
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• Federal tax credit for multi-generational home renovations now available to Canadians

  11-01-2023 17:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government is offering a new tax credit to help make it easier for Canadians to care for adult relatives in their own homes.
  The multi-generational home renovation tax credit took effect Jan. 1 for expenses related to building a secondary suite for a family member who is a senior or an adult with a disability.
  The credit will provide a 15 per cent tax refund on expenses of up to $50,000 to a maximum of $7,500.
  The secondary suite must be for a related adult over the ag
  
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• New York Republicans call on new GOP Rep. Santos to resign

  11-01-2023 17:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK (AP) — Local Republican leaders in New York on Wednesday called for the immediate resignation of new GOP congressman George Santos, who is facing multiple investigations by prosecutors over his personal and campaign finances and lies about his resume and family heritage.
  “His lies were not mere fibs. He disgraced the House of Representatives,” Joseph Cairo Jr., chair of the Nassau County Republican Committee, said at a news conference. “He’s not welcome her
  
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• Leafs star centre Matthews ruled out for game against visiting Predators

  11-01-2023 17:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews was ruled out of Toronto’s game against the Nashville Predators hours before Wednesday night’s opening faceoff.
  Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe confirmed Matthews’ status at the Leafs’ skate on Wednesday morning, saying the centre’s ailment is something that has “been bothering him for a while.” 
  The Leafs say Matthews is listed as “day to day” and he will be re-evaluated on Thursday.
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: More NDP-led chaos at BC Housing

  11-01-2023 17:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  It was heartbreaking this past week to see media stories about the deteriorating and unliveable conditions in single-room occupancy residences (SROs) in Vancouver. It’s unconscionable that our most vulnerable people — those most in need of some warmth, comfort and dignity — are living in deplorable and unsanitary living spaces.
  We also learned about the persistent false alarms in aging SROs that are putting further stress on emergency services, with one building alone responsib
  
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• After banner world juniors, Connor Bedard not focusing on NHL draft

  11-01-2023 16:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Connor Bedard didn’t want to talk about his record-breaking performance.
  He also wasn’t keen on looking ahead to the 2023 NHL draft.
  The star of the recent world junior hockey championship isn’t interested in the rear-view mirror or what waits over the horizon.
  That’s for the rest of the hockey world to debate and discuss.
  Bedard provided a string of jaw-dropping performances for Canada at the recent men’s under-20 tournament in the Maritimes, setting a boatload of
  
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• Air Canada says U.S. travel problems due to FAA order affecting transborder flights

  11-01-2023 16:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Air Canada is warning travellers check their flights before heading to the airport as troubles caused by a key computer outage at the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration caused delays.
  The Canadian airline says the outage would have an effect on its transborder operations, but says it is not possible to determine the extent at this point.
  Air Canada says it is putting in place a goodwill policy for affected customers to change their travel plans.
  The FAA issued a grounding order
  
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• Ukraine says mining town holding out against Russian assault - Chilliwack Progress

  11-01-2023 16:10 via news.google.com
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• Vedder Middle administration report vandalism, damage at school in late 2022

  11-01-2023 15:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The months of November and December were challenging for Vedder Middle School administration as they dealt with incidents of graffiti and damage.In his weekly email to parents earlier this week, Vedder Middle principal Gabe D’Archangelo wrote that the school, located at 45560 South Sumas Road, experienced more than one incident of graffiti and damage.“The months of November and December were challenging ones for our school building,” D’Archangelo wrote.
  
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• Supreme Court lets New York enforce gun law during lawsuit

  11-01-2023 15:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing New York to continue to enforce a sweeping new gun law banning guns from “sensitive places” for now while a court challenge plays out.
  The justices on Wednesday turned away a plea by the law’s challengers. The gun owners wanted the high court to lift a federal appeals court order that temporarily put on hold a lower court decision blocking portions of the law. The appeals court hasn’t finished its review of the case, a
  
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• Ad company slow to address graffiti at Chilliwack bus stops

  11-01-2023 15:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — For whatever reason, graffiti vandals seem to spread their visual blight at bench bus stops in various parts of Chilliwack.And the Fraser Valley company responsible for installing and maintaining the bus ads has been allowing these incidents of graffiti to linger, taking sometimes over a month to repair them.
  On December 7, a Fraser Valley Today reporter casually contacted Key Bench, a Fraser Valley company also known as Creative Outdoor, to alert them to graffiti on benches a
  
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• Chilliwack-area RCMP remove over a dozen drunk drivers from the road during 1st week of January

  11-01-2023 14:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The message about the dangers of impaired driving and its legal and financial consequences just isn’t resonating with certain motorists in the greater Chilliwack area.
  In the weekly traffic stats released by the Chilliwack-based detachment, Mounties with the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment removed 16 high-risk drivers from the road due to impaired driving for the week of January 2-9.Those 16 drivers could now be on the hook for ticketing costs, vehicle towing fee
  
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• Chilliwack teen to represent Canada at Junior Roller Derby World ... - Chilliwack Progress

  11-01-2023 14:20 via news.google.com
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• Officer killed in B.C. avalanche was mentor to younger officers: chief

  11-01-2023 10:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NELSON, B.C. — A Nelson, B.C., police officer who died in an avalanche earlier this week is being remembered as a gentle man who looked out for those who were new to the force.
  Const. Wade Tittemore, 43, died Monday while off-duty, skiing with a colleague just north of Kaslo, B.C.
  Nelson police Chief Donovan Fisher said Tuesday that Tittemore will be missed terribly in the small force of 20 officers.
  Fisher called Tittemore a hard worker, a skilled officer and a dedicated family man who wa
  
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