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• Little Mountain south-facing trail stairs project almost done

  20-01-2023 23:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The City of Chilliwack hopes to have an impressive south-facing stairway project ascending Little Mountain done sometime in the next week.Chilliwack City Council voted at its meeting on August 2, 2022 to award a Request for Quotation in the amount of $134,432.80 to House to Home Landscaping for the “Little Mountain South Face Trail Stairs” in order to create a pedestrian route that will connect the valley floor to higher elevation trails on Little Mountain.The base
  
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• LETTER: You can criticize immigration but don’t criticize migrants - Chilliwack Progress

  20-01-2023 23:30 via news.google.com
  
  LETTER: You can criticize immigration but don’t criticize migrants  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Human rights the focus of upcoming group discussion in Chilliwack ... - Hope Standard

  20-01-2023 23:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Human rights the focus of upcoming group discussion in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  20-01-2023 23:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Communication key for veteran Jets coach as Winnipeg gets Bowness bump

  20-01-2023 23:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Rick Bowness made a promise when he turned his attention behind the bench.
  Having just retired, the journeyman centre would coach the way he wanted — the way he wished — he had been coached.
  Nearly four decades later, hockey has changed in countless ways. 
  Bowness, however, kept his word to himself — and his teams.
  “The communication between a coach, and especially a borderline player like me, wasn’t very good,” he said looking back at his
  
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• LETTER: Let’s just get rid of B.C. Assessment - Chilliwack Progress

  20-01-2023 22:30 via news.google.com
  
  LETTER: Let’s just get rid of B.C. Assessment  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Pacific International Judo Tournament debuting in Abbotsford - Chilliwack Progress

  20-01-2023 22:25 via news.google.com
  
  Pacific International Judo Tournament debuting in Abbotsford  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• South Africa scores 29 straight points in beating Canada at HSBC New Zealand Sevens

  20-01-2023 22:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON, New Zealand — Canada’s men had a rough start at the HSBC New Zealand Sevens on Friday, beaten 34-5 by South Africa with Shilton van Wyk scoring three tries for the Blitzboks.
  South Africa recorded 29 straight points en route to the win.
  South Africa arrived in New Zealand second in the overall standings after three events on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series compared to 13th for Canada, which faced No. 8 Argentina and No. 12 Spain later Friday in Pool D play.
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• Police: Heroic actions kept shooter from doing more harm

  20-01-2023 21:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Police in Indiana said Friday that heroic actions by a Walmart employee and law enforcement officers kept a gunman who shot and injured one female employee from doing more harm.
  The woman was the only person injured late Thursday when 25-year-old Ronald Ray Mosley II walked into the store’s office where employees were meeting, told everyone to line up against a wall and shot the victim. At that moment, another female employee fled the room and called 911. That
  
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• Juventus hit with 15-point penalty for false accounting

  20-01-2023 21:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROME (AP) — Juventus was hit with a massive 15-point penalty for false accounting Friday following an appeal hearing at the Italian soccer federation.
  The punishment could eliminate the club’s chances of playing in Europe next season. Juventus was third in Serie A and 10 points behind Italian league leader Napoli. The penalty drops the Bianconeri into the bottom half of the standings.
  Also, former Juventus president Andrea Agnelli was banned for two years from soccer activities and s
  
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• Kei Kamara reports to CF Montreal’s camp after making trade request

  20-01-2023 21:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — CF Montreal’s busy off-season continued Friday, as striker Kei Kamara reported to the club for the first time since his recent public trade request.
  The Sierra Leone international, who said in a Jan. 11 social media post that he wanted to move on from the Major League Soccer club, did not do any work with the team on Friday.
  Instead, he focused on a series of running exercises along with fellow striker Mason Toye, who has been taking preventive measures in training since f
  
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• Canadian wheelchair tennis player Shaw to play in quad division at Australian Open

  20-01-2023 21:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada’s Rob Shaw wouldn’t mind seeing the wind pick up next week at Melbourne Park when he takes to the court at the Australian Open.
  Shaw, the lone Canadian wheelchair tennis player in the field, competes in the quad division for players with varying levels of upper and lower limb impairment. 
  “I don’t have the same mobility skills as some of my competitors and I’m not one of the fastest in the division,” Shaw said. “And because of that, I sort of
  
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• Portion of Prest Road north of Hwy. 1 to close for much of the weekend

  20-01-2023 21:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The City of Chilliwack said Friday (Jan. 20) that Prest Road north of Chilliwack Central Road, on the north side of town, will be closed for much of the weekend for track repairs.
  “Prest Road will be closed between Chilliwack Central Road and the railroad tracks from January 21 at 8 a.m. to January 22 at 5 p.m. for track repairs,” the City of Chilliwack wrote Friday afternoon. “Local traffic only. Please use an alternate route.”
  The CN railroad tracks w
  
