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• Four NFL playoff contests dominate betting action on Proline

  25-01-2023 23:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Once again, the NFL dominated betting action on Proline last week.
  According to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., the four NFL playoff contests were the top events. The Toronto Maple Leafs’ 5-4 overtime victory over the Florida Panthers on Jan. 17 took the final spot among the top-five contests.
  The others, in order, were: The San Francisco Giants versus the Dallas Cowboys; the Buffalo Bills versus the Cincinnati Bengals; the Jacksonville Jaguars versus the Kansas City Chiefs; and New
  
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• Recreational golf continues to grow in Canada and United States in 2022

  25-01-2023 23:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Recreational golf continued to reach new heights of popularity in 2022.
  Lightspeed Commerce, which does data management for golf courses, released its industry-wide annual report on Wednesday. 
  It showed ongoing growth of the game in North America, continuing a trend started in 2020 when golf was one of the few social activities where people could remain physically distant to avoid spreading COVID-19.
  “To see everything being in the black was really encouraging, where the state of gol
  
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• SD33 trustee hopes to enshrine parental and guardian rights policy

  25-01-2023 23:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A Chilliwack school board trustee hopes to introduce a parental and guardian rights policy at an upcoming board meeting as early as next month.In a note on her public trustee account on Facebook Wednesday afternoon (Jan. 25), Trustee Heather Maahs said she posted a notice of motion at the SD33 Board of Education meeting on January 17.The draft motion, according to Maahs, acknowledges that the “rights of parents and guardians need to be enshrined in policy, recognizing th
  
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• Winnipeg’s Valour FC signs Jordan international forward Jaime Siaj

  25-01-2023 23:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Valour FC has signed Jordan international forward Jaime Siaj.The 27-year-old joins the Winnipeg-based Canadian Premier League team after a season with Finn Harps FC of the League of Ireland Premier Division. He scored twice in 13 appearances, logging 606 minutes.“Jaime is a physical, fast centre forward with high IQ,” Phillip Dos Santos, Valour’s head coach and GM, said in a statement. “He comes from a league that plays very aggressively and is extremely competitive. He&r
  
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• Afghan soldier seeking US asylum freed from Texas custody

  25-01-2023 23:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — An Afghan soldier seeking U.S. asylum who was detained for months after being arrested while trying to cross the Mexico border has been freed from immigration detention and reunited with his brother, his attorney said Wednesday.Abdul Wasi Safi’s release from custody in Eden, Texas, came after a judge dropped an immigration charge against him at the request of federal prosecutors.
  Wasi Safi fled Afghanistan following the withdrawal of U.S. forces in August 2021, fearing
  
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• Former NFL tight end Luke Willson could see veteran quarterback Brady joining 49ers

  25-01-2023 22:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Tom Brady continues to ponder his NFL future but Luke Willson could see the veteran quarterback returning home for his 24th NFL campaign.
  Brady, 45, completed his third season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and will become a free agent in 2023. Brady has said he remains undecided regarding whether he’ll continue playing or retire and move into the broadcast booth, having signed with Fox Sports as a lead NFL analyst once he’s thrown his final pass.
  But should Brady continue playing, th
  
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• Arendz wins gold, Hudak takes silver in biathlon at para Nordic worlds

  25-01-2023 22:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ÖSTERSUND, Sweden — Canada’s Mark Arendz skied to a gold medal in the men’s standing 10-kilometre biathlon Wednesday at the 2023 Para Nordic World Championships.
  Brittany Hudak added a bronze medal in the women’s 10-kilometre standing event as Canada increased its medal total to 10 at midway point of the event.
  Arendz, of Hartsville, P. E.I., snagged his fourth world title with a winning time of 27 minutes 56.2 seconds.
  The four-time Paralympian was the lone competit
  
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• Probe into Alberta residential school links unpasteurized milk to children’s deaths

  25-01-2023 22:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SADDLE LAKE CREE NATION — A new report from a group looking into children who died and went missing at a residential school northeast of Edmonton says unpasteurized milk was responsible for the deaths of Indigenous children at the institution.
  The preliminary report was released Tuesday by the Acimowin Opaspiw Society, formed by the Saddle Lake Cree Nation in 2021 to investigate the Blue Quills residential school.
  Leah Redcrow, executive director of the society, says they estimate up to 40
  
