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• Chilliwack Coliseum chosen to host B.C. Hockey provincial camps - Chilliwack Progress

  09-02-2023 23:40 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack Coliseum chosen to host B.C. Hockey provincial camps  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Former B.C. premier John Horgan to leave early as member of legislature

  09-02-2023 23:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — Former British Columbia premier John Horgan says he is leaving politics, and gave an emotional farewell speech in the legislature. 
  While he didn’t give a specific time for his departure, he suggested St. Patrick’s Day on March 17 might be a good day to go. 
  Horgan, who’s 63, has twice battled cancer, and announced last June that health reasons were forcing him to retire from the premier’s job after five years.
  He did tell members of the house t
  
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• Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas not focused on future with Toronto beyond this season

  09-02-2023 23:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Kyle Dubas is focused on finishing the job — this season.
  The Toronto Maple Leafs general manager will discuss his own future at a later date.
  Dubas met the media at the team’s practice facility Thursday with 30 games left in on the schedule, making it clear he’s both intent on pushing forward in 2022-23 and unwilling to discuss his uncertain status with the organization.
  The 37-year-old, who has been in the big chair since replacing Lou Lamoriello in May 2018,
  
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• ‘It’s not fair’: Long road ahead for B.C. transit improvements - Chilliwack Progress

  09-02-2023 23:20 via news.google.com
  
  ‘It’s not fair’: Long road ahead for B.C. transit improvements  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Gap in services for Indigenous people in B.C. correctional centres: audit

  09-02-2023 22:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — An audit has found British Columbia’s Provincial Health Services Authority did not consistently provide Indigenous inmates with mental health or addictions diagnoses with access to services they needed inside jails. 
  A report from the office of B.C.’s auditor general says the audit found “full care plans” were completed for fewer than half of 92 sample clients jailed in eight of the province’s 10 institutions between January 2019 and December 2
  
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• RCMP’s shorter version of injunction prompts court’s acquittal of ... - Chilliwack Progress

  09-02-2023 22:30 via news.google.com
  
  RCMP’s shorter version of injunction prompts court’s acquittal of ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Rangers acquire former cup-winner Tarasenko in trade with Blues - Chilliwack Progress

  09-02-2023 22:30 via news.google.com
  
  Rangers acquire former cup-winner Tarasenko in trade with Blues  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Rescue team faces hurdles getting to Turkey quake, days after B.C. offer to Ottawa

  09-02-2023 21:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A British Columbia search and rescue team is ready and willing to head to Turkey to help after a devastating earthquake, but it’s facing multiple hurdles as it awaits approval from federal authorities.
  Justin Mulcahy, spokesman for Vancouver’s Heavy Urban Search and Rescue Team, says “there has been no official request” from Ottawa to deploy the team.
  B.C.’s Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma says the province reached out to Public Safety Cana
  
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• Red Bull buys Chilliwack site for first North American ingredient facility - Western Investor

  09-02-2023 21:44 via news.google.com
  
  Red Bull buys Chilliwack site for first North American ingredient facility  Western Investor
  
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• RCMP’s shorter version of injunction prompts court’s acquittal of B.C. protester

  09-02-2023 21:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NANAIMO, B.C. — An old-growth logging protester accused of criminal contempt of court for blockading a forestry road has been acquitted because Mounties read out a short form of the court injunction. 
  British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Douglas Thompson tossed out the case against Ryan Henderson, saying the RCMP script didn’t give sufficient information about the injunction terms and the information wasn’t accurate or clear. 
  The Crowd had argued during the trial i
  
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• Chilliwack Coliseum to host B.C. Hockey Program of Excellence provincial camps July 20-27

  09-02-2023 21:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Some of the most talented hockey players and athletes from all across B.C. will converge on Chilliwack this summer for B.C. Hockey’s 2023 Program of Excellence (POE) provincial camps this summer.The Chilliwack Coliseum announced Thursday (Feb. 9) it has been selected to host the provincial camps from July 20-27.The POE camps will feature athletes competing for roster spots on two teams who participate in annual tournaments – the Female U18 POE team and the Male U16
  