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• Chilliwack man gets 18 month sentence for role in dial-a-dope ... - Hope Standard

  20-01-2023 21:30 via news.google.com
  
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• B.C. MP has already crafted motion calling for alcohol warning labels - Chilliwack Progress

  20-01-2023 21:25 via news.google.com
  
  B.C. MP has already crafted motion calling for alcohol warning labels  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• District of Hope appoints new fire chief

  20-01-2023 21:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — The District of Hope announced Friday (Jan. 20) that it has appointed a new fire chief.The District of Hope wrote on Facebook that it has named Thomas Cameron, a volunteer firefighter of 15 years and current deputy fire chief, as its new fire chief.Cameron, a resident of Hope, was previously appointed as full-time deputy chief in 2021.
  “The District of Hope is proud to appoint Thomas Cameron as its new Fire Chief. Naturally, he will have the tasks of continuing the growth and
  
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• Canucks coach Boudreau emotional amid rumours of coaching change

  20-01-2023 21:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Rumours of an imminent change behind the Vancouver Canucks bench haven’t escaped current head coach Bruce Boudreau. 
  “I’d be a fool not to say that I don’t know what’s going on,” Boudreau said Friday. “But … you come to work and you realize, you know how great the game is.” 
  Tears welled in his eyes as he spoke. 
  Talk of Boudreau’s departure have circulated since the beginning of the season when the Can
  
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• Man accused in abduction of N.Y. couple over drug debt denies involvement

  20-01-2023 20:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A man on trial for the kidnapping of a couple from Upstate New York who were smuggled into Quebec in September 2020 testified today he was never inside their house and, in fact, never met them. 
  Gary Arnold took the stand for a second day and told the jury he did not know kidnapping victims Sandra and James Helm or any members of their family and has never been to Magog, Que. where the couple were held until being freed by police.
  Arnold, 54, faces seven charges including k
  
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• Police in India arrest third man in smuggling deaths of family in Canada

  20-01-2023 20:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Police in India say a third man has been charged in the deaths of four members of a family who froze in southern Manitoba while trying to cross into the United States.
  They say the man allegedly helped the family get documents for the U.S. leg of their planned journey.
  He faces the same charges as two others arrested Saturday, who are accused of acting as immigration agents and supplying the family with paperwork.
  They are all charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder, attempting cu
  
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• New liquor store entrance at Cottonwood Centre in Chilliwack part of ... - Chilliwack Progress

  20-01-2023 20:32 via news.google.com
  
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• Protests move into Peru’s capital, met by tear gas and smoke - Chilliwack Progress

  20-01-2023 20:30 via news.google.com
  
  Protests move into Peru’s capital, met by tear gas and smoke  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• EDITORIAL: Blue Monday concept is bogus - Chilliwack Progress

  20-01-2023 20:30 via news.google.com
  
  EDITORIAL: Blue Monday concept is bogus  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Civilian police investigator targets evasive Vancouver officers for ... - Chilliwack Progress

  20-01-2023 20:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Smith’s office mum on investigating whether staffer contacted Crown prosecutors

  20-01-2023 20:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s office says it would be wrong if a staffer contacted prosecutors about cases involving a U.S. border crossing blockade, but isn’t saying whether it will investigate to determine if that happened.
  The office responded to a CBC News report citing unnamed sources that said a staffer in Smith’s office sent a series of emails to Crown prosecutors last fall questioning and challenging their approach to the cases.
  In a statement, Smith
  
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• Popkum Community Trail undergoing boardwalk replacement, could reopen by Jan. 31

  20-01-2023 20:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  POPKUM — Following a request for quotation period that wrapped up in September 2022, work has now begun on upgrading a community walkway in Popkum east of Chilliwack.The Fraser Valley Regional District wrote on Facebook that effective Monday, January 16, the Popkum Community Trail would be closed for boardwalk repairs.“We anticipate the trail to reopen at the end of January,” FVRD wrote on Facebook.The Fraser Valley Regional District had entertained requests for quotation (RFQ)
  
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• Another former tenant of Vedder Mountain Road rental home shares bad experiences there

  20-01-2023 19:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Just days after Carlina Oglesby took to social media and warned the Chilliwack community about substandard living conditions in a rental house on Vedder Mountain Road, a second former tenant of that residence has emerged with her own negative experience.Oglesby originally wrote on multiple Facebook groups on Saturday, January 14 that people in the market for a rental home should avoid 45334 Vedder Mountain Road, not far from the Vedder Bridge, due to freezing cold temperatures
  
