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• IIO clears Abbotsford Police after woman who fled from police was hit by a car

  31-01-2023 23:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The independent civilian watchdog tasked with oversight of police agencies in British Columbia has cleared the Abbotsford Police Department and its officers of any wrongdoing after a woman who fled from police was hit by a car on Old Yale Road in Abbotsford on Sunday, January 29.According to a statement released Tuesday afternoon (Jan. 31), the Independent Investigations Office (IIO) of B.C. has concluded investigation 2023-022 into an incident in Abbotsford where one woman wa
  
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• Alberta promising changes to campuses amid university ‘woke’ free speech standoff

  31-01-2023 23:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Alberta government says changes are coming to further protect free speech on campuses as a former professor speaking out on so-called “woke” policies prepares for a showdown with the University of Lethbridge.
  Advanced Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says in a statement he will be announcing the changes in the coming days but did not give further details.
  He says he was responding to the case of Frances Widdowson, a former tenured professor at Calgary&rsqu
  
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• Canadian defensive back Thomas garnering plenty of NCAA football interest

  31-01-2023 23:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Add Ole Miss to the increasing number of American universities interested in Canadian Isaiah Thomas.
  The University of Mississippi made a scholarship offer Tuesday to the six-foot-three, 197-pound Thomas, who played safety last season at Clearwater Academy International, a private school serving pre-Kindergarten through to Grade 12. 
  The Rebels became the 15th school to make an offer to Thomas, joining the likes of Miami, Florida, Florida State, Auburn, Cincinnati, Boston College and Penn S
  
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• Greater Vancouver home sales to flatten while prices inch up, forecast says

  31-01-2023 22:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Home sales in Greater Vancouver are predicted to stay in line with last year’s slower pace, while prices inch up slightly.
  The forecasts are contained in the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver’s outlook for 2023 released Tuesday. 
  Historically, the report says rapidly escalating mortgage rates haven’t had as big a negative affect on prices as they have had on sales in Metro Vancouver. 
  It predicts 28,500 home sales in 2023, a 2.6 per cent decreas
  
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• Ethics committee to probe conflict-of-interest violation by Trade Minister Mary Ng

  31-01-2023 22:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee has voted in favour of launching a study into a recent ethics ruling against International Trade Minister Mary Ng.
  Conservative ethics critic Michael Barrett presented a motion at the House of Commons ethics committee today saying Canadians deserve a full accounting of what transpired, and the motion passed. 
  The federal ethics commissioner ruled in December that Ng violated the Conflict of Interest Act when her office awarded a $17,000 contract to a
  
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• ‘Political theatre’: NDP questions sanctions regime as few funds frozen, none seized

  31-01-2023 22:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The NDP is accusing the Liberals of basing their sanctions regime on “political theatre” as data suggest few funds have been frozen and none have been seized.
  The federal government has been announcing sanctions almost weekly that bar people associated with authoritarian regimes from having financial dealings in Canada and from entering the country.
  Yet publicly released RCMP data show barely any change in the amount of money frozen in Canadian bank accounts between Ju
  
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• Mathurin, Nembhard, Miller plus Barnes named to roster for NBA’s Rising Stars game

  31-01-2023 22:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — Canadians Bennedict Mathurin, Andrew Nembhard and Leonard Miller plus Toronto Raptors sophomore Scottie Barnes are among the 28 players named to the Jordan Rising Stars game for NBA all-star weekend.
  The annual showcase of young stars on Feb. 17 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City features a mini-tournament with four teams and three games.
  The 21 NBA players, selected by NBA assistant coaches, will be drafted onto three teams, while the seven NBA G League players, chosen by
  
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• Reports: Free agent reliever Chad Green signs two-year deal with Toronto Blue Jays