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• Earthquake hits Indonesia, killing 4 as restaurant collapses - Chilliwack Progress

  09-02-2023 21:30 via news.google.com
  
  Earthquake hits Indonesia, killing 4 as restaurant collapses  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack cocaine trafficker pleads guilty 9 years after arrest - Hope ... - Hope Standard

  09-02-2023 21:09 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack cocaine trafficker pleads guilty 9 years after arrest - Hope ...  Hope Standard
  
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• Chilliwack cocaine trafficker pleads guilty 9 years after arrest - Chilliwack Progress

  09-02-2023 21:09 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack cocaine trafficker pleads guilty 9 years after arrest  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canadian men to host Honduras on March 28 in Toronto in CONCACAF Nations League play

  09-02-2023 21:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Canada will host Honduras at Toronto’s BMO Field in CONCACAF Nations League play on March 28.
  The League A match marks Canada’s first on home soil since the World Cup in Qatar, coming a year and a day after a history-making 4-0 win over Jamaica in World Cup qualifying at the lakefront stadium.
  “The last time we played in Toronto in March, we qualified for the FIFA World Cup,” Canada coach John Herdman said in a statement Thursday. “This is just the s
  
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• RCMP say man and woman killed as fire sweeps through North Vancouver home

  09-02-2023 21:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Two people have died in a house fire in North Vancouver.
  A statement from North Vancouver RCMP says the blaze engulfed the single-family home at about 3 a.m. Thursday.Several people escaped but police say a man and woman were found dead inside when firefighters were able to enter the house after knocking down the flames.
  The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  Const. Mansoor Sahak says officers will be working with members of the District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescu
  
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• Rangers acquire Vladimir Tarasenko in trade with Blues

  09-02-2023 20:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The New York Rangers have acquired All-Star Vladimir Tarasenko from the St. Louis Blues, a trade that answers a recent move made by a rival and sets the stage for more to come before the March 3 deadline.
  The teams announced the deal Thursday. The Rangers sent conditional 2023 first- and 2024 fourth-round picks, forward Sammy Blais and prospect Hunter Skinner to the Blues for the prolific scoring winger, who’s set to be an unrestricted free agent after the season, and depth defenseman Niko
  
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• US says Chinese military behind vast aerial spy program - Chilliwack Progress

  09-02-2023 20:30 via news.google.com
  
  US says Chinese military behind vast aerial spy program  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Most disaster giving goes to relief efforts, not rebuilding: U.S. study - Chilliwack Progress

  09-02-2023 20:30 via news.google.com
  
  Most disaster giving goes to relief efforts, not rebuilding: U.S. study  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Liquor before beer: Spirits beat brews in new market data - Chilliwack Progress

  09-02-2023 20:30 via news.google.com
  
  Liquor before beer: Spirits beat brews in new market data  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Justice minister says federal government giving bail reform ‘serious consideration’

  09-02-2023 20:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Justice Minister David Lametti says he is giving “serious consideration” to reforming Canada’s bail laws in response to a request from premiers to make changes. 
  Provincial premiers unanimously called on the Liberal government in a letter to take “immediate action” on the bail system earlier this year.
  The letter from premiers says there are a growing number of calls for changes to prevent accused people who are out on bail from committing furthe
  
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• Chilliwack Coliseum Set to Host 2023 BC Hockey Program of Excellence (POE) Provincial Camps

  09-02-2023 20:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Chilliwack Coliseum is proud to announce that it has been selected to host BC Hockey’s 2023 Program of Excellence (POE) Provincial Camps this summer, which will take place July 20-27, 2023.
  The POE camps will feature athletes competing for roster spots on two teams who participate in annual tournaments – the Female U18 POE team and the Male U16 POE team.
  “We are honoured and thrilled to be able to host these elite camps here at the Coliseum. We are so excited to once again
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP asking for help in locating missing 49-year-old woman