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• Treasury to designate Wagner transnational criminal group

  20-01-2023 19:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department will impose additional sanctions on the Russian private military company, the Wagner Group, that has been aiding Russia’s military in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
  White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby announced Friday that Treasury will designate Wagner as a significant transnational criminal organization in the coming days.
  The White House also released images of Russia taking delivery of an arms shipment from N
  
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• Civilian police investigator targets evasive Vancouver officers for further probe

  20-01-2023 19:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Two Vancouver police officers who punched and injured a drunken man won’t face further investigation into their use of force, but four other officers who witnessed the arrest last year might have to explain their actions to B.C.’s police complaint commissioner.
  The findings are contained in a report from Ronald MacDonald, director of the Independent Investigations Office, the civilian body that examines all cases of police-involved death or serious injury in B.C.&nb
  
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• Second allegation of sexual misconduct surfaces against prominent Quebec cardinal

  20-01-2023 19:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Roman Catholic archdiocese of Quebec City has confirmed that it received a second complaint involving allegations of sexual misconduct by Cardinal Marc Ouellet, the former archbishop in the Quebec capital.
  A letter dated June 23, 2021, from the current Quebec City archbishop informs the woman that her allegations were “directly transmitted” to Pope Francis, who ordered an internal investigation that ultimately rejected the complaint against Ouellet.
  The letter wa
  
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• To advance ‘North American Idea,’ fortify bond between Canada, Mexico, experts say

  20-01-2023 19:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — Experts say a stronger bond between Canada and Mexico will be central to advancing North American competitiveness on the international stage. 
  Sen. Peter Boehm, a former Liberal deputy cabinet minister, likens the continent’s trilateral ties to an isosceles triangle, with the Canada-Mexico relationship as the shortest side. 
  Boehm says the two could work more closely on a number of issues, particularly the threat posed to democracy by Latin American countries l
  
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• Elizabeth May looks to sow new growth as she retakes reins of Green Party

  20-01-2023 18:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Green Party’s Elizabeth May is keeping her attention on climate action and on internal growth after disappointing results during her brief hiatus as party leader.
  May is now “job-sharing” the role with Jonathan Pedneault after pitching a co-leadership plan to party members during the leadership race this fall.That will eventually require a change to the party rules to allow the pair to share duties.Pedneault is planning to seek a Quebec seat in the next feder
  
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• Access to high-speed internet coming to Skwah First Nation in Chilliwack

  20-01-2023 18:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Construction has begun on a project that will bring high-speed internet to households in six Indigenous communities in B.C., including Sqwá (Skwah) First Nation, which encompasses Skwah 4 and Skwali 3, in Chilliwack.The B.C. government announced in a news release Thursday (Jan. 19) that access to faster internet is on the way for these two First Nations communities in Chilliwack and four others near Squamish, Upper Nicola Band, and Cook’s Ferry.The other four comm
  
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• High-speed internet coming to 6 Indigenous communities including ... - Chilliwack Progress

  20-01-2023 18:23 via news.google.com
  
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• Talks in Germany end without decision on sending Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine

  20-01-2023 18:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Defence Minister Anita Anand is returning to Canada after a meeting in Germany today where allies failed to make much headway on providing battle tanks to Ukraine.
  The question was at the top of the agenda as Anand and dozens of counterparts gathered to discuss and co-ordinate plans to provide Ukraine with new military aid.
  The Ukrainian government says it needs tanks to protect its troops and launch counter-offensives against Russian forces, particularly in the eastern part of th
  
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• Defense chiefs fail to resolve dispute on tanks for Ukraine

  20-01-2023 18:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) — Defense leaders meeting at a U.S. air base in on Germany on Friday failed to resolve divisions over providing advanced battle tanks to Ukraine after more than five hours of discussions about sending more military aid to the embattled country in its war with Russia.The defense minister of Poland, which has pledged a company of 14 Leopard tanks on condition that other countries also supply them, said 15 countries that have the German-made Leopards discussed
  
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• B.C. photographer’s bald eagle photo Canada’s choice for ... - Chilliwack Progress

  20-01-2023 18:01 via news.google.com
  
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• Premiers are united in push for more health funding from Ottawa: Ford

  20-01-2023 17:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON, Ont. — The provinces won’t be signing individual deals on health-care funding with the federal government, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Friday.
  Premiers and health ministers across the country have called on Ottawa to increase its share of health-care costs to 35 per cent, up from the current 22 per cent.
  Speaking at an announcement in London, Ont., Ford said he always consults with the 12 other premiers on their push for more health funding.
  “It’s not going to
  