  31-01-2023 21:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Free-agent reliever Chad Green has signed a two-year deal with the Toronto Blue Jays, according to several media reports.
  Sportsnet, the Athletic, and Fantrax all confirmed the US$8.5 million contract on Tuesday.
  According to those reports, there is a second year conditional player option included in the deal that Green can exercise if Toronto declines a three-year club option. 
  If both decline, the Blue Jays get a two-year club option at a higher average annual value.
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• White House: Harris will attend Tyre Nichols’ funeral

  31-01-2023 21:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to attend the funeral of Tyre Nichols, who died three days after he was beaten by Memphis police officers just minutes from his home, the White House said Tuesday.
  Harris was invited to attend the funeral services Wednesday by Nichols’ mother and stepfather, RowVaughn Wells and Rodney Wells, according to Harris’s press secretary, Kirsten Allen. Harris spoke by phone with the Wells family on Tuesday, expressing her condole
  
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• Commission probing use of Emergencies Act for 2022 trucker protests granted extension

  31-01-2023 21:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The commission investigating the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act to quell the trucker protests last winter in Ottawa has asked for more time to complete its report.
  A government source, who was granted anonymity to discuss matters not yet public, says the order-in-council establishing the Public Order Emergency Commission will be modified to change the Feb. 6 deadline to submit its report to the government.
  The source, however, says the commission will abide
  
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• CF Montreal striker Kei Kamara opens up about contract, trade request

  31-01-2023 21:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Kei Kamara says his affection for Montreal has not changed, even as the striker’s contract dispute with the city’s Major League Soccer club dominates training camp.
  Kamara spoke to the media on Tuesday for the first time since saying in a Jan. 11 social media post that he asked CF Montreal for a trade.
  Asked if he was negotiating through social media and if he regretted past posts expressing his love for Montreal, Kamara said “I’m not trying to buy love f
  
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• Coffee with a Cop resumes Wednesday in Chilliwack at the Garrison Starbucks

  31-01-2023 21:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack residents are invited to join the Chilliwack RCMP on Wednesday morning, February 1 from 10:30-11:30 as they resume “Coffee with a Cop.”
  The casual get together will be held at the Garrison Starbucks, located at Keith Wilson Road and Vedder Road.According to a news release from RCMP Sgt. Krista Vrolyk, media spokesperson for the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment, members of the Chilliwack RCMP will be eager to connect with community members over a c
  
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• By the numbers for British Columbia’s overdose crisis

  31-01-2023 21:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s chief coroner released overdose figures for 2022, showing 2,272 residents died from toxic drugs last year. Lisa Lapointe says drug toxicity remains the leading cause of unnatural death in B.C., and is second only to cancers in terms of years of life lost.
  Here are some of the numbers connected to the overdose crisis: 
  189: Average number of deaths per month last year. 
  6.2: Average deaths per day. 
  At least 11,171: Deaths attributed to dru
  
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• Omaha police fatally shoot armed man in Target store

  31-01-2023 20:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police say they fatally shot a man who entered a Target store with an AR-15-style rifle on Tuesday and “plenty of ammunition.”
  Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said officers searched for victims, including customers and workers “because there were some people hiding in there.” No injured people were immediately found.
  Schmaderer said evidence suggests the man fired multiple rounds before he was shot by officers, but it wasn’t immediately k
  
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• Federal agency targeting illegal wildlife trade through financial ... - Chilliwack Progress

  31-01-2023 20:30 via news.google.com
  
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• St-Onge urges provinces to accelerate efforts to make sports safer for athletes

  31-01-2023 20:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge says ending abuse in sport will require complaints processes that include provincial-level athletes, not just national ones.
  St-Onge and provincial sport ministers will meet during the Canada Games in mid-February where their agenda will include the ongoing effort to address widespread allegations of physical, sexual and emotional abuse in sport.
  She says she asked the provincial ministers at an August meeting to look at joining the new federal sport
  
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• Canadian striker Tosaint Ricketts retires from professional soccer