  09-02-2023 20:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack RCMP and Mounties in B.C. are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 49-year-old woman, Jennifer Lynn Gallant, who was reported missing on Tuesday, January 31.According to Corporal Martin Godart, media relations spokesperson for the Chilliwack RCMP, Gallant was last seen on January 28. She is described as a Caucasian female, 5’5″ tall, 130 pounds, with dark brown hair, and brown eyes.Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Jennife
  
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• Maple Leafs place goaltender Matt Murray on injured reserve

  09-02-2023 19:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have placed goaltender Matt Murray on injured reserve, the club announced Thursday.
  The 28-year-old was nursing an ankle problem late last month, but was scheduled to start Jan. 27 against the Ottawa Senators before being made a late scratch.
  Murray also missed time early in the schedule with a groin injury.
  The two-time Stanley Cup winner with the Pittsburgh Penguins is 11-5-2 this season with a .911 save percentage and a 2.77 goals-against average.
  Toron
  
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• SD33 board chair clashes with former trustee over questions about sexually explicit materials in SD33

  09-02-2023 19:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Former school board trustee Dr. Darrell Furgason and current Chilliwack Board of Education chair Willow Reichelt don’t exactly see eye to eye.
  Their political and philosophical differences surfaced during a contentious school board meeting on Tuesday, February 7 at the SD33 district office.Furgason, who served on the school board from 2018-2022 but was not reelected in the October 2022 municipal election, attended Tuesday night’s Chilliwack school board and repeate
  
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• Spooky Eyes: Backyard Astronomy - Chilliwack Progress

  09-02-2023 19:25 via news.google.com
  
  Spooky Eyes: Backyard Astronomy  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Langley Memorial Hospital implements Highlight, a new disinfectant ... - Chilliwack Progress

  09-02-2023 19:00 via news.google.com
  
  Langley Memorial Hospital implements Highlight, a new disinfectant ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canada may fast-track immigration applications from people in earthquake zone

  09-02-2023 18:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says Canada may fast-track applications to come to Canada from people in the earthquake zones of Turkey and Syria.
  Two major earthquakes rocked southwestern Turkey and northwestern Syria in a matter of hours on Monday, destroying thousands of buildings.
  The confirmed death toll keeps rising, with more than 19,000 people killed and at least another 64,000 injured.
  Tens of thousands more are homeless in the middle of winter and struggling to access f
  
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• YMCA of Greater Vancouver amalgamates, takes on new legal name

  09-02-2023 18:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW WESTMINSTER — The YMCA of Greater Vancouver may have taken over as the new municipal operators of the Cheam Leisure Centre and Chilliwack Landing Leisure Centre effective September 2022, but it has now taken on a new legal name as of this year.According to a news release from the YMCA in January, the YMCA of Northern British Columbia, YMCA-YWCA of Kamloops, and YMCA of Greater Vancouver have officially completed their legal unification to become one entity – YMCA B.C.Collectively
  
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• Toronto Arrows sign former Super Rugby centre Tautalatasi Tasi for 2023 MLR season

  09-02-2023 18:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Arrows have added Super Rugby experience in the form of centre Tautalatasi Tasi for the 2023 Major League Rugby season.
  The New Zealand-born, Australian-raised back played in Japan most recently with Tokyo Gas but previously spent two years in the elite Super Rugby competition. He took part in pre-season with the Melbourne Rebels before making his debut for the New South Wales Waratahs in 2019. He played in Japan for the Sunwolves alongside fellow Arrow newcomer Corey
  
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• Coquitlam Express defeat the Chilliwack Chiefs - The Tri-City News

  09-02-2023 18:30 via news.google.com
  
  Coquitlam Express defeat the Chilliwack Chiefs  The Tri-City News
  
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• February snow measurements significantly lower than normal for ... - Chilliwack Progress

  09-02-2023 18:22 via news.google.com
  
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• Toronto woman mourns family killed by devastating earthquake in Syria

