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• President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11

  30-01-2023 23:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden informed Congress on Monday that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy nearly three years after they were first declared.
  The move to end the national emergency and public health emergency declarations would formally restructure the federal coronavirus response to treat the virus as an endemic threat to public health that can be managed through agencies’ n
  
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• Hybrid Parliament can stay, but ministers should show up in person: committee report

  30-01-2023 23:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A House of Commons committee says the pandemic-era practice of allowing federal elected officials to vote virtually should be allowed to stay.
  Members of Parliament on the committee for procedure and House affairs studied the issue of the hybrid Parliament last year and their report was tabled today.
  It contains a series of recommendations, including that MPs continue to be allowed to appear in the House and at committees by video teleconference — but that ministers appear i
  
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• No security threat from RCMP’s dealings with China-linked firm, minister tells MPs

  30-01-2023 23:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says there is no reason to believe Canada’s national security was under threat at any time due to the RCMP’s dealings with an Ontario company that has links to China.
  Mendicino tried to reassure members of a House of Commons committee looking at the RCMP’s standing offer with Sinclair Technologies for radio-frequency filtering equipment.
  The standing offer was suspended and a stop-work order for undelivered goods was issued
  
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• GTHL awaits Hockey Canada’s third-party investigation on slurs, threats in group chat

  30-01-2023 23:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A spokeswoman for the Greater Toronto Hockey League says it’s waiting for the results of Hockey Canada’s third-party investigation into an alleged homophobic incident involving three of its players.
  The GTHL says it contacted Hockey Canada and York Regional police after it learned that three players under the age of 18 had allegedly posted dozens of homophobic slurs and death threats in a group chat.
  The spokeswoman said the players were immediately removed from the T
  
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• McKinsey a ‘distraction’ from problem of consulting contracts, researcher tells MPs

  30-01-2023 22:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A researcher testifying before a parliamentary committee on the rise in government contracts awarded to McKinsey & Company said the focus on that one consulting firm is a distraction.
  Amanda Clarke, an associate professor of public administration at Carleton University, says the study should focus on the public service’s reliance on consulting firms overall.
  Clarke says there are legitimate questions about McKinsey’s ethical track record, but that would be a separa
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP asking for the public to help them locate a missing woman

  30-01-2023 22:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — RCMP in Chilliwack are asking for the public to assist them in their investigation into a missing 22-year-old woman.
  Jennifer Lynn Pietsch was last seen on January 26 in Chilliwack. She is described as a Caucasian woman, 5’2″ tall and 90 pounds. She has brown hair and hazel eyes.
  She was last seen wearing a dark grey Tentree hoodie and pink jogger-type pants.
  Image: RCMP supplied
  Mounties say police and Pietsch’s family are concerned for the woman’s wel
  
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• MPs unanimously call for Russia-based Wagner Group to be listed as terrorist entity

  30-01-2023 22:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The House of Commons has called on the Canadian government to list Russia-based mercenary company Wagner Group as a terrorist entity.
  NDP MP Heather McPherson successfully sought unanimous consent from MPs to urge that Ottawa make the designation in response to reported human-rights abuses.
  The Wagner Group has been accused of pulling Russians convicted of violent crimes out of prison to serve in Moscow’s war in Ukraine, and executing at least one defector.
  Groups such as th
  
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• Government says there is no need for every toxic chemical to have a pollution plan

  30-01-2023 21:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal Liberals will not change Ottawa’s environmental protection law to make it mandatory for every toxic substance to have a pollution prevention plan.
  John Moffet, an assistant deputy minister at Environment Canada, says a pollution prevention plan is only one option to lower the risk posed by chemicals deemed to be toxic to people or the environment.
  But Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says the amendment to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act that she wanted
  
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• Axe-wielding man smashes bank windows in downtown Kelowna - Chilliwack Progress

  30-01-2023 21:15 via news.google.com
  
  Axe-wielding man smashes bank windows in downtown Kelowna  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Quebec RCMP say they rescued man trying to cross U.S. border on foot through woods