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• B.C. valley of ancient trees, rare animals preserved in deal with forest firm

  25-01-2023 22:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — A valley of intact forests, lakes and wetlands in southeastern British Columbia nearly 200 times the size of Vancouver’s Stanley Park is being preserved in an agreement with governments, Indigenous groups, a forest company and the Nature Conservancy of Canada. 
  The partnership to protect the Incomappleux Valley east of Revelstoke, B.C., involves Interfor Corp. giving up 75,000 hectares of its forest tenure.
  The valley is a rare inland temperate rainforest with substan
  
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• Agassiz RCMP say hit-and-run sends one to hospital

  25-01-2023 22:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AGASSIZ — One man is in hospital after being struck by a vehicle, in an apparent hit-and-run incident along Yale Road in Popkum Friday (Jan. 20) evening.
  Agassiz RCMP says the crash occurred just before 9 p.m. In a news release police say a man and woman had been walking eastbound on Yale Rd when a pickup approached them from behind, struck the man and then sped away. The man suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries and was transported to hospital.
  The vehicle is described as a n
  
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• Agassiz hit-and-run sends one to hospital

  25-01-2023 22:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  AGASSIZ — One man is in hospital after being struck by a vehicle, in an apparent hit-and-run incident along Yale Road in Popkum Friday (Jan. 20) evening.
  Agassiz RCMP says the crash occurred just before 9 p.m.In a news release police say a man and woman had been walking eastbound on Yale Rd when a pickup approached them from behind, struck the man and then sped away. The man suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries and was transported to hospital.The vehicle is described as a new
  
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• New high-efficiency diesel plant opens in N.W.T. community

  25-01-2023 21:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ŁUTSEL K’E — A new high-efficiency diesel power plant has opened in Lutsel K’e in the Northwest Territories. 
  It’s expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 100 tonnes every year and allow for the future addition of renewable energy.
  The new plant replaces an aging one and is on a different site outside of the community to reduce noise for residents. 
  The federal government contributed more than $8.7 million to the project with total costs estima
  
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• Alberta NDP questions fate of premier’s long-promised advisory panel on public health

  25-01-2023 21:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s long-promised public health science advisory panel, which has been beset by slipped deadlines and confusing messaging, has the NDP Opposition questioning whether it exists or ever will.
  “I’d begin by looking at the concept of the panel with a great deal of skepticism — skepticism that it even exists at all or that we will see such a thing,” NDP Leader Rachel Notley said Wednesday.
  “Our premier does say things t
  
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• Spain: 1 dead in attack with bladed weapon at church

  25-01-2023 21:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MADRID (AP) — One person was killed and another severely injured in an attack carried out by a person with a bladed weapon at a church in the southern city of Algeciras on Wednesday, Spain’s interior ministry said.
  The attacker has been arrested and is in the custody of Spain’s National Police.
  The ministry says that the person was killed outside the church of San Isidro, while the other person was wounded inside the church. Initially, the ministry had said the attack took plac
  
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• Banff tourism report seeks fewer private vehicles, more public transit in park

  25-01-2023 21:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BANFF, ALTA. — Banff tourism officials are joining the call for better management of visitor traffic in the most heavily visited parts of the national park.
  In a document outlining its development plans for the next decade, Banff and Lake Louise Tourism says it wants to reduce damaging traffic bottlenecks through improved public transit and fewer private vehicles.
  CEO Leslie Bruce says private vehicle traffic is one of the area’s biggest challenges to achieving sustainability and sol
  
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• High-profile Canadian skating coach found guilty of sex assault, gross indecency

  25-01-2023 20:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A renowned Canadian pairs skating coach has been found guilty of sexual assault and gross indecency.
  Richard Gauthier was facing three charges dating back to the 1980s involving a teenage male skater whom he trained.
  Gauthier, 61, was found guilty of two charges in a ruling rendered in Montreal by Quebec court Judge Josée Bélanger.
  He was acquitted of a third count of indecent assault against the victim, whose identity is covered by a publication ban.
  Gauthier spen
  
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• Amid neck hold controversy, Ottawa questioned about methods it wants RCMP to outlaw