  09-02-2023 18:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A Toronto woman says she’s devastated after seven members of her family were killed in the massive earthquake that hit parts of Syria and Turkey earlier this week. 
  Aya Hammoud, who came to Canada as a refugee in 2017, says her grandfather, his wife, her four cousins and their mother died when the quake destroyed their apartment building in the Syrian city of Harem, near the country’s border with Turkey. 
  Hammoud, 24, says rescue teams have recovered the bod
  
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• Nicaragua frees 222 opponents, sends them to US

  09-02-2023 18:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Some 222 inmates considered by many to be political prisoners of the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega flew to Washington on Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
  Blinken said the prisoners had been jailed “for exercising their fundamental freedoms and have endured lengthy unjust detentions.”
  “The release of these individuals, one of whom is a U.S. citizen, by the government of Nicaragua marks a constructive step towards
  
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• Athletics Canada declines to field team at Summer World University Games in China

  09-02-2023 18:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Citing the financial burden and location of the event, Athletics Canada said Thursday that it won’t be sending a team to the 2023 FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, China.
  The decision was ratified by the national team committee that approves competitions to which Athletics Canada sends representative teams, the organization said in a news release.
  U Sports, the national governing body of university sport, does not financially contribute to sending a delegation t
  
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• Canada coach Bev Priestman left off FIFA coaching award finalists’ list once again

  09-02-2023 18:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada coach Bev Priestman has missed out on making the cut for the three finalists for the Best FIFA Women’s Coach award for the second year in a row.
  On Thursday, FIFA announced the final three as Sonia Bompastor (Olympique Lyonnais), Pia Sundhage (Brazil) and Sarina Wiegman (England),
  Priestman had been one of the six nominees. Emma Hayes (Chelsea) and Martina Voss-Tecklenburg (Germany) also failed to make the final cut.
  Under Priestman, the sixth-ranked Canadian women went 11-3-3 in 20
  
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• Two Chilliwack seniors die in car crash near Leavenworth, Washington

  09-02-2023 18:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LEAVENWORTH, WASHINGTON — Two Chilliwack seniors who were traveling in Washington state Wednesday morning (Feb. 8) have died in a car crash just west of Leavenworth.According to an incident report released by the Washington State Patrol, the incident happened about a mile outside of Leavenworth at about 8:40 a.m. Wednesday morning.State troopers say a Honda CRV lost control while driving eastbound on State Route 2 and collided with a Toyota RAV4 SUV in the westbound lanes. According to the
  
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• Senior Bowl director sees potential record-setting NFL draft for Canadian football

  09-02-2023 17:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Jim Nagy can see a record number of Canadians being taken in this year’s NFL draft.
  Nagy, the executive director of the Reese’s Senior Bowl, feels as many as five could hear their name called between April 27-29. That would break the previous high of four taken in 2014 and 2021.
  Four of the top prospects were in Mobile, Ala., last week for the Senior Bowl, U.S. college football’s premier all-star contest. They included twins Chase and Sydney Brown of London, Ont., (running back
  
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• Flames defenceman Andersson hurt after being struck by vehicle while riding scooter

  09-02-2023 17:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DETROIT — Calgary Flames defenceman Rasmus Andersson was sent to hospital Wednesday night after being struck by a vehicle while riding a scooter in Detroit.
  The team said Thursday that the incident occurred around 6 p.m. while Andersson was riding a scooter to dinner.
  The 26-year-old Andersson was released from hospital later Wednesday night after undergoing a “battery of tests,” the Flames said in Twitter post.
  Calgary was in Detroit for a Thursday night game with the Red Wing
  
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• New “Toy Story,” “Frozen” and “Zootopia” movies on tap - Chilliwack Progress

  09-02-2023 17:30 via news.google.com
  
  New “Toy Story,” “Frozen” and “Zootopia” movies on tap  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• B.C. lumber industry on edge after Biden ups the ante on Buy American policies