  30-01-2023 21:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec RCMP say they rescued a man over the weekend who became lost in the woods in heavy snow while trying to cross the border into the United States.
  Cpl. Tasha Adams says a person called police early Saturday to express worry about a family member who had been trying to cross the border on foot in the Mansonville area, in Quebec’s Eastern Townships, in hopes of claiming asylum.
  She says officers trekked for an hour and a half through three feet of snow to track down the
  
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• Judge says Federal Court lacks jurisdiction for Uyghur genocide case

  30-01-2023 21:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A Federal Court judge has thrown out a Uyghur group’s attempt to sue the Liberal government over its lack of response to a possible genocide in China.
  The judge says courts can only rule on whether the government is following existing laws and policies, instead of delving into global agreements.
  The Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project had asked the Federal Court to find that Ottawa was breaching a United Nations convention against genocide by ignoring events in China.
  Two years a
  
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• Team McEwen finds spark at Ontario Tankard to earn berth at Tim Hortons Brier

  30-01-2023 20:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  After a mediocre first half of the season, Mike McEwen’s new-look team finally found the spark it was looking for at the Ontario Tankard. 
  Now the foursome will wear home province colours at the March 3-12 Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ont.
  “It just all came together,” third Ryan Fry said Monday. “Hopefully we can ride that wave into London and make a bit of noise and see if we can find ourselves playing on the (last) weekend.”
  McEwen, Fry, Brent Laing and Jonat
  
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• Giroux, Nylander, Vasilevskiy named NHL’s three stars of the week

  30-01-2023 20:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — Ottawa right-wing Claude Giroux, Toronto right-wing William Nylander and Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy are the NHL’s three stars of the week.
  Giroux had seven points (four goals, three assists) and had multiple points in all three of his games last week.
  The Senators forward had a goal and an assist in wins over the New York Islanders and Toronto, then capped his week with two goals and an assist in a 5-0 rout of Montreal on Saturday.
  It was the 65th career three
  
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• Const. Nicole Chan feared she’d never work again after hospital stint: VPD sergeant

  30-01-2023 20:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BURNABY, B.C. — A Vancouver police sergeant who says he was Const. Nicole Chan’s friend and mentor has told a coroner’s inquest that Chan believed she would never return to work because human resource officers went to the hospital when she was apprehended under the Mental Health Act.
  Sgt. Corey Bech has told the inquest into Chan’s death by suicide he spoke to Chan the night before she died and Chan was anxious about workplace rumours and angry that a fellow officer with
  
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• Congressman wants Canada, U.S. to use video teleconferencing for Nexus interviews

  30-01-2023 19:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — A New York congressman wants to add some Zoom to the sluggish effort to clear a bilateral backlog of Nexus trusted-traveller applications.
  If passed, the “Make Nexus Work Act,” introduced by Democrat Rep. Brian Higgins, would require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to rely on video teleconferencing instead of in-person interviews. 
  Higgins says that thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, a 2021 pilot project showed the agency is already well-equipped to use remot
  
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• Montrealer living the dream with ownership stake in revitalized Italian soccer team

  30-01-2023 19:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Montreal businessman Angelo Pasto is proud of his Italian roots. And now he is looking to do something for the region from where he came, by way of buying a minority stake in the Campobasso 1919 soccer team.
  The club, which rose out of the ashes of a franchise in financial distress, is currently playing in the Italian fifth tier but the new ownership group is dreaming big — and enjoying the ride.
  “Honestly it’s the most fun I’ve had in a long time,” said Pasto.
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• What to know about B.C. decriminalizing possession of drugs for personal use

  30-01-2023 19:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia is introducing a policy of decriminalization on Tuesday as part of what it says is an overall plan to prevent overdose deaths from illicit drugs.
  The pilot project will continue until Jan. 31, 2026, after a federal exemption from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. 
  Here are five things to know about decriminalization: 
  WHICH DRUGS WILL PEOPLE BE PERMITTED TO POSSESS, AND HOW MUCH?
  Drug users will be allowed to carry up to a total of 2.5 grams of
  