  25-01-2023 20:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government is facing questions about exactly what kind of force it is asking police to stop using, as the RCMP is criticized over its decision not to outlaw a controversial neck hold.
  The RCMP says that it still allows officers to use the “carotid control” hold even though other forces, such as the Ontario Provincial Police, stopped using it three decades ago.
  Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino had directed Commissioner Brenda Lucki to bar police from u
  
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• Hockey team of preteen Ukrainian refugees heads to tournament in Quebec City

  25-01-2023 20:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Sean Bérubé said he thought it was a joke when he was first asked to help assemble a team of Ukrainian preteen refugees, displaced by war and spread out across Europe, to play in a renowned Quebec City hockey tournament.
  Bérubé, a businessman from the Quebec City region, was having a beer last March in Bucharest with Evgheniy Pysarenko, whom he played hockey with in Ukraine as a teenager.
  The businessman — with the help of Pysarenko — had
  
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• CFL Roundup: Montreal Alouettes re-sign linebacker Tyrice Beverette

  25-01-2023 20:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes have re-signed American linebacker Tyrice Beverette.
  The 27-year-old made 55 defensive tackles and 21 special teams tackles with Montreal last season.
  He also had one interception, which he returned 100 yards for a touchdown in a 25-18 road win over Edmonton on Oct. 1. It’s the fourth longest interception return in team history.
  He also forced a fumble, knocked down four passes, and recovered three fumbles in 2022.   Before joining Montreal
  
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• Drivers urged man in mental health crisis on bridge to ‘take action’: B.C. police

  25-01-2023 20:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DELTA, B.C. — Police say drivers on the Alex Fraser Bridge outside Vancouver honked and yelled at a man in a mental health crisis standing outside the safety rail, with some encouraging him to “take action.”
  Delta Police closed the bridge’s southbound lanes for several hours Monday while officers negotiated with the man, who spent eight hours standing on a small platform before agreeing to come safely back to the other side.
  According to a police statement, some drivers w
  
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• Hope RCMP arrest 37-year-old man after he broke into a business

  25-01-2023 19:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — Hope RCMP announced Wednesday morning (Jan. 25) they have arrested a 37-year-old man stemming from a business break and enter that happened earlier this week in Hope.At approximately 6:45 a.m. on Monday, January 23, Hope RCMP received a report of a suspicious male in the 300 block of Wallace Street after a concerned passerby observed a smashed front door and a male exiting a local business carrying a black garbage bag.Moments later, police received a call from the business’s a
  
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• Judge wrong not to sentence engineer to jail for sex assault: Appeal Court

  25-01-2023 19:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUEBEC — The Quebec Court of Appeal has overturned a conditional discharge given to an engineer who pleaded guilty to sexual assault and instead imposed a 12-month jail sentence.
  In a written decision released today, the court found that the trial judge made errors in deciding Simon Houle’s sentence, leading him to diminish the seriousness of the crimes and Houle’s level of responsibility. 
  Quebec court Judge Matthieu Poliquin’s decision last June to grant Houle prob
  
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• Coach Bob Bradley says Toronto FC is close to landing a new No. 1 goalkeeper

  25-01-2023 18:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Coach Bob Bradley says Toronto FC is “close to finalizing” a new No. 1 goalkeeper, with free agent Sean Johnson the club’s expected target.
  “Sometimes things just take a little longer than you hope, but I think that we should be just about there with the goalkeeper,” Bradley said Tuesday from San Diego, where the MLS team is holding its training camp. “And we’re still working on some other things.”
  Toronto has not identified Johnson but the club ha
  
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• Trudeau, premiers expected to meet in February to move health-care talks along

  25-01-2023 18:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and premiers are to meet in Ottawa in two weeks to work on a new health care deal.
  Trudeau said Wednesday he issued an invitation for the premiers to join him in the capital on Feb. 7, but he warned that Canadians shouldn’t expect a deal to get done that day.
  “It will be a good moment for us to gather, but we’re not going to be signing deals on that particular moment,” he said. 
  “It’ll be about starting the v
  
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• Quebec woman who mailed poison to Trump White House pleads guilty