  31-01-2023 20:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Former Vancouver Whitecaps striker Tosaint Ricketts has announced his retirement from professional soccer. 
  The 35-year-old Edmonton native will stay on with the Major League Soccer team as a liaison of club and player engagement.
  Ricketts played for clubs in eight countries across his 14-year career, including Toronto FC, Finland’s Myllykosken Pallo and Lithuanian side FK Suduva Marijampole.
  He amassed 22 goals and five assists in 119 MLS appearances, including seve
  
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• U.S. launches second USMCA dispute panel as dairy battle with Canada goes to Round 2

  31-01-2023 20:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — The United States is filing another formal dispute over what it considers Canada’s failure to live up to its trade obligations to American dairy farmers and producers. 
  It’s the second time the U.S. has launched such a dairy-driven escalation, formally known as a dispute settlement panel, in less than two years. 
  U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai says the new panel has become necessary because Canada has so far refused to take the steps necessary to
  
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• Former Chilliwack-area physician, Dr. Joshua Greggain, begins work as president of Doctors of B.C.

  31-01-2023 20:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — Dr. Joshua Greggain left an indelible mark in the eastern Fraser Valley by caring for Indigenous, underserved and rural populations in Hope and the surrounding communities.Dr. Greggain devoted 18 years of his life practicing medicine in Chilliwack, Hope and the Fraser Canyon with Fraser Health before relocating to Vancouver Island in 2021.He’ll have an even bigger portfolio to manage over the coming year as he embarks on a one-year term as president of the Doctors of B.C.
  
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• ‘The timing is perfect’: Trade to Canucks a fresh start for Beauvillier

  31-01-2023 19:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Joining a new team amid a tidal wave of change doesn’t intimidate newly minted Vancouver Canucks forward Anthony Beauvillier. 
  The Canucks capped a whirlwind month with a mammoth trade Monday, dealing captain Bo Horvat to the New York Islanders for Beauvillier, prospect Aatu Raty and a protected first-round pick in this summer’s NHL entry draft. 
  The move came eight days after Vancouver fired head coach Bruce Boudreau and replaced him with Rick Tocchet. 
  New personnel
  
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• Time behind the wheel the norm for Canadian angler Jeff Gustafson

  31-01-2023 19:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Living in Northwest Ontario is an outdoor enthusiast’s dream, given its many fabulous fishing and hunting opportunities. But it presents pro bass angler Jeff Gustafson with a huge challenge.
  Most Elite Series stops are a major trek for Gustafson. Life on the road is a fact of life for pro fishermen, but even tournaments last year in South Dakota and Wisconsin were roughly a nine-hour drive for the Kenora, Ont., resident.
  Others in Florida, Texas and Tennessee took 20-plus hours to reach. L
  
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• Yukon Liberals, NDP renew confidence and supply agreement to hold power

  31-01-2023 19:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WHITEHORSE — The Yukon Liberals and New Democrats have extended a confidence and supply agreement that the party leaders say will improve housing, health care and education, while advancing reconciliation and addressing climate change. 
  Premier Ranj Pillai, who took over the job from Sandy Silver earlier this month, said the renewed agreement addresses the needs of all residents. 
  “Yukoners have dealt with a number of challenges throughout the pandemic and they want their e
  
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• Backlog targeted as Veterans Affairs reports nearly $1B for ex-soldiers was unspent

  31-01-2023 19:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is facing fresh calls to eliminate the backlog of disability claims from ill and injured veterans amid revelations Veterans Affairs Canada failed to spend nearly $1 billion of its budget last year.
  Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay’s office says the backlog of thousands of unprocessed applications for financial and medical benefits did not have an impact on the unspent funds.
  But veterans’ groups and others are expressing skepticism, sa
  
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• Police department on Vancouver Island introduces its newest member, Beacon, an intervention dog