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• B.C. to begin drug decriminalization Tuesday as province says services ramped up

  30-01-2023 19:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government says its plan to decriminalize small amounts of drugs for personal use includes hiring staff in health authorities to connect people with services in their community.
  It says even though police will no longer be arresting people and seizing their drugs, officers will hand out resource cards when they happen to interact with substance users so they can voluntarily access social and health services.
  Decriminalization comes Tuesday after a federal e
  
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• Matthew Manuel wins Nova Scotia men’s curling final to advance to Brier

  30-01-2023 18:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Matthew Manuel’s team booked a ticket to the Tim Hortons Brier with a 5-4 win over Owen Purcell in the Nova Scotia men’s final Monday morning.
  With the scored tied 4-4 coming home, Manuel stole a point in the 10th end for the victory at the Bluenose Curling Club. Manuel prevailed with a three-man team in the final because second Jeffrey Meagher was ill.
  Manuel’s third Luke Saunders is the son of six-time Canadian and two-time world champion Colleen Jones.
  Purcell’s 8-7 wi
  
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• Expansion Vancouver FC to play CPL home opener against Cavalry FC on May 7

  30-01-2023 18:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Expansion Vancouver FC will open with three games on the road before hosting Cavalry FC on May 7 in its Canadian Premier League home opener.
  Vancouver will play its home games at Willoughby Community Park at the Langley Events Centre.
  The league announced the full schedule for its fifth season on Monday. It had previously unveiled the fixtures for its opening weekend.
  Vancouver will visit B.C. rival Pacific FC on April 14 before playing at York United FC on April 22 and HFX Wande
  
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• Janus Henderson Investors to oppose Ritchie Bros. deal to buy IAA

  30-01-2023 18:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A second investment manager is voicing its opposition to a plan by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. buy vehicle auction company IAA Inc.
  In a letter to the Ritchie Bros. board, Janus Henderson Investors says it believes the deal would introduce a level of unnecessary risk for Ritchie Bros. shareholders.
  The firm, which is an investment adviser to clients and funds that hold Ritchie Bros. shares, says IAA’s business has been losing market share over the last several years an
  
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• Tiedemann among internal non-roster invitees for major-league spring training

  30-01-2023 18:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Top pitching prospect Ricky Tiedemann was among the 14 internal non-roster players invited by the Toronto Blue Jays to major-league spring training on Monday.
  Tiedemann, 20, was 5-4 with a 2.17 earned-run average over 18 starts at three minor-league levels last season.
  The six-foot-four 220-pound left-hander was selected by the Blue Jays in the third round (No. 91 overall) of the 2021 draft.
  Other invites were extended to outfielder Zach Britton, catcher Phil Clarke and infielder Andres Sosa. Le
  
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• 6th Memphis officer relieved of duty in Nichols arrest

  30-01-2023 18:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A sixth Memphis Police Department officer has been disciplined for his involvement in the brutal beating and arrest of Tyre Nichols, a department spokeswoman said Monday.
  Officer Preston Hemphill was relieved of duty shortly after the Jan. 7 arrest of Nichols, who died three days later at a hospital, Memphis police spokeswoman Karen Rudolph said. She did not disclose Hemphill’s role in the arrest.
  Rudolph said information on disciplinary action taken against Hem
  
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• Quebec calls for resignation of federal government’s anti-Islamophobia representative

  30-01-2023 17:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Quebec government is calling for the resignation of the federal government’s special representative to combat Islamophobia.
  Quebec Secularism Minister Jean-François Roberge says Ottawa should fire Amira Elghawaby immediately if she chooses not to resign.
  The journalist and activist was appointed to the role last week by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
  Elghawaby co-wrote a 2019 opinion piece in the Ottawa Citizen linking “anti-Muslim sentiment” to Queb
  
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• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith opposes assisted-dying expansion as Ottawa eyes delay