  25-01-2023 18:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — A Quebec woman accused of mailing poison to former president Donald Trump has pleaded guilty and agreed to a prison sentence of nearly 22 years.
  Pascale Ferrier, 55, entered the plea today in United States District Court in Washington, D.C.
  She also pleaded guilty to eight charges related to similar biological weapons offences committed in Texas.
  Judge Dabney L. Friedrich still needs to agree to the sentence recommendation of 21 years and 10 months in prison, with a hearing se
  
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• 7 murder counts expected in Half Moon Bay farm killings

  25-01-2023 18:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors say they will charge a farmworker accused of killing seven people in back-to-back shootings at two Northern California mushroom farms with seven counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.
  The San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office says prosecutors will file the charges before Chunli Zhao, 66, is expected to appear in court Wednesday afternoon.
  It was not immediately clear whether Zhao had an attorney who could speak on his behalf
  
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• Weather a factor in fatal 2021 crash of plane towing marriage banner in Montreal: TSB

  25-01-2023 18:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says weather and engine trouble contributed to the fatal crash of a small plane near Old Montreal in 2021 that was towing a marriage proposal banner.
  The lone passenger died and the pilot was badly hurt when a Cessna 172M pulling a banner reading “will you marry me” crashed near the Concorde Bridge of Montreal’s Île Ste-Hélène on Oct. 2, 2021.The TSB report released today says it appears the plane lo
  
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• Crown stays six sexual assault charges against rural Manitoba doctor

  25-01-2023 18:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Crown prosecutors say they are staying six sexual assault charges against a doctor in rural Manitoba.
  They told a Winnipeg court Wednesday that they couldn’t go through with a trial for Dr. Arcel Bissonnette after new evidence came into play.
  Court of King’s Bench Justice Anne Turner heard from Nadine Vasas that the Crown reassessed the charges against Bissonnette. 
  “Based on that assessment, the Crown is entering a stay of proceedings at this time,”
  
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• Despite concerns, US to send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine

  25-01-2023 18:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will send 31 M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine, senior administration officials said Wednesday, reversing months of persistent arguments by the Biden administration that the tanks were too difficult for Ukrainian troops to operate and maintain.
  The U.S. decision came on the heels of Germany agreeing to send 14 Leopard 2 A6 tanks from its own stocks. Germany had said the Leopards would not be sent unless the U.S. put its Abrams on the table, not wanting to incur R
  
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• Results to be released after second search for graves at B.C. residential school

  25-01-2023 18:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A First Nation in central British Columbia is ready to announce results from the second phase of an investigation of grounds around the former St. Joseph’s Mission residential school, outside Williams Lake.
  A preliminary search in 2021 found what the Williams Lake First Nation said were 93 “reflections,” indicating unmarked graves of children around the now-closed school, roughly 500 kilometres north of Vancouver.
  The First Nation says a meeting will
  
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• Toronto Six forward Daryl Watts to become PHF’s highest-paid player

  25-01-2023 17:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Recent Toronto Six signing Daryl Watts has disclosed her contract terms, and her US$150,000 salary in 2023-24 will be a Premier Hockey League record.
  The Six signed the 23-year-old from Toronto to a two-year contract last week.
  Toronto forward Mikyla Grant-Mentis was the highest-paid player heading into the current PHF season after signing an $80,000 contract with the Buffalo Beauts in May.
  The seven-team PHF, with clubs in both Toronto and Montreal, intends to double the salary
  
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• Transit union calls for national task force as violent attacks reach ‘crisis level’

  25-01-2023 17:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The president of a Canadian transit union wants to convene a national task force as violent attacks on public transit reach what he calls “crisis levels”.
  Amalgamated Transit Union Canada national president John Di Nino says the task force should include all levels of government and transit agencies from across the country.He says the task force must consider whether de-escalation training, harsher penalties, increased mental health funding, better housing supports, a
  
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• Pressure builds for Canada to send tanks to Ukraine after Germany gives OK

  25-01-2023 17:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Pressure is building for Canada to send some of its Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine after Germany’s decision to provide the heavy weapons and approve requests by other countries to do the same.
  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced his government’s decision today following weeks of hesitation, saying Berlin will send 14 of its Leopard 2 tanks.
  The goal is for Germany and its allies to provide Ukraine with 88 of the German-made Leopards, which would make up two batt
  