  31-01-2023 19:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SAANICH — A police department on Vancouver Island has found an innovative way to support its staff following some recent critical incidents and to lessen occupational stress injuries.The Saanich Police Department announced Monday (Jan. 30) the addition of its newest family member, a two-year-old black lab named Beacon.
  Beacon is an operational stress intervention dog and has been donated to the SPD by Wounded Warriors Canada, in partnership with Vancouver Island Service Dogs, a Division of
  
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• Calgary man searching for group that helped him emigrate to Canada three decades ago

  31-01-2023 19:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Ivo Ceko was a member of a military police unit that was guarding a hotel in a town in central Bosnia when he met a group of young Canadians and Americans in the summer of 1994.His English wasn’t very good back then, and they couldn’t speak fluent Croatian – but they managed to exchange some sentences.
  “We chat, we laugh,” he recalled in a recent phone interview. “I didn’t expect anything from that (meeting).”
  When a young woman in the group told C
  
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• Pacific FC signs former Canadian youth international attacker Adonijah Reid

  31-01-2023 18:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LANGFORD, B.C. — Pacific FC has signed winger/forward Adonijah Reid, a former Canadian youth international and FC Dallas draft pick.
  The 23-year-old from Brampton, Ont., was most recently with Miami FC in the USL Championship.
  Reid made waves in 2015 when, as a 16-year-old, he scored 20 goals in 20 appearances with ANB Futbol in League 1 Ontario. He went on trial with France’s Nice and Olympique Lyonnais, before signing a Generation Adidas deal ahead of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.
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• Canada’s Bianca Andreescu downs Britain’s Dart in Thailand Open first round

  31-01-2023 18:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HUA HIN, Thailand — Top-seed Bianca Andreescu is off to a winning start at the Thailand Open tennis tournament after posting a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Britain’s Harriet Dart on Tuesday.
  Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., was consistent on either side of the court, winning 56.0 per cent of service points and 56.1 per cent of return points.
  She had two aces to Dart’s none, and committed just one double-fault to Dart’s five.
  Both players struggled when facing break point. Andr
  
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• Mi’kmaw Nova Scotia MP says updated electoral map kicks him out of his own riding

  31-01-2023 18:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A Mi’kmaw member of Parliament says proposed changes to the boundaries of federal ridings in Nova Scotia would remove him and two Indigenous communities from his riding. 
  Jaime Battiste says a proposed boundary change for Sydney-Victoria was done without the consultation of its Indigenous constituents — a move he says does not foster inclusion in politics.
  Other Liberal MPs from Nova Scotia, including Immigration Minister Sean Fraser and Lena Metlege Diab, raised
  
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• MacLennan, Black and Shewfelt calling for change in leadership at Gymnastics Canada

  31-01-2023 18:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Three Canadian gymnastics stars have joined the call for the resignation of Ian Moss.
  In a letter to Gymnastics Canada’s board of directors, obtained by the CBC, Rosie MacLennan, Ellie Black and Kyle Shewfelt asked for the resignation of Moss, the organization’s embattled CEO, and board chair Jeffrey Thomson, saying they have lost confidence the two “have the ability and trust of the community to see Gymnastics Canada through the current crisis.”
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• Vancouver elementary school to dump name of lord linked to Boer War, other atrocities

  31-01-2023 18:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Members of the Vancouver School Board have voted unanimously to support the renaming of Lord Roberts Elementary in the city’s West End neighbourhood.
  In moving the motion, trustee Lois Chan-Pedley told the board’s Monday night meeting that “the evidence is clear that it is time to give the school a new name.”
  The school’s parent advisory committee has been asking for the renaming since 2019 after exploring the background of the school’s names
  
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• FSIN calls for Harvard hockey coach’s resignation after reported racist comments

  31-01-2023 18:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SASKATOON — The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is calling for the resignation of Harvard Crimson women’s ice hockey coach Katey Stone.
  Stone reportedly made racist comments to players, including two Indigenous Canadians.
  According to the Boston Globe, Stone accused players of lacking respect and that the squad was a group of skaters “with too many chiefs and not enough Indians” after putting a stop to a practice during the 2021-22 season.
  “Racism has no
  