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• Canada hopes to position itself as future leader in commercial space launches

  20-01-2023 17:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONGUEUIL, Que. — Canada is hoping to capitalize on its vast geography and space expertise to position itself as the next global player in commercial space launches.
  Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced today that the federal government will develop the regulatory requirements, safety standards and licensing conditions necessary to authorize commercial satellite space launches from Canada within the next three years. 
  He told reporters at the Canadian Space Agency headquarters i
  
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• Here’s what to expect from Tuesday’s Oscar nominations - Chilliwack Progress

  20-01-2023 17:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Ottawa gives $40M to Atlantic shellfish farmers hit by post-tropical storm Fiona

  20-01-2023 17:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SPRINGBROOK, P.E.I. — The federal government is providing up to $40 million over two years to shellfish farmers in Atlantic Canada to help them recover from damage caused by post-tropical storm Fiona.
  Ginette Petitpas Taylor, minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, says the money will assist with storm damage repairs, equipment replacement, product loss, and will also fund longer-term projects to help the industry adapt to future episodes of extreme weather.
  She
  
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• David Crosby, rock star and CSNY co-founder, dies - Chilliwack Progress

  20-01-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
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• As Baldwin faces charges, gun safety on sets ‘gets louder’ - Chilliwack Progress

  20-01-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
  As Baldwin faces charges, gun safety on sets ‘gets louder’  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• All-time great Hasek assists Sabres in honouring goalie Ryan Miller - Chilliwack Progress

  20-01-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
  All-time great Hasek assists Sabres in honouring goalie Ryan Miller  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Study: Sports help people with intellectual disabilities lower risk of depression

  20-01-2023 16:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  A study on the positive impact the Special Olympics has on its athletes has given John Bryden hope that he’ll be able to speak with his daughter Carly again.
  Born with an intellectual disability, Carly had been outgoing and was even interviewed by TSN’s Kate Beirness as part of a Special Olympics fundraising drive. But she lost the ability to speak as the COVID-19 pandemic made her anxious to the point that text messages became her main form of communication.
  “The athletics com
  
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• Ageless Glenn Howard aims to defend Ontario Tankard title and earn Brier berth

  20-01-2023 16:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Feeling “10 times better” after off-season knee surgery, the ageless Glenn Howard is feeling refreshed and energized as he aims to defend his team’s title at the upcoming Ontario Tankard. 
  “It’s unbelievable. I’m 60 years old and I’ve still got the fire,” Howard said. “Every time I lace them up — and I don’t care who we’re playing against — I always think we can win. I plan on winning.
  “Am I as good as I use
  
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• Roadblocks to solving B.C.’s doctor shortfall - Chilliwack Progress

  20-01-2023 15:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Romanian judge grants 30-day extension of Tate detention

  20-01-2023 14:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A judge in Romania has granted prosecutors another request to extend by 30 days the arrest of Andrew Tate, the social media personality who has been detained in the country for weeks as prosecutors investigate a case of human trafficking case and rape, an official said Friday.
  Tate, 36, a British-U.S. citizen who has 4.7 million followers on Twitter, was initially detained on Dec. 29, in Bucharest, Romania’s capital, on charges of being part of an organized
  
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• Macron proposed increased military spending plan until 2030

  20-01-2023 13:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONT-DE-MARSAN, France (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday proposed a substantial boost in military spending through the end of this decade to face evolving threats.
  Macron announced a proposal for 413 billion euros in military spending for the period of 2024-2030, to ensure “our freedom, our security, our prosperity, our place in the world.”
  That compares with spending of about 295 billion euros in a similar military plan for 2019-2025.
  He made the announcement i
  
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• Former NHLer Hodgson honoured by release of Indigenous hockey card set

  20-01-2023 12:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  It’s been a long time coming, but the recognition is more than welcomed by Danny Hodgson.
  The 57-year-old is one of eight former Indigenous NHL players who are a part of the Upper Deck First Peoples Rookie Cards set, released Jan. 13.
  The limited-edition set honours Indigenous hockey players who never had a licensed trading card, and also includes Dan Frawley, Johnny Harms, Victor Mercredi, Rocky Trottier, William LeCaine, Ted Nolan and Jason Simon.
  “The first word would be honoured
  
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• In The News for Jan. 20 : Will the Bank of Canada raise its interest rates again?

  20-01-2023 10:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 20 …
  What we are watching in Canada …
  Economists don’t believe the Bank of Canada is ready to hit the brakes on its interest rate-hiking cycle just yet, even as signs grow that inflation is easing and the economy is softening. 
  Canada’s central bank is expected to announce its eighth consecutive rate in
  
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