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• Virginia teacher shot by student to sue school district

  25-01-2023 17:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student during class will sue the school district, the teacher’s attorney announced Wednesday.Diane Toscano, a lawyer for Abigail Zwerner, said Wednesday that on the day of the shooting, concerned teachers and employees warned administrators three times that the boy had a gun on him and was threatening other students, “but the administration could not be bothered.”
  The boy show Zwerner, 25, on Jan. 6
  
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• Canadian international Ballou Tabla leaves Atletico Ottawa to join team in Turkey

  25-01-2023 17:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Ballou Tabla, who helped Atletico Ottawa to the Canadian Premier League final last season, is joining Turkey’s Manisa FK.
  Manisa, located 300 kilometres southwest of Istanbul in western Turkey, currently sits 10th in Turkey’s second tier at 7-5-7.
  The 23-year-old winger, formerly of CF Montreal and FC Barcelona B, appeared in all but one of Ottawa’s games in 2022. He had seven goals and five assists.
  “Ballou’s time in Ottawa proves that we can bring i
  
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• Man stabs passengers on German train; 2 reported killed

  25-01-2023 17:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BERLIN (AP) — A man stabbed and wounded several people on a train in northern Germany on Wednesday before police detained him, and two of the victims died, German news agency dpa reported.
  Germany’s Federal Police force said the man used a knife to attack several passengers shortly before the regional train traveling from Kiel to Hamburg arrived at the Brokstedt station. An initial investigation indicated seven people were wounded, the police agency said.Dpa later quoted the interior
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: 50 days later, do you feel any safer?

  25-01-2023 16:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  People had high hopes that Premier David Eby would “hit the ground running” to improve public safety in our communities, among other issues — but more than 50 days into his tenure, the problems seem to be getting worse, not better.Eby made big promises of change, but we aren’t seeing any results or improvement on the ground. Over the past few weeks, a man in Vancouver accused of throwing hot soup in a 70-year-old store clerk’s face skipped bail; there was a violent
  
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• NHL notebook: Offensively challenged New York Islanders searching for answers

  25-01-2023 16:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Mathew Barzal paused before beginning his answer.
  He then took a few more seconds to collect his thoughts.
  “Tough question,” Barzal responded when asked about the New York Islanders’ offensive struggles. “It’s hard to explain.”
  The talented winger attempted another run at it moments later.
  “Honestly hard to explain,” he said. “I don’t know. I don’t know … I honestly don’t know.“We’re trying.”
  And not
  
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• Prosecutor orders release of Beirut port blast detainees

  25-01-2023 15:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s top prosecutor Wednesday ordered all suspects detained in the investigation into the deadly 2020 port blast in Beirut released, a lawyer for two detainees and judicial officials said.
  The move by chief prosecutor Ghassan Oweidat is another blow to the investigation, which has stalled for years. The probe has threatened to rattle Lebanon’s ruling elite, which is rife with corruption and mismanagement and has helped push the country into an unprecedented e
  
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• Toronto mayor calls for national summit to tackle mental health crisis

  25-01-2023 15:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Canada’s mental health crisis demands a national summit with representation from all levels of government, Toronto Mayor John Tory said Wednesday, claiming a lack of provincial and federal support is offloading responsibilities onto “ill-equipped” municipalities.In a statement Wednesday morning, Tory called for a summit that would see mayors, ministers, premiers and the prime minister discuss how better to support people living with mental health and addictions
  
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• Luxor Capital still opposed to Ritchie Bros. deal to buy IAA despite changes

  25-01-2023 14:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Investment firm Luxor Capital Group LP remains opposed to Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc.’s deal to buy IAA Inc. despite changes to the agreement.
  Luxor, which holds a 3.6 per cent stake in the auctioneer, says the revised deal does little for Ritchie Bros. shareholders. It is also critical of a US$500-million financing deal with Starboard Value LP that was announced alongside the changes.
  Ritchie Bros. amended its proposal to buy IAA earlier this week to increase the prop
  
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• Regina Pats star Connor Bedard set to highlight CHL top prospects game