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• L’Arche Canada says changes made amid sex abuse scandal tied to founder Jean Vanier

  31-01-2023 18:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Charity L’Arche Canada says it has made changes to protect staff, volunteers and participants since sexual abuse allegations against founder Jean Vanier first came to light in 2020. 
  The international office of the non-profit that helps people with intellectual disabilities released a report Monday that identified at least 25 women abused by Vanier between 1952 and 2019, including in Canada and India.
  A previous report made public in February 2020 concluded Vanier had
  
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• Abbotsford Police Department searching for missing 62-year-old woman

  31-01-2023 18:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford Police Department has deployed multiple police officers in an earnest attempt to locate a missing 62-year-old woman in Abbotsford.
  Police announced Tuesday morning (Jan. 31) they are actively looking for Sheree Beaureagard, who has been reported missing to police.Referring to the active search, Sgt. Paul Walker of the Abbotsford Police Department said, “It’s very active at the moment with multiple officers out looking for her currently.”
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• Congress of Aboriginal Peoples call for end to police brutality in Canada

  31-01-2023 17:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A national Indigenous organization is calling on Canadian police forces to make “fundamental changes” to end brutality against members of racialized groups in the country.  
  The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples says the case of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who was brutally beaten by police during a traffic stop earlier this month in the Memphis, Tenn., and later died, is a reminder of the systemic police brutality in both the United States and Canada. 
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• Chilliwack RCMP report missing female has been located

  31-01-2023 17:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack RCMP had good news to report Tuesday morning (Jan. 31) following confirmation that a 22-year-old missing female has been located.
  RCMP Sgt. Krista Vrolyk, media spokesperson for the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment, released a statement just after 8 a.m. Tuesday advising that Jennifer Lynn Pietsch, the missing woman, has been located and is safe and sound.“Thanks to the media and public for your assistance,” Sgt. Vrolyk said.Pietsch hadn’t b
  
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• Ukrainian groups withdraw court challenge of nixed turbine export to Russian pipeline

  31-01-2023 17:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A Ukrainian-Canadians group has withdrawn a court challenge of Ottawa’s decision to export gas turbines for a Russian pipeline after the federal government nixed the plan in December.
  The federal Liberals had approved export permits last July to allow a Montreal company to repair turbines for a natural gas pipeline operated by Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom.Siemens Energy was to repair up to six turbines for the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which carried natural gas to
  
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• Newly constructed Little Mountain stairs ready to take Chilliwack ... - Chilliwack Progress

  31-01-2023 17:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Durenberger, former US senator from Minnesota, dies at 88

  31-01-2023 16:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Former U.S. Senator David Durenberger, a Minnesota Republican who espoused a progressive brand of politics and criticized the GOP after his political career, died Tuesday at age 88.
  Durenberger’s health had declined in recent months, his longtime spokesperson Tom Horner said. Horner told The Associated Press that Durenberger died Tuesday morning of natural causes. He was at his St. Paul home surrounded by family.
  Durenberger, an attorney and former captain in the U.S. Army Reserve, won a U
  
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• Santos tells colleagues he won’t serve on 2 committees

  31-01-2023 16:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. George Santos of New York told GOP colleagues in a closed-door meeting Tuesday that he is temporarily stepping down from his two congressional committees, lawmakers said.
  Santos has faced numerous calls for his resignation and is facing multiple investigations by prosecutors over his personal and campaign finances and lies about his resume and family background.Santos was assigned to the House Committee on Small Business and to the House Science, Space, an
  
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• Looking to travel this spring? Here are some cost-saving tips - Chilliwack Progress

  31-01-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Flurries fall on Lower Mainland overnight with snow expected to ... - Chilliwack Progress

  31-01-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Canadian economy grew slightly in November, expected to slow ... - Chilliwack Progress

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• Pakistan army: Boating accident death toll rises to 51