  30-01-2023 17:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s office says the province objects to Ottawa’s plan to extend eligibility for medically assisted death to people whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness. 
  An update to assisted-dying law passed in 2021 included a two-year sunset clause that would see the expansion take effect this March. 
  Justice Minister David Lametti is now seeking further delay because he says there are concerns that health-care systems might not
  
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• IIO investigating police incident Sunday night in Abbotsford

  30-01-2023 17:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — B.C.’s police watchdog has been notified of an incident Sunday in Abbotsford that resulted in a police suspect winding up in hospital.
  According to Abbotsford police, officers were dealing with two people in the complex of the Churches Chicken at Old Yale Road and South Fraser Way Sunday around 5:30 p.m. While an officer was in the process of arresting one of the suspects, the other fled on foot.Police say the man ran onto Old Yale Road and was struck by a passing truck.
  
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• Tamil groups ask Ottawa to bring Sri Lanka officials to International Criminal Court

  30-01-2023 17:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Tamil diaspora groups are praising Ottawa’s sanctions on Sri Lanka officials, while asking Canada to bring that country to international tribunals.
  Ottawa sanctioned four high-ranking officials earlier this month for alleged human-rights breaches during Sri Lanka’s bloody, 26-year civil war with Tamil separatists.
  The asset and travel ban included Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his older brother Mahinda Rajapaksa, who are both former presidents.
  The Sri Lanka government summon
  
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• Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Hull dead at 84; First NHLer to score more than 50 goals

  30-01-2023 17:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Hull has died at the age of 84.
  He played for the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks and Hartford Whalers as well as the World Hockey Association’s Winnipeg Jets over a 23-year pro career.
  The NHL Alumni Association announced his death this morning.
  In 1961, he helped lead the Blackhawks to their first Stanley Cup in 23 years.
  Hull was the first player in the NHL history to score more than 50 goals in a single season. He set the record of 54 in 1966 and broke it by f
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Hockey Hall of Fame Bobby Hull dies at 84

  30-01-2023 17:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Hull has died at age 84, according to sources.
  More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• Ottawa Redblacks sign Canadian offensive lineman Drew Desjarlais to two-year contract

  30-01-2023 16:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks signed Canadian offensive lineman Drew Desjarlais to a two-year contract Monday.
  Desjarlais, 25, of Belle River, Ont., spent the ’22 season with New England Patriots and New Orleans Saints. He was drafted in the first round, No. 4 overall, by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 2019 CFL draft out of Windsor
  Desjarlais was a member of two Grey Cup-winning teams with Winnipeg and earned West Division all-star honours in 2021.
  “I am extremely excited to
  
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• Girl, 6, dead after accident at ski resort north of Montreal on Sunday

  30-01-2023 16:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A young girl is dead after an accident at a ski resort on Sunday morning north of Montreal.
  Police say the six-year-old died after suffering injuries at the Val-Saint-Côme ski resort while using a T-bar ski lift at about 9:30 a.m.
  Provincial police have opened an investigation into the death, which was confirmed by authorities on Sunday evening.
  Resort management confirmed the accident involving the young skier occurred during her ascent on the lift and the mountain was cl
  
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• Tropical storm leaves 30 dead, 20 missing in Madagascar

  30-01-2023 15:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ANTANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Flooding and landslides caused by the passage of tropical storm Cheneso across Madagascar caused 30 deaths, left 20 people missing and affected tens of thousands across the Indian Ocean island nation, according to a provisional assessment Monday.The storm made landfall in the northeast of the island last Thursday and impacted close to 89,000 people, Madagascar’s National Office for Risk and Disaster Management said.
  Madagascar’s meteorological agen
  
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• Join a worldwide movement, and GoByBike! - Chilliwack Progress

  30-01-2023 15:00 via news.google.com
  
  Join a worldwide movement, and GoByBike!  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canadian talent added to Apple’s MLS Season Pass broadcast crew

  30-01-2023 14:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canadians Patrice Bernier, Kaylyn Kyle, Ross Smith and Matt Cullen will be part of Apple’s MLS Season Pass broadcast team.
  Apple and Major League Soccer announced some of their broadcast personnel earlier in the month. A second round of 31 on-air personalities was unveiled Monday.
  Bernier will be a match analyst on French broadcasts. The Canada Soccer and Quebec Soccer Hall of Famer played 18 professional seasons, including nine in Europe before playing his last six seasons in MLS with Mon
  