  25-01-2023 12:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGLEY, B.C. — Connor Bedard knows a thing or two about playing in big games.
  In the last six months, the 17-year-old centre has played for gold in the world junior hockey championships not once but twice — and he helped Canada to victory on both occasions.
  The spotlight will be on Bedard once again when he headlines the Kubota CHL/NHL top prospects game in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday. It’s a marquee matchup in front of a hometown crowd but the native of North Vancouver, B.C.,
  
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• Germany’s Scholz to unveil Ukraine tank plan to parliament

  25-01-2023 11:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BERLIN (AP) — The German government has confirmed it will provide Ukraine with Leopard 2 battle tanks and approve requests by other countries to do the same.
  Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that Germany was “acting in close coordination” with its allies.
  In a statement, the government said it will initially provide Ukraine with one company of Leopard 2 A6 tanks, which comprises 14 vehicles, from its own stocks. The goal is to provide Ukraine with a total of two battalions
  
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• B.C. Utilities Commission approves ICBC basic rate application on interim basis

  25-01-2023 11:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — At a time when inflation has reached record highs, at least one major household expense for B.C. motorists won’t be going up this year.The B.C. Utilities Commission has approved a rate increase of zero per cent, meaning ICBC basic insurance rates will freeze effective April 1, 2023 on an interim, or temporary basis.According to a news release from ICBC on January 13, the BCUC approved, on an interim basis, a zero per cent rate change to ICBC basic automobile insurance rat
  
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• FVRD to vote on camping fee increases at Vedder River Campground

  25-01-2023 11:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Fraser Valley Regional District is set to vote Thursday (Jan. 26) on increasing fees at the FVRD-managed Vedder River Campground, a popular summertime venue along the banks of the Vedder River.Elected officials are slated to review and take action at their monthly FVRD board meeting this Thursday on slight fee increases to nightly campground rates for non-serviced site rates ($35/night to $36/night), large non-serviced site rates ($65/night to $66/night), partial hook-up s
  
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• Princess Avenue parking lot offers 34 more parking stalls near District 1881

  25-01-2023 11:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Thirty-four more parking spaces have opened up at a city-owned municipal parking lot in downtown Chilliwack, alleviating a parking crunch associated with the popularity of the growing retail outlets in District 1881.The City of Chilliwack made the announcement on Facebook Tuesday (Jan. 24), saying the new parking lot is temporarily open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., until new street lighting is connected. Parking is free at the facility.
  EV chargers will be installed once B.C. Hydro
  
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• Cottonwood Centre mall confirms food court will be permanently removed

  25-01-2023 11:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — On any given weekday morning, the food court at the Cottonwood Centre mall is a popular venue for seniors talking over coffee, as two nearby TV monitors feature headlines from the CBC.When it was still in business, the now-shuttered Cinnamon City eatery inside the food court would often entice a line of customers at 10 a.m. for their classic chicken noodle soup or cream of potato and bacon soup.Later in the morning, blue-collar workers labouring on the new Canadian Tire could
  
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• In The News for Jan. 25: Will the Bank of Canada raise its key interest rate again?

  25-01-2023 10:16 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 Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023 …
  What we are watching in Canada …
  The Bank of Canada is set to announce its latest interest rate decision this morning as markets widely expect the central bank to hike its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point. 
  That would bring its key interest rate to 4.5 per cent, the highest
  
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• Industry committee set to hold meeting on Rogers-Shaw deal

  25-01-2023 10:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The House of Commons industry and technology committee is set to meet today to look at Rogers Communications Inc.’s proposed takeover of Shaw Communications Inc.
  The committee previously reviewed the merger in March and recommended against the transaction.
  This latest meeting will examine a revised proposal that includes the sale of Shaw-owned Freedom Mobile to Quebecor-owned Videotron Ltd.
  Speakers at the meeting include members of the Competition Bureau, outside competitio
  
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• Indigenous identity fraud ‘the ultimate step in colonialism,’ Métis lawyer says

  25-01-2023 10:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Since Grey Owl a century ago,people of European descent have falsely claimed to be Indigenous for personal gain or a sense of absolution, but one Métis legal expert says it would take a psychiatrist to try to fully answer, “why?”
  “It does boggle my brain, how do you keep all those lies, balls up in the air, for decades,” said Jean Teillet, a Vancouver-based lawyer who wrote a report for the University of Saskatchewan last year exploring Indigenous identify fraud.
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