  09-02-2023 17:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — British Columbia’s lumber industry is anxiously parsing U.S. President Joe Biden’s latest Buy American language to better understand the implications for Canadian exporters. 
  The B.C. Lumber Trade Council says it’s “concerning” that Biden says he wants to restrict the use of foreign lumber in federally funded infrastructure projects. 
  Biden announced the expanded rules during Tuesday’s state of the union speech on Capitol Hill.&nbs
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Addressing the issues that matter

  09-02-2023 16:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  These days, people in B.C. are facing some big challenges – from global inflation, to healthcare, and finding an affordable place to live. Many people feel like they’re working harder than ever, but just getting by, instead of getting ahead.But I want British Columbians to know that their provincial government has their backs, and we’re committing ourselves to taking real action, with results that you can see and feel.This week, the Throne Speech outlined our plan to tackle the
  
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• Devastation in Turkey echoes past quakes and offers B.C. lessons ... - Chilliwack Progress

  09-02-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
  Devastation in Turkey echoes past quakes and offers B.C. lessons ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Burt Bacharach, legendary composer of pop songs, dies at 94 - Chilliwack Progress

  09-02-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
  Burt Bacharach, legendary composer of pop songs, dies at 94  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• AP source: Brooklyn Nets trading Kevin Durant to Suns - Chilliwack Progress

  09-02-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
  AP source: Brooklyn Nets trading Kevin Durant to Suns  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Source: Toronto Argonauts land linebacker Williams from B.C. Lions

  09-02-2023 15:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts have acquired Canadian linebacker Jordan Williams from the B.C. Lions.
  According to a source, the Lions will receive a 2023 first-round draft pick for Williams, who was the CFL’s outstanding rookie in 2021.
  The source spoke on the condition of anonymity as neither the Argos nor the Lions have confirmed the deal.
  The six-foot, 232-pound Williams was the first player taken in the 2020 CFL draft but didn’t play that year as the league did not stage
  
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• US says Chinese military behind vast aerial spy program

  09-02-2023 15:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — China’s military is likely behind a bold aerial spy program that has targeted more than 40 countries on five continents with high-altitude surveillance balloons similar to one the U.S. shot down over the Atlantic Ocean coast last weekend, the Biden administration said Thursday.
  The statement from a senior State Department official offered the most detail to date linking China’s People’s Liberation Army to the balloon that traversed the United States, wit
  
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• Ghana soccer player Atsu still missing in Turkey earthquake

  09-02-2023 15:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Ghana international soccer player Christian Atsu is still missing after the earthquake in Turkey, his club and agent said on Thursday, despite earlier reports he was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building and taken to a hospital.
  Atsu’s whereabouts were still unknown, Aydin Toksoz, the deputy head of Hatayspor soccer club, told Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency news service. The club’s sporting director, Taner Savut, was also missing after the massive earthquake that s
  
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• Telus reports fourth-quarter profit down from year ago, revenue up

  09-02-2023 14:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Telus Corp. reported its fourth-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as its revenue climbed higher.
  The company says its net income attributable to common shares totalled $248 million or 17 cents per share for the quarter ended Dec. 31, down from $644 million or 47 cents per share a year earlier.
  Operating revenue and other revenue for the quarter totalled $5.1 billion, up from $4.9 billion in the last three months of 2021.
  On an adjusted basis, Telus says it earned 23
  
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• Canadian skier Crawford edges Kilde for world super-G title

  09-02-2023 14:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COURCHEVEL, France (AP) — Canadian skier James Crawford edged Aleksander Aamodt Kilde by one-hundredth of a second to win the gold medal in the men’s super-G at the world championships on Thursday.
  Alexis Pinturault finished 0.26 seconds behind to take bronze, two days after the Frenchman won the combined race at the worlds in his hometown.
  Crawford was the next starter after Kilde, one of the pre-race favorites, had taken the lead in the race.
  Crawford trailed the Norwegian halfway
  
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