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• City council to consider method to recognize Komagata Maru in Abbotsford

  30-01-2023 14:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBPOTSFORD — The City of Abbotsford Executive Committee will recommend a strategy to recommend recognize Komagata Maru to city council.
  The plan which will be presented at the Executive Committee meeting today (Jan. 30), recommends a commemorative renaming of South Fraser Way to “Komagata Maru Way” from Fairlane Street to Ware Street and the installation of aninterpretive plaque and the creation of the educational kits.
  The plaque would focus on the “Abbotsford story&rdq
  
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• Gymnastics will be at centre of status of women meeting in Ottawa

  30-01-2023 13:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Ian Moss, the embattled CEO of Gymnastics Canada, and Sarah-Eve Pelletier, Canada’s first sport integrity commissioner, will have the floor today in Ottawa.
  Moss and Pelletier are among those testifying before members of Parliament as the Standing Committee on the Status of Women continues its hearings on the safety of women and girls in sport.
  Gymnastics Canada has been a lightning rod for criticism with hundreds of former and current athletes pleading with Sport Minister P
  
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• Firing of Memphis police officers signals progress, but also need for change: experts

  30-01-2023 13:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canadian experts and advocates say the firing and charging of the five Memphis, Tenn., officers who beat a Black man to death during a traffic stop suggests there’s been societal progress in holding police to account, but also highlights the need for further institutional change.
  Authorities in Memphis, Tenn., released footage on Friday of officers holding Tyre Nichols down and striking him repeatedly as he screamed for his mother. After the beating, officers milled about for several minut
  
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• In The News for Jan. 30 : Debating the privatization of health care

  30-01-2023 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. 30 …
  What we are watching in Canada …
  Federal New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will call on the House of Commons to hold an emergency debate on the privatization of health care. 
  It’s a top priority for the leader as members of Parliament return to the House Monday following a holiday break. 
  Si
  
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• Mosque bombing in northwest Pakistan kills 2, wounds 70

  30-01-2023 10:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A powerful bomb went off Monday near a mosque and police offices in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least two people and wounding some 70 worshippers, police and government officials said.Most of the victims were police officers, the officials said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing in Peshawar, the capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan.Zafar Khan, a local police officer, said rescuers are
  
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• What would it mean if WHO declares the COVID-19 global emergency over?

  30-01-2023 10:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Monday could mark a major milestone in the history of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the World Health Organization stands poised to decide whether or not to declare an end to the global public health emergency.
  The WHO’s emergency committee on COVID-19 spent Friday deliberating whether the COVID-19 pandemic still meets the strict definition of the agency’s highest risk designation: a “public health emergency of international concern.”
  What would it mean if the W
  
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• Parliamentarians return to House of Commons facing rocky economic year

  30-01-2023 10:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Economic matters will be top of mind for parliamentarians as they return to Ottawa to kick off a new year in federal politics. 
  Members of Parliament will sit in the House of Commons today for the first session of 2023 after retreating with their respective parties to strategize their priorities.
  Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government would be focused on the cost of living and promised more targeted supports during the expected economic slowdown that wou
  
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• Federal departments failed to spend $38B on promised programs, services last year

  30-01-2023 10:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government failed to spend tens of billions of dollars in the last fiscal year on promised programs and services, including new military equipment, affordable housing and support for veterans.
  Federal departments are blaming a variety of factors for letting a record total of $38 billion in funding lapse in 2021-22, including delays and disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  They also say much of the money remains available for future years.
  The unspent funds also
  
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• Children of asylum seekers experience Quebec cultural ritual: French welcome classes