  31-01-2023 16:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The death toll from a boating accident in a lake in northwest Pakistan over the weekend reached 51, the military said Tuesday. The vessel was carrying children and teachers from a seminary on a picnic.
  Police on Sunday said at least 10 students drowned after their boat capsized in Tanda Dam in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. They said then that the vessel was carrying 25 people.
  Later, however, officials said the boat was overcrowded and in fact was carrying 57 peopl
  
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• General Motors to invest US$650 million in Lithium Americas

  31-01-2023 16:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — General Motors Co. has signed a deal to invest US$650 million in Lithium Americas Corp. which is developing the Thacker Pass lithium project in Nevada.
  Under the agreement, GM will receive exclusive access to Phase 1 production from the mine through a binding supply agreement and a right of first offer on Phase 2 production.
  Lithium is a key component in batteries used by electric vehicles.
  In the first tranche of the investment deal, GM spend US$320 million for 15 million shar
  
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• Lawes, Scheidegger, Walter in wild-card position for Scotties Tournament of Hearts

  31-01-2023 16:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Teams skipped by Manitoba’s Kaitlyn Lawes, Alberta’s Casey Scheidegger and Manitoba’s Meghan Walter appear set to fill the three wild-card positions at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
  With all of the provincial and territorial championships now complete, they are the top three non-qualified teams in this week’s Canadian team rankings.
  Lawes is ranked fourth behind defending Scotties champion Kerri Einarson of Manitoba, Ontario’s Rachel Homan and Manitoba’s
  
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• Pope’s Africa trip spotlights conflict, and church’s future

  31-01-2023 15:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Pope Francis began a six-day visit to Congo and South Sudan on Tuesday, aiming to bring a message of peace to two countries riven by poverty, conflict and what Francis has called a lingering “colonialist mentality” that still considers Africa ripe for exploitation.
  Aid groups are hoping Francis’ trip will shine a spotlight on two of the world’s forgotten conflicts and rekindle international attention on some of Africa’s worst humanitaria
  
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• Canada sanctions more Myanmar elite, bans jet fuel sales two years after coup

  31-01-2023 14:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada has sanctioned more of Myanmar’s military elite, two years after the country’s coup.
  The country, formerly known as Burma, has seen a democratic backsliding and a series of humanitarian crises, in addition to the persecution of the Rohingya minority.
  Ottawa announced Tuesday that it is sanctioning six officials, which means Canada’s asset and travel ban now applies to more than 90 people affiliated with the military junta.
  Canada is also banning the sale a
  
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• Chilliwack City Council to consider cannabis store in Rosedale

  31-01-2023 13:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROSEDALE – The cannabis craze could be coming to Rosedale.Chilliwack City Council is expected to review an application to rezone a vacant commercial property to a cannabis retail zone on Yale Road in Rosedale at an upcoming meeting, possibly as early as next week.
  Gillian Villeneuve, director of planning for the City of Chilliwack, confirmed in an email Monday (Jan. 30) that the city has received an application to rezone a commercial property to allow a cannabis store, located at 51296 Yal
  
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• Bayern signs João Cancelo on loan from Manchester City

  31-01-2023 12:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich bolstered its struggling team with the loan signing of Portugal left back João Cancelo from Manchester City on Tuesday, the last day of the transfer period.
  The 28-year-old Cancelo joined “on an initial deal through to the end of the current season,” Bayern said. The German club has the option to make the transfer permanent for a fee of 70 million euros ($76 million).
  Cancelo, who scored five goals and set up 11 more in 98 Premier League games
  
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• In The News for Jan. 31: Will proposed new standards make long-term care better?

  31-01-2023 10:18 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 Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 …
  What we are watching in Canada …
  Proposed new standards for long-term care issued by a panel of experts at the Health Standards Organization on Tuesday say residents should get at least four hours of direct care a day and workers must be paid more.
  But experts with the non-profit organization said th
  
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