  30-01-2023 10:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Victor Manuel, a young asylum seeker from Mexico, arrived at Montreal’s St-Donat school on a frigid morning last week with his seven-year-old son and baby boy, whose bootless feet were covered only in socks.
  A social worker quickly alerted principal Yannick Dupont, who disappeared into a storage room and returned to hand over a pair of tiny boots.
  “This is why we keep donated clothing on hand,” Dupont said, adding that in addition to teaching, his school is inc
  
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• NDP to call for emergency debate in House of Commons over private health care

  30-01-2023 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Federal New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will call on the House of Commons to hold an emergency debate on the privatization of health care. 
  It’s a top priority for the leader as members of Parliament return to the House Monday following a holiday break. 
  Singh spent some of that time away holding round table discussions on health care in British Columbia to discuss emergency room overcrowding and worker shortages.
  Singh says health care is already underst
  
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• Police, fire attend to vehicle crash on Vedder Road overpass Sunday night

  30-01-2023 06:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack RCMP and other first responders were dispatched to the scene of a multi-vehicle collision that involved a vehicle lodged on its side and another damaged car Sunday night (Jan. 29) in Chilliwack.
  At least four RCMP units attended the Vedder Road overpass in the northbound lanes at approximately 9 p.m. Sunday night, along with Chilliwack Fire Department personnel, B.C. Ambulance, and a tow truck, following some kind of vehicle crash and/or collision.
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• Emotional prayer room ceremony marks 6th anniversary of Quebec mosque shooting

  30-01-2023 05:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  QUEBEC CITY — An emotional commemoration marking the sixth anniversary of the Quebec City mosque shooting was held Sunday for the first time in the same room where many of the victims were killed.
  Mamadou Tanou Barry, Ibrahima Barry, Khaled Belkacemi, Abdelkrim Hassane, Azzeddine Soufiane and Aboubaker Thabti were gunned down not long after evening prayers at the suburban mosque on Jan. 29, 2017. Nineteen others were injured in the hate-fuelled attack and 17 children were left without thei
  
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• PHF Canada edges PHF World all-stars 3-2 in final

  30-01-2023 05:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Jade Downie-Landry’s late unassisted goal lifted PHF Canada to an exciting 3-2 victory over PHF World in the Premier Hockey Federation’s annual all-star game, played Sunday at Mattamy Athletic Centre.
  Fanni Garat-Gasparics of PHF World opened the scoring in the women’s professional mini-game at 8:27. Three minutes later Brittany Howard tied it for Canada. Anna Kilponen put the World ahead 2-1 29 seconds later.
  Loren Gabel tied the game for Canada at 14:04, setti
  
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• Morgan Rielly scores first goal of the season, Maple Leafs down Capitals 5-1

  30-01-2023 01:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Morgan Rielly’s first goal of the season stood up as the winner for Toronto in the Maple Leafs’ 5-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.
  Michael Bunting, with a goal and an assist, William Nylander, Pierre Engvall and Zach Aston-Reese provided the rest of the offence for Toronto (31-12-8). Ilya Samsonov made 23 saves in his sixth straight start — and seventh consecutive appearance.
  Nicklas Backstrom replied for Washington (26-20-6). Darcy Kuemper allo
  
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• Hurts, Eagles soar into Super Bowl, rout 49ers for NFC title

  30-01-2023 00:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts had one of Philadelphia’s four rushing touchdowns and the Eagles soared into the Super Bowl, forcing both of San Francisco’s quarterbacks out of the game with injuries and beating the wounded 49ers 31-7 in the NFC championship game on Sunday.
  The Eagles, who won the Super Bowl five years ago with a different coach and quarterback, will try to do it again behind the formidable duo of Hurts and coach Nick Sirianni. Philadelphia will play either the
  
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• Referees’ union says James was fouled on controversial play

  30-01-2023 00:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The National Basketball Referees Association said Sunday that LeBron James was fouled on the last play of regulation in the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Boston Celtics.
  The NBA office also confirmed for the second time that a foul should have been called.
  “Like everyone else, referees make mistakes,” the union wrote in its tweet. “We made one at the end of last night’s game and that is gut-wrenching for us. This play will weigh heavily and cause sleepless ni
  
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